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Number 11: A novel
by Jonathan CoeThe long-awaited sequel to The Winshaw Legacy, the novel that introduced American readers to one of Britain's most exciting new writers--an acerbic, hilariously dark, and unflinching portrait of modern society. The novel opens in the early aughts: two ten-year-olds, Alison and Rachel, have a frightening encounter with the "Mad Bird Woman" who lives down the road. As the narrative progresses through time, the novel envelops others who are connected to the girls: Alison's mother, a has-been singer, competing on a hit reality TV show; Rachel's university mentor confronting her late husband's disastrously obsessive search for a German film he saw as a child; a young police constable investigating the seemingly accidental and unrelated deaths of two stand-up comedians; the ludicrously wealthy family who hire Rachel as a nanny--under whose immense London mansion Rachel will discover a dark and terrifying secret. Psychological insight, social commentary, vicious satire, and even surrealist horror are combined in this highly accomplished work to hold up a revealing, disquieting mirror to the world we live in today.
Number Activities For Early Learners: Ideas for Parents and Pre-School Teachers
by Jan ConaglenThis e-book outlines interesting and age appropriate activities that can be carried out by parents and preschool teachers. It uses concrete materials so young children can visualize concepts, predict outcomes and display confidence, whilst learning from the suggested tasks.It will provide parents and preschool teachers with an insight into the importance of early basic mathematical knowledge.It will help develop the understanding and application of more complex skills that the student requires for later learning.The activities suggested are suitable for 3 years - 6 years old. This is usually preschool children up to second year at school.
Number One Chinese Restaurant: A Novel
by Lillian LiAn exuberant and wise multigenerational debut novel about the complicated lives and loves of people working in everyone’s favorite Chinese restaurant. <p><p> The Beijing Duck House in Rockville, Maryland, is not only a beloved go-to setting for hunger pangs and celebrations; it is its own world, inhabited by waiters and kitchen staff who have been fighting, loving, and aging within its walls for decades. When disaster strikes, this working family’s controlled chaos is set loose, forcing each character to confront the conflicts that fast-paced restaurant life has kept at bay. <p> Owner Jimmy Han hopes to leave his late father’s homespun establishment for a fancier one. Jimmy’s older brother, Johnny, and Johnny’s daughter, Annie, ache to return to a time before a father’s absence and a teenager’s silence pushed them apart. Nan and Ah-Jack, longtime Duck House employees, are tempted to turn their thirty-year friendship into something else, even as Nan’s son, Pat, struggles to stay out of trouble. And when Pat and Annie, caught in a mix of youthful lust and boredom, find themselves in a dangerous game that implicates them in the Duck House tragedy, their families must decide how much they are willing to sacrifice to help their children. <p> Generous in spirit, unaffected in its intelligence, multi-voiced, poignant, and darkly funny, Number One Chinese Restaurant looks beyond red tablecloths and silkscreen murals to share an unforgettable story about youth and aging, parents and children, and all the ways that our families destroy us while also keeping us grounded and alive.
Number the Stars: A Newbery Award Winner (Collins Modern Classics)
by Lois LowryAs the German troops begin their campaign to "relocate" all the Jews of Denmark, Annemarie Johansen's family takes in Annemarie's best friend, Ellen Rosen, and conceals her as part of the family.<P><P> Through the eyes of ten-year-old Annemarie, we watch as the Danish Resistance smuggles almost the entire Jewish population of Denmark, nearly seven thousand people, across the sea to Sweden. The heroism of an entire nation reminds us that there was pride and human decency in the world even during a time of terror and war.<P> Winner of the 1990 Newbery Medal.<P> Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Honor Book
Numbers
by Rachel WardWhenever Jem meets someone new, no matter who, as soon as she looks into their eyes, a number pops into her head. That number is a date: the date they will die. Burdened with such an awful awareness, Jem avoids relationships. Until she meets Spider, another outsider, and takes a chance. But while they're waiting to ride the Eye Ferris wheel, Jem notices that all the other tourists in line flash the same number. Today's number. Today's date. Terrorists are going to attack London. Jem's world is about to explode!
Numeracy for Childcare Students: A Basic Skills Guide
by June GreenFirst Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Nunca escucha
by Jean-Luc AubertUn niño que escucha poco, casi nunca o nunca, que no hace caso a las normas de la familia o que no presta atención en el colegio no tiene por qué ser forzosamente un niño con «mala voluntad». Existen razones para hacerse el sordo delante de sus profesores o padres. Es muy importante conocerlas para superar la preocupación, irritación o incluso exasperación que puede suscitar este comportamiento, para llegar a comprender a ese niño que parece no querer atender nunca. Este libro responderá a preguntas tales como: * ¿Por qué no escucha? * ¿Puede hablarse de autoridad natural? * ¿Cómo ayudarlo a escuchar? * ¿Qué hay que prohibirle? ¿Por qué? * ¿Por qué en la adolescencia es más difícil? * ¿Cómo afrontar las crisis? Jean-Luc Aubert, psicólogo especialista en niños y autor de varias obras sobre este tema, ha tratado a cientos de pequeños y padres enfrentados a esta dificultad. Dando una respuesta clara a todas estas cuestiones que afectan al niño desde su nacimiento hasta la adolescencia, el autor aporta algunas pistas para despertar el interés del pequeño y poder llegar a entenderlo. Y es que, más allá de la obediencia, lo que en realidad está en juego es su interés por el mundo y todo lo que le rodea.
Nunca fuímos tan jóvenes
by Luis VendramelDe la pérdida de su madre hasta el descubrimiento de su padre. Piá Mané descubre la costa, un nuevo mundo y también un nuevo amor.
Nunca pasa nada
by José OvejeroUn libro a ratos divertido, a ratos trágico, que muestra los conflictos y tensiones existentes en un mundo donde lo aparente impera sobre lo real. A menudo no te avergüenzas de lo que haces, sino de que te vean hacerlo. Sin darnos cuenta, la vida puede convertirse en una acumulación de secretos que impregna hasta el último minuto de nuestra rutina. Carmela y Nico, una mujer excesivamente independiente y un hombre demasiado apacible, llevan una tranquila y acomodada vida de matrimonio de clase media, plagada de silencios casi imperceptibles. Pero es el secreto de Olivia, la inmigrante ecuatoriana encargada de las tareas del hogar, el que podría derribar esa apariencia de normalidad. Sobre todo si entre medias anda Claudio, un muchacho superdotado de ideas enrevesadas al que le divierte desvelar lo oculto. Nunca pasa nada es un libro a ratos divertido, a ratos trágico, en el que José Ovejero despliega sus artes narrativas para mostrar los conflictos y tensiones subyacentes en un mundo donde lo aparente impera sobre lo real, y para desmontar los mecanismos de nuestra buena conciencia. Sólo Olivia, a la vez víctima y agente de la desgracia, parece saber que la buena conciencia no va a resolver sus problemas. Y en cuanto a Claudio..., bueno, Claudio no tiene conciencia. La crítica ha dicho:«Una historia de esas que agarran al lector desde la primera página para enfrentarle, en la última, con su conciencia.»Santos Sanz Villanueva, El Cultural «Nunca pasa nada esconde en realidad todo un subterráneo flujo de secretos, de culpas, de miedos.»J. M. Pozuelo Yvancos, ABCD las Artes y las Letras «José Ovejero dibuja personajes abocados a una vida atormentada: no importa lo que ocurre sino lo que va a ocurrir.»J. A. Masoliver Ródenas, La Vanguardia
Nunca serás un verdadero Gondra
by Borja Ortiz de GondraEl hijo repudiado de una familia vasca venida a menos se enfrenta desde Nueva York a la tierra y al conflicto que abandonó décadas atrás. «Secretos de familia y un odio viejo que se renueva en cada generación. Esta novela nos habla de la violencia desde un lugar tan íntimo que nos fascina y estremece, y eleva el conflicto a una tragedia clásica. Ahí está el negro corazón de los humanos. Pero también la esperanza.» Rosa Montero Borja trabaja como traductor en un organismo internacional de Nueva York, donde vive con John, su pareja. Una noche recibe una llamada de una prima olvidada para comunicarle que su hermano acaba de morir y que tiene algo que darle. Hace mucho, en los noventa, Borja abandonó el País Vasco para romper con una familia y una tierra intoxicadas por el odio y la incomprensión. En Estados Unidos se convirtió en otra persona, alguien que, con las raíces arrancadas y un pasado sepultado, abrazó un presente vivido en libertad y en otra lengua. Pero una llamada puede bastar para derribar los muros más altos. Ahora él, hijo maldito de una estirpe venida a menos, es el único heredero del caserón abandonado que domina el mar desde lo alto del pueblo de Algorta. Solo él puede abrir de nuevo la puerta y decidir qué hacer con tantos años de silencio y dolor. Pero cerrar las heridas no es fácil y el empeño de escribir un libro sobre aquel pasado tal vez contribuya a reavivarlas. Ortiz de Gondra firma una punzante exploración sobre la identidad, la memoria y la posibilidad de construir un destino propio al margen del que nos impone la familia y del que nos marca nuestra tierra. Sobre sus obras de teatro se ha dicho:«Ortiz de Gondra nos plantea una imaginación ética, que es aquella que nos arranca de la interpretación maniquea de la historia y nos invita a imaginar al otro, que antes creíamos radicalmente diferente, como a un semejante y, con ello, a imaginar su dolor.»Edurne Portela, El País «Borja Ortiz de Gondra ha escrito, con acentos personales y aguda mirada histórica, un fascinante fresco político y familiar.»Vicente Molina Foix, Tiempo «Ortiz de Gondra reflexiona con rigor, emoción y hondura sobre el sufrimiento infligido y sobre la sanación del mismo por medio de una sincera voluntad de arrepentimiento, de perdón y, en último término, de olvido.»Raúl Losánez, La Razón
Nurse to Forever Mom: The Baby They Longed For The Single Dad's Proposal Nurse To Forever Mom (Single Dad Docs #4)
by Susan CarlisleCould a temporary arrival… Lead to a forever mommy? In this Single Dad Docs story, Maple Island Clinic founder Dr. Cody Brennan is committed to protecting himself and his two little girls from any more heartbreak. But vibrant temp nurse Stacey Ryder challenges him and their emotional connection slips past his defenses. As Stacey’s time at the clinic draws to an end, can Cody and his daughters convince her she’s the one they’ve been waiting for? Single Dad Docs quartet Book 1 — Tempted by Her Single Dad Boss by Annie O’Neil Book 2 — Resisting Her English Doc by Annie Claydon Book 3 — The Single Dad’s Proposal by Karin Baine Book 4 — Nurse to Forever Mom by Susan Carlisle “Susan Carlisle skillfully interweaves the field of medicine with personal matters to create an abundance of compelling situation…. There are a wide range of feelings expressed, and each one is genuine and pulled me even more into the lives of two people who must search deep within themselves for what will make them truly happy.” —Goodreads on The Brooding Surgeon’s Baby Bombshell “With detailed prose that sparkles with wit and engaging dialogue that sucks you in, it would be impossible not to lose your heart in Rex and Tiffani’s strong, passionate romance!” —Goodreads on Redeeming the Rebel Surgeon
Nurses on Call: The heartwarming and emotional new historical novel, perfect for fans of Call the Midwife
by Donna DouglasThe second instalment of The Nightingale Daughters series from Sunday Times bestselling author Donna Douglas. Perfect for fans of Call the Midwife!_______________London's East End, 1957In the Nightingale Hospital, Matron Helen finds herself playing surrogate mother to her newly discovered French niece Catrine, while having to keep their family relationship a secret from the rest of the staff.However, independent Catrine is determined to do things her way, and break the rules. But underneath it all, she is lost, still mourning the loss of her mother and struggling to get along with her new family.Helen's own heart is aching since the breakdown of her marriage with David, which isn’t helped when he returns to work at the hospital. Can she work side by side with the man she still loves?Helen’s isn’t the only marriage that hangs in the balance, as Nurse Dora faces a shock that could mean the end of her own marriage…Can love conquer all at the Nightingale Hospital?
Nursing Mother's Guide to Weaning - Revised
by Kathleen Huggins Linda ZiedrichEverything a nursing mother needs to know about weaning by breastfeeding expert, Kathleen Huggins.
Nursing Mother, Working Mother - Revised
by Gale Pryor Kathleen HugginsFor the working mother: How to keep the breastfeeding bond between mother and child strong.
Nursing Your Baby
by Karen Pryor Gale PryorFor more than 40 years, mothers have depended on the wisdom and warmth of Nursing Your Baby. Now authors Karen Pryor and her daughter Gale Pryor have revised and updated their classic guide for today's generation of women. New information includes: Up-to-date studies on health benefits for breastfed infants and breastfeeding mothers Tips for getting the best start on breastfeeding during the first hours, weeks, and months after birth Breastfeeding advice for working mothers Legal rights as a nursing mother Choosing and using a breast pump How fathers and families can support new nursing mothers With its unique blend of support, science, and research, this classic guide will continue to encourage mothers to nurse their babies as long as they both desire.
Nurture Your Child's Gift
by Caron B. GoodeWhat if the purpose of living is to fulfill a vision or dream we brought with us into this life? Any parent or person working with children knows that each child, when nurtured and encouraged, develops according to his or her unique temperament and abilities. Nurture Your Child's Gift asks us to see our children's unique gifts and shows us how we can encourage their dreams. Nurture Your Child's Gift: Describes recent mind/body advances from medicine, sports, psychology, and education and shows how to apply them directly to developing children's self-esteem, empowerment, and wholeness Provides holistic applications of breathing, music, creative problem solving, self-dialogue, affirmation, and imagery Includes self-reflection exercises that enable parents to nurture their own gifts as they work to encourage their children's
Nurture: A Modern Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, Early Motherhood—and Trusting Yourself and Your Body
by Erica Chidi Cohen"What a gift to new and expecting moms. You have no idea the mountain and rollercoaster you're about to embark on, but Nurture somehow gives you a peek in and gives you essential information to help ground you." –Catherine McCord, founder of Weelicious and One PotatoA comprehensive and judgement-free pregnancy companion: Nurture is the only all-in-one pregnancy and birthing book for modern mothers-to-be and their partners who want a more integrative approach. Author Erica Chidi Cohen has assisted countless births and helped hundreds of families ease into their new roles through her work as a doula. Nurture covers everything from the beginning months of pregnancy to the baby's first weeks. This empowering book includes:• Supportive self-care and mindfulness exercises, trimester-specific holistic remedies, nourishing foods and recipes for every month of pregnancy, and expert tips for every birth environment.• More than 40 charming and helpful illustrations, charts, and lists can be found throughout.• Dozens of important topics that every modern mom needs to know including fetal development, making choices for a hospital, home or birth center birth, the basics of breastfeeding, tips on what to expect postpartum, and more.Nurture is an all-inclusive pregnancy and birthing guide book that gives soon-to-be mothers and their partners the information they need to make decisions, feel confident, and enjoy the beauty of creating new life.Nurture is a thoughtful and helpful gift for expecting mothers and their partners.Erica Chidi is co-founder and CEO of Loom in Los Angeles, CA. She began her work in San Francisco, volunteering as a doula within the prison system, working with pregnant inmates. She went on to build a successful doula and health education practice in Los Angeles and has been featured in Women's Health, Vogue, Goop, The Cut and Marie Claire.
Nurtured by Love: The Classic Approach to Talent Education, 2nd Edition
by Shinichi Suzuki Waltraud SuzukiThis is typically required reading for parents of children studying music via the Suzuki Method. It discusses Suzuki's philosophy of talent education and methods for raising a musical child with good character.
Nurturing Attachments Training Resource: Running Parenting Groups for Adoptive Parents and Foster or Kinship Carers - With Downloadable Materials
by Kim GoldingNurturing Attachments Training Resource is a complete group-work programme containing everything you need to run training and support sessions for adoptive parents and foster or kinship carers. Based on attachment theory and developed by expert author and trainer Kim Golding, this rich resource provides an authoritative set of ideas for therapeutically parenting children along with all the guidance you will need to implement the training.The training resource includes theoretical content and process notes for facilitators, and a range of activities supported by online downloadable content with photocopiable reflective diary sheets, activity sheets and handouts. It is structured into 3 modules with 6 sessions per module. Module 1: Provides an understanding of attachment theory, patterns of attachment and an introduction to therapeutic parenting. Module 2: Introduces the House Model of Parenting, providing guidance on how to help the children experience the family as a secure base. Module 3: Continues exploring the House Model of Parenting, with consideration of how parents can both build a relationship with the children and manage their behaviour. This will be an invaluable resource and one-stop guide for any professionals involved in training foster carers and adoptive parents, as well as residential child care workers and kinship carers.
Nurturing Boys: 200 Ways to Raise a Boy's Emotional Intelligence from Boyhood to Manhood
by Will GlennonA nationally recognized parenting expert and spokesperson for fathers, Glennon presents straightforward and well-researched ways both to nurture young men and, in turn, to teach them how to be nurturing.
Nurturing Mobilities: Family Travel in the 21st Century (Networked Urban Mobilities)
by Claire Maxwell Miri Yemini Katrine Mygind BachNurturing Mobilities employs new empirical material and an innovative theoretical framing to bring new clarity to why families travel today – and what happens when they do. The authors argue that an imperative to ‘think with mobility’ and to ‘aspire to be mobile’ shapes identities, futures, and family practices. Drawing on data that examines family travel practices – typically short-term trips – across the working-, middle-, and globally mobile middle-classes, Nurturing Mobilities describes how families travel, why they travel, and the role young family members play in curating family travel. Vitally, it examines the two biggest contemporary issues in global mobility: COVID-19, and climate change. How has COVID-19 changed travel motivations in a world beset by lockdowns and diminished finances? How are concerns around climate change, and engagements with global citizenship education, changing family travel practices? Nurturing Mobilities illuminates new ways in which social class divergence is forged through movements across borders. The authors’ theoretically inter-disciplinary approach delivers a full analysis of the apparently divergent processes that differentiate family travel along social class lines, yet also allow travel to play a core role in social mobility. This book is a vital resource for scholars and students studying mobility, globalisation, social class, and climate change engagement.
Nurturing Spirituality in Children
by Peggy Joy JenkinsThe greatest gifts that a child can receive are an opened mind, a caring heart, and ignited creativity. This fully expanded, illustrated edition of Nurturing Spirituality in Children includes sixty-two simple and thought-provoking lessons that can be shared with children in less than ten minutes each. The lessons are easy to prepare and understand; they use commonly available materials and complement a wide variety of religious perspectives. Children who develop a healthy balance of mind and spirit are better able to respond to life's challenges when given the tools to think and discover for themselves. Dr. Jenkins gives scores of age-appropriate activities that help children learn empathy, trust, forgiveness, growth, and inner peace.
Nurturing Your Autistic Young Person: A Parent’s Handbook to Supporting Newly Diagnosed Teens and Pre-Teens
by Cathy WassellAs the parent of a child recognised as autistic as a pre-teen or teen, it can often feel difficult to find the answers you need. Children who make it to late primary/early secondary age before being picked up by the system tend to present with traits that are harder to spot, meaning it can be harder to engage professionals in the diagnostic process and gather the necessary support.Cathy Wassell, CEO of Autistic Girls Network, has tailored this handbook to support parents with older children or teenagers who are at the identification stage, walking them through the basics in an engaging and accessible manner. She addresses key challenges for this age group, including co-occurring conditions, puberty, and safeguarding, as well as looking to the future, advising on schooling options, and beyond.Designed to help parents become fully informed and ensure a nurturing and positive environment for our autistic young people, this is a guide with a focus on difference - not deficit.
Nurturing Your Autistic Young Person: A Parent’s Handbook to Supporting Newly Diagnosed Teens and Pre-Teens
by Cathy WassellAs the parent of a child recognised as autistic as a pre-teen or teen, it can often feel difficult to find the answers you need. Children who make it to late primary/early secondary age before being picked up by the system tend to present with traits that are harder to spot, meaning it can be harder to engage professionals in the diagnostic process and gather the necessary support.Cathy Wassell, CEO of Autistic Girls Network, has tailored this handbook to support parents with older children or teenagers who are at the identification stage, walking them through the basics in an engaging and accessible manner. She addresses key challenges for this age group, including co-occurring conditions, puberty, and safeguarding, as well as looking to the future, advising on schooling options, and beyond.Designed to help parents become fully informed and ensure a nurturing and positive environment for our autistic young people, this is a guide with a focus on difference - not deficit.