NEW EDITION with a Foreword by award-winning author Meg Medina. During a time of heated immigration debate and unrest, this book is an opportunity to hear directly from youth who are often in the headlines but whose stories don’t get told in full. Sixteen young people from the Latin American Youth Center (LAYC) in Washington, D.C. came together to tell their own stories of immigration and transformation in comics form. The result is this side-by-side bilingual collection of graphic memoirs that not only builds connections across language, but also ...

Give the gift of financial literacy to your teen - they will thank you for a lifetime. You are not alone; it is often difficult to reach young adults on the topic of money management, but look no further. I Want More Pizza finally has teenagers excited about personal finance and is giving them the confidence that they can succeed. This resource is being used in classrooms around the nation as young adults enjoy the pizza model for learning about money management. Now available for the first time for you to bring into your home, give your young adult ...

Are you ready to swoop into the exciting and mysterious world of owls? This 100 page activity book is overflowing with fun facts and myths about these secretive birds, with codes to crack and mazes to solve along the way. There are word searches, seek-n-find puzzles, and coloring pages to delight and inspire wise owls of all ages. Spread your wings and let your imagination take flight while making new discoveries about these amazing birds along the way! Of course if you need any hints, all the answers are in the back of the book. What's ...

Written especially for those who coach tween and teenage actors, this delightfully fresh workbook tells you the how, when, what, and why of theatre games for young performers.  Starter scenes allow first-time performers to ease onto the stage in baby steps.  Spontaneity is encouraged along with etiquette and basic acting principles.  The concepts of pantomime, improvisation, character development, voice, and body control are all presented in game formats with exercises.  Nine chapters include:  Before You Begin, Preparing, Starter ...

The majestic creature we know as the butterfly may not be large in size, but it is large and in meaning. From birth to caterpillar, to the formation of its cocoon. From the first subtle movements of the butterfly's fragile wings, it holds important meaning. The butterfly holds the representation of hope, change, transformation, spiritual rebirth, and life. Like the butterfly, we all have the ability to transform ourselves into the better version of us that we strive to become. We all have a story, which comes with its struggles to shape us. However, we fail ...

This collection of 24 original duet scenes are based on the real-life situations faced by young women today.  Split evenly between comedic and dramatic scenes, the 8 to 10-minute length of each royalty-free scene is ideal for forensic competition or acting practice.  Laurie Allen grew up in a small West Texas town where her high school often won the coveted State UIL One-Act competition.  An award-winning playwright, she knows what it takes to create winning scenes with interesting situations and colorful characters.  Titles include “And ...

Książka ta to pasjonująca wyprawa do świata zwierząt związanych z wodą. Nad rzekami, jeziorami i morzem mieszka mnóstwo interesujących gatunków, których życiu warto się przypatrzeć. Autor – miłośnik i znawca naszej przyrody – zdradza dzieciom i ich rodzicom wiele sekretów z życia zwierząt wodnych i nadwodnych: od zwinnej wydry do intrygującej meduzy. Każda z 55 opowieści znajdujących się w książce poświęcona ...

No Longer a Pawn, is a collection of biographical stories that have been written to enlighten and encourage young people as they begin to make choices for their own lives. These stories tell how young teens entered the adult world, naive and unprepared to resist the pressures around them to conform to "group think." They became the pawns of others , being used and abused without hope for change. When they finally sought help to break from the destructive paths their lives had taken . many were in their late twenties; some were ...