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Drs. Barbara Oakley and Terrence Sejnowski's popular Online course Learning How to Learn, has enrolled more than 1.8 million students. In this much needed follow-up to A Mind for Numbers, the authors teach kids and teens how to learn effectively at a time when they most need these skills. Learning How to Learn teaches them about the importance of both focused concentration and letting their minds wander, how the brain makes connections between different pieces of information, why procrastination is the enemy of problem solving, and much more.

Slime. Ice cream. Crayons. Kids come across these things and more in everyday life. Bring familiar and favorite nouns to young learners, and watch their vocabularies grow!

In an immersive, exciting narrative nonfiction format, this powerful book follows a selection of people who experienced the events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Poetry is more than rhyming words on a page. A poem is crafted by carefully selecting each word and rhythm. But how does a poet get started? Finding inspiration is as easy as looking at a picture.

The US Capitol houses both the Congress and Senate, but do you know its history? This building, which stands as a symbol of freedom and democracy, took more than 30 years to build. It has survived through wars, and has had many changes and additions. Join a tour guide and learn more about the US capitol.

This is a book for kids who wish they were jumping in leaf piles and climbing trees instead of learning their multiplication tables. It's for kids who worry that they'll never make it out of third grade, or that the other kids will make fun of them, or that their best will never be good enough. Messy desks, forgotten homework, embarrassing hiccups, favorite teachers - they're all here in these silly, sad, and funny poems.

Este curso de francês em áudio oferece 50 histórias curtas que ajudam o ouvinte a aprender o idioma de forma natural e contextual. Cada história é narrada primeiro em francês, depois em português e novamente em francês, permitindo assim ouvir, compreender e reforçar o que foi aprendido. As histórias abordam temas do quotidiano, tornando o francês acessível e interessante para principiantes. Através deste formato, o estudante desenvolve o ouvido para a pronúncia francesa e ganha familiaridade com expressões e estruturas usadas em situações reais.

Essie has grown up in the public library, raised in secret by the four librarians who found her abandoned as a baby in the children’s department. With four mothers and miles of books to read, Essie has always been very happy living there. But now that she is eleven, Essie longs for a little more freedom…and maybe a friend her own age. She seems to get her wish when her moms let her go by herself to the mall.

Compare and contrast different animals through predictable, rhyming analogies. Find the similarities between even the most incompatible animals...bat is to flit as eagle is to soar; dog is to bark as lion is to roar. Comparisons include sounds, physical adaptations, behaviors, and animals classes and are so fun, listeners learn without even realizing it! Animalogy is to fun as animals are to nature.

Liebe Kinder, dieses Hörbuch enthält 10 englische Geschichten, die ihr euch am besten vor dem Einschlafen anhört. Ihr könnt sie aber auch tagsüber anhören. Vielleicht habt ihr im Kindergarten oder in der Schule schon begonnen ein bisschen Englisch zu lernen, denn Englisch zu können ist sehr wichtig und macht viel Spaß. Am Anfang werdet ihr vielleicht noch nicht alles verstehen. Vor jeder Geschichte haben wir daher eine kurze Einführung auf Deutsch gegeben, die den Inhalt der Geschichte kurz zusammenfasst.

Audiolibro bilingüe: Español e inglés. Lolita, la pequeña libélula, que a todos quiere ayudar. Anita la Mariquita está muy preocupada porque no puede pintar. Se ha lastimado su mano y su ala; pero la libélula Lolita, que siempre ayuda a los otros animales, la cura. Ahora, cuando termina el verano Lolita se siente muy débil. ¿Quién vendrá en su ayuda? Bilingual radio play: In Spanish and English. The story of Diana, the little dragonfly who wants to help everyone. Ladybird Marie is sick. She can no longer paint. Her hands and wings are in splints. Diana, the dragonfly always helps other animals and helps Marie. Will Marie ever paint again? As the summer comes to an end, Diana feels unwell. Now who can help Diana?

In this playful look at patterns, Brian P. Cleary and Brian Gable provide many examples of repeating sequences of shapes, colors, objects, and more. The comical cats of the wildly popular Words Are CATegorical® series show how patterns can be found all around us. Peppy rhymes and kid-friendly examples make pattern practice fun!

A school resource officer plays a diverse role in the school community and has many duties and responsibilities. In Police in Our School, kids learn about the important role their school resource officer plays in the protection of their school. Becky Coyle learned firsthand how children can misunderstand officer's roles in schools through her work as an elementary-school resource officer.

From the table of contents to the index, the parts of a book each have a job to do. Do you know what those jobs are? And do you know how certain features make it easier to use a book? Find out in this audiobook that helps you get to know the parts of a book!

Just what does an author do? How about an illustrator? And who can do these interesting jobs? Find the answers to these questions and more in this audiobook that is all about the people who create the books you read and listen to!

How can you find out things you don't know? What is a just-right question? What are sources? Learn the answers to these questions and more in this book about how to find, gather, and present information.

Die Geschwister Anna und Lukas erleben viel Aufregendes: Anna darf endlich in den Kindergarten gehen – ob ihr Bruder Lukas das auch so toll findet? Anna jedenfalls ist erwartungsvoll gespannt darauf, wie es ihr im Kindergarten ergehen wird und braucht immer wieder Mut.

Die Vorschulserie von Bärbel Löffel-Schröder! Die Folgen der Anna und Lukas Serie bieten spannende Geschichten und christliche Werte, die den Charakter stärken.

In this story the Child is invited on a fantastical journey to their local library. The adventure that the library offers is brought to life in this story. Magic, creativity, and imagination, are a few elements embodied by libraries and they are celebrated in this book.

Bob Barner shakes the dust off the dinosaur bones found in museums and reminds us that they once belonged to living, breathing creatures. Filled with fun dinosaur facts (a T. Rex skull can weigh up to 750 pounds!) and an informational "Dinometer," Dinosaur Bones is sure to make young dinosaur enthusiasts roar with delight.

Whiteboards, computers, and stickers. What do these things have in common? They're all tools Ms. Crawford uses in her job. Ms. Crawford is a fourth grade teacher. She invites a group of students learning about community helpers to visit her classroom. She shows them the many ways she helps her students learn. Hooray for teachers!