The Leading eBooks Store Online
for Kindle Fire, Apple, Android, Nook, Kobo, PC, Mac, Sony Reader...
Most popular at the top
Getting it Right for Boys ... and Girls
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 63.95Boys' underachievement is grabbing headlines in the education debate, and it has never been more important to solve the problem. This book offers clear and practical strategies to headteachers, classroom teachers and other professionals for ways to address the issue. The book looks at: *reasons for boys' underachievement *ways of adapting teaching... more...
Understanding the Boys
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 55.95Do you know what makes boys tick? In recent years suicide has drastically escalated among young males and academic underachievement is common, so it is of vital importance that our understanding of the young male psyche is well informed and not merely 'received wisdom'. John Head gets to the heart - and mind - of the matter, by tackling difficult,... more...
Boys and Literacy
Taylor and Francis 2001; US$ 55.95In recent years the issue of boys and literacy, namely that they are worse at it compared to girls, has become a key area of interest to all those concerned with the education of our children. This book highlights the key factors causing this divide and discusses the implementation of new strategies to overcome it, which have been the result of extensive... more...
What Stories Does My Son Need?
Penguin Group US 2000; US$ 11.95The author shows parents and teachers how to harness the media's influence to teach boys the lessons they need in today's confusing moral environment. The author gives particular ethical lessons for many great movies and books. more...
The Trouble With Black Boys
Wiley 2009; US$ 17.95For many years to come, race will continue to be a source of controversy and conflict in American society. For many of us it will continue to shape where we live, pray, go to school, and socialize. We cannot simply wish away the existence of race or racism, but we can take steps to lessen the ways in which the categories trap and confine us. Educators,... more...
Motivating Black Males to Achieve in School and in Life
ASCD 2009; US$ 16.95This thought-provoking book from award-winning educator Baruti K. Kafele offers proven strategies that teachers and administrators can use to motivate and engage black male students at the middle and high school levels. more...
Misreading Masculinity
Heinemann 2002; US$ 30.00The issues of popular culture and the behavior of boys have generated more heat than light, leading to censorship, alarm, irrationality, and a failure to examine our ways of teaching boys. In Misreading Masculinity Tom Newkirk takes an up-close and personal look at elementary boys and their relationship to sports, movies, video games, and other venues... more...
Boys Adrift
Basic Books 2009; US$ 16.99Family physician, psychologist, and acclaimed author of Why Gender Matters reveals the truth about what?s driving the decline of American boys?and what we can do about it. more...







