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  Five Children and It

  Edith Nesbit

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  Five Children and It by Edith Nesbit is a charming and imaginative classic of children's literature that blends fantasy, adventure, and moral lessons in a delightful story about childhood wishes and their unexpected consequences. First published in 1902, the novel is one of Nesbit's most enduring works and the first in a celebrated series featuring the same group of children.
  
  The story follows five siblings who, while staying in the English countryside, discover a strange and magical creature known as the Psammead. This ancient, sand-dwelling being possesses the extraordinary ability to grant wishes—though only one wish per day, and always with surprising and often unintended results.
  
  At first, the children are thrilled by the possibilities of having their wishes come true. They imagine wealth, beauty, power, and excitement, but soon learn that magic rarely behaves as expected. Each wish leads to humorous, confusing, or challenging situations that force them to rethink what they truly want.
  
  As the children continue to make wishes, they begin to understand the importance of patience, responsibility, and appreciating what they already have. Their experiences with the Psammead become lessons in self-awareness and personal growth, as they learn that desire and reality do not always align in predictable ways.
  
  Edith Nesbit's storytelling is filled with humor, warmth, and vivid imagination. She skillfully balances fantastical elements with realistic childhood emotions, creating characters that feel authentic and relatable. The magical creature at the center of the story adds both wonder and unpredictability, driving the narrative forward in surprising directions.
  
  The novel explores themes such as wish fulfillment, consequences, family bonds, imagination, and moral development. It gently teaches that getting what one wishes for is not always the same as being happy.
  
  At its heart, Five Children and It is a timeless exploration of childhood curiosity and the lessons learned through experience and imagination. It invites readers to reflect on their own desires and the value of appreciating everyday life.
  
  Ideal for readers of classic children's literature, fantasy adventure, and moral storytelling, this novel remains a beloved and enduring tale of magic, mischief, and growing up.

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  Building Equitable Early...

  Ebonyse Mead, Tameka Ardrey

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  Building Equitable Early Learning ProgramsA Social-Justice ApproachEbonyse Mead, EdD, and Tameka Ardrey, PhDEquity means individuals get what they need to succeed. As early childhood classrooms and programs become increasingly more culturally and linguistically diverse, educators need ideas for connecting with families to learn what children need. The more families are engaged, the better the outcomes for children. Early childhood administrators and teachers can collaborate to create equitable and inclusive learning environments where children and families feel welcome.Building Equitable Early Learning Programs: A Social-Justice Approach gives educators the facts, examples, strategies, and approaches needed to create and sustain programs and practices that can best serve our communities.• Learn how to adapt culturally inclusive educational practices beyond cultural-awareness months and holidays.• Discover how to use professional learning communities, honest discussions, and reflection to inform real action.• Find ways to engage authentically and strengthen relationships with the children and families you serve.• Learn practical strategies to promote inclusivity in your classrooms and programs.

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  Who's the Real Dad? - Two Dads...

  Sanjay Sood-Smith

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  Siamo spiacenti, non c’è sinossi disponibile per questo libro. Accedi al sito per leggerlo su 24symbols.com

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  The Black Gold Beneath The Sea -...

  Simon Moesgaard

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  In a small Danish town over a century ago, a remarkable dream took root among the sheep and cattle—a dream that would change lives forever.It was the dream of a young farm boy named Moe, who wanted to grow more crops for his family and friends to enjoy.However, there was one problem: Moe was surrounded by ocean, with only a little piece of land to grow. What could he possibly do about that?Discover how Moe’s journey unfolds. Set sail on one of the earliest steamships to Brazil with Captain Carlos, witness Moe’s strength in the face of a storm and floods, and get to feel the power of dreams and courage.Will Moe’s dream inspire you to pursue your own?The story is based on real events, but the conversations? Let’s just say I had to get creative with those!

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  Monumental Controversies - Mount...

  Harriet F. Senie

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  In recent years the United States has witnessed major controversies surrounding past American presidents, monuments, and sites. Consider Mount Rushmore, which features the heads of the nation’s most revered presidents—George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt. Is Rushmore a proud national achievement or a symbol of the US theft and desecration of the Lakota Sioux’s sacred land? 
  Is it fair to denigrate George Washington for having owned slaves and Thomas Jefferson for having had a relationship with Sally Hemings, an enslaved woman, to the point of dismissing these men’s accomplishments? 
  Should we retroactively hold Abraham Lincoln accountable for having signed off on the largest single-day mass execution in US history of thirty-eight Dakota men? 
  How do we reckon with Theodore Roosevelt’s legacy? He was criticized for his imperialist policies but praised for his pro-labor antitrust and conservation programs. 
  These charged issues and many others have been plaguing our nation and prompting the removal of Confederate statues and flags amid racial unrest, a national pandemic, and political strife. 
  Noted art historian Harriet F. Senie tackles these pivotal subjects and more in Monumental Controversies. Senie places partisan politics aside as she investigates subjects that have not been adequately covered in classrooms or literature and require substantial reconciliation in order for Americans to come to terms with their history. She shines a spotlight on the complicated facts surrounding these figures, monuments, and sites, enabling us to revisit the flaws of our Founding Fathers and their checkered legacies while still recognizing their enormous importance and influence on the United States of America. 
  Monumental Controversies presents strategies to create an inclusive narrative that honors the varied stakeholders in a democracy—a vital step toward healing the divisiveness that now appears to be a dominant feature of American discourse. 
  As the public and press reconsider the viability of the American experiment in democracy, Senie offers a thoughtful reflection on the complex lives and legacies of the four presidents memorialized on Mount Rushmore. All four presidents faced some of the most contentious times in our history and yet they championed unity, made possible by acknowledging and accepting opposing opinions as a basic premise of democracy. 
  Historians, curators, government officials, academics, and students at all levels will be riveted by this authoritative work.

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  Running After Paradise - Hope...

  Colleen M. Scanlan Lyons

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  Brazil’s Atlantic Forest is a paradise to many. In Southern Bahia, surfers, billionaires, travelers, and hippies mingle with environmentalists, family farmers, quilombolas (descendants of formerly enslaved people), and nativos, or “locals.” Each of these groups has connections to the unique environment, culture, and character of this region as their home, their source of a livelihood, or perhaps their vacation escape. And while these connections sometimes converge, at other times they clash. 
  The pressures on this tropical forest are palpable, and people’s responses to these pressures are also varied. What was once the state’s economic mainstay, cacao production, is only now beginning to make a comeback after a disease decimated the crops of large and small farmers alike. Tourism, another economic hope, is susceptible to economic crises and pandemics. And the threat of a massive state-led infrastructure project involving mining, a railroad, and an international port has loomed over the region for well over a decade. 
  Southern Bahia is at a crossroads: develop a sustainable, forest-based economy or risk losing the identity and soul of this place forevermore. Through the lives of environmentalists, farmers, quilombolas, and nativos—people who are in and of this place—this book brings the people alive who are grappling with this dilemma. 
  Anthropologist Colleen M. Scanlan Lyons brings the eye of a storyteller to present this complex struggle, weaving in her own challenges of balancing family and fieldwork alongside the stories of the people who live in this dynamic region. Intertwined tales, friendships, and hope emerge as people both struggle to sustain their lives in a biodiversity hotspot and strive to create their paradise. 
  For those interested, this book is also available in e-book and physical print formats, which contain the table of contents, maps, acknowledgements, pictures of the people and stories featured, footnotes, references, and an index.

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