Learn about the diverse and vibrant festivals that are celebrated around the world. This series encourages children to consider religious beliefs and cultural practices via easy-to-read text and informative full-colour images. Learn about the diverse and vibrant festivals that are celebrated around the world. This series encourages children to consider religious beliefs and cultural practices via easy-to-read text and informative full-colour images.

A wide range of traditional and newer hymns enjoyed by children as part of worship in schools, plus national anthems and songs of the Caribbean. Hymns of particular types and for special times have been arranged together for ease of use. This edition has been enhanced with fifteen additional popular hymns.

Explore the wonders of Makkah and Madinah with this fun sticker activity book. It features dot-to-dot drawings, coloring fun, puzzles to solve, and over sixty stickers to stick.This book introduces children to the sacred mosque in Makkah, the Kaaba, Zamzam water, the cave of Hira, the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah, and more by taking the reader on a tour that follows the path of a pilgrim.The Discover Islam Sticker Activity Book Series aims to introduce some important places in Islam and the main actions of Muslims, such as praying and fasting, to young readers. Developed to be fun for a wide readership, these books will be excellent resources to introduce the Muslim faith in classrooms, homes, and with religious groups.

This book aims to present the significance of Guru Nanak as an inspirational guide to attaining life's meaning. His message was simple but has the essence of deep spiritual knowledge. His teachings became the basis of Sikhism. He spread love, peace and unity of all faiths, teaching them mutual respect and understanding.

State takeovers of local governments have garnered national attention of late, particularly following the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. In most U.S. cities, local governments are responsible for decisions concerning matters such as the local water supply and school affairs. However, once a state takes over, this decision-making capability is shuttled. Despite the widespread attention that takeovers in Flint and Detroit have gained, we know little about how such takeovers-a policy option that has been in use since the 1980s-affect political power in local communities. By focusing on takeovers of local school districts, this book offers the first systematic study of state takeovers of local governments. Although many major U.S. cities have experienced state takeovers of their local school districts, we know little about the political causes and consequences of takeovers. Complicating this phenomenon are the justifications for state takeokers; while they are assumedly based on concerns with poor academic performance, questions of race and political power play a critical role in the takeover of local school districts. However, Domingo Morel brings clarity to these questions and limitations-he examines the factors that contribute to state takeovers as well as the effects and political implications of takeovers on racialized communities, the communities most often affected by them. Morel both lays out the conditions under which the policy will disempower or empower racial and ethnic minority populations, and expands our understanding of urban politics. Morel argues that state interventions are a part of the new normal for cities and offers a novel theoretical framework for understanding the presence of the state in America's urban areas. The book is built around an original study of nearly 1000 school districts, including every school district that has been taken over by their respective state, and a powerful case study of Newark, New Jersey.

Presents the full text of the Eucharistic service from the Book of Common Prayer, alongside commentary and cartoons that clarify the meaning of this service of the Episcopal Church.

The Living Faiths series encourages students to actively engage with religious education by looking into how faiths are practised and lived in people's daily lives. This Student Book covers Sikhism through unique real-life case studies of young people and their families, making RE relevant to KS3 RE Students today. This Student Book uses an enquiry-led approach to help students relate to religion through engaging activities, end-of-chapter assessment tasks, and links to rich audio-visual content.

Find out about the ritual Muslim wash (wudu) with this fun sticker activity book. Features dot-to-dot drawings, coloring fun, puzzles to solve and over 60 stickers to stick. Introduces children to the way Muslims wash before prayer and the main parts involved in preparing for it, including making an intention and wearing clean clothes.

In 1975, Mother Elizabeth Seton was canonized as America's first native-born Roman Catholic saint. This Vision Book tells the inspiring true story of the life of Elizabeth Bayley Seton from her childhood in a distinguished New York family to her becoming a sister and foundress of an order of nuns. Born in 1774, Elizabeth Bayley grew up in a well-to-do Protestant family and seemed destined for a tranquil life. At age 19 she married William Seton and together they had five children. Tragedy struck when William died of tuberculosis in 1803. Elizabeth learned that her family fortune was lost as well. She converted to Catholicism at a time when Catholics were the object of persecutions in the United States. Her family was shocked by this decision. Elizabeth met Bishop Carroll of Maryland, and he gave her the inspiration to found the American Sisters of Charity and the first American parochial Catholic school. In time her order of sisters flourished, and they established more schools, orphanages and hospitals across the United States. At her early death (46 years old) Mother Seton's congregation numbered twenty-one communities throughout the country. Illustrated