In a household with children, disasters lurk around every corner. Laundry soap in the dishwasher. Baseballs launched through the neighbor's window. Heads stuck between stair railings. Sandwiches in the VCR. What's a parent to do? Mom, the Toilet's Clogged! takes on common kid-induced household problems and provides hands-on, rational solutions that work. Offering practical and funny advice in the bestselling tradition of The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook and Hints from Heloise, this is the definitive guide to alleviating everyday trauma.
Research indicates boys are interested in reading nonfiction materials, yet most children's librarians prefer to booktalk fiction. Offering citations for more than 1,100 books, Gotcha for Guys! deals specifically with books to pique the interest of middle grade boys. A series of booktalks are grouped within chapters with like titles such as: Creepy-Crawly Creatures, Disasters and Unsolved Mysteries, Action and Innovation, and All Things Gross.
stage 4 - 1400 headwords Every day disaster strikes somewhere in the world. As we watch disasters on television and read about them in the newspapers, we feel a mixture of fascination and fear. Some disasters have always been with us: earthquakes, volcanoes, tornadoes and floods are as common today as they were in the past. Others, like the nuclear disaster of Chernobyl, are the result of our own technology. This book looks at both types of disaster, and at what we can learn from them.
A course book for learners of upper junior school at lower intermediate level (B1). ALL EXERCISES ARE IN ENGLISH. The book covers such issues as: describing people, natural disasters, health and lifestyle, travels, sport and hobby, modern technology, jobs, crime, buildings.
