“Developing both of those languages well is very important for immigrants and for any kids of color," said Cynthia Garcia Coll, Brown University professor and developmental psychologist.
"When I first came, I was scared. There were many people from different countries, talking in their native languages, and like I didn’t really understand what’s going on."
Young journalists typically begin work on a radio project with enthusiasm and a basic idea for a
story.
But where can they go for help to rein in an idea, find the right interviewees, develop questions
or refocus a story idea that didn’t go in the direction planned?
In December 1980, a spokeswoman for Parents for Basic Education
testified before a Lapeer, Mich., school board in the hope of
banning The Chocolate War, which is aimed at teen-age audiences. She said the book included "profanity for...
Against the Odds Author: L.M. Montgomery. Editor: Rea Wilmshurst. Publisher: Bantam Books. Price: $4.50. Pages: 240. Against the Odds by L.M. Montgomery is supposed to be a collection
of 18 short stories. There are 18 stories but one...
Witch's Sister
Author: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.
Publisher: Dell Publishing.
Price: $18.75, hardcover; $3.50, paperback.
Pages: 150. From the shadows of the pool, Black as midnight, thick as gruel, Come my nymphs, and you shall be,...
Here's to You, Rachel Robinson is Judy Blume's latest book. It is
a continuation of Just as Long as We're Together, which follows
Stephanie as she enters junior high and meets her friends Alison and
Rachel. Here's to You focuses on...
For 30 years, Jan and Stan Berenstain have invited readers to
visit Bear Country and wander down a dirt road to a tree house and
into the lives of Mama, Papa, Brother and Sister Bear. In a recent telephone interview, Stan Berenstain's...
Ashley, age 6, writes, "I believe in God because He gave me my dog
and He helps us with math." A 10-year-old girl writes, "I wish my dads would get lost
because they both beat on me and my mom, sister, and brother. I
don't want anything...
They're Torturing Teachers
in Room 104 Author: Jerry Piasecki. Pages: 134. Price: $3.50 paperback. Publisher: Bantam Skylark. I have no regrets about reading They're Torturing Teachers in Room
104. I loved it! It's funny, it's wild and...
CHILDREN'S EXPRESS Starring Winston Egbert Author: Francine Pascal. Pages: 74. Price: $2.75. Publisher: Bantam Skylark. Starring Winston Egbert, No. 13 in the Sweet Valley Kids series, is
an entertaining book about a group of...
Seal Child Author: Sylvia Peck. Pages: 190. Price: $3.50. Publisher: Bantam Skylark. The novel Seal Child successfully combines fantasy and reality.
Every year, Molly and her family go to Ambrose Island, off the
coast of Maine, for the...
High Trail to Danger Author: Joan Lowery Nixon. Publisher: Bantam Books. Pages: 168. Price: $15. High Trail to Danger is a long, boring trail to an unexpected
cliffhanger. As the story begins, Sarah Lindley and her younger sister,
...
Imagine you are about to complete your training as a smoke jumper _
a firefighter who parachutes out of an airplane. Small fires are
breaking out in the area, and you must decide whether to stay at
camp and complete training or miss...