Kindergarten-Grade 4 – The author has used the format of his popular Words Are CATegorical books (Millbrook) to look at mathematical functions. Subtraction is explained in rhyming text and simple, silly cartoons with excellent examples that range from angry bulldogs, hornets, and bowling pins to pieces of birthday cake, sports time-outs, and stuffed animals. The text is actually a rap that would be fun for students to memorize and perform. The illustrations are colorful and attractive, and an explanation of the equals sign is included.
The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home
The provocative follow-up to the New York Times bestseller Predictably Irrational •Why can large bonuses make CEOs less productive? •How can confusing directions actually help us? •Why is revenge so important to us?
The Invisible Hands: Hedge Funds Off the Record - Rethinking Real Money
Hedge fund managers who survived and profited through the 2008 financial crisis share their secrets In light of the colossal losses and amidst the resulting confusion that still lingers, it is time to rethink money management in the broadest of terms. Drastic changes need to be made, and managers who actually made money during 2008 make for a logical starting place.
Faking It: How to Seem Like a Better Person Without Actually Improving Yourself
The ultimate guide to faking it through the real world! Now the people who bring you the Web's most popular humor site teach you how to live the good life .
Readers will learn how to bluff their way through on-the-job conversations, woo cute art students with the compelling use of the term "postmodern," and feign a deep appreciation of Neruda. The CollegeHumor team of experts provides everything required to pull off an outstanding social life, including appearing to have cultural knowledge.
Has any occupational group been the subject of as much research as elementary or primary school teachers? Written by a former elementary school teacher, this intensive study considers how the foundations of the ongoing teacher reform movement have appealed to researchers through its successive stages. By tracing these ideas back to their historical roots, Jonathan Neufeld illustrates how they actually descend from the physical and biological sciences rather than from student/teacher relationships.
