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Steve Jobs

Thinking Differently

By: Patricia Lakin

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Steve Jobs

Thinking Differently

By: Patricia Lakin

Presents the life and career of the innovative computer pioneer who helped found Apple Computer, and returned to the company to bring it a second period of success in the industry.

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Simon and Schuster

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1481435302

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9781481435307

Just Warming Up

By: Patricia Lakin

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When construction puts a friend's concert at risk, the Tinkerers agree: the show must go on! When road construction wakes Gus the groundhog from his hibernation a week early, the Tinkerers are more than happy to take him in. Before long, their new friend reveals that he has a special talent: he can play the ukulele! Every spring, Gus puts on a concert for his family and friends to celebrate the season, but this year, between the construction and the noise it brings, he may just have to cancel. Can the Tinkerers engineer a solution in time for the show?

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Albert Whitman & Company

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0807579602

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9780807579602

Opposites Attract

By: Patricia Lakin

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Opposites Attract

By: Patricia Lakin

When a pile of junk lands on their lodge, two beavers call on the Tinkerers to save their home. The pair of beavers who live next to Big River Junkyard don't agree on much. But when the factory upstream starts polluting the water, they both know something needs to change. Can the Tinkerers design a solution that will make them both happy? In each story in this series, the Tinkerers put on their engineering caps to come up with creative solutions to help others in their world. Along the way, they explore topics that align with Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards.

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0807579564

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9780807579565

Skateboards

By: Patricia Lakin

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Skateboards

By: Patricia Lakin

Go behind the scenes and learn how craftsman Jake Eshelman makes one-of-a-kind skateboards by hand with this nonfiction book that’s full of photographs and illustrations about his process. Jake Eshelman of Side Project Skateboards in Houston, Texas, grew up with a love of skateboarding. After meeting his future wife in college, Jake decided to turn his passion into a career: making one-of-a-kind skateboards from beautiful pieces of found wood. This book gives readers an inside glimpse into Jake’s creative process, from wheel to finished wheel! Charts, infographics, and bold photographs make this a picture book for anyone who is curious about how a skateboard is made. This book also features a history of skateboarding, a timeline, and resources to inspire kids to make their own objects by hand.

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Simon and Schuster

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148144834X

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9781481448345

Guitars

By: Patricia Lakin

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Guitars

By: Patricia Lakin

Did you know that not everything is made with machines? In fact, many musical instruments--even guitars--are made by hand. In this book you'll meet business owner Meredith Coloma, who is so passionate about guitars, she learned how to make them by hand." -- Page [4] of cover.

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1481448358

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9781481448352

Soaring Success

By: Patricia Lakin

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Soaring Success

By: Patricia Lakin

The Tinkerers help an injured bird fly back to her family. When Lucy the goose does a crash landing in Big River Junkyard, the Tinkerers need to find a way to get her back up and flying before her family migrates south for winter. Can they use technology to help Lucy get her confidence back? In each story in this series, the Tinkerers put on their engineering caps to come up with creative solutions to help others in their world. Along the way, they explore topics that align with Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards.

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The Tinkerers

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0807579572

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9780807579572

Albert Einstein

Genius of the Twentieth Century

By: Patricia Lakin

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Albert Einstein

Genius of the Twentieth Century

By: Patricia Lakin

Profiles the career and accomplishments of Albert Einstein, the most famous physicist of the twentieth century.

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0689870345

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9780689870347

Bicycles

By: Patricia Lakin

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Bicycles

By: Patricia Lakin

Go behind the scenes and learn how craftsman Aaron Dykstra makes one-of-a-kind bicycles by hand with this nonfiction book that’s full of photographs and illustrations about his process. Aaron Dykstra of Six-Eleven Bicycles in Roanoke, Virginia, got his first job at a small local bike shop when he was fifteen and he spent the majority of his teen years riding and racing bikes. After a stint in the air force, Aaron realized his true passion was on land: making these beautiful machines. This book gives kids a detailed peek into Aaron’s process making steel bike frames with his own hands. Charts, infographics, and bold photographs make this a perfect book for anyone who’s curious about how a bicycle is made. This book also features a brief history of cycling, a timeline, and resources to inspire kids to make their own objects by hand.

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1481478974

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Heroes Who Risked Everything for Freedom

Civil War (Ready-to-Read Level 3)

By: Patricia Lakin

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Heroes Who Risked Everything for Freedom

Civil War (Ready-to-Read Level 3)

By: Patricia Lakin

Get to know heroes of the Civil War in this fact-tastic, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a new series about the secrets of American History! Secrets of American History is an action-packed nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read series that lets beginning readers in on a little secret: history is full of surprises! Want to know what invisible ink has to do with the American Revolution? Or why shark repellant and inflatable army tanks were used in World War II? Find out in this fact-filled series of fascinating true tales, wild adventures, and spy missions, and discover the secret side of American history! Did you know that Harriet Tubman was a spy for Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War? Or that Robert Smalls used secret hand signals to escape slavery on a Confederate ship? Mary Touvestre risked everything to bring plans for the first ironclad warship to the Union. Find out about heroes who spied, fought, and sailed to freedom in this book of amazing true stories!

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1481499742

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9781481499743

Max & Mo's 100th Day of School!

By: Patricia Lakin,Brian Floca

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Max & Mo's 100th Day of School!

By: Patricia Lakin,Brian Floca

Award-winning author Patricia Lakin is back with a Level 1 Ready-to-Read starring the adorable hamsters, Max and Mo. Join them as they celebrate the 100th day of school! It’s the 100th day of school, and Max and Mo can’t wait to celebrate. The hamsters have so much fun making festive crowns and practicing their counting skills by making necklaces with 100 beads! Follow along with Max and Mo using simple instructions at the back of the book for kids to make a fun activity and play a game celebrating the 100th day of school!

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Simon Spotlight

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1534463267

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Opposites Attract

By: Patricia Lakin

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Opposites Attract

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Subway Sonata

By: Patricia Lakin

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Subway Sonata

By: Patricia Lakin

The New York City subway provides inspiration for a writer, a composer, a choreographer, and a painter, taking them in four different artistic directions.

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Millbrook Press

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0761314644

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9780761314646

Guitars

By: Patricia Lakin

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Guitars

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1481448358

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The Founding Fathers Were Spies!

Revolutionary War

By: Patricia Lakin

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The Founding Fathers Were Spies!

Revolutionary War

By: Patricia Lakin

Discover how spies were utilized in the American Revolutionary War.

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148149970X

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Abigail Adams

First Lady of the American Revolution

By: Patricia Lakin

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Abigail Adams

First Lady of the American Revolution

By: Patricia Lakin

A portrait of the supportive wife of President John Adams details the life of this extraordinary woman who used her love for learning, for her family, and for her country to shape the early history of the United States.

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0689870329

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9780689870323

Bruno & Lulu's Playground Adventures

By: Patricia Lakin

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Bruno & Lulu's Playground Adventures

By: Patricia Lakin

For newly independent reader fans of ELEPHANT & PIGGIE, here’s a book featuring two best friends who love to have fun at the playground. Bruno likes straight-forward adventure while Lulu uses her over-the-top imagination to play. In two short, funny episodes, readers discover why Bruno and Lulu's different personalities help them become even better friends. With simple vocabulary and sentence structure, and told solely through speech bubbles, these adventures are just right for new readers.

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Penguin

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0698150465

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9780698150461

The Colorful Story of Comics

By: Patricia Lakin

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The Colorful Story of Comics

By: Patricia Lakin

An introduction to the history of comics, graphic novels, and manga cites the roles of cave drawings, Benjamin Franklin's newspaper cartoons, and other influences.

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1481471457

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The Mambo Rescue!

Ready-to-Read Level 1

By: Patricia Lakin

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The Mambo Rescue!

Ready-to-Read Level 1

By: Patricia Lakin

A helpful tow truck rescues cars from a snowstorm in this adorable Level 1 Ready-to-Read from award-winning author Patricia Lakin! Mo the lovable tow truck likes to mambo while he works. When ten cars get stuck in a snowstorm, Mo has to mambo faster than ever before to get them out!

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1665920084

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9781665920087

Max & Mo's Halloween Surprise

By: Patricia Lakin

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Max & Mo's Halloween Surprise

By: Patricia Lakin

From award-winning author Patricia Lakin and Caldecott Medal–winning illustrator Brian Floca comes a Level 1 Ready-to-Read starring the adorable hamsters, Max and Mo. Celebrate Halloween with their class! When the hamsters see the kids in their classroom making Halloween costumes, they decide to join in the fun by creating spooky and silly masks! A fun craft at the back of the book teaches kids how to make their very own Halloween mask.

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Simon Spotlight

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1534480730

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9781534480735

Max & Mo Make a Snowman

With Audio Recording

By: Patricia Lakin

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Max & Mo Make a Snowman

With Audio Recording

By: Patricia Lakin

It is wintertime and Max and Mo want to go play in the snow. If only it was not so cold out there! Instead, Max and Mo decide to make a snowman in the warmth of the art room. Would you like to make a snowman too?

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1534400354

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Heroes Who Risked Everything for Freedom

Civil War (Ready-to-Read Level 3)

By: Patricia Lakin

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Heroes Who Risked Everything for Freedom

Civil War (Ready-to-Read Level 3)

By: Patricia Lakin

Profiles some of the spies of the Civil War, including Harriet Tubman, Robert Smalls, and Mary Touvestre.

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1481499734

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Steve Jobs

Thinking Differently

By: Patricia Lakin

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Steve Jobs

Thinking Differently

By: Patricia Lakin

This must-read biography of Steve Jobs provides an “absorbing, detailed account of Apple’s first heady days” (School Library Journal) and beyond, and is specially written for a younger audience. Visionary. Pioneer. Little terror. Entrepreneur. Inventor. College dropout. Creative genius. These are just a few of the words used to describe the late Steve Jobs, cofounder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple Inc. In this comprehensive biography for middle grade readers, discover the story of the “Thomas Edison of our time.” Originally published in 2012, this revised edition includes eight pages of photos as well as a timeline and index.

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Simon and Schuster

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1481435310

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9781481435314

Max & Mo's First Day at School

With Audio Recording

By: Patricia Lakin

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Max & Mo's First Day at School

With Audio Recording

By: Patricia Lakin

In a series of adorable Level 1 Ready-to-Reads, award-winning author Patricia Lakin and the ever-talented Brian Floca tell the story of two hamsters who live in a classroom as pets. Mo, a hamster who likes to know things, and Max, a hamster who likes to make things, team up to bust out of their cage and explore their art class/home during holiday time. In each story, these furry friends learn about a holiday and make a tie-in craft that readers learn to make too, thanks to Patty's simple instructions in the back of each book. Max and Mo's First Day at School It's back-to-school time for Max and Mo. This year they are living in the art room. Now they have to make new friends, but how will these big ones learn their names?

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1534400443

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Albert Einstein

Genius of the Twentieth Century

By: Patricia Lakin

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Albert Einstein

Genius of the Twentieth Century

By: Patricia Lakin

Profiles the career and accomplishments of Albert Einstein, the most famous physicist of the twentieth century.

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Bicycles

By: Patricia Lakin

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Bicycles

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1481478974

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Amelia Earhart

More Than a Flier

By: Patricia Lakin

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Amelia Earhart

More Than a Flier

By: Patricia Lakin

This full biography of Amelia Earhart for the independent young reader tells about the many "firsts" accomplished by the world's most famous female pilot. Full color.

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0689855753

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The Splish-Splash Puddle Dance!

Ready to Read Level 1

By: Patricia Lakin

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The Splish-Splash Puddle Dance!

Ready to Read Level 1

By: Patricia Lakin

Tow Truck Mo comes to the rescue when a fancy sports car gets stuck in a muddy puddle in this second book in the adorable Level 1 Ready-to-Read series by acclaimed author Patricia Lakin! Mo the lovable tow truck always mambos while he works, but to rescue a sports car from a squelchy mud puddle, Mo’s solo routine may have to become a duet!

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1665920106

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The Splish-Splash Puddle Dance!

Ready to Read Level 1

By: Patricia Lakin

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The Splish-Splash Puddle Dance!

Ready to Read Level 1

By: Patricia Lakin

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1665920114

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The Stellar Story of Space Travel

with audio recording

By: Patricia Lakin

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The Stellar Story of Space Travel

with audio recording

By: Patricia Lakin

Blast off into a galaxy full of fun with this fact-tastic nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series about the history of fun stuff! Did you know that ancient people all over the world looked at the stars and saw constellations? Or that a science fiction author named Jules Verne predicted the first moon landing? Or that astronauts from different countries take turns living on board the International Space Station? Houston, you’re cleared for takeoff and ready to become a History of Fun Stuff Expert on space travel! Amaze your friends with all you’ve learned in this fun, fact-filled Level 3 Ready-to-Read! A special section at the back of the book includes Common Core–vetted extras on subjects like science, social studies, and math, and there’s even a fun quiz so readers can test themselves to see what they’ve learned! Learning history has never been so much fun!

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1481456253

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9781481456258

Braintrust

What Neuroscience Tells Us about Morality

By: Patricia S. Churchland

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Braintrust

What Neuroscience Tells Us about Morality

By: Patricia S. Churchland

A provocative new account of how morality evolved What is morality? Where does it come from? And why do most of us heed its call most of the time? In Braintrust, neurophilosophy pioneer Patricia Churchland argues that morality originates in the biology of the brain. She describes the "neurobiological platform of bonding" that, modified by evolutionary pressures and cultural values, has led to human styles of moral behavior. The result is a provocative genealogy of morals that asks us to reevaluate the priority given to religion, absolute rules, and pure reason in accounting for the basis of morality. Moral values, Churchland argues, are rooted in a behavior common to all mammals—the caring for offspring. The evolved structure, processes, and chemistry of the brain incline humans to strive not only for self-preservation but for the well-being of allied selves—first offspring, then mates, kin, and so on, in wider and wider "caring" circles. Separation and exclusion cause pain, and the company of loved ones causes pleasure; responding to feelings of social pain and pleasure, brains adjust their circuitry to local customs. In this way, caring is apportioned, conscience molded, and moral intuitions instilled. A key part of the story is oxytocin, an ancient body-and-brain molecule that, by decreasing the stress response, allows humans to develop the trust in one another necessary for the development of close-knit ties, social institutions, and morality. A major new account of what really makes us moral, Braintrust challenges us to reconsider the origins of some of our most cherished values.

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Princeton University Press

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1400889383

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9781400889389

The Neuroscience of Leadership Coaching

Why the Tools and Techniques of Leadership Coaching Work

By: Patricia Bossons,Patricia Riddell,Denis Sartain

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The Neuroscience of Leadership Coaching

Why the Tools and Techniques of Leadership Coaching Work

By: Patricia Bossons,Patricia Riddell,Denis Sartain

Gender diversity and cross-cultural, cross-generational working in organisations has led to new challenges for leadership, which many companies are solving through executive coaching. This unique leadership coaching book is written by practitioners for practitioners and managers wanting to get the best from individuals in leadership roles. It brings together the authors' experience as psychologists, neuroscientists and senior level executive coaches to analyse the neuroscience behind behavioural change. The authors present the latest views on leadership, executive coaching and an introduction to the basic concepts of how the brain works to enable managers and coaches to work more confidently, and with greater focus. A series of coaching case histories are accompanied by neuroscience commentaries that offer full explanations of how to select a coaching intervention that will engage different parts of the brain. The cases are categorised by the technique used and the area of the brain the tool accesses, making it easier to understand what type of coaching tool would be useful for a specific situation, and also what type of technique might be used to engage a different part of the brain if the first approach is ineffective.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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147291113X

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9781472911131

The Mambo Rescue!

Ready-to-Read Level 1

By: Patricia Lakin

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Ready-to-Read Level 1

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Max & Mo Make a Snowman

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By: Patricia Lakin

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Max & Mo Make a Snowman

Ready-to-Read Level 1

By: Patricia Lakin

From award-winning author Patricia Lakin and Caldecott Medal–winning illustrator Brian Floca comes a Level 1 Ready-to-Read starring the adorable hamsters, Max and Mo. Join them in building the perfect snowman! It is wintertime and Max and Mo want to go play in the snow. If only it weren’t so cold outside! But the two hamsters can still have winter fun from the warmth of the art room. With a little creativity, they build a silly and fun indoor snowman! With the activity in the back of the book, young readers can make their own snowman.

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The Founding Fathers Were Spies!

Revolutionary War (Ready-to-Read Level 3)

By: Patricia Lakin

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The Founding Fathers Were Spies!

Revolutionary War (Ready-to-Read Level 3)

By: Patricia Lakin

Discover the thrilling side of history—starting with how spies helped during the Revolutionary War—in this fact-tastic, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a new series about the secrets of American History! Secrets of American History is an action-packed nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read series that lets beginning readers in on a little secret: history is full of surprises! Want to know what invisible ink has to do with the American Revolution? Or why shark repellant and inflatable army tanks were used in World War II? Find out in this fact-filled series of fascinating true tales, wild adventures, and spy missions, and discover the secret side of American history! Before he was the President of the United States, George Washington was a spy! It’s true…and he wasn’t the only one! During the American Revolution, founding fathers like Alexander Hamilton and Benjamin Franklin sent secret messages rolled up in quill pens, used invisible ink, and wrote in secret codes to keep important information from getting into British hands. In George Washington’s top-secret spy ring, a woman named Anna Strong sent secret messages to other spies by hanging laundry on a clothesline! Without spies, Americans might still speak with British accents: find out how and why it happened in this book that includes a special extend-the-learning section with activities about the science behind invisible ink, how to make a secret code, and more!

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1481499718

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Max & Mo Go Apple Picking

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By: Patricia Lakin

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Max & Mo Go Apple Picking

Ready-to-Read Level 1

By: Patricia Lakin

Max and Mo are tired of eating corn. Luckily the big ones -- the kids -- just went apple picking. Everyone knows you can make applesauce with apples, but is there anything else you can make with them?

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1442426276

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Max & Mo's Halloween Surprise

By: Patricia Lakin

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Signs of Protest

By: Patricia Lakin

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Signs of Protest

By: Patricia Lakin

When the town has money problems, Edward, the mayor's nephew, helps find a way for people to work together to meet the needs of Parkside Elementary School and the Senior Citizen's Center.

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