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Selected New Book Titles for DECEMBER 2009

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¿Adónde van las personas cuando mueren? - Mindy Avra Portnoy ; Ilustraciones de Shelly O. Haas.
In this touching narrative, young children ask, "Where do people go when they die?" Each child asks an adult that they trust - a father, a mother, a grandfather, an aunt, a teacher - and, although the reassuring answers they receive are all different, each leads back to the same simple truth: when people die, "They go to God. Who is everywhere."
Catching up or leading the way : American education in the age of globalization - Zhao, Yong.
Zhao, a professor in the College of Education at Michigan State University, observes that what China and other developing countries want is what America is eager to throw away: an education that respects individual talents, supports divergent thinking, and encourages creativity. Born and raised in China, Zhao bases many of his observations on firsthand experience as a student in China and as a parent of children attending school in the US. His perspective leads him to conclude that American education needs to change course to maintain leadership on a global level. He reviews what kinds of knowledge and skills constitute digital and global competence, and suggests what schools can do to meet the challenges brought about by globalization and technology. The book is of interest to educators, policymakers, and parents.
Comets, stars, the Moon, and Mars : space poems and paintings - Douglas Florian.
Blast off with Douglas Florian's new high-flying compendium, which features twenty whimsical poems about space. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; From the moon to the stars, from the Earth to Mars, here is an exuberant celebrationnbsp;of our celestial surroundings that's certain to become a universalnbsp;favorite among aspiring astronomers everywhere. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Includes die-cut pages and a glossary of space terms.
Dyslexia in the primary classroom - Wendy Hall
This book is an important resource for all primary trainees. It provides an explanation of what dyslexia is and how it affects a child s learning, suggests simple activities which can be used to screen children ready for referral and outlines some easy to follow activities addressing different learning styles. It is full of practical suggestions on how to teach reading, spelling and mathematics, develop writing and help with classroom organisation for children displaying difficulties in these areas. The Primary National Strategy is considered throughout and clear links are made to the Professional Standards for the Award of QTS.
For every child : the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in words and pictures - text adapted by Caroline Castle ; foreword by Desmond M. Tutu
In 1989, the United Nations formally adopted 54 principles that make up the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. For this picture book, the 14 declarations most relevant to children's everyday lives are retold in simple text, with double-page illustrations by different artists from around the world. Published in association with UNICEF with a foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Full-color illustrations and B&W photos.
Free : the future of a radical price - Chris Anderson
Following his "New York Times" bestseller, "The Long Tail, Free" is another look at the radical new way business is done. . . . [It] shows a new economic model that goes way beyond the old concepts of free with purchase' or loss leaders'.--Will Baillett.
Housing America : building out of a crisis - edited by Randall G. Holcombe & Benjamin Powell
15 essays on the contemporary US housing market, with a focus on national, state, and local government policies, as well as discussion of the current housing crisis and the government's role in creating it. Economists and public policy and law scholars mostly from the US discuss the collapse of the housing market (in a chapter written before it occurred), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the 2008 mortgage meltdown and the government policies that led to it, and policies such as rent control, eminent domain, zoning, and land use planning, and how market mechanisms can serve as alternatives to policy.
Listening to Olivia : violence, poverty, and prostitution - Jody Raphael
Raphael (family law, DePaul U.) draws largely on the words of a 45-year old prostitution survivor to lay out the course of the trade, from being groomed and reeled in to stripping, shooting up, working the street, and being trapped to escaping. She also discusses what is to be done.
Ox, house, stick : the history of our alphabet - Don Robb ; illustrated by Anne Smith.
A Junior Library Guild selection. Bold collage illustrations and clear prose trace the origins of our familiar letters. From the proto-Sinaitic peoples, through the Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans, this book follows the development of the Roman alphabet. Includes sidebar information on punctuation, writing materials, the technology of printing, and more.
Shattering the looking glass : challenge, risk, and controversy in children's literature - Susan Stewart Lehr, ed.
Turn to this authoritative new guide for a comprehensive look at the current status of children's literature through the eyes and experience of some of today's leading authors, editors, critics, teachers, booksellers, professors, theorists, and teacher educators. Shattering the Looking Glass is a thorough, comprehensive volume that defines, analyzes, defends, and often critiques the current state of Children s Literature within American Culture. The book is designed to tackle the major concerns revolving around Children s Literature today, including: the influence of politics and political agendas on the market, quality, and themes; the disagreements over the integration of diversity and diverse ideas into books for children; theoretical and academic discourses that are feeding topics, characters, and narrative structures; and, threaded throughout all of these topics, is a discussion of how these texts can be integrated into the classroom. This book is ideal for the in-service professional who wants insights into the current cultural mindset concerning children s literature, as well as professors who integrate theory and culture into undergraduate and graduate education courses.