Language Arts & Disciplines
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How to Read a WordLanguage is not fixed, but evolves over time, and exploring the routes taken by the words can lead us on fascinating journeys. How to Read a Word, written by the noted lexicographer Elizabeth Knowles, shows us how to explore the origins, associations, and evolution...
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OK: The Improbable Story of America's Greatest WordIt is said to be the most frequently spoken (or typed) word on the planet, more common than an infant's first word ma or the ever-present beverage Coke. It was even the first word spoken on the moon. It is "OK"--the most ubiquitous and...
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Writing Workshop: The Essential GuideIs the writing workshop the only way to teach writing? No. There are a variety of approaches or programs, but none of them matches the writing workshop when it comes to growing strong writers. That's why, despite the pressures of testing, the writing workshop...
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Beyond the Rapist: Title IX and Sexual Violence on Us CampusesIn the United States, approximately one in five women experiences rape during college, and LGBTQ students experience sexual violence at even higher rates. An increasing number of interested parties, from activists and students to legislators and university administrators, are re-evaluating the role that universities...
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Oxford Bookworms Library: Starter Level: The Cat: Oxford Bookworms Library: Starter Level: The CatHelp your students build reading confidence and fluency with the Oxford Bookworms Library. With adapted American and European literature, teachers can make the Oxford Bookworms Library a part of their English language arts curriculum. English learners and struggling readers can enjoy the same novels...
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Practice Makes Perfect Spanish Vocabulary Building with SuffixesHarness the power of suffixes while adding more than 4,000 words to your Spanish vocabulary! How do you turn a boat into a boatload in Spanish? Or change bread into a baker?* It isn't magic, it's suffixes. When attached to base terms, they have...
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The Oxford New Essential Dictionary: American EditionFrom Oxford University Press, renowned for quality educational and reference works, comes The Oxford New Essential Dictionary--the easy-to-use dictionary for everyone. With clear definitions, helpful lists and charts, lively word histories and illustrations, and much more, this excellent reference belongs on every bookshelf--for school,...
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The SkateboarderFour-level graded readers series, perfect for reading practice and language skills development at upper-primary and lower-secondary levels. Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their language skills. With integrated activities, an interactive MultiROM, and exciting,...
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Verbal Advantage: Ten Easy Steps to a Powerful VocabularyFirst time in book form A successful program for teaching 3,500 vocabulary words that successful people need to know, based on America's #1 bestselling audio vocabulary series. "People judge you by the words you use." Millions of Americans know this phrase from radio and...
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A Thousand Years Over a Hot Stove: A History of American Women Told Through Food, Recipes, and RemembrancesFilled with classic recipes and inspirational stories, A Thousand Years Over a Hot Stove will make you think twice about the food on your plate. Here is the first book to recount how American women have gathered, cooked, and prepared food for lovers, strangers,...
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The Natural History of Weasels and Stoats: Ecology, Behavior, and ManagementField naturalists have observed the activities of weasels for centuries. Their descriptions were often accurate but sometimes misinterpreted the animals' behaviors and underlying explanations for those behaviors. "Organized natural history" became one of the roots of the science of ecology in the 1920s and...
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The Word Museum: The Most Remarkable English Words Ever ForgottenENTER A GALLERY OF WIT AND WHIMSY As the largest and most dynamic collection of words ever assembled, the English language continues to expand. But as hundreds of new words are added annually, older ones are sacrificed. Now from the author of Forgotten English...
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Part of Our Lives: A People's History of the American Public LibraryDespite dire predictions in the late twentieth century that public libraries would not survive the turn of the millennium, their numbers have only increased. Two of three Americans frequent a public library at least once a year, and nearly that many are registered borrowers....
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Creative Writing: Prompts and Exercises to Boost Creativity, Beat Writer's Block, and Develop CraftDesigned with the fiction writer in mind, this book presents a combination of creative prompts and exercises focused on Character, Setting, Plot, and Voice. As writers move through these four key areas of storytelling, they will find: *Everything from open-ended prompts to step-by-step exercises*Linked...
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The Big Picture Level 1 Beginner/ElementaryAward-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. The right place at the right time? Photographer Ken Harada thinks so when he gets a...
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Language Unlimited: The Science Behind Our Most Creative PowerAll humans, but no other species, have the capacity to create and understand language. It provides structure to our thoughts, allowing us to plan, communicate, and create new ideas, without limit. Yet we have only finite experiences, and our languages have finite stores of...
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Harvard University Press: A HistoryA university press is a curious institution, dedicated to the dissemination of learning yet apart from the academic structure; a publishing firm that is in business, but not to make money; an arm of the university that is frequently misunderstood and occasionally attacked by...
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Help! My Kids Don't All Speak English: How to Set Up a Language Workshop in Your Linguistically Diverse ClassroomNancy Akhavan provides the inspiration, theory, and practical know-how that teachers need to support language development within a workshop setting. By creating structures that capture time for rich talk and student thinking, she brings English learners into full participation in the classroom community. Laurie...
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Serious Daring: Creative Writing in Four GenresTop Three Reasons to Adopt This Book * Flexible Structure. This innovative text features a flexible organization that allows for different course structures and various teaching approaches. * Practical Lessons. In addition to a comprehensive introduction to Creative Writing craft, the book provides practical...
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Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media...Working as a correspondent for 20/20 and Good Morning America, John Stossel confronted dozens of scam artists: from hacks who worked out of their basements to some of America's most powerful executives and leading politicians. His efforts shut down countless crooks -- both famous...
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