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For those who have despaired of ever learning a foreign language, here, finally, is a book that will make the words stick. At thirty years old, Gabriel Wyner speaks six languages fluently. He did not learn them in school -- who does? -- rather, he learned them in the past few years, working on his own and practicing on the subway, using simple techniques and free online resources. In Fluent Forever Wyner reveals what he has discovered.
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Publisher
Hudson Street Press
Pub. Date
©2008
Language
English
Description
The television actress and mathematics guru author of Math Doesn't Suck presents a pre-algebra primer for seventh- to ninth-graders, in an accessible reference that shares time-saving tricks, real-world examples, and detailed practice problems.
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Publisher
Gryphon House Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Most early childhood teachers are using learning centers in the classroom, but do not approach them in ways that fully support a variety of learning opportunities. This book approaches learning centers through the STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) lens, and shares how themes can be integrated into centers to promote creativity and highler-level thinking.
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English
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'How the Word is Passed' is Clint Smith's revealing, contemporary portrait of America as a slave owning nation. Beginning in his own hometown of New Orleans, Smith leads the reader through an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks - those that are honest about the past and those that are not - that offer an intergenerational story of how slavery has been central in shaping our nations collective history, and ourselves.
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Publisher
New Society Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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"The average child can identify over 1000 corporate logos, but only 10 native plants or animals. The Big Book of Nature Activities is a comprehensive guide for parents and educators to help youth of all ages develop a deeper appreciation of the natural world. This amazing compendium is packed with seasonal games, crafts, skills, stories and observations to make outdoor learning fun!"--
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Publisher
Barron's
Pub. Date
©2006
Language
English
Description
"The author points out ways in which recognizing sound and letter patterns makes spelling easier. Also important are recognition of diphthongs, silent letters, compound and abbreviated words, contractions, homophones, homographs, prefixes, suffixes, and base words. "Brain tickler" problems challenge students' imaginations and test their learning progress. Barron's popular "Painless Series" of study guides for middle school and high school students...
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Books by Hippocampus
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Inspired by Hippocampus Magazine's annual conference, Getting to the Truth: The Craft and Practice of Creative Nonfiction features 20+ essays from some of the events' highest-rated speakers and writers behind a few of our journal's most-read craft columns. Getting to the Truth is full of real-world insight, practical examples, and even creative nonfiction writing exercises and other prompts. Whether you're new to writing creative nonfiction, want...
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Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Written by a cognitive psychologist who has spent decades studying low we learn, Outsmart Your Brain is the definitive guide to help students master the skills of understanding material and retaining information. In clear, accessible prose, Dan Willingham lays out the techniques necessary for students at any stage to succeed and thrive when learning, studying, and taking exams. When studying, the tendency is to focus on the mental tasks that we control...
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Wiley
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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"Get a head start in a rapidly growing industry with help from a Silicon Valley insider. Computer science is one of the fastest growing industries in the world and shows no signs of slowing down. In The Self-Taught Computer Scientist: The Beginner's Guide to Computer Science, expert programmer and author Cory Althoff shows you the hands-on exercises, stories, and examples, you need to help you become a successful computer scientist. You'll discover...
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English
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This is the story of Azar Nafisi's dream and of the nightmare that made it come true. For two years before she left Iran in 1997, Nafisi gathered seven young women at her house every Thursday morning to read and discuss forbidden works of Western literature. They were all former students whom she had taught at university. They were unaccustomed to being asked to speak their minds, but soon they began to open up and to speak more freely, not only about...
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Publisher
Robert Rose Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Baby sign language is the use of American Sign Language (ASL) signs with your baby or your beginning communicator. Another way to think of baby sign language is "keyword signing." Keyword signing uses signs to represent the main or key words in a sentence at the same time as the words are spoken. This book will show you how, what and when to sign throughout your child's day. You can sign during mealtime, playtime, diaper-changing time and a host...
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English
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In kindergartens these days, children spend more time with math worksheets and phonics flashcards than building blocks and finger paint. Kindergarten is becoming more like the rest of school. In Lifelong Kindergarten, learning expert Mitchel Resnick argues for exactly the opposite: the rest of school (even the rest of life) should be more like kindergarten. To thrive in today's fast-changing world, people of all ages must learn to think and act creatively...
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English
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"At the end of the 19th century, everyone knew that people were defined by their race and sex and were fated by birth and biology to be more or less intelligent, able, nurturing, or warlike. But one rogue researcher looked at the data and decided everyone was wrong. Franz Boas was the very image of a mad scientist: a wild-haired immigrant with a thick German accent. By the 1920s he was also the foundational thinker and public face of a new school...
Series
Great courses volume course no. 1007
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
These 36 lectures cover all the major topics of a full-year calculus course in high school at the College Board Advanced Placement AB level or a first-semester course in college. Award-winning Professor Bruce H. Edwards guides viewers through hundreds of examples and problems, each of which is designed to explain and reinforce the major concepts of this vital mathematical field.
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Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
" The first half of this unique guide introduces rising players (0-800 Elo rating) to the four key areas to consider when playing chess--openings, endings, tactics, and strategy--and the second half builds upon these core skills for more experienced players (800-1300 Elo rating). Brimming with practical and easy-to-follow tips for improving your game, How to Win at Chess includes over 500 instructional gameplay illustrations to help you better visualize...
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