Language Families

Have you ever wondered how some people can skim through a book in minutes, pick up dozens of facts and ideas, and recall them with pinpoint accuracy, even months or years later? With Smart Reading, you won't need to wonder any more.

The bestselling modern classic by the author of I Never Promised You a Rose Garden about a deaf couple, their hearing child, and the bond they create through sign language, featuring a new introduction by Sara Nović, author of the New York Times bestseller True Biz, and a new afterword by the...

Bent Out of Shape But Not Broken (Yet) Bestselling author Clint Edwards clues readers into the (literal) back-breaking work that is being a parent with this all-too-real collection of stories. Like the time he tried to impress his daughter with a double back flip at a trampoline park or when he...

What happens to Queen Bees and Wannabes when they grow up? Even the most well-adjusted moms and dads can experience peer pressure and conflicts with other adults that make them act like they’re back in seventh grade. In Queen Bee Moms & Kingpin Dads, Rosalind Wiseman gives us the tools to...

Do you want to make the most of the little free time you have and feel confident that you are actively helping your child's communication skills in just a few minutes a day, no matter what their underlying challenges are?... Then you have come to the right place!

Kei hea o putu whutuporo? Where are your rugby boots? Homai te ranu tomato Pass me the tomato sauce Kei te pehea te huarere i tenei ra? How is the weather today? Kei hea to mahi kainga? Where is your homework? Kati te whakaporearea i to tuahine! Stop annoying your sister! Maori at Home is the...

A language barrier is no match for love. Lauren Collins discovered this firsthand when, in her early thirties, she moved to London and fell for a Frenchman named Olivier—a surprising turn of events for someone who didn’t have a passport until she was in college. But what does it mean to love...

تَقُولُ ابْنَتِي حِينَ جَدَّ الرَّحِيلُ أَرَانَـا سَـوَاءً وَمَـنْ قَدْ يَتِمْ أَبَانَا فَلَا رِمْـتَ مِنْ عِـنْدِنَا فَإِنَّــا بِخَـيْرٍ إِذَا لَــمْ تَــرِمْ وَيَا أَبَتَا لَا تَــزَلْ عِنْدَنَا فَــإِنَّا نَـخَافُ بِأَنْ تُخْتَرَمْ أَرَانَا إِذَا أَضْمَرَتْكَ البِلَا دُ نُجْفَـى وَتُقْطَعُ مِنَّا الرَّحِمْ أَفِي الطَّوْفِ خِفْتِ عَلَيَّ الرَّدَى وَكَمْ مِنْ رَدٍ أَهْلَهُ لَمْ يَرِمْ

أَخٌ لِي بَعِيدُ مَرَامِي الهِمَمْ رَقِيقُ حَوَاشِي رِدَاءِ الكَرَمْ يَرُوحُ لِأَضْيَافِهِ ضَاحِكاً وَيَغْدُو لِقُصَّادِهِ مُبْتَسِمْ مِنَ القَوْمِ تُعْقَدُ تِيجَانُهُمْ عَلَى كُلِّ مُنْغَمِسٍ فِي الكَرَمْ إِذَا مَا وَجُوهُهُمُ أَسْفَرَتْ عَرَفْتَ عَرَانِينَهُمْ بِالشَّمَمْ

A companion picture book to Anoosha Syed's critically acclaimed debut, That's Not My Name!, about expressing love across language barriers and the universal message that actions speak louder than words. Mirha speaks English and her nani (maternal grandmother) speaks Urdu, so Mirha’s parents...

In The Invisible Toolbox, Kim shares with parents the single most important thing they can do to foster their child's future-learning potential and nurture the parent-child bond that is the foundation for a child's motivation to learn. She is convinced that the simple act of reading aloud has a far-reaching impact that few of us fully understand and that the importance of that act has recently been further occluded by our nearly universal saturation in technology.

The essential guide for helping children with language and listening problems. Does your child have trouble getting the right words out, following directions, or being understood? In this revised edition of Childhood Speech, Language, and Listening Problems, speech-language pathologist Patricia Hamaguchi - who has been helping children overcome problems like these for more than 30 years - answers your questions to help you determine what's best for your child.

From Korean science fiction author Kim Cho-yeop, a stunning and poignant collection of literary speculative fiction stories that explore the complexities of identity, love, death, and the search for life’s meaning, perfect for fans of Exhalation and The Paper Menagerie. In If We Cannot Go at...

New to a small town, Jackie and Paula envision a quiet life for their kids: a young adopted son and two teenage foster children, including the troubled Star. However, they quickly butt heads with their neighbor, Clementine, who disapproves of their lifestyle and is incensed when Star befriends her spirited horse, Comet. Haunted by past tragedy and unable to properly care for Comet, Clem nevertheless resents the bond Star soon shares with the horse.

Charles Marlow is a Seattle English teacher who instructs his students to expand their worlds through language. Lately, however, with one child off to college and the pressure from his ex-wife to make plans for their severely autistic son who's about to age out of the system, he prefers the company of the ghosts he turns up in the storage boxes in his crawl space.

Classical Chinese poetry is the crown jewels of ancient Chinese literature. For thousands of years, these classical poems have touched countless hearts and will continue doing so for years to come. For anyone who is learning Chinese, classical Chinese poetry serves as a pathway to true understanding of Chinese culture. Find 50 carefully selected ancient Chinese poems that is classical and essential and still easy to understand. Many of them are selected from the collection of 300 Tang Dynasty poems. Enjoy listening and reciting these poems with your children!

Bestselling advice columnist Vandy Guru built her career teaching others how to live honestly and courageously, but after the loss of her husband, Vandy’s public veneer can barely conceal her grief. When her beloved daughter Mallika suddenly disappears and her estranged childhood best friend Rani returns, stirring up long-buried secrets, Vandy’s carefully crafted life feels at risk.

Born into a digital wonderland, our children are practically mini hackers right from the crib! Most of them were handed a device before they could walk, they clicked before they took their first bite and scrolled before they said their first words. But living online is a giant uncontrolled...

Fourteen-year-old Myles Cook is having a rough time. Not only has his mother run off with Jocelyn, her yoga instructor, but Myles and his dad have moved to a tiny rural island on BC's west coast to live in a log cabin. Garcia Island is nothing like Myles' old home in the city; there are no stores, the WiFi is sketchy, and let's face it, the people are strange.

Ciencia, arte y oportuniades en la madurez. Un estudio audaz y apasionante de las nuevas investigaciones que replantean un futuro mejor y más prometedor para las personas de mediana edad. Reimaginar la vida nos enseña que lo que se ha dado en llamar la «crisis de la mediana edad» no existe...