Author: Don Brown
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547349750
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Don Brown introduces us to yet another little-known heroine. On June 9, 1909, twenty-two-year-old Alice Ramsey hitched up her skirts and climbed behind the wheel of a Maxwell touring car. Fifty-nine days later she rolled into San Francisco, becoming the first woman to drive across America. What happened in between is quite a tale! Through words and pictures, the author shares this story of a brave and tenacious young woman who followed her vision to conquer the open road - even when the road was nothing more than a wagon trail. Alice Ramsey's adventure offers a unique perspective on turn-of-the-century America and pays tribute to the pioneering spirit that helped create it.
Alice Ramsey's Grand Adventure
Author: Don Brown
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547349750
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Don Brown introduces us to yet another little-known heroine. On June 9, 1909, twenty-two-year-old Alice Ramsey hitched up her skirts and climbed behind the wheel of a Maxwell touring car. Fifty-nine days later she rolled into San Francisco, becoming the first woman to drive across America. What happened in between is quite a tale! Through words and pictures, the author shares this story of a brave and tenacious young woman who followed her vision to conquer the open road - even when the road was nothing more than a wagon trail. Alice Ramsey's adventure offers a unique perspective on turn-of-the-century America and pays tribute to the pioneering spirit that helped create it.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547349750
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Don Brown introduces us to yet another little-known heroine. On June 9, 1909, twenty-two-year-old Alice Ramsey hitched up her skirts and climbed behind the wheel of a Maxwell touring car. Fifty-nine days later she rolled into San Francisco, becoming the first woman to drive across America. What happened in between is quite a tale! Through words and pictures, the author shares this story of a brave and tenacious young woman who followed her vision to conquer the open road - even when the road was nothing more than a wagon trail. Alice Ramsey's adventure offers a unique perspective on turn-of-the-century America and pays tribute to the pioneering spirit that helped create it.
Alice's Drive
Author: Alice Ramsey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Reading Comprehension Graphic Organizers, Gr. 4-6, eBook
Author: Margaret Allen
Publisher: Creative Teaching Press
ISBN: 1591988527
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
"Includes over 20 graphics organizers. Lessons include a variety of reading genres: fantasy, realistic fiction, historical fiction, nonfiction, biography, folktales."--Cover.
Publisher: Creative Teaching Press
ISBN: 1591988527
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
"Includes over 20 graphics organizers. Lessons include a variety of reading genres: fantasy, realistic fiction, historical fiction, nonfiction, biography, folktales."--Cover.
The Read-aloud Handbook
Author: Jim Trelease
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780143037392
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Explains the importance of reading aloud to children, offers guidance on how to set up a read-aloud atmosphere in the home or classroom, and recommends titles to select.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780143037392
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Explains the importance of reading aloud to children, offers guidance on how to set up a read-aloud atmosphere in the home or classroom, and recommends titles to select.
Great Books for Girls
Author: Kathleen Odean
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
ISBN: 0345450213
Category : Children's stories, American
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Evaluates fiction and nonfiction books featuring girls and women in positive roles, ranking each entry by reading level.
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
ISBN: 0345450213
Category : Children's stories, American
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Evaluates fiction and nonfiction books featuring girls and women in positive roles, ranking each entry by reading level.
The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
Author: Bernice E. Cullinan
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9780826417787
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 930
Book Description
Provides articles covering children's literature from around the world as well as biographical and critical reviews of authors including Avi, C.S. Lewis, J.K. Rowling, and Anno Mitsumasa.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9780826417787
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 930
Book Description
Provides articles covering children's literature from around the world as well as biographical and critical reviews of authors including Avi, C.S. Lewis, J.K. Rowling, and Anno Mitsumasa.
The American Hero in Children's Literature
Author: Carol M. Butzow
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313094497
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
By means of 30 children's picture books—with stories set in times ranging from the early settlement of American until today—this book explores the characteristics of American heroes and the ways in which they have influenced our history, our way of life, and the principles upon which our culture has developed.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313094497
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
By means of 30 children's picture books—with stories set in times ranging from the early settlement of American until today—this book explores the characteristics of American heroes and the ways in which they have influenced our history, our way of life, and the principles upon which our culture has developed.
Instructor
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Activity programs in education
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Activity programs in education
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
The Common Core Approach to Building Literacy in Boys
Author: Liz Knowles
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
Written with a focus on the English Language Arts Common Core Standards, this book provides a complete plan for developing a literacy program that focuses on boys pre-K through grade 12. Despite the fact that reading and literacy among boys has been an area of concern for years, this issue remains unresolved today. Additionally, the emphasis and focus have changed due to the implementation of the English Language Arts Common Core Standards. How can educators best encourage male students to read, and what new technologies and techniques can serve this objective? The Common Core Approach to Building Literacy in Boys is an essential resource and reference for teachers, librarians, and parents seeking to encourage reading in boys from preschool to 12th grade. Providing a wide array of useful, up-to-date information that emphasizes the English Language Arts Common Core Standards, the bibliographies and descriptions of effective strategies in this book will enable you to boost reading interest and performance in boys. The chapters cover 16 different topics of interest to boys, all accompanied by a complete bibliography for each subject area, discussion questions, writing connections, and annotated new and classic nonfiction titles. Information on specific magazines, annotated professional titles, books made into film, websites, and apps that will help you get boys interested in reading is also included.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
Written with a focus on the English Language Arts Common Core Standards, this book provides a complete plan for developing a literacy program that focuses on boys pre-K through grade 12. Despite the fact that reading and literacy among boys has been an area of concern for years, this issue remains unresolved today. Additionally, the emphasis and focus have changed due to the implementation of the English Language Arts Common Core Standards. How can educators best encourage male students to read, and what new technologies and techniques can serve this objective? The Common Core Approach to Building Literacy in Boys is an essential resource and reference for teachers, librarians, and parents seeking to encourage reading in boys from preschool to 12th grade. Providing a wide array of useful, up-to-date information that emphasizes the English Language Arts Common Core Standards, the bibliographies and descriptions of effective strategies in this book will enable you to boost reading interest and performance in boys. The chapters cover 16 different topics of interest to boys, all accompanied by a complete bibliography for each subject area, discussion questions, writing connections, and annotated new and classic nonfiction titles. Information on specific magazines, annotated professional titles, books made into film, websites, and apps that will help you get boys interested in reading is also included.
Book Review Index
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 1520
Book Description
Vols. 8-10 of the 1965-1984 master cumulation constitute a title index.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 1520
Book Description
Vols. 8-10 of the 1965-1984 master cumulation constitute a title index.