Hagerman, Margaret A.
Summary: American kids are living in a world of ongoing public debates about race, daily displays of racial injustice, and for some, an increased awareness surrounding diversity and inclusion. In this heated context, sociologist Margaret A. Hagerman zeroes in on affluent, white kids to observe how they make sense of privilege, unequal educational opportunities, and police violence. In fascinating...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: New York University Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.2 HAGSummary: When Playboy Bunny, Shelly, is tossed out of the Playboy Mansion, she has nowhere to go. She quickly falls in with the sorority girls from Zeta Alpha Zeta. The members of the sorority, all seven of whom are socially inept, are about to lose their house. The girls need a dose of what only the eternally bubbly Shelley can provide. Eventually, the girls, and Shelly, learn to stop pretending to be...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2008
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Rodriguez, Edel
Summary: "A stunning graphic memoir of a childhood in Cuba, coming to America on the Mariel boatlift, and a defense of democracy, here and there Hailed for his iconic art on the cover of Time and on jumbotrons around the world, Edel Rodriguez is among the most prominent political artists of our age. Now for the first time, he draws his own life, revisiting his childhood in Cuba and his family's passage...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books 2023
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Summary: "Armond doesn't want to go to Felicia's birthday party. Parties are noisy, disorganized, and smelly--all things that are hard for a kid with Asperger's. Worst of all is socializing with other kids. But with the support of Felicia and her mom, good friends who know how to help him, he not only gets through the party, but also has fun. When his mom picks him up, Armond admits the party was not...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Spirit Publishing, Inc. 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE CARSummary: Nine women each face a different situation in their lives. Among the stories told by director Rodrigo Garcia are a female inmate waiting for her children's visit, a woman facing cancer surgery, and a woman reuniting with an old flame at the supermarket.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA NIN1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF NIN
Gurian, Michael.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.125 GURBorgenicht, David.
Summary: Presents humorous and informative instructions on surviving a number of extreme situations, including escaping from quicksand, avoiding a polar bear attack, and surviving a lightning storm.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2008
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Summary: "The memoir of a young man from a long line of enlisted men and women, raised on military bases and shaped from a young age to idolize and glorify war and the people who fight it. After he joins the Marines and serves in Iraq, he must begin to reckon withthe troubled and complicated truths of the American war machine"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ALEXANDER, JERAD W. ALEAlpert, Karen
Summary: "From the mom behind Baby Sideburns and the NYT bestseller I Heart my Little A-Holes, a hilarious and matter-of-fact parenting guide to raising happy, kind, and resilient kids"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 ALPGathercole, Rachel
Contents: The socialization question -- What do homeschoolers do? -- What is good socialization, anyway? -- Friends and peer contact -- Independence and strong family relationships -- Safety, adversity, and bullying -- Freedom and time to be a kid (before having to be grown up) -- Being "cool" -- Relationships with other adults -- Diversity and minority socialization -- Preparation for the "real world"...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mapletree Pub. Co. 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 371.042 GATSummary: This program offers both theoretical and practical perspectives on dramatic play. Through sequences of young children playing house, doctor’s office, rescue squadron, and trick-or-treating, the theoretical positions that Vygotsky and other prominent theorists have taken in systematically studying play are illustrated. The video provides a thorough review of traditional ways of studying play...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1996
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Sexton, Jared
Summary: "Based on his provocative and popular New York Times op-ed, The Man They Wanted Me to Be is both memoir and cultural analysis. Jared Yates Sexton alternates between an examination of his working class upbringing and historical, psychological, and sociological sources that examine the genesis of toxic masculinity and its consequences for society. As progressivism changes American society, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Counterpoint 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SEXTON, JARED SEXContents: Satin Bowerbird -- American Alligator -- Jaguar -- Superb Lyrebird -- Three-humped Treehopper -- Yellow Buffalo Threehopper -- Capercaillie -- Franquet's Epauletted Bat -- Bowhead Whale -- Humpback Whale -- Knudsen's Frog -- Tungara Frog -- Smoky Jungle Frog -- Club-winged Manakin -- Black-and-gold Cotinga -- Red-ruffed Fruitcrow -- Capuchinbird -- Screaming Piha -- Bearded Manakin -- Greater...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology/Library of Natural Sounds 2001
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INFORMATION MACMattern, Joanne
Summary: Describes the physical and behavior characteristics of the border collie, and offers advice on care, feeding, training, and socialization.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Pub. Company 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.7374 MATGregory, Josh
Summary: Discover the most fascinating animals in the world with the Nature's Children series. Readers will learn how these creatures survive in the wild, how they raise their young, and how they are related to other species. Each title also explores issues concerning conservation by examining the animal's current status and explaining the ways humans have affected it throughout the years. Book jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.79 GRECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.79 GRESummary: Investigates the development of individuality and gross motor skills along with the first stages of socialization and self-awareness.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Anderson, Teoti.
Summary: Training your dog can be a great adventure--provided you have the right help. Dogs 101 Dog Training is the perfect guide for anyone looking to train a dog in a fun and effective way. Written in a down-to-earth, engaging style, professional trainer Teoti Anderson covers all of the essentials, including socialization, housetraining, crate training, training tools, and basic commands. You'll also...
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Publisher / Publication Date: TFH Publications, Inc. 2014
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Summary: A young writer finds that his aging dachshund, Lily, has begun talking to him, just as a small octopus attaches itself to her head.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC ROWFry, Michael
Summary: When his school counselor insists that he needs better socialization skills after being stuffed into a locker by a bully, middle-schooler Nick finds himself, along with two other misfits, joining the school's lamest club: Safety Patrol.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Hyperion 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC FRYBourgeois-Vance, Denise
Summary: Sophia and Alex Make Friends at School teaches your child the art of positive socialization in public settings. By the end of the day, Sophia and Alex have made new friends in their school.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2022
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Summary: Offers an audio guide to more than one hundred species of Michigan birds.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Adventure Publications 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598 TEKCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD 598 TEKSummary: The transition from infant to toddler is a dramatic one. As physical, emotional, and social skills develop at this important time, parents and caregivers alike need to be aware of the important role that they play during the growth process. This video offers an easy-to-follow guided tour through a developing child's early years of life. Advice from experts in the childcare field provides...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Harris, Judith Rich.
Summary: Draws on principles in evolutionary psychology to explore a controversial theory about the source of human personality, challenging current scientific beliefs while examining what can be learned through studies of language, autism, and chimpanzees.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Co. 2006