J, who feels like a boy mistakenly born as a girl, runs away from his best friend who has rejected him and the parents he thinks do not understand him when he finally decides that it is time to be who he really is.

An upbeat, empowering, important picture book from the team that created the award-winning Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut. A perfect gift for any special occasion! I am a nonstop ball of energy. Powerful and full of light. I am a go-getter. A difference maker. A leader. The confident Black narrator of this book is proud of everything that makes him who he is. He's got big plans, and no doubt he'll see them through--as he's creative, adventurous, smart, funny, and a good friend. Sometimes he falls, but he always gets back up. And other times he's afraid, because he's so often misunderstood and called what he is not. So slow down and really look and listen, when somebody tells you--and shows you--who they are. There are superheroes in our midst!

This biography tells the story of how Harper Lee struggled to become an author and created one of the most popular novels of the 20th century.

"I Am" Character stories introduces each of the nine animal traits in a simple, engaging and cute short story. At the end are questions for discussion to learn if you use your character at home and at school. Fun pictures the kids will love!

A collection of poems chronicling a relationship between two young people, from first glance through final goodbye to the stirrings of possible new love.

"Elephants, with their matriarchal societies, long memories, and demonstrations of emotional connections, are some of the world's most treasured animals. However, they are also among the most threatened. It is up to humans to protect them before it is too late"--

Wiley-Blackwell's Clinical Cases series is designed to recognize the centrality of clinical cases to the profession by providing actual cases with an academic backbone. Clinical Cases in Orthodontics applies both theory and practice to real-life orthodontic cases in a clinically relevant format. This unique approach supports the new trend in case-based and problem-based learning, thoroughly covering topics ranging from Class I malocclusions to orthognathic surgery. Highly illustrated in full color, Clinical Cases in Orthodontics' format fosters independent learning and prepares the reader for case-based examinations.

These vols. contain the same material as the early vols. of Social sciences & humanities index.

Focuses on the challenges of AIDS-related intestinal infections in the worldwide scenario. It fills a gap in the medical literature on the subject by providing the latest information and advances in the field along with an exhaustive series of light and electron microscopy micrographs and illustrations. It can serve as a reference book for problems arising in clinical and laboratory practice worldwide, and is a valuable textbook for clinicians, students, and AIDS care workers in industralized and developing countries alike.