Author : Susana López
Publisher : Kane Miller Book Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,51 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Adopted children
ISBN : 9781935279471
Carlotta anxiously awaits the arrival of her new family. What will they be like? She imagines all kinds of wonderful families ... astronauts, pastry chefs, even pirates. How nice to find out that they are ... the best family in the world.
Author : Eddie Rogers Sr.
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 15,79 MB
Release : 2005-12-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0595788238
The Richest Family in the World is the fictional tale of the Goodwins, a hard-working, God-fearing family whose deep spirituality serves them well, especially during times of crisis. Like many families around the world, the Goodwins rely on their faith in God to guide them through their many adventures. John and Sarah Goodwin, a farming couple with eight children, have been happily married for forty-two years. All eight children helped work the farm when they were younger; however, much to their father's disappointment, as adults, they have no interest in taking over the family business. As a result, John and Sarah Goodwin must face the biggest heartbreak of their lives-losing the farm. Another tragedy strikes the family when Sarah travels to visit the brother she never knew existed and is critically injured in a plane crash. The richest family in the world is the family that loves, respects, and helps one another, especially through controversy and difficult times. Through the roller coaster adventures of the Goodwins, The Richest Family in the World demonstrates that there are no perfect families-just families who share the faith that, through it all, they will survive and hope and love will prevail.
Author : Paul H Boge
Publisher : Castle Quay Books
Page : 69 pages
File Size : 41,87 MB
Release : 2014-08-05
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1927355370
The Biggest Family in the World is a story that will inform and inspire every child who reads it. This is the wonderfully illustrated story of how an abandoned six year old boy in Kenya becomes a successful entrepreneur only to give it all up to take in and transform over 7,000 street children. Charles and Esther Mully have changed their world through cutting edge self-sustainable programs leaving a testimony to the transforming power of the gospel, first in one man, and then in countless children’s lives. Children that are forever changed, made whole, healed and transformed into valuable members of society, all of whom are achieving incredible exploits with their own families.
Author : Miry Whitehill
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 29,60 MB
Release : 2022-03-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1728231841
Learn how to welcome new neighbors into your community, particularly when they might be far from home, in this uplifting and diverse picture book that champions human connection and inclusivity. After all, the world is everyone's home and we're one big family! When we see someone new in our neighborhood, how can we help them feel safe and loved and important? How can we tell them, you're not alone? There are so many ways! From the creators of Miry's List, the nonprofit that has helped thousands of refugees, Our World is a Family is an all-ages picture book exploring the complicated topic of human migration in a gentle, loving, and affirming way. It lightly touches on the reason people might leave their homes, like climate change or lack of safety, and inspires children to welcome their new neighbors into their communities with love.
Author : Beatrice Gottlieb
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 14,59 MB
Release : 1994-06-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0198023766
During the last few decades the study of the family has flourished, and in the process many myths about what life was like two or three centuries ago have been debunked. For example, contrary to popular belief, we now know that most women in the preindustrial West did not marry before they were twenty-five. Most households consisted of no more than four or five people, usually including unrelated young people working as servants. And perhaps most surprising of all, multigenerational households were not very common. Pulling together much fascinating information about the family in the preindustrial Western world, Beatrice Gottlieb presents every aspect of this rich subject with clarity and fairness. Her generously illustrated book deals with the households of the wealthy and the poor, courtship and marriage, the care and training of children, and the bonds (and strains) of kinship. The matter of inheritance receives special attention, as it played a substantial role in a world permeated by rank and status, and its importance gave the family a peculiar social and economic significance. With a focus on the ordinary people whose everyday lives strike a responsive chord in all of us, as well as brief appearances by famous people and important events in history--Henry VIII's divorce, Benjamin Franklin's apprenticeship to his brother, and Mary Wollstonecraft's death in childbirth--this remarkable, eminently readable work brings to vivid life the wives and husbands, servants and masters, children and parents of a not too distant past.
Author : Dan Kois
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 30,44 MB
Release : 2019-09-17
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0316552615
In this "refreshingly relatable" (Outside) memoir, perfect for the self-isolating family, Slate editor Dan Kois sets out with his family on a journey around the world to change their lives together. What happens when one frustrated dad turns his kids' lives upside down in search of a new way to be a family? Dan Kois and his wife always did their best for their kids. Busy professionals living in the D.C. suburbs, they scheduled their children's time wisely, and when they weren't arguing over screen time, the Kois family-Dan, his wife Alia, and their two pre-teen daughters-could each be found searching for their own happiness. But aren't families supposed to achieve happiness together? In this eye-opening, heartwarming, and very funny family memoir, the fractious, loving Kois' go in search of other places on the map that might offer them the chance to live away from home-but closer together. Over a year the family lands in New Zealand, the Netherlands, Costa Rica, and small-town Kansas. The goal? To get out of their rut of busyness and distractedness and to see how other families live outside the East Coast parenting bubble. HOW TO BE A FAMILY brings readers along as the Kois girls-witty, solitary, extremely online Lyra and goofy, sensitive, social butterfly Harper-like through the Kiwi bush, ride bikes to a Dutch school in the pouring rain, battle iguanas in their Costa Rican kitchen, and learn to love a town where everyone knows your name. Meanwhile, Dan interviews neighbors, public officials, and scholars to learn why each of these places work the way they do. Will this trip change the Kois family's lives? Or do families take their problems and conflicts with them wherever we go? A journalistic memoir filled with heart, empathy, and lots of whining, HOW TO BE A FAMILY will make readers dream about the amazing adventures their own families might take.
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Publisher : Putnam Publishing Group
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 38,78 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Photography
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Author : Meagan Francis
Publisher :
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 10,13 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Child rearing
ISBN : 9781592576739
"Are those all yours?" Ask any parent with three, four, or more kids, and chances are good they've heard that question, almost always followed up with jokes, inappropriate follow-up questions ("Have you ever heard of birth control?" for example!), and wide-eyed, open-mouthed stares. Despite the growing numbers of larger-than-normal blended families, a rise in multiple births including triplets and more, and the fact that over 30 percent of American parents today can expect to give birth to three or more children, current culture has come to expect the two-child family - and in some areas, only-children families appear to be the norm. Booths in restaurants rarely seat more than four bodies. Even before the housing boom, four- or five-bedroom houses were out of most families' budget, and apartments with more than three bedrooms are rare. It really does seem to be a small-family world. In Table for Eight, author Meagan Francis-a proud mother of four sons-offers advice, encouragement, and tips that work in the real world.
Author : Sennah Yee
Publisher : Annick Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 50,6 MB
Release : 2020-09-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1773214306
A day in Chinatown takes an unexpected turn when a bored little girl makes a connection with her grandpa. May isn't having fun on her trip through Chinatown with her grandfather. Gong Gong doesn't speak much English, and May can't understand Chinese. She's hungry, and bored with Gong Gong's errands. Plus, it seems like Gong Gong's friends are making fun of her! But just when May can’t take any more, Gong Gong surprises her with a gift that reveals he’s been paying more attention than she thought. With lighthearted, expressive illustrations by Elaine Chen, this charming debut expertly captures life in the city and shows how small, shared moments of patience and care—and a dumpling or two—can help a child and grandparent bridge the generational and cultural gaps between them. A glossary at the end of the book features translations of the Chinese words from the story into Chinese characters and English. *A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
Author : Katja Reider
Publisher : Clever Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,28 MB
Release : 2024-03-05
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Children can celebrate all the things that they love about their moms with this sweet book! Simple text and adorable illustrations perfectly capture the nurturing relationship between a mother and her child. Mama Mouse gathers items to put in her backpack, and at the same time, Little Mouse puts on his straw hat. Their day together promises to be wonderful! As they travel on their journey, Mama reminds her little one that he is the sweetest, most loved little mouse in all the world. When they return home from an unexpected storm, Little Mouse curls up on Mama's lap, feeling safe, warm, and most of all, loved. An ideal choice for Mother's Day or any day to celebrate Mom!
