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The Wonder of Boys: What Parents, Mentors and Educators Can Do to Shape Boys
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The Wonder of Boys: What Parents, Mentors and Educators Can Do to Shape Boys Into Exceptional Men Paperback - 1997

by Michael Gurian

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I n this edition of his parenting classic, Michael Gurian considers how the culture has changed in the ten years since The Wonder of Boys was first published, including the impact of the Internet.

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Describes how family relationships, mentors, role models, and support from schools and the community are necessary to raise boys successfully.

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In Israel, at a social gathering, I met an emigre from India, a physician.

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  • Title The Wonder of Boys: What Parents, Mentors and Educators Can Do to Shape Boys Into Exceptional Men
  • Author Michael Gurian
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Trade Pbk. E
  • Pages 294
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Putnam Publishing Group, New York
  • Publication date 1997
  • ISBN 9780874778878 / 0874778875
  • Weight 0.96 lbs (0.44 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.04 x 6.09 x 0.89 in (22.96 x 15.47 x 2.26 cm)
  • Age range 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Category Family / Parenting / Childbirth
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 95042188
  • Dewey Decimal Code 649.132
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