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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, $ 10
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, $ 15
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, $ 10
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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