The first comprehensive book that offers invaluable step-by-step advice for families with donor-conceived children.Wendy Kramer, founder and director of the Donor Sibling Registry, and Naomi Cahn, family and reproductive law professor, have compiled a comprehensive and thorough guide for the growing community of families with donor-conceived children. Kramer and Cahn believe that all donor-conceived children’s desire to know their genetic family must be honored, an...

How do you tell your child that they were conceived with the help of a donor, and then address curiosity about half siblings and/or the donor?Wendy Kramer, Co-Founder and Director of the Donor Sibling Registry, makes it easy and fun! A first-of-its-kind book for kids involving half sibling and donor references. Your Family: A Donor Kid's Story is illuminated in fun, easy-to-understand graphics and factual reproductive descriptions. Inclusive of al...

“Educate the child. Raise him or her without biases of any kind. Teach him or her to trust in others but to rely on self. Instill in him or her a sense of humor and the ability to enjoy life.”Penned on a sperm bank intake form, these words of advice from Donor 1058 to the future recipients of his donations became a parental motto for one particular recipient, Wendy Kramer, who would go on to found the Donor Sibling Registry (DSR). With almost 75,000 members in 105 countrie...

Guatemala emerged from the clash between Spanish invaders and Maya cultures that began five centuries ago. The conquest of these “rich and strange lands,” as Hernán Cortés called them, and their “many different peoples” was brutal and prolonged. “Strange Lands and Different Peoples” examines the myriad ramifications of Spanish intrusion, especially Maya resistance to it and the changes that took place in native life because of it.The studies assembled here, focusing on the...

The conquest of Guatemala was brutal, prolonged and complex, fraught with intrigue and deception, and not at all clear-cut. Yet views persist of it as an armed confrontation whose stakes were evident and whose outcomes were decisive, especially in favor of the Spaniards. A critical reappraisal is long overdue, one that calls for us to reconsider events and circumstances in the light of not only new evidence but also keener awareness of indigenous roles in the drama.While acknowledg...

Key Selling PointsSimple but powerful text shows us the different ways we can respect and be kind to one another in this moving picture book.The author is well-known for her board and picture books. Her title My Heart Fills with Happiness was selected for the 2019 TD Grade One Book Giveaway.Danielle Daniel's book Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox was the winner of the 2016 Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award (CCBC), a finalist ...

Feelings can be tricky, especially for children, so reach for this book for hints, tips, and advice on how to help children make the most of every situation, how to overcome difficult times, and how to love themselves and become happier.Why do you laugh when you hear a joke? Why do you cry during a sad movie? What is a smile, why do you blush when you're embarrassed, and why can you sometimes you can feel lots of different emotions at once? These are all questions young children as...

The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion | Digest & ReviewGraeme Simsion, the famous author of The Rosie Project, is back with a brilliantly written sequel to his literary debut: The Rosie Effect. In the first novel, we watched Rosie and Don overcome numerous obstacles, learn to understand each other, and finally develop a loving relationship. Now, as a married couple, they have to face their biggest challenge – Rosie's pregnancy. When Rosie tells Don that she'...

*George is having One of Those Days.One of Those Days where he shouts, 'I WILL NOT play nicely. I WON'T ... I CAN'T ... I DON'T WANT TO!!' George's mum says there's a Big Bad Mood hanging around him, but George has never seen a Big Bad Mood. That is, until today ...*A gloriously clever tale about tempers, tantrums and making amends. For fans of My Big Shouting Day but Rebecca Patterson.

"A must-have for every future doctor's collection. Great advice, comprehensive, and to the point. Dr. Gray breaks it down, play by play." —Sujay Kansagra, MD, author of The Medical School ManualThe Premed Playbook Guide to the Medical School Interview is the only book needed to prepare premed students for their medical school interviews. Through interviews with Admissions Committee members and others, Dr. Gray has compiled the most comprehensive bo...

After trying the sliding sport of luge, Lucy is back for another speedy adventure!This time, Lucy laces up her skates and tries short track speed skating. It’s not as easy as it looks. When you skate really fast around tight turns, you just might crash! But with her friends at her side, Lucy skims across the ice in a thrilling race to the finish.Lucy Tries Short Track is the second book in the Lucy Tries Sports series, designed to encourage childre...

_______________From the author of the bestselling No Matter What comes a heart-warming tale about a little owl who's going to get a new baby sibling...I'm your baby owl. You don't need a new one!Little Owl isn't pleased to hear that there's a baby owl in the egg Mummy has laid. So Mummy pretends it might be a baby penguin ... or crocodile ... or elephant. In the fun of imagining different kinds of siblings, Little ...