Language Arts & Disciplines

Written by one of the leading authorities on writing, publishing and teaching science fiction, The Science of Science Fiction Writing offers the opportunity to share in the knowledge James Gunn has acquired over the past forty years. He reflects on the fiction-writing process and...

Language "Appealing As Sunlight After a Storm." A sentence should read as if its author, had he held a plough instead of a pen, could have drawn a furrow deep and straight to the end. --Henry David Thoreau Prose consists of ... phrases tacked...

This remarkable guide illustrates the compassion, empathy, and humanity attainable when sharing stories with another person. At the same time, it encourages readers to identify their own personal stories and learn to actively cherish and strengthen them for a stronger sense of fulfillment. Story,...

The Name Command (NC) is usually interpreted as a prohibition against speaking Yhwh's name in a particular context: false oaths, wrongful pronunciation, irreverent worship, magical practices, cursing, false teaching, and the like. However, the NC lacks the contextual specification needed to support the command...

Each month, millions of business leaders look to Forbes magazine for insight into the world of business - and into the business of life. The books in this series reflect the magazine''s philosophy on life and leadership.'Author: Forbes MagazinePublisher: Triumph Books (IL)Published: 09/01/1997Pages: 160Binding...

A dual-language collection of vivid, tightly knit poems from one of the most important contemporary poets writing in German.The Art of Topiary is the gorgeous product of a long collaboration between Jan Wagner and American poet David Keplinger. With the care of master gardeners...

Learn how to write your memoir--and get published--with the help of two well-known publishing professionals Everyone has a story to tell. Your Life is a Book guides budding writers though the transformative process of memoir writing to publication. In addition to exploring the unique...

The first--and still most important--book on Gullah languageA unique creole language spoken on the coastal islands and adjacent mainland of South Carolina and Georgia, Gullah existed as an isolated and largely ignored linguistic phenomenon until the publication of Lorenzo Dow Turner's landmark volume Africanisms...

Creativity, like information, is free to everyone who steps into a library. The Artist's Library offers the idea that an artist is any person who uses creative tools to make new things, and the guidance and resources to make libraries of all sizes and...

This excellent guide to Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory integrates the reading of an outstanding work of literature with crucial reading-comprehension, speaking, writing, and listening skills. The chapter-by-chapter guide includes learning experiences that provide opportunities for group dynamics as well as activities...

This literature guide is a study guide for the novel Tuck Everlasting, written by Natalie Babbitt. It includes learning experiences that provide opportunities for group dynamics as well as activities to challenge students' abilities in critical and creative thinking.Author: Melissa Eydenberg, Rebecca StarkPublisher: Educational...

Far from your typical text on speech education, this delightfully illustrated book encourages lively participation in each activity and focuses on the kinds of exercises that are fun for students of all ages. This full-year course of creative assignments will aid preparation for any...

Forensics, otherwise known as speech and debate, is one of the most popular extra-curricular activities among high school students. This informative book is designed to introduce beginning students to individual forensic events and also to serve as a valuable resource for more advanced students....

The first work to connect Noam Chomsky's linguistic and political thought, offering important insight into the philosophical foundations of his worldview "A subtle and scrupulous look at some of the most interesting work done in our time on language and mind." --George Steiner, The...

This ground-breaking work, originally published 15 years ago, continues to serve as the primary reference on the theories of omission potential and translational contact in sign language interpreting. In the book, noted scholar Jemina Napier explores the linguistic coping strategies of interpreters by drawing...

Here's the succinct handbook that will allow everyone to enjoy the beauty and functionality of American Sign Language. 1,000 Signs of Life: Basic ASL for Everyday Conversation illustrates a potpourri of intriguing and entertaining signs that can be grasped quickly and used to communicate...

This annotated bibliography of stories for young adults-containing both reprints and original retellings- from around the world and throughout the ages, is the new second edition of the best selling Storytelling for Young Adults. Hundreds of story suggestions are organized by theme within broad...

Take the pressure off your busy schedule with these standards-based library lessons Quick and easy to implement, these proven 20-minute instructional lessons, organized by grade level, equip you with everything you need to effectively teach library and information literacy skills to students in kindergarten...

Here's a fresh opportunity to learn more about these fine titles and integrate them into the curriculum. The first half of the book presents annotated bibliographies of all author and illustrator winners and honor books. The entire second half of the book is devoted...

As a trainer, you try to facilitate connections for learners, knowing you must first make connections for yourself. One way to do that is to be a storyteller. But how do you tell stories? How do you find stories to tell? StoryTraining: Selecting and...