Conozcamos a la peque a Ruth y su cachorro Mack... Mack es un cachorro que un d a quiere llegar a ser alguien diferente. Sigue el divertido desfile de Mack, vistiendo los m s variados personajes. La vida es una aventura, una que implica averiguar qui n eres? y qui n quieres ser? Qui n es realmente Mackie? Esperemos que su mejor amiga Ruth pueda ayudarle a comprender qui n es l Este libro bellamente ilustrado es una forma divertida en que los ni os pueden aprender que todos somos diferentes y no tenemos que pretender ser alguien m s. Como dice Ruthie - t eres t y eso te hace ser nico y especial.
Mary McLeod Bethune was often called the First Lady of Negro America, but she made significant contributions to the political climate of Florida as well. From the founding of the Daytona Literary and Industrial School for Training Negro Girls in 1904, Bethune galvanized African American women for change. She created an environment in Daytona Beach that, despite racial tension throughout the state, allowed Jackie Robinson to begin his journey to integrating Major League Baseball less than two miles away from her school. Today, her legacy lives through a number of institutions, including Bethune-Cookman University and the Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation National Historic Landmark. Historian Ashley Robertson explores the life, leadership and amazing contributions of this dynamic activist.
A romantic erotica. Love, lust, and obsession. A stripper/hair stylist meets a successful restaurateur. Brandi enjoys her freedom, and with poor choices in men lately, she should. One customer, however, has gotten her attention and she has fallen madly in love. Marcus can't help it; he has fallen in love again, but this time he knows she's the one. After one night with her, he was ready to give his life for her.
Midnight Harvest is a collection of poems that are a moon in the darkness - reflecting light into dark spaces. Poems that remind us that there is growth in brokenness, and community in loneliness.
Welcome to an exciting faith-filled adventure in Ella's Greatest Adventures, where Ella's passion for dancing shines brightly In "Dancing with Kindness," we follow Ella's journey as she embraces the importance of compassion and empathy.Ella is a radiant star in her class, relishing every moment in the spotlight as she dances with pure joy. But when her teacher thoughtfully places her in a group, Ella faces a new challenge: learning to be kind and respectful to others.As Ella sets off on this remarkable adventure, she discovers the true meaning of kindness and its incredible power to touch hearts. Join her as she embarks on a heartwarming quest, dancing her way into the lives of her friends with open arms and an open heart.Through every twist and turn, Ella learns valuable life lessons about understanding compassion and the beauty of friendship. With unwavering faith and encouragement, she shows us that small acts of kindness can create ripples of love that touch everyone around her.In "Dancing with Kindness," we inspire young hearts to embrace empathy and build a world where warmth and love flourish. Children will be captivated by Ella's delightful journey and cheer for her as she blossoms into a shining example of compassion.Join us as we celebrate the power of kindness, and let Ella's adventure fill your heart with faith and love. Together, let's dance to the rhythm of empathy and embark on an unforgettable journey of kindness and friendship
Is it possible to fall in love with yourself the way God already has? Join Ella in her adventure, Love at First Sight, as she discovers how true beauty starts from the inside out.Before going on an adventure, Ella has three must-haves: imagination, prayer, and her faith bracelet to remind her of how God is constantly by her side Love at First Sight is the fourth book from Ella's Greatest Adventures Book Series. Join Ella in her adventures of Faith, Fun, and Discovery Galatians 5: 22-23
Espionage, romance, found family, and a heist with a high chance of explosions.War is on the horizon-but almost nobody knows it.Ignatius is a young blacksmith in debt, and when he's scammed into military servitude for a kingdom secretly preparing for a vengeful war, he's forced to confront painful secrets from his past. A past about which he knows very little. His only chance of escape lies in discovering the truth behind the mysterious tattoo inked across his chest as an infant.Among friends and unlikely allies, and under the threat of blackmail, Ignatius has no choice but to spy for his captors. But once he arrives in supposed enemy lands, Ignatius' suspicions are confirmed that he's stuck on the wrong side of justice. To make matters worse, he falls for a talented physician, who puts her own life at risk to save Ignatius when he reluctantly draws her into the line of fire.With the future of thousands of innocent people hanging by a thread, can Ignatius and his friends find a way to stop the the war before it starts? Can he endure the long-buried secrets of his past before an unthinkable weapon of devastation reduces the continent to ash?
Espionage, romance, found family, and a heist with a high chance of explosions. War is on the horizon-but almost nobody knows it.Ignatius is a young blacksmith in debt, and when he's scammed into military servitude for a kingdom secretly preparing for a vengeful war, he's forced to confront painful secrets from his past. A past about which he knows very little. His only chance of escape lies in discovering the truth behind the mysterious tattoo inked across his chest as an infant.Among friends and unlikely allies, and under the threat of blackmail, Ignatius has no choice but to spy for his captors. But once he arrives in supposed enemy lands, Ignatius' suspicions are confirmed that he's stuck on the wrong side of justice. To make matters worse, he falls for a talented physician, who puts her own life at risk to save Ignatius when he reluctantly draws her into the line of fire.With the future of thousands of innocent people hanging by a thread, can Ignatius and his friends find a way to stop the the war before it starts? Can he endure the long-buried secrets of his past before an unthinkable weapon of devastation reduces the continent to ash?
Grace Ann explores her imagination and her love for ice cream as she hopes to one day eat ice cream for breakfast. Her mother, not discouraging her vivid imagination welcomes the idea of also one day letting Grace Ann enjoy ice cream for breakfast.
This book is the first to introduce applied behavioral, social, and health sciences researchers to a new analytic method, the time-varying effect model (TVEM). It details how TVEM may be used to advance research on developmental and dynamic processes by examining how associations between variables change across time. The book describes how TVEM is a direct and intuitive extension of standard linear regression; whereas standard linear regression coefficients are static estimates that do not change with time, TVEM coefficients are allowed to change as continuous functions of real time, including developmental age, historical time, time of day, days since an event, and so forth.The book introduces readers to new research questions that can be addressed by applying TVEM in their research. Readers gain the practical skills necessary for specifying a wide variety of time-varying effect models, including those with continuous, binary, and count outcomes. The book presents technical details of TVEM estimation and three novel empirical studies focused on developmental questions using TVEM to estimate age-varying effects, historical shifts in behavior and attitudes, and real-time changes across days relative to an event. The volume provides a walkthrough of the process for conducting each of these studies, presenting decisions that were made, and offering sufficient detail so that readers may embark on similar studies in their own research. The book concludes with comments about additional uses of TVEM in applied research as well as software considerations and future directions. Throughout the book, proper interpretation of the output provided by TVEM is emphasized.Time-Varying Effect Modeling for the Behavioral, Social, and Health Sciences is an essential resource for researchers, clinicians/practitioners as well as graduate students in developmental psychology, public health, statistics and methodology for the social, behavioral, developmental, and public health sciences.
This book is the first to introduce applied behavioral, social, and health sciences researchers to a new analytic method, the time-varying effect model (TVEM). It details how TVEM may be used to advance research on developmental and dynamic processes by examining how associations between variables change across time. The book describes how TVEM is a direct and intuitive extension of standard linear regression; whereas standard linear regression coefficients are static estimates that do not change with time, TVEM coefficients are allowed to change as continuous functions of real time, including developmental age, historical time, time of day, days since an event, and so forth.The book introduces readers to new research questions that can be addressed by applying TVEM in their research. Readers gain the practical skills necessary for specifying a wide variety of time-varying effect models, including those with continuous, binary, and count outcomes. The book presents technical details of TVEM estimation and three novel empirical studies focused on developmental questions using TVEM to estimate age-varying effects, historical shifts in behavior and attitudes, and real-time changes across days relative to an event. The volume provides a walkthrough of the process for conducting each of these studies, presenting decisions that were made, and offering sufficient detail so that readers may embark on similar studies in their own research. The book concludes with comments about additional uses of TVEM in applied research as well as software considerations and future directions. Throughout the book, proper interpretation of the output provided by TVEM is emphasized.Time-Varying Effect Modeling for the Behavioral, Social, and Health Sciences is an essential resource for researchers, clinicians/practitioners as well as graduate students in developmental psychology, public health, statistics and methodology for the social, behavioral, developmental, and public health sciences.
When a child has difficulties eating or sleeping, or throws frequent tantrums, many parents cross their fingers and hope it's a phase to be outgrown soon. But when they persist, challenging behaviors can follow children to school, contributing to academic problems, social difficulties, and further problems in adolescence and adulthood.The authors of Evidence-Based Interventions for Children with Challenging Behavior take a preventive approach in this concise, well-detailed guide. Offering best practices from an extensive Response to Intervention (RTI) evidence base, the book provides guidelines for recognizing the extent of feeding, sleeping, toileting, aggression, and other issues, and supplies successful primary, secondary, and tertiary interventions with rationales. Case examples integrate developmental theories and behavior principles into practice, illustrate how strategies work, and show how to ensure that parents and caregivers can implement them consistently for maximum effect. Progress charts, content questions, and other helpful features make this an invaluable resource for students and professionals alike. Included in the coverage:The prevention model and problem solving.Screening techniques.Evidence-based practices with children and their caregivers.Behavior principles and their application.Monitoring progress and evaluating outcomes.Plushelpful appendices, resource links, and other learning tools.Evidence-Based Interventions for Children with Challenging Behavior is an essential text for graduate students, scientist-practitioners/professionals, and researchers in child and school psychology; assessment, testing and evaluation; occupational therapy; family; educational psychology; and speech pathology.You can access a class syllabus that works as a companion to this book at http://health.usf.edu/nocms/medicine/pediatrics/child_dev_neuro/babybehavior/
When a child has difficulties eating or sleeping, or throws frequent tantrums, many parents cross their fingers and hope it's a phase to be outgrown soon. But when they persist, challenging behaviors can follow children to school, contributing to academic problems, social difficulties, and further problems in adolescence and adulthood.The authors of Evidence-Based Interventions for Children with Challenging Behavior take a preventive approach in this concise, well-detailed guide. Offering best practices from an extensive Response to Intervention (RTI) evidence base, the book provides guidelines for recognizing the extent of feeding, sleeping, toileting, aggression, and other issues, and supplies successful primary, secondary, and tertiary interventions with rationales. Case examples integrate developmental theories and behavior principles into practice, illustrate how strategies work, and show how to ensure that parents and caregivers can implement them consistently for maximum effect. Progress charts, content questions, and other helpful features make this an invaluable resource for students and professionals alike. Included in the coverage:The prevention model and problem solving.Screening techniques.Evidence-based practices with children and their caregivers.Behavior principles and their application.Monitoring progress and evaluating outcomes.Plushelpful appendices, resource links, and other learning tools.Evidence-Based Interventions for Children with Challenging Behavior is an essential text for graduate students, scientist-practitioners/professionals, and researchers in child and school psychology; assessment, testing and evaluation; occupational therapy; family; educational psychology; and speech pathology.You can access a class syllabus that works as a companion to this book at http://health.usf.edu/nocms/medicine/pediatrics/child_dev_neuro/babybehavior/
