Language Arts & Disciplines

"This book honestly helped to understand and release those experiences that made me feel unworthy and doubt myself for years. I feel more empowered than I ever have. These words will stay with me forever."- Samantha F (Amazon customer)Daniel Chidiac, International best-selling author of...

"People don't read books anymore. Who has the time nowadays?" -Lesley's Weekly (1913) From Gutenberg to Amazon, Michael Castleman's The Untold Story of Books is the first and only history of publishing told from a veteran author's point of view. Witty, entertaining, and full...

Join the crew and sharpen your role-play skills with this all-new card game of open-ended questions to create an unforgettable story in just thirty minutes from popular podcaster and Ultimate RPG series author James D'Amato. Oh Captain, My Captain! is a short form worldbuilding...

Structured Literacy (SL) approaches are increasingly recognized as the gold standard for teaching struggling readers. This highly practical book walks educators through designing SL interventions for students with common types of reading difficulties--word reading, comprehension, or a combination of both. Louise Spear-Swerling offers tools...

This workbook integrates the learning of spelling and the meaning of words. While the main focus of this workbook is spelling accuracy, it also aims to enhance the student's retention of the words long-term, by teaching them to focus on both the definition and...

Where did God come from? What do the bible stories really tell us? Who or what was Jesus Christ? This book challenges everything we think we know about the nature of religion: -The ancient fertility cult at the heart of Christianity. -The living power...

Are you considering a career in the world of publishing, or simply want to understand more about the industry? If so, The Publishing Business will take you through the essential publishing activities performed in editorial, rights, design, production, sales and marketing departments. International examples...

The Pillars of Islam, was the culmination of Nu'man's efforts in the field of jurisprudence for more than thirty years. It was commissioned by the Fatimid Caliph al Mu'izz-Din Allah and was officially promulgated as the state code. The judicial and legal system constructed...

"The One Thousand and First Night" is a work consisting of three plays written by "Bahram Bayzaei", each of which consists of one act. The book portrays six women in narratives in which women are active and decide for their own destiny. Beyzaie has...

The Next Draft: Inspiring Craft Talks from the Rainier Writing Workshop brings together a selection of the "morning talks" delivered by the renowned authors who teach at the prestigious Rainier Writing Workshop MFA program. These morning talks are a highlight of the residencies at...

This book fulfils a keenly-felt need for a modern, comprehensive dictionary of Scottish Gaelic into English. The numerous examples of usage and idiom in this work have been modelled on examples culled from modern literature, and encompass many registers ranging from modern colloquial speech,...

Here is a dictionary of basic terms for literature, composition, and grammar that every American, no matter their age, needs to know.Author: Stan Malless, Jeff McQuainPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield PublishersPublished: 08/18/2014Pages: 88Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 8.40h x 5.20w x 0.40dISBN: 9781442241954About the AuthorStan Malless...

The classic pocket guide to the language of London. Includes over 1,700 old and new rhymes translated from Cockney to English and English to Cockney. Master the art of the Cockney rhyme and discover the Cockney origins of common British phrases.Author: Geoff TibballsPublisher: Pop...

The first and only comprehensive collection of writings by Elizabeth Garver Jordan, the groundbreaking journalist, suffragist, and editor whose fearless reporting on women preceded the #MeToo movement and popularized the true-crime genre A Penguin Classic The Case of Lizzie Borden and Other Writings is...

The Bloomberg Guide to Business Journalism provides students and professionals with the essential tools for reporting on companies, industries, financial markets, economies, banks, and government policies anywhere in the world. It illustrates how to chronicle capitalism for different audiences--from general consumers of business news...

Master the style guidelines of newswriting, editing and common usage with this indispensable guide perfect for professional writers and students everywhere The style of the Associated Press is the gold standard for news writing. With the AP Stylebook in hand, you can learn how...

Author: Lara Bryfonski, Alison MackeyPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 12/21/2023Pages: 380Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.45lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.78dISBN: 9781108932011This title is not returnable

Scaffolded text-based writing and reading comprehension lessons help grade 2 students become strong readers and writers! Lessons include practice with essential nonfiction writing forms: Compare and contrast Sequence Explanatory Informative Cause and effect Opinion 15 leveled nonfiction texts range from levels I to M...

Addressing the specifc requirements of a two-year composition class, Teaching Composition at the Two-Year College emphasizes classroom-based concerns and teachers' biggest questions while also providing an overview of the course.Author: Patrick Sullivan, Christie TothPublisher: Bedford BooksPublished: 08/26/2016Pages: 688Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.65lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.00w...

Teaching Climate Change to Children describes the journey of two literacy researchers to learn about climate change and support relevant literacy pedagogy for young children (pre-K-6). The authors argue that climate change and social justice are inextricable from each other; that children in the...