conversation

Discusses the conditions that enable language development, describes how to spark conversations among children with read-alouds, and explains how to make talk purposeful.

Ben receives a penguin as a gift, but gets very upset with it when Penguin refuses to talk.

A wide-ranging, exhortatory look at the pleasures of great conversation, including strategies for how to bring it about, from the witty pen of an Englishwoman wise in its ways.

Discusses strategies for communicating effectively with teachers, classmates, and family, in such situations as on the job and online.

Offers a concrete, step-by-step approach for understanding and conducting difficult conversations, including how to prepare for a tough conversation, how to start it, how to reduce defensiveness, and how to keep it constructive.

Contains simple text and illustrations that introduces vocabulary and encourages toddlers and preschoolers to express themselves using helpful, not hurtful, words.

Contains over two hundred thought-provoking situational questions designed to reveal one's values, morals, and feelings about such topics as love, friendship, happiness, and success.

Explains what conversation is and the rules governing its proper use, and offers suggestions, tips, and techniques forspeaking with assurance in a variety of situations, including parties, dinners, family gatherings, weddings, job interviews, conferences, and others.

A refresher course in etiquette, providing practical advice and useful phrases to use when called upon to respond to life's special occasions and mishaps.