Every Number Has a Story was written by an experienced educator and introduces young readers to the special qualities of each number by making meaningful connections to everyday life. Children can explore the unique role of the numbers 1 -10 while building counting skills, number recognition, and mathematical thinking. This book is the perfect addition to family reading time, classroom learning, and math centers in pre-k through elementary classrooms.

A thoughtfully constructed syllabus can be transformative for your students’ learning, communicating the path they can take to succeed. This book demonstrates how, rather than being a mundane document to convey policies, you can construct your syllabus to be a motivating resource that conveys a clear sense of your course’s learning goals, how students can achieve those goals, and makes evident your teaching philosophy and why you have adopted the teaching strategies you will use, such as d...

Developments in East Asia have progressed rapidly in terms of regionalism since the 1997 crisis. The end of the Asian miracle called into question not only the capacity of regional states to meet the needs of their attendant peoples, but also challenged the viability of regional organizations, such as ASEAN, to adapt and respond to the changing circumstances.Advancing East Asian Regionalism looks at the ways in which ASEAN has expanded since the crisis, and evaluates the p...

An extraordinary novel about loss, understanding and the importance of speaking up when all you want to do is shut down. From a multi-award-winning author, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas, Gayle Foreman, Jennifer Niven and Nikesh Shukla.Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book PrizeShortlisted for the YA Book PrizeShortlisted for the Jhalak Children’s & YA PrizeShortlisted for the

In the annals of Canadian history, the name Sir Wilfrid Laurier stands tall as a transformative figure. "The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier" chronicles the remarkable journey of this charismatic statesman, from his humble beginnings to his rise as Canada's first French-Canadian Prime Minister. Through vivid prose and meticulous research, Oscar D. Skelton paints a captivating portrait of Laurier's political acumen, his unwavering belief in national unity, and his pivotal role in shaping Canada'...

From ***Library Journal: "***A comprehensive book, providing information on the rationale for connecting pop culture to library services and offering a range of projects to get students into the library."Integrating Pop Culture into the Academic Library explores how popular culture is used in academic libraries for collections, instruction, and programming. This book describes the foundational basis for using popular culture and discusses h...

This book offers queer readings of Chinese Qing Dynasty zhiguai, ‘strange tales’, a genre featuring supernatural characters and events. In a unique approach interweaving Chinese philosophies alongside critical theories, this book explores tales which speak to contemporary debates around identity and power. Depictions of porous boundaries between humans and animals, transformations between genders, diverse sexualities, and contextually unusual masculinities and femininities, lend such tales...

A BBC Radio 3 Sci-Fi drama by Melissa Murray set in the very-near future. When William Hellier dies, his wife creates an avatar of him and has it uploaded onto a cyberspace memorial site. But is he software? Or is his soul trapped in the machine? ‘Perpetual Light’ was originally broadcast in the ‘Drama on 3’ slot on 5 December 2010. A new way to remember the dead has been developed. The Maken Corporation can construct an interactive avatar - a perfectly realistic representation of the dece...

This volume focuses on the huge advances in the last 25 years on the use of this animal model for biomedical research (cancer, heart disease and neurodegeneration), fundamental neuroscience and basic subterranean biology. In 2013, Science magazine named the naked mole-rat as the Vertebrate of the Year. This was partly due to research carried out documenting its extreme longevity, negligible senescence, and prolonged maintenance of cancer free, good health well into old age as well as semin...

Strong-willed Caitriona "Cait" Hayden has difficulty finding her place in her world – 22nd Century sovereign America, where women are expected to be seen and not heard. After her powerful uncle dies, she is faced with an impossible situation that could have drastic consequences. All the while, she has to choose between three suitors. Theo, a dragon, is bound to protect her. Dante, a brilliant demigod, questions his dedication to knowledge over love when he meets Cait. Corrin, America's Kin...

This "toothy follow-up to Datlow's first-rate Blood Is Not Enough " offers "admirably inventive variations on vampirism" ( Kirkus Reviews ).Featuring stories by Jonathan Carroll, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, and Robert Silverberg, A Whisper of Blood is a "consistently engrossing anthology" from award-winning editor Ellen Datlow ( Publishers Weekly). Continuing to expan...

A collection of excerpts of writing done during the month of November 2014 in celebration of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) by Corvallis, Oregon area writers. Genres presented include science fiction, fantasy, mystery, adventure, and even comics.