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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time
by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Publisher Comments
In 1993 Greg Mortenson was the exhausted survivor of a failed attempt to ascend K2, an American climbing bum wandering emaciated and lost through Pakistan's Karakoram Himalaya. After he was taken in and nursed back to health by the people of an... (read more)

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Nonviolent Communication 2ND Edition
Nonviolent Communication 2ND Edition
by Marshall Rosenberg
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Do you hunger for skills to improve the quality of your relationships, to deepen your sense of personal empowerment or to simply communicate more effectively? Unfortunately, for centuries our culture has taught us to think and speak in ways that can... (read more)

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Jb-Carnegie Foundation for the Adavancement of Teaching #10: Educating for Democracy: Preparing Undergraduates for Responsible Political Engagement
Jb-Carnegie Foundation for the Adavancement of Teaching #10: Educating for Democracy: Preparing Undergraduates for Responsible Political Engagement
by Anne Colby
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Praise for Educating for Democracy "Among the goals of higher education, none is so frequently mentioned or so rarely analyzed with care as preparing students to be citizens. This book goes a long way toward rectifying the problem. It is certainly the... (read more)

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First Days of School 3RD Edition
First Days of School 3RD Edition
by Harry K Wong
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Over 3 million copies have been sold of the preeminent book on classroom management and teaching for lesson achievement. The book walks a teacher, either novice or veteran, through the most effective ways to begin a school year and continue to become an... (read more)

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Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood
Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood
by Edward M Hallowell
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Through vivid stories of the experiences of their patients (both adults and children), Drs. Hallowell and Ratey show the varied forms ADD takes -- from the hyperactive search for high stimulation to the floating inattention of daydreaming -- and the... (read more)

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Do I Really Have to Teach Reading?: Content Comprehension, Grades 6-12
Do I Really Have to Teach Reading?: Content Comprehension, Grades 6-12
by Cris Tovani
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Do I really have to teach reading? This is the question many teachers of adolescents are asking, wondering how they can possibly add a new element to an already overloaded curriculum. And most are finding that the answer is yes. If they want their... (read more)

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The Book of Learning and Forgetting
The Book of Learning and Forgetting
by Frank Smith
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A renowned educator explains how schools and educational authorities systematically obstruct the powerful inherent learning abilities of children, creating handicaps that often persist through life. This book will help educators and parents to combat... (read more)

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"Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?": And Other Conversations about Race
"Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?": And Other Conversations about Race
by Beverly Tatum
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Walk into any racially mixed high school and you will see black youth seated together in the cafeteria. Of course, it's not just the black kids sitting together-the white, Latino, Asian Pacific, and, in some regions, American Indian youth are clustered... (read more)

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Lies My Teacher Told Me
Lies My Teacher Told Me
by James W Loewen
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Winner of the 1996 American Book Award and the Oliver Cromwell Cox Award for Distinguished Anti-Racist Scholarship Americans have lost touch with their history, and in this thought-provoking book, Professor James Loewen shows why. After surveying twelve... (read more)

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Let Your Life Speak : Listening for the Voice of Vocation (00 Edition)
Let Your Life Speak : Listening for the Voice of Vocation (00 Edition)
by Parker J. Palmer
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"Is the life I am living the same as the life that wants to live in me?" With this searching question, Parker Palmer begins an insightful and moving meditation on finding one's true calling. Let Your Life Speak is an openhearted gift to anyone who seeks... (read more)

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Everything You Need to Know about Math Homework: 4th to 6th Grades (Everything You Need to Know about)
Everything You Need to Know about Math Homework: 4th to 6th Grades (Everything You Need to Know about)
by Anne Zeman
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The newly revised and updated Everything You Need to Know About...Homework series provides kids and parents with a quick refresher to 4th through 6th grade curriculum topics. The organization and scope of these concise homework-help guides make them an... (read more)

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Beyond the Silence: Listening for Democracy
Beyond the Silence: Listening for Democracy
by J Cynthia Mcdermott
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If you care about democracy, education, and the role of social responsibility, you should read this book. - Herbert Kohl What is a democratic classroom? For Cynthia McDermott and her colleagues it is a place where all of the participantsstudents... (read more)

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Yardsticks 3RD Edition Children in the Classroom
Yardsticks 3RD Edition Children in the Classroom
by Chip Wood
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Written with warmth and humor, Yardsticks offers clear descriptions of children's development. This comprehensive, user-friendly reference helps teachers and administrators use knowledge of child development to shape classrooms and schools where all... (read more)

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Teach Your Child To Read in 100 Easy Lessons (83 Edition)
Teach Your Child To Read in 100 Easy Lessons (83 Edition)
by Siegfried Engelmann
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Is your child halfway through first grade and still unable to read? Is your preschooler bored with coloring and ready for reading? Are you worried that your child will become lost in overcrowded classrooms? Did you know that early readers hold an... (read more)

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Story of the World : History for the Classical Child, Volume 3 : Early Modern Times (04 Edition)
Story of the World : History for the Classical Child, Volume 3 : Early Modern Times (04 Edition)
by Susan Wise Bauer
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Designed as a read-aloud project for parents and children to share, this book covers the major historical events in the years 1600-1850 on each continent, with maps, illustrations, and tales from each culture.... (read more)

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Everything You Need to Know about Science Homework (Scholastic Homework Reference Series)
Everything You Need to Know about Science Homework (Scholastic Homework Reference Series)
by Anne Zeman
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Everything You Need to Know About...Homework series are the must-have information resources for successfully completing schoolwork at home. These handy guides contain the facts and processes fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-graders need to complete assignments,... (read more)

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Art in the Elementary School: Drawing, Painting, and Creating for the Classroom
Art in the Elementary School: Drawing, Painting, and Creating for the Classroom
by Marlene G Linderman
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Illustrated with over 300 photos, Art in the Elementary School, Fifth Edition, provides prospective elementary school teachers and art teachers with a thorough knowledge of art curriculum, production, and appreciation.... (read more)

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Miscue Analysis Made Easy: Building on Student Strengths
Miscue Analysis Made Easy: Building on Student Strengths
by Sandra Wilde
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Miscue analysis has long been the instrument of choice for knowledgeable researchers working to understand the quality of student errors in reading. Now Sandra has put this remarkable tool into the hands of all classroom teachers. This little jewel of a... (read more)

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In the Middle 2ND Edition Writing Reading & Lear
In the Middle 2ND Edition Writing Reading & Lear
by Nancie Atwell
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When first published in 1987, this seminal work was widely hailed for its honest examination of how teachers teach, how students learn, and the gap that lies in between. In depicting her own classroom struggles, Nancie Atwell shook our orthodox... (read more)

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Teaching with Fire: Poetry That Sustains the Courage to Teach
Teaching with Fire: Poetry That Sustains the Courage to Teach
by Sam M Intrator
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reclaim your fire "Teaching with Fire is a glorious collection of the poetry that has restored the faith of teachers in the highest, most transcendent values of their work with children . . . . Those who want us to believe that teaching is a technocratic... (read more)

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