Cornelia Funke's second stunning novel joins a body of literature that challenges the conventions of realistic fiction. Consider the premise that characters can jump from stories into real life and vice versa. Add to this fluidity the notion that the author can create an alternative ending to be read into the story. Inkheart is an intriguing, fast-paced, and provocative fantasy. Lynn Redgrave is a superb narrator. Her vocal repertoire richly supports Funke's myriad characters.

The phonics power point presentation is suitable for teacher training sessions.
The Phonics PPT Collection features topics:
• 3 Letter Consonant Clusters
• Beginning Sounds
• Consonant Digraphs -wh, -ch, -sh, -th
• Dolch basic sight words
• Ending Sounds
• High Frequency Words
• L blends
• Long Vowels
• Picture Words and Sentences--blends -bl, -br, -cl, -dr, -pr, -sl, -tr, etc.
and many more...

DK's signature editorial aesthetic, combined with the searing testimony of Holocaust survivors collected by the USC Shoah Foundation Institute of Visual History and Education, makes for a sobering and visually compelling work of history. An extraordinary array of materials—Nazi propaganda, documentary photos, artwork, artifacts—are employed in the service of a broadly sweeping chronicle, beginning with Jewish exile from Jerusalem in 70 CE after Roman occupation and ending with modern-day Holocaust denial and the creation of memorials around the world. Each chapter includes a two-page spread entitled Voices, devoted largely to excerpts from 23 interviews in the Foundation's video archives.

I really loved this book from the beginning to somewhere near the end. I would have given this book a solid five but the ending almost ruined the entire book for me. All throughout the book we are given hints that Joseph Gray has a huge secret. The secret is built up in importance through the entire book. At the end you find this secret has not only been over hyped, but, to put it frankly, is kinda dumb. For me the ending took away an important part of the book. It is definitely worth reading, but don't get your hopes up about a solid ending.