The Mother's Day Mice

1986 Juvenile Nonfiction

Author : Eve Bunting
Release : 1986
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Rating : 029/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Mother's Day Mice written by Eve Bunting. This book was released on 1986. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With such seminal movies as The Exorcist and The French Connection, Academy Award'winning director William Friedkin secured his place as a great filmmaker. A maverick from the start, Friedkin joined other young directors who ushered in Hollywood's second Golden Age during the 1970s. Now, in his long-awaited memoir, Friedkin provides a candid portrait of an extraordinary life and career. His own success story has the makings of classic American film. He was born in Chicago, the son of Russian immigrants. Immediately after high school, he found work in the mailroom of a local television station, and patiently worked his way into the directing booth during the heyday of live TV. An award-winning documentary brought him attention as a talented new filmmaker, as well as an advocate for justice, and it caught the eye of producer David L. Wolper, who brought Friedkin to Los Angeles. There he moved from television (one of the last episodes of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour) to film (The Birthday Party, The Boys in the Band), displaying a versatile stylistic range. Released in 1971, The French Connection won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and two years later, The Exorcist received ten Oscar nominations and catapulted Friedkin's career to stardom. Penned by the director himself, The Friedkin Connection takes listeners on a journey through the numerous chance encounters and unplanned occurrences that led a young man from a poor urban neighborhood to success in one of the most competitive industries and art forms in the world. Written with the narrative drive of one of his finest films, The Friedkin Connection is a wonderfully engaging look at an artist and an industry that has transformed who we are ? and how we see ourselves.

How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm

2012-01-10 Family & Relationships

Author : Mei-Ling Hopgood
Release : 2012-01-10
Genre : Family & Relationships
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Book Rating : 207/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm written by Mei-Ling Hopgood. This book was released on 2012-01-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The book is breezy and entertaining and Hopgood is charmingly self-deprecating about her own mothering of the formidable Sofia, who emerges as a sassy character in her own right."—Boston Globe A tour of global practices that will inspire American parents to expand their horizons (and geographical borders) and learn that there’s more than one way to diaper a baby. Mei-Ling Hopgood, a first-time mom from suburban Michigan—now living in Buenos Aires—was shocked that Argentine parents allow their children to stay up until all hours of the night. Could there really be social and developmental advantages to this custom? Driven by a journalist’s curiosity and a new mother’s desperation for answers, Hopgood embarked on a journey to learn how other cultures approach the challenges all parents face: bedtimes, potty training, feeding, teaching, and more. Observing parents around the globe and interviewing anthropologists, educators, and child-care experts, she discovered a world of new ideas. The Chinese excel at potty training, teaching their wee ones as young as six months old. Kenyans wear their babies in colorful cloth slings—not only is it part of their cultural heritage, but strollers seem outright silly on Nairobi’s chaotic sidewalks. And the French are experts at turning their babies into healthy, adventurous eaters. Hopgood tested her discoveries on her spirited toddler, Sofia, with some enlightening results. This intimate and surprising look at the ways other cultures raise children offers parents the option of experimenting with tried and true methods from around the world and shows that there are many ways to be a good parent.

The Night Before Mother's Day

2010-03-18 Juvenile Fiction

Author : Natasha Wing
Release : 2010-03-18
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 138/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Night Before Mother's Day written by Natasha Wing. This book was released on 2010-03-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's Mother's Day! Celebrate moms everywhere with spa treatments, tasty treats, and more in this installment of Natasha Wing's best-selling series. It's the night before Mother's Day, and Dad and the kids are determined to show Mom just how much they love her. They whip up a cake from scratch, and offer a special coupon for a day at the spa, right in their own kitchen! Kids and moms will love reading this sweet story aloud together for a fun way to celebrate Mother's Day.

Mother's Day

2004-03-16 Juvenile Fiction

Author : Anne Rockwell
Release : 2004-03-16
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 748/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Mother's Day written by Anne Rockwell. This book was released on 2004-03-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The students in Mrs. Madoff's class share how they will celebrate Mother's Day with their families.

Memorializing Motherhood

2017-04 Mother's Day

Author : Katharine Lane Antolini
Release : 2017-04
Genre : Mother's Day
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Book Rating : 940/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Memorializing Motherhood written by Katharine Lane Antolini. This book was released on 2017-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anna Jarvis (1864-1948) organized the first official Mother's Day celebration in Grafton, West Virginia in 1908 and then spent decades promoting the holiday and defending it from commercialization. She designed her Mother's Day celebration around a view of motherhood and domesticity, envisioning a day venerating the daily services and sacrifices of mothers within the home. This publication explores the complicated history of Anna Jarvis's movement to establish and control Mother's Day, as well as the powerful conceptualization of this day as both a holiday and a cultural representation of motherhood.

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