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This history of the evolution of pediatrics from the beginning of recorded civilization examines chronologically the medical and societal antecedents of current child care. Although the term "pediatrics" is modern, the book explores the antecedents that facilitated the evolution of pediatric care as... More

A History of Children investigates the treatment of children throughout the millennia, examining and comparing, in the timeline from prehistory to the present, cultural codes and societal laws. A recurrent theme in the book is the unchanging, immutable nature of childhood despite epochal and societa... More

Cultural Writing. Latino/Latina Studies. Text in Spanish. Jesus Colon was the most prolific and influential Hispanic columnist in early twentieth-century New York. "Lo Que El Pueblo Me Dice" is the first compilation of his Spanish-language cronicas (journalistic chronicles of everyday life), includi... More

Jorge Posada adora sentir la bola en su guante, el bate en su mano, y el juego del beisbol. Como cualquier otro jugador del equipo Casa Cuba, ya puede batear bien con la mano derecha, pero su padre le dice, "Ser bueno no es ser el mejor."Su entrenador le dice, "El beisbol es un juego de pulgadas." D... More

Featuring quizzes, self-tests, anecdotes, advice from others, and lively graphics, this guide on organization will prove indispensable to teens--and an answer to their parents' and teachers' prayers.From "Organizing from the Inside Out for Teens: "Jessi Says What's My Payoff?My bedroom is my home ba... More