My Life in the Sandbox
My Life in the Sandbox

Author: B. Chambers

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 0595334490

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You're driving a 68-foot long truck with 30 tons of cargo through a hostile fire zone. There's oncoming traffic and the side view mirror explodes...into your face. What do you do? If you are Sergeant First Class B.G. Chambers, you simply keep on driving! These, and other adventures, are shared in weekly emails home to family and friends during her 724 days of deployment. From the first fateful phone call that would send SFC Chambers to Southwest Asia, to the first days of medical care upon returning home, "Mama Mad Dawg" shares the often-lighthearted tales of an Army Reserve Transportation Company, as they live and drive the highways between Iraq and Kuwait.

The Sandbox Revolution
The Sandbox Revolution

Author: Lydia Wylie-Kellermann

Publisher: Broadleaf Books

Published: 2021-03-30

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 1506466451

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It is a complex time to be a parent. Our climate is in crisis, and economic inequality is deepening. Racialized violence is spreading, and school shootings are escalating. How do we, as parents, cultivate in our children a love of the earth, a cry for justice, and a commitment to nonviolence? Where do we place our bodies so we teach our kids that resistance is crucial and change is possible? What practices do we hold as a family to encourage them to work with their hands, honor their hearts, and nurture their spirits? The Sandbox Revolution calls upon our collective wisdom to wrestle with the questions, navigate the challenges, offer concrete practices, and remind parents of the sacredness of the work. Written by parents who are also writers, pastors, teachers, organizers, artists, gardeners, and activists, this anthology offers a diversity of voices and experiences on topics that include education, money, anti-racism, resistance, spirituality, disability justice, and earth care.

Sitting in the Sandbox
Sitting in the Sandbox

Author: Molly Lovinggood

Publisher:

Published: 2017-08-29

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780999308905

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Sitting in the Sandbox is a rhyming book for beginning readers. The story shows what children observe around them as they play. They see animals, birds, people, lawn equipment, and mothers. This book builds awareness of the world with new words and sounds. Words that rhyme help children learn by listening and remembering each line of the story.

Developing Literacy Skills in the Early Years
Developing Literacy Skills in the Early Years

Author: Hilary White

Publisher: Paul Chapman Educational Publishing

Published: 2005-05-19

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 9781412910248

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'I found this book to be very useful and would recommend it to all infant teachers, especially those working with children with special needs... It gave me plenty of new ideas, and would be especially helpful to newly trained teachers' - REACH Many young children need targeted support and encouragement to help develop their literacy skills. This book contains tried and tested activities to improve listening, verbal reasoning and language skills in young children and shows you how to turn theory into fun, practical ideas for the classroom. The author shows how to link activities to the Early Learning Goals and the National Literacy Strategy and the book includes: - lesson activities using puppets, nursery rhymes, story boxes and picture books; - suggestions for using role-play; - ideas for organising your play setting to encourage literacy-related play; - lesson plans; - assessment guidelines; - lists of resources; - a selection of photocopiable material. This book is a valuable resource for those working with children aged 3 to 8 and those working in playgroups, day nurseries, nursery schools and reception classes will find it particularly useful. It suggests ways to improve young children's literacy skills and can also be used as an INSET resource to share with the whole staff. Hilary White is a freelance writer, consultant and teacher. She lectured for many years in an early years training college.

Odes from the Sandbox
Odes from the Sandbox

Author: Jeffrey Snyder

Publisher:

Published: 2017-07-04

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9781548718749

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This book is a field kit to help those who are serving stay connected to their beloved back home. The poems I wrote back to my beloved Lisa will serve as a guide for you to draft your own odes and letters. Just use the included blank postcard pages to draft or copy an ode that reminds you of who you're missing and why. Then carefully cut out your completed postcard page, fold it in half and send it in the mail to your beloved! MAKE YOUR BELOVED SMILE! Simply use the included postcard pages to write an ode to your beloved. Then cut out your completed postcard page, fold it in half, and drop it in the mail! Your ode doesn't have to be perfect, it doesn't always have to rhyme and you shouldn't worry about it sounding silly. In fact, being a little silly is part of what makes writing poems fun and keeps you connected to your beloved. If you've run out of creative writing ammo, just copy the ode I wrote and replace Lisa's name with the name of someone you're missing. My beloved Lisa and I are closer together now because we stayed connected during my deployment. I hope my Odes from the Sandbox help you stay close to the ones you love, even when you're serving far away.Hooah! -Jeffrey

Teenagers and Reading
Teenagers and Reading

Author: Jacqueline Manuel

Publisher: Wakefield Press

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1743050976

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This book brings together international research and practical perspectives on the current state of teenagers' reading. Contributions by teachers, researchers and other educators explore the 'what, how, when, where, and why' of adolescents' reading, advancing our grasp of the relationships between and among teenage readers, texts and contexts.

ABC Alarm 1
ABC Alarm 1

Author: Susi Müller

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2021-09-10

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 3754347543

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World First Surprise for every reader. One speaks with the letters, friendship and help are necessary in this new great danger. Never before have had the letters had such fear and problems. Can the children help Take a look, maybe you would like to help Have Fun

Memoirs of an Outlaw
Memoirs of an Outlaw

Author: Robert M. Tanner, III

Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub

Published: 2013-03-12

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9781477406397

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In Fallujah, during a particularly difficult time in the Iraq War, a group of Marines are deployed on a tour that will bring them closer together, while threatening to tear them apart. The Delta Company Outlaws are a group of Light Armored Reconnaissance Marines deployed in 2004 to one of the most hostile war zones in the world. Through the memoirs of one Marine, this touching story encapsulates the drama surrounding everyday life during the Iraq War. With a bond formed through blood, sweat, and tears, a group of unfamiliar Marines will come together stronger than family. Memoirs of an Outlaw: Life in the Sandbox is a dramatic new take on the Iraq War that focuses more on the personal aspects of war rather than exclusively on combat. With a touching approach to the camaraderie, daily life, and devastating losses, this enlightening memoir by Robert M. Tanner delves into the brotherhood that's formed throughout a deployment while documenting the combat experiences and daily life of a Marine. Using personal experiences, this engaging story hooks readers with drama, action, and honesty while painting an illuminating picture of both the funny and tragic sides of war. Inspired by a bond that's stronger than blood, Memoirs of an Outlaw began as a therapeutic way to document wartime experiences and eventually led to a full-fledged memoir. Deciding to focus on the daily life and camaraderie of war, the story captures the tension, drama, and bonding that comes with combat and living in a hostile environment far away from home. By focusing on the humanistic side of the armed forces, Memoirs of an Outlaw perfectly captures a unique moment in time during an extraordinarily challenging part of the war.

Thoughts on Granite
Thoughts on Granite

Author: Oluwole Komolafe

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2007-06

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 0595429386

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With its unique, poetic style, these short works from Oluwole Komolafe provide the groundwork for free-spirited philosophical exploration and reflection on life from an African perspective. Thoughts on Granite is a compelling collection of encounters with wisdom and reflections on cryptic issues of this world and is based on Komolafe's experiences-imaginary, real, and surreal. He shares his words in prose form, etching them in the minds of those eager to learn his thoughts on: African proverbs, philosophy, and poetry Abstract thought Knowledge of body, mind, and soul Application of philosophy in village vernacular Objects in changeless time and space Komolafe's intensely personal insights provide a striking view into the mind of a man challenging destiny in his search for truth and wisdom in this earthly life. Thinkers and seekers of truth-particularly those that wish to learn about African wisdom-will appreciate how he uses the works of popular early philosophers to explain African wisdom and philosophy and provides answers to questions about man's existence in the universe.

Heroes in the Sandbox
Heroes in the Sandbox

Author: Tracey Tischler

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2009-11

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 1449055028

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Heroes In The Sandbox is a Children's Picture Book that uses rhyming phrases to tell a story. It was written for young children who need an explanation when a loved one is being or has been deployed in the military. It can also be used as a tool for children who do not know anyone personally serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, but as a way to communicate why American Soldiers are there serving in a positive manner.