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Meet "creative misbehavior" with an equally creative responseAn unusual, touching approach to understanding the perceptions and feelings of children, written by an author who for the past 30 years has listened to troubled children with a keen inner ear.What Do You Do With a Child Like This? will take you on a journey inside the world of troubled children to enhance your understanding of the child's total needs. It presents a wide variety of techniques proven effective for helping troubled children change. The wealth of practical suggestions found in this book will invite frequent reading. A great gift for any educator or parent who is confronted by the adventure of working with a troubled children.If you are drawn to education, and if you enjoy a challenge, there is no greater challenge than to walk alongside a troubled child and to help her see a better world.Larry TobinWhat Do You Do With A Child Like This? What Others Are Saying:Sensitive, easy to read and easy to understand. The examples you used touch a chord and treat children as people, not as inventory to be labeled, categorized, and organized by dysfunction. [It] helps you understand students' behavior by offering refreshing insights into their thoughts and feelings.Herbert G.W. Bischoff, PhD. Former PresidentInternational School of Psychology AssociationThis book will motivate, inspire, and inform.Bobby Brice, Behavior ConsultantExciting and sensitive = what insight Tobin has into the world of children! Carol Lane, Educational Resource Specialist What Do You Do With a Child Like This? provides a thoughtful and penetrating view of troubled children - from the outside looking in and, perhaps more importantly, from the inside looking out. It provides practical suggestions and inspirational messages to adults who work with troubled youth.Randy Sprick, PhD, authorThe Solution Book and Discipline in the Secondary Classroom

Creative relaxation activities for home and school Stress Relief for Kids is a prescription for growth. Anyone who interacts with kids can find new ways to guide them through the maze of today's heavy stress. Teachers: struggling with a classroom full of unruly kids after recess? Therapists: looking for a way to teach relaxation skills to children? Parents: having trouble getting the kids into bed at night? Stress Relief for Kids gives children tools to cope with stress in all areas of their lives. · On the playground with the school bully · At home with siblings · In the classroom with difficult tasks · After school with peer pressures Easily adaptable to multiple scenarios, scripts and activities lead naturally to creative writing and/or art experiences. Ms. Belknap includes suggestions to take seasoned presenters to a new level of excellence or guide new practitioners successfully through their first effort. Through these creative relaxation activities children learn to direct themselves and each other to a better place. About the author: Martha Belknap, M.A., has had 45 years of teaching experience with children and adults of diverse cultures. Currently she shares her dragon activities with children in music classes at two Montessori schools. She teaches the same ideas to Mexican women in English as a Second Language classes and includes similar principles in training workshops for prospective yoga teachers.

Information has been designed to help young people learn about themselves, examine important areas in building a wellness lifestyle, and perceive themselves in positive, self-affirming ways.

In the classic genre of Norman Maclean’s Young Men and Fire...Journey with Peter Leschak, wildland firefighter, as he explores the warrior spirit--a genderless code emphasizing personal integrity, responsibility, patience, will, commitment, and inner courage, forged through life’s “trials by fire.”Using his professional experiences fighting forest fires as a vivid metaphor for the warrior code, Peter weaves captivating tales of raging wildfires, the warm camaraderie and good-natured competition of a small town tavern packed with smokejumpers, the clarity of the night sky, the subtleties of an ancient Chinese board game--all offering profound lessons in the quest for a new warrior spirit. To each episode Peter brings the soul of a poet contemplating life in the face of death, as well as a professional firefighter’s delicious apprehension of hazardous operations and fascination with the seductive allure of a blazing inferno.Dip into these pages for a vicarious jolt of adrenaline. Or use Trials by Wildfire as a roadmap in your own search for life meaning. “Everyone faces a ‘twilight struggle’ sometime, an episode where there are few straight and level paths, no easy solutions, where allies and enemies dress in shades of gray, and double-edged swords are all that can be wielded.” from Trials by Wildfire Peter Leschak is a helitack crew leader and veteran firefighter with the US Forest Service and the State of Minnesota. When he’s not writing or fighting forest fires somewhere in the world, he teaches wildland firefighting and safety.Over 200 of Peter’s fascinating and frequently ironic essays have been published in national, regional, and professional periodicals including Harpers, The New York Times, Astronomy, Outdoor Life, Backpacker, Boundary Waters Journal, and National Fire and Rescue. Trials by Wildfire is his eighth book.

Nature photographers Craig and Nadine Blacklock communicate the essence of Gooseberry Falls State Park-from the powerful waterfalls to the subtle beauty of the Gooseberry River, the woods that surround it, and the shore of Lake Superior into which it empties. Join the Blacklocks as they journey beyond the postcard-familiar views and off the well-marked trails, uncovering the hidden beauty of the park. Craig Blacklock has worked as a nature photographer since 1976; Nadine Blacklock since 1982. Working in the tradition of Craig’s father, pioneer color nature photographer Les Blacklock, Craig and Nadine have photographed some of the most intriguing images of Minnesota ever captured on film.The Blacklocks’ work has appeared in numerous publications, including those of the National Wildlife Federation, the Audubon Society, and the Sierra Club. Craig and Nadine are also sole or co-photographers of eleven books.In 1993 the Blacklocks published The Lake Superior Images, winner of three 1994 Midwest Achievement Book Awards and a 1994 Minnesota Book Award.

Listen to echoes of a life filled to the brim as one of the Northland’s most renowned storytellers sallies forth once again to share his seventy-plus years of outdoor lore, folksy wisdom, and quirky humor, set against the wilderness backdrop of northern Minnesota.Striding exuberantly into the 21st century, Bob Cary recounts memorable experiences of the 20th century: fun-filled boyhood escapades during the Depression, anecdotes from the war years, tales of guiding dignitaries in the BWCAW, verbal snapshots of intriguing friends and neighbors up north, reflections on becoming a bridegroom in his seventies.Indulge your own nostalgia while this consummate yarn-spinner warms your heart with his larger-than-life adventures. Gleaned from Bob’s stories and insights over many years as editor of the Ely Echo, and as one of the country’s premier outdoor writers, Ely Echoes is filled with tall tales, splendid spoofs, crazy campaigns, and off-the-wall observations-all told in the unique style of up-beat humor and persuasive passion that make Jackpine Bob Cary a celebrated north country character.

Duluth clings to a rocky hillside where clusters of houses nestle amid broad expanses of woods and meadows and where cascading streams tumble toward the vast waters of Lake Superior. Duluthians, most of whom are but a few minutes walk from a forest trail or a creek-side overlook, treaure the green space that was preserved for future generations by early city planners.In these images, Craig and Nadine Blacklock have captured the essence of Duluth-the bedrock on which it is built; the waters that flow through it; the great lake at its base; the glowing wildflowers and stately trees that give it life. The photographs in The Duluth Portfolio will refresh memories and inspire Duluthians and visitors alike to explore the city with new vision.The Blacklocks present Duluth’s natural beauty with stunning clarity as they take us on a photographic journey to a place they love.The Duluth Portfolio “offers an evocative look at one of Minnesota’s most beautiful cities. These poignant Blacklock photographs not only commemorate Duluth’s natural history, but also focus our collective attention on the necessity of preserving the natural environment.” John Steffl, Artistic Director of the Duluth Art InstituteNadine and Craig Blacklock each photograph their subjects “in a way that elevates natural scenes to artistic expression.” Sam Cook, Duluth News-TribuneBlacklock photographs are also seen in other books including those of the National Wildlife Federation, the Sierra Club, Reader’s Digest, and Time-Life. Magazine credits include Airone, Audubon, Canoe, Lake Superior, National Geographic Traveler, National Wildlife, Outdoor Photographer, and Smithsonian.Their original prints have been shown in many galleries and are part of numerous private and corporate collections, including the Polaroid Corporate Collection and the Tweed Museum of Art. Several of their posters have won awards from the Printing Industries of America.

If This Is Mid-Life, Where’s the Crisis? explores the peaks and pitfalls of being forty-something and married--with kids. Sam Cook takes you on a rollicking ride through mid-life with stops along the way to enjoy life’s special moments. Finding humor in the little things that drive us all crazy, he helps you laugh at the trials and tribulations of family life. But Sam is not just funny--his delight in life’s small pleasures shines through in every story. If This Is Mid-Life, Where’s the Crisis? brings the lively wit and gentle insight of one of the Midwest’s best-loved newspaper columnists to readers everywhere.“Reading Sam Cook is like spending an hour with your most terrific friend. He is smart, kind, thoughtful, honest, hopeful, and hilarious.” Lynnell Mickelsen, journalist“Sam Cook, in the tradition of Mark Twain, transforms the ordinary occurrences of everyday life into extraordinary stories.” Bob Cary, author, Root Beer Lady Author of the award-winning outdoor series, Up North, Quiet Magic, and CampSights, Sam Cook also shares his insights and observations through his weekly columns in the Duluth News-Tribune. His work has been reprinted in Reader’s Digest.