Afghan Romance is a collection of 56 afghans presented in a book which breaks new ground in the needlecraft publishing industry. Readers of romance novels and lovers of crochet go hand-in-hand. Therefore, we have combined instructions for beautiful afghans and a wonderful love story in one terrific book!The beautiful afghans featured in each chapter match the setting as well as the moods of each character being presented, These afghans have never before been published and with our easy step-by-step instructions, will bring hours of enjoyment to any crocheter.The charming love story is about Corrine Hamilton Thomburg, matchmaker par excellence, and how she attempts to bring together her best friend Ashley and Corrine's ranch manager, Tyler. However, the plot thickens when Corrine, herself, begins to have romantic feelings for Tyler. What is worse is that Corrine is engaged to marry someone else!This book is a must have for any needlecraft or literary book department!
To re-engage students with literacy, teachers need an entry point that recognizes and honors students’ out-of-school identities. This book looks at how artifacts (everyday objects) access the daily, sensory world in which students live. Exploring how artifacts can generate literacy learning, the book shows teachers how to use a family photo, heirloom, or recipe to tell intergenerational tales; how to collaborate with local museums and cultural centers; how to create new material artifacts; and much more. Featuring vignettes, lesson examples, and photographs, the text includes chapters on community connections, critical literacy, adolescent writing, and digital storytelling. Book Features: A theoretical framework for teaching literacy that unites the domains of home and school and brings students’ passions to the forefront.A fresh, integrated synthesis of the fields of New Literacy Studies, multimodality, material cultural studies, and literacy education.New field-tested ideas for creating lessons that improve literacy standards. “This engaging book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of how artifactual knowledge and practices cross borders in ways that can lead to powerful learning.” —Rebecca Rogers, University of Missouri–St. Louis “Pahl and Rowsell provide a rich framework for approaching and engaging everyday artifacts as potential sites of story, community building, and identity performance. . . . They open significant new avenues to literacy educators.” —From the Foreword by Lesley Bartlett and Lalitha Vasudevan, both at Teachers College, Columbia University
An overview of the evidence for asset based approaches, away from doing things to people in favour of doing things with them, when working with individuals, groups and communities.
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