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Tattlin' Madeline

Carol Cummings

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Total reviews: 9 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Great teaching tool 5 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

I used this book with a group of pre-kindergarten children and they really enjoyed it. I often refer to the book in my classroom and they can recall the story. Reading this book to my children really reduced the tattle taling that was going on.

Reporting/Tattling 4 out of 5 stars.
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We are using this book in second grade. We teach the kids the difference between tattling and reporting. This book uses those phrases. It even has 2 reproducibles in the back. The only negative is it is written in a weird rhyme/rap way that is a tad hard to read.

Tattlin' Madeline 4 out of 5 stars.
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I would have wanted to know the targeted age for the reader (or listener) for this story. The author masterfully teaches the value of social skills.

Tattlin' Madeline 5 out of 5 stars.
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The preface of the book had great question-prompts and ideas for the reader to use. Excellent help!

Editorial Review:

A book designed to teach young children the difference between tattling and reporting. Written in rhyme to read aloud or for guided reading, providing repeated word patterns and predictable text. One of a series of eight social skill books written by Dr. Carol Cummings.

Stories on Stage: Children's Plays for Readers Theater, With 15 Reader's Theatre Play Scripts From 15 Authors, Including Roald Dahl's The Twits and Louis Sachar's Sideways Stories from Wayside School

Aaron Shepard

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

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Stories on Stage is a collection of reader's theater scripts for young readers, adapted from stories by fifteen different authors, including Louis Sachar, Nancy Farmer, and Roald Dahl. Coming from such genres as humor, fantasy, and multicultural folktales, stories were selected for their dramatic quality, literary value, and appeal to young people. The scripts may be freely copied for noncommercial purposes. With a focus on ages 8 to 15, the collection features a wide range of reading levels.

The scripts in this collection are -- "Three Sideways Stories From Wayside School," by Louis Sachar -- "Mr. Twit's Revenge," by Roald Dahl -- "Millions of Cats," by Wanda Gag -- "Tapiwa's Uncle," by Nancy Farmer -- "How Tom Beat Captain Najork," by Russell Hoban -- "Harriet," by Florence Parry Heide -- "Mr. Bim's Bamboo," by Carol Farley -- "Talk," by Harold Courlander -- "The Jade Stone," by Caryn Yacowitz -- "The Bean Boy," by Monica Shannon -- "The Kid from the Commercial," by Stephen Manes -- "The Fools of Chelm," by Steve Sanfield -- "Mouse Woman and the Snails," by Christie Harris -- "Westwoods," by Eleanor Farjeon -- "The Legend of Lightning Larry," by Aaron Shepard.

Portable Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing

Laurie G. Kirszner, Stephen R. Mandell

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Total reviews: 9 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Excellent Academic Literature book 5 out of 5 stars.
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I had to buy this book for a literature class, and it is chock full of everything from poetry to plays to fiction, long and short stories. Nice book. Have been reading more than the required because it has such a nice selection.

Portable Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing 4 out of 5 stars.
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This book is a good small edition to the full-sized book. While it is off in page numbers, and thusly creates the need to admit to not having the full text, the book itself had everything I needed for my class.

Excellent resource for any aspiring writer 4 out of 5 stars.
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This book is an excellent resource for anyone who wishes to become a better writer. It covers everything from short stories to drama scripts to revising & editing. Very helpful and well written.

Great Book 5 out of 5 stars.
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Great for any English Major will use again and again and its easier than carrying seven books.

A Lovely Literary Companion! 5 out of 5 stars.
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The authors, writers, poets, and playwrights include the following;
Maya Angelou; Leonard Adame; W.H. Auden; Margaret Atwood;
Robert Browning; Elizabeth Barrett Browning; Rupert Brooke; Charles Bukowski; Suzanne Berger; Matsuo Basho;
Kate Chopin; Raymond Carver; e.e. cummings; Judith Ortiz Cofer; Lucille Clifton; Thomas Campion;
Emily Dickinson; Ariel Dorfman;
William Faulkner; Robert Frost; Jane Flanders;
Susan Glaspell; Nadine GOrdimer; Charlotte Perkins Gilman; Nikki Giovanni;
Louise Gluck; Barbara Greenberg;
Ernest Hemingway; Nathaniel Hawthorne; Robert Hayden; Seamus Heaney; Ted Hughes; Langston Hughes; Thomas Hardy; Robert Herrick; A.E. Housman;
James Joyce; Shirley Jackson;
David Michael Kaplan; Jamaica Kincaid; Yusef Komunyakaa; Carolyn Kizer;
D.H. Lawrence; Robert Lowell; Denise LEvertov;
Katherine Mansfield; Archibald Macleish; Marianne Moore; Christopher Marlowe; Janice Mirikitani;
Tillie Olsen; Flannery O'Connor; Joyce Carol Oates; Wilfred Owen;
Ann Petry; Edgar Allan Poe; Dorothy Parker; Sylvia Plath; Ezra Pound;
Alberto Alvaro Rios; Adrienne Rich; Theodore Roethke; Sir Walter Raleigh;
Dudley Randall;
William Shakespeare; Leslie Marmon SIlko; Percy Bysshe Shelley; Anne Sexton; Sipho Sepamla; William Stafford; Jim Sagel; Edmund Spenser; Gary Snyder;
Amy Tan; Dylan Thomas;
John Updike;
Richard Wright; Alice Walker; Eudora Welty; William Wordsworth; Walt Whitman; James Wright; Richard Wilbur; William Carlos Williams;
William BUtler Yeats;
Louis ZUkofsky;

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Designed for literature classes that only need the essentials, The PORTABLE LITERATURE: READING, REACTING, WRITING, Sixth Edition is the affordable, portable alternative to full length-or even compact-introduction to literature texts.

New Practical Chinese Reader, Textbook Vol. 1

Zhang Kai, Liu Shehui, Chen Xi, Zuo Shandan, Shi Jiawei

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Total reviews: 13 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

A very good language book 5 out of 5 stars.
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I have started my Chinese studies from an other language book during a language course, but after a time we have changed to New Practical Chinese Reader, which was far more better. Maybe those who have studied English as foreign language like me agree that this is a good book. Its main story is about some students studying in Beijing, and the lessons are about their life. From the very first lesson there are enjoyable conversations and useful phrases, so we can have the impression of a rapid progression which is important for guarding the motivation. The lessons have good structures and a good balance of texts and exercises, each lessons contains model phrases and explanation for the stroke order. It is easy to follow the instructions. There are not too much new words in one lesson, so one can manage to study them lesson by lesson.

Editorial Review:

The first volume of the long-awaited revised edition of the popular Practical Chinese Reader series are finally available! This completely new edition (it will encompass six volumes in 70 lessons when completed) takes the student from an absolute beginner to an intermediate level, approximately 3 years of higher-level classroom instruction. The text follows the story of Ding Libo (the son of Gubo and Ding Yun from the first edition) and other international students as they live in China, learning about Chinese culture and society as they learn contemporary Mandarin. Emphasizing the basic skills of reading, writing (simplified characters), speaking, and listening, with supplementary exercises, many illustrations, charts, and in a larger 8 x 11 format.

Folktales on Stage: Children's Plays for Readers Theater, with 16 Reader's Theatre Play Scripts from World Folk and Fairy Tales and Legends, Including Asian, African, Middle Eastern, & Native American

Aaron Shepard

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Total reviews: 9 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

Folktales on Stage is a collection of reader's theater scripts for young readers, adapted by award-winning children's author Aaron Shepard from his own folktale retellings. A wide variety of countries and cultures is represented, including Native America, Africa, the Middle East, Russia, Southeast Asia, and China. The scripts may be freely copied, shared, and performed for educational, noncommercial purposes. While aiming mostly at ages 8 to 15, the collection features a full range of reading levels.

The scripts in this collection are "The Adventures of Mouse Deer" (Indonesia, Malaysia), "The Calabash Kids" (Tanzania), "The Hidden One" (Native America), "The Boy Who Wanted the Willies" (Europe), "The Princess Mouse" (Finland), "The Legend of Slappy Hooper" (U.S.), "The Gifts of Wali Dad" (India, Pakistan), "The Baker's Dozen" (U.S.), "Master Maid" (Norway), "The Magic Brocade" (China), "Forty Fortunes" (Iran), "Master Man" (Nigeria), "Savitri" (India), "The Enchanted Storks" (Iraq), "The Crystal Heart" (Vietnam), and "The Sea King's Daughter" (Russia).

Readings for Writers

Jo Ray McCuen-Metherell, Anthony C. Winkler

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For more than three decades, READINGS FOR WRITERS has been the preeminent rhetorical reader for the freshman composition course. This best-seller continues its tradition of providing the most comprehensive coverage of writing, while offering the most selections of any other rhetorical reader- more than 100 selections from a broad range of topics and genres. Building on its extensive coverage of critical thinking and writing, the Twelfth Edition now features a new four-color "Image Gallery." The "Image Gallery" contains an extensive collection of captivating images related to the themes of the issues featured in the modes chapters. These engaging images prompt discussions and assignments-sparking students' imaginations, and encouraging them to write better essays. Now, more than ever, READINGS FOR WRITERS better prepares students to write successfully in college and the workplace than any other rhetorical reader.

Readers on Stage: Resources for Readers Theater, With Tips, Worksheets, and Reader's Theatre Play Scripts, or How to Do Simple Children's Plays That Build Reading Fluency and Love of Literature

Aaron Shepard

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Total reviews: 6 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

Want to try reader's theater but don't know where to start? Or have you tried it but want to find ways to bring it more to life? Or are you just looking for a fun, easy way to lure young people into reading fluency, cooperative effort, effective communication, and love of literature?

Readers on Stage is a collection of resources for scripting, directing, and teaching reader's theater, primarily to ages 8 and up. Part 1 offers three sample scripts to learn from and enjoy: "The Legend of Lightning Larry," "Peddler Polly and the Story Stealer," and "The Baker's Dozen." Part 2 highlights each major aspect of reader's theater -- scripting, staging, and dramatic reading -- offering tips and tricks you're not likely to find elsewhere. For instance, you'll learn how young readers can easily create their own scripts! Part 3 provides all the plans, notes, handouts, and worksheets from actual reader's theater workshops, ready for copying. Use them to start with reader's theater tomorrow in a classroom or library, or to lead your own workshop for adults. Finally, Part 4 gives listings of additional resources.

Whether you're working with young readers, training teachers, or directing a professional company, you'll want this unique, detailed guide.

New Practical Chinese Reader, Textbook Vol. 2

Liu Xun

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Compiled under the sponsorship of the China National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (NOTCFL) and in consultation with the Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) Guidelines, the New Practical Chinese Reader (NPCR) series is designed to help native English speakers easily learn Chinese. Based on the time-tested Practical Chinese Reader (PCR), the revised and updated NPCR combines the grammatical strengths of the old PCR with contemporary material and more emphasis on learning to use Chinese in everyday conversation.

NPCR consists of 70 lessons in six volumes, covering beginning to intermediate levels, for three years of instruction. Features include balanced training in speaking, pronounciation, grammar, and vocabulary; gradual increases in difficulty, and a cyclical approach to learning with constant review of language structures, functions, and cultural knowledge; an abundance of practice material suitable for students to use inside and outside the classroom; and a new, systematic approach to the teaching of Chinese characters.

Perspectives on Contemporary Issues: Readings Across the Disciplines (with InfoTrac®)

Katherine Anne Ackley

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A must for any college English course 5 out of 5 stars.
7 of 8 people found this review helpful.

Ackley's text is quite simply a work of pedagogical genius. As a college professor, I have used this text with remarkable results. It not only introduces the reader to a broad spectrum of thought provoking issues, but also helps to strengthen his/her thinking skills, unfortunately a forgotten art for many of today's college freshmen. As the title indicates, the book covers a wide range of subject areas from rock and roll to bisexuality. The student is motivated to react, and therefore think about, the various issues raised in the readings. The exhaustive section on the writing of a research paper is a great help for the instructor as it is so thorough that no extra information is required. This book certainly receives an A+ from this professor.

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This cross-disciplinary reader encourages critical thinking and academic writing by presenting students with a variety of perspectives on current issues from across the curriculum. Contemporary issues engage the student, while the thematically grouped readings provide rich material for both in-class discussion and writing topics.

Noah Websters Reading Handbook

Darrel Trulson

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Total reviews: 1 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

phonics without the "program" 5 out of 5 stars.
10 of 10 people found this review helpful.

This is the best book I have come across for teaching a young child to read. I have used this book with three children, all at various ability levels. It is organized in an easy to use manner with clear instructions. This book allows the parent (or anyone) to sit with the child rather than instruct the child in a workbook. I would also recommend this book for anyone with an elementary age child that needs review, or who has reading difficulties. The progression allows for review as necessary.