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Challenged but not defeated : strategies for coping with autism, schizophrenia, and abuse / by Kuser, R.V.;

"R.V. Kuser is a profoundly autistic man who works as a Teacher, Developmental Specialist, and Autism Coordinator in Winston Salem, NC. He is on a lifelong quest for ways to overcome personal difficulties with communication, behavior, and cognitive perception while integrating into school and professional communities. The strategies he has learned and developed are detailed in this book, which is targeted (but not limited to) parents, caregivers, and educators in the special-education community. R.V. discusses subjects such as tools and techniques for daily living, tips for keeping the adult mind focused, dealing with the dynamics of childhood friends and play, adolescent social situations and teamwork, creating better focus and visualization, enhancing learning, and ultimately finding one's niche in the world. He unflinchingly deals with painful personal history such as schizophrenia, sexual abuse, and therapy. R.V. emerges as a Victor (which, coincidentally, is also his middle name!) over the challenges that life has dealt him. Join him in exploring how children and adults on the autism spectrum can learn to embrace their individuality and find their voices in today's world."

Subjects: Autism.; Schizophrenia.;

Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 7

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The sensational past : how the Enlightenment changed the way we use our senses / by Purnell, Carolyn,author.(CARDINAL)342122;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-278) and index.The self-made man : creating genius in the Enlightenment -- Drinking your way to a new you : self-medication, sensibility, and sociability at the café -- Living in a world of sound : the pitch-black markets of Paris -- Becoming useful citizens : the talents of blind (and blindfolded) children -- Blowing smoke up the ass : aromatic medicine and useful science -- What is a sense? : sex, self-preservation, pleasure, and pain -- Harmonious nature : the cat piano, the ocular harpsichord, and scales of scent and taste -- Calling it macaroni : the politics of popular pigments -- The gourmand's gaze : visual eating in the Postrevolutionary period -- Digesting nature : exotic animal dining clubs in nineteenth-century England -- Seeing is not believing.Blindfolding children from birth? Playing a piano made of live cats? Using tobacco to cure drowning? Wearing "flea"-colored clothes? These actions may seem odd to us, but in the eighteenth century, they made perfect sense. As often as we use our senses, we rarely stop to think about their place in history. But perception is not dependent on the body alone. Carolyn Purnell persuasively shows that, while our bodies may not change dramatically, the way we think about the senses and put them to use has been rather different over the ages. Journeying through the past three hundred years, Purnell explores how people used their senses in ways that might shock us now. And perhaps more surprisingly, she shows how many of our own ways of life are a legacy of this earlier time. The Sensational Past focuses on the ways in which small, peculiar, and seemingly unimportant facts open up new ways of thinking about the past. You will explore the sensory worlds of the Enlightenment, learning how people in the past used their senses, understood their bodies, and experienced the rapidly shifting world around them. In this smart and witty work, Purnell reminds us of the value of daily life and the power of the smallest aspects of existence using culinary history, fashion, medicine, music, and many other aspects of Enlightenment life.

Subjects: Senses and sensation; Enlightenment;

Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 7

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The speed of falling objects / by Fischer, Nancy Richardson,author.(CARDINAL)601101;

An exceptional new novel about falling down, risking everything and embracing what makes us unique. Danger "Danny" Danielle Warren is no stranger to falling. After losing an eye in a childhood accident, she had to relearn her perception of movement and space. Now Danny keeps her head down, studies hard, and works to fulfill everyone else's needs. She's certain that her mom's bitterness and her TV star father's absence are her fault. If only she were more--more athletic, charismatic, attractive--life would be perfect. When her dad calls with an offer to join him to film the next episode of his popular survivalist show, Danny jumps at the chance to prove she's not the disappointment he left behind. Being on set with the hottest teen movie idol of the moment, Gus Price, should be the cherry on top. But when their small plane crashes in the Amazon, and a terrible secret is revealed, Danny must face the truth about the parent she worships and falling for Gus, and find her own inner strength and worth to light the way home.Accelerated Reader AR

Subjects: Survival fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Bildungsromans.; Novels.; Fathers and daughters; Teenagers with visual disabilities; Children of divorced parents; Self-esteem in adolescence; Reality television programs; Rain forests;

Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 9

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So Smart! [videorecording] by Cobb, Robert J.; Tornek, Alexandra M.; Baby School Company.; So Smart! Productions.;

Editor/audio design, Greg Wiktorski.Presents babies and toddlers with high-contrast visual images (simple shapes, moving patterns, and familiar images such as a dog, a tree, a house and people) set to classical music. Divided into six segments to allow parents to tailor viewing length to their children's ages. Activity guide includes suggestions for parental participation and additional activities to stimulate children's development."3 months to 3 years"--Container spine.

Subjects: Music; Children's films.; Form perception; Shapes;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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The organic artist for kids : a DIY guide to making your own eco-friendly art supplies from nature / by Neddo, Nick,author.(CARDINAL)408100;

Paint -- Paintbrushes -- Charcoal -- Crayons -- Inks -- Pens -- Prints, stamps & rubbings -- Stencils -- Papier-mache -- Land art."Immersed in the natural world, Wild Art Workshop for Kids inspires creativity by connecting kids and their adults to their wilderness roots. In addition to offering a wide variety of fun, collaborative projects using nature as a source for art supplies and inspiration, this book also introduces the concepts of awareness and perception that are fundamental to the creative process. Children will be encouraged to learn new skills, build resilience, and be resourceful as part of an urgent struggle to prevent and undo Nature Deficit Disorder. Rooted in experimentation and an understanding that fun is fundamental to learning, kids will refine their drawing skills, as well as increase their appreciation for the visual arts and the natural landscape. Just some of the projects and skills covered: Making paper and wild inks Painting with mud Crafting your own paintbrushes Making simple stencils and rubbings Wild Art Workshop for Kids encourages you to return to the days when art was made with all-natural materials like charcoal and birch bark"--

Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Nature craft.; Handicraft for children.; Artists' materials;

Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6

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Pre-K academy. [video-enabled device] : music & creativity. by Findaway World, LLC.(CARDINAL)345268;

Duckie Deck. Bird houses -- All about music and dance -- MiniMo Town -- Preschool musical puzzle toys -- Lil' Cuties dress up -- Coloring farm touch to color -- Maya the Bee. Play and learn -- Hello Kitty -- Pango paper color -- Storybook Animations. Bert and Beth grandpa's party -- Storybook Animations. Harvest soup -- Storybook Animations. Sing me a soft song Mr. Wind -- Storybook Animations. Enjoy the show!For more than 65 years, Highlights for Children has been helping kids become their best selves through Fun with a Purpose™ magazines, games, books, and digital products. Kids will kick up their heels with this music-themed app! Young puzzlers can search the band gazebo for hidden items, match up the groovy guitars and make their own instruments.Discover farmyard favorites and fill each scene with color! Children will watch each page and scene come to life while enjoying the interactive characters and items.Here's a chance for kids to design, build and decorate stylish pads that will give their winged friends something to sing about!Join Hello Kitty in a journey around town and discover her favorite games. A mix of over 30 different fun and educational activities helping to build math, music, creatvity, memory and perceptions skills in a highly visual and fascinating enviroment kids will love!Get ready for dress up fashion doll fun with L'il Cuties Dress Up! These dollies are fully customizable with hair, skin and eye color all up to you! Oodles of dresses, shoes and accessories to choose from to make your li'l cutie the most fashionable on the block!Experience an amazing adventure with Maya the Bee and her friends! There is so much for children to discover with an interactive story, math, memory and direction games, puzzles and more!MiniMo Town is a game of fun and learning for children! Children build their own town just as they want with buildings, roads, trees and decorations. The chimney pumps out colorful letters and children help the town citizens magically bring their favorite things to life by spelling the words.Mix colors and bring a world of origami and cardboard to life with Pango Paper Color.Featuring six activities to foster children's motor skills and appreciation of sounds and music.The best present Bert and Beth gave Grandpa for his birthday was a big hug.Little Bunny's friends put on a talent show in the backyard. Squirrel feels badly that he has nothing to contribute, but at the end of the show, he realizes it is just important to be a member of the audience.Isabel and Grandma pick vegetables from the garden and use them to make soup.A little girl wants the loud wind to sing her a soft song, but when the flowers bloom Mr. Wind goes away."Launchpad Pre-K Academy gives preschool-aged children 5 different paths to explore on their way to kindergarten. Using this Academy can help little learners develop the skills needed to enter their first year of school and inspire them to try new things with confidence. Explore imagination and pretend play; Interpret music through movement; Learn to draw lines & shapes; Sing and express emotion creatively."--Ages 3+.

Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Educational films.; Educational games.; Art; Creative ability; Electronic books.; Mobile apps.; Music; Video games.;

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3

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The sweet flypaper of life / by DeCarava, Roy,photographer.(CARDINAL)166858; Hughes, Langston,1902-1967,author.(CARDINAL)150094; DeCarava, Sherry Turner,writer of afterword.(CARDINAL)529214;

The Sweet Flypaper of Life is a "poem" about ordinary people, about teenagers around a jukebox, about children at an open fire hydrant, about riding the subway alone at night, about picket lines and artist work spaces. This renowned, life-affirming collaboration between artist Roy DeCarava and writer Langston Hughes honors in words and pictures what the authors saw, knew, and felt deeply about life in their city. Hughes's heart-warming description of Harlem in the late 1940s and early 1950s is seen through the eyes of one grandmother, Sister Mary Bradley. As she guides the reader through the lives of those around her, we imagine the babies born, families in struggle, children yet flourishing. We experience the sights and sounds of Harlem as seen through her learned and worldly eyes, expressed here through Hughes's poetic prose. As she states, "I done got my feet caught in the sweet flypaper of life and I'll be dogged if I want to get loose." DeCarava's photographs lay open a world of sense and feeling that begins with his perception and vision. The ruminations go beyond the limit of simple observation and contend with deeper meanings to reveal these individuals as subjects worthy of art. While Hughes states "We've had so many books about how bad life is, maybe it's time to have one showing how good it is," the photographs bring us back to this lively dialogue and a complex reality, to a resolution that stands with the optimism of the photographic medium and the certainty of DeCarava's artistic moment. In 1952 DeCarava became the first African American photographer to win a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship. The one-year grant enabled DeCarava to focus full time on the photography he had been creating since the mid-1940s and to complete a project that would eventually result in The Sweet Flypaper of Life, a moving, photo-poetic work in the urban setting of Harlem. DeCarava compiled a set of images from which Hughes chose 141 and adeptly supplied a fictive narration, reflecting on life in that city-within-a-city. First published in 1955, the book, widely considered a classic of photographic visual literature, was reprinted by public demand several times. This fourth printing, the Heritage Edition, is the first authorized English-language edition since 1983 and includes an afterword by Sherry Turner DeCarava tracing the history and ongoing importance of this book.

Subjects: Illustrated works.; Poetry.; African Americans; African Americans; African American families; African Americans; African Americans; Prose poems, American.;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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Love to learn! [video-enabled device] by Findaway World, LLC.,issuing body.(CARDINAL)345268;

Clever keyboard: ABC learning game -- Second grade learning games -- Happi spells crossword puzzles -- I can tell time -- Constellations -- Animal math supreme -- My body -- Little tikes: let's play -- Memory attention -- Snow White.Travel the world over from Bessie's Farm to the plains of Africa to a lush, green forest as you join math-explorer Emma through more than 100 fun math games on a quest to help her animal friends find a way home!Help your little kids to master typing and alphabet with Clever Keyboard: ABC Learning Game! This is a teaching and training tool packed with lots of typing games.Your child will learn brand new vocabulary words including Cetus, Pisces, and Delphinus, plus the stories behind these famous star pictures!Happi Spells will help children with early learning of their ABCs and alphabet recognition, as well as help them practice their beginning reading and expand their vocabulary. With 60 mini crossword puzzles in 5 different levels, these puzzles are made up of 4-8 intersecting words with the relevant letter tiles spaced around the puzzle. Fun and educational!Early Explorers learn to tell time in this Brainy Book! Read and learn with this fun book.Little Tikes: Let's Play, which allows kids to have fun while learning their numbers, colors, geometric shapes, and nature. With more than 45 activities developed by education professionals and experts, Little Tikes: Let's Play is organized into four learning areas: numbers, shapes, colors, and nature. Children will explore and strengthen their cognitive skills like memory, perception, concentration, reasoning, calculation, navigation, creativity, and imagination while having hours of fun. Included among the activities are counting, tracing, memory games, ordering, geometry, coloring, puzzles, taking care of animals, and more.Develop critical thinking and memory skills with this fun activity! This educational app includes 4 mini-games for the development of visual memory and 3 mini-games for the training of attention and concentration.A fun story centered around the human body! Introducing nouns relating to the body with highlighted text and independent reading modes. eKidz is an award-winning language learning application that helps kids develop reading skills. Each title features interactive listening and reading practice, simultaneous narration adapted by level, reading comprehension, and much more, while providing the opportunity for children to celebrate culture and heritage through exclusive content.10 fun and educational games to help your child learn 2nd grade lessons! Teach them multiplication, money, time, punctuation, spelling, and more. A math, language, and critical thinking skills are all tested and practiced in these games.A fun filled adventure featuring magic mirrors, disguises, poison apples and hidden treasure! Experience this magical story in an all new way in this interactive popup book from StoryToys. This wonderfully illustrated book comes alive through interactive popup games that let you play along and take part in the story yourself."Students will stay engaged with learning all summer long through interactive activities, storybooks, and games that focus on improving spelling and vocabulary, establishing core math skills, developing a love of literacy, and more!"Grades K - 2.

Subjects: Educational games.; Mathematics; Mobile apps.; Problem solving in children; Readiness for school; Reading readiness; Video games.; Vocabulary;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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The strength of sensitivity : understanding empathy for a life of emotional peace & balance / by Mesich, Kyra,author.(CARDINAL)601548;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-181) and index.The Strength of Sensitivity shares stories and information about the struggles and triumphs of being an empath. Join author Kyra Mesich, PsyD, as she explores the causes of empathic connections and ways to cope and develop sensitivity in a positive way. Discover how to work with flower essences, meditation, and visualization practices, as well as explanations of psychic ability, the physical components of sensitivity (including chemical sensitivities), and the impact of sensitivity on children and teens. --Publisher

Subjects: Sensitivity (Personality trait); Empathy.; Mind and body.;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2

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The Norton psychology reader / by Marcus, Gary F.(Gary Fred)(CARDINAL)529089;

Subjects: Psychology.;

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2

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