New Releases by Linda Hayward

[Abstract] This study is a heuristic investigation of "What is the experience of encountering the self?" The intent was to identify and understand the essential structure and meaning of the experience. The inquiry involved three phases: (1) examining the literature, (2) immersion into the researcher''s own experience of self-encounter, and (3) exploring the meaning of the experience of self-encounter in others. The study was grounded in a human science framework, using a phenomenological-existential model to investigate the experience. Major phases of the process were immersion, incubation, illumination, explication, and creative synthesis. Qualitative interviewing and journaling were used to obtain descriptions of others'' experiences of selfencounter. Using these descriptions, key themes emerged and the structure of the experience was determined through the internal processing of the researcher. The structure of encountering the self reflects the unitary nature of the body-self experience. The experience is conceptualized in terms of a process of moving inward to experience the dynamic self as it emerges to the individual. The dynamism of the self-process emerges in the context of bodily-sensations, visualizations, and cognitive changes. Encountering the self implies a sense of trust in the absence of fear, and is experienced as integrated or disintegrated. Regardless, the result is an increased sense of integration and tranquility which flows and generalizes in the aftermath.

A family of bears clean their house and search for missing objects.

A kitten ventures out for a walk in the rain and enjoys every minute. On board pages.

A pictorial introduction to initial consonants, blends, and long and short sounds.

A little rabbit enjoys playing in Grandma''s wading pool on a hot day. On board pages.

Millie in lonely and unhappy when her best friend moves away, until her nanny makes her an amazing rag doll that walks and talks.

A listing of the basic phonetic sounds is illustrated with color drawings of dogs, cats, crows, and other animals.

Early one morning Big Bird goes downtown to find someone to play with him.

Oscar the Grouch describes the things he likes about living in a garbage can on Sesame Street, as well as the things that make him grouchy.

Amy, who is big enough to do many things for herself, is reminded of how small she was when she was a baby.

Big Bird, Ernie, Grover, and other Sesame Street characters engage in a variety of puzzling activities.

A collection of poems, stories, games, and activities for the four seasons of the year and for the New Year.

Door middel van tekeningen en korte teksten waarin de figuren van Sesamstraat een rol spelen, wordt de betekenis van verschillende woorden en begrippen uitgelegd. Voor kinderen vanaf 4 jaar.

When Prairie Dawn gets a printing press as a present, she decides to start her own newspaper. Now all she needs is some news!

Labelled panoramas introduce the busy Twiddlebugs who work hard to make Ernie''s window box a nice place to live.

The Muppets introduce the letters of the alphabet through illustrations of well-known fairy tales and nursery rhymes.