Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11526.39 | Kids, Fiction literature | 21 March 2012
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Dustbin Baby
April Showers (so called because of her birth date, April 1, and her tendency to burst into tears at the drop of a hat) was unceremoniously dumped in a rubbish bin when she was only a few hours old. Her young life has passed by in a blur of ever-changing foster homes but as she enters her teens she decides it is time to find out the truth about her real family.
This book forms part of the 5 level course, designed for kids of different ages, and specifically organised in a way that English classes can be combined with such school subjects as Art, Science, Geography, etc.. The presentation is nice and amusing, children have fun doing various entertaining tasks and learn English playfully.
Rosie and Fred (Leveled Reader + Teaching Version + Audio) (Grade 1)
Rosie's dog Fred is hungry and wants his breakfast, but Rosie is in bed sleeping. The Teaching Version assists teachers in directing children through the process of reading. It covers: - reading vocabulary words and high-frequency words - comprehension strategy (connecting ideas from text-to-text) - fluency skill (pausing at commas) - phonics skill (initial and final sounds: letter f) - reading-writing connection (writing and illustrating a sentence)
In characteristically measured prose, the 44th President introduces 13 American icons and heroes as exemplars of personal virtues, from Georgia O'Keeffe (creativity) and Jackie Robinson (courage) to Helen Keller (strength) and Cesar Chavez (inspiration).etc