This book is intended to motivate children of all ages to perform well on tests be it a class spelling test, or a state standardized test. In an era of testing and high accountability, it is important for us to not lose sight of seeing things from a child’s perspective. Light-hearted, kid - friendly language and expressive poetry is used to share a child’s typical testing anxiety experience.
This book explores the sentiments shared from a child’s perspective in coming to terms with the reality of being quarantined. Light hearted, kid-friendly poetry is used to help children in a similar experience understand the value of having family and loved ones close by for support during uncertain times such as the Coronavirus pandemic.
Life experiences shared in the form of insightful poetry. Descriptions of any divorcees journey on coming to terms with this traumatic life changing experience. Transparent, and candid reflections, on topics from dating to knowing one’s self-worth, are captured in ways that are both engaging and motivating.
Eleven Authors/Poets have chosen to compile a collection of their original work. This book notates soulful reveries and heartfelt experiences, amazing and wise observations on life. Become empowered and enlightened by these poetic displays of creativity. Come and join the Conversation!
This book is dedicated to all children everywhere who have been or are being bullied. You make feel that you do not have a voice or that your voice will not be heard. I want you to know that there is help for you, we are all listening and have heard your cries. You are not alone.
A delightfully illustrated picture book about support for families with babies, and the coming of a new baby. The charming and simple text has been written by Yvonne Morrison, author of THE KIWI NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS and KIWI JINGLE BELLS. Illustrations by Jenny Cooper, who has illustrated DOWN IN THE FOREST and many educational books. This book was produced following a request from Plunket, who felt they should celebrate their centenary with something for children as well as more serious works for adults.
Following the format of The Twelve Days of Christmas, this book begins when the school holidays begin, and each day Mum gets more and more frustrated with a child who keeps watching TV, while the house gets more and more messy. In the end, Mum decides to ship the child off to Grandma's! The words can be sung to the tune of the famous Christmas son
John has spent the majority of his young adult life either helping his friend Rusty up in the mountains where he made his home or since his death he has spent his time researching the possibilities. Now he has the chance to keep a promise he made to his friend so many years ago. Mr. Cooper, Rusty said to tell you,"Gotcha!
Constitutional Statecraft in Asian Courts explores how courts engage in constitutional state-building in aspiring, yet deeply fragile, democracies in Asia. Yvonne Tew offers an in-depth look at contemporary Malaysia and Singapore, explaining how courts protect and construct constitutionalism even as they confront dominant political parties and negotiate democratic transitions. This richly illustrative account offers at once an engaging analysis of Southeast Asia's constitutional context, as well as a broader narrative that should resonate in many countries across Asia that are also grappling with similar challenges of colonial legacies, histories of authoritarian rule, and societies polarized by race, religion, and identity. The book explores the judicial strategies used for statecraft in Asian courts, including an analysis of the specific mechanisms that courts can use to entrench constitutional basic structures and to protect rights in a manner that is purposive and proportionate. Tew's account shows how courts in Asia's emerging democracies can chart a path forward to help safeguard a nation's constitutional core and to build an enduring constitutional framework.
A new edition of the #1 text in the human computer Interaction field! Hugely popular with students and professionals alike, the Fifth Edition of Interaction Design is an ideal resource for learning the interdisciplinary skills needed for interaction design, human-computer interaction, information design, web design, and ubiquitous computing. New to the fifth edition: a chapter on data at scale, which covers developments in the emerging fields of 'human data interaction' and data analytics. The chapter demonstrates the many ways organizations manipulate, analyze, and act upon the masses of data being collected with regards to human digital and physical behaviors, the environment, and society at large. Revised and updated throughout, this edition offers a cross-disciplinary, practical, and process-oriented, state-of-the-art introduction to the field, showing not just what principles ought to apply to interaction design, but crucially how they can be applied. Explains how to use design and evaluation techniques for developing successful interactive technologies Demonstrates, through many examples, the cognitive, social and affective issues that underpin the design of these technologies Provides thought-provoking design dilemmas and interviews with expert designers and researchers Uses a strong pedagogical format to foster understanding and enjoyment An accompanying website contains extensive additional teaching and learning material including slides for each chapter, comments on chapter activities, and a number of in-depth case studies written by researchers and designers.
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