The Slave Dancer -- by Paula Fox (Author) (Book - Child)
"Snatched from the docks of New Orleans, thirteen-year-old Jessie is own aboard a slave ship where he must play his fife so that captured slaves will 'dance,' to keep their muscles strong and their...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Meet the Remarkable Adams Family -- by Lillian Bragdon (Author) (Book - Child)
"A lively and readable account of onen of our Founding fathers and his many offspring. A good choice for a youngster who may have gotten interested in the Adamses through watching the Adams Chonicles...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Dexter -- by Clyde Bulla (Author) (Book - Child)
"Dave befriends the strange new family and their pony, Dexter, when the rest of the townspeople remain aloof." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Where the Lilies Bloom -- by Vera Cleaver, Bill Cleaver (Authors) (Book - Child)
"Mary Call has promised her dying father to keep her brother and sisters together forever on the mountain, and never take any from strangers. She is determined to keep her word. No matter what. At...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Return of the Buffalo -- by Jack Scott (Author) (Book - Child)
"Discusses the American bison, also known as the buffalo, which despite a one time abundance, now only exists in a few protected herds." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Here Come the Robots -- by Joyce Milton (Author) (Book - Child)
"Discusses the history of robots, real robots that have existed, and some fictional ones." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
The Bat-Poet -- by Randall Jarrell (Author) (Book - Child)
"There was once a little brown bat who couldn't sleep days he kept waking up and looking at the world. Before long he began to see things differently from the other bats, who from dawn to sunset never...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Child Development Institute (Online - Parent)
"Child Development Institute was founded by Robert Myers, Ph.D. Dr. Myers is a Clinical Child Psychologist with 20 years of experience working with children, adolescents, families and parents....
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Learning While Black: Creating Educational Excellence for African American Children -- by Janice Hale (Author) (Book)
"In Learning While Black Janice Hale argues that educators must look beyond the cliches of urban poverty and teacher training to explain the failures of public education with regard to black students....
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Necessary But Not Sufficient: The Respective Roles of Single and Multiple Influences on Individual Development -- by Theodore Wachs (Author) (Book - Parent)
In this provocative book, developmental psychologist Theodore Wachs challenges scholars to reconsider simple "nature vs. nurture" premises, arguing that they are poor predictors of outcome. Mustering...
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
