Download or read book Albie s First Word written by Jacqueline Tourville and published by Schwartz & Wade. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here’s a beautiful historical fiction picture book—perfect for the Common Core—that provides a rare glimpse into the early childhood of Albert Einstein, the world’s most famous physicist. Three-year-old Albie has never said a single word. When his worried mother and father consult a doctor, he advises them to expose little Albie to new things: a trip to the orchestra, an astronomy lecture, a toy boat race in the park. But though Albie dances with excitement at each new experience, he remains silent. Finally, the thoughtful, quiet child witnesses something so incredible, he utters his very first word: “Why?” Kids, parents, and teachers will be delighted and reassured by this joyous story of a child who develops a bit differently than others. "More than a distinctive introduction to Albert Einstein, this book promotes both understanding of difference and scientific curiosity." —Kirkus Reviews, Starred

Download or read book Albie s First Word Read Listen Edition written by Jacqueline Tourville and published by Schwartz & Wade. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here’s a beautiful historical fiction picture book that provides a rare glimpse into the early childhood of Albert Einstein, the world’s most famous physicist. Three-year-old Albie has never said a single word. When his worried mother and father consult a doctor, he advises them to expose little Albie to new things: a trip to the orchestra, an astronomy lecture, a toy boat race in the park. But though Albie dances with excitement at each new experience, he remains silent. Finally, the thoughtful, quiet child witnesses something so incredible, he utters his very first word: “Why?” Kids, parents, and teachers will be delighted and reassured by this joyous story of a child who develops a bit differently than others. This Read & Listen edition contains audio narration.

Download or read book Us written by David Nicholls and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize David Nicholls brings the wit and intelligence that graced his enormously popular New York Times bestseller, One Day, to a compellingly human, deftly funny new novel about what holds marriages and families together—and what happens, and what we learn about ourselves, when everything threatens to fall apart. Douglas Petersen may be mild-mannered, but behind his reserve lies a sense of humor that, against all odds, seduces beautiful Connie into a second date . . . and eventually into marriage. Now, almost three decades after their relationship first blossomed in London, they live more or less happily in the suburbs with their moody seventeen year-old son, Albie. Then Connie tells him she thinks she wants a divorce. The timing couldn’t be worse. Hoping to encourage her son’s artistic interests, Connie has planned a month-long tour of European capitals, a chance to experience the world’s greatest works of art as a family, and she can’t bring herself to cancel. And maybe going ahead with the original plan is for the best anyway? Douglas is privately convinced that this landmark trip will rekindle the romance in the marriage, and might even help him to bond with Albie. Narrated from Douglas’s endearingly honest, slyly witty, and at times achingly optimistic point of view, Us is the story of a man trying to rescue his relationship with the woman he loves, and learning how to get closer to a son who’s always felt like a stranger. Us is a moving meditation on the demands of marriage and parenthood, the regrets of abandoning youth for middle age, and the intricate relationship between the heart and the head. And in David Nicholls’s gifted hands, Douglas’s odyssey brings Europe—from the streets of Amsterdam to the famed museums of Paris, from the cafés of Venice to the beaches of Barcelona—to vivid life just as he experiences a powerful awakening of his own. Will this summer be his last as a husband, or the moment when he turns his marriage, and maybe even his whole life, around?

Download or read book High Expectations Teaching written by Jon Saphier and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2016-11-22 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The myth of fixed intelligence debunked For all the productive conversation around "mindsets," what’s missing are the details of how to convince our discouraged and underperforming students that "smart is something you can get." Until now. With the publication of High-Expectations Teaching, Jon Saphier reveals once and for all evidence that the bell curve of ability is plain wrong—that ability is something that can be grown significantly if we can first help students to believe in themselves. In drill-down detail, Saphier provides an instructional playbook for increasing student confidence and agency in the daily flow of classroom life: Powerful strategies for attribution retraining, organized around 50 Ways to Get Students to Believe in Themselves Concrete examples, scripts, and classroom structures and routines for empowering student agency and choice Dozens of accompanying videos showing high-expectations strategies in action All children in all schools, regardless of income or social class, will benefit from the strategies in this book. But for children of poverty and children of color, our proficiency with these skills is essential . . . in many ways life saving. Jon Saphier challenges us all—educators, students, and parents—to get started today. About Jon Saphier The author of nine books, including The Skillful Teacher, Jon Saphier is founder and president of Research for Better Teaching, Inc. (RBT), a professional development organization dedicated since 1979 to improving classroom teaching and school leadership throughout the United States and internationally.

Download or read book Albie s First Songbook written by Kit Bennett and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-15 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Songbook is the ultimate sing-along experience for children, combining the magic of music with connecting words to pictures - all based on the child's name! Their very own song! First Songbook is highly entertaining and makes the perfect gift to aid their creativity and learning in a way that will keep them engaged and stimulated. Our simple and catchy song will have the little one in your life singing along, spelling out their name and pointing to the pictures that relate to what they're hearing. There are colouring-in pages throughout, adding an extra fun dimension! First Songbook features a rhyming verse for every letter of the child's name (with a different verse for any repeated letters - no two verses are the same) and a chorus between each verse. The repeating chorus features their name, giving the sing-along experience a personal and unique touch. Their very own song! The song can be downloaded straight to a computer or tablet. Alternatively it can be found on all streaming services - simply ask Alexa or Siri to play the song! So much musical fun to be had! Please visit our website http: //www.firstsongbook.com to request a name if you cannot find what you are looking for! Get the Kindle version! This book has been adapted for Kindle, so if you own a Kindle, iPhone or iPad you can now take this book with you anywhere. Simply select the Kindle version and download straight away today! Get the First Alphabet Songbook! We have created a songbook for the entire alphabet! First Alphabet Songbook features a rhyming verse (a is for apples...etc.) for each letter of the alphabet and several choruses interspersed throughout which run through the entire alphabet. Search for First Alphabet Songbook now! About the Authors James Ashbury is a professional recording and touring musician, music educator, author of several guitar books and recording engineer. Kit Bennett is a full-time musician, educator and artist who writes and performs under the moniker Miss Kitty. Her debut album Kiss & Tell was released in October 2020.

Download or read book Dead Letter written by Betsy Byars and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-06-01 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Herculeah discovers a mysterious letter inside the lining of a secondhand coat, she suspects it's a desperate cry for help. If so, what happened to the person who wrote it? Herculeah thinks she knows the answer. What she doesn't know is that someone is watching her-someone who will do anything to keep her quiet.

Download or read book Bedtime for Albie written by Sophie Ambrose and published by Candlewick. This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All the animals know it’s time to go to sleep—except Albie! A bedtime story for everyone who wants to stay up and play. “Bedtime? Not now! It’s time for rolling and jumping, sniffling and snuffling. Not bedtime!” The sun is sinking low over the savanna, and all the animals are getting ready to go to sleep. But when Albie the warthog’s mother calls him to bed, Albie dashes off to play instead. Will the cheetahs run a race with him? Not now—they’re getting a bedtime story. Will the elephants play Splish and Splash? Not now—they’re having their bedtime shower. Will the meerkats see who can dig the deepest hole? Not now, Albie! They’re very sleepy. Albie can’t find anyone to play with, and it’s getting darker by the minute. Luckily, his mother might just have the most fun idea of all—a squishy mud bath before bed! Spirited illustrations and a relatable main character will make this story a fun addition to young readers’ own bedtime routines.

Download or read book The Many Worlds of Albie Bright written by Christopher Edge and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2017-05-30 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fun science meets humor and heart in this adventure about a boy who is searching for his mother . . . in a parallel universe. Stephen Albie Bright leads a happy, normal life. Well, as normal as it gets with two astrophysicist parents who named their son after their favorite scientists, Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein. But then Albie’s mother dies of cancer, and his world is shattered. When his father explains that she might be alive in a parallel universe, Albie knows he has to find her. So, armed with a box, a laptop, and a banana, Albie sets out to do just that. Of course, when you’re universe-hopping for the very first time, it’s difficult to find the one you want. As Albie searches, he discovers some pretty big surprises about himself and our universe(s), and stumbles upon the answers to life’s most challenging questions. A poignant, funny, and heartwarming adventure, this extraordinary novel is for anyone who has ever been curious. Praise for The Many Worlds of Albie Bright: “A big book with a big brain, big laughs, and a big, big heart.” —FRANK COTTRELL BOYCE, New York Times bestselling author of Millions and Cosmic “Hilarious and full of heart.” —PIERS TORDAY, author of The Last Wild “I’d love this book in all the worlds. Heartbreaking, heartwarming, heartstopping. Amazing.” —HOLLY SMALE, author of the award-winning Geek Girl series “Heartwarming.” —The Guardian “Proves the theory that novels about science can be enormous fun.” —The Times Children’s Book of the Week (UK) “Moving, and exploding with scientific ideas and wonder.” —The Herald (UK)

Download or read book Absolutely Almost written by Lisa Graff and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the National Book Award nominee A TANGLE OF KNOTS comes an inspiring novel about figuring out who you are and doing what you love. Albie has never been the smartest kid in his class. He has never been the tallest. Or the best at gym. Or the greatest artist. Or the most musical. In fact, Albie has a long list of the things he's not very good at. But then Albie gets a new babysitter, Calista, who helps him figure out all of the things he is good at and how he can take pride in himself. A perfect companion to Lisa Graff's National Book Award-nominated A Tangle of Knots, this novel explores a similar theme in a realistic contemporary world where kids will easily be able to relate their own struggles to Albie's. Great for fans of Rebecca Stead's Liar and Spy, RJ Palacio's Wonder and Cynthia Lord's Rules. Praise for Lisa Graff's novels Tangle of Knots (nominated for a National Book Award) * "Combining the literary sensibility of E. B. White with the insouciance of Louis Sachar, Graff has written a tangle that should satisfy readers for years to come."--Booklist, starred review Double Dog Dare "Graff's...story is lighthearted and humorous, but honestly addresses the emotions associated with divorce. Her characters' voices, interactions, and hangups are relatable, as they battle each other and adjust to their families' reconfigurations."--Publishers Weekly

Download or read book A Baby for Albie written by Mandy Greenwood and published by NaomiAoki. This book was released on 2023-10-23 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Albie had thought pregnancy was an impossibility. Not something he’d ever experience while sleeping with a dhampyre—a turned human male. Yet Albie’s newfound friendship with the porcelain in the bathroom couldn’t be denied. But how could a millennium of history be wrong? Except reality suggested otherwise. And then there was the matter which they’d both chosen to ignore. Dominic had looked forward to his brief respite from his undercover mission. Looked forward to resolving an issue that he and Albie had danced around for months. They both knew it, but neither wanted to admit that their relationship wasn’t casual because the Fates had chosen them for each other. Except this had to be a joke. Did Albie honestly believe that he could stand there with his swollen belly and claim the child was Dominic’s? But sometimes there was a hidden truth lying beneath the fairy tales read to children. A Baby for Albie is a paranormal mpreg novella featuring a vampire too stubborn to do it alone, and a dhampyre too stuck in the pages of history to realise the truth. And when they’re not fighting with Fate, they’re fighting to keep the city of Silverdale safe from their enemies. Second Edition. Previously published under the series title Silverdale Coven.

Download or read book Rabbits for Food written by Binnie Kirshenbaum and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's New Year's Eve, the holiday of forced fellowship, mandatory fun, and paper hats. While dining out with her husband and their friends, an acerbic, mordantly witty, and clinically depressed writer fully unravels. Her breakdown lands her in the psych ward of a prestigious New York hospital where she refuses treatment. Instead she passes the time chronicling the lives of her fellow "lunatics" and writing a novel about how she got to this place. -- adapted from jacket

Download or read book The Gang That Couldn t Shoot Straight written by Jimmy Breslin and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2012-02-14 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestseller: A novel of a messy mob war in Brooklyn that “makes you laugh out loud” (Chicago Sun-Times). Kid Sally Palumbo has been a loyal servant to the Brooklyn Mafia for years. His specialty is murder, and he is so skilled at it that he has gotten the attention of Mafia boss Papa Baccala. But unfortunately for Kid Sally, murder pays poorly. He wants to make real dough, to get respect, and to be able to tell his colleagues where to sit when they eat dinner. In short, he wants to be boss. The job would be his for the taking—if only Kid Sally weren’t a Grade A moron. To keep Sally from stirring up trouble, Baccala tosses him an easy assignment: Organize a bicycle race through Brooklyn, and keep the profits. Kid Sally bungles it, setting off a turf war that quickly engulfs the borough. The dimwitted mobsters are masters in the art of murder, and they are about to put on a show. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Jimmy Breslin including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.

Download or read book What Are the Odds written by J. Le and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-02 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What Are the Odds By: J. Le What is the difference between luck and fate? Is there really a connection between love and chance? And how do you determine the difference between some cosmic predetermination and just complete and utter randomness. For Jacob Diehl, figuring it out couldn’t have been further from what it all is—a gamble. Follow Jacob in his coming-of-age story as he discovers everything about life, love, and friendship in both slow motion and fast forward. Learn with him as he discovers that luck never actually gives, only lends.

Download or read book The Murder Mystery Race written by Andrew S. Cohen and published by Permuted Press. This book was released on 2023-07-25 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleven-year-old Andrew Mikaelson lives in Wayveryln, New Jersey with his caring mother, annoying kiss-up stepfather, and lazy, but fun step-uncle. But when a brutal serial killer, known as “The Knife Thrower,” begins killing residents, the town of Wayveryln is rocked. The Knife Thrower is cunning, quick, and can stab someone by throwing his knife—from any distance. Andrew and fifteen other adolescents have been selected to participate in the annual Murder Mystery Race that can occur anywhere around the world. The competitors must go on a cruise that the Knife Thrower is on. The first person to capture the Knife Thrower receives the coveted award of one million dollars. Andrew makes friends and enemies, and alongside the other contestants, goes through many obstacles. For Andrew to identify the Knife Thrower, he must show ambition, resilience, and bravery.

Download or read book The Byline Murders written by Bill Prentiss and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-12-23 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Byline Murders Prologue Somewhere west of Chicago’s Loop (about two a.m.) The two thugs who yanked Sid Coffin from the Conover hotel lobby into thirty minutes of mind-blowing terror had to know by now he had somehow freed himself from the grisly horror in their bloody van. It was Sid’s luck the murderers felt they needed a drink before continuing westward from the city to dump him and the already butchered half of their cargo. Now, chilled and filthy, he cringed against the outside wall of the clapboard two-story road house called Bud and Alma’s. He was in complete darkness, but he felt as visible and as easy to attack as a duck soaring in innocent flight over a multi-gun blind.

Download or read book Unshelled Affinity written by Dishant James and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2019-05-13 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life had been bleak for Albie. A dearth of bonding with family and friends had turned him into a stereotyped nerd with a vehement desire to socialize. After desperate attempts aimed at garnering admiration, he starts to lose himself for gaining virtual friendship. As he tries to come out of his boyish shell, he is forced to lock horns with the intricacies of manhood. The sojourn in his hostel and the subjects of his riveting degree program help him in maintaining the equilibrium between distress and delirium. Despite undergoing frustration and missing out on the acumen of emotion, Albie transcends to realise the treasured truth that mankind has always concealed in its conscience, with the courtesy of one surly coconut and two cordial companions.

Download or read book Garner s Modern English Usage written by Bryan Garner and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-03-11 with total page 1008 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With more than a thousand new entries and more than 2,300 word-frequency ratios, the magisterial fourth edition of this book-now renamed Garner's Modern English Usage (GMEU)-reflects usage lexicography at its finest. Garner explains the nuances of grammar and vocabulary with thoroughness, finesse, and wit. He discourages whatever is slovenly, pretentious, or pedantic. GMEU is the liveliest and most compulsively readable reference work for writers of our time. It delights while providing instruction on skillful, persuasive, and vivid writing. Garner liberates English from two extremes: both from the hidebound "purists" who mistakenly believe that split infinitives and sentence-ending prepositions are malfeasances and from the linguistic relativists who believe that whatever people say or write must necessarily be accepted. The judgments here are backed up not just by a lifetime of study but also by an empirical grounding in the largest linguistic corpus ever available. In this fourth edition, Garner has made extensive use of corpus linguistics to include ratios of standard terms as compared against variants in modern print sources. No other resource provides as comprehensive, reliable, and empirical a guide to current English usage. For all concerned with writing and editing, GMEU will prove invaluable as a desk reference. Garner illustrates with actual examples, cited with chapter and verse, all the linguistic blunders that modern writers and speakers are prone to, whether in word choice, syntax, phrasing, punctuation, or pronunciation. No matter how knowledgeable you may already be, you're sure to learn from every single page of this book.