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paperback, $ 18
Kids Play Games
101 Active Games for Cool Kids
Nonfiction; 204 pages; ISBN: 0-927379-03-1
Contains 110 active games for children ages 6 to 17. The games
are classified into groups: Instant Games and Getting-Acquainted
Games; Choosing Games; Running , Racing and Chasing Games; Tag
Games; Street Games; and Ball Games. Clear instructions for
playing many classic games are included -- from Capture the Flag
to Prisoner’s Base — as well as 36 original games invented
by the author. |
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paperback, $ 18
New Techniques in Child Maintenance
How to Respond to Problematic Behavior Without Using Force, Rewards, or Punishments
Nonfiction; 204 pages; ISBN: 0-927379-10-4
New in 2007! Child maintenance is the work of keeping a child in optimum condition: giving the child the physical and emotional nourishment that she needs so that she will be able to love, to learn, to play, to appreciate Nature, to create, and to think soundly. This book explains how adults can stop punishing children, and instead discover more life-enhancing and creative methods to relate with kids. A balanced blend of thought-provoking ideas and practical advice. |
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paperback, $ 18
Dynamite Counselors Don't Explode!
A Complete Survival Course for Child-care Workers and Camp
Counselors
Nonfiction; 128 pages; 6" x 9" ISBN: 0-927379-64-3
Now in its 3rd printing, Dynamite Counselors is used by
camps, youth programs, and in university courses nationwide! The
20 information-packed chapters comprise a complete course about
working with and playing with kids. Writen for counselors and
child-care workers, and for Youth Program Directors who need to
train their staff. |
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paperback, $ 18
You're Ugly and Your Mother Dresses You
Funny
101 Problems in Child Maintenance for Everyone Who Works With
Kids
Nonfiction; 128 pages; 8.5" x 11". ISBN: 0-927379-96-1
You're Ugly teaches the reader the art of Child
Maintenance: how to respond non-aggressively, sincerely, and
creatively whenever kids misbehave. The book's 101problems are
drawn from real life. Written for parents, grandparents,
teachers, and youth program directors. |
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paperback, $ 18
The Ugly Answer Book
Brief Answers to the 101 Problems in You're Ugly and Your
Mother Dresses You Funny
204 Pages, Paperback pocket-sized, 4.25" x 6.88"
ISBN: 978-0-927379-95-3
The Ugly Answer Book contains no questions, but
all the brief answers to the popular paperback You're Ugly and
Your Mother Dresses You Funny. It tells WHIRL (What Happened
In Real Life) -- how the parents and child-care workers actually
reacted and responded. The book also contains a 6-Step C.A.R.I.N.G.
strategy for responding to problematic behavior. |
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paperback, $ 18
Zen In The Art Of Child Maintenance
and Other Tales
Fiction; 114 pages, ISBN: 0-927379-28-7
Meet the kid who has been sent to the principal's office so
many times, they had to put in a revolving door. This short comic
novelette portrays the meeting between the beautiful Zenobia
Goldbottom (Zen), and a nine-year-old wise-guy named Zerp, who
answers you back before you've said anything. Dramatically, the
story explains what children need, and how to respond effectively
to aggressive kids. |
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paperback, $ 18
Lark's Magic
a Comic Novel for Children, ages 9 and up
Fiction; 224 pages, ISBN: 0-927379-07-6
Lark's Magic is the story of the four wildest and cleverest kids to romp through the pages of a book since Tom Sawyer, Tom Brown, Alice (of Wonderland) and Huckleberry Finn. Here you will meet Brains, the boy-genius; Zerp, a stick of dynamite on legs; Larquest Nova, who wears a mask to hide a shocking secret; and PDQ, the world's luckiest nincompoop. Mingled with all the fun are the great themes: the value of reading; the meaning of children's friendships; the relationship of kids to the world of nature; and finding courage to follow your own heart. |
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Above are Paperback books ... below are ebooks. |
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ebook (PDF download), $ 24.95
Brisk Management
How To Train Your Staff To Take Care of Your Kids
Non-fiction, 56 pages, printable.
ISBN: 978-0-927379-56-4
Updated and expanded in June 2007! ... Written especially for super-busy camp directors and youth
program directors, Brisk Management puts essential
information at your fingertips to save tons of your valuable
time. Staff training is the key to success — Brisk
provides tools to train your staff with confidence. The 24
guidesheets cover how to interview and evaluate staff; training
staff to care; program planning; and much more! |
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ebook (PDF download), $ 4.95
Teaching Kindness and Peace
Using Stories to Educate the Imagination and the Heart
Nonfiction; 330 pages. ISBN: 0-927379-33-3
Teaching Children has been written for parents,
teachers, and everyone who works with kids. Included in this
330-page work (105,000 words) are 5 complete classic stories, and
excerpts from 5 great classic novels. Published in PDF format,
this ebook may be printed out and read on paper, or read
on-screen using almost any type of computer. |
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ebook (PDF download), $ 5.95
Instant Drama
How To Lead Improvisational Drama Games With Kids
Nonfiction; 208 pages; ISBN: 0-927379-50-3
What activity do kids love that requires no equipment, can be
played anywhere with any number of children, and develops
children's creativity and imagination? ... The answer is
Improvisational Drama. Instant Drama contains everything
you need to lead improvisational drama games with kids. The 36
original scenarios let you begin playing as soon as you read or
print the booklet. Updated for 2007 to Version 3.0. |
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ebook (PDF download), $ 4.95
The Terrible Tale of the Television Baby and the
Baby-eating Dog
(and other resources for living with less TV)
Fiction & Nonfiction; 64 pages; ISBN: 0-927379-83-X
The facts are in and indisputable: Television-watching is not
only a waste of time, it harms children by exposing them to
violence and by reducing their attention spans. This new 64-page
ebook offers resources that ease the transition to a new creative
life that does not revolve around TV. |
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ebook (PDF download), $ 4.95
Brain Burners
24 Games & Exercises To Nourish Creativity In Kids
Nonfiction; 38 pages; ISBN: 0-927379-53-8
Brain Burners is a treasure chest of 24 enchanting exercises
and games that s-t-r-e-t-c-h young minds and nourish children's
creativity. Unleash your wildest imagination and escape from The
Treasure Cave of Fu Ling Yu; rescue the fearless bard in The
Princess and the Poet; solve the impossibly simple dilemma of
Brains's Paradox; and find a way to communicate with The Martian
From Jupiter. No answers are given in this booklet; for as the
pundit said: “Children should be given problems to solve,
not answers to memorize.” |
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ebook (PDF download), $ 2.95
Summer Camp Jobs USA
How to Find and Get the Best Jobs at American Summer Camps
Nonfiction; 22 pages. Updated for 2005
Summer Camp Jobs is packed with detailed information
about how to land a good job at summer camps in the USA. You'll
learn how to look for the jobs, how to apply for the jobs, and
how to match your unique skills, personality, and interests with
the camp that is just right for you. This updated for 2005
edition contains many additional resources. |
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ebook (PDF download), $ 1.95
Parents and Children, & Education
Two Essays for Children's Rights
Nonfiction; 140 pages. By Bernard Shaw & Bertrand
Russell.
Parents and Children, and Education are two
classics on the subject of what children need, and how adults can
nourish these vital needs. Shaw states, in the play that this
essay prefaces: "I tell you, theres a wall ten feet thick and ten
miles high between parent and child." ... Russell advocates a new
reverence between teacher and child. Both authors won Nobel
Prizes for literature for their works. |
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