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Books - Educational - 2008
by Kathy Wollard (Author)
Book Description
Maybe the first "How come?" question is "How come these books do so well?" And the answer is in how they satiate every boy and girl's insatiable curiosity about the world around them.
Crack science writer Kathy Wollard answers those sneakily simple questions that ambush even the most erudite moms and dads. Like: "Why do apples turn brown when cut?" Or "Why do we get dizzy from spinning around on the playground?" Or "How can a fly walk up the kitchen wall?"
The 125 questions are all derived from the experiences central to a kid's world—stuff that happens at home, in the backyard, at school, on vacation. There are the inevitable insect questions—"Why do bees die after they sting someone?" (the honeybee's stinger is barbed, and can't detach from the bee without pulling out its venom sac, a fatal injury). Food questions—"Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?" (a fruit, in fact a berry). Science questions—"We used dry ice in our school play to make fog. How does it do that?" (Unlike water, carbon dioxide goes straight from gas to solid and back—when frozen as dry ice, it "melts" into fog.) And the classic: "Why can't we tickle ourselves?" (Tickling depends on the element of surprise—and the brain can't surprise itself.)
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by William Shakespeare (Author), Adam Sexton (Author), Yali Lin (Author)
A new approach to the love story that never grows old!
The "star-crossed" lovers have moved readers and movie-goers in a variety of forms through the years. More than 55,000 copies of various print editions of the play are sold annually. The manga version of Romeo and Juliet infuses new energy into the trials and tribulations of history's most passionate and celebrated young lovers.
Feuding families—the Montagues and Capulets. Star-crossed lovers—Romeo and Juliet. A street brawl and a masquerade ball. Comedy and tragedy. Murder and revenge. True romance. A secret marriage. A double suicide.
Packed with action and emotion, this manga edition is the ideal way to explore Shakespeare's timeless themes and appreciate his immortal love scenes.
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by William Shakespeare (Author), Adam Sexton (Author), Tintin Pantoja (Author)
A new way for readers to appreciate one of Shakespeare's most-quoted plays.
Adapted for the cinema many times and performed regularly on stages around the globe, Hamlet is Shakespeare's most enduringly popular play, with sales regularly topping 50,000 copies a year. This manga edition retells the story of Hamlet using one of today's hottest book formats, making the play's action and meaning more accessible and enjoyable than ever.
Shakespeare's Hamlet
The sudden death of the king, later revealed to be murder. The queen's all-too-sudden remarriage to the king's brother, the murderer. The grieving, suspicious Prince Hamlet. Supernatural visitations. Deception, manipulation, and soul-searching deliberation. Plots, leaks, and counterplots. Poisoned wine. A rigged sword fight. Revenge.
In this fast-paced manga edition, you're instantly caught up in the conflicts and passions that make this one of Shakespeare's most beloved tragedies.
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by William Shakespeare (Author), Adam Sexton (Author), Hyeondo Park (Author)
A modern, manga approach to themes that are current today.
Presenting the Bard's inimitable take on real events in Roman history, Julius Caesar routinely sells more than 25,000 copies every year. This graphically rich manga adaptation offers an accessible, contemporary way to enjoy this classic tale of power, manipulation, betrayal, and violence.
Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
Soothsayers and premonitions. Power-hungry politicians. Conspiracy, betrayal, and assassination. The battle for control of the Roman Empire. Enjoy the nonstop intrigue of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar in this action-packed manga edition.
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by William Shakespeare (Author), Adam Sexton (Author), Eve Grandt (Author), Candice Chow (Author)
Full of murderous action, Macbeth is ideal for manga!
Witches, ghosts, murders, battles, blood-if ever a Shakespeare play cried out for a manga version, Macbeth is it! The play regularly sells over 25,000 copies a year, and now manga fans can get caught up in the action as the Bard explores the social forces at work when men act against their better nature and the natural order of things.
Shakespeare's Macbeth
Witches and prophesies. Fate and fortune. Murders and atrocities. Insomnia and insanity. Unchecked aspirations and even decapitation. Power-crazed and convinced of his own invincibility, Macbeth, the Scottish war hero, turns into a serial killer, annihilating anybody who gets in his way.
This fast-paced manga edition gets you quickly engrossed in Macbeth's blood-soaked path to power and Shakespeare's timeless themes.
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Colorful Sleepy Sheep
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Colorful Sleepy Sheep
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Colorful Sleepy Sheep
CD Included. Beautifully Illustrated Board Book Buy it on Amazon!
Colorful Sleepy Sheep
CD Included. Beautifully Illustrated Board Book Buy it on Amazon!
Let's Get Ready For Kindergarten!
A brightly illustrated, interactive Kindergarten book that features the core curriculum. Written by and for parents, kids and teachers, features 32 pages of wonderfully illustrated core Kindergarten curriculum. Intended for use by small children, the book is easy to hold and very durable. www.cedarvalleypublishing.com
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For singles 18 to 32 who aren't squeamish about learning countercultural truth, Meet Mr. Smith offers a radical alternative to the over-romanced, casual-sex lifestyle popular in today's world. Re-awakening the ancient ideas of sacred sex, purity, and holy love, relationship experts Eric and Leslie Ludy introduce a new language and framework for our sex-in-the-city culture. Meet Mr. Smith exposes and tackles hot topics like
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4 Weeks to an Organized Life with AD/HD - Based on the concept of visual thinking and filled with tips on how to keep the body at its highest functioning level, this program helps AD/HD sufferers become successful in their everyday lives. The authors share simple yet powerful techniques to develop and harness the strengths of the visual right brain, while at the same time demonstrating how treatment for AD/HD can maximize success.
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Young Bucks - Young Bucks: How to Raise a Future Millionaire is on the cusp of an important new way of understanding how we earn, keep, and spend money. It is a straightforward, practical, and entertaining manual that debunks a number of parenting myths that work against financial independence, such as allowances. This book also teaches parents how to identify the entrepreneurial skills that, to some degree, every child has and guides them to strengthen those skills.
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Books - Educational - 2007
In Jesse's Shoes, Appreciating Kids With Special Needs, by Beverly Lewis - A tender story about appreciating and befriending children with special needs.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Define-a-thon for High School Graduiates - The American Heritage Dictionary Define-a-Thon for the High School Graduate offers an entertaining way to help high school students and graduates become vocabulary masters. Written by the editors of the American Heritage dictionaries, this book will encourage students and parents alike to energize their word power.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Define-a-thon for High School Freshman - The American Heritage Dictionary Define-a-Thon for the High School Freshman offers an entertaining way to help middle-schoolers and students entering high school become vocabulary masters.
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What's Love Got to Do With It: Talking With Your Kids About Sex - Unfortunately, for many parents, the most important conversations are the hardest. Ninety-three percent of adults are dissatisfied with the sex education they received as children, which is precisely why they are so bad at teaching their kids-they have no frame of reference. Renowned Harvard Medical School psychologist and frequent Dr. Phil guest John Chirban helps parents talk to their kids about sex.
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Why Bad Grades Happen To Good Kids - All parents want their children to succeed in school. But what happens when a child doesn't perform to the expectations set in the classroom? Is it your child's fault—or the grading process itself? And how do you help get him back on track without nagging, blame, and resentment? In this groundbreaking book, Linda Silbert, Ph.D., and Alvin Silbert, Ed.D., not only offer insightful critique of the current educational system, but introduce a practical, proven, and measurable system—the S+T+R+O+N+G method—that any parent can use to get their children on the road to mastery and achievement.
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Young Bucks - Young Bucks: How to Raise a Future Millionaire is on the cusp of an important new way of understanding how we earn, keep, and spend money. It is a straightforward, practical, and entertaining manual that debunks a number of parenting myths that work against financial independence, such as allowances. This book also teaches parents how to identify the entrepreneurial skills that, to some degree, every child has and guides them to strengthen those skills.
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Rain Bird - Explorations Into Water - Teaching Curriculum - Rain Bird’s Explorations Into Water Teaching Curriculum is an educational tool providing teachers and parents with specific lesson plans and related course work geared to students in grades 3-6. Designed to motivate students to think about the part each person plays – and the actions they can take in using and conserving water. The curriculum gives students the opportunity to explore the critical role water plays on Earth by investigating issues and challenges in water management and conservation in the same manner that scientists and engineers do in the field through research and experimentation.
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4 Weeks to an Organized Life with AD/HD - Based on the concept of visual thinking and filled with tips on how to keep the body at its highest functioning level, this program helps AD/HD sufferers become successful in their everyday lives. The authors share simple yet powerful techniques to develop and harness the strengths of the visual right brain, while at the same time demonstrating how treatment for AD/HD can maximize success.
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For singles 18 to 32 who aren't squeamish about learning countercultural truth, Meet Mr. Smith offers a radical alternative to the over-romanced, casual-sex lifestyle popular in today's world. Re-awakening the ancient ideas of sacred sex, purity, and holy love, relationship experts Eric and Leslie Ludy introduce a new language and framework for our sex-in-the-city culture. Meet Mr. Smith exposes and tackles hot topics like
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Butt Rot & Bottom Gas - Seventh-grade language arts teacher Eric Groves Sr. has spent years listening to his students giggle after he used words like thespian, coccyx, and masticate. Now he has compiled hundreds of these foul-sounding terms into a delightfully innocent dictionary, complete with illustrated definitions of their true meanings. From air cock (a valve on a boiler) and bushmaster (a large venomous snake) to cummingtonite (a mineral) and beyond, Butt Rot and Bottom Gas is a wonderful reference for word lovers and the snickering seventh grader in all of us. Buy it on Amazon!
Let's Get Ready For Kindergarten!
A brightly illustrated, interactive Kindergarten book that features the core curriculum. Written by and for parents, kids and teachers, features 32 pages of wonderfully illustrated core Kindergarten curriculum. Intended for use by small children, the book is easy to hold and very durable. www.cedarvalleypublishing.com
Mommy Has To Stay In Bed, by Annette Rivlin-Gutman Mommy Has to Stay in Bed is for young children who are faced with the trauma of having a parent on bed rest. In this rhythmic and sensitive story, mother and daughter find ways to cope with feelings of frustration and boredom. Whether the parent is pregnant, has the flu, or is on long-term bed rest, Mommy Has to Stay in Bed brings the brighter side of spending time together in spite of a challenging situation. Perfect for helping to explain things that younger children find puzzling when a parent is bed-ridden. Buy it at Amazon.
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is an unprecedented book that is part journal, part memoir prompting parents and guardians to share advice and inspirational anecdotes on a variety of topics. It's perfect in creating lasting memories and impressions for children and guides journal keepers in sharing the treasure of parental guidance and wisdom. See http://www.joannecking.com for more details.
Anthony and the Magic Picture Frame What would yesterday's heroes say to today's kids? Anthony knows. Step into the "magic picture frame" with him and experience his exciting and amazing adventure back in history as he spends years getting to know each hero. Kids, parents and teachers will appreciate the historical photographs and recommendations for movies, music and places to visit. http://www.MagicPictureFrame.com
S.O.A.R. Study Skills
Regardless if you are a “straight A” student or struggling to pass your classes, SOAR® provides homework help that will make life easier for all students.
The system is also an excellent tool for students with ADD or ADHD. www.soarstudyskills.com