Language Arts & Disciplines

Get the skills you need to read and speak English with confidence Learn how to read and speak English with this easy-to-use workbook. Dozens of manageable, bite-sized lessons take you through the basics of the English language. Three-page units cover each subject, which can...

An absorbing investigation of chimpanzee language and communication. This Tenth Anniversary Edition contains a new final chapter and a new preface. The Song of the Ape traces the individual histories of five chimpanzees. Interspersed with these histories, the book details the long history of...

- Concise, easy-to-use guide to efficient communication - What every military writer should know about the English language - Newly revised edition includes writing for the Internet With the advent of the Internet, servicemembers are writing more than ever. But are they writing effectively...

This is a comprehensive and detailed introductory Korean textbook and language learning package. Korean is now the 11th most popular language taught at American universities. This new edition of Elementary Korean, the most comprehensive and detailed introductory Korean textbook available, offers beginning learners of...

Author: Stephen HakePublisher: Stephen Hake GrammarPublished: 07/09/2013Pages: 168Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 10.70h x 8.00w x 0.30dISBN: 9780544044272This title is not returnable

Tracing the struggle for freedom and civil rights across two centuries, this anthology comprises speeches by Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, W. E. B. Du Bois, Martin Luther King, Jr., and other influential figures in the history of African-American culture and politics.The collection begins with...

The selections are good and the translations are excellent. ― Germaine Br e, New York UniversityDrawn from two centuries of French literature, these superb selections by ten great writers span a wide variety of styles, philosophies, and literary creeds. The stories reflect not only...

On Becoming a Novelist contains the wisdom accumulated during John Gardner's distinguished twenty-year career as a fiction writer and creative writing teacher. With elegance, humor, and sophistication, Gardner describes the life of a working novelist; warns what needs to be guarded against, both from...

Ideal for hybrid communication courses, The Communication Playbook is designed to equip you with the tools you need to develop communicative resilience in your personal and public lives, whether face-to-face or virtually. Supported by practical learning activities and exercises, along with discussions of timely...

As part of our mission to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all library patrons, our profession needs to come to terms with the consequences of mass incarceration, which have saturated the everyday lives of people in the United States and heavily...

For the past 40 years, Steve Simmons has had the best seat in the house, documenting the greatest sports moments in Canada and around the world. He was there when Wayne Gretzky won his first Stanley Cup. When Tiger Woods hit the first drive...

A widely used, highly effective approach to student success, Student-Focused Coaching (SFC) helps instructional coaches and teachers work collaboratively to improve student outcomes using evidence-based practices. This is your one-stop, step-by-step guide to instructional coaching in K-12 schools using the field-tested, research-based SFC model.Featuring...

A revised, enlarged, and updated edition of this authoritative and entertaining reference book--named the #2 essential home library reference book by the Wall Street Journal "Shapiro does original research, earning [this] volume a place on the quotation shelf next to Bartlett's and Oxford's."--William Safire,...

The easy way to learn the Japanese writing system! In this beginner's workbook, students of Japanese will learn to read and write the Hiragana and Katakana alphabets, as well as 50 basic Kanji characters. A step-by-step approach moves from tracing letters to reading and...

Whether you're a student or an adult looking to refresh your knowledge, Barron's Painless Reading Comprehension provides review and practice in an easy, step-by-step format. Perfect for: Virtual Learning Homeschool Learning pods Inside you'll find: Clear examples for all topics, including reading patterns, mastering...

Guided Inquiry prepares today's learners for an uncertain future by providing the education that enables them to make meaning of myriad sources of information in a rapidly evolving world. The companion book, Guided Inquiry: Learning in the 21st Century, explains what Guided Inquiry is...

Write It might be one of the friendliest poetry tool kits/notebooks ever.--Naomi Shihab Nye, Young People's Poet Laureate, Discover your creative voice and learn to write poetry in this easy-to-use guided journal with 100 poetry prompts--a 2021 Young People's Poet Laureate Pick Thoughtful, stimulating,...

Whether you're a student or an adult looking to refresh your knowledge, Barron's Painless Writing provides review and practice in an easy, step-by-step format. Perfect for: Virtual Learning Homeschool Learning pods Inside you'll find: Comprehensive instruction, including information on expressing your thoughts clearly, enlivening...

Winner of the 2015 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Award Also available in paperback. The work is also included in the Chinese-English Dictionary Online. A Student's Dictionary of Classical and Medieval Chinese is the long-desired Chinese - English reference work for all those reading texts...

In Nazi Germany, Hitler portrayed the Jews as vermin and six million people were killed. Metaphors can make the unreasonable seem reasonable, the illegitimate appear legitimate, and good people turn evil. Top speechwriter Simon Lancaster goes on a mission to explore how metaphors are...