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Photographs of a ten-year-old student in George Balanchine's School of American Ballet, supplemented by her descriptions of her feelings and experiences, provide insight to the excitement and hard work involved in auditioning and rehearsing for and playin
INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS • For any child grieving a parent—eighteen children from ages 7-17 share their experiences and feelings about losing a parent.
In these wonderfully straightforward accounts of what it means to children to be adopted, nineteen boys and girls, from eight to sixteen years old—and from every social background—confide their feelings about this crucial fact of their lives. It is deeply affecting to listen to these children as they reveal their questions, frustrations, difficulties, and joys with an honesty that is immediate, convincing, and stirring. Their generosity will provide solace and strength for thousands of other children who share with them the experience of being adopted—and who will be helped to understand that their own emotions are normal and appropriate.
A ten-year-old girl relates her experiences as she and her pony train and prepare for riding competitions.
A beautifully photographed, expertly produced study of a young athlete.
Text and photographs introduce a nine-year-old ski enthusiast from Sun Valley, Idaho.
Tells the stories of twelve physically handicapped children ranging in age from six to sixteen.
A little girl describes her first visit to the dentist.
In this immensely moving book, nineteen boys and girls, from seven to sixteen years old and from highly diverse backgrounds, share with us their deepest feelings about their parents' divorce. By listening to them, all children of divorced parents can find constructive ways to help themselves through this difficult time. And they will learn that their own shock and anger, confusion and pain, have been experienced by others and are normal and appropriate. These boys and girls speak with extraordinary honesty and tolerance, and with a remarkable absence of rationalization, illusion, or attempt to justify their own often-trying behavior in response to their situations. Their stories are immediate and convincing, and their generosity in confiding their feelings should provide comfort to children and parents alike.
A nine-year-old girl who starred in a workshop production of "Annie 2" describes her experiences on and off stage, from auditions through rehearsals to opening night.