Covering the highlights of a destination, these affordable pocket-sized guides include all the attention to detail found in a full-size Frommer’s Guide in a pint-size package. • Outspoken opinions on which attractions are worthwhile—and which aren’t • Exact prices to help travelers plan the perfect trip, no matter what their budget • The best hotels and restaurants in every price range, with candid reviews
Graphic novels have found their way into the classroom, as teachers are realizing their usefulness as literacy tools. After a study of graphic novels, researchers concluded that the average graphic novel introduced readers to twice as many words as the average children’s book. This realization has reinforced the idea that the comics format is a good way to impart information.
Help your students improve their vocabularies with More AbraVocabra, a sequel to the popular AbraVocabra. The book includes 24 lists of 12 words - all words taken from newspapers, magazines and television. The words are practical words that any reasonably educated person is likely to encounter in real life.
More AbraVocabra has everything a teacher needs to help students expand their vocabularies. We recommend the work lists for grades 6 - 9.
Advanced Learners addresses the needs of very advanced learners who wish to improve their proficiency further. It defines the distinctive learning style of advanced learners and challenges them both by introducing new activities and by engaging them in familiar activities at a higher level of proficiency.Trainee teachers with ideas to help extend and diversify their everyday classroom practice.
Reduce your taxes with great tips in plain English. While many tax books claim they can sharply reduce or eliminate your tax burden altogether, too often their dubious methods apply to nearly no one -- or their accounting schemes run the risk of drawing unwelcome IRS scrutiny. Easy Ways to Lower Your Taxes provides legitimate tactics and useful insights that can really lower your tax bill without running afoul of the IRS.
