Anika is working hard to build her new drone, but it’s much more complicated than she thought. There’s lots of parts to assemble and programming to do… she needs a little help! Her family is so busy though, they all have work, studies or things to do. How will Anika build her drone? Will anyone spend time with her? With bright, colorful illustrations, this is a great way to teach children the importance of STEM subjects, being inquisitive, as well as patience and determination. To help overcome stereotyping, the story features girls coding, mothers as working professionals, dad’s that work from home and mixed families.

Lucas is too busy with his new drone to play Wiffle ball with his friends, but when their only ball is captured by a mean dog, they retrieve it using teamwork and the drone.

Adventure with Anika as she discovers that there’s lots to learn about disabilities. Anika’s aunt Kiara is smart, funny, intelligent, and the coolest girl she knows. When the power goes out, she discovers something different and exciting about Kiara. She’s not sure how to react at first but quickly realizes that different isn’t sad or strange—it’s just different! This rhyming picture book will help kids learn about disabilities, show them that they’re not scary, and teach them how to behave when they meet someone who has a disability. It helps overcome common myths and shows how a person with disabilities is just like everybody else. My Friend Kiara features a female protagonist with hearing disabilities. It is a great way to begin discussions with children on any type of disability, physical or Intellectual. The story is based on how the author explained to his own children the beauty in our differences, and how people with disabilities are more than just their disability. It is complete with fun activities to learn sign language and help explore children’s concept of themselves. Children are naturally aware of the differences between themselves and people they meet. The Anika Books series helps kids to be aware, understand and appreciate what makes everyone different. Encouraging them to discuss and celebrate the differences they discover with their parents and teachers. In My Friend Kiara, you'll find: Exciting and colorful imagery that captures kids attention Rhyming language that’s fun and easy to read aloud Activities to help keep children engaged through the story Questions to prompt understanding and discussion on diversity A valuable addition to school, church, and home libraries A perfect picture book for children 7 and under

When Henry Roth published his debut novel Call It Sleep in 1934, it was greeted with considerable critical acclaim though, in those troubled times, lackluster sales. Only with its paperback publication thirty years later did this novel receive the recognition it deserves—--and still enjoys. Having sold-to-date millions of copies worldwide, Call It Sleep is the magnificent story of David Schearl, the "dangerously imaginative" child coming of age in the slums of New York.

In a rigorous exploration of how secularism and identity emerged as conflicting concepts in the modern world, Akeel Bilgrami elaborates a notion of secular enchantment with a view to finding in secular modernity a locus of meaning and value, while addressing squarely the anxiety that all such notions are exercises in nostalgia.

Over the past 20 years European theatre underwent fundamental changes in terms of aesthetic focus, institutional structure and in its position in society. The impetus for these changes was provided by a new generation in the independent theatre scene. This book brings together studies on the state of independent theatre in different European countries, focusing on the fields of dance and performance, children and youth theatre, theatre and migration and post-migrant theatre. Additionally, it includes essays on experimental musical theatre and different cultural policies for independent theatre scenes in a range of European countries.