Language Arts & Disciplines

Discover hundreds of intriguing, entertaining, and often hilarious origins to the English language's most curious phrases in this fascinating trivia book from bestselling author Andrew Thompson. English is filled with curious, intriguing and bizarre phrases. This book reveals the surprising, captivating and even hilarious...

This adorable mini journal allows anyone to channel the quirky creativity of 642 into a unique and meaningful gift for the person they love best.Author: San Francisco Writers' GrottoPublisher: Chronicle BooksPublished: 11/22/2016Pages: 304Binding Type: OtherWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 5.20h x 4.50w x 0.70dISBN: 9781452158396Not available to...

In this newly expanded edition, a renowned baby-signing expert provides more than 300 American Sign Language (ASL) signs, illustrated with the same clear, easy-to-understand photos and descriptions. Since 2004, Baby Sign Language Basics has introduced hundreds of thousands of parents and caregivers around the...

Already, this guide has helped thousands of teachers to save time and create better and more powerful English grammar lessons. This easy-to-understand tool provides usable templates for teaching grammar lessons to students, from the simple basics to advanced ideas and concepts. Clear and succinct...

Boost students' reading skills through poetry-based lessons and engaging activities presented by poet and teacher Paul Janeczko. Students will gain a solid understanding of key literary elements, including: - character- setting- theme- plot- metaphor- simile- and more This knowledge will help students readily identify...

A Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestseller. A powerful way to master every performance in your career and life from a top business coach and former professional actor.Every interaction is a performance, and much of our success--professional and personal--hinges on being...

Ideal for student writers, this compact grammar reference guide contains many challenging and useful practice activities. This text provides a guide to the 20 most common errors students make in writing, such as subject-verb agreement, verb tense choice, and article usage. Each unit contains...

Unleash the power of storytelling to transform your talks, speeches, and presentations--whether your audience is a boardroom of executives, a classroom of students, or an auditorium full of eager listeners.Everyone, regardless of their background and training, can improve their storytelling abilities. But what is...

Take your shot at becoming the next Tolkien, Asimov, or King with this simple roadmap to transforming your fiction into works of art Writing Sci-Fi, Fantasy, & Horror For Dummies is your skeleton key to creating the kind of fiction that grips readers and...

The go-to resource for creative ideas and helpful tips for writing thank you notes, addressing envelopes, cover letters, and everything in between, from the creators of Sugar PaperFeeling like sending a little love in the mail but not sure how to get started? Along...

In this wickedly humorous manual, language columnist June Casagrande uses grammar and syntax to show exactly what makes some sentences great--and other sentences suck. Great writing isn't born, it's built--sentence by sentence. But too many writers--and writing guides--overlook this most important unit. The result?...

180 Days of Writing is a fun and effective daily practice workbook designed to help students become better writers. This easy-to-use second grade workbook is great for at-home learning or in the classroom. The engaging standards-based writing activities cover grade-level skills with easy to...

Q: Why is that baby still in diapers? A: I'll give you two reasons: number one and number two. Calling new dads! Cackle and eye-roll your way through baby's first year with 365 hilariously horrible dad jokes for parents who have no idea what...

You Can Do It!Stop staring at that blank page. Dust off that half-finished manuscript. This book will help you get from first page to a finished first draft. You can do it! You're not going to write a brilliant book. Not yet. But you...

Ready to Publish: How to turn your (very) rough draft into a bookJennifer shows you the easy way to Find your focus Make sure your book is the one your readers need to read Turn your rough draft or unedited transcripts into your book...

'Riveting' Sunday Telegraph 'Behind every great interview is a great booker - Sam McAlister is one of the unsung heroes of television news' Piers Morgan She is the woman who clinched the 2019 interview with Prince Andrew, described as 'a plane crashing into an...

With an emphasis on practical daily communication, Basic Korean is a great introduction to those looking to learn the language--whether on their own or with a teacher. Learn Korean quickly and easily with the help of real-life conversations by native speakers, everyday Korean vocabulary...

A revised and updated edition of the iconic grammar guide for the 21st century. In this expanded and updated edition of Woe Is I, former editor at The New York Times Book Review Patricia T. O'Conner unties the knottiest grammar tangles with the same...

One of the seminal works of Western philosophy, Aristotle's Rhetoric vastly influenced all subsequent thought on the subject -- philosophical, political, and literary. Focusing on the use of language as both a vehicle and a tool to shape persuasive argument, Aristotle delineates with remarkable...

A user-friendly, concept-first approach to Middle School ELA that helps you improve your skills quickly and easilyMust Know Middle School ELA provides a fresh approach to learning. As part of our Must Know series, this book makes sure what you really need to know...