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"For a full hour, he poured lemonade. The world is a thirsty
place, he thought as he nearly emptied his fourth pitcher of the
day." And I am the Lemonade King.
Fourth-grader Evan Treski is people-smart. He's good at talking
with people, even grownups. His younger sister, Jessie, on the
other hand, is math-smart, but not especially good with people. So
when the siblings' lemonade stand war begins, there really is no
telling who will win--or even if their fight will ever end.
Brimming with savvy marketing tips for making money at any
business, definitions of business terms, charts, diagrams, and even
math problems, this fresh, funny, emotionally charged novel subtly
explores how arguments can escalate beyond anyone's intent.
Awards: 2009 Rhode Island Children's Book Award, 2007 New York
Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, North Carolina
Children's Book Award 2011, 2011 Nutmeg Award (Connecticut)
Check out www.lemonadewar.com for more information on The
Lemonade War Series, including sequels "The Lemonade Crime, The
Bell Bandit, "and "The Candy Smash."
The events of 1939-1945 had such a dramatic impact on the world
that it is easy to forget that Allied victory was far from certain,
especially in the early part of the war when both the Nazis in
Europe and the Japanese in the Pacific were sweeping all before
them. History of World War II chronicles the war as it happened,
focusing on key battles and events that act as signposts in the
slow change of fortunes of either side. Divided into two sections,
one on each major theatre, the book describes such famous events as
the attack on Pearl Harbor, the battle of Stalingrad, the Normandy
landings, the fall of Berlin, and the struggle for Iwo Jima.
Linking each famous event is an in-depth chronology detailing other
events happening elsewhere, building into a snapshot of the war at
that point. In each section are spreads comparing and contrasting
the strengths of essential weapons in that battle: fighter aircraft
in the Battle of Britain, tanks at Kursk, landing aircraft at D-
Day and in the Pacific. Each of these spreads is packed with
colourful diagrams, graphs and charts to help you grasp the
relative strengths of, for example, different aircraft carriers at
the Battle of Midway, US versus Japanese small arms at Okinawa and
anti- tank guns in the Normandy campaign, among many other
engagements. The final part of the book provides a chronology of
the war. Highly illustrated with colour maps and both colour and
black-and-white photographs and colour artworks, History of World
War II is a both a handy reference volume on the progress of the
conflict and the weapons used to fight it.
Imagine someone told you that your dream could never come true. What would you do?
Meet Marie Curie. Shy and reserved, she loved science more than anything else in the world. But she lived at a time when women couldn't be scientists. Marie followed her passion and is now remembered for her game-changing discoveries. But while she tinkered away with test tubes and experimented with a glow-in-the-dark chemical elements, Marie became a mother. Irene and Eve grew up to be fiercely independent and determined women just like their mother, and had many adventures of their own.
Join these three incredible women in this gorgeously illustrated book as they save lives during WWI and WWII, win Nobel Prizes, overcome tragedies, travel all around the world and change the history of science forever. This uplifting and touching tale of strength, science and sisterhood, written and illustrated by two remarkable sisters Imogen and Isabel Greenberg, is a triumph of female empowerment.
The present book shares critical perspectives on the
conceptualization, implementation, discourses, policies, and
alternative practices of environmental education (EE) for diverse
and unique groups of learners in a variety of international
educational settings. Each contribution offers insights on the
authors' own processes of re-imagining an education in/about/for
the environment that are realized through their teaching, research
and other ways of "doing" EE. Overall, environmental education has
been aimed at giving people a wider appreciation of the diversity
of cultural and environmental systems around them as well as the
urge to overcome existing problems. In this context, universities,
schools, and community-based organizations struggle to promote
sustainable environmental education practices geared toward the
development of ecologically literate citizens in light of
surmountable challenges of hyperconsumerism, environmental
depletion and socioeconomic inequality. The extent that individuals
within educational systems are expected to effectively respond
to-as well as benefit from-a "greener" and more just world becomes
paramount with the vision and analysis of different successes and
challenges embodied by EE efforts worldwide. This book fosters
conversations amongst researchers, teacher educators,
schoolteachers, and community leaders in order to promote new
international collaborations around current and potential forms of
environmental education. This book reflects many successful
international projects and perspectives on the theory and praxis of
environmental education. An eclectic mix of international scholars
challenge environmental educators to engage issues of
reconciliation of correspondences and difference across regions. In
their own ways, authors stimulate critical conversations that seem
pivotal for necessary re-imaginings of research and pedagogy across
the grain of cultural and ecological realities, systematic barriers
and reconceptualizations of environmental education. The book is
most encouraging in that it works to expand the creative commons
for progress in teaching, researching and doing environmental
education in desperate times. - Paul Hart, Professor of Science and
Environmental Education at the University of Regina (Canada),
Melanson Award for outstanding contributions to environmental and
outdoor education (Saskatchewan Outdoor and Environmental Education
Association) and North American Association for Environmental
Education (NAAEE)'s Jeske Award for Leadership and Service to the
Field of EE and Outstanding Contributions to Research in EE. In an
attempt to overcome simplistic and fragmented views of doing
Environmental Education in both formal and informal settings, the
collected authors from several countries/continents present a
wealth of cultural, social, political, artistic, pedagogical, and
ethical perspectives that enrich our vision on the theoretical and
practical foundations of the field. A remarkable book that I
suggest all environmental educators, teacher educators, policy and
curricular writers read and present to their students in order to
foster dialogue around innovative ways of experiencing an education
about/in/for the environment. - Rute Monteiro, Professor of Science
Education, Universidade do Algarve/ University of Algarve
(Portugal).
As originally proposed by Harold Lasswell, the policy sciences were
dedicated to democratic governance. But today they are far removed
from the democratic process and do little to promote the American
democratic system. This book examines how in the context of
American history and the development of the policy sciences, a more
democratic, participatory policy analysis could be conceptualized
in theory and administered in practice.
Peter deLeon argues that for the policy sciences to move toward
democracy, they must accept a new analytic paradigm that draws
heavily on critical thinking and the writing of post-positivism. To
further that end, he presents a "minipopulist" procedure that will
allow more citizen participation without hamstringing the processes
of government.
Describes the history and culture of the prehistoric Woodland Indians as well as the Central Algonquian, Coastal Algonquian, and Iroquois tribes.
180 Days of Geography is a fun and effective daily practice
workbook designed to help students learn about geography. This
easy-to-use first grade workbook is great for at-home learning or
in the classroom. The engaging standards-based activities cover
grade-level skills with easy to follow instructions and an answer
key to quickly assess student understanding. Each week students
will explore a new topic focusing on map skills, applying
information and data, and connecting what they have learned. Watch
students build confidence as they learn about location, place,
human-environment interaction, movement, and regions with these
quick independent learning activities. Parents appreciate the
teacher-approved activity books that keep their child engaged and
learning. Great for homeschooling, to reinforce learning at school,
or prevent learning loss over summer.Teachers rely on the daily
practice workbooks to save them valuable time. The ready to
implement activities are perfect for daily morning review or
homework. The activities can also be used for intervention skill
building to address learning gaps.
Parmelee shows how presidential primary campaign videocassettes
serve many functions for candidates on their road to the White
House. These videocassettes, which include images and issues often
based on polling data and focus groups, are sent out before the
primaries to battleground states to establish an initial image of
the candidate.
A variety of methods are used to explore the videocassettes of
the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates--Gary Bauer,
Bill Bradley, George W. Bush, Steve Forbes, Al Gore, and John
McCain--who released presidential primary meet the candidate videos
during the 2000 race. Frame analysis, quantitative content
analysis, and in-depth interviews with the producers of these
videos were employed to provide answers to Parmelee's main research
question: What function do candidate videos serve in presidential
primary campaigns? Findings indicate that these videos, which can
run from 5 to 20 minutes in length, serve a clear educational
function to explain the candidates' stand on key policy issues. The
videos--which are mailed to voters, journalists, and potential
doners, and shown to Democratic and GOP faithful at party
functions--also serve as fundraisers, surrogate speakers, and
inoculators. But, while the videos share some common functions,
each campaign targets its video to a slightly different audience
based on the campaign's overall strategy. Of particular interest to
scholars, students, and other researchers involved with American
presidential politics and political communications.
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I Can Help!
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Jessica Smith; Illustrated by Jessica Smith
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Discovery Miles 4 480
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Exam board: CCEA Level: GCSE Subject: Citizenship First teaching:
September 2017 First exams: Summer 2019 Target success in CCEA GCSE
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This book provides a sociological perspective on fitness culture as
developed in commercial gyms, investigating the cultural relevance
of gyms in terms of the history of the commercialization of body
discipline, the negotiation of gender identities and distinction
dynamics within contemporary cultures of consumption.
Civics and Citizenship Education in Australia provides a
comprehensive analysis of teaching and learning in this field in
Australian schools, drawing on case study material to demonstrate
the current practice in the field. Reflecting on the issues and
possibilities raised by the inclusion of civics and citizenship
education in the new national Australian curriculum, leading
national and international scholars analyse the subject's
theoretical, curricular and pedagogical bases and approaches.
Placing civics and citizenship education within historical and
contemporary contexts, the book critically explores a range of
issues concerning the development, organisation and teaching of the
subject. These include how the subject might include indigenous,
global and Asian perspectives, and how it may help students to
engage with issues around sustainability, active citizenship,
diversity, religion and values. The final chapters written by
scholars from England, the USA, Canada, Hong Kong and Singapore
adopt a comparative approach situating Australian civics and
citizenship education in the wider international context.
This book examines the concept of 'community unionism, ' which
argues that the future of the labour movement and industrial
relations lies with the community and local labor markets.
Providing a conceptual overview of the term, the book uses
international case studies and draws on faith-based organizations
to explore the issue.
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