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A collectables craze. A deadly secret. Only one woman is willing to fight back. Sue Logan will do anything for her family. The single mom's startup is her best chance for earning a living, but a secret she learns along the way might put her and her bank account out of business. Everyone Sue knows is obsessed with collecting an extremely popular plush toy. Except the toy could be deadly, and Sue may be the only one who realizes it... When a billionaire toy manufacturer tries to run Sue out of business, she enlists the help of a shady journalist to save herself and her children. But can Sue...

Through the window of multicultural literature, we are allowed to enter worlds not physically open to us--to view, to empathize, and to participate emotionally in ways that may ultimately change the way we see ourselves and the society in which we live. Introducing students to the historical contexts of racism and prejudice through the use of literature promotes active discussions and leads students to think about racial diversity. This book provides a mechanism for teachers--pre-service to veteran--to develop an understanding of multicultural literature and the criteria used to evaluate it....

As multicultural education is becoming integral to the core curriculum, teachers often implement this aspect into their courses through literature. However, standards and criteria to teach and promote active discussion about this literature are sparse. Cultural Journeys provides these guidelines through the age-appropriate fiction and non-fiction works embedded in the book. With the example unit plans and extensive annotated bibliography, this book is a valuable resource that pre-service and in-service teachers will utilize throughout their careers.

**FULL COLOR EDITION** Learning your child has a progressive life limiting disease is one of the toughest road some parents will ever have to walk. What can make this road even more difficult is facing a disease that so many know so little about, a disease that is filled with so many unknowns itself. Mitochondrial disease is a genetic disease that results from failure of the mitochondria in your cells. Over time it can cause cell death and leads to organ system failure. Though it is not rare in occurrence, it is rarely known and often misunderstood. Childhood often brings about many changes...

Fantasy conjures up images of witches, fairies, dark woods, magic wands and spells, time travel, ghosts, and dragons. Each of us defines fantasy in a personal way, based on our life stories, experiences, hopes, dreams, and fears. Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults, helps teachers and students of literature to develop their own understandings of this broad genre in order to evaluate and promote the joy of fantasy in their classrooms. An excellent teaching tool, the discussions are organized around three categories of fantasy literature, including fairy/folktale; mixed fantasy...