New Releases by Gillian Doherty

This atlas introduces the basics of geography and mapping whilst facilitating the understanding of the relationship between countries and continents. A wealth of colourful maps, facts, diagrams and photographs introduce the continents and countries of the world and their peoples, physical geography and characteristics.

Crammed with thousands of things to find, count and talk about, this picture book provides hours of puzzle-solving fun, and also helps develop pre-reading and number skills.

The You Bet I Care! project was the largest and most comprehensive child care study carried out in Canada to date. It produced three extensive and rich data sets which, collectively, contain extensive information about both centre-based and regulated family child care. The Childcare Resource and Research Unit, University of Toronto hosted a one-and-a-half day forum (of key participants from the child care field) in February 2002 in Toronto to discuss, identify and prioritize vital issues/questions facing child care that could be addressed by the rich data sets of YBIC. This paper is the outcome of the research forum.

Describes the physical characteristics, eating habits, reproduction, and behavior of various types of birds; includes information on related web sites.

"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

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

Illustrations from long ago are brought to life in this puzzle-solving fun picture book.

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.

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

Partners in Quality is a research and development project sponsored by the Canadian Child Care Federation and its affiliates to explore how child care providers, parents, and other partners can work together to support and improve quality in child care. This booklet, in both English and French, supplements a series to support child care providers and to enhance the dialogue within communities on the importance of quality child care environments. The booklet is designed to be used for two workshops within the Partners in Quality series, the first introducing the standards of practice and code of ethics for child care practitioners, and the second introducing the guide on self-reflection for child care practitioners. Following an introduction, the booklet is organized into four parts. Part 1, "Standards of Practice," provides a rationale for implementing standards of practice, describes the basis of the standards, and delineates the settings in which the standards apply. This part then presents standards of practice related to caring for children, partnerships with children''s families, partnerships with colleagues and other community services, professionalism, and operation of a family child care home. Part 2, "Code of Ethics," presents eight principles from the code of ethics of the Canadian Child Care Federation. Part 3, "Guide to Self-Reflection for Practitioners in Child Care Settings," offers a tool to help caregivers think about their current practice and reflect upon possible changes. The instrument has 17 sections based on the standards of practice. Part 4 then lists 66 print resources, 5 self-study programs, 6 resource kits, 9 videotapes or videotape kits, 1 program, and 22 national/provincial organizations or associations. The standards section contains 19 references and 8 endnotes. (KB).

Brush up on your computer jargon with this user-friendly introduction to the fast-paced world of computer technology.

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

This book explains that the body is an incredible machine, discussing the workings of the brain, how muscles make the skeleton move, and how the senses detect what is happening.

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.