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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 183 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Since the 1940's, classroom films have aimed at tutoring young adolescents on subjects such as sexual development, the importance of fitting in, and juvenile delinquency, all in tidy, ten-minute sermons disguised as dramas. This collection illustrates social norms from post-WWII America.
2) Marianela
Author
Series
Language
Español
Formats
Description
"Marianela es una joven pobre, deforme y menospreciada por todo el mundo. Sólo encuentra consuelo y un hombro en el que apoyarse en Pablo, el hijo ciego del dueño de las minas de Socartes, a quien la desdichada muchacha hace las veces de lazarillo. Sus paseos y sus conversaciones devienen en un lazo que parece inquebrantable, y Pablo promete a Nela casarse algún día con ella. Sin embargo, la posibilidad de un remedio para su ceguera hará tambalear...
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2002
Edition
Widescreen version (2.35:1).
Physical Desc
1 DVD (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Algernon is a gentlemen from a wealthy family. Algernon's close friend Jack, has a ward, Cecily. Both Algernon and Jack have created alter egos to make life more interesting. Algernon arrives for a weekend visit in the country posing as Earnest. Having heard of Earnest's misadventures, Cicely has developed an infatuation with the rogue, and Algernon's impersonation of him works famously on Cicely. Meanwhile, Algernon's cousin, Gwendolyn, arrives for...
Author
Series
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
146 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
An impassioned case for argument's central role in human life, by one of America's most distinguished cultural critics.
From Eve's crafty exchange with the serpent, to Martin Luther King's soaring, subtle ultimatums, to the throes of Twitter-argument's drain pipe-the human desire to prevail with words has been not just a moral but an existential compulsion. In this dazzling reformulation of argument, renowned critic Lee Siegel portrays the true art...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 239 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"An instruction manual for life, love, and relationships by a brilliant young scientist whose Asperger's syndrome allows her--and us--to see ourselves in a different way...and to be better at being human Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the ageof eight, Camilla Pang struggled to understand the world around her. Desperate for a solution, she asked her mother if there was an instruction manual for humans that she could consult. With no blueprint...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 280 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Alexa Tsoulis-Reay's Finding Normal is an author's up close tour of people who are using the Internet to challenge the boundaries of what's taboo and what it means to be normal. Based on a popular series of candid interviews conducted for New York magazine's human science column-"What It's Like"-Finding Normal explores the ways that real people are using the Internet to find community, forge connections, and create identity in ways that challenge...
Author
Publisher
Rodale Kids
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This picture book plays with the double meaning of "rules" to explore how following a few simple rules of kindness can make schooltime more fun for everyone!"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
AD 330L
Physical Desc
volumes cm.
Language
English
Description
"Mr. Frog finds out that timing is everything when he keeps missing his chance to cross the street as the crosswalk sign changes from "stop" to "go." Can he stop daydreaming about how he will jump, hop, or flip his way across the street, and how much fun he will have when he gets to the other side, before the sign says "stop" again? Sometimes the journey is just as much fun as the destination!"--
Author
Series
Publisher
DG Books Publishing, an imprint of Digital Golden Solutions LCC
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
42 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Having a pet dragon is very fun. But what if your dragon is constantly doing bad things, and he argues that "it's so small," "just a little thing," "nobody will know," etc? What do you do? You teach him about consequences. You teach him that everything we do, no matter small or big, will come back in return, and so he should consider to do good things instead.
Author
Publisher
Beascoa/Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
Español
Description
"La sombra de mi pàp ̀ms azul no puede ser, y en mi familia vèrs color azul por doquier. Pero la ̕ma es distinta, ¡qǔ cosa tan curiosa! Porque la ̕ma no es azul... ¡Mi sombra es rosa!" --
My Shadow Is Pink is a beautifully written rhyming story that touches on the subjects of gender identity, self acceptance, equality and diversity. Inspired by the author's own little boy, the main character likes princesses, fairies and things "not for...
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