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Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
This book is a collection of seventy science projects, each intended to be performed by a group of two to four students. Projects have real-world applications, and each includes step-by-step instructions, budget and timetable estimates, expected outputs, and measures for evaluating success. The goal of the projects is not only to teach important science lessons but also to provide opportunities for students to engage in collaborative, project learning....
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Leadership development programs (LDPs) are expensive but often fail to produce meaningful results. For that to change, the companies that purchase these programs will have to ask more relevant questions of providers, demand better answers, and better articulate specific development needs that are tied to their organizations’ strategic priorities. The authors provide six alternatives to common queries that LDP buyers can ask before engaging with...
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
American children are learning a lot about sex, "gender," and sexuality in their schools. District administrators, teachers, and even librarians are obsessed with pushing inappropriate topics onto kids, all in the name of fostering "inclusion." Children today learn that they were "assigned a sex at birth" and can change their sex or "gender" at will. Kids are no longer learning to read, write, or do math, but they are learning how to be "radical gender"...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
There has, in recent times, been an increasing interest in history, broadly defined, among management scholars. But what specifically a historical approach or perspective can contribute to research on organizational fields, organizations, strategy etc. and how exactly such historical research should be carried out remain questions that have been answered only partially, if at all. Building on the authors' prior and ongoing work, History in Management...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Mina is worried about starting a new kindergarten in her new country. The classroom is full of laughter, friendly faces and fun things to do, but the only word Mina can understand is her name. As she listens to stories and songs, chatter and instructions, Mina's understanding steadily grows. She tries out sounds that roar in her throat and tickle her tongue until the new words feel like her own. Then one day, Mina realises that this language now...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Teaching Fiercely delivers an inspiring and practical exploration of what it means to be a just teacher in a system that actively incentivizes injustice. The author will help readers surface their own unjust practices and that of their schools and gain insight into the roots of the problems so they can activate change. Using full color illustrations to engage the reader and highlight the vibrant life within each school community, the book will highlight...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"These lectures demonstrate how to read fiction carefully for full enjoyment. The lectures begin with basic concepts from simpler stories before progressing into books famous for their complexity. The lectures explain literary devices such as irony and foreshadowing and show how skilled authors have used such devices to great effect in classic works of literature"--Guidebook.
10) Word between us
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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A "picture book that ... portrays the intergenerational bond between a boy named Felix and his grandma that's cemented over food--and flash cards--when Grandma comes to live with Felix's family from Vietnam"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Dayton, Tennessee. 1925. It is in this sleepy mountain town where Annabel, a devout woman, falls in love with George Craig, a cosmopolitan defense attorney. Annabel's outlook on everything from life to love to the law is shaped by her faith; George sees the law something to bend to his will, and sees a world shaped by science and reason alone. By the end of the year, their marriage, and the private battle waged within it, will come up against the...
12) The parliament
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Mad Purdy has agreed to teach a chemistry class for middle-school students at her hometown library. The birds are already gathering, but nobody takes note until the network goes down and one of the librarians goes outside to check the lines. The birds descend quickly, with gruesome results. All Mad wants is to protect these kids, but she also has to contend with being trapped in a building with her peers, people she had been friends with before and...
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The youngest Disney fans can discover the joy of reading with Tiana, Rapunzel, Ariel, and the rest of the Disney Princesses! This introduction to short vowel sounds is perfect for beginning readers who know and love the Disney Princesses! Beloved characters, familiar stories, and simple text will motivate and inspire early learners to practice sounding out words. This collection includes five Disney Princess stories written specifically to help children...
14) Everything you need to ace science in one big fat notebook: the complete middle school study guide
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Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Description
It's the revolutionary science study guide just for middle school students! Takes readers from scientific investigation and the engineering design process to the Periodic Table; forces and motion; forms of energy; outer space and the solar system; to earth sciences, biology, body systems, ecology, and more.
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In this new 2023 high-definition program, perimeter and area are introduced to younger viewers who have not yet taken algebra and geometry. What is the perimeter? What is the area? How can we calculate the perimeter and area of regular and irregular figures? How does this help us in our everyday lives? The answers to all of these questions and more are covered in depth with word problem examples and dynamic graphics that reinforce important concepts....
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
" The first half of this unique guide introduces rising players (0-800 Elo rating) to the four key areas to consider when playing chess--openings, endings, tactics, and strategy--and the second half builds upon these core skills for more experienced players (800-1300 Elo rating). Brimming with practical and easy-to-follow tips for improving your game, How to Win at Chess includes over 500 instructional gameplay illustrations to help you better visualize...
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Verghese's marriage is unraveling. He relocates to El Paso, Texas, hoping to make a fresh start as a staff member at the county hospital. He meets David, a medical student and former tennis pro, and their matches reawaken Verghese's passion for the game. As David's life takes some disturbing turns, Verghese finds himself forced to choose between his role as friend and that of authority figure.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Meg and Greg are hanging out for the summer doing what ten-year-olds do--helping an injured duckling, finding a lost pet fish, saving ranch animals from a wildfire and catching a wandering sloth! Jump inside to join Meg and Greg on their adventures" -- Page 4 of cover.
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