Product Info Talking Books is a collection of monologues - reworked transcripts from indepth interviews with some of the most important and influential of contemporary children's writers. more »

LEARNING NEW WORDS IS AS EASY AS ONE, TWO, THREE! âEUR¢ RECOGNIZE the keys to the English language, the basic units from which all words are made âEUR¢ FOLLOW clear examples of how the key explains a word's origin and meaning -- or how it combines with other keys to create new words âEUR¢ BUILD your ... more »

Friends broaden our children's horizons, share their joys and secrets, and accompany them on their journeys into ever wider worlds. But friends can also gossip and betray, tease and exclude. Children can cause untold suffering, not only for their peers but for parents as well. In this wise and insightful ... more »

This book focuses on theoretical and methodological issues, though with a clear series of links to practices in assessment, especially state and national approaches to classroom based assessment in the USA, UK and Australia. more »

Based on the most extensive research on community college teaching to date, this book examines the nature of teaching and the institutional forces that shape it in various arenas. Drawing on observations of and interviews with over 300 instructors and administrators, this book documents the distinctive ... more »

In discussing Durkheim's modern relevance, this book explores his desire to integrate practical and theoretical aspects of education, and his stress on the moral base of education and the importance of the social and society. more »

The Art of Storytelling is becoming a lost skill.  In this day of digital communication, we are failing to develop our children's imaginations. Storytelling was vital to passing the oral histories and traditions of many races on this planet. Learn how to tell stories to your children.  Turn ... more »

This book examines the new donor concept education for all which was coined at a World Bank initiated conference in 1990 in Jomtien, Thailand. What does education for all really mean? The battle over the concept going on at the conference is described. What has happened since? Where in the education ... more »

Product Info Following Lyotard's death in 1998, this book provides a timely exploration of the recurrent theme of education in his work. more »

This is a book about people who need to learn. The book is also a story about people's stories. The multiple-embedded stories of the book are echoes of the lives of the storytellers. Their motif is clear - providing quality service to others. more »

Kid Write is a program for your Franklin eBookMan that will help children learn to print the alphabet, both upper and lower case. The user can tap on a left or right arrow to cycle through the alphabet. Tapping the eraser or moving to the next letter will clear the screen of all drawings made by the ... more »

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