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Rough, tough Charley

https://bcch.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113431
Kay, Verla, Gustavson, Adam (Illustrator). Berkeley, CA: Tricycle Press , 2007.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR GA 600 KAY 2007
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
In this picture-book biography, she introduces stagecoach driver Charley Parkhurst, whose astonishing secret was revealed after death: Hold your horses / Huge surprise . . . / He's a woman in disguise. Rhyming couplets follow Parkhurst from orphaned stableboy to Old West legend, known for coarse be…
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Author
Kay, Verla
Gustavson, Adam (Illustrator)
Place of Publication
Berkeley, CA
Publisher
Tricycle Press
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
Hardcover: 32 pages
Subject
Gender Reassignment
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Issues
Children's Self-Identity
LGBT
Abstract
In this picture-book biography, she introduces stagecoach driver Charley Parkhurst, whose astonishing secret was revealed after death: Hold your horses / Huge surprise . . . / He's a woman in disguise. Rhyming couplets follow Parkhurst from orphaned stableboy to Old West legend, known for coarse behavior and consummate driving skill. The pace is sometimes jarring, but Kay admirably distills the facts with the fewest possible words. Young people will quickly understand the unusual freedoms Charley enjoyed, in contrast to those of other women: They were bound by / Petticoats. / Couldn't drive or / Cast their votes. Realistic, oil paintings evoke the period and create a strong character in rough, formidable Charley.
ISBN
9781582461847
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR GA 600 KAY 2007

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10,000 dresses

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Ewert, Marcus, Ray, Rex (ill.). New York, NY: Seven Stories Press , 2008.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR GK 716 EWE 2008
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Every night, Bailey dreams about magical dresses: dresses made of crystals and rainbows, dresses made of flowers, dresses made of windows... Unfortunately, when Bailey's awake, no one wants to hear about these beautiful dreams. Quite the contrary: "You're a BOY!"; Mother and Father tell Bailey. "Yo…
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Author
Ewert, Marcus
Ray, Rex (ill.)
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Seven Stories Press
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
Softcover: [30 p.]
Subject
Gender Reassignment
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Issues
Children's Self-Identity
LGBT
Picture Books
Abstract
Every night, Bailey dreams about magical dresses: dresses made of crystals and rainbows, dresses made of flowers, dresses made of windows... Unfortunately, when Bailey's awake, no one wants to hear about these beautiful dreams. Quite the contrary: "You're a BOY!"; Mother and Father tell Bailey. "You shouldn't be thinking about dresses at all." Then Bailey meets Laurel, an older girl who is touched and inspired by Bailey's imagination and courage. In friendship, the two of them begin making dresses together. And Bailey becomes the girl she always dreamed she'd be!
ISBN
9781583228500
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR GK 716 EWE 2008

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Einstein never used flash cards: How our children really learn--and why they need to play more and memorize less

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Hirsh-Pasek, Kathy, Golinkoff, Roberta Michnick, Eyer, Diane E. [Emmaus, PA]: Rodale , 2004. Pbk. ed.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
GK 300 HIR 2004
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
A book that aims at proving that training preschoolers with flash cards and attempting to hurry intellectual development doesn't pay off. In fact, the authors claim, kids who are pressured early on to join the academic rat race don't fair any better than children who are allowed to take their time.…
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Author
Hirsh-Pasek, Kathy
Golinkoff, Roberta Michnick
Eyer, Diane E.
Edition
Pbk. ed.
Place of Publication
[Emmaus, PA]
Publisher
Rodale
Publication Date
2004
Physical Description
Paperback; xvii, 302 p.
Subject
Child Development
Play/Activities
Education. Schools
Abstract
A book that aims at proving that training preschoolers with flash cards and attempting to hurry intellectual development doesn't pay off. In fact, the authors claim, kids who are pressured early on to join the academic rat race don't fair any better than children who are allowed to take their time. Alarmed by the current trend toward creating baby Einsteins, the book urges parents to step back and practice the "Three R's: Reflect, Resist, and Recenter." Instead of pushing preschoolers into academically oriented programs that focus on early achievement, the authors suggest that children learn best through simple playtime, which enhances problem solving skills, attention span, social development and creativity. The authors walk parents through much of the recent research on the way children learn, debunking such myths as the Mozart effect, and pointing out that much learning unravels naturally, programmed through centuries of evolution.
ISBN
1594860688
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
GK 300 HIR 2004

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Anatomically correct dolls, by Christine (female)

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Boulter, Christine [creator]. Nanaimo, BC: Twiddley Thumbs Toys , 2000.
Material Type
Other
Call Number
GA 110 BOU 2000a
Availability
2 copies, 1 available
Set includes a child, youth and adult doll.
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Author
Boulter, Christine [creator]
Place of Publication
Nanaimo, BC
Publisher
Twiddley Thumbs Toys
Publication Date
2000
Physical Description
3 female dolls (clothed, various articles) : in bag
Subject
Sex Education
Child Development
Children's Health-Hygiene
Young Adults-Hygiene
Child Sexual Abuse
Relationships
Abstract
Set includes a child, youth and adult doll.
Notes
Audience: counselling professionals, educators, parents, persons with disabilities and support workers.
Language
English
Material Type
Other
Call Number
GA 110 BOU 2000a

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Anatomically correct dolls, by Christine (male)

https://bcch.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog105961
Boulter, Christine [creator]. Nanaimo, BC: Twiddley Thumbs Toys , 2000.
Material Type
Other
Call Number
GA 110 BOU 2000b
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
Set includes a child, youth and adult doll.
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Author
Boulter, Christine [creator]
Place of Publication
Nanaimo, BC
Publisher
Twiddley Thumbs Toys
Publication Date
2000
Physical Description
3 male dolls (clothed, various articles) : in bag
Subject
Sex Education
Child Development
Children's Health-Hygiene
Young Adults-Hygiene
Child Sexual Abuse
Relationships
Abstract
Set includes a child, youth and adult doll.
Notes
Audience: counselling professionals, educators, parents, persons with disabilities and support workers.
Language
English
Material Type
Other
Call Number
GA 110 BOU 2000b

Copies

Copy 1 BC Children's and Women's Family Library STACKS Available
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