50 Rules Kids Won't Learn in School: Real-World Antidotes to Feel-Good Education
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Charles J. Sykes offers fifty life lessons not included in the self-esteem-laden, reality-light curriculum of most schools. Here are truths about what kids will encounter in the world post-schooling, and ideas for how parents can reclaim lost ground–-not with pep talks and touchy-feely negotiations, but with honesty and respect. Sykes's rules are frank, funny, and tough minded.
The Diary of a Young Girl - Penguin Readers - Level 4
It is 1942 in Holland and the Germans have invaded. All Jewish people are frightened for their lives, so the Frank family hides. Life is dangerous but they hope for the best – until they are finally discovered. Anne Frank was a real person, and this is her diary.
All About History - Special Issue - Secrets & Scandals, 1st Edition
The stars of Hollywood’s golden age are famed for their good looks and timeless performances, but it was often what they did off-screen that catapulted them into the headlines. In this digital edition, we lift the curtain on some of history’s biggest superstars including Marilyn Monroe, Charlie Chaplin and Frank Sinatra, revealing secret love affairs and scandalous pastimes.