Shaywitz, Sally E.
Summary: "From one of the world's leading experts on reading and dyslexia comes the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and practical book yet to help one understand, identify, and overcome the reading problems that plague American children today. For the one in every five children who has dyslexia and the millions of others who struggle to read at their own grade levels--as well as for their parents,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2020
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Summary: Malala Yousafzai is known across the world for having the courage to stand up for what she believes in, even in the face of terrifying adversity. From playing in the Swat Valley in Pakistan to making speeches at the United Nations, Malala's story has become an inspiration for people all over the world who are fighting for justice. Discover what it took for one incredible girl to become the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT People YousafzaiSander, Richard Henry
Summary: Argues that affirmative action actually harms minority students and that the movement started in the late 1960s is only a symbolic change that has become mired in posturing, concealment, and pork-barrel earmarks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 379.26 SANOrlassino, Cheryl
Summary: Blast Off to Reading! is a complete reading program for those students who have dyslexia or for those who simply struggle to read. This Orton-Gillingham based program will systematically take your student from the most basic units of sounds to multi-syllable, complex words in 50 lessons. Each lesson is created to include a new sound or rule and a reading task followed by several exercises,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Dragon Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 371.9 ORLKozol, Jonathan
Summary: "An eloquent and passionate call for educational reparations, from the New York Times bestselling author"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2024
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Summary: From acclaimed legal historian, author of a biography of Louis Brandeis ("Remarkable" --Anthony Lewis, The New York Review of Books, "Definitive"--Jeffrey Rosen, The New Republic) and Dissent and the Supreme Court ("Riveting"--Dahlia Lithwick, The New York Times Book Review), a history of affirmative action from its beginning with the Civil Rights Act of 1866 to the first use of the term in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331.13 UROShaywitz, Sally E.
Summary: One in five American children has trouble reading. In Overcoming Dyslexia, information about reading problems and proven, practical techniques that, along with hard work and the right help, can enable anyone to overcome them is offered. Here are the tools that parents and teachers need to help the dyslexic child, age by age, grade by grade, step by step.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 2005
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 371.91 SHABlackstock, Cindy
Summary: Spirit Bear is off on another adventure! Follow him as he learns about traditional knowledge and Residential Schools from his Uncle Huckleberry and his friend, Lak'insxw, before heading to Algonquin territory, where children teach him about Shannen's Dream. Spirit Bear and his new friends won't stop until Shannen's Dream of "safe and comfy schools" comes true for every First Nations student.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BLASummary: Bill Nye illustrates how various types of transportation utilize friction, from traction in trains and the "roll" of ball bearings in skateboards and automobiles, to the lack of friction in a hovercraft.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Educational Productions 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV BILBorgert-Spaniol, Megan
Summary: Readers will examine the history of time travel, Project Pegasus, famous time travel literature, time slippage, Einstein's theory of relativity and more before deciding for themselves! Table of contents, fun facts, a glossary, and an index are included.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2018
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 530.11 SPADavies, Simone
Summary: An inspiring, beautifully designed guide for parents of toddlers looking to bring the principles of Montessori education-- curiosity, independence, respect-- into their daily lives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 371.39 DAV1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 371.39 DAV
Borgert-Spaniol, Megan
Summary: Cryptozoology: Could Unexplained Creatures Be Real? Readers will examine the history of Cryptozoology, Bigfoot, Yeti, the Loch Ness Monster and more before deciding for themselves! Table of contents, fun facts, a glossary, and an index are included. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2018
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 001.944 SPABorgert-Spaniol, Megan
Summary: UFOs: Are Alien Aircraft Overhead? Readers will examine the history of UFOs, Roswell, alien abduction, Area 51 and more before deciding for themselves! Table of contents, fun facts, a glossary, and an index are included. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2018
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 001.942 SPASengeh, David Moinina
Summary: "An inspiring young leader's moving call to action for anyone who seeks to make the world a better place-and the first title from Melinda French Gates's Moment of Lift Books. As the newly appointed minister of education in Sierra Leone, David Moinina Sengeh assumed that the administration he served-not to mention his family and friends-shared his conviction that all girls belong in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 371.822 SENWilson, Ruth
Summary: "In this inspiring book, Dr. Ruth Wilson explores the great potential of connecting young children with special needs to the natural world. Drawing on her knowledge of research and her decades of work with children in nature, she weaves together advice, real-life examples, and testimonies from educators and families on the healing, nurturing power of nature in the lives of young children with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gryphon House 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 371.9 WILMoskowitz, Eva S.
Summary: "Eva Moskowitz has built a national reputation as the founder and leader of Success Academy Charter Schools, one of the country's most highly regarded networks of schools, but while most people know Eva for her success in educating 20,000 mainly low-income students who are routinely accepted to our nation's best universities, she has also been responsible for raising three children of her own....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvest, an imprint of William Morrow 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 MOSThomas, Rachael L.
Summary: Explores famous accounts of extraordinary encounters with aliens. Includes scientific studies into unbelievable events.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2018
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Summary: "Readers will examine the history of ESP, mind reading, remote viewing, future seers and more before deciding for themselves!" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2019
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 133.8 SPASummary: Provides parents with strategies and tips for helping their fourth grade student prepare for the Common Core assessment, offering easy-to-follow lessons, practice questions, and mini-quizzes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kaplan Publishing 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 372 PARFelix, Rebecca
Summary: Readers will examine the history of artificial intelligence, leading scientists in the field, the Three Laws of robots, the singularity, Sophia the robot, and more before deciding for themselves!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2019
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Summary: An introduction to the science that powers favorite amusement park rides reveals why a roller coaster does not need an engine and how bumper cars can move without gasoline.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2015
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE BROKristof, Nicholas D.
Summary: "From the authors of the #1 New York Times best-selling Half the Sky, a unique and essential narrative about making a difference in the world--a roadmap to becoming a conscientious global citizen. Equal in urgency and compassion to Half the Sky, this galvanizing new book from the acclaimed husband and wife team is even more ambitious in scale: nothing less than a deep examination of people who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 360 KRISummary: In a new age of information, rapid innovation, and globalization, how can children be prepared to compete? Discover how the new science of learning can help reimagine the future of education for all children.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SCHSummary: Provides in-depth subject review of the reading, writing and language, and mathematics sections of the SAT, along with diagnostic tools, test-taking strategies, and full-length practice exams with detailed answer explanations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peterson's 2023