How to tackle emotional blocks & physical challenges in 5-12 year olds.

". . . a wonderful teaching tool for those who are welcoming refugees into their community."—The New York Times With haunting echoes of the current refugee crisis this beautifully illustrated book explores the unimaginable decisions made as a family leave their home and everything they know to escape the turmoil and tragedy brought by war. This book will stay with you long after the last page is turned. From the author: The Journey is actually a story about many journeys, and it began with the story of two girls I met in a refugee center in Italy. After meeting them I realized that behind their journey lay something very powerful. So I began collecting more stories of migration and interviewing many people from many different countries. A few months later, in September 2014, when I started studying a Master of Arts in Illustration at the Academy of Lucerne, I knew I wanted to create a book about these true stories. Almost every day on the news we hear the terms "migrants" and "refugees" but we rarely ever speak to or hear the personal journeys that they have had to take. This book is a collage of all those personal stories and the incredible strength of the people within them.

"Rooted in humorous stories distilled with bits of sagely honest advice, The Journey goes beyond the well-chronicled college admissions madness and cuts to the core of parental angst with concrete suggestions for preparing children for a competitive and rapidly changing world. Young people face an increasing medley of challenges as they pursue higher education. Amid skyrocketing tuition costs, 43 million U.S. adults hold a whopping $1.78 trillion in student loan debt. College admission is significantly more competitive than it was just a few years ago, and today's students compete with international talent for education and career opportunities. As a result, 40% of Gen Z adults live at home and have gained a "failure to launch" reputation. Many lack the skills and perspective they need to become fulfilled adults because their educational journey did not prepare them to be thoughtful, authentic, or strategic in developing and achieving their goals. Enter The Journey. Written for both parents and students, this guide is comprised of advice and personal anecdotes drawn from college admissions counselor Greg Kaplan's work. Kaplan offers sobering statistics about the lacking capabilities of the next generation and prescribes stories of parenting strategies that succeed in raising independent children to achieve their long-term goals. Emphasizing the foundational tenets of a successful adult life-grit, leadership, and passion-Kaplan approaches the college admissions process with the intent of instilling transferable skills that will carry students well into adulthood. He asks students: What do you want to get out of your college career and work career? How can you make the most of the college journey to jumpstart your journey into the real world? He asks parents: Are you preparing your children to attain a life of health, happiness, and financial independence? This book is designed to support today's youth in identifying their passions and developing the grit and leadership skills they will need to make the most of future opportunities. The Journey calls on parents to both act and refrain from acting to help their children develop into capable and independent adults and calls upon students to take control of their own futures through easy to implement steps"--

Compiles sixteen stories that reveal the potential of the natural-healing Journey method, describing how the co-author effectively applied alternative medicine and avoided surgery and drugs to combat her own health challenges.

BIPOC PROTAGONISTS: demand is high for early chapter readers featuring BIPOC main characters VIETNAMESE CULTURE: a celebration of Vietnamese culture is at the forefront of this series, in the form of food, celebrations, traditions, holidays SUPERNATURAL APPEAL: spiritual and supernatural elements of are woven in seamlessly through each story, as a part of daily life for the siblings IN-DEMAND THEMES: this is strong, engaging writing with important messages about empathy, identity, and self-acceptance, packed with lots of good Social Emotional Learning connections BACKMATTER EXTRAS: backmatter includes an author's note, acknowledgments, and short character profiles of everyone in the family AWARDS: book 1 in the series is a NEIBA Windows & Mirrors List title DISCUSSION QUESTIONS & VIDEO: Free resources available for download at AnnickPress.com, and in Edelweiss, Bookmanager, CataList. LEVELLING INFO: F-P Guided Code: L - Grade Two III. Lexile Code: 630L

As I sit here watching my latest two kids eating their lunch, I think of all the experiences, people and places that have passed through my life as a nanny. The children of course will always be a part of my life as well as the homes I have lived in. If I sit back and concentrate I can almost picture every room in every house through out the whole almost 25 years.

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.