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Abstract
David is much like any other boy who loves playing soccer, but when the chance comes up to go and stay at Champions Soccer Camp, David has to face up to his biggest embarrassment, wetting the bed. David stands up bravely to his sister's taunts and a nervous visit to the doctor, but will he be able to control his bed wetting in time for Camp?
David's Secret Soccer Goals is a warm and sensitive look inside the mind of a boy with bed wetting problems. It delicately highlights the fears and worries that a child in this position can go through, whilst also giving practical advice on how to deal positively with the situation.
For a short book (40 pages) with quite large print, this story manages to pack in a great deal of realistic sensitivity to David's problem and how it impacts not only on him but on the whole family. While there is a happy ending, it is clear that David has more work to do before his nights are completely dry. Very well written and excellent option for children who wet the bed.
Healthy Books
Caroline Levine is a children's author and teacher who is interested in health issues for children. She lives in Maryland.
This story tells how a young soccer loving boy, David, tries to cope with the bedwetting problem. Things come to a head when he gets the chance to stay at Champion Soccer Camp.This is an excellent book to help children cope with their situation constructively.'
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Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contents: | |||
| 1. Introduction: A Summary of the Argument | |||
| 2. Africa in 2005: the long view: Five dimensions of Africa’s problems | |||
| 3. The truth about trade: Trade policy debates; The role of development states; ‘Policy space’ and anti-developmental states; Summing up | |||
| 4. Aid, debt relief and conditionality: The case for (more) aid; The conditionality debate; The politics of conditionality; An impasse for NGOs and donors; Summing up | |||
| 5. The limits of ‘governance’: Africa’s record on governance; The rise and fall of governance reform; Assessing the governance problem | |||
| 6. Politics in Africa: The roots of clientelism; Managing instability (or not); The multi-party variant of clientelism | |||
| 7. The state they’re in: Explaining weak states; The impact of economic reforms; | |||
| 8. Are developmental states now emerging in Africa?: Botswana; Uganda; Ghana; Tanzania; Mozambique; An open verdict | |||
| 9. What will a developmental state in Africa look like?: Political form; Access to the state; Leadership | |||
| 10. Towards developmental states in Africa – what agenda for international action?: | |||
| An agenda for aid; An agenda for trade; An agenda for coherence; An agenda for the UK government; An agenda for campaigning NGOs | |||
| Notes | |||
| Bibliography | |||
| Index |