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Fractures, casts and splints: Information for Parents and Caregivers after your visit to the Emergency Department

https://bcch.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog111648
Orthopedic Clinic, Emergency Department. Vancouver, BC: BC Children's Hospital , 2022.
URL
http://www.cw.bc.ca/Library/pdf/Pamphlets/BCCH1011_cast_splint.pdf
Material Type
Handout
Online
Call Number
BCCH1011
This pamphlet describes common fractures, how bones heal, different kinds of casts and splints, how to take care of the injured limb, and information about how the cast is removed.
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URL
http://www.cw.bc.ca/Library/pdf/Pamphlets/BCCH1011_cast_splint.pdf
Website Notes
Click on the above link to view.
Corporate Author
Orthopedic Clinic
Emergency Department
Place of Publication
Vancouver, BC
Publisher
BC Children's Hospital
Publication Date
2022
Physical Description
PDF file: 8 p.
Subject
Cast Care
Fractures
Splints
Abstract
This pamphlet describes common fractures, how bones heal, different kinds of casts and splints, how to take care of the injured limb, and information about how the cast is removed.
Language
English
Material Type
Handout
Online
Call Number
BCCH1011
Images
URLs
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Missing our baby: A story of life and love for children who have lost a sibling due to pregnancy or infant loss

https://bcch.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125106
Pelletier, Annie. Sudbury, ON: Independently published , 2023.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR GV 259 PEL 2023
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
In this inspiring story, a child tells us how they feel after losing their baby brother. Their grief journey is brought to life through illustrations, giving us a glimpse into their inner world. Helpful strategies and tips are also included.
Author
Pelletier, Annie
Place of Publication
Sudbury, ON
Publisher
Independently published
Publication Date
2023
Physical Description
Softcover; 50 pages
Subject
Coping with a Sibling's Death
Pregnancy Loss. Miscarriage.
Abstract
In this inspiring story, a child tells us how they feel after losing their baby brother. Their grief journey is brought to life through illustrations, giving us a glimpse into their inner world. Helpful strategies and tips are also included.
ISBN
9798389765191
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR GV 259 PEL 2023

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The care we dream of

https://bcch.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123517
Arsenal Pulp Press , 2021.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
GL 716 SHA 2021
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
What if you could trust in getting the health care you need in ways that felt good and helped you thrive? What if the health system honoured and valued queer and trans people''s lives, bodies, and expertise? What if LGBTQ+ communities led and organized our own health care as a form of mutual aid? W…
Editor
Sharman, Zena
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
351 p.
Subject
Transgender
Homosexuality(Gay, Lesbian Health Issues)
Abstract
What if you could trust in getting the health care you need in ways that felt good and helped you thrive? What if the health system honoured and valued queer and trans people''s lives, bodies, and expertise? What if LGBTQ+ communities led and organized our own health care as a form of mutual aid? What if every aspect of our health care was rooted in a commitment to our healing, pleasure, and liberation?
LGBTQ+ health care doesn't look like this today, but it could. This is the care we dream of.
The Care We Dream Of is not quite an essay collection, and not quite an anthology. Instead, it's a hybrid kind of book that weaves together the author's [sic] essays on topics like queering health and healing, transforming the health system, kinship, aging, and death, alongside stories, poetry and non-fiction pieces by Alexander McClelland and Zoe Dodd, Blyth Barnow, Carly Boyce, jaye simpson, Jillian Christmas, Joshua Wales, Kai Cheng Thom, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Sand C. Chang. The book also includes interviews with activists, health care workers and researchers whose work offers insights into what liberatory and transformative approaches to LGBTQ+ health can look like in practice. Interviewees include Anita "Durt" O'Shea (of St. James Infirmary), Dawn Serra, Hannah Kia, Ronica Mukerjee, and Sean Saifa Wall.
ISBN
9781551528601
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
GL 716 SHA 2021

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Care at home after neurosurgery

https://bcch.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog111332
Department of Neurosurgery. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Children's Hospital , 2021.
URL
http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCCH1251_CareAtHomeAfterNeurosurgery.pdf
Material Type
Online
Handout
Call Number
BCCH1251
This pamphlet provides parents of children who have undergone Neurosurgery at BC Children's Hospital with information on: How to help their child with pain and discomfort after surgery, how to care for the wound, how to get the stitches (sutures) out, what activities are safe for their child to do,…
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URL
http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCCH1251_CareAtHomeAfterNeurosurgery.pdf
Website Notes
Click on the link above to view.
Corporate Author
Department of Neurosurgery
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Children's Hospital
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
1 pdf file
Subject
Surgery
Neurosurgery
Abstract
This pamphlet provides parents of children who have undergone Neurosurgery at BC Children's Hospital with information on: How to help their child with pain and discomfort after surgery, how to care for the wound, how to get the stitches (sutures) out, what activities are safe for their child to do, special equipment required, any signs to watch out for, information to provide their family doctor, and who to contact for follow up.
Language
English
Material Type
Online
Handout
Call Number
BCCH1251
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URLs
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The Trans Self-Care Workbook

https://bcch.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123997
Lorenz, Theo Nicole. London, Eng.: Jessica Kingsley Publishers , 2021.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
YOUTH GL 716 LOR 2021
Availability
1 copy, 0 available
If you're transgender, non-binary, or any other gender under the wide and wonderful trans umbrella, this book is for you. A creative journal and workbook with a difference, this book combines coloring pages celebrating trans identity, beauty and relationships, with practical advice, journaling prom…
Author
Lorenz, Theo Nicole
Place of Publication
London, Eng.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
Softcover; 169 pages
Subject
Young Adults-Gender Identity & Expression
Abstract
If you're transgender, non-binary, or any other gender under the wide and wonderful trans umbrella, this book is for you. A creative journal and workbook with a difference, this book combines coloring pages celebrating trans identity, beauty and relationships, with practical advice, journaling prompts and space for reflection to promote self-affirmation and wellbeing.
Drawing on CBT and mindfulness techniques, the book covers topics including body positivity and neutrality, coming out, euphoria and dysphoria, building new friendships and navigating relationships with your friends and family, and is the go-to resource for anybody who has ever felt the pressure to conform to a singular definition or narrative.
Theo Nicole Lorenz's heart-warming and empowering illustrations of trans people will provide reassurance that you are never alone, and are a reminder to always treat yourself kindly.
ISBN
9781787753433
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
YOUTH GL 716 LOR 2021

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Understanding the intensive care unit

https://bcch.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124870
Quigley, Columba, deLoache, Shawn. New York, NY: Jumo Health, Inc. , 2020.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR JB 330 QUI 2020
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explains what to expect when visiting someone in the ICU.
Author
Quigley, Columba
deLoache, Shawn
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Jumo Health, Inc.
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
Softcover; 16 p.
Subject
Intensive Care Units. ICU. Critical Care Units
Abstract
Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explains what to expect when visiting someone in the ICU.
ISBN
9781644552063
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR JB 330 QUI 2020

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Shaken brain : The science, care, and treatment of concussion

https://bcch.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122747
Sandel, Elizabeth. Harvard University Press , 2020.
URL
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/cwhbc/detail.action?docID=6002206
Material Type
Ebook
Call Number
FM 331 SAN 2020
This book explains the scientific evidence for what happens to the brain and body after a concussion. The author shares stories from a diverse group of patients, educating readers on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. The book explains what to do after a concussion, and how these actions affect …
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URL
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/cwhbc/detail.action?docID=6002206
Author
Sandel, Elizabeth
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Publication Date
2020
Subject
Concussion
Abstract
This book explains the scientific evidence for what happens to the brain and body after a concussion. The author shares stories from a diverse group of patients, educating readers on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. The book explains what to do after a concussion, and how these actions affect future well-being. The author also explains how to evaluate risks before participating in activities and how to use proven safety strategies to mitigate these risks.
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Call Number
FM 331 SAN 2020
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Collective care: Indigenous motherhood, family, and HIV/AIDS

https://bcch.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124212
Downe, Pamela. Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press , 2021.
URL
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/cwhbc/detail.action?docID=6475884
Material Type
Ebook
Call Number
GN 400 DOW 2021
Collective Care provides an ethnographic account of urban Indigenous life and caregiving practices in the face of Saskatchewan's HIV epidemic. Based on a five-year study conducted in partnership with AIDS Saskatoon, the book focuses on the contrast between Indigenous values of collective kin-care a…
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URL
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/cwhbc/detail.action?docID=6475884
Author
Downe, Pamela
Place of Publication
Toronto, ON
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
171p.
Subject
Indigenous
Aboriginal Health
Motherhood
HIV/AIDS
Abstract
Collective Care provides an ethnographic account of urban Indigenous life and caregiving practices in the face of Saskatchewan's HIV epidemic. Based on a five-year study conducted in partnership with AIDS Saskatoon, the book focuses on the contrast between Indigenous values of collective kin-care and non-Indigenous models of intensive maternal care. It explores how women and men negotiate the forces of HIV to render motherhood a site of cultural meaning, personal and collective well-being, and, sometimes, individual and community despair. It also introduces readers to how HIV is Indigenized in western Canada and how all HIV-affected and -infected mothers must negotiate this cultural and racialized terrain. Featuring in-depth narrative interviews, notes from participant observation in AIDS Saskatoon's drop-in centre, and a photovoice component, this book offers an accessible account of an engaged anthropologist's work with a community that is both vulnerable and resilient. Each chapter begins with an ethnographic vignette that introduces central concepts, including medical anthropology, syndemics, kinship, and Indigeneity, with the overall aim of humanizing those affected by HIV in western Canada and beyond.
ISBN
9781487587666
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Call Number
GN 400 DOW 2021
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Looking good: Personal care and grooming skills: Instructor's guide

https://bcch.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124107
Bastian, Don. Verona, WI: Attainment Company, Inc. , 2020.
Material Type
Kit
Call Number
FM 275 BAS 2020
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
This fully illustrated program is ideal to help non-readers learn and follow grooming activities. Each activity is illustrated step-by-step in a reproducible format and described in lesson plans featuring objectives, data forms and training suggestions.
Author
Bastian, Don
Place of Publication
Verona, WI
Publisher
Attainment Company, Inc.
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
Spiralbound with 72 cards; 203p.
Subject
Young Adults - Life Transitions
Young Adults-Hygiene
Young Adults-Social Behaviour
Life Skills
Abstract
This fully illustrated program is ideal to help non-readers learn and follow grooming activities. Each activity is illustrated step-by-step in a reproducible format and described in lesson plans featuring objectives, data forms and training suggestions.
ISBN
9781578616664
Language
English
Material Type
Kit
Call Number
FM 275 BAS 2020

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Caring for your child with an elastomeric pump : Information sheet

https://bcch.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123700
Acute Pain Service. Vancouver, BC: BC Children's Hospital , 2021.
URL
http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BC-Childrens-Caring-for-your-child-elastomeric-pump.pdf
Material Type
Handout
Online
Nerve blocks are performed by delivering local anesthetic (numbing medication) around the nerves that carry painful sensation from the surgical site or limb (arm or leg).; Learn how to care for your child at home, when they have an elastomeric pump. This handout explains what to expect, and when to…
  1 url  
URL
http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BC-Childrens-Caring-for-your-child-elastomeric-pump.pdf
Corporate Author
Acute Pain Service
Place of Publication
Vancouver, BC
Publisher
BC Children's Hospital
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
PDF; 2 p.
Subject
Anesthesia
Pain Control
Surgery-Coping
Abstract
Nerve blocks are performed by delivering local anesthetic (numbing medication) around the nerves that carry painful sensation from the surgical site or limb (arm or leg).
Learn how to care for your child at home, when they have an elastomeric pump. This handout explains what to expect, and when to get help.
Language
English
Material Type
Handout
Online
URLs
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BCW 693 Caring for yourself after the loss of your baby

https://bcch.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog111829
Maternal Newborn Program. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre , 2020.
URL
http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCW693_Caringforyourselfafterthelossofyourbaby.pdf
Material Type
Handout
Online
Call Number
BCW693
This booklet provides information on what to expect physically and emotionally as you deal with the immediate stages of grief in the hours, days and weeks after giving birth.; This booklet is a companion to the bcwomens.ca website.; Keywords have been highlighted in each section under 'resources + …
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URL
http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCW693_Caringforyourselfafterthelossofyourbaby.pdf
Corporate Author
Maternal Newborn Program
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
PDF: 20 p.
Subject
Grief. Bereavement
Coping with a Child's Death
Coping with Pain
Coping with Death
Abstract
This booklet provides information on what to expect physically and emotionally as you deal with the immediate stages of grief in the hours, days and weeks after giving birth.
This booklet is a companion to the bcwomens.ca website.
Keywords have been highlighted in each section under 'resources + support' to help you find related information.
Language
English
Material Type
Handout
Online
Call Number
BCW693
Images
URLs
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Shared Struggles: Stories from parents and pediatricians caring for children with serious illnesses

https://bcch.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124220
Schrooten, A.F., Markovitz, B.P. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG , 2021.
URL
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/cwhbc/detail.action?docID=6578034
Material Type
Ebook
Call Number
EF 850.5 SCH 2021e
This book tells true and poignant stories from both sides of the physician-patient/parent relationship and provides a unique glimpse into how parents and physicians think, feel, and interact. The stories are grouped under four sections: Hope, Compassion, Communication, and Trust.; Each section incl…
  1 url  
URL
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/cwhbc/detail.action?docID=6578034
Author
Schrooten, A.F.
Markovitz, B.P.
Place of Publication
Switzerland
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Publication Date
2021
Subject
Coping with Chronic Illness-Children
Abstract
This book tells true and poignant stories from both sides of the physician-patient/parent relationship and provides a unique glimpse into how parents and physicians think, feel, and interact. The stories are grouped under four sections: Hope, Compassion, Communication, and Trust.
Each section includes stories contributed by parents from all across the United States and by pediatricians practicing at many of the best children's hospitals throughout the country. The parents tell of interactions with physicians that had a significant impact on them and their child and offer context and insight that promote empathy and reflection. The physicians tell of interactions with patients and families that served as learning moments in their career and promote the humanization of medicine and show there is more to a physician beyond their scientific knowledge and white coat.
The stories are edited by Barry P. Markovitz - a pediatrician specializing in critical care medicine who has been in practice for more than 20 years and by Ann F. Schrooten - the parent of a child born with a chronic complex condition who has more than 15 years of experience interacting with pediatric subspecialists and other healthcare professionals who cared for her son. The editors have written commentaries to the stories to provide an independent perspective on the events and messages conveyed and to encourage reflection, inquiry, and discussion.
In addition to being a valuable resource for pediatricians, pediatric subspecialists, nurses and other healthcare professionals, the book will also appeal to families of children living with complex medical conditions because it shares physician encounters and behaviors many have experienced in the care of their own children. By giving a voice to both parents and physicians, the goal is to create a bridge to better understanding that can improve communication, minimize conflicts, and foster trust and compassion among physicians, patients, and families.
ISBN
9783030680206
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Call Number
EF 850.5 SCH 2021e
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Nourished: Connection, food, and caring for our kinds (and everyone else we love)

https://bcch.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125016
MacNamara, Deborah. Vancouver, BC: Aona Books , 2023.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
BB 200 MAC 2023
Availability
1 copy, 0 available
What does it mean to be nourished?; Nothing could be more basic than food. However, food is only one part of the concept of nourishment, but it has consumed our focus and eclipsed something far more critical for thriving - connection. We have lost sight of the fact that feeding our families is abou…
Author
MacNamara, Deborah
Place of Publication
Vancouver, BC
Publisher
Aona Books
Publication Date
2023
Physical Description
Soft copy; 302 pages
Subject
Feeding and Nutrition
Abstract
What does it mean to be nourished?
Nothing could be more basic than food. However, food is only one part of the concept of nourishment, but it has consumed our focus and eclipsed something far more critical for thriving - connection. We have lost sight of the fact that feeding our families is about human relationship and emotional well-being.
In Nourished, developmental and relational clinical counsellor Dr. Deborah MacNamara shows us how feeding is part of the caretaking relationship and cannot be separated from it. Informed by attachment science, developmental psychology, neuroscience, and research on human emotion, Nourished reframes our approach to providing for our kids and helps us hit the reset button on our relationship with food. After reading this seminal work, it will be impossible to ever view food as just plain food again.
As parents we need our kids to be receptive to what we offer but the road to the stomach must go through the heart. As relational and emotional creatures, our deepest hunger is one that food by itself cannot fill. In this book, Dr. MacNamara gives us the keys to transform the everyday act of feeding our children (and other loved ones) into a most fulfilling and nourishing dance of attachment. Based on developmental and relational science, qualitative research with families, counselling parents, and her own experience as a mother, in Nourished, MacNamara combines storytelling with science and puts food in its rightful place.
ISBN
9780995051249
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
BB 200 MAC 2023

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Shared Struggles: Stories from parents and pediatricians caring for children with serious illnesses

https://bcch.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123758
Schrooten, A.F., Markovitz, B.P. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG , 2021.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
EF 850.5 SCH 2021b
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
This book tells true and poignant stories from both sides of the physician-patient/parent relationship and provides a unique glimpse into how parents and physicians think, feel, and interact. The stories are grouped under four sections: Hope, Compassion, Communication, and Trust.; Each section incl…
Author
Schrooten, A.F.
Markovitz, B.P.
Place of Publication
Switzerland
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
251 pages
Subject
Coping with Chronic Illness-Children
Abstract
This book tells true and poignant stories from both sides of the physician-patient/parent relationship and provides a unique glimpse into how parents and physicians think, feel, and interact. The stories are grouped under four sections: Hope, Compassion, Communication, and Trust.
Each section includes stories contributed by parents from all across the United States and by pediatricians practicing at many of the best children's hospitals throughout the country. The parents tell of interactions with physicians that had a significant impact on them and their child and offer context and insight that promote empathy and reflection. The physicians tell of interactions with patients and families that served as learning moments in their career and promote the humanization of medicine and show there is more to a physician beyond their scientific knowledge and white coat.
The stories are edited by Barry P. Markovitz - a pediatrician specializing in critical care medicine who has been in practice for more than 20 years and by Ann F. Schrooten - the parent of a child born with a chronic complex condition who has more than 15 years of experience interacting with pediatric subspecialists and other healthcare professionals who cared for her son. The editors have written commentaries to the stories to provide an independent perspective on the events and messages conveyed and to encourage reflection, inquiry, and discussion.
In addition to being a valuable resource for pediatricians, pediatric subspecialists, nurses and other healthcare professionals, the book will also appeal to families of children living with complex medical conditions because it shares physician encounters and behaviors many have experienced in the care of their own children. By giving a voice to both parents and physicians, the goal is to create a bridge to better understanding that can improve communication, minimize conflicts, and foster trust and compassion among physicians, patients, and families.
ISBN
9783030680206
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
EF 850.5 SCH 2021b

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Nowmaps Jr: Adventure stories to help young kids navigate everyday challenges and grow in caring and kind ways

https://bcch.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124887
Siegel, Daniel J. Eau Claire, WI: PESI Publishing , 2022.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR CA 200 SIE 2022
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Written by world-renowned neuropsychiatrist and co-author of The Whole-Brain Child, Dr. Dan Siegel, NowMaps Jr. is a delightful rhyming story that introduces kids to the neuroscience of early childhood social-emotional learning in a captivating, interactive way! Kids ages 3-6 will love this beautif…
Alternate Title
NowMaps Jr.
Author
Siegel, Daniel J.
Place of Publication
Eau Claire, WI
Publisher
PESI Publishing
Publication Date
2022
Physical Description
Hardcover; 55 pages
Subject
Emotional Health
Mindfulness
Abstract
Written by world-renowned neuropsychiatrist and co-author of The Whole-Brain Child, Dr. Dan Siegel, NowMaps Jr. is a delightful rhyming story that introduces kids to the neuroscience of early childhood social-emotional learning in a captivating, interactive way! Kids ages 3-6 will love this beautifully illustrated choose-your-own adventure book that whisks them off to distant lands - including a jungle, a desert, and a pirate ship - as they learn about their thoughts, feelings, and sensory experiences.
ISBN
9781683735328
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
JUNIOR CA 200 SIE 2022

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