Search Results: Children & Parenting from Elk Creek Heritage Books

New York: Basic Books, 2008. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 6th Printing Hard cover in fine condition with black boards containing silver gilt spine lettering. Green end papers. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing; no markings noted. 375 numbered pages. Dust jacket likewise fine with only ghost of shelf & edge wear; not price clipped. * From the book, ""The first generation of ""Digital Natives"" - children who were born into and raised in the digital world - are coming of age, and soon our world will be reshaped in their image. Our economy, our politics, our culture, and even the structure of our family life will be forever transformed.""

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Berkley Books, 2001. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line including number one. Hardcover in very good condition. Black boards with gold/gilt spine lettering. Endpapers with sepia toned photographs. Text block clean & tight with no markings noted. Back endpaper has shadow from one-inch dog-ear crease. Dust jacket very good with only hint of shelf & edge wear. 213 pages. * From the front flap, '. . . the brainchild of sociologist Brenda Eheart, who envisioned the community as a solution the problem of revolving-door foster care. . . Here, 'unadoptable' children are given the chance to thrive in permanent homes.""

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 2nd Printing Hard cover in very good condition with green boards, blue spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering. Deep green endpapers. Interior text block clean & tight; no markings noted. Only writing is former owner's name in script at top of front free end paper. Dust jacket in likewise very good condition with only ghost of shelf wear; shadow of a vertical crease line on front jacket flap; not price clipped. * From the jacket flap, "" For more than twenty-five years, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton has made children her passion and her cause. Her long experience with children - not only through her personal roles as mother, daughter, sister, and wife but also as advocate, legal expert, and public servant - has strengthened her conviction that how children develop and what they need to succeed are inextricably entwined with the society in which they live and how well it sustains and supports its families… Read More

Harper Perennial, 1999. Soft cover. Very Good. Soft cover in very good condition. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing; no markings to note. Mellow age toning to papers. Wraps very good; crisp & shiny with only ghost of shelf & edge wear.

New York: Random House, 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition, First Printing per Random House convention for indicating first editions with a number line beginning with number two. Hard cover in very good condition with maroon boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Text block clean and tight. No markings noted. Dust jacket in very good condition; not price clipped. * From the book, "". . . answers the questions millions of contemporary parents are asking. It is at once an immediate solution and an excellent source book that will endure for many years. It will help us achieve the closeness, fulfillment, and loving pride of a warm family circle--not on rare occasions but as a part of our daily lives.""

New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2011. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated First Edition: May 2011. Complete number line including number one. Hard cover in very good condition with green boards, red spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. Dust jacket very good with only ghost of shelf wear; vertical crease down edge of front flap. Not price clipped. * From the book, ""In her debut work, Alice poignantly celebrates the unbreakable parent-child bond, the books she and her father treasured, and the life lessons learned along the way.""

Viking, 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing State: First published in 2007 by Viking Penguin. In addition, complete number line including number one. Hard cover in fine condition with red boards, white spine cloth, and red spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped. Overall presents as new and unread. * From the jacket flap, ""In a Los Angeles neighborhood plagued by poverty and violence, there is an exceptional public school classroom called ""ROOM 56."" The fifth-graders inside are either immigrants or children of immigrants; most live in poverty and few speak English as his or her first language. They also play Vivaldi, perform unabridged lays by Shakespeare, and go on to attend the finest universities in the country. Rafe Esquith is the teacher who helps them achieve these accomplishments. HOW DOES HE DO IT? In his new book, Esquith gives any… Read More

New York: Summit Books, 1981. Soft cover. Very Good. Soft cover in very good condition. Text block clean and tight. No markings noted. * From the book, ""....the first book to deal exclusively with the special challenges and joys inherent in being a parent for the second time. Blending experience and expertise. . . presents not only the theoretical aspects of second-time parenting, but the practical side as well. . . . begins with a detailed look at the impact of a second child on the family, and goes on to discuss the psychological and physical aspects of a second pregnancy and childbirth, highlighting the important and often overlooked differences from the first experience. . . . then proceeds to offer solid, much-needed information on every aspect of the subject . . . ""