New Releases by Gillian Doherty

This fascinating Internet-linked book offers a wide-ranging exploration of the cultures, beliefs, homes, jobs, traditions and everyday lives of the six billion people who inhabit our planet.

No hace falta ser un genio de la informtica para hacer cosas alucinantes con un ordenador. Enviar una felicitacin multimedia, crear juegos en pantalla y disear una pgina web personal son algunas de las coas que t mismo puedes hacer sin gran dificultad. De hecho, cualquiera puede lograr resultados espectaculares con los programas informticos ms comunes.

Tu n''as pas besoin d''être un petit génie en informatique pour réaliser des projets extraordinaires avec ton ordinateur. Tu peux, par exemple, envoyer une carte de vœux multimédia, créer un jeu sur écran ou concevoir ta propre page Web sans trop de difficultés. En fait, les programmes informatiques standard permettent à quiconque de réaliser des choses spectaculaires. Découvre par ailleurs l''étendue des possibilités offertes par des activités plus évoluées comme l''accès à Internet ou la manipulation de sons. Avec 101 projets à réaliser, tu ne risques pas d''être à court d''idées !

"A dynamic and comprehensive introduction to physical geography, which explores our world''s most dramatic features. It gets to the heart of fiery volcanoes, uncovers the causes of earthquakes and looks at incredible weather phenomena."--Adapted from back cover

Canadian experts in diverse fields as well as people concerned about social justice and cohesion have identified quality child care as a crucial component in addressing a variety of broad societal goals. This study explored the relationships between quality in Canadian family child care homes and: provider characteristics and attitudes about family child care provision; provider income levels and working conditions; and the provider''s use of support services, networking with other providers, and professional development opportunities. Data were collected from 231 regulated family child care providers across 6 Canadian provinces and 1 territory, followed by observations in each provider''s home. Data analysis focused on identifying the critical factors that predict the level of quality in a family child care home. Findings suggest that physically safe environments with caring, supportive adults are the norm in a majority of family child care homes. However, only just over one third of child care homes provided care that would stimulate children''s development. Key variables that predicted family child care home quality as indicated by the score on the Family Day Care Rating Scale were the provider''s highest level of education in any subject, provider completion of a formal family child care-specific training course, provider networking with others through an organized association, provider''s gross family child care income from the previous year, age of the youngest child present, and the provider''s attitude about family child care provision. Findings suggest that methods to support and encourage quality should include recruiting well-educated individuals to the field, providing family child care-specific training, supporting development of networking organizations, developing strategies to enhance provider compensation, providing extra supports for people providing infant care, and promoting and recognizing family child care as a socially important and enjoyable career option. (Eleven appendices include an overview of research on the relation of family child care quality to child development outcomes, an overview of family child care requirements, data collection instruments, and a delineation of the predictor variables used in the analysis. Contains 131 references.) (KB)

Cet ouvrage contient des illustrations qui te feront traverser les époques et les pays. Amuse-toi à rechercher et à compter les nombreuses choses du passé qui se cachent au fil des pages. Bonne chance et bon voyage dans le temps! [payot.ch]

Contains different scenes from long ago, each featuring many objects to find and count.

Find pictures to match lists of words on two-page illustrations showing things found on a farm.

Presents anecdotal evidence in favor of the existence of poltergeists.

Gillian Doherty presents a selection of ghost stories and provides a critical assessment of the evidence for ghosts. Special photographic effects and atmospheric artwork are used to reconstruct ghostly scenes.

Suggests computer projects for users of varying levels of experience in such areas as computer art, word processing, getting organized, making calculations, and creating multimedia works and Web sites.

Published by Scholastic Inc ..., by arrangement with Usborne Publishing Ltd.'' '' ... This charming picture book will provide hours of puzzle-solving fun.

Among the multiplicity of objectives that high quality child care can meet is the pivotal goal of promoting equality for women. This paper identifies what has been happening in child care over the last decade, describes policy options for the commencement of Canada''s long-recommended national child care policy, and suggests that a successful resolution to the child care dilemma would serve as a good test for assessing the effectiveness of the new social union. Topics covered are: deficit reduction and devolution; downsizing and deregulation; the impacts on women; promises, promises; can Canada work without child care.

Explains the features of Microsoft Windows 95, with step-by-step instructions to getting started, customizing, using programs, multitasking, organizing files, and discovering the Internet and multimedia.