Child of All Nations
Title | Child of All Nations PDF eBook |
Author | Pramoedya Ananta Toer |
Publisher | Penguin Books |
Total Pages | 356 |
Release | 1996-05 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
The second book in the epic quartet of novels known to some as the Buru Tetralogy. This vivid story of awakening follows the main character from This Earth of Mankind as he struggles to overcome the omnipresent injustices in the Dutch East Indies of the 1890s.
Child of All Nations
Title | Child of All Nations PDF eBook |
Author | Irmgard Keun |
Publisher | Penguin Group |
Total Pages | 216 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
Kully knows some things you don't learn at school. She knows the right way to roll a cigarette and pack a suitcase. She knows that cars are more dangerous than lions. She knows that you can't enter a country without a passport or visa. And she knows that she and her parents can't go back to Germany again - her father's books are banned there. But there are also things she doesn't understand, like why there might be a war in Europe - just that there are men named Hitler, Mussolini and Chamberlain involved. Little Kully is far more interested in where their next meal will come from and the ladies who seem to buzz around her father. In this utterly enchanting novel, some of the great themes of 1930's Europe are refracted through the eyes of a child who is both naove and wise beyond her years. Irrepresible Kully, her charming, feckless father and her nervy, fragile mother are brought to life through Irmgard Keun's fast-paced prose.
Parent Nation
Title | Parent Nation PDF eBook |
Author | Dana Suskind |
Publisher | Penguin |
Total Pages | 321 |
Release | 2022-04-26 |
Genre | Psychology |
ISBN | 0593185609 |
***INSTANT New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestseller*** 2023 Gold Winner — Nautilus Book Award World-class pediatric surgeon, social scientist, and best-selling author of Thirty Million Words Dr. Dana Suskind returns with a revelatory new look at the neuroscience of early childhood development—and how it can guide us toward a future in which every child has the opportunity to fulfill their potential. Her prescription for this more prosperous and equitable future, as clear as it is powerful, is more robust support for parents during the most critical years of their children’s development. In her poignant new book, Parent Nation, written with award-winning science writer Lydia Denworth, Dr. Suskind helps parents recognize both their collective identity and their formidable power as custodians of our next generation. Weaving together the latest science on the developing brain with heart-breaking and relatable stories of families from all walks of life, Dr. Suskind shows that the status quo—scores of parents convinced they should be able to shoulder the enormous responsibility of early childhood care and education on their own—is not only unsustainable, but deeply detrimental to the wellbeing of children, families, and society. Anyone looking for a blueprint for how to build a brighter future for our children will find one in Parent Nation. Informed by the science of foundational brain development as well as history, political science, and the lived experiences of families around the country, this book clearly outlines how society can and should help families meet the developmental needs of their children. Only then can we ensure that all children are able to enjoy the promise of their potential.
The Nation in Children's Literature
Title | The Nation in Children's Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Kit Kelen |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 298 |
Release | 2013-02-11 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1136248943 |
This book explores the meaning of nation or nationalism in children’s literature and how it constructs and represents different national experiences. The contributors discuss diverse aspects of children’s literature and film from interdisciplinary and multicultural approaches, ranging from the short story and novel to science fiction and fantasy from a range of locations including Canada, Australia, Taiwan, Norway, America, Italy, Great Britain, Iceland, Africa, Japan, South Korea, India, Sweden and Greece. The emergence of modern nation-states can be seen as coinciding with the historical rise of children’s literature, while stateless or diasporic nations have frequently formulated their national consciousness and experience through children’s literature, both instructing children as future citizens and highlighting how ideas of childhood inform the discourses of nation and citizenship. Because nation and childhood are so intimately connected, it is crucial for critics and scholars to shed light on how children’s literatures have constructed and represented historically different national experiences. At the same time, given the massive political and demographic changes in the world since the nineteenth century and the formation of nation states, it is also crucial to evaluate how the national has been challenged by changing national languages through globalization, international commerce, and the rise of English. This book discusses how the idea of childhood pervades the rhetoric of nation and citizenship, and how children and childhood are represented across the globe through literature and film.
Educating Immigrant Children
Title | Educating Immigrant Children PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Leslie Glenn |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | 758 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 0815314698 |
First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
True Stories about Children of All Nations
Title | True Stories about Children of All Nations PDF eBook |
Author | Lindley Smyth |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 274 |
Release | 1906 |
Genre | Children's literature |
ISBN |
The Children and the Nations
Title | The Children and the Nations PDF eBook |
Author | Maggie Black |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 544 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN |
FROST (copy 1) From the John Holmes Library collection.