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In The Book Whisperer, Miller takes us inside her sixth grade classroom to reveal the secrets of her powerful but unusual instructional approach. Rejecting book reports, comprehension worksheets, and other aspects of conventional instruction, Miller embraces giving students an individual choice in what they read, combined with a program for independent reading. She also focuses on building a classroom library of high-interest books, and above all on modeling appropriate and authentic reading behaviors.

A beautifully written tribute to the people who teach us to cook and guide our hands in the kitchen, by a founding editor of Saveur. The cooking lessons that stick with us are rarely the ones we read in books or learn through blog posts or YouTube videos (depending on your generation); they’re...

PODCASTS! We love them and so do you! Since the dawn of time, people connected with good stories. The Podcast Whisper brings this lost art to life as he features amazing shows with podcasters from all over the world. Your host David Alan has been podcasting since 2009. He brings years of experience in the broadcast industry and he’s here to help podcasters fine-tune their shows. Each week he will select a podcast to review while giving advice that will launch you forward.

A companion to the best-selling The Book Whisperer, Reading in the Wild explores whether or not we are truly instilling lifelong reading habits in our students and provides practical strategies for teaching "wild" reading.