Reviews (4)

Excellent
I used this book to teach 2nd graders of an Elementary school in Mexico. They loved the activities!

Beginning ESL
Although this book is more for children, there are some pages I was able to use for my adult ESL course.There are some nice diagrams along with good ideas on how to begin a level one class.

Invaluable resourse
I recently taught ESL in China for a few weeks and found this book incredibly useful. Although marketed as being for grades 1-4, I found this book helpful for even high school students--it depends more on the level of language proficiency than anything else. For example, I used the "parts of the body" page to review what my students already knew, and then they filled in more complicated words such as thigh, shoulder, ankle, etc. The money page has very realistic drawings of the various coins, all of which were new to my students. The food pages were very helpful before moving on to more complicated lessons on ordering in a restaurant. A great book for a modest price! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Activity Books - General    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. Education / Teaching    4. Juvenile English Language    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Language Arts - Vocabulary & Spelling    7. School & Education    8. Teaching Methods & Materials - Classroom Planning    9. Teaching Methods & Materials - Language Arts   

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Dreaded Dissapointment
I am a huge fan of the Series Of Unfortunate Events & found this book only slightly entertaining.It in no way added anything to the series in any way.If you have read the books & the Unauthorized biography then you have all the info you need to not waste your money on this book.If you have not read the Unathorized Biography I would recomend spending you money on that first!

Not an unpleasant book but an informative one
The claim on the back of "The Truth Behind A Series of Unfortunate Events: Eyeballs, Leeches, Hypnotism, and Orphans--Exploring Lemony Snicket's World" is that this volume is the "ultimate unauthorized companion guide to the facts behind Lemony Snicket's wild world."Since this is the only one I have seen it is hard to say whether that is hyperbole or not.What Lois Gresh has done in this book is to look beneath the fiction into the realities of the Lemony Snicket universe.Violet Baudelaire likes to invent things, so Gresh explains how to build a telephone and a hot-air balloon mobile home and throws in some fascinating tidbits about who really invented the telephone and little-known facts about hot-air balloons.Young readers will also be able to read about real child inventors and their amazing inventions.The information provided is much more expansive than you would find in an annotated edition of something, but that is the general intent.
An Entertaining Read for Young and Old!
What makes the Lemony Snicket series of Unfortunate Events so entertaining is that they are books seemingly aimed at children and that yet can be read by adults as well, with as much pleasure if not more than children.These short novels are filled with sly jokes, clever asides, and enough silly situations that they cannot be mistaken for anything serious.That's what makes them so funny - they are an inside joke and all of the readers of the books are insiders.Reading Lois Gresh's wonderfully inventive "The Truth Behind A Series of Unfortunate Events" is a treat.The book provides an intelligent and yet funny look at the oddball facts and concepts mentioned in the books but never completely explained.Unlike the previous reviewer, you need a sense of humor to enjoy this book.It takes the Lemony Snicket world and examines it under a microscope.It's not meant to be a substitute for a Lemony Snicket book but a companion to all the Lemony Snicket books and it does a great job at being that.This is a book that any fan of the LS series who wonders about the many odd topics mentioned in the adventures but never explained will cherish.It is not a book for adults who possess no sense of curiosity.This is a book I think both kids and adults will enjoy.
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Subjects:  1. Baudelaire, Sunny (Fictitious character)    2. Baudelaire, Violet (Fictitious character)    3. Children's 9-12 - Literature - Classics / Contemporary    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    5. Children's stories, American    6. Children: Grades 4-6    7. History and criticism    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Literary Criticism & Collections    11. Reference - General    12. Series of unfortunate events    13. Snicket, Lemony    14. Adventure stories    15. Leisure Interests, Hobbies & Sport   

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Save your money
I'm a little disappointed that this book is supposedly "thoroughly updated" for the new 2007 AP Spanish Language exam.The editor's review says that it has been updated, but clearly only slight changes have been made.
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Subjects:  1. Advanced Placement    2. Advanced placement programs (Education)    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    4. Examinations    5. Examinations, questions, etc    6. Foreign Languages (Young Adult)    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Spanish    9. Spanish language    10. Study Aids - Test Preparation    11. Study Guides    12. Study Aids / Advanced Placement   

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Not that much Information
I was looking for a book how to deal with teachers that are uneducated about ADD, my son has it and they just want to classify him as mentally retarted. I need more info.
Teachers! Take note!
For its format alone, this is a must-buy for teachers and the administrators who work with them!As a middle school AP, I've visited far too many classrooms where teachers try to keep students' attention nailed to dreary handwritten overheads in black marker no less. Yawn.Every page of this book demonstrates what good overheads should look like (minus the color I'd like to see)while the text explains WHY this is imperative for ADHD students.GET IT!I love it. I ordered two more for my school.

I liked how the number was in the title
When I saw this book, I liked that there was a number in the title and the @ thing too.But when I was reading it, most of the words weren't numbers.Some of the pages were pictures and I liked those ones the best.I think that if you wanted this book, you should get it.As someone who had a hard time in high school, making friends etc., I found this was a good way to think back on it all.I'm not sad anymore because of them. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder    2. Attention-deficit-disordered y    3. Attention-deficit-disordered youth    4. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    5. Education (Secondary)    6. Education (Young Adult)    7. Education / Teaching    8. Handbooks, manuals, etc    9. Handbooks, manuals, etc.    10. Juvenile Nonfiction    11. Juvenile literature    12. School & Education    13. Secondary    14. Social Issues - Special Needs    15. Special Education - Learning Disabled    16. United States    17. Health & Fitness / General   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 3-4    3. English language    4. Idioms    5. Juvenile literature    6. Language Arts - Grammar    7. Language Arts - Vocabulary & Spelling    8. Terms and phrases    9. Juvenile Nonfiction / Language Arts / General   

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great buy
I bought this dictionary for my 6th grader and she has found it most useful.I have been using it too!
More than 100,000 entries providing authoritative definition
Now in a fully revised and illustrated edition specifically designed for students in grades 9 to 11, Merriam-Webster's School Dictionary is an essential, core, and thoroughly "kid friendly" reference. With more than 100,000 entries providing authoritative definitions, spellings, and pronounciations, more than 1,000 clear illustrations and tables, and over 15,000 useage examples, the Merriam-Webster' School Dictionary is a crystal clear, easy-to-use resource that presents solid information without relying on excessively small font size to strain young eyes. Also very solidly recommended is the Merriam-Webster's Intermediate Dictionary (0877795797, $17.95) for middle school students in grades 5 to 8.
The BEST!
My students and I constantly go through the dictionary finding possible and impossible words and this dictionary has been the one to always have the information we need in a way that we were able to understand (It also hard for the teacher sometimes).Many times when you use a dictionary thedefinition is stated in words that you have to lookup again anyway.Thisis the one you and your children will always be able to understand quickly! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    3. Dictionaries    4. Dictionaries, Juvenile    5. English language    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Reference - Dictionaries   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    3. English language    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Juvenile literature    6. Language Arts - Vocabulary & Spelling    7. Orthography and spelling    8. Spelling bees    9. United States    10. Juvenile Nonfiction / Language Arts / Vocabulary & Spelling   

Subjects:  1. Children: Grades 4-6    2. Juvenile Nonfiction    3. Study Aids - General   

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Fantastic!!!
This book is continuation of Tears of a Tiger. Keisha was Andy's girlfriend and now left with rest of her friends Ronda, Tyrone, BJ, Gerald, and Leon to survive without out their two friends Andy and Rob, who both died. Now in her senior year Keisha is selected class president and is having the best year. The principal's 23-year-old son is the new track coach and he has his eye on Keisha. Slowly Keisha begins to find comfort in 23-year-old Jonathan and starts going out with him. Soon the relationship takes a wrong turns when Jonathan takes Keisha to his apartment and tries to rape and kill her with his jack knife.
Painfully Wonderful
There is pain in this book that you hope no one goes through. It follows Keisha after the death of her boyfriend, which is one thing she could've done without and then the near-rape she encounters. (Read TEARS OF A TIGER first.)
Christian's Review
In the book a girl named Keisha has just lost her boyfriend. Andy killed himself because he and his best friends Rob, Tyrone, and B.J were in a car accident. Rob was the only one that didn't make it out of the car and he burned to death. Andy felt that it was his fault so he walked around with all this on his shoulders until he killed himself. Keisha had just broken up with Andy because of all his problems. That summer Keisha took Andy's little brother with her to the cookout. The cookout was something that the high school does every year and the students come and bring their little brothers and sisters. This summer, Keisha saw a guy that she thought was hot, so the summer passed and the new school year came. When she saw him, she acted as if she hadn't noticed him, but she did and she really liked him. At the same time, Leon liked her but she really had not paid any attion to that until one day she gave him a ride home and his dad started to say all this embracing stuff. So the conflict is she has to choose a boy (Leon) or a man (Jonathan).
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Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. Fiction    5. High schools    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Love & Romance    8. People & Places - United States - African-American    9. Rape    10. School & Education    11. Schools    12. Social Issues - Sexual Abuse    13. Juvenile Fiction / Ethnic / African American   

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Homeschooler's Review
Terrific! Childrens songs and activities make this a fun and easy way to learn german. The kids sing the songs all day long and really look forward to their german lesson to start their homeschool day.

Awesome!
Getting ready to move to Germany, I wanted to make sure my kids (ages 4 and 6) were ready for the move.I have bought about any German lessons I can find.The songs on this set are not only tolerable, they are catchy (I catch myself singing them).The kids really enjoy them (though they have problems with the book because they're not quite reading yet).All together, a great set.I, too, wish there was a volume 2!

This was just what I hoped for
I am so happy I chose this item for my children. Although my daughters are only 3 and 5, I wanted something to help them learn basic words and phrases. The lessons are simple with lots of reptition and cute songs. I put the CD on when they are playing and sometimes they participate but just as often not - but later, I'll hear them singing the number song. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Audio Adult: Language    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 2-3    4. Foreign Language Study - German    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Language Arts - General    7. German    8. Juvenile Nonfiction / Foreign Language Study    9. Modern language learning material    10. Modern languages: audio-visual & multimedia   

Subjects:  1. Comic strip characters    2. Comics & Graphic Novels    3. Encyclopedias    4. Fantasy    5. Graphic Novels    6. Graphic Novels - General    7. Graphic Novels - Superheroes    8. History & Criticism    9. Marvel Comics Group    10. Reference    11. United States    12. Cartoons    13. Encyclopaedias & reference works    14. Reference / Encyclopedias   

Subjects:  1. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    2. Juvenile Nonfiction    3. Language Arts - Composition & Creative Writing   

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For parents, teachers, tutors, day-care staff and more
Now in a revised and updated edition, The Survival Guide For Kids With LD* (*Learning Differences) by University of Nevada-Reno professors Gary Fisher and Rhoda Cummings, is a simply presented and easily accessible guide written especially for those dealing with children who have "learning differences". Emphasizing that having one of the many kinds of learning disabilities or cognitive restrictions doesn't preclude a child from learning, from having friends, or from growing up to be a successful adult. The readable prose is packed with tips for dealing with teasing, providing encouragement, simple black-and-white artwork, study tips, and more. The Survival Guide For Kids With LD* is highly recommended reading for parents, teachers, tutors, day-care staff members, -- and most especially, for kids ages 10 and up. Also highly recommended for teen readers is The Survival Guide For Teenagers With LD (0915793512; [$$$]); for parents, When Your Child Has LD (0915793873; [$$$]); and for educators, The School Survival Guide For Kids With LD (0915793326; [$$$]).

The Survival Guide for Kids with LD
This book is a GREAT way for kids to learn about their own Learning Disabilities (the book calls them Learning Differences).I read this book to my son to help explain to him why he's noticing that he's different fromsome of the other kids in school.The book creates such a relaxed,non-threatening attitude about LDs, and asks some really great questions tohelp the kids see which LD(s) fit them.It addresses ADHD as well!It haspicture drawings of kids having trouble in school that my son could reallyrelate to!He was at once interested, urging me to read more and more,even though he was learning that he was in fact "different". What a wonderful tool for families and kids to learn about each other andthemselves. It's a positive book about the harsh reality of LDs - and it'swritten specifically for kids!Do your child a favor - read this book withthem!It will open up conversations and give you both the language andcourage you'll need to tackle the days and years ahead! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 3-4    3. Education    4. Handbooks, manuals, etc    5. Handbooks, manuals, etc.    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Learning disabilities    9. Learning disabled children    10. School & Education    11. Social Issues - Special Needs    12. Special Education - General    13. United States    14. Disability & illness    15. Teaching of children / adults with specific learning difficulties   

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Good starter book
My son is 2 and I bought this book for him because we are learning sign language together.He's deaf and I think that the colorful pages and pictures were great to keep his attention.I bought one for all the kids in the family so that they could learn some also, so that they can get a start on learning how to talk to my son.

A Great Introduction To Sign Language
I was learning sign language and saw this book at the store. I brought it home with me and later my 2-year-old cousin fell in love with it and whenever she came over would search the toy box for it. She would see the sign for baby on the front and then sign it herself. My 4-year-old sister loves to look at the pictures in this book. She only knows 1 or 2 signs though. I think when she is older she will actually be interested in learning the signs. It's a great book. But I think it would be best for kid's 5 and up.
My First Book of Sign Language
It's OK.My daughter likes looking at the pictures.There are other books that I liked better than this one. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 1-2    3. Finger spelling    4. Juvenile General And Reference Works    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Language Arts - General    8. Sign language    9. Social Issues - Special Needs    10. Juvenile Fiction / General   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Conduct of life    4. Etiquette    5. Etiquette for children and teenagers    6. General    7. United States    8. Juvenile Fiction / General    9. Personal, health & social education (PHSE)    10. Vocational Subjects & Skills   

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Will often have to spend a lot of time...
I used this for part of the year last year and while the concept is good, I felt almost everyday I had to spend a lot of time explaining questions on the sheet that they had never seen before. The skills are random (which is the point) but you will definitely need to teach some of them that day, as oftentimes they have not learned certain skills yet.This would end up being a large part of your language arts program.
Terrific Daily Practice Builds Skills
I have used the Daily Language Program, (or as my students call it "DLR"), for several years. It takes about 15 - 20 minutes to do, and the results are remarkable. I highly recommend this book to supplement any language arts curriculum.

Daily Language Review books are a must for any teacher!
I have taught 3rd, 5th and 6th grades and will never teach without a DLRbook again.They are simple and easy to use in the classroom, but alsoprovide wonderful skills for students.They go beyond the traditional DOLskills and teach more skills that students need to know.These books areset up so that they can be completed in just a small amount of time but youwill see a huge improvement in your students. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children: Grades 4-6    2. Education / Teaching    3. General    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Language Arts - General   

Subjects:  1. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    2. Juvenile Nonfiction    3. Language Arts - Composition & Creative Writing    4. Language Arts - Grammar    5. Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy    6. American English    7. English    8. English grammar    9. English language: writing skills    10. Juvenile Nonfiction / Language Arts / Composition & Creative Writing   

Subjects:  1. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    2. Encyclopedias    3. History - Military & Wars    4. History - Military / War    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Military    7. Military - General    8. Military Science    9. Military history    10. Reference - Encyclopedias    11. Technology & Industrial Arts    12. World - General    13. BCE to c 500 CE    14. Modern period, c 1500 onwards    15. Reference works    16. Revolutions & coups    17. War & defence operations    18. World history    19. c 1000 CE to c 1500    20. c 500 CE to c 1000 CE   

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An art educators delight.
Learning Through Art is a wonderful teacher tool to expose students to art and artists through fun filled reading, writing, and observational activities. Many students have never visited or explored a museum. Learning Through Art gives students a feeling they have been able to visit a museum to discover and learn about art, art history, and art of many cultures. I share this book with students at the beginning of every school year and they love the activities. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Art    3. Art - General    4. Art appreciation    5. Art, Modern    6. Children's 9-12 - Art & Art Instruction    7. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    8. Creative activities and seat work    9. Juvenile literature    10. New York    11. New York (State)    12. School & Education    13. Study & Teaching    14. Study and teaching    15. Art, fine art, decorative arts    16. Children's stationery & miscellaneous items    17. Hobbies, quizzes & games    18. Life Skills & Personal Awareness, General Studies   

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Good recipes - but very inefficient.
Children love to follow instructions, step by step, and this book has an over abundance of unnecessary and inefficient steps that can make a simple recipe that would normally take 20 minutes to prep, drag on for hours. Any adult, who cooks like this doesn't cook often, cooks professionally or spends most of their waking hours in a kitchen.
For Every Kid, Parent, and Grandparent You Know
I've given this book to just about every kid, parent, and grandparent in my life, all to rave reviews.My niece hoards it from her brother.One friend's son cooks dinner for the family once a week from this book.Another friend asks her grand-daughter to choose a recipe or two from the book and they spend a Saturday afternoon centering a cooking lesson around the skills learned therein.The book strikes just the right tone:friendly without being cutesy, snappy without being silly.It's a marvelous idea beautifully executed, and a great gift. Abigail Johnson Dodge hit a home run with this one.

Yum!
This is a really great book! Everyone will like all of the recipies. Amazon says that The Kids Cookbook is for ages 4-8, but people of all ages like it. If you have a kid who is picky about food, this book is where you can find recipies that he will like. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children: Grades 2-3    2. Cooking & Food    3. Cooking / Wine    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Methods - Beginner's Cookery    6. Reference - General