Pre-school children have fundamentally different attitudes towards the future and attendant notions of time and space. For this reason, early childhood professionals are optimally placed to lay important foundations for young children's long term development. Children's flexibility of thought, their positive and constructive outlook on life, their sense of the continuity of time, their creativity and imagination, and their sense of personal connection with time and the future, are all qual...

Learning and Teaching in the Early Years provides a comprehensive, contemporary and practical introduction to early childhood teaching in Australia. A strong focus on the links between theory, policy and practice firmly aligns this text with the Early Years Learning Framework. Written for students of early childhood programs, this book covers learning and development, as well as professional practice in teaching children from birth to eight years. In recognition of the evolving role of edu...

Taking the notion of embodiment as a starting point, this volume maps the interconnecting relationships between religion, gender and sexuality.The chapters highlight how the body – its location, the narratives that surround it, its movement and negotiations – is central to understanding these multifaceted relationships. The contributors recognise the ways in which gender and sexuality are crucial to how we embody religion and encourage a more complex and nuanced understanding of em...

Crafted for those who dare to challenge the status quo, this is a radical guide for activists.Drawing from frontline experiences in trade unions, environmentalism, animal rights, and social justice movements, the book explores essential themes from leadership to the art of negotiation. It asks crucial questions about organising and social movements in the 21st century.Avoiding easy prescriptions, the authors uniquely guide readers to where theory meets practice.Writ...

PJ Mouse, an adorable little stuffed animal, was lost and alone until young Emily heard his cries for help. Now, along with his new family, PJ gets to travel the world - discovering exciting new places, people, and animals along thte way.Come join PJ on this, his third adventure, in jolly olde England as he, his new pal Star Bear, Emily and the family visit their cousins. Discover why PJ finds simple things like bike rides and car rides a little too entertaining all of a sudden, wh...

PJ Mouse, an adorable little stuffed animal, was lost and alone until young Emily heard his cries for help. Now, along with his new family, PJ gets to travel the world - discovering exciting new places, people, and animals along thte way.Come join PJ on this, his third adventure, in jolly olde England as he, his new pal Star Bear, Emily and the family visit their cousins. Discover why PJ finds simple things like bike rides and car rides a little too entertaining all of a sudden, wh...

PJ Mouse, an adorble little stuffed animal, was lost and alone until young Emily heard his cries for help. Now, along with his new family, PJ gets to travel the world - discovering exciting new places, people, and animals along the way!Come join PJ on this, his fourth adventure, in New Zealand. PJ discovers that New Zealand is full of wild and exciting places - sometimes a little too exciting for a timid mouse such as hmself. Discover whether PJ manages to excape from the bubbling ...

PJ Mouse, an adorble little stuffed animal, was lost and alone until young Emily heard his cries for help. Now, along with his new family, PJ gets to travel the world - discovering exciting new places, people, and animals along the way!Come join PJ on this, his fourth adventure, in New Zealand. PJ discovers that New Zealand is full of wild and exciting places - sometimes a little too exciting for a timid mouse such as hmself. Discover whether PJ manages to excape from the bubbling ...

In 1869, newspaper articles touted Aiken as a health and pleasure resort with the world's largest wooden hotel. Swirling social life and sporting action continued during the war years, when the women of society carried on local traditions. In 1950, Aiken was bustling with scientists and engineers who relocated to work at the Savannah River Site. The last half of the 20th century saw swelling crowds at polo matches, steeplechase races, fox hunts, golf courses, and cultural amusements. In th...

Come explore Queensland with me! From PJ MousePJ Mouse, an adorable little stuffed animal, was lost and alone until young Emily heard his cries for help. Now, along with his new family, PJ gets to travel the world - discovering exciting new places, people, and animals along the way!Come join PJ on this, his second adventure, along the coast of Queensland, as he snorkels at the Great Barrier Reef, chats with a Loggerhead turtle in the midst of a gre...

Come explore Queensland with me! From PJ MousePJ Mouse, an adorable little stuffed animal, was lost and alone until young Emily heard his cries for help. Now, along with his new family, PJ gets to travel the world - discovering exciting new places, people, and animals along the way!Come join PJ on this, his second adventure, along the coast of Queensland, as he snorkels at the Great Barrier Reef, chats with a Loggerhead turtle in the midst of a gre...

PJ Mouse, an adorable little stuffed animal, was lost and alone until young Emily heard his cries for help. Now, along with his new family, PJ gets to travel the world. Join PJ on his first adventure across Canada as he hikes on a glacier, finds a salt lake in the prairies, and walks on the ocean floor in Nova Scotia. Upon returning to his new home PJ meets the family pet...a very large CAT! "Oh fiddlesticks, don't cats usually like mice as a small snack?"These books are d...