A three-level communicative listening and speaking series for 3 to 6 year-olds.The course provides a simple but steady development of new language through a carefully graded syllabus with built-in review. Each Student Book unit opens with the main characters featured storybook style in a familiar daily situation. This is followed by a focus on vocabulary items and a short Pattern Practice of the language structure. Songs by Carolyn Graham, well-known songwriter and creator of Jazz Chants, appear in every lesson.
The Flyer Flew!: The Invention Of The Airplane (On My Own Science)
Added by: Maria | Karma: 3098.81 | Kids | 8 June 2009
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Grade 2-4 This brief chapter book begins in 1892, explaining that the Wright brothers, who loved inventions, ran a bicycle shop and read about the flight research by German flier Otto Lilienthal. When he died in a crash, the men decided to continue with his research. The author explains the various steps they took to create and test a flying machine. Terms such as pitch, air pressure, glider, and elevator are explained in the text and in a glossary.
A three-level communicative listening and speaking series for 3 to 6 year-olds.The course provides a simple but steady development of new language through a carefully graded syllabus with built-in review. The characters, themes, and situations are relevant and appealing to very young children. Each Student Book unit opens with the main characters featured storybook style in a familiar daily situation. Book 2B and Audio added by decabristka
Thor And Loki: In the Land of Giants : a Norse Myth (Graphic Universe)
Added by: Maria | Karma: 3098.81 | Kids, Fiction literature | 8 June 2009
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Reading level: Ages 9-12 To create the story of Thor and Loki’s journey to the land of giants, author Jeff Limke relied heavily on the classic book Bulfinch’s Mythology by American Thomas Bulfinch. This work drew its material from the Prose Edda, a compilation of Norse tales compiled by Icelandic poet and lawyer Snorri Sturluson. Artist Ron Randall consulted numerous reference books on the medieval Vikings as well as art from the ancient Norse period to bring to life the vivid images of this story.
Graphic Myths and Legends: the Trojan Horse: The Fall of Troy: a Greek Legend (Graphic Universe)
Added by: Maria | Karma: 3098.81 | Kids, Fiction literature | 8 June 2009
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For ten years, the battle raged. Thousands of ancient Greece's best warriors battled their enemies, the Trojans, in a desperate attempt to win back King Meneleus's beautiful wife, Helen. After a decade of fighting and thousands dead, the Greek forces suddenly fell back. Cautiously the Trojans ventured out of the city walls, where they discovered a giant wooden horse and a messenger. Should they accept this peace offering? Or is the gift horse too good to be true?