『This book gives students their first in depth look at color theory in a simply written format with lots of color illustration. Vocabulary is covered in the beginning of each unit to ensure a thorough understanding of any new concepts being presented. This home school friendly art course is a serious look at developing your students interest and talent in art, without the need of having a parent/teacher with art experience. The element of color and composition as it relates to color and value is further explored with an emphasis on American art.Concepts for this year-long program include -
Color Wheel
Primary Colors
Secondary Colors
Intermediate Colors
Tinting and Shading
Neutral Colors
Values of Colors
Direction and Movement
Rhythm
Front and Back Point of View
High Point of View
Low Point of Buildings
Figure
FaceInteriors』
Kakaku：
Cartwheel
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (A Very Hungry Theif) 『Invisible Inc #3 The Snack Attack Mystery
Invisible Inc. consists of three children. Chip who fell into a strange pool of water and came out invisible. Charlene is brave, but sometimes bossy and Justin who is hard of hearing and can read lips.
There is a new girl at their school, named Dawn. She is afraid of Chip, and she cries when she is nevous.
Is Dawn stealing the snacks from their classroom? Is it Charlene's Brother Stanley, or their teacher, Mr. Gonshak, who is on a diet? Will they find the thief?
Leave it up to Invisible Inc. to solve the Snack Attack Mystery.
I reccomend this book for readers of early chapter books, who want an exciting mystery.
Jill Ammon Vanderwood, Author Through the Rug Through The Rug: Follow That Dog (Through the Rug) These are great read-together-books for this age group.
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(Guessing is Half the Fun) 『Snacks seem to vanish without a trace! Invisible Inc. is on the case! This amateur detective club is comprised of a boy that can't be seen, a boy that can't hear and a girl that is really bossy. Invisible Inc. solves classroom mysteries and this one is difficult to solve. There are too many suspious suspects that could have committed the crime. It's a baffling case of "who done it" where the ending will surprise you. This book is very exciting to read with many twists and turns. The author keeps you guessing "who done it" by leaving lots of clues for the reader to try and piece together before the detective club does. I enjoyed this book because it kept me guessing. I recommend this book to any student who enjoys or wants to start reading mystery books. The author uses easy content for easy reading and comprehension. With simple vocabulary, even the lowest reader can read and enjoy this book. Pick up a copy today and judge for yourself!!』 『When snacks begin to mysteriously disappear from classroom lunch bags, an invisible boy and his friends seek out the culprit, in a third installment in the Invisible Inc. Hello Reader series.』
IPhone 3G used's review (Priceless!) 『My copy of this book is so tattered! I teach poetry at the elementary level and have used this book over and over again with kids from Kindergarten through 6th grade. It's clear, accessible, adaptable and has produced fantastic results every time I use a lesson -- priceless!』
(Fun times with Poetry) 『Last year one of my students' parents gave me this book. We were studying poetry then and she thought it would be a helpful tool for my classroom. WEll she could not have been more right. Each year when poetry time rolls around I grab this book and search for new and fun ways to write poetry. Try the I Made a Mistake poem. Your kids will love it. Mine do. I recommend this book to any teacher or lover of poetry.』 『A Poet's Great Lessons For Writing Free Verse, Rhyming List Poems, Synonym Poems, Clerihews, Wish Poems, Letter Poems, Persona Poems, and More This book includes illustrated reproducible poems by students and well-known poets. Each lesson takes you step-by-step: from introducing a poem and discussing it's characteristics, to using it as a springboard for students' verse.』 『According to poet Paul B. Janeczko, poetry is not something that should be saved for a giant poetry unit in April (National Poetry Month). It should be sprinkled liberally through the classroom, used on any occasion, linked to the real world. InFavorite Poetry Lessons, Janeczko gathers the most tried-and-true poetry-writing exercises he has found in his classes throughout the U.S. and beyond. Encouraging kids and teachers to enjoy--not be intimidated by--poetry, he includes a wide range of model poems by such luminaries as Walt Whitman and X.J. Kennedy, as well as by his own young workshop students. Janeczko's style is warm and personal, and his exercises are creative, fun, and informative. The classroom-friendly book includes more than 25 reproducible poems, insights and advice from leading contemporary poets ("In the poet's words..."), lessons on the types of poetry children love (opposites, list poems, acrostic poems, clerihews, synonym poems), sections on techniques (rhythm, word choice, metaphor), links to other subjects, and even a few hints for publishing students' work.
Janeczko's enthusiasm is infectious. Students (grades 4 to 8) and teachers alike will be inspired to make poetry a natural part of their daily lives. Ready to go deeper? Read Janeczko'sHow to Write Poetry. Ready to go wild? Take a look at the lovely and nuttyA Poke in the I: A Collection of Concrete Poems. (Ages 8 and older)--Emilie Coulter』
Kakaku：
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Soccer Cats Rock!) 『I really like the book called Soccer Cats Hat Trick! The author put in as many details as he could! That's what I think! This book is a book for kids in second or third grade who love soccer. It is really action packed! This story is about a boy named Stookie whose brother got a hat trick in a soccer game. A hat trick is when one player on a soccer team scores three goals in one game. Stookie wants to be like his brother. In the next soccer game he tries to score three goals, but his friends call him a "ball hog!" His best friend won't even talk to him anymore! Read this book to see if he can solve his problem!』 『Two new books paperback editions of the exciting Matt Christopher Soccer 'Cats series. When Stookie Norris's older brother Greg gets his picture in the paper for scoring three goals in one game, Stookie is dazzled. Greg insists strikers should try to score a hat trick every game, though Stookie's coach has never told him that. Still, when the Soccer 'Cats have their next game, Stookie does his best to score three goals-even though it means running wild all over the field chasing the ball. But is that really the best way for him to play his position?』
Kakaku：
Starscape
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (puzzle of four dragons) 『Dragon Magic
By Andre Norton
Some kids decided to burglarize a house of aq deceased archeologist where they find a box of puzzle pieces. The puzzle is of four dragons. When they put the pieces together, they are magically transformed into a fantasy world populated by unusual men and fantastic creatures of lore. There are a number of different tales , one for each dragon. Each tale hints at a Life's Lesson. I 'll leave it to the reader to determine which is which.
Andre Norton weaves her magic in this novel. I highly recommend this for fans of Andre Norton, aficionados of fantasy and tales of magic. It is one of her "Magic Series".
Gunner June, 2009
P.S. She, also, gets in several favorable plugs for the library, which are welcomed.』
(The Magic Puzzle) 『Dragon Magic (1972) is the fourth fantasy novel in the Magic series, following Octagon Magic. It is set in four past cultures that have legends of dragons.
In this novel, Sig Dortmund is waiting for the school bus to arrive in his subdivision. The bus is also picking up the younger kids and dropping them off first at the elementary school. Only three other students besides himself are going all the way to the middle school. It's sure going to be a long ride this year.
Artie Jones had been in social studies last year with Sig. He is thinking that everyone will be deaf after riding with the elementary kids. He is also wondering about the other three middle schoolers.
Ras -- AKA George Brown -- is not listening to the noise. He is thinking about the advice given him by his brother Shaka -- formerly Lloyd -- to answer only to his new name. His father and mother don't understand the importance of the new names.
Kim Stevens is an orphan from China. His adopted father had driven him to school last year. He had felt a little strange in the unfamiliar surroundings, but he had made friends there. Now he is once more feeling a little strange.
In this story, Sig wonders about the old house that is going to be torn down. Last year, he had gone on a class trip to the museum and learned about the Egyptian and Chinese things that the owner of the house had given to the city. His mother knew the woman who cleaned the house before the old man died. Listening to their conversations, Sig had learned that some rooms were always locked. He wondered what treasures had been kept in those rooms.
Sig tells Artie about the old house and they both climb through a window and explore the rooms. They find a locked door and Sig finds a poker to break the lock. Artie complains that that would be violating the law and leaves the house.
Sig touches the door and it swings open. Apparently it had not been locked after all. Within the room, he discovers a box with four dragons on the illustrated top. Inside the box are puzzle pieces.
Sig puts together the silver pieces of the dragon Fafnir and suddenly finds himself in a smithy where Sigurd King's Son is making a sword. His name is now Sig Clawhand, for his right hand is defective. He is a hearth boy at the smithy of Mimir the master smith.
A one-eyed man appears and sends Sig to call Sigurd King's Son out to speak to him. The man gives Sigurd the pieces of the sword Balmung and Sigurd forges it into a very sharp weapon. When Sigurd leaves to kill Fafnir, Sig Clawhand accompanies him on the journey.
This tale shows Artie coming back to the house and putting together the red dragon Pendragon. Then Ras comes and puts together the pieces of the blue dragon Sirrush-lau. Finally, Kim puts together the golden dragon Shui Mien Lung.
Each boy experiences the life of another boy of their culture in an adventure involving a dragon. Of course, Pendragon and Shui Mien Lung were not really dragons per se, but were men who acquired the names of dragons. Enjoy!
Highly recommended for Norton fans and anyone else who enjoys tales of legendary heroes, fearsome dragons and high adventure.
-Arthur W. Jordin』
(Four Boys, Four Cultures, Four Dragons) 『This is Norton for the younger reader-- about 5th grade to 9th grade. Four boys descended from four different cultures but all now living in the same neighborhood in the United States, assemble a puzzle that lets each of them have an adventure based on the dragon of each culture. In dealing with these dragons each boy learns an important lesson about cooperation and tolerance.
While the young adult reader may find this book a tad simplistic compared to Norton's adventure stories, this book can be a perfect way to introduce a reader at the appropriate level to the many worlds of Andre Norton.』
(Four Boys, Four Cultures, Four Dragons) 『This is Norton for the younger reader-- about 5th grade to 9th grade. Four boys descended from four different cultures but all now living in the same neighborhood in the United States, assemble a puzzle that lets each of them have an adventure based on the dragon of each culture. In dealing with these dragons each boy learns an important lesson about cooperation and tolerance.
While the young adult reader may find this book a tad simplistic compared to Norton's adventure stories, this book can be a perfect way to introduce a reader at the appropriate level to the many worlds of Andre Norton.』
(Four Boys, Four Cultures, Four Dragons) 『This is Norton for the younger reader-- about 5th grade to 9th grade. Four boys descended from four different cultures but all now living in the same neighborhood in the United States, assemble a puzzle that lets each of them have an adventure based on the dragon of each culture. In dealing with these dragons each boy learns an important lesson about cooperation and tolerance.
While the young adult reader may find this book a tad simplistic compared to Norton's adventure stories, this book can be a perfect way to introduce a reader at the appropriate level to the many worlds of Andre Norton.』
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A Hidden Treasure Sig, Artie, Kim, and Ras live in the same neighborhood and go to the same school, but they have nothing in common…until each of them sneaks into the old abandoned house on the corner and discovers the strange puzzle box covered with pictures of four dragons. Drawn by powerful magic, the boys find themselves bound together by a mystery that will transform them all—and transport them into worlds that are populated by heroes and dragons of lore….
Teaching strategies are grounded in the NCTM standards and illustrated with real student work. In addition, the author provides a full range of concrete developmental activities that encourage future teachers to make math make sense for themselves as well as for their students.Believing that teachers who are comfortable with mathematics develop learners who are comfortable with mathematics, this author empowers preservice preK-4 teachers to teach math confidently by laying a solid foundation of math concepts, and building on that foundation with engaging, meaningful, standards-based teaching methods. Integrated in this unique combined approach to teaching mathematics is a thorough discussion of math manipulatives, as well as the use of technology—computer and otherwise—to assist today's mathematics teacher.For educators, aids, and parents responsible for teaching Pre-K to fourth grade math.
Kakaku：
Shell Education
Usually ships in 24 hours 『Help your students become skilled and effective writers. Follow step-by-step activities which use writing samples from the authors of TIME For Kids and lesson plans focused on each writing trait including: ideas organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, conventions, and presentation. Teaching strategies and lesson plans are provided for each traits while the TIME For Kids samples demonstrate each writing skill or strategy. Book includes a resource CD with student activity pages.』
Kakaku：
Random House Books for Young Readers
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (It's Elemental) 『Sam, Polly, and Joe receive a message from the campfire and must locate three objects. Their next directions seem so clear, but will the magic accommodate them or will it go awry? And just how do you travel by fire? The threesome find themselves caught up amidst characters from Greek mythology. This fourth book in the Elements quartet is a quick, easy, enjoyable read.』 『Sam, Polly, and Joe are pulled back into the magical world of Greek myth when a blazing parchment rises from their campfire.
Each book in the Magic Elements Quartet takes the reader on a mythical adventure involving one of the four classical elements--earth, air, fire, and water. 』
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