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Where Are You From
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Author : Yamile Saied Méndez
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2020-07-07
Where Are You From written by Yamile Saied Méndez and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-07 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
This resonant and award-winning picture book tells the story of one girl who constantly gets asked a simple question that doesn’t have a simple answer. A great conversation starter in the home or classroom—a book to share, in the spirit of I Am Enough by Grace Byers and Keturah A. Bobo. When a girl is asked where she’s from—where she’s really from—none of her answers seems to be the right one. Unsure about how to reply, she turns to her loving abuelo for help. He doesn’t give her the response she expects. She gets an even better one. Where am I from? You’re from hurricanes and dark storms, and a tiny singing frog that calls the island people home when the sun goes to sleep.... With themes of self-acceptance, identity, and home, this powerful, lyrical picture book will resonate with readers young and old, from all backgrounds and of all colors—especially anyone who ever felt that they don’t belong. 2019 Nerdies Fiction Picture Book Award Winner | Silver Medalist for Bank Street College of Education’s Best Spanish Language Picture Books of the Year | Named one of Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2019 |A Mighty Girl’s 2019 Book of the Year | Named one of New York Public Library's Best Books for Kids 2019 "Lyrical language and luminous illustrations. An ideal vehicle for readers to ponder and discuss their own identities." —Kirkus (starred review) "An enchanted, hand-in-hand odyssey [and] opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the many, many backgrounds, roots, histories, of those who live in these United States." —Shelf Awareness (starred review) "A much-needed title that is a first purchase for libraries and classrooms." —School Library Journal "This touching book addresses a ubiquitous question for children of color, and in the end, the closeness between the girl and Abuelo shows that no matter the questions, she knows exactly where she’s from." —Booklist "Although the book begins as a gentle riposte to narrow cultural and ethnic categorizations, its conclusion reaches out to all readers, evoking both heritage and the human family." —Publishers Weekly A Spanish-language edition, ¿De dónde eres?, is also available.
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Author : Barbara J. Fahrnbauber
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2013-06-05
Where Are You From written by Barbara J. Fahrnbauber and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Albert Fahrnbauer vowed on his mothers deathbed that he would dedicate his life to the service of mankind, and chose Art, through portraiture. He set out to develop a new scientific system that inspired people through color matched to each personality a portrait that revealed a blueprint toward a radiant better life. Alberts vision is the center of his life. But he needs help. He marries with the understanding his wife Barbara will join him in developing his Science-Art. They will have no children. He wants her to join him every step of the way painting only with his system. She must abandon her free-spirited, messy way of painting. This is the story of where each of them came from, their different personalities and how their backgrounds inspired, damaged, and diverged throughout their lives together. Volume 1 Inspired by Albert, Barbara marries him without really understanding what he wants of her. It is 1952. They live in the east side tenement district in New York City, like walking backwards through time. There are no refrigerators. Blocks of ice, swung onto a mans back with a huge hook are delivered up three flights of stairs to an icebox for 25 cents. Volume 2 is the journey to Atlanta, Georgia, and buying a home-studio. Albert inherits $10,000 and buys a dairy farm. Volume 3 opens with joyous hope for life on their farm. They are burdened by debt and the failure of the dairy. They hoped their farm would be their Garden of Eden. So begins Alberts remorse over abandoning his vow to create a new system of art. Everything they try shrivels to dust. Even the maids they hire during the Christmas rush for portraits seem to have a lot to teach them, Barbara especially.
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Author : Yvette Balogh
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2014-05-30
Where Are You From written by Yvette Balogh and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-30 with Fiction categories.
The story is about Inez, a Hungarian girl who takes on a job as an au pair in London right after finishing college. She finds an advert in a newspaper and meets with the mother, who lives with her French husband and two boys (eight and five) in London. The girl’s journey begins in the south of France. She suddenly finds herself in the French Riviera in a beautiful house, with two boys whom she will have to take care of. They spend the summer holiday in France getting to know each other and the extended family. In September, the family moves back to Chiswick, London. Everybody starts to go after their duties, and Inez’s daily routine takes shape too. It isn’t exactly what she was looking for, and she doesn’t really get along with the mother, but at least she finds friends at the English school. The mother gets pregnant, and then it turns out that the whole family has to pack up and move to Colorado. The transition period turns out to be horrific. The situation gets a little out of hand, especially after the new baby arrives. Inez’s year of duty ends in the summer after one last job she has to do for the family: accompany the boys as they fly back to Budapest.
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Author : Ulla Dentlinger
language : en
Publisher: BASLER AFRIKA BIBLIOGRAPHIEN
Release Date : 2016-10-01
Where Are You From written by Ulla Dentlinger and has been published by BASLER AFRIKA BIBLIOGRAPHIEN this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-01 with Apartheid categories.
Print | eBook Language: English 150 pages Illustrations, map Vol. 12 , 2016 ISSN: 1660-9638 ISBN: Print: 978-3-905758-79-5 Ulla Dentlinger Where are you from? 'Playing White' under Apartheid “My family did the unthinkable: after getting away with ‘playing white’ for some years, we went one step further and ‘jumped the colour line’. By various obscure and not well-documented processes, we changed our ‘racial classification’ from ‘coloured’ – as defined by the apartheid policy of the day – to that of ‘white’ … The price we paid was anguish, constant fear of detection and a sacrifice of family connectedness. The decades-long process of becoming completely comfortable with my ultimate identity was psychologically so unnerving that I have only recently felt free to talk about it. This is certainly the first time I have ever written about it.” With these words the fascinating story of Ulla Dentlinger’s life history begins. Growing up in poor, rural Apartheid-Namibia in the early 1950s, Ulla Dentlinger soon learns that her parents are not prone to reminisce about their family’s past. The most mundane information about their background is guarded much like a state secret. As a child, she begins to panic at being asked the question so normal to others: Where are you from? Only in later years it dawns on her that she had to be a ‘Coloured’. The sense of conflict increases incrementally. Nonetheless, after living in Namibia for the first six years of her life, she grows up in a white area in Cape Town, goes to a white school and bears herself in a German fashion. She has, in fact, jumped the colour line. Returning to southern Africa in the 1990s, she now openly pursues investigations into her family background. Ulla Dentlinger portrays some of her relatives and their intimate, painful or straightforward stories as well as her own emotional realisation about her enriching heritage.
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Author : Gillian Creese
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2020
Where Are You From written by Gillian Creese and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Social Science categories.
How do children of immigrants from countries in sub-Saharan Africa negotiate multiple identities as Black, as African, and as Canadian?
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Author : Emmaline Marvig
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Where Are You From written by Emmaline Marvig and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Big books categories.
This is a book to read and learn about different cultures from around the world.
Momma Where Are You From
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Author : Marie Bradby
language : en
Publisher: Orchard Books (NY)
Release Date : 2000
Momma Where Are You From written by Marie Bradby and has been published by Orchard Books (NY) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Momma describes the special people and surroundings of her childhood, in a place where the edge of town met the countryside, in a time when all the children at school were brown. By the creators of More Than Anything Else.
The First 20 Hours
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Author : Josh Kaufman
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2013-06-13
The First 20 Hours written by Josh Kaufman and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-13 with Self-Help categories.
Forget the 10,000 hour rule— what if it’s possible to learn the basics of any new skill in 20 hours or less? Take a moment to consider how many things you want to learn to do. What’s on your list? What’s holding you back from getting started? Are you worried about the time and effort it takes to acquire new skills—time you don’t have and effort you can’t spare? Research suggests it takes 10,000 hours to develop a new skill. In this nonstop world when will you ever find that much time and energy? To make matters worse, the early hours of practicing something new are always the most frustrating. That’s why it’s difficult to learn how to speak a new language, play an instrument, hit a golf ball, or shoot great photos. It’s so much easier to watch TV or surf the web . . . In The First 20 Hours, Josh Kaufman offers a systematic approach to rapid skill acquisition— how to learn any new skill as quickly as possible. His method shows you how to deconstruct complex skills, maximize productive practice, and remove common learning barriers. By completing just 20 hours of focused, deliberate practice you’ll go from knowing absolutely nothing to performing noticeably well. Kaufman personally field-tested the methods in this book. You’ll have a front row seat as he develops a personal yoga practice, writes his own web-based computer programs, teaches himself to touch type on a nonstandard keyboard, explores the oldest and most complex board game in history, picks up the ukulele, and learns how to windsurf. Here are a few of the simple techniques he teaches: Define your target performance level: Figure out what your desired level of skill looks like, what you’re trying to achieve, and what you’ll be able to do when you’re done. The more specific, the better. Deconstruct the skill: Most of the things we think of as skills are actually bundles of smaller subskills. If you break down the subcomponents, it’s easier to figure out which ones are most important and practice those first. Eliminate barriers to practice: Removing common distractions and unnecessary effort makes it much easier to sit down and focus on deliberate practice. Create fast feedback loops: Getting accurate, real-time information about how well you’re performing during practice makes it much easier to improve. Whether you want to paint a portrait, launch a start-up, fly an airplane, or juggle flaming chainsaws, The First 20 Hours will help you pick up the basics of any skill in record time . . . and have more fun along the way.
Hbr S 10 Must Reads On Managing Yourself Vol 2 With Bonus Article Be Your Own Best Advocate By Deborah M Kolb
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Author : Harvard Business Review
language : en
Publisher: Harvard Business Press
Release Date : 2021-03-30
Hbr S 10 Must Reads On Managing Yourself Vol 2 With Bonus Article Be Your Own Best Advocate By Deborah M Kolb written by Harvard Business Review and has been published by Harvard Business Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-30 with Business & Economics categories.
Position yourself for success. Get more of the management ideas you want, from the authors you trust, with HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself (Vol. 2). We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you stay engaged, be productive, and continue to grow throughout your working life. With insights from leading experts including Susan David, Joseph Badaracco, and Laura Morgan Roberts, this book will inspire you to: Identify your purpose and translate it into action Make time to learn—and stay relevant in a world of rapid change Turn your strengths into superpowers Spend more time on the work that matters Tackle even your toughest decisions with confidence Reduce burnout from collaboration Take a stand for yourself and for others This collection of articles includes "From Purpose to Impact," by Nick Craig and Scott A. Snook; "Learning to Learn," by Erika Andersen; "Making Yourself Indispensable," by John H. Zenger, Joseph R. Folkman, and Scott K. Edinger; "Make Time for the Work That Matters," by Julian Birkinshaw and Jordan Cohen; "Collaboration Without Burnout," by Rob Cross, Scott Taylor, and Deb Zehner; "Emotional Agility," by Susan David and Christina Congleton; "How to Tackle Your Toughest Decisions," by Joseph L. Badaracco; "How Dual-Career Couples Make It Work," by Jennifer Petriglieri; "Cultivating Everyday Courage," by James R. Detert; "Be Your Own Best Advocate," by Deborah M. Kolb; "Building an Ethical Career," by Maryam Kouchaki and Isaac H. Smith; "When and How to Respond to Microaggressions," by Ella F. Washington, Alison Hall Birch, and Laura Morgan Roberts. HBR's 10 Must Reads paperback series is the definitive collection of books for new and experienced leaders alike. Leaders looking for the inspiration that big ideas provide, both to accelerate their own growth and that of their companies, should look no further. HBR's 10 Must Reads series focuses on the core topics that every ambitious manager needs to know: leadership, strategy, change, managing people, and managing yourself. Harvard Business Review has sorted through hundreds of articles and selected only the most essential reading on each topic. Each title includes timeless advice that will be relevant regardless of an ever‐changing business environment.
Where Are You From
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Author : In-Sook Kim
language : en
Publisher: Big and SMALL
Release Date : 2017
Where Are You From written by In-Sook Kim and has been published by Big and SMALL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
This book is about the two ways animals are born. Read the first part to learn about baby animals that hatch from eggs. Then flip the book and start reading again.