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Illustrates how to use yoga to bring calm and focus (and exercise!)
to children with special needs. Childhood is a time filled with new
motor challenges and hurdles; and this is doubly true for kids with
autism and other special needs. The motor challenges children face
require strength, coordination, and the ability to focus and
attend. Yoga can help children with these challenges as it can
strengthen their bodies while calming. This book demonstrates how
to get children started with the discipline that so many of us use
in our daily lives. Occupational therapist Britt Collins tells how
to use yoga to support special needs, increasing body awareness and
fine tune coordination skills.
Ages 6 to 10 years. Accompanying the thematic units will be an ever
expanding series of student activity booklets. Each booklet
complements the thematic units by encompassing fun-filled
activities such as mazes, puzzles, word finds, and much more -- all
designed around an Olympic theme. Celebrate the return of the
Olympic Games to Athens in 2004 with fun and thought-provoking
activities. Students learn about Olympic history and traditions as
well as the sports that will be played in the summer of 2004.
This book isn't about the most amazing sports victories; it is
about how important it is not give up and about learning to
overcome life's many challenges and fighting for what you believe
in. It delves into examples of some sportspersons who have been
able to innovate or fight against prejudice. Athletes featured:
Muhammad Ali (USA), Dick Fosbury (USA), Gerry Lopez (USA), Edurne
Pasaban (Spain), Gertrude Ederle (USA), Jackie Robinson (USA),
Andre Agassi (France), Sonja Henie (Norway), Pele (Brazil), Gino
Bartali & Fausto Coppi (Italy), Nadia Comaneci (Romania),
Katherine Switzer (Germany), Harry Vardon (UK), Chester Williams
(South Africa), Ma Long (China), Patty McGee (USA).
When Tani Adewumi was just six years old, he and his family escaped
Boko Haram's violent persecution in their native country of
Nigeria. Tani was thankful to be safe in the new land of America,
and he had never seen anything like the buildings and bustle of New
York City! He was also thankful for the homeless shelter his family
could live in while they waited for a new home, even though it was
hard having no TV, no kitchen for his mom to cook meals, and no
refrigerator where he could get a snack whenever he was hungry.
Tani liked New York; the people there were kind to him and his
family. As Tani settled into his American school, he began
learning--and falling in love with--the game of chess. With joy and
determination, Tani studied hard, practicing chess for hours on the
floor of his room in the shelter. Less than a year later, he won
the New York State Chess Championship at the age of eight. Today,
through hard work and the kindness of others, Tani and his family
have an apartment of their own. Despite being on the other side of
the globe from the grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins who
surrounded him in Nigeria, Tani found a place to belong. Through
beautiful textured digital illustrations and a captivating story,
this picture book biography shares Tani's dreams and struggles with
young readers ages 4-8. Tani's New Home tells the inspiring true
story of a boy who faced difficult circumstances with joyful
energy, optimism, and passion. This book is an engaging personal
read for children just learning about the power of hope, and young
readers will be excited to see how ordinary people showed Tani and
his family love, encouragement, and community--reminding us that we
can each make the world a more welcoming place, a place where we
all belong.
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Snow Days
(Board book)
Deborah Kerbel; Illustrated by Miki Sato
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R225
Discovery Miles 2 250
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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First snow, surprise snow: Nature's sparkly magic show The
award-winning celebration of preschoolers and snow is now available
as a board book! For small children, snow is a wonder. It sparkles
and glitters. It transforms the outside world. Every kind of snow
brings its own magic. It invites snow angels, skating,
fort-building, and snowballs. Even blizzard days are exciting, when
routines are overturned and everyone bands together to clear the
snow away. For the youngest among us, winter is magical. In Snow
Days, author Deborah Kerbel captures that magic with nimble
couplets that Kirkus Reviews calls "a playful celebration of wintry
weather." Illustrator Miki Sato's fascinating textural collage art,
called "deceptively simple" by Publishers Weekly, looks intimately
touchable. She recreates the coziness and spectacle of the season
in paper, felt, and embroidery silk, creating masterpieces that
invite readers to look again and again. With a diverse cast of
children, a closing spread of five age-appropriate STEM
experiments, and a sturdy Toddler Tough board book format, Snow
Days will invite repeated reads everywhere from lap time to story
time to bedtime.
Born as Arthur John Johnson in the southern state of Texas, Jack
Johnson was one of the most renowned boxers of the twentieth
century. Through hard work and persistence, he climbed the ranks,
taking a swing and a jab and eventually busting the colour barrier.
As the first Black man to win the Heavyweight Championship, there
was more than a title on the line. Published to commemorate the
100th anniversary of this history making bout (July 4, 1910). This
is an extraordinary marriage of poetry, fabulous collage artwork,
and a splendid achievement in its own right.
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Ziplining
(Hardcover)
Katie Gillespie
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R797
R644
Discovery Miles 6 440
Save R153 (19%)
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Illustrated in black and white New chapter book series features Arthur and friends in sports action! Despite all their efforts, Arthur and his friends can't seem to convince Binky that warming up before a baseball game is important. But after making fun of all his teammates' warnings, Binky injures himself. Then he starts to feel left out while he's on the sidelines. Will he find a way to contribute to the team from the bench? Presented in chapter-book format, for children who are ready to read on their own, this tale of team spirit will surely be a hit among Arthur fans. Check out the whole Arthur Good Sports Series!
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