This book examines child poverty as a topic of social justice. The authors develop a theory of social justice for children based within the capability approach, apply it to the injustice of child poverty and propose a theory of the responsibilities of different agents towards children living in poverty.
Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship, or, The Naval Terror of the Seas, is Volume 18 in the original Tom Swift novel series published by Grosset & Dunlap. The story was written in 1915, and World War I, known as The Great War, was already in progress.
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Once upon a time, O my Best Beloved . . . So begins this classic collection of gloriously fanciful tales of how things in the world came to be as they are. This collection includes the story of how the lazy camel found himself with a hump and how the insatiable curiosity of the elephant earned him his long trunk.
Once upon a time, O my Best Beloved . . . So begins this classic collection of gloriously fanciful tales of how things in the world came to be as they are. This collection includes the story of how the lazy camel found himself with a hump and how the insatiable curiosity of the elephant earned him his long trunk. It reveals how the whale was given a throat, and why every rhinoceros has great folds in his skin and a very bad temper.
American Fairy Tales is a collection of twelve fantasy stories by L. Frank Baum, published in 1901 by the George M. Hill Company, the firm that issued The Wonderful Wizard of Oz the previous year.
Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author famously noted for his children's stories. These include "The Steadfast Tin Soldier", "The Snow Queen", "The Little Mermaid", "Thumbelina", "The Little Match Girl", and "The Ugly Duckling".
The Editor thinks that children will readily forgive him for publishing another Fairy Book.
It is almost impossible to envision what childhood would be like without the enchanting world of fairyland. Old witches in cloaks of gold, giants that turn into dwarfs, tears that become birds, monsters and magicians, ogres and fairies — these are the companions who thrill boys and girls of all lands and times, as Andrew Lang’s phenomenally successful collections of stories have proved. From the day they were first printed, the Lang fairy tale books of many colors have entertained thousands of youngsters, as they have also brought pleasure to parents who have read these classics to their children.
A trustee of the John Grier orphanage has offered to send Judy Abbott to college.
This book has been deemed as a classic and has stood the test of time.
ГОЛОВОЛОМКИ. ЗАДАЧИ. ФОКУСЫ. РАЗВЛЕЧЕНИЯ - увлекательная книга, полная волшебства. Автор книги, известный популяризатор науки Яков Исидорович Перельман, поможет читателям разглядеть неожиданные стороны как будто знакомых предметов, откроет секрет феноменальной памяти, научит интересным фокусам, предложит много занимательных игр и развлечений. В нашей библиотеке вы можете бесплатно почитать книгу « Головоломки. Задачи. Фокусы. Развлечения ». Чтобы читать онлайн книгу « Головоломки. Задачи. Фокусы. Развлечения » перейдите по указанной ссылке. Приятного Вам чтения.
Эта книга написана для всех пап, которые хотят быть лучшими отцами для своих детей. Это под силу каждому мужчине:• стать для своего ребенка надежным и сильным другом, к которому можно обратиться в любой ситуации;• построить доверительные и крепкие отношения с детьми, дружить и весело проводить с ними время;• быть для них опорой в жизни и лучшим примером для подражания.На личном примере автор показывает, что заботиться о своем ребенке, думать о его потребностях, принимать активное участие в его ежедневных делах наравне с мамой – это нормально, правильно, важно и полезно.Папы узнают, как подготовиться к зачатию и осознать себя в роли отца; как поддержать жену во время беременности и родов, преодолеть трудности и напряжение в период младенчества; как взрастить в ребенке уникальную личность, принять его таким, какой он есть, и построить отношения в семье, основанные на уважении и взаимном доверии. Особое внимание автор уделяет организации личного пространства папы: где и как черпать терпение, вдохновение, спокойствие и гармонию.Книга в первую очередь адресована папам – будущим и состоявшимся, а также мамам, бабушкам и дедушкам, психологам и педагогам по работе с детьми. В нашей библиотеке вы можете бесплатно почитать книгу « Как стать другом своему ребенку. Папа, папочка, папуля ». Чтобы читать онлайн книгу « Как стать другом своему ребенку. Папа, папочка, папуля » перейдите по указанной ссылке. Приятного Вам чтения.
Еще никогда воспитание подростков не было столь сложным, а влияние родителей - столь значимым. Единственный путь такого влияния - это любовь. Гэри Чепмен, доктор философских наук, автор известной в США серии книг о "пяти языках любви", поможет вам найти путь к сердцу подростка и научит, как проявить свою любовь, чтобы подросток прислушался к вашим советам. Книга адресована не только родителям, но и дедушкам и бабушкам, учителям и тем взрослым, которые имеют дело с подростками. В нашей библиотеке вы можете бесплатно почитать книгу « Пять путей к сердцу подростка ». Чтобы читать онлайн книгу « Пять путей к сердцу подростка » перейдите по указанной ссылке. Приятного Вам чтения.
Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read Original, experimental, and unparalleled in their charm, Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There have enchanted readers for generations. The topsy-turvy dream worlds of Wonderland and the Looking-Glass realm are full of the unexpected: A baby turns into a pig, time stands still at a “mad” tea-party, and a chaotic game of chess turns seven-year-old Alice into a queen. These unforgettable tales—filled with sparkling wordplay and unbridled imagination—balance joyous nonsense with poignant moments of longing for the lost innocence of childhood. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Dr. Seuss and Philosophy delighted thousands of readers by demonstrating the insights of these children’s classics through a playful engagement with the philosophical tradition. In More Dr. Seuss and Philosophy readers will be offered a vision of the good life through the world of Dr. Seuss. Whether it’s stoicism and care of the self in Did I ever Tell you How Lucky you Are?, facing our own mortality in You’re Only Old Once, or the value of compassion, building communities, and resolving conflicts in the parables of Horton the elephant, King Derwin of Didd, or the Butter Battle Book, the essays in this book focus on living well through the wisdom of Dr. Seuss and other philosophers. Contributions by Elizabeth Butterfield, Cam Cobb, Timothy M. Dale, Joseph J. Foy, Kevin Guilfoy, Jacob M. Held, Glenn Jellenik, Sharon Kaye, Dennis Knepp, Rob Main, Bertha Alvarez Manninen, Jennifer L. McMahon, Matthew F. Pierlott, Janelle Pötzsch, Benjamin Rider, and Aeon J. Skoble
Adım İsmail. Maceraya susamışlığımdır bu balina avı gemisine katılmamın sebebi. Aslına bakarsanız bu yolculuğa başlarken ben de bilmiyordum, beklenmedik bir şekilde Queequeg adındaki bir zıpkıncıyla arkadaş olup Ahab denen ve intikam hırsıyla yanıp tutuşan böyle bir kaptanla karşılaşacağımı.
Londra’nın en yoksul ailelerinden birine mensup ve babası tarafından dilenciliğe zorlanan bir çocuk ile İngiltere tahtının varis prensi, beklenmedik bir dizi olayın ardından istemeden yer değiştirirler.
Büyük beğeni toplayan Yağmur Damlalarından Kolye kitabının yaratıcıları Joan Aiken ve Jan Pienkowski’den her satırı sihirle örülü büyüleyici bir masal dünyası: Denizin Dibindeki Krallık.
Astrid için aralık ayının o karlı pazartesi günü çok kötü geçmektedir. En yakın arkadaşıyla küsüşmüş, üstüne üstlük annesi işten eve geldiğinde söylenip durmuştur. Aynı akşam annesiyle marketten dönüşte durmuş yıldızlara bakarken, Astrid kayan bir yıldız görür ve gözlerini kapayıp hemencecik bir dilek tutar: Köpek olmayı dilemiştir! Ama dikkat... çünkü bazen dilekler gerçekleşebilir!