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Author
Language
English
Description
A foremost "New Yorker" and "New York Times" journalist reverses three decades of thinking about what creates successful children, solving the mysteries of why some succeed and others fail -- and of how to move individual children toward their full potential for success.
Publisher
Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (64 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Starting at zero explores the power of investing in high-quality early childhood education so that all children and families have the opportunity to attain the American Dream. At the heart of the film is the affirmation that if children are allowed to thrive in settings with caring, responsive adults, the returns to our society will be deep and long-lasting.
Series
Garland reference library of social science volume 504
Publisher
Garland Pub
Pub. Date
1992.
Physical Desc
xvii, 518 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
125 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"What should we do to improve the lives of children growing up in adversity? From the best-selling author of How children succeed, a handbook to guide readers through the new science of success." -- From dust jacket.
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 270 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Kirp clarifies the importance of our investing wisely in children, and offers accounts of five big cradle-to-college initiatives that can change the arc of all children's lives.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xiii, 107 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
A tool for parents to use in selecting quality childcare that best meets the needs of their family. Reviews foundational elements of childcare, such as health and safety features, while explaining educational strategies, including styles of teaching and daily classroom activities. Also covers types of specialized childcare, such as infant care and childcare for children with special needs, reviews Transitional Kindergarten, and discusses when children...
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