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  • Feline Planet

    by Marilyn Taylor-Kremen ...
    "Feline Planet" is a colorfully illustrated, early middle grade novel, told by 9-year old Nora. It begins when she and her twin brother, Jake, arrive at their great-aunt's home in the mountains, Eve, a retired space scientist, will take care of the twins while their wildlife-photographer mother is in the Amazon. While in the forest, they find Eve's secret spaceship. Along with their cat Hazel, ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Faraway Home

    by Marilyn Taylor ...
    Karl and Rosa's family watch in horror as Hitler's troops parade down the streets of their home city -- Vienna. It has become very dangerous to be a Jew in Austria, and after their uncle is sent to Dachau, Karl and Rosa's parents decide to send the children out of the country on a Kindertransport, one of the many ships carrying refugee children away from Nazi danger.Isolated and homesick, Karl ... Read more

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  • 17 Martin Street

    by Marilyn Taylor ...
    A web of secrets can risk lives …When Hetty's family move to Martin Street near Portobello bridge in Dublin, they're not sure of their welcome. And next door, Ben's family are not sure about their new Jewish neighbours: it's The Emergency and they are suspicious of strangers.But for Ben, the chance to earn a few pence is too great and secretly he does odd jobs for them. And there's a bigger secret ... Read more

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  • The Short Guide to Community Development

    by Gilchrist, Alison, Taylor, Marilyn ...
    Series series Short Guides
    The only up-to-date, accessibly written short guide to community development, this third edition offers an invaluable and authoritative introduction. Fully updated to reflect changes in policy, practice, economics and culture, it will equip readers with an understanding of the history and theory of community development, as well as practical guidance on how to do it. This is a key text for all ... Read more

    $24.69 USD

  • Carolina Harmony

    by Marilyn Taylor McDowell ...
    Carolina’s a runaway hiding out at Harmony Farm. Mr. Ray and Miss Latah treat Carolina as their own. For 10 years she lived easy with her parents in the North Carolina mountains. But it feels risky speaking about the accident that claimed them and her baby brother. And Carolina won’t reveal the year of living with Auntie Shen, her surrogate grandma who took ill and was taken away or how she, ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Short Guide to Community Development

    by Alison Gilchrist, Marilyn Taylor ...
    Series series Short Guides
    The only up-to-date, accessibly written short guide to community development, this third edition offers an invaluable and authoritative introduction. Fully updated to reflect changes in policy, practice, economics and culture, it will equip readers with an understanding of the history and theory of community development, as well as practical guidance on how to do it.This is a key text for all ... Read more

    $24.69 USD

  • Whose Government Is It?

    The Renewal of State-Citizen Cooperation

    by Pat Conaty, James Weinberg, Barry Quirk, Hazel Blears, Carol Packham, Zoraida Mendiwelso-Bendek, Marjorie Mayo, Jane Roberts, Matthew Flinders, James Sloam, Marian Barnes, Marilyn Taylor, Graham Smith, David Blunkett, Simon Burall, Anna Coote, Nick Pearce ...
    This book brings together leading figures in democratic reform and civic engagement to show why and how better state-citizen cooperation is necessary for achieving positive social change. Their contributions demonstrate that, while protest and non-state action may have their place, citizens must also work effectively with public bodies to secure sustainable improvements.The authors explain why the ... Read more

    $44.09 USD

  • Challenging The Third Sector

    Global Prospects For Active Citizenship

    by Sue Kenny, Marilyn Taylor, Jenny Onyx, Marjorie Mayo ...
    This is the first book to explore the different relationships between active citizenship and civil society, particularly the third sector within civil society. In what ways can the third sector nurture active citizenship? How have the third sector and active citizenship been constructed and reconstructed both locally and internationally, over recent years? To what extent have new kinds of social ... Read more

    $47.69 USD

  • Family Group Conferences in Social Work

    Involving Families in Social Care Decision Making

    by Andrew Papworth, Iyabo Fatimilehin, Tim Fisher, Dave Norton, Jonny Cohen, Monique Anderson, Michaela Rogers, Bernie Jackson, Nick Frost, Marilyn Taylor ...
    Family group conferences (FGCs) are a strengths-based approach to social work practice, empowering families to take responsibility for decision-making. It is a cost-effective service, which is currently used by the majority of local authorities.This collection discusses the origins and theoretical underpinnings of family led decision making and brings together the current research on the efficacy ... Read more

    $46.79 USD

  • Safeguarding Adults Under the Care Act 2014

    Understanding Good Practice

    by Jane Lawson, Dr Tony Stanley, Marilyn Taylor, Linda Tapper, John Gunner, Sarah Carr, Trish Hafford-Letchfield, Daniel Baker, Fiona Bateman, Jill Manthorpe, Stephen Martineau, Martin Stevens, Caroline Norrie, Michael Preston-Shoot, David Orr, Suzy Braye, Nicki Norman, Lindsey Pike, Sean Olivier, Tish Elliott, Antony Botting, Sally Lee, Keith Brown, Rebecca Johnson, Lee-Ann Fenge ...
    Practice in safeguarding adults is changing, with a shift in approach to ensure it is person-centred and outcome-focused. The Care Act 2014 introduced new safeguarding duties for local authorities, and this book describes what up-to-date practice should look like, and how to provide the best quality care and support for adults who may be at risk of abuse or neglect.Chapters cover core areas of ... Read more

    $28.69 USD

  • The community development reader

    History, themes and issues

    Edited by Gary Craig, Marjorie Mayo, Keith Popple, Mae Shaw, Marilyn Taylor ...
    Community development emerged as a recognisable occupational activity in the United Kingdom in the 1950s. Since then, whilst struggling to remain true to its basic values it has often been manipulated to serve differing policy and political purposes. This unique Reader traces its changing fortunes through a selection of readings from key writers. It will be invaluable to those pursuing community ... Read more

    $65.69 USD

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    The shift from the model of central government educational control to school- based management has been widely adopted and acclaimed and has created the general impression of increased democracy and participation.; The international contributors to this book tackle this important policy issue and look behind the scenes of the moves towards school self- management. They investigate the phenomenon ... Read more

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