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Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
""My kid is smart, but..." It takes more than school smarts to build a fulfilling life. In fact, many bright children face special challenges: Some are driven by perfectionism Some are afraid of effort, because they're used to instant success Some routinely butt heads with authority figures Some struggle to get along with their peers Some are outwardly successful but just don't feel good about themselves. This warm and practical book explains why...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"From Stevie Wonder to Emma Watson, and Pocahontas to Pablo Picasso, 50 amazing kids who shaped history! A collection of biographies profiling some of the most influential kids in history and today. Prodigies, proteges, and kids with huge ambition, these youngsters prove that fulfilling your dreams and making a difference in the world isn't just for grown-ups. Some of the most phenomenal musicians, inventors, athletes, authors, actors, and even world...
Author
Series
Universe after volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Jane Kamali is an agent for the Justified. Her mission: to recruit children with miraculous gifts in the hope that they might prevent the Pulse from once again sending countless worlds back to the dark ages. Hot on her trail is the Pax--a collection of fascist zealots who believe they are the rightful rulers of the galaxy and who remain untouched by the Pulse. Now Jane, a handful of comrades from her past, and a telekinetic girl called Esa must...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Presents an exploration of child genius through the stories of fifteen exceptionally gifted young people, from cybernetics founder Norbert Wiener and chess master Bobby Fischer to movie icon Shirley Temple and African-American musician Philippa Schuyler. "From the author of the widely praised Raising America, an eye-opening exploration of child genius and the parental and societal aspirations that accompany it. Off the Charts casts Americas current...
Author
Series
Universe after volume 2
Language
English
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It's been three years since Esa joined the ranks of the Justified. Together, Esa and fellow Justified agent Jane Kamali travel from planet to Pulse-ravaged planet, searching for other children with Esa's supernatural abilities. But on a visit to an extremely remote planet to rescue a gifted Wulf boy named Sho, they learn that the Justified are not the only people searching for gifted children. There is a creature with unexpected powers who will stop...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Not every gift is a blessing. Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class. When they come for her, Sergeant Parks keeps his gun pointing at her while two of his people strap her into the wheelchair. She thinks they don't like her. She jokes that she won't bite. But they don't laugh. Melanie is a very special girl. Emotionally charged and gripping from beginning to end, The girl with all the gifts is the most powerful and affecting...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Raise self-confident, self-reliant children using the RIE (Resources for Infant Educarers) Approach. Your baby knows more than you think. That's the heart of the principles and teachings of Magda Gerber, founder of RIE (Resources for Infant Educarers), and Educaring. Baby Knows Best is based on Gerber's belief in babies' natural abilities to develop at their own pace, without coaxing from helicoptering or hovering parents. The Educaring Approach...
Author
Series
My weird school volume 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
Thanks to the encouragement of Ms. Coco, the gifted and talented teacher, A.J. becomes a popular school poet during National Poetry Month.
Author
Series
Keeper of tales trilogy volume 2
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"An uncanny child born to brilliant parents, befriended by a prince, mentored by a wise woman, pursued by a powerful man, Secret Riven has no idea what destiny will demand of her or the courage she must have to confront it"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Teaching children how to manage their intense emotions is one of the most difficult aspects of parenting or educating gifted children. Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students: Helping Kids Cope With Explosive Feelings provides a much-needed resource for parents and educators for understanding of why gifted children are so extreme in their behavior and how to manage the highs and lows that accompany emotional intensity. Presented in an easy-to-read,...
14) Supergifted
Author
Series
Ungifted volume 2
Language
English
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Description
After years of attending a school for gifted children, Noah finds himself at a normal school where he immediately ends up on the wrong side of a cheerleading captain and a jock.
Author
Series
Michael Vey volume 4
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Michael, Taylor, Ostin, and the rest of the Electroclan head to Taiwan in search of nine-year-old child prodigy Lin Julung, or Jade Dragon, who the Elgen kidnapped for Hatch's army of electric children.
Author
Series
Ben Braver volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Description
"It all started with a peanut butter cup... which leads Ben Braver to a secret school for kids with super abilities. Ben has never had any special powers-- and maybe never will. But could this be his chance to become the superhero he's always dreamed of?"--Back cover.
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