Language Arts & Disciplines

An excellent blank lined handwriting journal for a young boy or girl who is graduating or going back to school this year. The perfect gift for any kindergarten, grade one, grade two or grade three student to keep their ideas in one placeFeatures: Measures...

A 30-day beginner's guide for learning American Sign Language There's an easy way to leap right in to learning American Sign Language (ASL). American Sign Language for Beginners delivers 30 days of lessons that will help you sign with those in your home, community,...

This attractive, affordable reference set is a must-have for every bookshelf and features best-selling references to help build vocabulary and improve language skills. The boxed set includes the newest editions of: The Merriam-Webster Dictionary--over 75,000 definitions for the words you need today The Merriam-Webster...

Charles Baxter inaugurates The Art of, a new series on the craft of writing, with the wit and intelligence he brought to his celebrated book Burning Down the House: Essays on Fiction. Fiction writer and essayist Charles Baxter's The Art of Subtext: Beyond Plot...

For Writers from All Walks of Life! There's no need to fear the big, bad world of writing with The Little Red Writing Book in hand. Brimming with clever advice, this book offers writers, students, and business professionals a concise guide to penning strong...

Learn How to Create Stories That Captivate Agents, Editors, and Readers Alike! Inside you'll find the tools you need to build strong characters, keep your plots moving, master the art of dialogue, choose the right point of view, and more. This comprehensive book on...

Introducing our FTCE English 6-12 Study Guide: 2 Practice Tests and Exam Prep for FTCE English 013! Cirrus Test Prep's FTCE English 6-12 Study Guide includes everything you need to pass the FTCE English 6-12 exam the first time. Quick review of the concepts...

New! Build advanced reading skills with engaging and meaningful daily practice activities designed for seventh grade students.180 Days(TM) Reading for Seventh Grade: Offers learning activities that boost confidence with reading and writing Incorporates thematic units and a combination of fiction, nonfiction, and nontraditional texts...

"As funny as it is informative, this book will have you laughing out loud while you contemplate the revolutionary power of words." --Camille Perri, author of The Assistants and When Katie Met CassidyA brash, enlightening, and wildly entertaining feminist look at gendered language and...

For courses in English and Writing. Emphasizes the importance of style in writing for a global audience Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace asserts that style is a matter of making informed choices in the service of one's readers. While writers know best what...

A collection of 25 leveled passages with text-dependent comprehension questions that help students tackle increasingly complex texts and provide the academic rigor called for by the Common Core State Standards. - Each book features passages at various levels of text complexity. - Companion comprehension...

"Sparkles with insight."--Daniel Pink A Behavioral Scientist Notable Book of 2023A New Scientist Best Science Book A Publishers Weekly Summer Read 2023 RecommendationOne of Next Big Idea Club's "7 Books that Reveal the Wonders of Writing and Language"One of Inc.'s "13 Psychology Books to...

Engage your students in authentic, dynamic Bible study!Your students can now explore the Bible as Jews have done for centuries - by pondering, personalizing, and wrestling with the text. Combining faithful but accessible translations with thematic connections between the narratives and student's daily lives,...

Create plausible and realistic languages for RPGs, fantasy and science fiction, movies or video games, or international communication... or just learn about how languages work from an unusual, light-hearted perspective. The Language Construction Kit on zompist.com has helped a generation of conlangers to understand...

How to read a poem. A lot of books want to teach you just that. How is this one different? Think of it less as an instructional book and more as an invitation. For the reader new to poetry, this guide will open your...

Best-selling guide and essential reference for 20 years, designed to support the learning and use of English from grade school through college and beyond for communication and writing. In six laminated pages you get the need-to-know rules, how and why of word use in...

Do you want to develop a solid understanding of Arabic and communicate confidently with others? Through authentic conversations, vocabulary building, grammar explanations and extensive practice and review, Complete Arabic will equip you with the skills you need to use Arabic in a variety of...

With Daily Language Review, students practice language skills covering punctuation, verb tense, conjunctions, word meaning, and more in ten- to fifteen-minute daily lessons. How it works Daily Language Review follows the research-based model of frequent, focused practice to help students learn and retain skills....

From the author of the Writer's Digest book Fight Write: How to Write Believable Fight Scenes comes Fight Write, Round Two: Crafting Chaos, Combat and Crime. From a medieval siege to a modern murder scene, Fight Write, Round Two has got you covered. Divided...

The BIG Book is filled with lists, lists, and more lists of subject-specific open-ended questions to support quality parent-child or teacher-child interactions at home and in typical early childhood settings. Think of open-ended questions as exploratory prompts, learning opportunities, thought-provokers, and conversation starters. This...