Poole, Hilary W.
Summary: "This book looks at the problems of homelessness--not only the challenges, but also how families can meet and rise above them."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mason Crest 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 362.5 POOPettiford, Rebecca
Summary: "In Different Families, beginning readers will learn to celebrate diversity by appreciating the variety of configurations that can make a family."--The publisher's web site.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jump! 2017
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Summary: "There are all sorts of families in the world. Some have a mom and a dad. Others have two dads. Others have two moms! This title explores the joy of family in its varied forms, focusing on family life in homes with two moms. It examines key concepts such as teamwork, discussing feelings, family structure, and the many benefits to living with two moms in one household"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2020
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1 available in Staff Picks, Call number: J Families SusienkaKeppeler, Jill
Summary: "All people are different! Maybe you or someone else in your family has a difference that means you or they need a little extra help or a little more time to do things, and that's OK. This thoughtful book will explore families with members who have special needs or challenges. It will encourage young readers to consider both similarities and differences, as well as how they can help or support...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 362.4 KEPCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Staff Picks, Call number: J Families KeppelerHughes, Sloane
Summary: "About 50 percent of the marriages in the United States end in divorce. Just because parents split up, however, doesn't mean the family is broken. No matter the reason for the divorce, children's lives will be different. This book empathetically presents children with new ways of thinking about life during and after their parents' divorce, help in vocalizing and working through their feelings...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 306.89 HUGCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Staff Picks, Call number: J Families HughesKrajnik, Elizabeth
Summary: "About 2 percent of children in the United States are adopted. Some of these children may be adopted from another country. Other children are adopted out of foster care or after a parent voluntarily gives them up. Sometimes, a stepparent may adopt the children of their spouse. This book carefully approaches the different types of adoption and some of the challenges that families through...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 362.734 KRACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Staff Picks, Call number: J Families KrajnikDellaccio, Tanya
Summary: "Each family is unique. Sometimes families only have one parent, and that's OK. Many children in the United States live with one parent. This title explores the joys, hardships, and complexities of life with a single parent. Some families with one parent are surrounded by positive circumstances, while others face difficulties such as a lack of childcare, poverty, and more. This title touches...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 306.85 DELCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Staff Picks, Call number: J Families DellaccioMorlock, Rachael
Summary: "Each family is unique. Some families have a mom and a dad. Some have only one parent. Others have two dads. Families with two dads aren't so different from those with a mom and a dad. Family members go to work, cook meals, and do yard work and other chores as well as fun things together. In this title, the similarities between traditional families and families with two dads are highlighted,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Staff Picks, Call number: J Families MorlockBrooks, Felicity
Summary: Families come in all shapes and sizes and from all sorts of backgrounds. They speak various languages, eat different sorts of food, live in different kinds of homes and celebrate special occasions in a variety of ways. This book lets children explore questions such as 'What is a family?', 'What different sorts of families are there?' and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: EDC Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 306.85 BROCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 306.85 BROCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Social Emo 306.85 Brooks 2019Summary: This program with Bill Moyers examines why America has become an unfriendly culture for families and children, and explores ways to rebuild a web of support for families. Among those featured on the program are Rosalie Streett, Exec. Director of Parent Action (Baltimore, MD); Jill Bradley, Director of Child Care Services, Chicago Housing Authority; and Richard Louv, author of the book...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Morin, Gail.
Contents: v. 1. 56 families -- v. 2. Jean Nicolet and a Nipissing Woman -- v. 3. Martin Prevost and Marie Olivier Sylvestre Manitouabeouich -- v. 4. Pierre Couc dit Lafleur and Marie Mitequamigoukoue an Algonquin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clearfield 2012
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4 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.3714 VOL. 1 FirstCall number: R GEN 929.3714 VOL. 2 First
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Call number: R GEN 929.3714 VOL. 4 First
Golombok, Susan.
Summary: "Modern Families brings together research on parenting and child development in new family forms including lesbian mother families, gay father families, families headed by single mothers by choice and families created by assisted reproductive technologiessuch as in vitro fertilisation (IVF), egg donation, sperm donation, embryo donation and surrogacy. This research is examined in the context of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cambridge University Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.8 GOLAlinas, Marv
Summary: Friends Ned and Ted paint a shed red and put things inside. This simple story for beginning readers teaches the 'ed' sound through rhyming text and bright, original illustrations. Additional features to aid in comprehension include a word list for review, a note to parents and educators, and an introduction to the author and illustrator.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Childs World 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN ALISummary: Using a down-to-earth support group format-as well as a generous supply of ice cream-this video can help young people cope with situations and surroundings that often result when two families merge. The program acknowledges feelings that children can experience when their parents remarry, including resentment and hostility toward new stepsiblings and half-siblings and a loss of privacy and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Contents: v.1. Families A-Z, pre-American notes on old New Netherland families -- v.2. A genealogical dictionary of New Jersey, bible records, and other family records.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Publishing Co. 1996
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2 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 929.3749 GENWhite, Stephen A.
Contents: v. 1. A-G -- v. 2. H-Z.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Centre d'études acadiennes, Université de Moncton 1999
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2 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.371 WHI VOL 1Call number: R-GEN 929.371 WHI VOL 2
Summary: Various family members/people watch TV
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1955
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Nunn, Daniel.
Summary: Presents illustrations of different family members accompanied by the Spanish word for each person.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Heinemann Library 2013
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 468.2 NUNSummary: Since 1992, Bill Moyers has been following the story of two ordinary, hard-working families in Milwaukee-one black, one white-as they spent two decades in an extraordinary battle to keep from sliding into poverty. With poignant and revealing intimacy, this film chronicles the struggles of the Neumanns and the Stanleys as they try to hold onto their homes, their jobs, their health insurance, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2013
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Nunn, Daniel.
Summary: Looks at families in French, with main text on each page provided only in French, and simple, labeled photographs for support. Includes each vocabulary word in French and English with a pronunciation guide.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Heinemann Library 2013
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J FRENCH 448.2 NUNFriel, John C.
Summary: It is estimated that as many as 34 million people grew up in alcoholic homes. But what about the rest of us? What about families that had no alcoholism, but did have perfectionism, workaholism, compulsive overeating, intimacy problems, depression, problems in expressing feelings, plus all the other personality traits that can produce a family system much like an alcoholic one? Countless...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Health Communications 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.2 FRISummary: World War II - Southwark London agency aids family whose home has been destroyed
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1941
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Summary: Traditional, single-parent, blended, extended: there are many ways to define a family. This video examines different types of families and the roles they play in the physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and moral development of their members. Additional topics include stresses on the family structure and the "changing seasons" of the family cycle. Correlates to all applicable National and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010