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Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
English Grammar All-in-One For Dummies is packed with everything you need to know to communicate with confidence--in your writing, on standardized tests, at work, on social media, and everywhere else. Strong verbal and written skills can help you get where you want to be, and this easy-to-understand Dummies guide will help you understand the English grammar principles you need to know so you can improve your understanding of basic grammar and punctuation...
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Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"A linguistic exploration of the speech habits we love to hate and why our "um"s, "like"s, and "you know"s actually make us better communicators. Do you hate that you say "like" too much? Do you go over your email drafts to remove excess "so"s and "really"s? Do you wish your presentation at work wasn't so full of "um"s and "uh"s? Do you get tripped up by slang, overly familiar greetings, or new pronouns? What if these features of our speech weren't...
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Publisher
Rodale Kids, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"Learning the importance of kindness is as easy as A-B-C with this sweet board book. A is for all of us be everyone's friend. B is for believing things will turn out well in the end. C is for being caring in everything you do. D is for dear ones who mean the world to you. Learn your ABCs while learning to be kind to everyone you meet with this irresistibly illustrated board book that's perfect for Valentine's Day." -- ONIX annotation.
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Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
1998
Description
This volume is a writing handbook that employs a "cookbook approach". The author offers various "recipes" and advice for writing issues such as -- getting words down on paper, for revising, for dealing with an audience, for getting feedback on a piece of writing, and still other "recipes" for approaching the mystery of power in writing. The author is a proponent of "freewriting"--Or, raw writing, writing without concern for the rules of grammar, and...
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Series
Publisher
Jump!, Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"It is Sports Day. What can they all do? The phoneme /b/ is featured in this title. Ben Can Run, Bell Can Run! is part of Decodables by Jump!, a comprehensive library of decodable leveled readers that follow a sequenced approach to phonics instruction. Young readers will enjoy colorful, photo-packed nonfiction as they follow a prescribed format supported by the science of reading that encourages reading development"--
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Series
The reading house volume set 5
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"Set 5: Short vowels and reading for fluency includes 12 leveled storybooks featuring colorful animal characters, an activity sheet, and a classroom guide with suggestions for use. In Set 5, children will learn to: recognize varied short vowel sounds and word families, blend short vowel word families with initial consonants and digraphs, and read more complex sentences with many sight words and varied short vowel sounds for meaning."--
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Publisher
Pearson
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"Words Their Wayʼ is a hands-on, developmentally-driven approach to word study that illustrates how to integrate and teach children phonics, vocabulary, and spelling skills. Building on its best-selling approach, this edition of Words Their Way continues the phenomenon that has helped thousands of children improve their literacy skills. The keys to this successful, research-based approach are to know your students' literacy progress, organize for...
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
Set 4: Short vowel clusters and sight words includes 12 leveled storybooks featuring colorful animal characters, an activity sheet, and a classroom guide with suggestions for use. In Set 4, children will learn to: recognize varied short vowel sounds and word families, blend short vowel word families with initial consonants and digraphs, and read more complex sentences with many sight words and varied short vowel sounds for meaning.
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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"Writing well is very important in order for teenagers to be successful in high school and college. Beyond school, many teens write to be creative or to express themselves. This book is an accessible guide to help teens improve all aspects of their writing skills, from writing a research paper to writing for fun"--
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Publisher
Decodables by Jump!
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"If you could have a superpower, what would it be? Animals have lots of cool powers, such as seeing in the dark, regrowing body parts, and having awesome ways to protect themselves! Animals With Superpowers is part of Decodables by Jump!, a comprehensive library of decodable leveled readers that follow a sequenced approach to phonics instruction. Young readers will enjoy colorful, photo-packed nonfiction as they follow a prescribed format supported...
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Publisher
Odd Dot
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
Exploring everything there is to see, taste, and discover in the forest, Brown Bear delights in each letter from A to Z in this charming alphabet book. With rhythmic, rhyming, read-aloud text, and an oh-so-touchable novelty cover, it's perfect for the youngest of readers. Featuring Eric Carle's bright, distinctive artwork, each letter introduces foods, animals, sounds, and so much more. It's an exploration of the alphabet that will engage all of the...
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Publisher
What on Earth Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
A stunning nonfiction picture book about the global diversity hidden in the English language. Did you know that English words come from all over the world and that their meanings have changed along their journey? Our word 'zero' comes from the Arabic word for empty space. 'Companion' is from the Latin for with bread. With simple descriptions and dazzling, evocative and witty illustrations, this is a fascinating introduction to the rich history and...
20) A dog path
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Series
Publisher
Jump!, Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"Join in on a fun trip on the dog path. The phoneme /th/ is featured in this title. A Dog Path is part of Decodables by Jump!, a comprehensive library of decodable leveled readers that follow a sequenced approach to phonics instruction. Young readers will enjoy colorful, photo-packed nonfiction as they follow a prescribed format supported by the science of reading that encourages reading development"--
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