Michael Rosen

Everyone has a moral compass that guides them in determining good from bad or right from wrong. Those judgments can sometimes be flawed, however, a result of individuals being shaped by the people, laws, ideas, and environment around them. This accessible resource will assist readers as they develop a personal value system that can direct them through life. Not everything in the world can be absolutely certain, but what's important is making the best...

Trying to visually trace each person's roots, which can span multiple countries and continents, could look like a massive, tangled ball of yarn. Immigration has been a hot-button issue since the dawn of civilization, with each country's government policies allowing them to dictate who can stay, who should go, and who isn't even allowed to enter. Readers will learn about migrants and refugees and some of the reasons for leaving home behind. Through...

Rigatoni is a pasta cat. He loves pasta, any kind of pasta: spaghetti, penne, fusilli, with pesto, in soup, in lasagne, any whichever way his owners, Ruth and Tina, will serve it. Then one day Ruth and Tina go away and leave George in charge. And the pasta is replaced with yucky cat food. Can Rigatoni find someone who understands what he really wants to eat?

Unlike our knees and hips, our brains improve with age. This dialogue includes: neuroplasticity, how improving our brain power can prevent Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, why optimism is good for the brain and enhances resilience, the benefits of challenging the brain to do something new, the benefits of meditation on the brain.

"This book presents a series of goofy questions that will help kids understand various mind-boggling math concepts."-- Provided by publisher.

Brave bear hunters go through grass, a river, mud, and other obstacles before the inevitable encounter with the bear forces a headlong retreat.

Personality tests have become increasingly popular in the digital age. Examine a wide variety of online personality assessments, and learn how to distinguish useful applications from biased typecasting.

Learn about the many loopy landmarks that wild builders have put together such as a dog-shaped bed-and-breakfast, a house built like a shoe, and two towers that look like they're dancing.

A fresh step-by-step guide for identifying your nonprofit's planned giving prospects and inspiring them to give generously “Donor-Centered Planned Gift Marketing” helps nonprofit organizations move beyond traditional marketing techniques that have historically yielded only modest results and reveals how putting the focus on the donor can produce the best outcomes for all. Here, nonprofits new to gift planning will learn to market effectively from...

Is it true that guys believe they're smarter than they really are? Or that girls talk more than guys? Do mosquitoes bite guys more than girls? Which sex is better at diapering babies, remembering birthdays, or hammering nails? These are just some of the questions to which you'll find some pretty astounding answers. Using scientific research, author Michael J. Rosen explores the ways in which environment and experience, as well as neurology, physiology,...