Having a pet is one of the biggest responsibilities a young child can have. Early readers will love learning about Lucy, the pet parrot that loves to give her owner kisses. With exciting facts about what Lucy eats and what she likes to do, readers will love learning how to take care of and love a pet of their own. They’ll also learn about Jordan’s pet dog, Lucky, with the help of color photographs and engaging, accessible text.
No other quick reference comes close in covering the diagnosis and treatment of hundreds of diseases in dogs and cats. Etienne Cote's Clinical Veterinary Advisor: Dogs and Cats, 2nd Edition is like six books in one -- with concise topics within sections on diseases and disorders, procedures and techniques, differential diagnosis, laboratory tests, clinical algorithms, and a drug formulary. Revised from cover to cover, this edition includes dozens of new topics. It also includes free access to a fully searchable companion website featuring an electronic version of the text, all of the book's images, a searchable drug formulary, and 150 Client Education Sheets in both English and Spanish. Section I: Diseases and Disorders provides at-a-glance coverage of nearly 800 common medical problems, arranged alphabetically for immediate access. Entries include a definition, synonyms, epidemiology, clinical presentation, etiology and pathophysiology, differential diagnosis, workup, treatment, prognosis and outcome, plus pearls and considerations. Concise descriptions simplify diagnosis and treatment. Section II: Procedures and Techniques offers illustrated, step-by-step instructions for understanding and performing 111 important clinical procedures. Section III: Differential Diagnosis displays nearly every possible cause for 260 different clinical disorders. Section IV: Laboratory Tests summarizes essential information needed for interpreting more than 150 lab tests. Section V: Clinical Algorithms provides decision trees for the diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making processes involved in managing 91 of the most common clinical conditions/disorders. Section VI: Drug Formulary is a compilation of dosages and other relevant information for more than 300 new and current medications. 410 illustrations and photographs depict disease processes and related concepts. A companion website includes the complete text of the book in a fully searchable format, allowing quick access to information, and all of the book's images. It also includes 150 Client Education Sheets, each available in both English and Spanish. Clinical guidance added to diseases and disorders chapters helps you select appropriate tests and treatments for each case. 50 new client "how-to" handouts are added for a total of 150 client education sheets, helping to improve outcomes by informing clients. Technician Tips are inserted throughout nearly 800 diseases and disorders, providing specialized information for veterinary technicians. Enhanced electronic image collection on the companion website includes color images and additional figures not found in the text.
Build better readers in bilingual classrooms! Bilingual Reading Comprehension is a valuable resource for bilingual, two-way immersion in first-grade classrooms. This book provides bilingual reading practice for students through identical activities featured in English and Spanish, allowing the teacher to tailor lessons to a dual-language classroom. Fiction and nonfiction activities reinforce essential reading skills, such as finding the main idea, identifying supporting details, recognizing story elements, and learning new vocabulary. This 160-page book aligns with Common Core State Standards, as well as state and national standards.
Traducción al español a continuación. My Pet Mi Mascota is a teacher-created, bilingual Spanish-English book providing an engaging platform for toddlers and children to learn and absorb two languages simultaneously. This book features sight words, descriptive adjectives, numbers, and colors presented in simple sentence structures and vivid images, supporting children in becoming proficient in both languages! My Pet Mi Mascota es un libro bilingüe español-inglés creado por maestros que ofrece una plataforma atractiva para que los niños aprendan y absorban dos idiomas simultáneamente. Este libro presenta palabras de alta frecuencia, adjetivos descriptivos, números y colores en estructuras de oraciones simples e imágenes vívidas, para apoyar a los niños en dominar ambos idiomas.
The aim of this volume is to provide a detailed description of the process of initiating, maintaining and assessing a top quality elementary school foreign language program and to assist planners by providing them with a workable model. The book describes the successes and challenges of the Georgia Elementary School Foreign Languages Model Program. It includes a detailed description of the curriculum and of the research data showing positive effects of early language learning on elementary school students in Georgia. The primary audience for this book is policy makers, state and district level educators, including supervisors who have responsibility for foreign languages, principals, teachers and foreign language educators who are interested in components of best practices in early language learning education or who wish to begin a high quality elementary school foreign language program at the state or district level.
La poesía escrita en este libro son relatos de un amor verdadero, un amor que ha pasado y sufrido todas las etapas, desde la conquista, deseo, pasión, locura, compromiso y valentía, hasta el desamor, lágrimas y sueños derrotados. Es por eso que encontrarás desde los más dulces y tiernos poemas de amor y de pasión, como también encontrarás poemas de tristeza, soledad y dolor. Pero los amores verdaderos son así, espontáneos, fuertes, llegan como un fuego voraz, luego se marchan, dejando huellas a su paso, dejando rastros de ensueño, y es ese toque esencial, lo que los hace ser fuertes y al mismo tiempo te hacen sentir que el amor es bello y que la vida vale la pena.
Para vivir los duelos: cartografía emocional para la sanación de las pérdidas, es una puesta en escena del mundo interior cuando se hace necesario enfrentar lo inevitable. En el libro se devela, paso a paso, cada etapa de la vida y se muestra cómo desde la niñez nos vemos abocados a enfrentar los dolores.