Consonants are red, vowels are blue, Zeb wants to have fun with YOU! Zeb Books recognizes that many children learn to read through phonics, and these books were such a success at her own school that Carol Zerboni was motivated to produce them into a series for children all over the world. Learn to Read With Zeb is divided into four volumes: · Volume 1 focuses on short vowel sound & sight words. · Volume 2 focuses on long vowel sounds & sight words. · Volume 3 focuses for blends and diagraphs, and · Volume 4 focuses on compound words & “R” controlled vowels. The books begin on an easy level and progress in difficulty as the child masters new phonetic skills with each volume. The books work best with an individual reading approach; one child to one teacher. We hope you’ll enjoy the books and the ride!
A Christmas Tree Forest takes place along the majestic St. John River in Lajoy, New Brunswick, Canada. It was hard to make a living in those days. If you didn't find a job you made one up. Even at Christmas time. Don't judge this book by the quaint and idyllic scene on the cover. For on the inside is a host of zany characters, and a madcap series of events.
Consonants are red, vowels are blue, Zeb wants to have fun with YOU! Zeb Books recognizes that many children learn to read through phonics, and these books were such a success at her own school that Carol Zerboni was motivated to produce them into a series for children all over the world. Learn to Read With Zeb is divided into four volumes: · Volume 1 focuses on short vowel sound & sight words. · Volume 2 focuses on long vowel sounds & sight words. · Volume 3 focuses for blends and diagraphs, and · Volume 4 focuses on compound words & “R” controlled vowels. The books begin on an easy level and progress in difficulty as the child masters new phonetic skills with each volume. The books work best with an individual reading approach; one child to one teacher. We hope you’ll enjoy the books and the ride!
An English teacher's love letter to reading and the many ways literature can make us, and our lives, better. How can a Victorian poem help teenagers understand YouTube misogyny? Can Jane Eyre encourage us to speak out? What can Lady Macbeth teach us about empathy? Should our expectations for our future be any greater than Pip’s? And why is it so important to make space for these conversations in the first place? In a career spanning almost three decades, English teacher Carol Atherton has taught generations of students texts that will be familiar to many of us from our own schooldays. But while the staples of exam syllabuses and reading lists remain largely unchanged, their significance – and their relevance – evolves with each class, as it encounters them for the first time. Each chapter of Reading Lessons invites us to take a fresh look at these novels, plays and poems, revealing how they have shaped our beliefs, our values, and how we interact as a society. As she recalls her own development as a teacher, Atherton emphasizes the vital, undervalued role a teacher plays, illustrates how essential reading is for developing our empathy and makes a passionate case for the enduring power of literature. 'Beautifully written, sensitive and full of warmth ... A vital point of reflection for anyone who has taught, or been taught, English literature' Jeffrey Boakye 'A love letter to literature itself ... At a time when English is under attack as an academic subject, Carol Atherton’s powerful defence of it reminds us what we are in danger of losing' Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, author of The Turning Point
There's nothing better than a book you can't put down—or better yet, a book you'll never forget. This book puts the power of transformational reading into your hands. Jack Canfield, cocreator of the bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul® series, and self-actualization pioneer Gay Hendricks have invited notable people to share personal stories of books that changed their lives. What book shaped their outlook and habits? Helped them navigate rough seas? Spurred them to satisfaction and success? The contributors include Dave Barry, Stephen Covey, Malachy McCourt, Jacquelyn Mitchard, Mark Victor Hansen, John Gray, Christiane Northrup, Bernie Siegel, Craig Newmark, Michael E. Gerber, Lou Holtz, and Pat Williams, to name just a few. Their richly varied stories are poignant, energizing, and entertaining. Author and actor Malachy McCourt tells how a tattered biography of Gandhi, stumbled on in his youth, offered a shining example of true humility—and planted the seeds that would help support his sobriety decades later. Bestselling author and physician Bernie Siegel, M.D., tells how William Saroyan's The Human Comedy helped him realize that, in order to successfully treat his patients with life-threatening illnesses, "I had to help them live—not just prevent them from dying." Actress Catherine Oxenberg reveals how, at a life crossroads and struggling with bulimia, a book taught her the transforming difference one person could make in the life of another—and why that person for her was Richard Burton. Rafe Esquith, the award-winning teacher whose inner-city students have performed Shakespeare all over the world, recounts his deep self-doubt in the midst of his success—and how reading To Kill a Mockingbird strengthened him to continue teaching. Beloved librarian and bestselling author Nancy Pearl writes how, at age ten, Robert Heinlein's science fiction book Space Cadet impressed on her the meaning of personal integrity and gave her a vision of world peace she'd never imagined possible. Two years later, she marched in her first civil rights demonstration and learned that there's always a way to make "a small contribution to intergalactic harmony." If you're looking for insight and illumination—or simply for that next great book to read—You've Got to Read This Book! has treasures in store for you.
Children's author Carol Brendler and illustrator Greg Pizzoli's Not Very Scary follows a young monster as she makes her way to her friend's house for a Halloween party, despite the not very...slightly...okay, pretty scary creatures dogging her along the way. Melly is a brave little monster who is not afraid of anything. She loves surprises, and when her fun-loving cousin invites her over for a big surprise, Melly excitedly sets out for a visit. On her way, she notices skittish skeletons, a coal-black cat, and even ghoulish goblins following her. But Melly is not scared, no she's not! Well, maybe just a teensy bit . . .
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