New Releases by Barbara Cohen

A modern Thanksgiving classic about an immigrant girl who comes to identify with the story of the Pilgrims, as she seeks religious freedom and a home in a new land. As Molly nears her first Thanksgiving in the New World, she doesn''t find much to be thankful for. Her classmates giggle at her Yiddish accent and make fun of her unfamiliarity with American ways. Molly''s embarassed when her mother helps with a class Thanksgiving project by making a little doll that looks more like a Russian refugee than a New England Pilgrim. But the tiny modern-day pilgrim just might help Molly to find a place for herself in America. The touching story tells how recent immigrant Molly leads her third-grade class to discover that it takes all kinds of pilgrims to make a Thanksgiving. Originally published in 1983, Molly''s Pilgrim inspired the 1986 Academy Award-winning live-action short film.

A collection of essays by sixty writers about their favorite places in historic Provincetown, Massachusetts, with original paintings by artist-author Barbara E. Cohen.

The product of a collaboration between a career police psychologist and a consulting psychologist, The Blue Morale Project: A Program to Cultivate High Morale in Law Enforcement Professionals is a book designed to shed much needed light on the nationwide crisis of morale currently being experienced by police officers and law enforcement personnel. The authors explore the factors underlying the problem from a socio-psychological perspective and outline a program that law enforcement agencies can implement to facilitate input on morale-related matters from all personnel. Advance copies of the manuscript were distributed for review to a sampling of police chiefs as well as current and former members of related agencies (ranging from the FBI to the District Attorney''s office), and the reaction to this book and its promise of addressing morale-related issues has been very enthusiastic. Additionally, the morale-building program outlined in the book is complemented by a companion website (bluemorale.com) wherein registered members of the site can participate in online discussion forums dedicated to identifying concerns related to blue morale, and the brainstorming of viable strategies and solutions.

How "An Idea Becomes a Law" is intended to provide a functional knowledge of the legislative process as a supplement to textbook instruction. This document, a short interactive script, was created as a tool for understanding the process. It is focused on the legislative process at the state and federal levels. It is designed for participants to see the correlation between an individual campaigning for office and the enactment of legislation.

"Published in conjunction with the exhibition ''Katharine Hepburn: Dressed for Stage and Screen, '' held at Kent State University Museum, OH (October 2, 2010-September 4, 2011) and the Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Arts, NY (October 18, 2012-January 20, 2013)."

Author and artist Barbara Cohen received a two-week artist''s residency to live and paint in a dune shack on Cape Cod''s National Seashore. For more than 80 years. the rustic shoreside accommodations have renewed and invigorated the likes of e.e. cummings. Eugene O''Neill, and Mary Oliver, among other writers and artists, and Cohen was looking forward to a similar rejuvenation.Cohen intended to continue her work on a series of abstract paintings, but soon found new, unexpected inspiration in the antics of her 11-year-old black Labrador retriever, Gabe. I was compelled, the Provincetown, Massachusetts, resident writes, to photograph and paint Gabe, as he followed my every step ... What flowed, with help from the surprise muse, is a captivating sequence of restful mixed-media portraits that will appeal to dog lovers, Labrador aficionados, beach buffs, and those with a particular fondness for the grass-fringed beaches of the eastern shore.Gabe proves a convivial canine model for Cohen''s camera and brush. alternatively highlighted as the subject of a piece, then resembling only a friendly force on a field trip through the dunes. The artist successfully captures the natural light and colors of Cape Cod''s unique setting and reflects them in the warm turquoise-sky blues, sea-grass greens, and sand-pebble yellows that seep from her images.Dog in the Dunes is a rare collection that can be viewed as a trip diary of sorts, a focused series of fine-art images, a dog-owner''s tribute to her aging but ever-faithful companion -- or a moving mix of all three. This book will capture the hearts and imaginations of a broad and appreciative audience.

This book provides the tools middle and high school teachers need to incorporate the Internet into the existing curriculum framework.

The Jews living in the Prague ghetto gather to watch a troupe of local players reenact the story of Queen Esther.

After Sam''s father died, he became so wrapped up in the Brooklyn Dodgers that he could describe every game they''d played in the past four years. Nobody was very interested, until Sam met Davy. They came from different races, religions, and generations. But it didn''t take long before they had a friendship that went well beyond baseball.

In this heartwarming new celebration in words and pictures, women of all ages and walks of life give us inspiring glimpses of their special relationships with their canine companions. There''s Donnasue and her German shepherd, Leo, who race each other to answer the telephone, and Deborah, who shares the fun of running down sand dunes with her Scottish deerhounds, Traveller and Irene. Shirley and her Doberman pinscher, Gunna, love exploring the woods and fields, while Cindy and her collie, Tennyson, prefer to hit the open road. Ann takes Koa and Falk swimming in a Hawaiian lagoon, and Cynthia dines with Charlie at the best restaurants in France. We meet service dogs like Meko, the hearing ear dog, Bear, the police K-9, and Clea, a Great Pyrenees who keeps away the neighborhood cougar. We are also introduced to dogs who have made a profound impact on women''s lives, like George, who prevented a house fire, Georgette, who helped a young girl through her parents'' divorce, and Cole Porter, who kept his owner from taking a plane destined to crash. And we meet dogs just as memorable for being nothing more than their affectionate, fun-loving selves. The experiences described in these stories have inspired dedication, loyalty, admiration, and, above all, long-lasting friendship. Women portray their dogs as faithful buddy, fearless hero, and riotous clown. They demonstrate how dogs have transformed and added new dimensions to their lives. And they leave us with a magnificent testament to the enduring warmth and love between women and their dogs.

Molly, who recently emigrated with her family from Russia to New Jersey, learns about birthday parties and who her real friends are.

Told to make a doll like a pilgrim for the Thanksgiving display at school, Molly''s Jewish mother dresses the doll as she herself dressed before leaving Russia to seek religious freedom--much to Molly''s embarrassment.

In an ancient Arab nation, one woman dares to be different.Buran cannot -- Buran will not-sit quietly at home and wait to be married to the man her father chooses. Determined to use her skills and earn a fortune, she instead disguises herself as a boy and travels by camel caravan to a distant city. There, she maintains her masculine disguise and establishes a successful business. The city''s crown prince comes often to her shop, and soon Buran finds herself falling in love. But if she reveals to Mahmud that she is a woman, she will lose everything she has worked for.

A retelling of a traditional Arabic tale in which a young woman disguises herself as a man and opens up a shop in a distant city in order to help her impoverished family.

Fourth-grader Emily is forced to think about her Jewish heritage when the new boy, an Orthodox Jew, refuses to participate in the school Christmas celebrations.

"Fourth-grader Wade Thompson is having trouble adjusting to Kennedy, the new school where he has been transferred to a class for the gifted and talented. . . . With fast-moving dialogue, humor and sympathy, Cohen weaves a story of developing friendships and self-knowledge and once again demonstrates how well she understands a child''s need for acceptance".--The Horn Book.

When Women Work Together identifies the factors that both enhance and threaten good work relations between women and, through stories and exercises, shows women step-by-step exactly how to interact and make work productive and satisfying.

Photographs of women and their horses, ponies, and mules, are accompanied by brief anecdotes about the animals and descriptions of the women''s feelings toward their animals

Helping her widowed mother run a small inn provides 16-year-old Rachel with many opportunities to adjust to growing up.

A group of aspiring teenage authors attend a two week writers conference where they not only learn about each other but begin to reveal their secret selves.

Sally''s relationship with an elderly bus driver who recites Shakespeare stories helps her to cope with the problems of her mother''s cancer and being separated from her twin sister at summer camp.

Jim is the only one in the first grade who is scared of The Thing on television. He feels so ashamed. No one else is afraid. He won''t even play Super Heroes with the rest of the class. But when a praying mantis walks on Danny''s arm, no one wants to touch it. Only one brave first grader dares to take it off. Who could it be?

Fifteen-year-old Dinah''s insistence on dating a handsome football star causes bitter dissension in her family because the boy is not a Jew like them.