A world once rich and advanced destroyed by Dragons forcing anyone who survived to hide and live in fear. Mia lives in a city who lives in fear and her very life is in the shadows and a basement but not because of Dragons, one day she finds a shiny object. She makes it her secrete treasure not knowing that with that very decision her life will change forever. It will hang on the line and in the very hands of a Dragon....
If God Was a Superhero introduces children ages three to six to the awesome power of God. This read-to-me book with beautiful illustrations and pleasant rhyming verses is intended to be a teaching tool for both educators and parents. Mixed with spiritual curiosity and playful imagination, each verse compares God to today's most popular superheroes. In the end, children will be reminded that God is the greatest superhero of them all
On Being a Language Teacher provides an innovative, personal approach to second-language teaching. Through illustrative personal anecdotes, this text guides new and aspiring language teachers through key pedagogical strategies while encouraging productive reflection by classroom veterans. An ancillary website provides online videos to complement the text by showing an experienced teacher applying the book’s lessons. In a market dominated by dense theoretical approaches to language pedagogy, this text provides an instantly accessible, practical set of teaching tools for educators at all levels. Its accessible style and affordability give it the flexibility to serve as either a primary or a supplemental text for teaching assistants, students in credential programs, or undergraduates in applied linguistics courses.
Do your employees drag themselves into work (reluctantly!) every day? Do you wish they were engaged and passionate about their jobs, driven to achieve your department's and organization's goals? Motivate your team now with an information-packed practical guide to inspiring your team to win at work.This book features -A 7-step strategy for managers who want to INSPIRE their team members to higher engagement and performance. -Practical tips, tools and examples that can be adapted for various situations.-A distillation of our knowledge and experiences from decades of consulting, coaching and training employees at all levels. -Academic research in management and psychology; and best practices from leading organizations and consulting firms.-Even though the book is aimed at managers/leaders, it can also be useful for individual employees who want to enhance their own engagement at work.
Customer relationship management is concerned with managing a firm's association with current and prospective consumers. It seeks to improve business relationships with customers by using data analysis of customers' history with a company. It particularly focuses on customer retention in order to boost sales. The systems which compile data from varied communications channels form an integral part of customer relationship management. A few of these communication channels are telephone, email, marketing materials, live chat and social media. The main function of customer relationship management is to help companies understand their target audiences so that they can cater to their needs more efficiently. This textbook aims to shed light on some of the unexplored aspects of customer relationship management. While understanding the long-term perspectives of the topics, it makes an effort in highlighting their impact as a modern tool for the growth of the discipline.
This book is about a young girl who was broken. A girl that overcame many adversities in her life. A girl who became a woman. A girl that did the best she could with what she had, until she accepted the Lord as her savior and realized she didn’t have to do it alone. This book tells the story of forgiveness, grace and how through His blood alone we can be made new. We pray the same for you.
The life of Puerto Rican actress, dancer, and singer Rita Moreno, from her girlhood journey to the United States to her rise as a timeless superstar"--
Meet Carmen! She LOVES the spotlight and applause. She's an actress, a singer, a dancer—a one-girl sensación! She exhausts her parents with her nightly performances and completely overshadows Eduardo, her adoring little brother. But when Eduardo shows his big sister how much he loves her in a way even Carmen can’t ignore, will Carmen realize that the stage is big enough for two? Exuberant illustrations by Lorena Alvarez Gómez offer the perfect complement to Anika Denise’s warm, Spanish-sprinkled text in this celebration of theater, family, and imagination.
Provides a resource to the landscapes of Washington; features coverage of such regions as Puget Sound, Mount St. Helens, and the Columbia River Gorge, in a guide complemented by recommendations for lodging, dining, and shopping.
A free spirited Preacher's daughter in search of her freedom and independence sets off on a journey to discover herself. First Lady takes you on an unforgettable journey exposing the truth within the hearts of women who fail to make self love and identity a priority, and the mistakes created along the way.
RECIPIENT OF THE PURA BELPRÉ HONOR * A Today Show's Best Kids' Books of 2019 * Indie Next List Pick * Junior Library Guild Selection * “An appealing tribute and successful remedy to the lack of titles about the groundbreaking librarian...a must-have for all libraries.” —School Library Journal (starred review) An inspiring picture book biography of storyteller, puppeteer, and New York City’s first Puerto Rican librarian, who championed bilingual literature. When she came to America in 1921, Pura Belpré carried the cuentos folklóricos of her Puerto Rican homeland. Finding a new home at the New York Public Library as a bilingual assistant, she turned her popular retellings into libros and spread story seeds across the land. Today, these seeds have grown into a lush landscape as generations of children and storytellers continue to share her tales and celebrate Pura’s legacy. Brought to colorful life by Paola Escobar’s elegant and exuberant illustrations and Anika Aldamuy Denise’s lyrical text, this gorgeous book is perfect for the pioneers in your life. Informative backmatter and suggested further reading included. A Spanish-language edition, Sembrando historias: Pura Belpré: bibliotecaria y narradora de cuentos, is also available. “Anika Aldamuy Denise’s intimate telling captures the magical, folk-tale feeling of Belpré’s own stories. Her lyrical text, sprinkled like fairy dust with Spanish words, begs to be read aloud, while Paola Escobar’s stylishly detailed and warmly expressive illustrations capture the joy of sharing stories.” —New York Times Book Review
Crime and Criminal Justice provides accessible and comprehensive coverage of all aspects of the criminal justice system. With contemporary examples and effective learning tools, the Third Edition helps students go beyond the surface towards a deeper understanding of the criminal justice system.
On Being a Language Teacher provides an innovative, personal approach to second-language teaching. Through illustrative personal anecdotes, this text guides new and aspiring language teachers through key pedagogical strategies while encouraging productive reflection by classroom veterans. An ancillary website provides online videos to complement the text by showing an experienced teacher applying the book’s lessons. In a market dominated by dense theoretical approaches to language pedagogy, this text provides an instantly accessible, practical set of teaching tools for educators at all levels. Its accessible style and affordability give it the flexibility to serve as either a primary or a supplemental text for teaching assistants, students in credential programs, or undergraduates in applied linguistics courses.
Since the days of the Spanish Conquest, the indigenous populations of Andean Bolivia have struggled to preserve their textile-based writings. This struggle continues today, both in schools and within the larger culture. The Metamorphosis of Heads explores the history and cultural significance of Andean textile writings—weavings and kipus (knotted cords), and their extreme contrasts in form and production from European alphabet-based texts. Denise Arnold examines the subjugation of native texts in favor of European ones through the imposition of homogenized curricula by the Educational Reform Law. As Arnold reveals, this struggle over language and education directly correlates to long-standing conflicts for land ownership and power in the region, since the majority of the more affluent urban population is Spanish speaking, while indigenous languages are spoken primarily among the rural poor. The Metamorphosis of Heads acknowledges the vital importance of contemporary efforts to maintain Andean history and cultural heritage in schools, and shows how indigenous Andean populations have incorporated elements of Western textual practices into their own textual activities.Based on extensive fieldwork over two decades, and historical, anthropological, and ethnographic research, Denise Arnold assembles an original and richly diverse interdisciplinary study. The textual theory she proposes has wider ramifications for studies of Latin America in general, while recognizing the specifically regional practices of indigenous struggles in the face of nation building and economic globalization.
In each chapter you will find a song selection that is used to create an encouraging environment and worship experience. In this story you will gain knowledge about Spirituality, Relationships, Investments, Feminicity, Synchronicity and much more. I admonish you to take a walk with me down the path to my journey of being Gracefully Broken!! This story was birthed to inspire, encourage, and break chains of the heartache and painful situations and experiences that we encounter during our jump into entrepreneurship. Finding ourselves mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually is never comfortable or easy. In each chapter you will find a song selection that is used to create an encouraging environment and worship experience. In this story you will gain knowledge about Spirituality, Relationships, Investments, Feminicity, Synchronicity and much more. I admonish you to take a walk with me down the path to my journey of being Gracefully Broken!!
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