Download or read book Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days written by Stephen Manes and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1982 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In search of perfection, Milo Crinkley earnestly tries to follow the loony instructions he finds in a library books--and learns that there are more important things in life than being perfect. "Manes' style (is) reminiscent of Daniel Pinkwater's topped with a dash of Kurt Vonnegut . . . awfully funny".--Booklist.
Download or read book Chicken Trek written by Stephen Manes and published by . This book was released on 2020-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days! . . .How much chicken can one human eat? Oscar Noodleman is about to find out!Oscar owes his weird inventor cousin $49,462.37--plus tax. His cousin needs the money to avoid a horrible fate. The only way out is for Oscar to win the Bagful o' Cash prize in a coast-to-coast chicken-eating contest.Trekking across America in his cousin's amazing Picklemobile, Oscar stuffs down more than two hundred chicken meals. But an evil seer with a huge appetite, a grudge against Oscar's cousin, and a taste for fowl play is hot on the drumstick trail herself.Will Oscar sprout feathers? Will the ChickenSniffer, the RemDem and his cousin's other crazy inventions save the day? Feast on this tale and cackle at the fine-feathered fun!
Download or read book Make Four Million Dollars by Next Thursday written by Stephen Manes and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1996-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For use in schools and libraries only. Jason attracts a lot of attention when he starts following the zany advice in a get-rich-quick book by the bizarre Dr. Silverfish.
Download or read book The Joke War written by Gene I. Namovicz and published by Little Simon. This book was released on 1989-10 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tired of being a victim of his eleven-year-old cousin's practical jokes, Charlie begins a joke war with him for the summer.
Download or read book Hooples on the Highway written by Stephen Manes and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A seemingly simple automobile trip to Philadelphia is fraught with adventures for the Hoople family.
Download or read book Top Secret written by John Reynolds Gardiner and published by Perfection Learning. This book was released on 1995-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone scoffs when nine-year-old Allen claims to have discovered a way to turn sunlight into food for humans. Everyone, that is, except the president of the United States!
Download or read book It s New It s Improved It s Terrible written by Stephen Manes and published by Skylark. This book was released on 1989 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Arnold Schlemp gets the fancy new shoes that were advertised on T.V. for his birthday, he gets a lot more than he bargained for.
Download or read book Chocolate covered Ants written by Stephen Manes and published by Apple. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Max and his little brother Adam make a bet about eating chocolate-covered ants.
Download or read book Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days Lit Link Gr 4 6 written by Ron Leduc and published by On The Mark Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One day at the library, a book falls off the top shelf and hits Milo on the head. Then the adventure begins. Novel by Stephen Manes. Reproducible chapter questions, plus comprehension questions, a story summary, author biography, creative and cross curricular activities, complete with answer key. 64 pages
Download or read book Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days by Stephen Manes written by Phyllis Ann Green and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suggests activities to accompany the reading of Be a perfect person in just three days.
Download or read book Reading Comprehension Activities Grades 5 6 written by Jennifer Cripe and published by Teacher Created Resources. This book was released on 2011-06-21 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading comprehension comes as a result of learning reading skills and strategies. The activities in this series can be used to supplement any core reading program. They are flexible enough to provide opportunities for differentiated instruction.
Download or read book The Arts on Television 1976 1990 written by Rebecca Krafft and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Home Learning Year by Year Revised and Updated written by Rebecca Rupp and published by Crown. This book was released on 2020-01-21 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to designing homeschool curriculum, from one of the country’s foremost homeschooling experts—now revised and updated! Homeschooling can be a tremendous gift to your children—a personalized educational experience tailored to each kid’s interests, abilities, and learning styles. But what to teach, and when, and how? Especially for first-time homeschoolers, the prospect of tackling an annual curriculum can be daunting. In Home Learning Year by Year, Rebecca Rupp presents comprehensive plans from preschool through high school, covering integral subjects for each grade, with lists of topics commonly presented at each level, recommended resource and reading lists, and suggestions for creative alternative options and approaches. Included, along with all the educational basics, are techniques and resources for teaching everything from philosophy to engineering, as well as suggestions for dealing with such sensitive topics as sex education. Now revised throughout with all-new updates featuring the most effective and up-to-date methods and reading guides to homeschool your child at all ages, Home Learning Year by Year continues to be the definitive book for the homeschooling parent.
Download or read book Reading Olympics written by Randee Blair, Noreen Winningham and published by PRUFROCK PRESS INC.. This book was released on 1992-04 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make reading quality children's literature a fun, exciting activity for your students. Help your students discover an excitement for reading with this timesaving handbook that shows you how to create a reading competition in your classroom or school. First and foremost, this book is an exciting competition that teaches reading skills. Reading Olympics is a fast-paced game that pits small groups of students against each other as they compete by reading books and completing activities. Students practice reading for detail, main ideas, and making inferences. The activities in Reading Olympics teach both reading comprehension and critical thinking skills. This guide is a perfect handbook for any language arts teacher or librarian looking for a fun, timesaving way to help students enjoy reading and learn valuable skills. Reading Olympics includes: a complete Reading Olympics planning calendar and easy-to-follow teacher instructions, suggested reading lists of quality children's literature at each grade level, award certificates, all of the necessary forms needed for scoring and recording student progress, reading comprehension and critical thinking questions for students, and book summaries for teachers for the 48 books used in the competition. This book is much more than a set of activities; it is a complete, ready-to-use reading competition that can be used during a semester or throughout the entire year. Order Reading Olympics and let the competition begin! Grades 3-6
Download or read book The Big Book of Children s Reading Lists written by Nancy J. Keane and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-04-30 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Use these 100 handy reproducible book lists to instantly create hand-outs for teachers and parents (as well as for older readers), to add to your newsletter, or to post on your Web site or bulletin board. Based on the most common needs of educators and librarians who work with young readers, these lists focus on new titles, as well as classics that are still in print and readily available for purchase. Fiction and nonfiction titles for ages 5-14 are covered. Bibliographic information and a brief description are given for each title. A dozen bookmarks are also included. This is a great time-saving tool and a good source for finding extended reading lists and read-alikes! Looking for folktales from China for elementary children? An informational children's book for a middle school science class? A list of books on the topic of compassion? A sampling of ABC books? These lists and more can be found in Nancy Keane's treasury of great reading lists for children. This versatile guide provides reproducible book lists based on the most common needs of educators and librarians who work with young readers. There are lists for standard curriculum areas (e.g., math, social studies, science), other areas of study such as character education and values, genres (e.g., pop-up, memoirs, ABC books), themes (e.g., animals, food, sports), and read-alikes (on bookmarks). You'll find 100 reproducible lists of fiction and nonfiction books for ages 5-14 (elementary/middle) that you can use to create hand-outs for teachers and parents (as well as for older readers), put in your newsletter, or post on your Web site or bulletin board. Focus is on new titles and classics that are still in print and readily available for purchase. On each list, titles are grouped according to grade level. Room to customize with your library logo or clipart is provided on each reproducible sheet. Bibliographic information and a brief description are given for each title. A dozen bookmarks are also included. This is a great time-saving tool and a good source for finding extended reading lists and read-alikes! Grades K-8.
Download or read book Letting Go of Perfect written by Jill L. Adelson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Letting Go of Perfect gives parents and teachers the guidance and support they need to help children break free of the anxieties and behaviors related to perfectionism. This second edition: Explores a state of mind that manifests in unhealthy ways among kids and teens today—the need to be perfect. Features updated research on perfectionism, new strategies, and resources. Delineates the major types of perfectionism and provides practical tips. Explains how students can use their perfectionistic behaviors in a healthy way. Shares advice and stories from real parents, educators, and students. For children who believe their best is never good enough, perfectionism can lead to excessive guilt, lack of motivation, low self-esteem, depression, pessimism, obsessive or compulsive behavior, and a sense of rigidity. This engaging, practical book is a must-have for parents and teachers wanting to help children overcome perfectionism, raise self-confidence, lessen guilt, increase motivation, and offer a future free of rigidity.
Download or read book Learning to be a Durable Person written by Mary Hennenfent and published by PRUFROCK PRESS INC.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
