Language Arts & Disciplines

Library workers at all types of organizations, as well as LIS students learning about this newest Core Value of Librarianship, will find this book an easy-to-digest introduction to what staff at a range of libraries have accomplished in incorporating sustainability into their decision making...

This Cursive Workbook helps Adults of all ages to start learning to write cursive letters words and sentences to improve their handwriting.Author: Sultana PublishingPublisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP Print USPublished: 04/10/2021Pages: 122Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.66lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.26dISBN: 9798735990581This title...

LOVE TO WRITE, BUT HATE TO STARVE?FACT: BUSINESSES NEED WRITERS, AND WILL PAY HANDSOMELY FOR THEM...Attention: Writers, career-changers, at-home Moms, journalists, or anyone looking to thrive as a writer. Here's the new edition of the quadruple-award-winning roadmap to a lucrative "commercial" freelancing practice-a home-based...

Steal the Street is a collection of short articles focused on gentrification, public space, and community voice. The articles were written for Streetvibes, a street paper in Cincinnati, Ohio, from 2015 through 2019. The focus of Streetvibes is homelessness, so each article focuses on...

For the first time ever in print, Zoe York breaks down how she plans a series--something she has done ten times over. Romance Your Brand is an adaptation of an intensive four-week course, now available to authors everywhere. This book covers: - high-concept pitches-...

The no-stress, ferociously fun way to raise a kid who loves to read--complete with reading recommendations and activities to inspire! Teaching your child to read is monstrously important, and there's no better way to do it than with everyday opportunities for laughter and play....

Amid worldwide accounts of dying languages, author Leanne Hinton and a group of dedicated language activists are doing something about it: they have created a master-apprentice language program, a one-on-one approach that has been remarkably successful in ensuring new speakers will take the place...

Naming What We Know, Classroom Edition examines the core principles of knowledge in the discipline of writing studies, using the lens of "threshold concepts"--concepts that are critical for epistemological participation in a discipline. This edition focuses on the working definitions of thirty-seven threshold concepts...

These empowering essays from leading women writers examine the power of the gendered language that is used to diminish women -- and imagine a more liberated world. Words matter. They wound, they inflate, they define, they demean. They have nuance and power. Effortless, Sassy,...

In this revised and expanded edition on the art and craft of writing fiction, David Jauss leads writers on a journey deep into the writing process. Bret Lott says of this book, "The best way I know to discover how words do their work,...

This is a comprehensive guide to writing the first draft of a feature length screenplay. While it focuses on the college semester (16 Weeks), it is also completely appropriate for anyone attempting to write a screenplay within a timeline. The text breaks down different...

Invisible Ink is a helpful, accessible guide to the essential elements of the best storytelling by award-winning writer/director/producer Brian McDonald. Readers learn techniques for building a compelling story around a theme, engaging audiences with writing, creating appealing characters, and much more.Author: Brian McDonaldPublisher: Talking...

Quickly discover the many uses of the English tenses. How do English speakers use two tenses to mean the same thing? Why do the rules not always apply?If we can say "I cooked dinner" and "I have cooked dinner" in exactly the same situation,...

English Made Easy is a fun and user-friendly way to learn English It is a breakthrough in English language learning--imaginatively exploiting how pictures and text can work together to create understanding and help learners learn more productively. It gives beginner English learners easy access...

Give kids the repeated practice they need to master must-know sight words and build the automaticity and fluency they need for reading success. This activity-packed collection presents words from the Dolch list in a systematic way, allowing young learners to build and reinforce their...

Workbooks provide skill and comprehension activities and shape students' ability to work independently.Author: McGraw HillPublisher: McGraw-Hill CompaniesPublished: 04/05/2007Pages: 112Binding Type: SpiralISBN: 9780076122103About the AuthorMcGraw Hill: - McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and...

"Johnson writes with a fervor that can only be described as religious. Seek is scary and beautiful and ecstatic and uncontrolled...he elevates the mundane to the sublime; he boils things down to their essence. He's simply one of the few writers around whose sentences...

Habla español? Improve your Spanish with Dummies Spanish Workbook For Dummies is full of clear explanations and hundreds of practice activities for beginning Spanish learners. You'll learn how to express yourself, ask questions, talk about the past, and construct simple sentences--en español. As you...

Literacy educators are often unequipped to help young children contend with the world we inhabit, where linguistic, literate, and cultural pluralism are not always valued or sustained. In fact, educators are routinely bombarded by programs that position literacy as a simple, one-size-fits-all practice. This...

Learn beginner French grammar painlessly with step-by-step lessons that focus on the essentials and help you build a learning habit.Inside "French Grammar for Beginners" you'll find: 30 beginner-level French grammar lessons: This reference and practice book covers everything you need to know about beginner...