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I Feel a Little Jumpy Around You

A Book of Her Poems & His Poems Collected in Pairs

By: Naomi Shihab Nye,Paul B. Janeczko

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I Feel a Little Jumpy Around You

A Book of Her Poems & His Poems Collected in Pairs

By: Naomi Shihab Nye,Paul B. Janeczko

An award-winning anthology of paired poems by men and women. In this insightful anthology, the editors grouped almost 200 poems into pairs to demonstrate the different ways in which male and female poets see the same topics. How women see men, how boys see girls, and how we all see the world—often in very different ways, but surprisingly, wonderfully, sometimes very much the same.

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294

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Simon and Schuster

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1439116156

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9781439116159

Secret Soldiers: How the U.S. Twenty-Third Special Troops Fooled the Nazis

By: Paul B. Janeczko

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Secret Soldiers: How the U.S. Twenty-Third Special Troops Fooled the Nazis

By: Paul B. Janeczko

What do set design, sound effects, and showmanship have to do with winning World War II? Meet the Ghost Army that played a surprising role in helping to deceive — and defeat — the Nazis. In his third book about deception during war, Paul B. Janeczko focuses his lens on World War II and the operations carried out by the Twenty-Third Headquarters Special Troops, aka the Ghost Army. This remarkable unit included actors, camouflage experts, sound engineers, painters, and set designers who used their skills to secretly and systematically replace fighting units — fooling the Nazi army into believing what their eyes and ears told them, even though the sights and sounds of tanks and war machines and troops were entirely fabricated. Follow the Twenty-Third into Europe as they play a dangerous game of enticing the German army into making battlefield mistakes by using sonic deceptions, inflatable tanks, pyrotechnics, and camouflage in more than twenty operations. From the Normandy invasion to the crossing of the Rhine River, the men of the Ghost Army — several of whom went on to become famous artists and designers after the war — played an improbable role in the Allied victory.

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Candlewick Press

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1536206490

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9781536206494

Worlds Afire

By: Paul B. Janeczko

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Worlds Afire

By: Paul B. Janeczko

In a novel written as a collection of eyewitness poems, the excitement and anticipation of attending the circus on July 6, 1944 in Hartford, Connecticut, turns to horror when a fire engulfs the circus tent, killing nearly 170 people, mostly women and children. Reprint.

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Candlewick Press

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076363400X

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9780763634001

The Place My Words Are Looking For

What Poets Say About and Through Their Work

By: Paul B. Janeczko

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The Place My Words Are Looking For

What Poets Say About and Through Their Work

By: Paul B. Janeczko

Thirty-nine United States poets share their poems, inspirations, thoughts, anecdotes, and memories.

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168

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Simon and Schuster

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0027476715

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9780027476712

The Death of the Hat: A Brief History of Poetry in 50 Objects

By: Paul B. Janeczko

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The Death of the Hat: A Brief History of Poetry in 50 Objects

By: Paul B. Janeczko

A celebrated duo reunites for a look at poems through history inspired by objects—earthly and celestial—reflecting the time in which each poet lived. A book-eating moth in the early Middle Ages. A peach blossom during the Renaissance. A haunted palace in the Victorian era. A lament for the hat in contemporary times. Poetry has been a living form of artistic expression for thousands of years, and throughout that time poets have found inspiration in everything from swords to stamp albums, candles to cobwebs, manhole covers to the moon. In The Death of the Hat: A Brief History of Poetry in 50 Objects, award-winning anthologist Paul B. Janeczko presents his fiftieth book, offering young readers a quick tour of poets through the ages. Breathing bright life into each selection is Chris Raschka’s witty, imaginative art.

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Candlewick

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0763669636

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9780763669638

Top Secret

A Handbook of Codes, Ciphers, and Secret Writing

By: Paul B. Janeczko

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Top Secret

A Handbook of Codes, Ciphers, and Secret Writing

By: Paul B. Janeczko

Presents history, trivia, and code-breaking tales in a guide book to the world of secret writing that includes examples of a variety of codes and ciphers.

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148

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Candlewick Press

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0763629723

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9780763629724

The Dark Game

True Spy Stories

By: Paul B. Janeczko

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The Dark Game

True Spy Stories

By: Paul B. Janeczko

A wealth of information in an engaging package." — Kirkus Reviews Ever since George Washington used them to help topple the British, spies and their networks have helped and hurt America at key moments in history. In this fascinating collection, Paul B. Janeczko probes examples from clothesline codes to surveillance satellites and cyber espionage. Colorful personalities, daring missions, the feats of the loyal, and the damage of traitors are interspersed with a look at the technological advances that continue to change the rules of gathering intelligence. Back matter includes source notes and a bibliography.

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Candlewick Press

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0763662097

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9780763662097

Double Cross: Deception Techniques in War

By: Paul B. Janeczko

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Double Cross: Deception Techniques in War

By: Paul B. Janeczko

Introduces the military strategy of deception and examines how it has been used in war over the past 150 years.

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Candlewick Press

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0763660426

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9780763660420

Traveling the Blue Road

Poems of the Sea

By: Lee Bennett Hopkins,Denver Butson,Rebecca Kai Dotlich,Margarita Engle,Georgia Heard,Paul B. Janeczko,J. Patrick Lewis,Marilyn Nelson,Greg Neri,Naomi Shihab Nye,Allan Wolf,Jane Yolen

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Traveling the Blue Road

Poems of the Sea

By: Lee Bennett Hopkins,Denver Butson,Rebecca Kai Dotlich,Margarita Engle,Georgia Heard,Paul B. Janeczko,J. Patrick Lewis,Marilyn Nelson,Greg Neri,Naomi Shihab Nye,Allan Wolf,Jane Yolen

Gorgeous illustrations surround a collection of poetry written for children about the magic, beauty, and promise of sea voyages.

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Seagrass Press

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1633222764

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9781633222762

A Poke in the I

By: Paul B. Janeczko,Christopher Raschka

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A Poke in the I

By: Paul B. Janeczko,Christopher Raschka

Offers a collection of poetry for young readers from numerous visual poets, including Maureen W. Armour and John Hollander.

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Candlewick Press

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0763606618

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9780763606619

Requiem

Poems of the Terezin Ghetto

By: Paul B. Janeczko

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Requiem

Poems of the Terezin Ghetto

By: Paul B. Janeczko

Presents a collection of poetry inspired by the history of the people in the Terezâin concentration camp during the holocaust.

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111

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Candlewick Press

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0763664650

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9780763664657

Where I Live

Poems About My Home, My Street, and My Town

By: Paul B. Janeczko

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Where I Live

Poems About My Home, My Street, and My Town

By: Paul B. Janeczko

This diverse selection of 34 poems, paired with bright illustrations that capture daily life, celebrates the places where we live: our homes, our streets, our towns"--

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Candlewick Press

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1536200948

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9781536200942

Firefly July and Other Very Short Poems

By: Paul B. Janeczko

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Firefly July and Other Very Short Poems

By: Paul B. Janeczko

The award-winning author of A Poke in the I and the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of A River of Words present a collection of short poems written to demonstrate how a few carefully chosen words and images can invoke powerful messages.

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Candlewick Press

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0763648426

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9780763648428

Good for a Laugh

A Guide to Writing Amusing, Clever, and Downright Funny Poems

By: Paul B. Janeczko

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Good for a Laugh

A Guide to Writing Amusing, Clever, and Downright Funny Poems

By: Paul B. Janeczko

Paul Janeczko is the best-selling author of numerous poetry books. This book is a how-to guide for writing funny poems.

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0439409632

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9780439409636

Dirty Laundry Pile

Poems in Different Voices

By: Paul B. Janeczko

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Dirty Laundry Pile

Poems in Different Voices

By: Paul B. Janeczko

Modern revisions of familiar fairy tales.

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Harper Collins

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0061136131

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9780061136139

The Proper Way to Meet a Hedgehog and Other How-To Poems

By: Paul B. Janeczko

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The Proper Way to Meet a Hedgehog and Other How-To Poems

By: Paul B. Janeczko

Toast a marshmallow, be a tree in winter, read braille — Paul B. Janeczko and Richard Jones invite you to enjoy an assortment of poems that inform and inspire. Today I walked outside and spied a hedgehog on the hill. When she and I met eye to eye, she raised up straight and still. Be they practical (how to mix a pancake or how to bird-watch) or fanciful (how to scare monsters or how to be a snowflake), the poems in this book boast a flair and joy that you won’t find in any instruction manual. Poets from Kwame Alexander to Pat Mora to Allan Wolf share the way to play hard, to love nature, and to be grateful. Soft, evocative illustrations will encourage readers to look at the world with an eye to its countless possibilities. Contributors include: Kwame Alexander Calef Brown Rebecca Kai Dotlich Margarita Engle Ralph Fletcher Douglas Florian Helen Frost Martin Gardner Charles Ghigna Nikki Grimes Anna E. Jordan Karla Kuskin Irene Latham J. Patrick Lewis Marjorie Maddox Elaine Magliaro Pat Mora Christina Rossetti Monica Shannon Marilyn Singer Robert Louis Stevenson Charles Waters April Halprin Wayland Steven Withrow Allan Wolf

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Candlewick

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0763681687

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9780763681685

Top Secret

A Handbook of Codes, Ciphers and Secret Writing

By: Paul B. Janeczko

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Top Secret

A Handbook of Codes, Ciphers and Secret Writing

By: Paul B. Janeczko

The author's upbeat, positive tone is refreshing and his enthusiasm about his topic is contagious." — School Library Journal (starred review) Pssst! Do you know the difference between a code and a cipher? Can you tell a St. Cyr slide from a Cardano grille? Did you know that the discovery of a substitution cipher caused Mary Queen of Scots to lose her head? Don’t look now, but packed into this practical field guide is everything a young person needs to know about the art of concealment — making and breaking codes, mastering cipher systems, and experimenting with secret writing. Offering plenty of hands-on practice sessions, tips for creating a code-making kit, sidebars on secret codes in history, and an amusing pair of spies to illustrate techniques, Paul B. Janeczko’s tantalizing Top Secret won’t stay a secret for long. Back matter includes suggestions for further reading, an author’s note, an answer key, and an index.

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Candlewick

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0763629723

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9780763629724

Secret Soldiers: How the U.S. Twenty-Third Special Troops Fooled the Nazis

By: Paul B. Janeczko

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Secret Soldiers: How the U.S. Twenty-Third Special Troops Fooled the Nazis

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Candlewick

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0763681539

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9780763681531

Reading Poetry in the Middle Grades

20 Poems and Activities that Meet the Common Core Standards and Cultivate a Passion for Poetry

By: Paul B. Janeczko

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Reading Poetry in the Middle Grades

20 Poems and Activities that Meet the Common Core Standards and Cultivate a Passion for Poetry

By: Paul B. Janeczko

As teachers today, everything we teach has to be turbo-charged with skills and the promise of advancing our students academically. Here's the cool thing: poetry can get you there. It is inherently turbo-charged. Poets distill a novel's worth of content and emotion in twenty lines. The literary elements and devices you need to teach are all there, powerful and miniature as a Bonsai tree." -Paul B. Janeczko You'd like to teach poetry with confidence and passion, but let's face it: poetry can be intimidating to both you and your students. Here is the book that takes the fear factor out of poetry and shows you how to use this powerful genre to spark student engagement and meet language arts requirements. Award-winning poet Paul B. Janeczko is the master for creating anthologies for pre-teen and adolescent readers, and here he's chosen 20 contemporary and classic selections with step-by-step, detailed lessons for investigating each poem from the inside out. Kids learn to become active readers of poetry, using graphic organizer worksheets to help them jump over their fear and dive into personal, smart, analytical responses. There's no better genre than poetry for helping students gain perspective on their own identities and their own worlds, and Paul provides a space on each reproducible poem for private thoughts, questions, feelings, and ideas. Your students will discover what each poem means to them. The 20 poems in this collection were chosen for their thought-provoking topics; compelling real-world themes that lead to conversation and collaboration in middle school classrooms. And by showing you how the poems and activities address the common core standards for English Language Arts (complete with a sample chart linking the poems to the standards), Paul provides a clear understanding of how you can "get there" using poetry. You can cultivate a passion for poetry in your classroom. Take the journey with Paul B. Janeczko and grow in confidence with your students, meeting some standards along the way.

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187

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Heinemann Educational Books

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0325027102

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9780325027104

The Dark Game

True Spy Stories

By: Paul B. Janeczko

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The Dark Game

True Spy Stories

By: Paul B. Janeczko

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Candlewick Press

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0763662097

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9780763662097

Double Cross: Deception Techniques in War

By: Paul B. Janeczko

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Double Cross: Deception Techniques in War

By: Paul B. Janeczko

How does deception factor into fighting wars, and is it effective? In an intriguing companion to The Dark Game, Paul B. Janeczko reveals the truth about the strategic lies of war. The biblical account of Gideon. The ancient story of the Trojan horse. Deceptive techniques have been used in war through the ages. But while the principles have changed very little, the technology behind fooling the enemy has evolved dramatically. Paul B. Janeczko’s fascinating chronology focuses on the American Civil War, World Wars I and II, and the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Gulf Wars to reveal evolving attitudes toward the use and effectiveness of deceptive operations. Find out the secret plan behind the invasion of Normandy and the details of General Schwarzkopf’s “Hail Mary play” during the Gulf War, among many other strategies and maneuvers designed to pull the wool over enemies' eyes. Back matter includes source notes and a bibliography.

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0763675717

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9780763675714

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