The Weather Thesaurus: A Fiction Writer's Sourcebook of Words and Phrases to Describe the Weather
Writing Vivid Scenes Has Never Been Easier. Thanks To This Invaluable Compendium of Descriptive Words and Phrases!
For many fiction writers, the thought of writing about such things as weather conditions can seem tedious and uninspiring. But a beautifully written description of the weather has the power to ignite a reader's imagination and set a mood for the plot that follows. Nothing conveys sadness like a good old-fashioned rainstorm. Likewise, happiness is usually accompanied by sunshine. Good or bad weather conditions can also play a pivotal role in a novel's plot. Horrors, thrillers, and romances alike, all weave weather into their storylines.
Sourcebook of Experiential Education: Key Thinkers and Their Contributions
Experiential education is a philosophy and methodology for building knowledge, developing skills, and clarifying values by engaging learners in direct experience and focused reflection. To understand experiential education, what should one be reading? This sourcebook introduces philosophers, educators, and other practitioners whose work is relevant to anyone seeking answers to this question.
For more than a century, the National Park Service, private individuals, and small businesses have constructed a variety ofstructures on America's national parklands. Some were guided by the architectural style of the day, while others looked to the surrounding landscape for inspiration. In The National Park Architecture Sourcebook, architect and longtime preservation advocate Harvey H. Kaiser takes readers on an architectural tour of the remarkable variety of man-made structures that dot the landscapes of these spectacular mountains, valleys, deserts, and coastlines.
Sourcebook of Phonological Awareness Activities, Volume 3, Second Edition
SOURCEBOOK OF PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS ACTIVITIES, VOLUME 3: CHILDREN'S CLASSIC LITERATURE, GRADES 3 TO 5, 2nd Edition, integrates proven phonological awareness activities with children's classic literature for third through fifth grade children to help effectively treat language difficulties and reading problems.