The Big Gray House and The School House is a collection of stories that traces the life of Franklin Meyers as he interacts with his family, his school, his church and his community. Each story has lessons in family relationships, family aspirations, and family growth and successes. Follow the Meyers family through the difficult social and economic times of the late 1940s and early 1950s. The section on Made Up Games shows how Franklin, his siblings and friends entertained themselves before they had electricity. At the end of most chapters there are prompts for additional reading and study.
THE SCHOOL BUS shows the unfairness of the practice of "separate but equal" and shows how one community did something about it in the early 1950s. It shows how seemingly unrelated events connected in unimaginable ways. It further shows how people can work together to solve common problems if they have the right motivation. It highlights the family as an important institution of the community as it works along with the church and school. It is easy reading for children and adults, and could be used in related studies of history.
This book explains five ways to make Bible study effective and meaningful. It will show that any person can be a serious student using these methods. It recommends setting aside a regular time each day to accomplish these five steps. As they go through the steps, they will feel more secure in their knowledge of the Bible and feel at ease when they have an opportunity to share their faith. Any person can go from being an effective student to becoming an effective witness.
I really believe we can find the answers to the questions and problems of life in Gods word, the Bible, and I tried to convey that to my students over the years. Studying the Bible is spiritually enlightening and personally empowering to make you a better parent, child, friend and witness for Christ. Studying the bible can also be fun. By using the outline approach, you can organize your thoughts, and increase your understanding of the truths and principals from the scriptures. Read this book for some examples of outlining, then choose a scripture and make your own outlines.
This book explores the issues faced by immigrant children through the lens of children's literature. The authors employ the UN convention of the Rights of the Child, the lens of equity, and Freire's principles of critical consciousness as a framework for analysing children's literature and immigration. They focus on circumstances and experiences of immigration from the perspective of young children who are leaving their homelands and growing up as immigrants. The book focuses primarily on children from birth to 8 years old but with crossover and implications for older children. The chapters reveal the social, economic, and political issues faced by child immigrants, refugees and asylees throughout the global context, viewed through and alongside children's literature. The book provides suggestions for the implementation of children's literature in the curriculum and provides tools for educators and researchers working with immigrant and refugee children, showing how they can better understand their students and families. A variety of children's literature is covered, including analysis of works by Jairo Buitrago, Yanksook Choi, Sandra leGuen, Rosemary McCartney, Bao Phi and Jeanette Winter.
The Big Gray House and The School House is a collection of stories that traces the life of Franklin Meyers as he interacts with his family, his school, his church and his community. Each story has lessons in family relationships, family aspirations, and family growth and successes. Follow the Meyers family through the difficult social and economic times of the late 1940s and early 1950s. The section on Made Up Games shows how Franklin, his siblings and friends entertained themselves before they had electricity. At the end of most chapters there are prompts for additional reading and study.
While the Alsoo refugees on Earth learn about and explore their new home world, those Alsoo that remained behind explore a home world changed beyond recognition. Both groups will find new dangers and new obstacles to overcome as they seek to rebuild their lives…
Writer, musician, painter, comedian, philosopher... Stan Turner sees himself as a bit of a renaissance man. Unfortunately for him, everyone else just sees the Nearly Man. This volume contains all six scripts (plus the pilot) from the first series of the greatest sitcom never seen on TV. Episodes - Pilot: Guess Who's Coming To Ruin Dinner; 1: My Big Fat Greedy Wedding; 2: Spy-Baby; 3: When Hailey Met Stanley; 4: Fear and Loathing in Lyme Regis; 5: Permission: Impossible; 6: The Liar, The Snitch & The Wardrobe
Katerberg (history, Calvin College, Michigan) describes the life and work of five leaders of the Anglican Church in Canada and the Episcopal Church in the U.S. from the late-19th to the mid-20th century. He explores the ways in which these leaders used a shared religious language and theology to create a cultural framework offering a clear identity and purpose for the members of their communities. Coverage includes the relationship between evangelicalism, liberalism, and anglo-catholicism; the impact of modernity on Anglican traditions of spirituality; a comparison of Canadian and U.S. perspectives; and a critique of the secularization model in favor of a view of religion within the realms of modernity and competing cultural identities. c. Book News Inc.
Allen Richardson may have known everything about Frontline. But what happened when he got outside of his community? Read this interesting book and find out! In fact, you can help determine the outcome. Henry J is joined by Friends, (Then fourth grade students) Jordon Goodwin, JaVian Cone, Tai’Quan Nelson and Victor Newman Cooper, to construct this delightful story with many possible solutions and lessons.
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