There's Only One You


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Celebrate your individuality with this picture book that honors all the wonderful things that make you . . . you. “A picture-book celebration of individuality and diversity. . . . Affirming and welcome.” —Kirkus “In all the world over, this much is true: You’re somebody special. There’s only one YOU.” This feel-good book reassures kids that, whoever and whatever they are, it’s awesome being YOU! Expertly written to include all kinds of children and families, it embraces the beauty in a range of physical types, personalities, and abilities. Kids will love discovering and recognizing themselves in these pages—and they’ll feel proud to see their special qualities acknowledged. Adorable illustrations by Rosie Butcher show a diverse community that many will find similar to their own.




Different--A Great Thing to Be!


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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This joyful rhyming book encourages children to value the “different” in all people, leading the way to a kinder world in which the differences in all of us are celebrated and embraced. Macy is a girl who’s a lot like you and me, but she's also quite different, which is a great thing to be. With kindness, grace, and bravery, Macy finds her place in the world, bringing beauty and laughter wherever she goes and leading others to find delight in the unique design of every person. Children are naturally aware of the differences they encounter at school, in their neighborhood, and in other everyday relationships. They just need to be given tools to understand and appreciate what makes us “different,” permission to ask questions about it, and eyes to see and celebrate it in themselves as well as in those around them.




Status Anxiety


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“There's no writer alive like de Botton” (Chicago Tribune), and now this internationally heralded author turns his attention to the insatiable human quest for status—a quest that has less to do with material comfort than love. Anyone who’s ever lost sleep over an unreturned phone call or the neighbor’s Lexus had better read Alain de Botton’s irresistibly clear-headed new book, immediately. For in its pages, a master explicator of our civilization and its discontents explores the notion that our pursuit of status is actually a pursuit of love, ranging through Western history and thought from St. Augustine to Andrew Carnegie and Machiavelli to Anthony Robbins. Whether it’s assessing the class-consciousness of Christianity or the convulsions of consumer capitalism, dueling or home-furnishing, Status Anxiety is infallibly entertaining. And when it examines the virtues of informed misanthropy, art appreciation, or walking a lobster on a leash, it is not only wise but helpful.




I Am Unique


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Book Features: •16 pages, 8 inches x 8 inches • Ages 4-7, PreK-Grade 2, Guided Reading Level A, Lexile BR40L • Easy-to-read pages with full-color photos • Includes a reading comprehension activity • Photo glossary and high frequency word list included Celebrating Uniqueness: I Am Unique, part of the Kid Citizen series, helps emerging preschool—2nd grade readers develop basic literacy skills while learning important social concepts in a fun and engaging way. Inspiring Students: We are all unique in our own special ways. How are you unique? The 16-page leveled text encourages beginning readers to think about and appreciate how everyone is special in their own unique way. Learning Made Fun: More than just an engaging read about important topics such as inclusivity and individuality, the kids book features a reading comprehension activity, photo glossary, and a list of high frequency words for added reading engagement. Leveled Books: Vibrant, full-color photos and leveled text work together to engage children and promote reading comprehension skills while fostering an interest in self-expression in young learners. Why Rourke Educational Media: Since 1980, Rourke Publishing Company has specialized in publishing engaging and diverse non-fiction and fiction books for children in a wide range of subjects that support reading success on a level that has no limits.




I Am Special


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This workbook is designed for a child to work through with an adult. Unlike other books, its content and layout are devised for children who read, think and process information differently. The first part is a theoretical introduction. The second part is a series of worksheets through which the child creates a unique book about themselves.




I Am Unique


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I Am Unique is an empowering story about the uniqueness of a child with autism, and the bond with his best friend. A story demonstrating that all children have a unique brilliance and how to show compassion towards others, and accept everyone for their uniqueness. The Caregivers Corner area with tips, definitions and strategies found at the end of the story, makes I Am Unique a wonderful educational tool for families, caregivers and educators alike . A pathway to help children understand and accept each other’s uniqueness with an open mind, open arms and an open heart.




I Feel You Different


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I Feel You Different is poetry that was captured with timeless essence. Take this poetic journey with Mark Farentino as he rhymes about love and life. Each poem has a sweetness to it that will touch your emotions spark your passion and leave you wanting more. I Feel You Different was created for the poetic lover in you.




Who I Be!


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Description of the book: This book which focuses on the childs self-concept (also called self-perspective or self-identity) is a collection of beliefs about oneself that includes elements such as academic performance, gender roles and racial identity. Generally, self-concept embodies the answer to Who I Be? Humanist psychologist Carl Rogers believed that there were three different parts of the self-concept: 1. Self-Image or how you see yourself. 2. Self-Worth or how much you value yourself. 3. Ideal-Self or how you wish you could be. Congruence or Incongruence of a positive self-concept has its earliest roots in childhood. Why is the self-concept so important? Because it literally regulates how well we put to use whatever knowledge that we already have. We perform as much to our self-concept as we do to our knowledge. This book is a tool to use for the child to increase a positive self-image, to bolster the childs self-worth, plus strongly place a high value of themselves and constantly striving to be their true ideal-self. Continual reading of this book will inculcate in the child to always be their better self!




I Am the War


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I Am the War began as a collection of Vietnam memories as told by a Marine combat photographer. After 17 years, it was the first chance he'd ever had to talk to anyone about his war. As he spoke, two wars emerged: the remembered tour in Vietnam and a more horrible, unremembered war that boiled up from his subconscious. This book records his journey down the dark twisting trails of Vietnam's jungles and of his own mind, through combat and catastrophe in Southeast Asia, through delayed stress, jail and madness back home. The book also recounts how remembering can heal a reluctant warrior's tortured soul. Lori Varosh is an award-winning 25-year veteran of the newspaper business, who spent most of her career as a reporter and editor at the Bellevue (WA) Journal American. Jim Hallas spent 33 years as an award-winning photojournalist, including stints with the Portland Oregonian as a staffer and with the Journal American as a shooter and director of photography .




Words of the Heart from Feeling, Thoughts & Memories


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On December 27, 1990, I was given half a page in New Jersey The Star Ledger devoted to my work of poetry and short stories written for children, which included opinions about my writing from those who had seen, heard and read my work. In March of 1990 I received the Award Of Merit Award for one of my Poems titled, In Searching by The World Of Poetry, and on June 12, 1990, I was awarded The Golden Poet Award, and a title I held for five years or more, also presented by The World Of Poetry. ON January 31st, 1991 I was contacted by The New Jersey Arts Council asking me to be part of its Art Task Force on February 12, 1991, at which time we would sit down and focus on ways that The Arts Council could be supportive to the needs of other individual artists such as me. In the year of 1991 my work titled Because Of You and In Searching was presented in The World Of Poetry Anthology and in 1998 I was asked by The National Library Of Poetry to allow my work to be published in their 1998 Book of Anthology titled, An Eternal Flame and again in 1998 with t heir book titled The Glistening Stars for my work titled, Moments Spent With You. Also in 1998 once again I was asked to allow my work to be published in their third book of Anthology titled Surrounded By Dreams which included another of my works titled, Searching and in 1998 The National Library Of Poetry presented me with their Editors Choice Award for outstanding achievement in writing.