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Rebel, Princess, Suffragette: this is the incredible true story of
the life of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, a forgotten heroine of
the early twentieth century. Born in 1876, Princess Sophia Duleep
Singh was the daughter of the last Sikh ruler of the Punjab, and
goddaughter of Queen Victoria. After her father lost control of his
empire and was exiled to England, Sophia had a privileged but
troubled upbringing that left her unsure about where she belonged -
in India or England. Sensitive to injustice, she became an
suffragette and fought hard to win the vote for women. This is the
extraordinary story of her life.
When Gaby faked a pregnancy to challenge stereotypes, she also
changed her life. A compelling memoir from an inspirational teenage
activist.
Growing up, Gaby Rodriguez was often told she would end up a teen
mom. After all, her mother and her older sisters had gotten
pregnant as teenagers; from an outsider's perspective, it was
practically a family tradition. Gaby had ambitions that didn't
include teen motherhood. But she wondered: how would she be treated
if she "lived down" to others' expectations? Would everyone ignore
the years she put into being a good student and see her as just
another pregnant teen statistic with no future? These questions
sparked Gaby's high school senior project: faking her own pregnancy
to see how her family, friends, and community would react. What she
learned changed her life forever--and made international headlines
in the process.
In "The Pregnancy Project," Gaby details how she was able to fake
her own pregnancy--hiding the truth from even her siblings and
boyfriend's parents--and reveals all that she learned from the
experience. But more than that, Gaby's story is about fighting
stereotypes, and how one girl found the strength to come out from
the shadow of low expectations to forge a bright future for
herself.
The Tax Reform Act of 1986 was the single most sweeping change in the history of America's income tax. It was also the best political and economic story of its time. Here, in the anecdotal style of The Making of the President, two Wall Street Journal reporters provide the first complete picture of how this tax revolution went from an improbable dream to a widely hailed reality.
Exam board: AQA Level: GCSE Subject: Sociology First teaching:
September 2017 First exams: Summer 2019 Create confident, literate
and well-prepared students with this skills-focused, topic-specific
workbook. - Prepare students to meet the demands of Paper 1 of the
2017 AQA GCSE (9-1) Sociology specification by practising exam
technique and developing literacy skills - Supplement key resources
such as textbooks to adapt easily to existing schemes of work -
Reinforce and apply topic understanding with flexible material for
classwork or revision - Create opportunities for self-directed
learning and assessment with answers to tasks and activities
supplied online
This Open Access book is about the development of a common
understanding of environmental citizenship. It conceptualizes and
frames environmental citizenship taking an educational perspective.
Organized in four complementary parts, the book first explains the
political, economic and societal dimensions of the concept. Next,
it examines environmental citizenship as a psychological concept
with a specific focus on knowledge, values, beliefs and attitudes.
It then explores environmental citizenship within the context of
environmental education and education for sustainability. It
elaborates responsible environmental behaviour, youth activism and
education for sustainability through the lens of environmental
citizenship. Finally, it discusses the concept within the context
of different educational levels, such as primary and secondary
education in formal and non-formal settings. Environmental
citizenship is a key factor in sustainability, green and cycle
economy, and low-carbon society, and an important aspect in
addressing global environmental problems. It has been an
influential concept in many different arenas such as economy,
policy, philosophy, and organizational marketing. In the field of
education, the concept could be better exploited and established,
however. Education and, especially, environmental discourses in
science education have a great deal to contribute to the adoption
and promotion of environmental citizenship.
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Lil' Marine
(Hardcover)
Lisa Engler; Illustrated by Lisa Engler
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R224
Discovery Miles 2 240
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The Mini Military series focuses on introducing young readers to
the various branches of the US military. Lil' Marine highlights
what it's like to be in the US Marine Corps, focusing on uniforms,
bases, and parachutes, and introducing toddlers to military
vehicles, such as the amphibious assault vehicles and aircraft.
Perfect for military families, those with veterans in their family,
or for anyone looking to expose their youngest readers to parts of
American society, this book and the series is sure to inspire and
celebrate our brave service men and women.
With the aim to help teachers design and deliver instruction around
world films featuring child protagonists, Cultivating Creativity
through World Films guides readers to understand the importance of
fostering creativity in the lives of youth. It is expected that by
teaching students about world films through the eyes of characters
that resemble them, they will gain insight into cultures that might
be otherwise unknown to them and learn to analyze what they see.
Teachers can use these films to examine and reflect on differences
and commonalities rooted in culture, social class, gender,
language, religion, etc., through guided questions for class
discussion. The framework of this book is conceived to help
teachers develop students' ability to evaluate, analyze, synthesize
and interpret. The proposed activities seek to incite reflection
and creativity in students, and can be used as a model for teachers
in designing future lessons on other films.
A funny, practical and ever-so timely guide to the NEWS for
8-12-year-olds. Find out how to understand and navigate 24/7 news,
how to spot the facts from the fake . . . and what to do if the
news becomes overwhelming. Perfect for fans of Matthew Syed's You
Are Awesome and Rashmi Sirdeshpande's Dosh. It's never been easier
to access the news; TV, radio, billboards, newspapers and endlessly
buzzing on to the screens in our pockets. But with more and more
news available, it's hard to know what to trust. Where do stories
come from? What's real news and what's fake? And what role does
social media play in all of this? Insightful, hands-on, essential
and reassuring, Breaking News will help children navigate the peaks
and pitfalls of our modern day news cycle, through laugh-out-loud
text, amusing illustration and interactive activities. Praise for
Breaking News: 'Newsflash: I loved it.' - Eoin Colfer, million-copy
selling author of ARTEMIS FOWL 'A perfect read for any budding
young journalists out there.' - Konnie Huq, TV presenter and author
of the COOKIE! series 'Jam-packed with fascinating facts, this is a
fantastically funny and much-needed guide to navigating the news.'
- Rashmi Sirdeshpande, author of DOSH
Civics Education in Contentious Times: Working with Teachers to
Create Locally-Specific Curricula in a Post-Truth World is a
longitudinal research study that focuses on the collaboration
between a researcher and elementary teachers to design and
implement locally-specific civics curriculum in a predominately
Latinx-serving Title I school. William Toledo details how the
design team wrote and taught this curricular unit in the midst of
contentious socio-political contexts and how themes from these
greater contexts entered classrooms, along with proposing
conceptual frameworks for teaching civic perspective-taking in
these instances.
Brainball:Teaching Inquiry and Social Studies as a Team Sport is an
attempt to clarify that not only is social studies a game, but that
it is one of the most useful and powerful games that teachers and
students will ever play. Games are the doing of theory, and maybe
it would be a good idea to start doing social studies in every
social studies classroom.
Giving students opportunities to read like mathematicians as they
explore content has the potential to move their thinking and
understandings in monumental ways. Each chapter presented in this
volume provides readers with approaches and activities for pairing
a young adult novel with specific mathematics concepts. Chapters
include several instructional activities for before, during, and
after reading as well as extension activities that move beyond the
text as students continue to develop mathematical literacy.
Meet Bo and Zop, two scouts from the Omega Quadrant, on a mission
to monitor Earth. Their job is to find out all about us Earthlings,
to see if we are friendly enough for a visit from the aliens of
Omegatron. Bo doesn't think so, he doesn't seem to understand us at
all! Can Zop show Bo what it means to be an Earthling? Explore PSHE
themes in a fun and interesting way with this lively series.
An engaging, alternative history of the world for children, which
helps to make sense of today. The present can loom very large in a
child's mind: all the crises and challenges of the modern world can
feel overwhelming and at times dispiriting. This book is a big
history of the world, from the beginnings of the universe to now,
which places the reader at its centre. It encourages them to think
about how and why they experience the world as they do and offers a
helpful perspective by placing their thoughts and feelings in the
context of our history and evolution. Big Ideas From History is an
immense story of what has happened through time that speaks
personally and constructively to a growing mind. What might the
dinosaurs or the ancient Egyptians, the Aztec warriors or the
Enlightenment thinkers of the 18th century tell us that could be
interesting and useful to hear now? The insights we need are
scattered in time and place, waiting to be discovered. The book
also looks to the future and asks the reader to imagine a world
they would like to live in. What might they learn from
self-knowledge? How can they grow, develop and create their own
place in history? It is a thoughtful and inspiring introduction to
the world around us, which encourages the child to engage with
themselves and others through history.
Do you want to be the next Richard Branson? Have you developed the
new Angry Birds game? Do you bake the most delicious recipes that
people just need to try? Then you need Be A Young Entrepreneur! In
this book you will learn all the business advice, practical tips,
real-life stories, up-to-date ideas and inspiration you need to
make a success of your first business. Starting your own company
doesn't have to be boring and this book is all about inspiring you
to think creatively about your company, guiding you through every
step, from registering your company name to elevator pitches, all
stress-free. A great title for project work or leisure reading.
Written by award-winning journalist Adam Sutherland and illustrated
by the ever-popular award-winner Mike Gordon.
180 Days of Social Studies is a fun and effective daily practice
workbook designed to help students build social studies content
knowledge. This easy-to-use kindergarten workbook is great for
at-home learning or in the classroom. The engaging standards-based
activities cover grade-level skills with easy to follow
instructions and an answer key to quickly assess student
understanding. Each week students explore a new topic focusing on
one of the four social studies disciplines: history, civics,
geography, and economics. Watch student s confidence soar as they
build analytic skills with these quick learning activities.Parents
appreciate the teacher-approved activity books that keep their
child engaged and learning. Great for homeschooling, to reinforce
learning at school, or prevent learning loss over summer.Teachers
rely on the daily practice workbooks to save them valuable time.
The ready to implement activities are perfect for daily morning
review or homework. The activities can also be used for
intervention skill building to address learning gaps. Supports the
C3 Framework and aligns to the NCSS curriculum standards.
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Cogento
(Hardcover)
T Hu; Illustrated by Thomas Hurlimann; Contributions by Dawkins Richard
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R825
Discovery Miles 8 250
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This book compares the current status of democracy in selected
Eastern European countries. The focus is on young people's
attitudes towards and experiences of democracy, including active
political engagement. In many of these countries, democracy has
been hard-won and may well need to be defended again in the future.
The contributors collectively reflect on young adults exercising
their civic rights and how they can influence the political system
at both formal and informal levels. The chapters present different
issues that arise in unique contexts but overall reflect the
changing status of democracy and its effects on young people's
citizenship activity and education. The volume compares
perspectives of three groups of Eastern European countries with
different traditions and past histories of democracy and
citizenship: Central European countries (Poland, Czech, Hungary);
Baltic countries (Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia); and post-soviet
republics (Ukraine, Moldova). These countries differ in the status
given to democracy, citizenship action traditions and education. At
the same time, many countries have experienced recent turbulence
related to democracy and different kinds of actions by young
people. Comparing them leads to conclusions about omissions made in
current citizenship education provision and what needs to be done
for a better understanding of the needs of citizenship education in
these difficult times. This volume will be of interest to students
and scholars in citizenship and civic education, sociology,
political science and Eastern European Studies.
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