This visually dramatic set investigates topics young kids love best. An engaging mix of full bleed and spot photos keep the eye moving. Simple, informative text is supplemented by facts and sidebars that will provide readers with fun trivia to share with friends. Smithsonian's seal of approval guarantees the excellence of this nonfiction set.
After years of being one of the top affluent celebrities in Hollywood, Nick Taylor has become disillusioned with his success. On a whim he decides to accept an "offer he couldn't refuse" to be the leading star in movie of a lifetime, except the only catch is that he has to leave Tinsletown, his glamorous life and prestigious career to actually become his new alias, live as his unknown character and relocate for an undetermined amount of time. Over the last year fate has dealt some heavy blows for Anne, especially the sudden death of her parents. After receiving the tragic news her life drastically changes as she finds herself instantly redirected back to the old Victorian house on the Washington State coast where she grew up, attempting to run a neglected horse boarding facility, raise her younger sister and dream that some kind of miracle would appear enabling her to leave. When a rugged stranger arrives in Westport to help Anne maintain her family business, work on the house and learn how to train horses, she unbelievingly finds her already chaotic life turned dramatically upside down.
Africa's wild animals are awesome! Bold, vibrant photos and engaging text bring readers up close with chimpanzees. Includes information on habitat, behavior, life cycle, and threats to these amazing creatures.
If you like scaly, cold blooded, egg laying animals, then these fun and informational books are for you. Bold, full color photos dart off the page in these easy to read introductions to each species. Cozy up with your favorite reptile today.
Hiss! King cobras slither across the ground, ready to strike. Engaging text, bold photos, and colorful maps shine a spotlight on one of Asia's deadliest reptiles. Readers are introduced to physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and life cycle to find out why king cobras are awesome!
Do you have an endless thirst for knowledge? If so, check out this incredible book! Filled with amazing facts (did you know that holding a grain of sand at arm's length would cover a patch of sky containing 10,000 galaxies?!) and downright wacky factoids (did you know that before a young koala can munch on eucalyptus leaves, it must first eat a steady diet of its mother's poop?), this book is sure to get young trivia buffs reading and keep them coming back for more.
This visually dramatic set investigates topics young kids love best. An engaging mix of full bleed and spot photos keep the eye moving. Simple, informative text is supplemented by facts and sidebars that will provide readers with fun trivia to share with friends.
Satisfy curious young minds with these kid-friendly, accessible photographic encyclopedias. Arranged in sections most relevant to the subject, bite-sized key points, diagrams, and photos introduce main knowledge on each topic. With over 100 terms in each book, these books are great references to use again and again.
This visually dramatic set investigates topics young kids love best. An engaging mix of full bleed and spot photos keep the eye moving. Simple, informative text is supplemented by facts and sidebars that will provide readers with fun trivia to share with friends. Smithsonian's seal of approval guarantees the excellence of this nonfiction set.
Satisfy curious young minds with these kid friendly, accessible photographic encyclopedias. Arranged in sections most relevant to the subject, bite sized key points, diagrams, and photos introduce main knowledge on each topic. With over 100 terms in each book, these books are great references to use again and again.
Know any kids with a seemingly endless thirst for knowledge? If so, check out the Super Trivia Collection! Filled with amazing facts (did you know that holding a grain of sand at arm's length would cover a patch of sky containing 10,000 galaxies?!) and downright wacky factoids (did you know that before a young koala can munch on eucalyptus leaves, it must first eat a steady diet of its mother's poop?), this series is sure to get young trivia buffs reading... and keep them coming back for more.
Yank! The giant panda strips bamboo leaves with its sharp claws. Weighing more than 300 pounds, this is one huge bear! Engaging text, bold photos, and colorful maps shine a spotlight on the giant panda. Readers are introduced to physical features, behavior, habitat, and life cycle to find out why giant pandas are awesome!
Africa's wild animals are awesome! Bold, vibrant photos and engaging text bring readers up close with zebras. Includes information on habitat, behavior, life cycle, and threats to these amazing creatures.
The first laptop computer weighed 24 pounds 10 kilograms! What were early computers like and who made them? Find out about the first supercomputers, the first personal computers, the first smartphone, and more.
From the beginnings of democracy to important scientific discoveries, the leaders and thinkers of ancient Greece had a great impact on the world around them. Learn how the achievements of Homer, Plato, Alexander the Great, and others still influence our world today.
Hiss! King cobras slither across the ground, ready to strike. Engaging text, bold photos, and colorful maps shine a spotlight on one of Asia's deadliest reptiles. Readers are introduced to physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and life cycle to find out why king cobras are awesome!
Africa's wild animals are awesome! Bold, vibrant photos and engaging text bring readers up close with chimpanzees. Includes information on habitat, behavior, life cycle, and threats to these amazing creatures.
In 1903 the Wright brothers Flyer flew for just 12 seconds. What were other early airplanes like and who made them? Read about the first all metal plane, the first jet plane, the first jumbo jet, and more.
Make your school soar by escalating trust between teachers, students, and families Trust is an essential element in all healthy relationships, and the relationships that exist in your school are no different. How can your school leaders or teachers cultivate trust? How can your institution maintain trust once it is established? These are the questions addressed and answered in Trust Matters: Leadership for Successful Schools, 2nd Edition. The book delves into the helpful research that has been conducted on the topic of trust in school. Although rich with research data, Trust Matters also contains practical advice and strategies ready to be implemented. This second edition expands upon the role of trust between teachers and students, teachers and administrators, and schools and families. Trust Matters: Leadership for Successful Schools also covers a range of sub-topics relevant to trust in school. All chapters in the text have questions for reflection and discussion. Engaging chapters such as "Teachers Trust One Another" and "Fostering Trust with Students" have thought-provoking trust-building questions and activities you can use in the classroom or in faculty meetings. This valuable resource: Examines ways to cultivate trust Shares techniques and practices that help maintain trust Advises leaders of ways to include families in the school's circle of trust Addresses the by-products of betrayed trust and how to restore it With suspicion being the new norm within schools today, Trust Matters is the book your school needs to help it rise above. It shows just how much trust matters in all school relationships—administrator to teacher; teacher to student; school to family—and in all successful institutions.
There?s a lot of conversation about how to make schools better. Unfortunately, the nature of those conversations often makes things worse. Evocative Coaching: Transforming Schools One Conversation at a Time maps out a way to change that. By taking a teacher-centered, no-fault, strengths-based approach to performance improvement, the Evocative Coaching model generates the motivation and movement that enables teachers and schools to achieve desired outcomes and enhance quality of life. Viewed as a dynamic dance, the model is choreographed in four steps ? Story, Empathy, Inquiry, Design ? which are each laid out in its own chapter with powerful illustrative materials and end-of-chapter discussion questions to prompt further reflection. Bringing together the best research and wisdom in educational leadership and professional coaching, authors Bob and Megan Tschannen-Moran have developed a simple yet profound way of facilitating new conversations in schools through Story Listening, Expressing Empathy, Appreciative Inquiry, and Design Thinking. It?s an iterative process that moves beyond old ways of thinking, doing, and being. It?s an inspirational process that reinvigorates the passion for making schools better, one conversation at a time. This happens when coaches: give teachers our full, undivided attention; accept and meet teachers where they are right now, without making them wrong; ask and trust teachers to take charge of their own learning and growth; make sure teachers are talking more than we are; enable teachers to appreciate the positive value of their own experiences; harness the strengths teachers have to meet challenges and overcome obstacles; reframe difficulties and challenges as opportunities to learn and grow; invite teachers to discover possibilities and find answers for themselves; dialogue with teachers regarding their higher purpose for teaching; uncover teachers? natural impulse to engage with colleagues and students; assist teachers to draw up a personal blueprint for professional mastery; support teachers in brainstorming and trying new ways of doing things; maintain an upbeat, energetic, and positive attitude at all times; collaborate with teachers to design and conduct appropriate learning experiments; enable teachers to build supportive environments and teams; use humor to lighten the load; and inspire and challenge teachers to go beyond what they would do alone. Each chapter provides a research-based theory to support the strategies presented, and includes specific suggestions and anecdotes. The Evocative Coaching model makes coaching enjoyable by getting people to focus on what they do best, and it invites larger, more integral conversations so that people talk about their work in the context of other things they care about. Resting on strong, evidence-based practices, the Evocative Coaching model offers educators the help they need to meet the challenges of increased accountability and expectations. This model can also be used effectively by coaches and leaders in other organizational contexts. Table of Contents: Chapter 1: What Is Evocative Coaching? Chapter 2: Coaching Presence Loop I: The No-Fault Turn Chapter 3: Story Listening Chapter 4: Expressing Empathy Loop II: The Strengths-Building Turn Chapter 5: Appreciative Inquiry Chapter 6: Design Thinking Chapter 7: Aligning Environments Chapter 8: Coaching Conversations Chapter 9: The Reflective Coach To learn more about Evocative Coaching and to sign up for the Evocative Coach Training Program, visit www.SchoolTransformation.com.
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