In the Know: Understanding and Using Idioms (Book+Audio CD)In the Know teaches over 800 colorful idioms in English. The book groups the idioms into units depending on whether the idioms relate to such concepts as danger or honesty, or whether they contain colors or parts of the body, etc. Each unit has a clear four-page format that presents the idioms, explores their meaning, and practices their use.
Electricity And Magnetism: Stop Faking It! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach It
Shocked by static? Mixed up about magnets? Curious about currents? This book will help you get beyond memorizing electricity-related formulas, rules, and procedures so you can understand the topic at a deep level deep enough to teach it with confidence and comfort.
In the tradition of DK's best-selling title, I'm Pregnant, which has sold 200k copies worldwide to date, comes another must-have DK book on how to raise a contented and confident little one. This book taps into the growing demand for child-centered advice on parenting, offering professional information and age-appropriate strategies to help parents deal with all the big toddler issues, from bedtime routines to temper tantrums to mealtime. Its reassuring and personal tone arms parents with an understanding of how their child develops socially, emotionally, and physically in the first four years without ever being preachy or patronizing.
Effective vocabulary instruction is particularly vital in the content areas, where the specialized language used by “insiders” often creates a barrier to understanding for those new to the subjects
There are many more psychopathic personalities living among us than the general public and professionals first supposed. The troublesome brother or sister - the boyfriend or girlfriend we love but are puzz,led by their inconsistant behavior; the teacher, physician or lawyer whose behavior makes us think we are crazy, are among the many. This book puts the victims ( usually family members or their loved ones) in a position of understanding how to deal with the individual who has no conscience and no emotional feelings.