Download or read book Totto Chan written by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi and published by Kodansha USA. This book was released on 2012-03-23 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This engaging series of childhood recollections tells about an ideal school in Tokyo during World War II that combined learning with fun, freedom, and love. This unusual school had old railroad cars for classrooms, and it was run by an extraordinary man-its founder and headmaster, Sosaku Kobayashi--who was a firm believer in freedom of expression and activity. In real life, the Totto-chan of the book has become one of Japan's most popular television personalities--Tetsuko Kuroyanagi. She attributes her success in life to this wonderful school and its headmaster. The charm of this account has won the hearts of millions of people of all ages and made this book a runaway bestseller in Japan, with sales hitting the 4.5 million mark in its first year.
Download or read book Totto chan s Children written by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi and published by Kodansha Amer Incorporated. This book was released on 2000-08-09 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japan's most beloved TV personality presents a moving, personal record of suffering children all over the world--children she met while serving as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for 15 years. Kuroyanagi's undeniable and universal love for kids gives her a rare gift for showing that these children deserve a better life. 32 photos.
Download or read book I Luv Myself written by Manukul and published by Pustak Mahal. This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every child is a born genius. Out of 100 children, 90 are potential genius. Parents, teachers, school, friends & society make them average and small in just 18-20 yrs. Potential winners and greats are converted into average & small people by us. Very few, who escape our pressures & tactics of making them small & average, become successful and greats! — MANUKUL
Download or read book The Tiger written by John Vaillant and published by Knopf Canada. This book was released on 2010-08-24 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's December 1997 and a man-eating tiger is on the prowl outside a remote village in Russia's Far East. The tiger isn't just killing people, it's annihilating them, and a team of men and their dogs must hunt it on foot through the forest in the brutal cold. To their horrified astonishment it emerges that the attacks are not random: the tiger is engaged in a vendetta. Injured and starving, it must be found before it strikes again, and the story becomes a battle for survival between the two main characters: Yuri Trush, the lead tracker, and the tiger itself. As John Vaillant vividly recreates the extraordinary events of that winter, he also gives us an unforgettable portrait of a spectacularly beautiful region where plants and animals exist that are found nowhere else on earth, and where the once great Siberian Tiger - the largest of its species, which can weigh over 600 lbs at more than 10 feet long - ranges daily over vast territories of forest and mountain, its numbers diminished to a fraction of what they once were. We meet the native tribes who for centuries have worshipped and lived alongside tigers - even sharing their kills with them - in a natural balance. We witness the first arrival of settlers, soldiers and hunters in the tiger's territory in the 19th century and 20th century, many fleeing Stalinism. And we come to know the Russians of today - such as the poacher Vladimir Markov - who, crushed by poverty, have turned to poaching for the corrupt, high-paying Chinese markets. Throughout we encounter surprising theories of how humans and tigers may have evolved to coexist, how we may have developed as scavengers rather than hunters and how early Homo sapiens may have once fit seamlessly into the tiger's ecosystem. Above all, we come to understand the endangered Siberian tiger, a highly intelligent super-predator, and the grave threat it faces as logging and poaching reduce its habitat and numbers - and force it to turn at bay. Beautifully written and deeply informative, The Tiger is a gripping tale of man and nature in collision, that leads inexorably to a final showdown in a clearing deep in the Siberian forest.
Download or read book Monsters Animals and Other Worlds written by Keller Kimbrough and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2018-02-20 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monsters, Animals, and Other Worlds is a collection of twenty-five medieval Japanese tales of border crossings and the fantastic, featuring demons, samurai, talking animals, amorous plants, and journeys to supernatural realms. The most comprehensive compendium of short medieval Japanese fiction in English, Monsters, Animals, and Other Worlds illuminates a rich world of literary, Buddhist, and visual culture largely unknown today outside of Japan. These stories, called otogizōshi, or Muromachi tales (named after the Muromachi period, 1337 to 1573), date from approximately the fourteenth through seventeenth centuries. Often richly illustrated in a painted-scroll format, these vernacular stories frequently express Buddhist beliefs and provide the practical knowledge and moral education required to navigate medieval Japanese society. The otogizōshi represent a major turning point in the history of Japanese literature. They bring together many earlier types of narrative—court tales, military accounts, anecdotes, and stories about the divine origins of shrines and temples––joining book genres with parlor arts and the culture of itinerant storytellers and performers. The works presented here are organized into three thematically overlapping sections titled, “Monsters, Warriors, and Journeys to Other Worlds,” “Buddhist Tales,” and “Interspecies Affairs.” Each translation is prefaced by a short introduction, and the book features images from the original scroll paintings, illustrated manuscripts, and printed books.
Download or read book I Dream of a Journey written by Akiko Miyakoshi and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Akiko Miyakoshi’s enchanting new book explores how it feels to harbor a secret dream. People from all over the world come and go at the gracious innkeeper’s little hotel, some even becoming friends over the years. Only, sometimes, the innkeeper feels the desire to travel far away himself. He longs to pack a big bag and journey from one unfamiliar town to another. He imagines stopping to visit his friends. And having wonderful and unexpected experiences. The innkeeper continues to go about his daily routine at his hotel. But, someday, he is sure, he will explore the world. For every child — and adult — who yearns for what lies beyond the horizon.
Download or read book Small Worlds written by Elliott West and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen essays treat children from the pre-Civil War generation to 1950 as active, influential participants in society. The essays are organized into four topics: cultural and regional variation, toys and play, family life, and the ways evolving memories of childhood shape how adults think of themselves.
Download or read book Values for Educational Leadership written by Graham Haydon and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2007-06-04 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: `If you are intending to embark upon or support others taking part in any of the programmes of the National College for School Leadership I would definitely keep this book close by′ - Cliff Jones, CPD Update What are values? Where do our values come from? How do our values make a difference to education? For educational leaders to achieve distinction in their practice, it is vital to establish their own clear sense of values rather than reacting to the implicit values of others. This engaging book guides readers in thinking for themselves about the values they bring to their task and the values they intend to promote. Crucially, the book promotes critical thought and constructive analysis about the underlying values involved with: - aims and moral purpose in education - individual qualities in educational leadership - vision in education - school ethos and culture - the school as an educational community. By inviting reflection using valuable case studies and work-through activities, as well as referring to a wide range of academic literature, this book will be an important resource for those working towards professional qualifications such as NPQH, and invaluable for anyone aspiring to excellence in educational leadership. Graham Haydon is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, where he teaches on Masters courses in Values in Education and Applied Educational Leadership and Management.
Download or read book More Adventures on Willow Farm written by Enid Blyton and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "More Adventures on Willow Farm" by Enid Blyton. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Download or read book The Japanese Crane written by Dorothy Guyver Britton and published by Kodansha. This book was released on 1981 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies the Japanese crane, its life, and place in literature, art and folklore.
Download or read book The Girl with the Brown Crayon written by Vivian Gussin PALEY and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flit across the classroom walls. Soon enough we are drawn into Reeny's remarkable dance of self-revelation and celebration, and into the literary turn it takes when Reeny discovers a kindred spirit in Leo Lionni - a writer of books and teller of tales. Led by Reeny, Paley takes us on a tour through the landscape of characters created by Lionni. These characters come to dominate a whole year of discussion and debate as the children argue the virtues and weaknesses of.
Download or read book Club You To Death written by Anuja Chauhan and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2021-02-26 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a hunky personal trainer is found asphyxiated to death under an overloaded barbell at the posh Delhi Turf Club, on the eve of the club elections, it is first thought to be a freak accident. But soon, it becomes clear that one of the members of the DTC - all pickled-in-privilege Dilliwallahs - is a cold-blooded killer. As the capital bristles with speculation and conspiracy theories, Crime Branch veteran ACP Bhavani Singh is appointed to investigate the case. Together with his able deputies - ex-lovers Akash 'Kashi' Dogra, hottie crusader for human rights, and Bambi Todi, wealthy girl-about-town - ACP Bhavani sets out to solve a crime that seems simple enough at the surface, but turns out to have roots as deep and spreading as those of New Delhi's famous Neem trees... Anuja Chauhan returns with a bloody good romance set in the pulsating heart of Lutyen's Delhi.
Download or read book Divasvapna written by Gijubhai Budheka and published by NBT India. This book was released on 2006 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reminiscences of a Gujarati educator and author.
Download or read book What Did You Ask At School Today written by Kamala V Mukunda and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-10-05 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The follow-up book to the much-recommended What Did You Ask At School Today? A Handbook of Child Learning (Book 1), which sold over 10,000 copies! This book deals with topics in development and learning that are of interest to teachers and parents and indeed anyone interested in children and how they grow and learn.Since the publication of the first book, What Did You Ask at School Today: A Handbook of Child Learning, Book 1, there has been an increasing interest in and awareness of psychological issues revolving around learning and children. Along the way, we in India have also absorbed some mistaken ideas, or oversimplified notions, such as about learning styles or critical windows in development.What Did You Ask at School Today: A Handbook of Child Learning, Book 2 explores these topics further and also tackles others that are particularly timely, such as how to teach for understanding, and digital tech in the classroom.Addressing both educators and parents, this book attempts to clarify concepts that are complex and messy in the real world of learning and childhood.
Download or read book Me Against the World written by 白石一文 and published by Japanese Literature Series. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A jaded journalist inherits an abandoned manuscript penned by an old acquaintance who has recently passed away. The writing--a collection of ruminations on the nature of existence by a fifty-three-year old businessman who, as far as the journalist remembers, was a kind and gentle soul--is nothing short of shocking. In it, this apparent everyman--whom we know only as Mr. K--writes that he has a son, daughter, and wife, but has no love for them. He claims that humans are like cancer cells, destroying Mother Earth with their unrestrained propagation. He looks at our mortal destiny with an unflinching honesty and turns to psychic mediums for clues to the afterlife, wondering what immortality--if it were possible--would mean for our spiritual well-being. Me Against the World takes the reader down the rabbit hole of the raging mind of this man, who only rejects the world in order to save it from itself.
Download or read book The Children of Cherry Tree Farm written by Enid Blyton and published by Wildside. This book was released on 2023-12-31 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "We're off to Cherry-Tree Farm! We're going to go wild!" the children shout as their train pulls out of London. So of course when Uncle Tim tells them about Tammylan, the wild man who lives out of doors and knows all about the animals and birds, they decide to look for him. Once they meet him all sorts of wonderful things start to happen, for Tammylan introduces the children to his animal friends, and soon the ways of badgers and squirrels, rabbits and frogs, moles, otters and snakes are familiar to them, and London seems far away and unreal.
Download or read book Totto Chan written by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-30 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated edition in Traditional Chinese of "Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window" 1 and 2, in a two-volume set. The books are illustrated by Chihiro Iwasaki (1918 - 1974), an artist devoted to peace and happiness for children. "Totto-Chan" has been translated into 35 languages, making it an influential childrens book worldwide. Writer Kuroyanagi is the first Asian woman to become the Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. In Traditional Chinese. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.
