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Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Programs for students in grades six to twelve, which use the computer's capabilities to bring alive such scientific areas as biology, astronomy, architecture, hydraulics, data management, psychology, and mapping....more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Programs for students in grades six to twelve, which use the computer's capabilities to bring alive such scientific areas as biology, astronomy, architecture, hydraulics, data management, psychology, and mapping....more
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Crayola Kids Adventures)
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-10-12 Summary: A Toddler Favorite! ... My 3 year old son is fascinated by the Crayola Adventure Series. This book is a great addition to the movie so he can watch the movie and associate it with the book. ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2001-05-08 Summary: A perfect thriller ... This book is as suspenseful as it gets. The story is great, but the psychology of the characters is what makes this an elite work. Every main character: Captain Nemo, Pierre Arronax, Conseil, Ned Land; they are all fascinating and wonderfully written. An excellent book for people who enjoy the complexities of intelligence and human nature. ...more
Leaving No Child Behind?: Options for Kids in Failing Schools
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | NCLB is the signal domestic policy initiative of the Bush administration and the most ambitious piece of federal education legislation in at least thirty-five years. Mandating a testing regime to force schools to continually improve student performance, it uses school choice and additional learning resources as sticks and carrots intended to improve low-performing schools and districts. The focus is on improving alternatives to children in low-performing schools. Here top experts evaluate...more
Kids' Stuff: Toys and the Changing World of American Childhood
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Editorial Reviews — [1] ... Product Description | To sort out who's who and what's what in the enchanting, vexing world of Barbies(r) and Ninja Turtles(r), Tinkertoys(r) and teddy bears, is to begin to see what's become of childhood in America. It is this changing world, and what it unveils about our values and expectations concerning our children, that Gary Cross explores in Kids' Stuff, a revealing look into the meaning of American toys through this century....more
[2] ... Review | Let the reader beware: after perusing Kids' Stuff , you'll never again be able to cruise the aisles of Toys "R" Us with an untroubled soul. In this history of toys, author Gary Cross relates a joyless world of useless plastic objects and manipulative advertising aimed at children. He begins with a discussion of how the concept of toys has changed since the 19th century, positing that toys are a prime example of a consumer economy run amok. What started out as the manufacture of toys meant to function...more
Childhood Lost: How American Culture Is Failing Our Kids (Childhood in America)
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Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Experts from across disciplines join forces here to focus attention on current American culture and the devastating effects it is having on its children. From children developing surprising physical maturity and sexual awareness at younger and younger ages, to those estranged when television and computer screens replace family time, and those warped by national junk food/fast food habits bringing an explosion of obesity and diabetes among boys and girls, this book takes a harsh look at...more