"These carefully graduated books introduce reading sounds logically and progressively"--Container.

"Recent research indicates that experiences in nature are essential for healthy growth. Abundant time in natural settings seems to yield long-term benefits in kids' cognitive, emotional, and social development. How to Raise a Wild Child is a timely and engaging antidote, offering teachers, parents, and other caregivers the necessary tools to engender a meaningful, lasting connection between children and the natural world." - taken from cover page...

Introduction to the world of ballet, tap and jazz.

"A groundbreaking resource for fiction writers, teachers, and students, this manifesto and practical guide challenges current models of craft and the writing workshop by showing how they fail marginalized writers, and how cultural expectations inform storytelling."-- "The traditional writing workshop was established with white male writers in mind; what we call craft is informed by their cultural values. In this bold reevaluation of the elements...

If you learned math the "old" way, the new teaching methods may be unfamiliar to you. Sirois and Wiggin provide examples and exercises that correspond to each standard of the new Common Core national standards for math in grades 6 to 8, so you'll have the confidence you need to help your kids succeed and thrive. --

"This book provides you with guidelines for financial literacy education in libraries"-- Financial literacy is vital to a person's success and well-being-- at all stages of life. A basic understanding of finance can help people out of dire financial situations, and help keep them from being defrauded. Library programming can help empower underserved Americans by educating them to financial decision making and planning. This book pulls together resources...

"When 13-year-old Jace Wilson witnesses a brutal murder, he's plunged into a new life, issued a false identity and hidden in a wilderness skills program for troubled teens. The plan is to get Jace off the grid while police find the two killers. The result is the start of a nightmare. The killers, known as the Blackwell Brothers, are slaughtering anyone who gets in their way in a methodical quest to reach him. Now all that remains between them and...

"We're all pretty good at picking out nonsense in the fancy language of old-school bullshit. But bullshit is much more easily cloaked in the complex, seemingly authoritative language of math, science, and statistics. Calling Bullshit shows us that you don't need a lot of technical expertise to call out problems with data. You just need the ability to think clearly and a bit of practice spotting the common tricks used in the way that numbers are presented....

Feeling blocked after moving from Argentina to New Jersey, a sixteen-year-old poet finds herself torn between a cute American boy in her math class and a Greek student who understands the struggles she is facing in an ESL class. Ana moved to New Jersey from Argentina for her Junior year of high school. She's a poet and a lover of language-- except that now, she can barely understand what’s going on around her, let alone find the words to express...

From calypso, soca, and soukous to New Orleans brass, country, and Latin rhythms, embark on a musical celebration with this lively collection of Spanish-learning children's songs.