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Anglais (Langue) Lectures et morceaux choisis (Enseignement primaire) Auditory perception Study and teaching Drum English language Phonetics English language Study and teaching (Elementary) English language Study and teaching (Primary) Readers (Elementary) Readers (Primary) Reading Phonetic method Rhythm Study and teachingSummary: Stanford University professor Dr. Philip Zimbardo, who, in 1971, cast twenty-four male student volunteers as prisoners and guards in a simulated jail to examine the source of abusive behavior in the prison system. The results astonished the world, as participants went from middle-class undergrads to drunk-with-power sadists and submissive victims in just a few days. Based on a true story.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA STACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD STA RATED RRae, Elspeth
Summary: "This partially illustrated workbook, meant to be read by an advanced reader with a beginner reader or struggling reader, combines stories and exercises that focus on phonics and fostering literacy."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2023
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2 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE RAECopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE RAEWilkinson, Graeme
Contents: Rat on a Mat -- I Can! -- I Am Mom -- Jas and the Bass -- Cam has to Run -- The Fox and the Hen -- Up it went -- Best Pet -- Tom Hid It -- The Cub and the Bug.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: High Noon Books 2021
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Summary: "Little Sprouts is a multi-set series of engaging, decodable books for beginning readers. Set 4 increases sentence length and complexity, and number of sentences per page. Text is at least 75% decodable and contains previously learned sight words. Ten additional sight words are introduced--be, for, he, look, me, my, she, that, this and with, along with the digraph ck. Each sight word appears at...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: High Noon Books 2021
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Summary: "Little Sprouts is a multi-set series of engaging, decodable books for beginning readers. Set 3 increases sentence length, sentences per page, and book length. At least 75% of the text is decodable, with previously learned sight words also used. Ten new sight words are introduced--are, do, find, go, have, of see, want, was, and you--and appear at least four times in the set.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: High Noon Books 2021
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Contents: Pig -- Mix It! -- Dex -- Gus -- Cat -- Rat-- Zak and Yak -- Fun Run -- Kev Did It -- Yum, Gum.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: High Noon Books 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "The goal of the Engineering & Design Module is to teach kids to recognize challenges, turn them into opportunities, and identify scalable solutions to solve them. Topics in this module include puzzles, invention, construction, machines, architecture, and curiosity."--Container
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2022
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Summary: "Help toddlers learn and develop with activities grounded in the Montessori method. Some of children's most important social and emotional developments happen during their toddler years. Encourage learning and inspire discovery at home with this toddler activity book based on the Montessori method, a child-centered and scientifically based approach to engaging kids in their own development....
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rockridge Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 371.392 WOOSummary: Although the encroachment of technology into the natural world is always a legitimate concern, it is also worth examining the many ways in which electronic systems help improve environmental research as well as weather and climate monitoring. This program features two case studies that illustrate the helpful roles electronics can play in life science and meteorology. An in-depth look at the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: "The balance of nature" is a widely-held belief that ecosystems function cooperatively rather than hierarchically, gradually adjusting for change - a concept that was co-opted by early computer scientists and hippies alike. This program examines that concept and how its mechanistic but egalitarian philosophy came to permeate the zeitgeist of the mid-20th century, only to be debunked later on as...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: The Bahia bass buffalo drums produce a low frequency bass tone that is found in many traditional drums from Africa, Brazil, and the indigenous cultures of the Americas. Manufactured with the vinyl Bahia bass fixed pre-tuned drumhead and Remo patented Acoustic on drum shells, produce the same tonal characteristic found on traditional wood shell drums with excellent projection and enhanced...
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Remo, Inc. 2012
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The frame is constructed from cedar wood stave and the drum head is made from deer hide. The drum is stained with a walnut finish. Resonant and lively tone. These drums sound as beautiful as they look.
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: World Wide Drums 2012
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1 available in Sight and Sound Equipment, Call number: 10" frame drumSummary: "Kids will learn how to sound their way through spelling, reading, and language challenges while learning about horses, pandas, and all sorts of fantasy creatures! Develop an understanding of phonics; Practice early reading skills; Learn how to spell; Read along with interactive storybooks."--
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2018
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Summary: During the first two decades of the twenty-first century, the whole messy truth about the legacy of last century's big dam building binge has come to light. What started out as an arguably good government project has drifted oceans away from that original virtuous intent. Governments plugged the nation's rivers in a misguided attempt to turn them into revenue streams. Water control projects'...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Patagonia 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: An adventure set in South America's rugged Andes Mountains. The Duke has been assigned by a powerful U.S. mining magnate to build a railroad to his newest mines. His romance with the boss's daughter only complicates matters.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Turner Entertainment Co. 2007
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TYCYoung, Jon
Summary: "Coyote's guide lifts the lid off the mind of a mentor to reveal what happens behind-the-scenes, and offers dozens of activities, stories, songs, and games, so mentors, educators and parents can lead in ways that fit their ecosystems, their clients, and their specific goals. Coyote's guide sets fresh standards for environmental literacy that engages body, mind, and spirit"--Back cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: OWLLink Media 2016
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333.72 YOUSummary: "Kids will build a solid foundation of letter, word, and reading skills with these interactive games, challenges, and stories. Learn basic reading skills; Practice spelling hundreds of words; Master upper and lowercase letters; Improve letter and word pronunciation."--
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2020
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Summary: Stories and pictures to make learning alphabet sounds enjoyable. Consonant blends, endings, and a few sight words advance reading skills and create more complex stories.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2006
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN MASCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JE Fiction Maslen 2006Rosen, Lucy
Summary: This twelve book set uses stories about Superman and superhero friends Wonder Woman and Batman to teach reading. Each book teaches a different vowel sound and the "ch", "sh", and "tch" sounds.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harpercollins Children's Books 2012
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Flying into the eye of a storm, camping at the base of an active volcano, traveling backwards in time-students might think these adventures happen only in action movies. This video shows that they also take place in the lives of Earth scientists-those frequently daring researchers and theorists who study the past, present, and future of our planet and environment. Venturing into the realms of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Van Noy, Rick
Summary: In the spirit of Rachel Carson's The Sense of Wonder, Rick Van Noy journeys out of his suburban home with his children and describes the pleasures of walking in a creek, digging for salamanders, and learning to appreciate vultures. Through these and other "walks to school," the Van Noys discover what nature has to teach and why this matters.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: University of Georgia Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.2083 VANBoughton, Simon
Summary: "At the time of its completion in 1936, Hoover Dam was the biggest dam in the world and the largest feat of architecture and engineering in the country--a statement of national ambition and technical achievement. It turned the wild Colorado River into a tame and securely managed water source, transforming millions of acres of desert into farmland while also providing water and power to the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2024