Download or read book Mayfield Crossing written by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the school in Mayfield Crossing is closed, the students are sent to larger schools, where the African-American children encounter racial prejudice for the first time, and only baseball seems a possibility for drawing people together.
Download or read book Because We Can Change the World written by Mara Sapon-Shevin and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2010-06-28 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The achievement of high academic standards is inextricably linked to creating school environments in which students feel welcomed, seen, included, and cared about. This long awaited revision of a highly acclaimed book emphasizes the critical need for teachers and administrators to create warm, welcoming inclusive classroom communities. Author Mara Sapon-Shevin skillfully blends expository text with compelling vignettes, sample classroom activities, and current resources to help teachers actualize her powerful vision of a better world. This book includes: - principles of community building for inclusive classrooms - strategies, resources, and activities that inspire and transform - stories that illustrate inclusive classroom communities.
Download or read book Annual Report written by Maine. Board of Railroad Commissioners and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Teaching U S History Through Children s Literature written by Wanda Miller and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1998-11-15 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Similar to U.S. History Through Children's Literature: From the Colonial Period to World War II in format and approach, historical fiction and nonfiction are integrated into modern U.S. History. For each of these topics, Miller suggests two or more titles-one for use with the entire class and one for use with small reading groups. Summaries of the books, author information, activities, and topics for discussion are supplemented with vocabulary lists and ideas for research topics and further reading. This integrated approach makes history more meaningful to students and helps them retain historical details and facts by immersing them in stories surrounding historical events. A well-researched and thorough resource.
Download or read book Public Documents of the State of Maine Being the Reports of the Various Public Officers and Departments written by Maine and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 1956 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Caleb s Crossing written by Geraldine Brooks and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2011-04-28 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novel from Pulitzer Prize-winner Geraldine Brooks, author of the Richard and Judy bestseller ‘March’, ‘Year of Wonders’ and ‘People of the Book’.
Download or read book This Land Is Our Land written by Agnes Regan Perkins and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1994-09-26 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you select the best recent works of fiction, oral tradition, and poetry about African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic-American, and Native-American Indian experiences and traditions from the profusion of titles being published today? This annotated bibliography of titles for children and young adults published from 1985 through the end of 1993--with 60% published since 1990--provides a one-stop selection tool. Appraisals of 559 titles, as well as information about an additional 188 recent books and 90 earlier ones of importance, are provided. Each entry features a plot summary incorporating themes, critical comments with a judgment of the book's value as an example of its genre, suggestions of other books by that writer, and related books of importance. The authors, who are recognized authorities in children's literature, and an advistory board of librarians and teachers, each of whom specializes in the literature of a particular ethnic group, have provided insightful critical appraisals and expertise and guidance in the selection of titles. Helpful subject, grade-level, author, title, and illustrator indexes are organized for ease of use. Titles in the grade-level and subject indexes are also identified by ethnic group.
Download or read book Annual Report of the Railroad Commissioners of the State of Maine written by Maine. Board of Railroad Commissioners and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lackawanna Valley Industrial Highway Project written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Decisions of the Railroad Commission of the State of California written by California Public Utilities Commission and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 1428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Exploring the World of Sports written by Phyllis J. Perry and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1998-03-15 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Motivate students to read by using a topic they love-sports-and extend learning across the curriculum! Discussion starters, multidisciplinary activities, and topics for further research follow each reading suggestions. Perry describes subject-specific fiction and nonfiction materials that help students make the transition from fiction to expository text. There are also additional print and nonprint sources. Grades K-5.
Download or read book More Rip Roaring Reads for Reluctant Teen Readers written by Bette D. Ammon and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1998-12-15 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Show reluctant teens that reading is not only fundamental-it's also fun! In this companion book to Rip-Roaring Reads for Reluctant Teen Readers, Ammon and Sherman describe 40 exciting, contemporary titles (20 for middle school, 20 for high school) written by outstanding authors. These are books your students won't want to put down. Designed to make the matching process between student and books easy and successful, this volume also includes genre and theme indexes, curriculum activities, interest and readability levels, and reproducible bookmarks for each entry.
Download or read book Connecting Cultures written by Rebecca L. Thomas and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1996-01-30 with total page 691 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to multicultural literature for children, this valuable resource features more than 1,600 titles—including fiction, folktales, poetry, and song books—that focus on diverse cultural groups. The selected titles, pubished between the 1970s and 1990s are suitable for use with preschoolers through sixth graders and are likely to be found on the shelves of school and public libraries. Topics are timely, with an emphasis on books that reflect the needs and interests of today's children. Each detailed entry includes bibliographic information. Use level is also included, as are cultural designation, subjects, and a summary. The invaluable Subject Access section incorporates use level culture information.
Download or read book Writing Cures written by Gillie Bolton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: there is currently little, if any, literature around that covers online counselling, which has its own section in this book notable list of contributors including Anthony Ryle and Stephen Goss this is currently a hot topic, and a growing field.
Download or read book Call to Love written by Mary A. Felkins and published by Pelican Ventures Book Group. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracy Cassidy, a self-reliant ER nurse, has to choose between pursuing her dream job in another city or staying to help support her mother's faltering ministry...Even if it means falling in love with the kind of man she said she'd never marry. Tom Delaney, a hyper-vigilant cop and single father to an adolescent son, is happy to keep his wounded heart protected behind his Kevlar. But he can no longer deny his growing love for Tracy. Problem is, she's not looking to be the community's next cop widow. Like her mom. In order to free his heart to answer God's call to love again, he'll need to dump the years of bitterness he's carried toward his ex and offer her forgiveness. And should the call come to pursue Tracy's heart, will he answer?
Download or read book Black Authors and Illustrators of Books for Children and Young Adults written by Barbara Thrash Murphy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-12-21 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black Authors and Illustrators of Books for Children and Young Adults is a biographical dictionary that provides comprehensive coverage of all major authors and illustrators – past and present. As the only reference volume of its kind available, this book is a valuable research tool that provides quick access for anyone studying black children’s literature – whether one is a student, a librarian charged with maintaining a children’s literature collection, or a scholar of children’s literature. The Fourth Edition of this renowned reference work illuminates African American contributions to children’s literature and books for young adults. The new edition contains updated and new information for existing author/illustrator entries, the addition of approximately 50 new profiles, and a new section listing online resources of interest to the authors and readers of black children’s literature.
Download or read book Teaching Banned Books written by Pat R. Scales and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2001-06 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a standard-bearer for intellectual freedom, the school librarian is in an ideal position to collaborate with teachers to not only protect the freedom to read but also ensure that valued books with valuable lessons are not quarantined from the readers for whom they were written.
