21 Results: New & Used in children s books in Marion Area, SA

Children Are from Heaven : Positive Parenting Skills for Raising Cooperative, Confident, and Compassionate Children by John Gray Ph.D. McMillan Books, softcover (1999) 356 pages. A book about parenting from the prolific author of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus John Gray's Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus is a history-making bestseller with more than 7 million copies in print in hardcover. This book on parenting will round out the relationship mega-brand that John has created.

Mother's Milk : A Novel by Edward St. Aubyn. Patrick Melrose # 4. Open City Books NY (2005) 235 pages. Writing with the scathing wit and bright perceptiveness for which he has become known, celebrated English author Edward St. Aubyn creates a complex family portrait that examines the shifting allegiances between mothers, sons, and husbands. The novel’s perspective ricochets among all members of the Melrose family -- the family featured in St. Aubyn’s widely praised trilogy, Some Hope -- starti

In excellent well kept condition. From smoke free home. • Hush Little Possum • T Shirts • The Tiny Detectives, Why Is The Blue Sky? • Little Miss Giggles • Baby’s Tiny Prayers • What will I have for lunch? • The Smurfs Alchemist Smurf • The Jungle Book • Little Red Riding Hood • Kid’s Facts Giant Flaps Dinosaurs • Hairy Maclary Shoo Pick up from Warradale or Woodville. Delivery and postage available.

In excellent well kept condition. From smoke free home. • That’s not my koala… (touchy-feely book) • That’s not my plane… (touchy-feely book) • Peter Rabbit Best Dad! • Things that go • First phonics • I Love You, Grandma and Grandad • Sorry (Don’t forget your manners!) • Bark Park! Pick up from Warradale or Woodville. Delivery and postage available.

Teaching Montessori in the Home: The Pre-School Years by Elizabeth G. Hainstock. An easy-to-follow authoritative guide for enriching your child's formative years. Softcover book (1997). 110 pages. The bestselling educational book helping parents connect with their child's learning potential. Elizabeth Hainstock examines in detail the Montessori equipment used in Montessori pre-schools in areas of daily living. She explains the lessons and the principles behind the equipment so that parents ma

George Yule - The Study of Language (5th Fifth Edition) Softcover 2014. Cambridge. 322 pages. This bestselling textbook provides an engaging and user-friendly introduction to the study of language. Assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, Yule presents information in bite-sized sections, clearly explaining the major concepts in linguistics - from how children learn language to why men and women speak differently, through all the key elements of language. This fifth edition has been revised

It All Began at Wadnama : The Family of John and Mary Plew, *****1984 by Yvonne Nicholson. March1985 - South Australia - 229 pages. - "Wadnama" is located on Plew Road, approx. 8kms* South of the Auburn Township and is approx. 100kms North of Adelaide. Family history. John Plew (*****1862) immigrated from Scotland to Adelaide, South Australia in 1839, and he married Mary Fisher in 1842. Mary was born in Wales, and had immigrated earlier with her father and his second wife and the family. John

Blood Vows : A Haunting Memoir of Marriage and Murder by Helen Cummings. The Five Mile Press (2011) True Crime softcover book. 230 pages. In 1970, a pretty young woman called Helen Cummings married a handsome doctor called Stuart Wynter. But instead of being a marriage made in heaven, it was the beginning of a hellish existence of spiralling abuse that ended six years later when she escaped with her two young children. Except it wasn’t the end at all because Dr Wynter remarried – and this woma

Guilt Free Bottle Feeding by Madeline Morris with Dr Sasha Howard. Helpful information and support for mums who bottle feed. Why your formula-fed baby can be happy, healthy and smart. Finch Publishing (2014). Softcover book 248 pages. You are not a bad mother if you can't breastfeed. For decades mums have been told that ‘breast is best’, that breastfeeding is the single-most important thing we can do for our children. Despite this huge pressure on modern mums, the vast majority of us end up u

Excellent Condition Contains all 4 books in the interlinked Zac Power Mega Mission Super Series! Zac Power and his spy agency GIB are facing their biggest challenge yet – but so much of the mission is a mystery! What does Zac’s long-lost grandpa have to do with it, and who is BIG’s incredible new agent? GIB have no idea what’s coming, and only Zac can save the day... Pickup from Mitchell Park SA Post at additional cost to the purchaser Non-smoking home All items advertised looked after with l

Why First-borns Rule the World and Later-Borns Want to Change It by Michael Grose. Penguin (2021) softcover book, 270 pages. A fully revised and updated edition of the ground-breaking national bestseller. There are many factors affecting a child's personality and the adult they become, but the least understood is birth order. Why is it that children in a family can share the same gene pool, a similar socio-economic environment and experience similar parenting styles yet have fundamentally diff

No Mean Destiny : The Story of the War Widows' Guild of Australia 1945-85. Hardcover book (1986).288 pages. Hyland House Publishing, South Yarra Vic. This is the story of a group of talented, able and determined women who, starting from the small beginnings of a craft guild which taught weaving and other handicrafts to members so that they could augment their pitifully inadequate pensions, went on to become a powerful lobby group rivalling the R.S.L. in influence and automatically consulted by

Memories of My Childhood at Purnong Landing by Joan Marion Dohnt (nee Crook). Published by the author . Softcover book first edition May 1987, 1000 copies. Personal message signed by author on preface page. “”Preface: This collection of memories began in the hope that my children, and, perchance someday, Grandchildren, would be able to glimpse into a world long gone, and maybe capture our simple way of life, and be a little more appreciative of nature, in this modern concrete jungle; that they

The Home for Incurables : The First 100 Years by Colin Kerr. Small softcover book (64 pages) with black and white illustrations. 1979. The Home for Incurables was opened in 1879 in Fullarton. Run by a board of management and funded by charitable donations and government subsidies the Home cared for patients, both adults and children, with diseases and injuries that were considered 'incurable'. In 1981 the Home was renamed the Julia Farr Centre. Prior to the establishment of the Home for Incur

The 1960's Scrapbook by Robert Opie. Large hardcover book (2012) 62 pages, full colour throughout , illustrating over 1000 items. Museum of Brands. UK. The Sixties will be remembered for mini skirts and mini cars, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, boutiques and discotheques, and England winning the World Cup. But The 1960s Scrapbook also covers much more with its 1400 colourful items. Television gripped the nation with Coronation Street and The Likely Lads, while children were entertained by

Empty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of Your Baby by Deborah L. Davis. Fulcrum Publishing, 1996 - Self-Help - 271 pages. Softcover. The heartache of miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death affects thousands of U.S. families every year. Empty Cradle, Broken Heart offers reassurance to parents who struggle with anger, guilt, and despair after such tragedy. Deborah Davis encourages grieving and makes suggestions for coping. This book strives to cover many different kinds of loss, incl

The Child Snatchers" The Complex Nature of Parent-Child Abductions by Jasmin Newman. New Generation Publishing, 2019 - 165 pages. Child abduction has impacted everyone from royalty to a-list movie stars. It is estimated that every year at least 500 children will be abducted from Australia, overseas. Many more will be abducted within our shores, making Australia one of the highest ranking parent-child abduction hotspots in the world. The Child Snatchers takes an investigative look at some of A

Cry Silent Tears: The Horrific True Story of the Mute Little Boy in the Cellar by Joe Peters. Harper Element 2008, 294 pages. Joe knew his mother was cruel and violent, but he trusted his beloved father to protect him from her. When a freak accident saw his father burn to death in front of him, Joe was left at the mercy of his mother. Without the love of his friend and brother, he wouldn't have survived. With them, he went on to spend his life fighting child abuse. Joe was just five yea

The Mother's Voice: Strengthening Intimacy in Families by Kathy Weingarten. The Guilford Press Paperback 1994 - Family & Relationships - 241 pages. After learning that she had breast cancer, Kathy Weingarten-a family therapist and mother of two-became acutely aware of the crippling cultural messages about mothering that kept her from sharing herself intimately with her children. "I wanted to understand why I was so willing to let my children express themselves," she writes, "but so uncertain a

Let's Talk About Sex by Robie H. Harris and Michael Emberley. 1995 softcover 89 pages. Sometime between the ages of nine and fifteen, children's bodies begin to change and grow into adult bodies - and with these changes comes a natural curiosity about sex and sexuality. This book gives the facts - biological and psychological - of sex: from conception and puberty to birth control and AIDS, including sections on the body, families and babies, and sexual health. The book's approach is simple, w

The Magnolia Story, Chip and Joanna Gaines with Mark Dagostino. Are you ready to see your fixer upper? These famous words are now synonymous with the dynamic husband-and-wife team Chip and Joanna Gaines, stars of HGTV’s Fixer Upper. As this question fills the airwaves with anticipation, their legions of fans continue to multiply and ask a different series of questions, like—Who are these peopleWhat’s the secret to their success And is Chip actually that funny in real life By renovating ho