Most Popular Books by Barbara Cohen

Told to make a doll like a pilgrim for the Thanksgiving display at school, Molly''s Jewish mother dresses the doll as she herself dressed before leaving Russia to seek religious freedom--much to Molly''s embarrassment.

A modern Thanksgiving classic about an immigrant girl who comes to identify with the story of the Pilgrims, as she seeks religious freedom and a home in a new land. As Molly nears her first Thanksgiving in the New World, she doesn''t find much to be thankful for. Her classmates giggle at her Yiddish accent and make fun of her unfamiliarity with American ways. Molly''s embarassed when her mother helps with a class Thanksgiving project by making a little doll that looks more like a Russian refugee than a New England Pilgrim. But the tiny modern-day pilgrim just might help Molly to find a place for herself in America. The touching story tells how recent immigrant Molly leads her third-grade class to discover that it takes all kinds of pilgrims to make a Thanksgiving. Originally published in 1983, Molly''s Pilgrim inspired the 1986 Academy Award-winning live-action short film.

After Sam''s father died, he became so wrapped up in the Brooklyn Dodgers that he could describe every game they''d played in the past four years. Nobody was very interested, until Sam met Davy. They came from different races, religions, and generations. But it didn''t take long before they had a friendship that went well beyond baseball.

An invitation from a stranger on a train takes Nikki to unicorns and the boarding of an ark.

Publisher''s Note: Products purchased from 3rd Party sellers are not guaranteed by the Publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Updated in content and pedagogy, this 14th Edition of Memmler’s the Human Body in Health and Disease has helped hundreds of thousands of allied health students, including those with little background in science, to master anatomy and physiology. From its pioneering use of phonetic pronunciations to its pedagogically effective skin-to-bone transparencies of the human body, and increased focus on visualization, the new edition continues to set the standard for the one-semester course. This classic text provides beautifully illustrated coverage of the essentials of human anatomy, physiology, and the effects of disease. Throughout the book, anatomical art illustrates concepts with accuracy, simplicity, and elegance; medical case studies enhanced with additional clinical content to demonstrate the relevance of the content to a career in the health professions; and proven pedagogy helps students master the anatomic and medical terminology they will encounter in healthcare settings.

Florrie makes her stern father angry by building a fire in her toy stove, but by the end of the day she finds out Papa really loves her after all.

Two children try to rescue the carp their mother plans to make into gefilte fish for the Seder.

"Fourth-grader Wade Thompson is having trouble adjusting to Kennedy, the new school where he has been transferred to a class for the gifted and talented. . . . With fast-moving dialogue, humor and sympathy, Cohen weaves a story of developing friendships and self-knowledge and once again demonstrates how well she understands a child''s need for acceptance".--The Horn Book.

Helping her widowed mother run a small inn provides 16-year-old Rachel with many opportunities to adjust to growing up.

Fourth-grader Emily is forced to think about her Jewish heritage when the new boy, an Orthodox Jew, refuses to participate in the school Christmas celebrations.

In an ancient Arab nation, one woman dares to be different.Buran cannot -- Buran will not-sit quietly at home and wait to be married to the man her father chooses. Determined to use her skills and earn a fortune, she instead disguises herself as a boy and travels by camel caravan to a distant city. There, she maintains her masculine disguise and establishes a successful business. The city''s crown prince comes often to her shop, and soon Buran finds herself falling in love. But if she reveals to Mahmud that she is a woman, she will lose everything she has worked for.

This book provides the tools middle and high school teachers need to incorporate the Internet into the existing curriculum framework.

Mandy has always refused to compete with her glamorous cousin Lissa, but the remarriage of Lissa''s mother sets off a complex chain of events that catapult both girls into unexpected romantic relationships.

When Women Work Together identifies the factors that both enhance and threaten good work relations between women and, through stories and exercises, shows women step-by-step exactly how to interact and make work productive and satisfying.

Author and artist Barbara Cohen received a two-week artist''s residency to live and paint in a dune shack on Cape Cod''s National Seashore. For more than 80 years. the rustic shoreside accommodations have renewed and invigorated the likes of e.e. cummings. Eugene O''Neill, and Mary Oliver, among other writers and artists, and Cohen was looking forward to a similar rejuvenation.Cohen intended to continue her work on a series of abstract paintings, but soon found new, unexpected inspiration in the antics of her 11-year-old black Labrador retriever, Gabe. I was compelled, the Provincetown, Massachusetts, resident writes, to photograph and paint Gabe, as he followed my every step ... What flowed, with help from the surprise muse, is a captivating sequence of restful mixed-media portraits that will appeal to dog lovers, Labrador aficionados, beach buffs, and those with a particular fondness for the grass-fringed beaches of the eastern shore.Gabe proves a convivial canine model for Cohen''s camera and brush. alternatively highlighted as the subject of a piece, then resembling only a friendly force on a field trip through the dunes. The artist successfully captures the natural light and colors of Cape Cod''s unique setting and reflects them in the warm turquoise-sky blues, sea-grass greens, and sand-pebble yellows that seep from her images.Dog in the Dunes is a rare collection that can be viewed as a trip diary of sorts, a focused series of fine-art images, a dog-owner''s tribute to her aging but ever-faithful companion -- or a moving mix of all three. This book will capture the hearts and imaginations of a broad and appreciative audience.

Molly, who recently emigrated with her family from Russia to New Jersey, learns about birthday parties and who her real friends are.