Wolves, grizzlies, beluga whales, and other awesome creatures roam their native habitats in this fun-to-color collection of 30 accurately rendered drawings.
Noting that many kids' and teens' magazines are not available at newsstands or bookstores, this book describes and provides ordering information for more than 200 such magazines. The magazines described cover almost every conceivable interest of children and teens in the United States and in many other countries. After a foreword by Jim Trelease and "how-to-use" guide by the editor, the book presents an alphabetical listing of the magazines. Each entry in the book contains an annotation citing the journal's coverage; ordering information; cost; intended audience (sex and age); subject; circulation size; manner of distribution (subscriptions, newsstands, schools, libraries, churches); editor's and publisher's names; and whether readers' works are published. Contains an age index, a subject index, a list of magazines publishing readers' work, an alphabetical list of magazines for kids, and an alphabetical list of magazines for teens. (RS)
Setting up math learning centers is a snap! Just photocopy the ready-to-go patterns and easy-to-read step-by-step directions for each center and file them in a folder or envelope. Kids make number-shaped cookies, create funny-looking creatures using basic shapes for body parts, measure animal pictures using crayons, sort colorful bugs according to various attributes, and much more. Other essential math concepts include graphing, addition, subtraction, money, time, and more.
Facilitate a love of language in children of all ages with Building Essential Vocabulary! This 96-page book includes more than 400 reproducible photo cards, games, puzzles, and activities that provide vocabulary instruction. The activities cover themes such as actions, colors, shapes, clothing, food, everyday objects, school tools, people, careers, toys, and family. This book is great for classroom activities as well as study and practice at home. The book supports NCTE, NAEYC, and NCTM standards.
A book/CD-ROM primer for students, professionals, and managers in mapping science, for use in the classroom or as a self-teaching guide. Explains how GPS works, examines software and hardware options, and discusses theory and application in step-by-step and question-and- answer formats, with chapters on automated data collection, differential correction, integrating GPS data with ARC/INFO, and emerging trends. The accompanying disk contains data files for projects, ARC coverages, a program for integrating GPS data digitizer information from USGS topo quads, and answers to exercises. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
Classroom Connections brings math, language arts, and science together around a common skill. This book for second graders covers nouns, verbs, adjectives, vowel sounds, context clues, commas, place value, addition, subtraction, skip counting, money, and measurement. --The Classroom Connections series provides math, language arts, and science practice for children in kindergarten to grade 3. Each page ties three subject areas together around a common skill, giving children a fresh way to look at important concepts. Children are also provided with extension activities, tips, and hints related to each skill to encourage additional learning and real-world application.