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The story of Dennis Duckling has been used by carers and childcare professionals for over 25 years. This newly illustrated edition is ideal for very young children who are leaving their birth families for the first time to be cared for by foster carers. Dennis is sad because his parents can no longer look after him. He goes to live on a river where he makes new friends and is cared for by other grown-up ducks. Through Dennis' story, this colourful picture book allows children to express some of the emotions they are feeling when faced with upsetting and confusing events.
This brightly illustrated picture book, sequel to our popular Dennis Duckling, follows Dennis as his care story continues and important decisions are made about where he should live and who with.
This brightly illustrated picture book, ideally suited to young children (aged 2-7) who are living in foster care, is the latest instalment in the Dennis the Duckling series. When their mum and dad struggled to look after them and keep them safe, Dennis and his sister Donna went to live with a family of foster ducks on a nearby river. All the grown-up ducks in the family come together to discuss what's best and, helped by a wise owl, they decide that Dennis and his sister should go to live with their Grandma and Grandpa.
Fans of Horrid Henry and Wimpy Kid will love the diaries of Britain's most famous naughty boy. In this story, Dennis the Menace - Prankmaster General and feared enemy of softies everywhere - has been sent to an elite boarding school. Help! Dennis is surrounded by bookish boffins, can't hang out with the Bash Street Kids and is nearly starving as the school dining room only serves super-healthy food. What he needs is a plan. With a little help from his menacing buddies on the outside, some fart pellets and Gran on a Charley Davison bike, it's time for Dennis to make his great escape . . .
On a brisk October morning in New York, Julie Jenson, a single thirty-eight-year-old book publicist, is on her way to work when she gets a hysterical phone call from her friend Georgia. Reeling from her husband's announcement that he is leaving her for as
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With the narrative force of an epic novel and the urgency of first-rate investigative journalism, this important book delves into the daily workings and life-or-death decisions of a typical American family court system. It provides an intimate look at the lives of the parents and children whose fate it decides. A must for social workers and social work students, attorneys, judges, foster parents, law students, child advocates, teachers, journalists and anyone who cares about our nation's children.
In the CASSELL EDUCATION series the sixth revised edition of this textbook providing an introduction to psychology, aimed at students as well as experienced teachers and educationalists. Covers all areas of education, including class management, special needs, behaviour modification, and gifted children.