If My Mom Were a Platypus


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Through an informative examination of fourteen mammal animals, including the elephant and platypus, young readers can learn how mammal mothers protect, feed, and raise their young in their natural habitats during their offspring's most vulnerable period in life. Simultaneous.




If My Mom Were a Platypus


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If My Mom Were a Platypus


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All mammal mothers feed, protect and teach their young¿tasks that often challenge their own needs for survival. All mammal babies must learn how to feed and protect themselves. The fascinating introduction to the world of mammals reveals how fourteen mammal babies travel the path from helpless infants to self-sufficient adults.




If My Mom Were a Platypus


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All mammal mothers feed, protect and teach their young¿tasks that often challenge their own needs for survival. All mammal babies must learn how to feed and protect themselves. The fascinating introduction to the world of mammals reveals how fourteen mammal babies travel the path from helpless infants to self-sufficient adults..




The Platypus and the Birthday Party


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Platypus wants Bruce's birthday party to be as special as possible. With a little help from his friend Echidna, he makes party hats, a beautiful cake and decorations and it turns out to be a day to remember.




Platypus


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Platypus decides it's the perfect day to go collecting. He finds a big rock, an old shoe and a broken umbrella, but none of these are quite what he's looking for. Then he finds a curly shell - just right But it keeps going missing from his special box. The 'thief' turns out to be a little hermit crab living inside the shell so Platypus takes it back to the sea where it belongs. Luckily there are plenty of unoccupied shells for Platypus to collect - and keep.




The Attachment Parenting Book


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America's foremost baby and childcare experts, William Sears M.D. and Martha Sears, R.N., explain the benefits -- for both you and your child -- of connecting with your baby early. Would you and your baby both sleep better if you shared a bed? How old is too old for breastfeeding? What is a father's role in nurturing a newborn? How does early attachment foster a child's eventual independence? Dr. Bill and Martha Sears -- the doctor-and-nurse, husband-and-wife team who coined the term "attachment parenting" -- answer these and many more questions in this practical, inspiring guide. Attachment parenting is a style of parenting that encourages a strong early attachment, and advocates parental responsiveness to babies' dependency needs. The Attachment Parenting Book clearly explains the six "Baby B's" that form the basis of this popular parenting style: Bonding, Breastfeeding, Babywearing, Bedding close to baby, Belief in the language value of baby's cry, and Beware of baby trainers. Here's all the information you need to achieve your most important goals as a new parent: to know your child, to help your child feel right, and to enjoy parenting.




Launching RTI Comprehension Instruction with Shared Reading


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Now you can easily deliver the shared reading comprehension lessons you need to launch RTI Tier 1 instruction--setting the stage for Tier 1 small-group instruction as well as Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions. Launching RTI Comprehension Instruction with Shared Reading provides intermediate-grade teachers with: Flexible shared reading plans for 45-, 60-, and 90-minute instructional blocks and guidelines to implement Tier 2 and Tier 3 comprehension interventions; Criteria to select comprehension objectives, choose texts, and create lessons that support students before, during, and after reading; Strategies that move students toward independence in meeting comprehension objectives through explicit, systematic instruction that culminates in written response; Assessment rubrics, checklists, and anchor sets to evaluate students' literature responses; Lessons and support materials for 40 different objectives organized into four thinking strands: forming a general understanding, developing an interpretation, making reader/text connections, and examining content and structure; and Independent follow-up activities in oral language, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing that help students apply what they have learned in the shared lesson. Tips for adapting instruction to English language learners and reflection questions at the end of each chapter round out this complete resource. The included CD provides modifiable electronic versions of planning and support documents, along with additional lesson materials not included in the book.




The American Academy of Pediatrics New Mother's Guide to Breastfeeding (Revised Edition)


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THE BREASTFEEDING BOOK YOUR DOCTOR RECOMMENDS Why is breastfeeding the optimal choice? What happens when my family leave is over? What’s the safest way to store pumped milk? The American Academy of Pediatrics answers these questions and many more in this invaluable resource for helping you and your baby get the healthiest possible start. Based on the very latest research, this fully revised and updated edition covers everything you need to know about breastfeeding, including: • the benefits of breastfeeding for both mother and infant • the American Academy of Pediatrics’ recommendations on breastfeeding • how to prepare for the first feeding and adjust to life as a nursing mother • guidance for rooming-in with your baby to strengthen your bond and reduce the risk of SIDS • helpful tips for pumping and storing your milk • revised nutrition recommendations for the nursing mother • ideal ways to establish a breastfeeding routine and what to do when you return to work • the non-nursing partner’s role and how to create a postpartum support network • solutions to common breastfeeding challenges • the emotional aspects of breastfeeding Nursing mothers everywhere will find this book an indispensable guide to helping them maximize the lifelong benefits of breastfeeding, with recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the authoritative source on infant and child care and nutrition.




The Great Beanie Baby Bubble


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"There has never been a craze like Beanie Babies. The $5 beanbag animals with names like Seaweed the Otter and Gigi the Poodle drove a large swath of America into a greed-fueled frenzy as they chased the rarest Beanie Babies, whose values escalated weekly in the late 1990s. Just as strange as the mass hysteria was the man behind it. Sometimes called the "Steve Jobs of plush" by his employees, he obsessed over every detail of every animal his company ever released. He had no marketing budget and no connections, but he had something more valuable - an intuitive grasp of human psychology that would make him the richest man in the history of toys. The Great Beanie Baby Bubble is a classic American story of people winning and losing vast fortunes chasing what one dealer remembers as "the most spectacular dream ever sold.""--Back cover.