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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Lake Illustrated Classics)

Jules Verne

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Total reviews: 186 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Reads Like a Travel Journal 4 out of 5 stars.
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I loved this classic French novel by Jules Verne and found it to be very entertaining from start to finish! I was very surprised that I would enjoy this book as much as I did.... I figured "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", like many classic novels, would be boring, but Jules Verne is a marvelous storyteller. He imbues this novel with lots of intrigue and mystery as you wonder how the story will unfold... There is lots of adventure and interesting predicaments, and of course, many unforgettable characters one comes to care about during the course of the novel. Also if you like science fiction then this is the novel for you! Jules Verne seems to be ahead of his time in terms of technology and creates quite a wonderful piece of classic literature that has stood the test of time.

The attention to detail that Jules Verne used to capture the readers attention is marvelous... This book is written in the 1st person through the eyes of Assistant Professor Pierre Aronnax of the Paris Museum of Natural History. Professor Aronnax unfolds the story to the reader of this novel about several sightings of a mysterious object seen around the world by many different people.... Some believe it to be an island, others seem to think the object is a floating reef, a large whale or other large mammal and so on. It isn't until Professor Aronnax and his faithful Flemish assistant, Conseil, take part on an expedition aboard the Abraham Lincoln to seek out this unknown object once and for all. Eventually, it is discovered that this unknown object is a submarine named the Nautilus, on which Professor Aronnax, Conseil and Canadian harpooner, Ned Land, spend the remaining part of the novel sailing on the Nautilus through the various oceans of the world along with the crew of the Nautilus. What adventures they have while sailing on the Nautilus!! And the exquisite detail in which Jules Verne imparts is wonderful. One feels like they are truly reading the actually travel journal/diary of Professor Aronnax. Professor Aronnax writes from a scientific/natural history perspective as he is very much interested in the under water world of the worlds oceans.

The only draw back I had with this novel was that some of the descriptions were a bit overdone or a bit too much to take in (like classification of animal species or various nautical terms).... These descriptions aren't overwhelming or occur that frequently, I'd just find myself skimming through these parts rather quickly.

College Basketball Prospectus 2008-2009: The Essential Guide to the Men's College Basketball Season (College Basketball Prospectus: The Essential Guide to the)

Ken Pomeroy, John Gasaway

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Total reviews: 1 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

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In the winning tradition of the New York Times bestselling Baseball Prospectus, the ultimate guide to college basketball.

From the brand that brought sports fans the New York Times bestselling Baseball Prospectus comes an all-new, one-of-akind, authoritative guide to college basketball. Utilizing the same unique prediction model, College Basketball Prospectus 2008-2009 applies objective knowledge, original hardhitting statistical analysis, and provocative writing to one of America’s most popular sports.

Divided into three sections, the prospectus includes essays on various aspects of the college game and the past season, previews of all thirty-one Division-I conferences, and a statistical abstract with the same cutting-edge mathematical analysis that has yielded a winning record of accurate predictions for the Baseball and Pro Football Prospectus series. For the 60 million Americans who are diehard college basketball fans, College Basketball Prospectus 2008-2009 is a slam dunk.

Hooked on Phonics: Learn to Read Kindergarten System

Hooked on Phonics

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• This kindergarten learn-to-read starter kit gets kids excited about reading with musical audio CDs, flash cards, a workbook and 24 magical books
• Designed to get kids started with basic phonics skills
• A CD-ROM with 28 computer activities reinforces new skills with fun games designed for independent play
• For children ages 4 to 6 years
• 9-1/2Lx13Hx3-3/4W"
• Play Time of 15 Minutes

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Hooked on Phonics Learn to Read-Kindergarten teaches kids ages 4 to 6 the basic skills needed to become confident readers now and in the future. Along with musical audio CDs and workbooks filled with activities and stories, the program includes a library of original books, flash cards, and reward stickers kids love. PLUS, there is an interactive CD-ROM filled with activities and games designed to make learning fun.

Hooked on Phonics Learn to Read-Kindergarten introduces:

* Letter sounds & short vowels

Contents include:

* 1 interactive CD-ROM with 28 fun learning games (PC and MAC compatible)
* 3 audio CDs to guide your child through the program
* 5 sets of flash cards to teach letter names, letter sounds, and sight words, and for Word Play games
* 1 workbook that includes fun activities and 17 great stories
* 24 original books to get your child reading
* 2 colorful progress posters with reward stickers
* Parent's guide that's easy to use

Side by Side: Student Book 1, Third Edition

Steven J. Molinsky, Bill Bliss

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Total reviews: 28 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

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Side by Side, Third Edition, by Steven J. Molinsky and Bill Bliss, is a dynamic, all-skills program that integrates conversation practice, reading, writing, and listening -- all in a light-hearted, fun, and easy-to-use format that has been embraced by students and teachers worldwide. This four-level program promotes native communication between students ...practicing speaking together "side by side." Features of the Third Edition *Vocabulary Preview sections in every chapter introduce key words in a lively picture dictionary format. *"How to Say It!" lessons highlight communication strategies. *Pronunciation exercises provide models for practicing authentic pronunciation, stress, and intonation. *Side by Side Gazette "magazine-style" pages offer feature articles, fact files, vocabulary expansion, cross-cultural topics through photos, authentic listening activities, e-mail exchanges, and humorous cartoons for role-playing. *All-new illustrations are lively, light-hearted, and richly detailed to offer students language practice that is contextualized and fun.The core components include Student Books, Teacher's Guides, Activity Workbooks, Activity & Test Prep Workbooks, Communication Games and Activity Masters, audio programs, combined split editions (Student Book and Workbook lessons combined), a testing program, and picture cards.

Spaces & Places: Designing Classrooms for Literacy

Debbie Diller

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Total reviews: 8 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

A good resource! 5 out of 5 stars.
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This book is a great resource to help design an effective layout for a classroom. It takes all of the elements of the classroom into account: whole group, word study, readers' workshop areas and more! I also liked the spiral binding because it provided easy access to the desired page. I would recommend it for any elementary ed teacher.

Good book 5 out of 5 stars.
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The Spaces and Places book was very helpful. I really like the pictures and some of the ideas have been very helpful.

Awesome asset! 5 out of 5 stars.
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What a wonderful book! If you are a teacher, this is a book you should have in your school library and personal library.

My sapace is working for me! 5 out of 5 stars.
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So many great ideas to help you get your space going! (and not just in the classroom!) Highly recommended!

Wonderful!!! 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is one of the best books I have ever read for organizing your classroom! I love it--it was worth the money!!!

Kumon: My First Book of Lowercase Letters (Kumon)

Kumon

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

really well done 4 out of 5 stars.
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I bought four Kumon workbooks for my 5 year old. This will be our first year homeschooling and I am totally thrilled. With all of the workbooks there are about sixteen full color pages and after that they are printed in two-color. They are all very well organized, incremental and simply laid out. The illustrations are great - they make the pages interesting but they don't get in the way of the work. Some children might not like how similar every page is to the next, however for my child this will be absolutely perfect! She likes being confident in what she is supposed to do and enjoys doing the same (or similar) thing over and over.
The one thing about this particular book that I don't like is that I don't think it has quite enough review work. It goes like this: two pages of a new letter for three letters, then two pages of review for those three letters. The ten pages of a-z review at the end. I think I'll photocopy the review pages to have her do over.
I love the book and am confident that it will work really well.

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Kumon workbooks are based on the "Kumon Method", an educational philosophy that aims at unlocking the full learning potential of each individual child. The Kumon Method introduces learning concepts in an incremental, step-by-step approach, allowing children to master new skills easily and without anxiety or frustration. As a result, children gain confidence in their abilities and are motivated to learn on their own.

The Crosscultural, Language, and Academic Development Handbook: A Complete K-12 Reference Guide (2nd Edition)

Lynne T. Diaz-Rico, Kathryn Z. Weed, Lynne T. Díaz-Rico

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Total reviews: 15 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

CTEL Study Guide 5 out of 5 stars.
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This book seriously saved my life while I was studying for the CTEL. I read it from cover to cover in a week. All of the information was useful and helped me pass the test!

CTEL 5 out of 5 stars.
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It helped me pass the CA CTEL test on the first try. I read no other book, this did it for me.

Same book used with prep course!! 5 out of 5 stars.
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This book (3rd Ed.) was my only source to pass all 3 CTEL sections the first time (whew)!! I combined it with the outline given at the CTEL website under "study guide". Basically, I used it to answer the study guide questions from the website.

I knew this book was the bomb when a guy who had taken a $1000. prep course and who sat behind me during the test in Daly City said his instructor taught out of the same book.

I only started skimming the book a week before the exam, BUT I did answer the study guide questions several days before the exam then I crammed.
The material is very logical, but details are a necessity for the 3 essay questions. Good luck!!

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The fourth edition of this best-selling handbook brings together theories, ideas, and resources for promoting cross-cultural awareness, language development, and academic progress for English learners. It ties together culture and language in a comprehensive format, providing teachers with a wealth of specific strategies and classroom examples to apply to educational practice

Graduate Admissions Essays: What Works, What Doesn't and Why

Donald Asher

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Great starting point 4 out of 5 stars.
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I bought this book because I wasnt quite sure where to start with my essays. The year before I felt my personal essay was lacking and I didnt get into graduate school. This year with the advice the book gave as well as a jumping point to start my essay's, I was accepted to 8 out of 9 graduate schools where I applied and chose to go to the number 2 school for my field! This book is worth looking at if you dont know where to start with your essays. You need to remember that other people are looking at it which is giving them the edge up so if you arent looking at it yours will just be boring!

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Veteran higher-education consultant Donald Asher demystifies the graduate school application process and creates a detailed action plan that has proved successful for some of the most competitive programs in the country. The 50 sample essays - selected from thousands of candidates - showcase the best of the best, while the Essay Hall of Shame identifies common pitfalls to avoid. Sample letters of recommendation and essays for scholarships, residencies, fellowships, and postgraduate and postdoctoral applications cover all stages of the application process.

Journey to the Center of the Earth (Lake Illustrated Classics, Collection 2)

Jules Verne

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Recommended as a faithful translation 5 out of 5 stars.
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If you are looking for a English translation of JTTCOTE that is faithful to Verne's French one, this one (and a couple others) has been recommended to me by members of the North American Jules Verne Society ([...]). Verne has been poorly translated since the novels were first published and he has received unfair reviews based on those poor translations. I think we owe it to this brilliant man to at least read his books the way he intended them!

Journey to the Center review 4 out of 5 stars.
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I bought this book for my 9 year old son and he really liked it.

ending was a dissapointment 1 out of 5 stars.
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I'm a dissapointed ten year old rating this book. Up until the end it
Was probably one of the best books I've ever read. It was full of adventure and excitement, but then I got to the end. The book did not live up to it's name. It would be more appropriately called "Journey Almost to the Centre of the Earth. I recommend this book only to people who like major dissapointments.

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Through the eyes of young Gilbert, a peasant boy who Robin takes under his wing, readers will meet the world's most famous outlaw as he does battle with the corrupt Sheriff of Nottingham and his evil friends.

What Your First Grader Needs to Know: Fundamentals of a Good First-Grade Education (The Core Knowledge Series)

E.D. Jr Hirsch

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What will your child be expected to learn in the first grade? How can you help him or her at home? How can teachers foster active, successful learning in the classroom? This book answers these all-important questions and more, offering the specific shared knowledge that hundreds of parents and teachers across the nation have agreed upon for American first graders. Revised and updated, filled with a wealth of opportunities for reading aloud and fostering discussion, this first-grade volume of the acclaimed Core Knowledge Series presents the sort of knowledge and skills that should be at the core of a challenging first-grade education. Discover:

Favorite Poems, old and new, such as "The Owl and the Pussycat," "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod," and "Thirty Days Hath September"
Beloved Stories from many times and lands, including a selection of Aesop's Fables, "Hansel and Gretel," "All Stories Are Anansi's," "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," and much more
Familiar Sayings and Phrases such as "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" and "Practice makes perfect"
World and American History and Geography--take a trip down the Nile with King Tut, and learn about the early days of our country, including the story of Jamestown, the Pilgrims, and the American Revolution
Visual Arts--fun activities plus full-color reproductions of masterworks by Leonardo da Vinci, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Cezanne, Georgia O'Keefe, and others
Music--engaging introductions to great composers and music, including classical music, opera, and jazz, as well as a selection of favorite children's songs
Math--a variety of activities to help your child learn to count, add and subtract, solve problems, recognize geometrical shapes and patterns, and learn about telling time
Science--interesting discussions of living things and their habitats, the human body, the states of matter, how we measure things, how electricity works, our solar system, and what's inside the earth, plus stories of famous scientists such as Thomas Edison and Rachel Carson