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The Civil Rights Movement for Kids: A History with 21 Activities (For Kids series)
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Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Surprisingly, kids were some of the key instigators in the Civil Rights Movement, like Barbara Johns, who held a rally in her elementary school gym that eventually led to the Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court school desegregation decision, and six-year-old Ruby Bridges, who was the first black student to desegregate elementary schools in New Orleans. In The Civil Rights Movement for Kids, children will discover how students and religious leaders worked together to demand the protection...more
The Civil Rights Movement for Kids: A History with 21 Activities (For Kids series)
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Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Surprisingly, kids were some of the key instigators in the Civil Rights Movement, like Barbara Johns, who held a rally in her elementary school gym that eventually led to the Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court school desegregation decision, and six-year-old Ruby Bridges, who was the first black student to desegregate elementary schools in New Orleans. In The Civil Rights Movement for Kids, children will discover how students and religious leaders worked together to demand the protection...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
Lost Kids: Vulnerable Children and Youth in Twentieth-Century Canada and the United States
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Children and youth occupy important social and political roles, even as they sleep in cribs or hang out on street corners. Conceptualized as either harbingers or saboteurs of a bright, secure tomorrow, young people have motivated many adult-driven plans to improve their communities' future. But have all children benefited from these programs and initiatives? "Lost Kids" examines the demonization and inadequate care of vulnerable children. From explorations of interracial adoption and the...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