They say it all started when Gerald was two—That’s the age kids start talking—least, most of them do. Well, when he started talking, you know what he said?He didn’t talk words—he went boing boing instead! So goes the hilarious tale of a boy who was a little bit different—a tale that only Dr. Seuss could create.
Talking Science discusses the role of language in teaching and in communication of scientific and technical subjects. It identifies and analyzes the many strategies teachers and students use to communicate about science and to influence one another's beliefs and behavior. Special emphasis is placed on analyzing patterns of social interaction, the role of language and semantics in communicating scientific concepts, and the social values and interests which lie behind these patterns of communication.
Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11524.33 | Fiction literature | 22 September 2011
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Echo Burning
Jack Reacher returns in Lee Child's new "rip-roaring thriller". This time, he's a hitchhiker picked up by a troubled beauty. And what happens between them has everybody talking.
Meltzer's debut novel, With dialogue as true as it is sharp-witted, characters as likable as they are familiar, and a plot so addictive it will keep you reading into the night, The Tenth Justice is the one thriller you and your friends won't be able to stop talking about this year—from an undeniably original writer you'll be following for years to come.
