I have written this book to put forward a new theory of reading the cognitive clarity theory. But the book is not all theory. I have tried to show how this theory can help students, teachers and parents to improve children's education in reading at home and at school. Although the cognitive clarity theory is new, it is derived from other theories and from a wide range of educational, linguistic and psychological research. The cognitive clarity theory is thus a bringing together of the insi...

Pokémon began with just 151 Pokémon. Today, there are over 1,000! In this hi/lo title, readers are introduced to how the Pokémon games began and how they evolved over time and into the present day. The text also explores how fans continue to celebrate the ever-growing franchise. Packed with fun facts and special features that call out starter Pokémon, top-selling games, the game developer, and more, readers of this book will feel ready to evolve their reading abilities!

"Readers will be swept away … [House of Matchsticks] is a literary rarity." –The Booklife PrizeStolen memories. Poison-induced visions. A mission they might not survive.The House of Matchsticks is calling ...Isaline is desperate to keep her identity a secret. In the space of one night, her future as a City Watch has crumbled before her eyes. And now she's on a train across Benemourne with two complete strangers—dan...

Levi He is a professional cuddler. He's always been good with people and after a rough youth, he understands loneliness and pain. Or he thought he did until he knocked on Noelle Shaw's door. He could never have prepared for meeting her—not for the storm in her eyes or the way she constantly surprises him.Levi thought he was there to help her, but maybe he had it backward.After a violent home invasion, Noelle wants nothing more than to find a way back to her idea of normal. ...

A warm and reassuring celebration of unconditional love. Cut outs on each page create a beautiful heart to make this book a very special object to treasure and share.*You are loved when you win the race.You are loved when you don't.You are loved when you brush your teeth.You are loved when you won't.You are loved all the days and nights,in sunshine and in rain.And if you forget, put your hand on your heartand feel t...

Sometimes home isn't a planet, a building, or a ship.Sometimes home is just the people you belong with in a galaxy full of threats.Amaya, Ghazi, and Tetsu grew up on the most dangerous planet in the galaxy and despite all the odds, they escaped. Together they made their way out into the stars, found work as mercenaries, and have been living job to job trying to save up for their own ship.That home among the stars is almost within reach, their own tiny piece of freed...

The popular designer behind Hatched and Patched shares 16 projects featuring her favorite fabrics and techniques—all with her signature charming aesthetic.Welcome to the whimsical world of designer Anni Downs. Whether you love applique, patchwork, punch needle, or hand stitchery, you'll find the perfect project in this diverse array of quilts, sewing accessories, bags, and home accents. Each of the 16 light-hearted designs reflects Anni's favorite things—relaxing at...

[Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, werewolves, shape-shifters, HEA] Bran is a man cursed to spend twenty-five years in his feral form and only six months in his human one. Love may be able to break the cycle but magic is better left to the storybooks, even if that means living like an animal. Justin Taylor has had a bad stroke of luck lately. He was fired from his job, estranged from his parents, and a bear is eating his marshmallows. When the b...

[Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Futuristic Sci-Fi, M/M, HEA] Ronin Davidson is leader of a group of men who do not exist. Code named the DRACULs, they are sent places even the hardest agents fear to go. It might be an exciting existence, but Ronin carries a lot of guilt for dragging his fellow soldiers into this secret life and he doesn't believe he deserves any kind of happiness. Dare doesn't remember his past but he sees his future every time he looks at Ronin. He'...

The Bug Man Suspense Bundle is a 3-in-1 set of eBooks from author Tim Downs: First the Dead, Less than Dead, and Ends of the Earth.This series follows Nick Polchak, a quirky forensic entomologist known as "The Bug Man," as he works to uncover murders using his expert knowledge of bugs.In First the Dead Nick tries to find a killer in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina’s attack on New Orleans. But the more he digs the stron...

[Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Sci-Fi Romance, M/M, light bondage, sex toys, HEA] For Trev, falling in love with his alien captor after the lottery sent him halfway across the universe was easy. Navigating his relationship as time wears on proves to be much more difficult. He is bound by his desire for his master, but he doesn't know if desire is enough. When his lover takes a job back on Earth, Trevor asks for his freedom. Yanai is used to being desired, but love i...

When a national disaster strikes, "first the living" is the rule.Unless you're the Bug Man.When Hurricane Katrina strikes New Orleans, forensic entomologist Nick Polchak signs up to help with the recovery effort. He is known as the Bug Man for his knowledge of insects and what they can reveal about the dead. The government's mandate is clear**—**rescue the living first, recover the dead later.But something is very wrong