Download or read book Show Me a Story written by Leonard S. Marcus and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2013-09-10 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Will inspire, inform, and delight those of any age who areengaged in—or by—the arts.” — The Horn Book Renowned children’s literature authority Leonard S. Marcus speaks with twenty-one of the world’s most celebrated illustrators of picture books, asking about their childhood, their inspiration, their creative choices, and more. Amplifying these richly entertaining and thought-provoking conversations are eighty-eight full- color plates revealing each illustrator’s artistic process in fascinating, behind- the-scenes detail. This inspiring collection confirms that picture books matter because they make a difference in our children’s lives.
Download or read book The Moonstone and Miss Jones written by Jillian Stone and published by Brava. This book was released on 2012 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When he is hired by Professor Lovecraft to find the fabled Moonstone, Phaeton Black brings Miss America Jones, the daughter of a Cajun witch, along on an adventure that leads them to the Orient and puts them both in a compromising position.
Download or read book Rapscallion Jones written by James Marshall and published by Viking Juvenile. This book was released on 1983 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A debonair fox, finding himself past his prime and short of funds, decides it is not too late for him to make his fortune as a writer.
Download or read book Debates in Second Language Education written by Ernesto Macaro and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-11-29 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Debates in Second Language Education provides an up-to-date account of the key debates and areas of controversy in the field of second language learning and teaching. Adopting a broad and comparative perspective and emphasising the importance of considering a variety of learning contexts, it encourages students and practising teachers to engage with contemporary issues and developments in learning and teaching. Chapters are designed to stimulate thinking and understanding in relation to theory and practice, and help language educators to make informed judgements by arguing from a position based on theoretical knowledge and understanding. Bringing together leading contributors in the field, the book discusses a wide range of issues relating to second language learning and teaching including: the relationship between age and success in language learning aptitude versus motivation as predictors of successful language learning linguistic diversity and plurilingualism the teaching of grammar and vocabulary the value of phonics learning pronunciation the second language only versus the multilingual debate With reflective points in every chapter, Debates in Second Language Education will be a valuable resource for any student or practising teacher, as well as for those engaged in initial teacher education, continuing professional development or Master's level study. It will also be of interest to second language acquisition researchers and those studying applied linguistics.
Download or read book Pocketful of Nonsense written by James Marshall and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2003 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old favorites and original works by Marshall make up this collection of humorous rhymes, limericks, and poems.
Download or read book Adventuring with Books written by National Council of Teachers of English. Committee on the Elementary School Booklist and published by National Council of Teachers of English. This book was released on 1985 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains an annotated booklist of 1700 new children's books selected by the Committee on the Elementary School Booklist of the National Council of Teachers of English.
Download or read book Using Picture Storybooks to Teach Literary Devices written by Susan Hall and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1990-01-02 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third volume of Using Picture Storybooks to Teach Literary Devices joins volumes 1 and 2 of this best-selling series to give teachers and librarians the perfect tool to teach literary devices to students in grades K-12. In this volume, 120 well-reviewed picture storybooks, published mainly in the last few years, are listed (sometimes more than once) under 41 literary devices. All-ages picture storybooks, which can be enjoyed by adults, as well as children, are included. For each device, a definition is given, and descriptions of appropriate storybooks, with information on how to use them, the art style used in the book, and a curriculum tie-in, are provided. Among the literary devices included are alliteration, analogy, flashback, irony, metaphor, paradox, tone, and 34 more. Indexes by author, title, art style, and curriculum tie-in add to this outstanding book's great value. Grades 4-12.
Download or read book Wendington Jones and the Missing Tree written by Daniel Dockery and published by UCLan Publishing. This book was released on 2023-04-06 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Wendington Jones. Daughter, friend and traveller. Clever, inquisitive and witty. Twice Latin scholar, adequate horse rider and the second best fencer in three counties. And now an adventurer to boot! She has her world abruptly upended when her adventuring mother dies in a car crash in late 1920. Left in the care of her Grandmamma and her valet Rohan, Wendington receives a parcel in the middle of the night, seemingly from her dead mother. It’s half of her mother’s manuscript and describes a mystery surrounding the mythical Tree of Life. Unable to cope with her own grief, Wendington throws herself into finding the remainder of the manuscript and solving her mother’s mystery. However, her initial attempts are laced with danger, as people also seek to find the manuscript and reach the Tree of Life. Who can she actually trust? Will solving her mother’s last mystery bring her the respite she desperately seeks? Or will the pursuit of immortality wipe out the last of the Jones family forever?
Download or read book The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children s Literature written by Bernice E. Cullinan and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 930 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides articles covering children's literature from around the world as well as biographical and critical reviews of authors including Avi, C.S. Lewis, J.K. Rowling, and Anno Mitsumasa.
Download or read book Which Way is Home written by Celeste Hamilton and published by Harlequin Books. This book was released on 1994 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Which Way Is Home? by Celeste Hamilton released on May 25, 1994 is available now for purchase.
Download or read book The Lady and Mr Jones written by Alyssa Alexander and published by Entangled: Amara. This book was released on 2017-11-27 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in the rookeries, the hard life is something Jones is all too familiar with. Saved as a young boy, he was trained to be a spy, one of the best--elite, in fact. He now spends his days serving His Majesty in espionage, hunting rogue spies.His latest assignment, though, has him tracking a fellow spy... Cat Ashdown is a baroness. Nothing is more important than protecting five hundred years of heritage. She knows every detail of every estate that commands the largest income in Britain— yet her father placed her inheritance in trust to her uncle who is forcing her to marry a man she has no desire for. The baroness’s battle against law and convention leads her to Jones and results that are surprising ... and possibly unwanted. Each book in the Spy in the Ton series is STANDALONE. * A Dance with Seduction * The Lady and Mr. Jones
Download or read book Something about the Author written by Diane Telgen and published by Something about the Author. This book was released on 1993-12 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Series covers individuals ranging from established award winners to authors and illustrators who are just beginning their careers. Entries cover: personal life, career, writings and works in progress, adaptations, additional sources, and photographs.
Download or read book Dashing Paul Jones written by Frank Sheridan and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Language and Reading Success written by Andrew Biemiller and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book incisively presents recent research in the area of language development and relates those findings to practices that parents and teachers can implement at home and in classrooms with their own children and students. Critical area as language as the basis for more complex reading.
Download or read book Rodents on the Prowl written by Daniel S. Knowles and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-08-05 with total page 711 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The adventures of the rodents continue. Join them in another 104 stories. Some of the stories find the rodents when they were in the outside world visiting Death Valley. Two rodents, both mice of the cloth, get into a fight and burn each other’s church down. A wooden ship sinks in the Grand Squid Passage, after it is eaten by maggots. Senator Broadbut is devoured by a worm in a fashionable restaurant in Mousetown. An airship crashes on top of the Devil’s Tower in Wyoming. A large commercial airplane runs out of gas over the ocean. Some rodents take their dead friend into a movie theatre and leave him. Vespers Bob hires a super-sized tractor trailer to haul his five million scorpions through Mousetown. Some courageous rodents go over Niagara Falls in a 100 foot long rubber duck. Shanny Shoes and Jeff Pelt cause a ferry boat to crash into the Mousetown Ferry terminal. Teacher Debbie Hemp’s 6th grade class mourns her death and decides to do something to get her back. These stories of your favourite rodents and another 94 more adventures appear in this book
Download or read book The Forging of the Pikes written by Anison North and published by New York : G. H. Doran Company. This book was released on 1920 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Taking Care of Carruthers written by James Marshall and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2000-08 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Carruthers is miserable with a cold, Eugene and Emily cheer him up with a story about a wonderful adventure on a rowboat shared by three friends one summer afternoon.
