Into the Closet examines the representation of cross-dressing in a wide variety of children’s fiction, ranging from picture books and junior fiction to teen films and novels for young adults. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the different types of cross-dressing found in children’s narratives, raising a number of significant issues relating to the ideological construction of masculinity and femininity in books for younger readers. Many literary and cultural critics have studied the cultural significance of adult cross-dressing, yet although cross-dressing representations are plentiful in children’s literature and film, very little critical attention has been paid to this subject to date. Into the Closet fills this critical gap. Cross-dressing demonstrates how gender is symbolically constructed through various items of clothing and apparel. It also has the ability to deconstruct notions of problematizing the relationship between sex and gender. Into the Closet is an important book for academics, teachers, and parents because it demonstrates how cross-dressing, rather than being taboo, is frequently used in children’s literature and film as a strategy to educate (or enculturate) children about gender.

A ranch dog and a wolf face the challenges of growing up—together. When a puppy named Sky learns that his littermate has been chosen to be a working dog on the ranch and he has been left behind to be a house pet, he yearns for a chance to prove himself. Wandering into the nearby forest one day, he meets a young wolf named Timby, who is also trying to learn his place within his pack. The friendship they form as they navigate the tension between the pack and Sky's ranch family sees them through many adventures, and the bond that they share goes straight to the heart of what true kinship means.

This book is a guide, for both students and teachers, on the many ways you can utilize blocks in your yoga practice. You can expect 80 pages that will offer block variations in common yoga postures that will support, deepen, and challenge your practice. This book not only fulfills a nerdy yoga dream of mine, but - in its rawest form - it's also a book about shifting perspectives. There are endless blockabilities, but this should be a good start!

When Sky and her older sister Avril were taken into care, the social workers knew this was a case like no other. Raised by troubled parents who hoarded compulsively, creating horrific conditions no child should live in, the two girls arrived at foster carer Louise's home, neglected, malnourished, and indoctrinated. Louise had to draw on all of her experience as one of Britain's leading foster carers to rehabilitate and change the course of their lives. But with constant attempts to thwart her work, Louise ends up under siege in her own home. Will she succeed or is their fate sealed forever?

"This book provides detailed instruction on how to teach elementary students to master the critical elements of 8 locomotor and 17 manipulative skills. Instruction is facilitated through explanation of critical elements; features such as illustrations, cue words, assessments, activities, and lesson plans; and alignment of skills with physical education standards"--

Faith by definition is: confidence or trust in God and in His promises as made through Christ; the scriptures by which humans are justified or saved. "It is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen (Heb. 11:1 KJV)." In this story, Faith is the key just as it is in our lives to defeating the enemy. God has given us power over the enemy but for us to use that power we have to believe in the Son Jesus Christ and have Faith that we possess the power He has given us. Not only do we need Faith in defeating the devil, but as well the things he throws at us in life. WE MUST HAVE FAITH TO SURVIVE! In this story a young man is given power to use against evil. The key to using it is having Faith. I ask you, as you read this story, put yourself in his shoes and see if you would be ready for a test of Faith.

Sky Eccles has a father who is Mormon and a mother who is Protestant. Her father's roots go back to the founder of his church and the pioneers; her mother's roots are foggy and forgotten. Because she was born and raised with a double identity, Sky sees her surroundings in duplicate, like a Kodak color print sitting beside its own filmy negative. A new career in journalism is giving her clarity of vision