UNFOLDING JOURNEYS - FOLLOWING THE GREAT WALL
UNFOLDING JOURNEYS - FOLLOWING THE GREAT WALL

Author: Stewart Ross

Publisher: Lonely Planet Kids

Published: 2017-05-09

Total Pages: 16

ISBN-13: 9781786571977

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Unfold the adventure of a lifetime as you travel along the Great Wall of China. This sensational fold-out frieze is more than six-feet long and can be removed and displayed. It features stunning illustrated detail on one side and incredible facts on the other. Get ready for an unforgettable journey across China. From the dusty desert of Gansu province to the rolling waves of the Yellow Sea, this amazing journey takes you past flaming mountains and ancient wonders. Watch out for mighty fortresses, giant pandas and the extraordinary Army of Terracotta Warriors. Along the way you'll discover breathtaking wonders of nature, visit modern China, and see how the traditions and landscape of the Great Wall are changing. You'll also encounter fascinating ancient Chinese monuments and amazing creatures living near the Great Wall. Part of our 'Unfolding Journeys' series. Also available: Unfolding Journeys - Rocky Mountain Explorer, Unfolding Journeys - Amazon Adventure, Unfolding Journeys - Secrets of the Nile. Collect them all! About Lonely Planet Kids: Come explore! Let's start an adventure. Lonely Planet Kids excites and educates children about the amazing world around them. Combining astonishing facts, quirky humour and eye-catching imagery, we ignite their curiosity and encourage them to discover more about our planet. Every book draws on our huge team of global experts to help share our continual fascination with what makes the world such a diverse and magnificent place - inspiring children at home and in school.

Disciplinary Literacy and Gamified Learning in Elementary Classrooms
Disciplinary Literacy and Gamified Learning in Elementary Classrooms

Author: Leslie Haas

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-02-04

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 303080349X

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This textbook provides real world examples of how disciplinary literacy can incorporate gamified learning opportunities in elementary classrooms (grades K-5 or ages 5-11). It also presents concrete examples of how to seamlessly integrate literacy within other subjects in engaging and unique ways. Furthermore, this text offers practical information related to pedagogy, content, and differentiation for each lesson. Preservice teachers, practicing teachers, instructional coaches, and administrators can benefit from this user-friendly text and its companion digital components, allowing for replication of lessons based on national standards, backed by best-practices, and supported by differentiated pedagogy. This unique volume begins with engineering marvels that span across centuries and locations. The eight chapters focus on the following marvels in chronological order: Great Pyramid of Giza, Stonehenge, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Great Wall of China, Machu Picchu, Panama Canal, Golden Gate Bridge, and International Space Station. By focusing on these specific examples of human ingenuity, opportunities are created to delve into the historical and social aspects of each chapter’s focus. There are also occasions to explore the artistic merit and the art created about and around each focus. Additional teaching opportunities lie in understanding the science, engineering, technology, and math embedded in all featured marvels. Each chapter features an adventure roadmap in the form of a narrative quest set against the chapter’s marvel that guides teachers and student players through embedded activities. Activities are designed for lower elementary school (grades K-2 or ages 5-8) and upper elementary school (grades 3-5 or ages 8-11). Instructional support for both novice and career teachers is provided through differentiation strategies, resource materials, and teaching tips.

Unfolding Journeys Amazon Adventure 1
Unfolding Journeys Amazon Adventure 1

Author: Lonely Planet Kids

Publisher: Lonely Planet

Published: 2016-09-20

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781786571069

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Provides a description of the physical geography and animals seen on a journey following the Amazon River through six South American countries.

Unfolding Journeys Rocky Mountain Explorer
Unfolding Journeys Rocky Mountain Explorer

Author: Lonely Planet Kids

Publisher: Lonely Planet Kids

Published: 2016-09

Total Pages: 16

ISBN-13: 9781786571083

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Chart an unforgettable journey through the Rocky Mountains with this beautifully illustrated, concertina pull-out wall frieze. From Vancouver to Calgary, journey through snowy peaks and rushing rivers, and watch out for eagles and bears! Then turn the frieze over to discover fascinating facts about each place encountered along the journey.

The Sense of an Ending
The Sense of an Ending

Author: Julian Barnes

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2011-10-05

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 0307957330

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BOOKER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A novel that follows a middle-aged man as he contends with a past he never much thought about—until his closest childhood friends return with a vengeance: one of them from the grave, another maddeningly present. A novel so compelling that it begs to be read in a single setting, The Sense of an Ending has the psychological and emotional depth and sophistication of Henry James at his best, and is a stunning achievement in Julian Barnes's oeuvre. Tony Webster thought he left his past behind as he built a life for himself, and his career has provided him with a secure retirement and an amicable relationship with his ex-wife and daughter, who now has a family of her own. But when he is presented with a mysterious legacy, he is forced to revise his estimation of his own nature and place in the world.

Unfolding Journeys - Secrets of the Nile
Unfolding Journeys - Secrets of the Nile

Author: Stewart Ross

Publisher: Lonely Planet Kids

Published: 2017-05-09

Total Pages: 16

ISBN-13: 9781786575371

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Unfold the adventure of a lifetime as you sail up the longest river in the world with Lonely Planet Kids Unfolding Journeys - Secrets of the Nile.This sensational fold-out frieze is more than six-feet long and can be removed and displayed. Jump aboard and get ready for an unforgettable journey along the River Nile. From the golden beaches of the Mediterranean, travel upstream to explore the cultural, historical and natural wonders of ancient and modern Egypt. Find out about Egyptian pharaohs and explore their treasures, tombs and mummies; visit modern Egypt and see how the landscape of the Nile is changing; discover the Pyramids and other wonders of the ancient world; and encounter some of the exotic creatures that make the Nile their home! Packed with stunning illustrations on one side and incredible facts on the other - get ready for a truly unforgettable journey! Part of our 'Unfolding Journeys' series. Also available: Unfolding Journeys - Rocky Mountain Explorer, Unfolding Journeys - Amazon Adventure, Unfolding Journeys - Following the Great Wall. Collect them all! About Lonely Planet Kids: Come explore! Let's start an adventure. Lonely Planet Kids excites and educates children about the amazing world around them. Combining astonishing facts, quirky humour and eye-catching imagery, we ignite their curiosity and encourage them to discover more about our planet. Every book draws on our huge team of global experts to help share our continual fascination with what makes the world such a diverse and magnificent place - inspiring children at home and in school.

Sophie's World
Sophie's World

Author: Jostein Gaarder

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Published: 2007-03-20

Total Pages: 599

ISBN-13: 1466804270

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A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print. One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning—but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.

Magical Creatures and Mythical Beasts
Magical Creatures and Mythical Beasts

Author: Emily Hawkins

Publisher: Abrams

Published: 2020-11-10

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 1647000998

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Use the magic flashlight to reveal magical creatures and immerse yourself in a world of mythology Discover the fantastical creatures that inhabit famous historical landmarks around the world using Millie's magic flashlight. Shine the light on 20 real-life locations to reveal a unicorn galloping along a rainbow in the Black Forest of Germany, come face-to-face with Bigfoot in Yosemite National Park, and watch a Pegasus soar over the Parthenon in Greece. With more than 50 mythical beasts from around the world, this collection is perfect for any fantasy fan or history lover!

The Soul of All Living Creatures
The Soul of All Living Creatures

Author: Vint Virga, D.V.M.

Publisher: Crown

Published: 2014-07-08

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 0307718875

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As profiled in the New York Times Magazine… Based on the author’s twenty-five years of experience as a veterinarian and veterinary behaviorist, The Soul of All Living Creatures delves into the inner lives of animals – from whales, wolves, and leopards to mice, dogs, and cats – and explores the relationships we forge with them. As an emergency room clinician four years out of veterinary school, Dr. Vint Virga had a life-changing experience: he witnessed the power of simple human contact and compassion to affect the recovery of a dog struggling to survive after being hit by a car. Observing firsthand the remarkably strong connection between humans and animals inspired him to explore the world from the viewpoint of animals and taught him to respect the kinship that connects us. With The Soul of All Living Creatures, Virga draws from his decades in veterinary practice to reveal how, by striving to perceive the world as animals do, we can enrich our own appreciation of life, enhance our character, nurture our relationships, improve our communication with others, reorder our values, and deepen our grasp of spirituality. Virga discerningly illuminates basic traits shared by both humans and animals and makes animal behavior meaningful, relevant, and easy to understand. Insightful and eloquent, The Soul of All Living Creatures offers an intimate journey into the lives of our fellow creatures and a thought-provoking promise of what we can learn from spending time with them.

The Lost City of Z
The Lost City of Z

Author: David Grann

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2009-08-10

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 1847378056

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**NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING ROBERT PATTINSON, CHARLIE HUNNAM AND SIENNA MILLER** ‘A riveting, exciting and thoroughly compelling tale of adventure’JOHN GRISHAM The story of Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett, the inspiration behind Conan Doyle's The Lost World, by the author of the international Number One bestsellers KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON and THE WAGER Fawcett was among the last of a legendary breed of British explorers. For years he explored the Amazon and came to believe that its jungle concealed a large, complex civilization, like El Dorado. Obsessed with its discovery, he christened it the City of Z. In 1925, Fawcett headed into the wilderness with his son Jack, vowing to make history. They vanished without a trace. For the next eighty years, hordes of explorers plunged into the jungle, trying to find evidence of Fawcett's party or Z. Some died from disease and starvation; others simply disappeared. In this spellbinding true tale of lethal obsession, David Grann retraces the footsteps of Fawcett and his followers as he unravels one of the greatest mysteries of exploration. ‘A wonderful story of a lost age of heroic exploration’ Sunday Times ‘Marvellous ... An engrossing book whose protagonist could out-think Indiana Jones’ Daily Telegraph ‘The best story in the world, told perfectly’ Evening Standard ‘A fascinating and brilliant book’ Malcolm Gladwell