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1) Families
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes the relationships among members of a family, including grandparents, aunts and uncles, and cousins.
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Pub. Date
2021.
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A rhyming, light-hearted celebration of the different ways a family can grow. A wish began your journey And now that you are here Our family has grown with love With love for you, my dear. This warm appreciation of love invites the youngest readers to share in the joy and excitement of expecting families. The lyrical, rhyming text subtly references pregnancy, surrogacy, and adoption, gently touching on the different ways a family can grow. The book's...
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"Families today are squeezed on every side--from high childcare costs and harsh employment policies to workplaces without paid family leave or even dependable and regular working hours"--Book jacket.
Attaining the standard of living our parents managed has become impossible. Quart examines the lives of many middle-class Americans who can now barely afford to raise children, and shows how our country has failed its families. She offers real solutions...
4) Families
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Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
"Big or small, similar or different-looking, there are all kinds of families. Some have one parent, some have two, and many include extended family. This inclusive look at many varieties of families will help young readers see beyond their own immediate experiences"--Amazon.com.
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Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Navy baby: It was a night she'd never forget: two strangers coming together in a moment of intense desire. But now, sheltered Hannah Raymond is expecting the child of a rugged naval seaman she thought she'd never see again. Riley Murdock has been searching for Hannah for months--ever since that soul-shaking night of passion. Now fate has reunited them. Determined to give his child the chance he never had, Riley marries Hannah. They've created the...
11) Families
Author
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Children from diverse families share thoughts about their families and photographs.
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Series
Pub. Date
2023
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A baby kangaroo lives in its mother's pouch. A zebra group is called a dazzle. A mother octopus has 50,000 babies! Find out how animal families care for their young, keep one another safe, and share duties. Accessible and fun K–3 level information reveals the animal world to young readers and researchers in this Pebble Explore title from the Animal Societies series.
14) Families
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Pub. Date
c2009
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An illustrated board book for babies and toddlers that explores the ways in which human and animal families care for their young.
16) Musical Families
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Pub. Date
2015
Description
Read about and listen to the different music instruments in this book. Everyone can make music of one kind or another!
18) The 7 habits of highly effective families: building a beautiful family culture in a turbulent world
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"Sharing insightful, often poignant or humorous experiences from his own life and also from the lives of many families who are striving to live these principles, Covey teaches you how you can become an agent of change in your family; create a family mission statement - a compelling, unifying expression of shared vision and values; make family a priority, even in the midst of a turbulent world; work together effectively to come up with new, third-alternative...
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Pub. Date
2020.
Description
"Estrangement from a family member is one of the most painful life experiences. It is devastating not only to the individuals directly involved--collateral damage can extend upward, downward, and across generations, More than 65 million Americans suffer such rifts, yet little guidance exists on how to cope with and overcome them. In this book, Karl Pillemer combines the advice of people who have successfully reconciled with powerful insights from...