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Kids are able to compare things to themselves quite well by an early age. This correlation is especially true with baby animals. Because of this, baby animals can be used to foster a love of reading with young children. Books using baby animals are often the favorite books of children and must accompany them wherever they go. These books become comfort for children.
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Perfect gift for book lovers, writers and your book club
Book lovers rejoice! In this love letter to all things bookish, Jane Mount brings literary people, places, and things to life through her signature and vibrant illustrations.
Readers of Jane Mount's Bibliophile will delight in:
• Touring the world's most beautiful bookstores
• Testing their knowledge of the written word with quizzes
• Finding their next great read in lovingly curated stacks...
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In the world of books and literature, "hype" is associated with bestsellerism - the books that sell the most, are read by vast numbers, and constantly talked about in media and staff rooms. Often, it is the success in itself that generates an interest because popularity begets popularity. Quite often though, a hyped bestseller is met with a skeptic criticism of poor language, a badly constructed plot, a predictable story line, or all three. The bestseller...
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The Hands-On! Series is designed with any classroom in mind, aiding teachers and students both in the school environment and the at-home classroom by educating children about the amazing subjects of science, math, art, and nature, and more importantly, giving young learners the tools they need to explore and learn about those subjects on their own. Each project in this book is specifically designed to place the ability to discover in the hands of...
7) Summary, Analysis & Review of Stephanie Dray's and Laura Kamoie's America's First Daughter by Instar
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Summary, Analysis & Review of Stephanie Dray's and Laura Kamoie's America's First Daughter by Instaread Preview: America's First Daughter by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie is the story of Martha Patsy" Jefferson Randolph, a daughter of Thomas Jefferson. Based on Jefferson's letters and actual historical events, the novel imagines Patsy's struggles to remain loyal to her father while following her own heart during America's turbulent post-Revolutionary...
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The concept of past, present and future is brilliantly detailed out in this wonderful picture book. Using pictures instead of complex sentences, it breaks down learning to bits that are more easily "digested" by young minds. This attack on education is so rich in memories that retention is a likely possibility. Order your copy of this picture book today!
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The Hands-On! Series is designed with any classroom in mind, aiding teachers and students both in the school environment and the at-home classroom by educating children about the amazing subjects of science, math, art, and nature, and more importantly, giving young learners the tools they need to explore and learn about those subjects on their own. Each project in this book is specifically designed to place the ability to discover in the hands of...
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GABRIEL GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ crea un particular tipo de escritura en la que lo sobrenatural, lo insólito, no es el otro lado, sino que se incorpora al plano de la realidad, de la cotidianidad. La magnitud de su obra, literaria y periodística, no cabe en la etiqueta fácil del "realismo mágico". A García Márquez no hay que simplificarlo con le mármol y la canonización. es necesario, eso sí, leerlo y releerlo, para advertir que su alquimia de gitano...
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Son textos que nacen de la experiencia, tentativos y frágiles como muchas cosas que tienen que ver con la creación literaria, y que tienen el mérito de poder ser leídos como interesantes aproximaciones al oficio de escribir, y también como entretenidos relatos de escritores y escritoras que nos hablan del desafío de enfrentar la pantalla o la hoja en blanco. (Ramón Díaz Eterovic).
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Aktuell - kritisch - facettenreich.
Die neue Ausgabe mit Interviews, Porträts, Hintergrundgeschichten und vielen
Rezensionen zu ausgewählten Neuerscheinungen.
Sein Eden des Erzählens, der Erinnerung und der Verzauberung durch das Wort lag mitten in Barcelona: Zum ersten Todestag unternehmen wir einen Streifzug durch das erfolgreiche, enorm verwinkelte, biblio-literarische Gesamtwerk von Carlos Ruiz Zafón (Coverfoto); marokkanische Geschichte...
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This collection of more than five hundred quotations captures the wisdom and wit of the most insightful things ever said about books, spoken and written by such legendary figures as: Aeschylus, Ernest Hemingway, John Ruskin, Woody Allen, Thomas Jefferson, Charles Scribner, Maya Angelou, Franz Kafka, George Bernard Shaw, Jane Austen, Helen Keller, Wallace Stevens, Francis Bacon, Malcolm X, Robert Penn Warren, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Groucho Marx, William...
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The first collection of critical essays devoted to the study of English-Canadian literary anthologies brings together the work of thirteen prominent critics to investigate anthology formation in Canada and answer these key questions: Why are there so many literary anthologies in Canada, and how can we trace their history? What role have anthologies played in the formation of Canadian literary taste? How have anthologies influenced the training of...
16) The Animal Book
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Get ready for a walk on the wild side through every continent on Earth! Kids can discover the animal kingdom like never before in this beautiful encyclopedia, featuring over 100 incredible creatures, from the grey wolf and green anaconda, to the bald eagle and emperor penguin. Packed with facts and illustrations, it also explores our relationship with these animals and how we're affecting their lives and habitats, like elephants hunted for their tusks...
17) Learn to Draw Forest Animals & Wildlife: Step-By-Step Instructions For 20 Different Woodland Animals
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Featuring all of your favorite forest and wild animals, including a bald eagle, a deer, a grizzly bear, and many more.
18) Learn to Draw Ancient Times: Step-By-Step Instructions For 18 Ancient Characters And Civilizations
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Featuring all of your favorite ancient figures and places, including a Greek chariot, the Great Pyramid, a viking, and many more.
19) Mind-Boggling Animal Puzzles: A Treasury of Fabulous Facts, Secret Codes, Games, Mazes, and More!
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This brain-busting activity book teaches kids all about their favorite animals, from kangaroos and polar bears to tarantulas and snakes, all while having loads of fun! With crazy cool codes, puzzles, word searches, and so much more, these entertaining activities align with STEM curricula to keep kids engaged as they learn. Author and former teacher, Vicki Whiting, is the founder of Kid Scoop, an award-winning weekly activity page that promotes standards-based...
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Reading! Mike gets his first library card. Megan and her classmates prepare for story time. Tex and Indi join a summer reading program at their local library. Toby writes a book report and learns that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. Stories by LaDonna Frankenheim, Marianne Mitchell, Lissa Rovetch, and John J. Bonk.
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