Author: Dick Hoyt
Publisher: Mascot Books
ISBN: 9781620861110
Category : Athletes with disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Rick Hoyt was born a spastic quadriplegic with cerebral palsy. Doctors advised his parents, that their offspring would be "nothing more than a vegetable."
One Letter at a Time
Author: Dick Hoyt
Publisher: Mascot Books
ISBN: 9781620861110
Category : Athletes with disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Rick Hoyt was born a spastic quadriplegic with cerebral palsy. Doctors advised his parents, that their offspring would be "nothing more than a vegetable."
Publisher: Mascot Books
ISBN: 9781620861110
Category : Athletes with disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Rick Hoyt was born a spastic quadriplegic with cerebral palsy. Doctors advised his parents, that their offspring would be "nothing more than a vegetable."
I Will Always Write Back
Author: Martin Ganda
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316241342
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
The New York Times bestselling true story of an all-American girl and a boy from Zimbabwe and the letter that changed both of their lives forever. It started as an assignment... Everyone in Caitlin's class wrote to an unknown student somewhere in a distant place. Martin was lucky to even receive a pen-pal letter. There were only ten letters, and fifty kids in his class. But he was the top student, so he got the first one. That letter was the beginning of a correspondence that spanned six years and changed two lives. In this compelling dual memoir, Caitlin and Martin recount how they became best friends—and better people—through their long-distance exchange. Their story will inspire you to look beyond your own life and wonder about the world at large and your place in it.
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316241342
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
The New York Times bestselling true story of an all-American girl and a boy from Zimbabwe and the letter that changed both of their lives forever. It started as an assignment... Everyone in Caitlin's class wrote to an unknown student somewhere in a distant place. Martin was lucky to even receive a pen-pal letter. There were only ten letters, and fifty kids in his class. But he was the top student, so he got the first one. That letter was the beginning of a correspondence that spanned six years and changed two lives. In this compelling dual memoir, Caitlin and Martin recount how they became best friends—and better people—through their long-distance exchange. Their story will inspire you to look beyond your own life and wonder about the world at large and your place in it.
Dear Justyce
Author: Nic Stone
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 1984829696
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
An NPR Best Book of the Year * The stunning sequel to the critically acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestseller Dear Martin. An incarcerated teen writes letters to his best friend about his experiences in the American juvenile justice system. An unflinching look into the tragically flawed practices and silenced voices in the American juvenile justice system. Vernell LaQuan Banks and Justyce McAllister grew up a block apart in the Southwest Atlanta neighborhood of Wynwood Heights. Years later, though, Justyce walks the illustrious halls of Yale University . . . and Quan sits behind bars at the Fulton Regional Youth Detention Center. Through a series of flashbacks, vignettes, and letters to Justyce--the protagonist of Dear Martin--Quan's story takes form. Troubles at home and misunderstandings at school give rise to police encounters and tough decisions. But then there's a dead cop and a weapon with Quan's prints on it. What leads a bright kid down a road to a murder charge? Not even Quan is sure. "A powerful, raw, must-read told through the lens of a Black boy ensnared by our broken criminal justice system." -Kirkus, Starred Review
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 1984829696
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
An NPR Best Book of the Year * The stunning sequel to the critically acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestseller Dear Martin. An incarcerated teen writes letters to his best friend about his experiences in the American juvenile justice system. An unflinching look into the tragically flawed practices and silenced voices in the American juvenile justice system. Vernell LaQuan Banks and Justyce McAllister grew up a block apart in the Southwest Atlanta neighborhood of Wynwood Heights. Years later, though, Justyce walks the illustrious halls of Yale University . . . and Quan sits behind bars at the Fulton Regional Youth Detention Center. Through a series of flashbacks, vignettes, and letters to Justyce--the protagonist of Dear Martin--Quan's story takes form. Troubles at home and misunderstandings at school give rise to police encounters and tough decisions. But then there's a dead cop and a weapon with Quan's prints on it. What leads a bright kid down a road to a murder charge? Not even Quan is sure. "A powerful, raw, must-read told through the lens of a Black boy ensnared by our broken criminal justice system." -Kirkus, Starred Review
One Wants to Be a Letter
Author: Jake Marrazzo
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578803845
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Jake Marrazzo is seventeen year old with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy who wrote a children's book, One Wants to be a Letter. The book is a story about being different. The main character is named One. One is a number whose friends are all letters. He has felt different and wants to be just like his friends. Throughout the story, One keeps trying to be a letter, when in the end he finds out that being a Number One was what he was meant to be. The book has received rave reviews and sold over 700 copies since being released on October 1, 2020.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578803845
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Jake Marrazzo is seventeen year old with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy who wrote a children's book, One Wants to be a Letter. The book is a story about being different. The main character is named One. One is a number whose friends are all letters. He has felt different and wants to be just like his friends. Throughout the story, One keeps trying to be a letter, when in the end he finds out that being a Number One was what he was meant to be. The book has received rave reviews and sold over 700 copies since being released on October 1, 2020.
Year 4, Ages 7-9 Math, Reading, Writing Practice Workbook - Vol1, 3000 Questions
Author: Teresa Marek
Publisher: KewlActiveMinds
ISBN: 1990299032
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
KewlActiveMinds(TM) Workbooks and Practice Worksheets are immersive self-study tools that encourage and stimulate your child’s mind, while at the same time letting them have fun learning! Each section is devoted to a specific task, with a structured format to avoid distractions and short enough problems to hold attention. Very easy to use and understand to teach your child with simple, clear lessons and easy to follow exercises presented in an interactive way. A fun and challenging approach to plant the seeds of eagerness to learn and to keep your child’s mind sharp. Use daily, a page or two, to keep your child engaged, not taking too long so children don’t get bored while building a child’s capabilities and confidence! The Books a great addition to regular learning routines and a good method for parents to cope with distance learning. BENEFITS Through completing questions we hope to enhance your child’s comprehension, active use and development of: • REASONING • PROBLEM SOLVING • COMMUNICATION • CONFIDENCE • MOTIVATION EASY TO USE & ADDITIONAL RESOURCES The books are designed to be easy to use, with sequentially numbered Questions and Answer Keys at the end of each Part to allow you to flip back and forth quickly. QR Codes for your smartphone take you to Parent Resources that provide additional support! BONUS CONTENT 1. Success Tracking Sheets - Recording sheets are included to help track a child’s progress through the Book and for individual sections, to show how they progress over time. 2. Parts Quizzes - Mixed question quizzes are included at the end of every Part to show how well your child has grasped the concepts throughout the material. 3. Downloadable Resources - You can use clear overlay sheets to preserve the practice worksheets and download additional Tracking Sheets as a means of cost-effective use of learning resources.
Publisher: KewlActiveMinds
ISBN: 1990299032
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
KewlActiveMinds(TM) Workbooks and Practice Worksheets are immersive self-study tools that encourage and stimulate your child’s mind, while at the same time letting them have fun learning! Each section is devoted to a specific task, with a structured format to avoid distractions and short enough problems to hold attention. Very easy to use and understand to teach your child with simple, clear lessons and easy to follow exercises presented in an interactive way. A fun and challenging approach to plant the seeds of eagerness to learn and to keep your child’s mind sharp. Use daily, a page or two, to keep your child engaged, not taking too long so children don’t get bored while building a child’s capabilities and confidence! The Books a great addition to regular learning routines and a good method for parents to cope with distance learning. BENEFITS Through completing questions we hope to enhance your child’s comprehension, active use and development of: • REASONING • PROBLEM SOLVING • COMMUNICATION • CONFIDENCE • MOTIVATION EASY TO USE & ADDITIONAL RESOURCES The books are designed to be easy to use, with sequentially numbered Questions and Answer Keys at the end of each Part to allow you to flip back and forth quickly. QR Codes for your smartphone take you to Parent Resources that provide additional support! BONUS CONTENT 1. Success Tracking Sheets - Recording sheets are included to help track a child’s progress through the Book and for individual sections, to show how they progress over time. 2. Parts Quizzes - Mixed question quizzes are included at the end of every Part to show how well your child has grasped the concepts throughout the material. 3. Downloadable Resources - You can use clear overlay sheets to preserve the practice worksheets and download additional Tracking Sheets as a means of cost-effective use of learning resources.
Dear David
Author: Martha Wegner
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781960250759
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Dear David: Dealing with My Son's Addiction one letter at a time is an extraordinarily poignant record of a tenacious mother's use of a blog to send a loving siren call to her son while he lived on the street, vulnerable and drug addicted. The book includes a brilliant forward by Daniel D. Mauer, author of "Sobriety: A Graphic Novel."
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781960250759
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Dear David: Dealing with My Son's Addiction one letter at a time is an extraordinarily poignant record of a tenacious mother's use of a blog to send a loving siren call to her son while he lived on the street, vulnerable and drug addicted. The book includes a brilliant forward by Daniel D. Mauer, author of "Sobriety: A Graphic Novel."
No More Teaching a Letter a Week
Author: Rebecca McKay
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN: 9780325062563
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 87
Book Description
"Letter-a-week" may be a ubiquitous approach to teaching alphabet knowledge, but that doesn't mean it's an effective one. In No More Teaching a Letter a Week, early literacy researcher Dr. William Teale helps us understand that alphabet knowledge is more than letter recognition, and identifies research-based principles of effective alphabet instruction, which constitutes the foundation for phonics teaching and learning. Literacy coach Rebecca McKay shows us how to bring those principles to life through purposeful practices that invite children to create an identity through print. Children can and should do more than glue beans into the shape of a "B"; they need to learn how letters create words that carry meaning, so that they can, and do, use print to expand their understanding of the world and themselves.
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN: 9780325062563
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 87
Book Description
"Letter-a-week" may be a ubiquitous approach to teaching alphabet knowledge, but that doesn't mean it's an effective one. In No More Teaching a Letter a Week, early literacy researcher Dr. William Teale helps us understand that alphabet knowledge is more than letter recognition, and identifies research-based principles of effective alphabet instruction, which constitutes the foundation for phonics teaching and learning. Literacy coach Rebecca McKay shows us how to bring those principles to life through purposeful practices that invite children to create an identity through print. Children can and should do more than glue beans into the shape of a "B"; they need to learn how letters create words that carry meaning, so that they can, and do, use print to expand their understanding of the world and themselves.
A Letter from Your Teacher
Author: Shannon Olsen
Publisher: Life Between Summers
ISBN: 9781735414140
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From the author and illustrator of Our Class is a Family, this touching picture book expresses a teacher's sentiments and well wishes on the last day of school. Serving as a follow up to the letter in A Letter From Your Teacher: On the First Day of School, it's a read aloud for teachers to bid a special farewell to their students at the end of the school year. Through a letter written from the teacher's point of view, the class is invited to reflect back on memories made, connections formed, and challenges met. The letter expresses how proud their teacher is of them, and how much they will be missed. Students will also leave on that last day knowing that their teacher is cheering them on for all of the exciting things to come in the future. There is a blank space on the last page for teachers to sign their own name, so that students know that the letter in the book is coming straight from them. With its sincere message and inclusive illustrations, A Letter From Your Teacher: On the Last Day of School is a valuable addition to any elementary school teacher's classroom library.
Publisher: Life Between Summers
ISBN: 9781735414140
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From the author and illustrator of Our Class is a Family, this touching picture book expresses a teacher's sentiments and well wishes on the last day of school. Serving as a follow up to the letter in A Letter From Your Teacher: On the First Day of School, it's a read aloud for teachers to bid a special farewell to their students at the end of the school year. Through a letter written from the teacher's point of view, the class is invited to reflect back on memories made, connections formed, and challenges met. The letter expresses how proud their teacher is of them, and how much they will be missed. Students will also leave on that last day knowing that their teacher is cheering them on for all of the exciting things to come in the future. There is a blank space on the last page for teachers to sign their own name, so that students know that the letter in the book is coming straight from them. With its sincere message and inclusive illustrations, A Letter From Your Teacher: On the Last Day of School is a valuable addition to any elementary school teacher's classroom library.
One-Letter Words, a Dictionary
Author: Craig Conley
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061751324
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Merriam-Webster, move over! Until now, no English dictionary ever found the fun or the fascination in revealing the meanings of letters. One-Letter Words, a Dictionary illuminates the more than 1,000 surprising definitions associated with each letter in the English alphabet. For instance, Conley uncovers seventy-six distinct uses of the letter X, the most versatile, most printed letter in the English language. Using facts, figures, quotations, and etymologies, the author provides a complete and enjoyable understanding of the one-letter word. Conley teaches us that each letter's many different meanings span multiple subjects, including science—B denotes a blood type and also is a symbol for boron on the periodic table of elements—and history—in the Middle Ages, B was branded on a blasphemer's forehead. With the letter A, he reminds us that A is not only a bra size, but also a musical note. One-Letter Words, a Dictionary is a rich, thought-provoking, and curious compendium of the myriad definitions attributed to each letter of the English alphabet. This book is the essential desk companion, gift, or reference volume for a vast array of readers: wordsmiths, puzzle lovers, teachers, students, librarians, and armchair linguists will all find One-Letter Words, a Dictionary a must-have.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061751324
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Merriam-Webster, move over! Until now, no English dictionary ever found the fun or the fascination in revealing the meanings of letters. One-Letter Words, a Dictionary illuminates the more than 1,000 surprising definitions associated with each letter in the English alphabet. For instance, Conley uncovers seventy-six distinct uses of the letter X, the most versatile, most printed letter in the English language. Using facts, figures, quotations, and etymologies, the author provides a complete and enjoyable understanding of the one-letter word. Conley teaches us that each letter's many different meanings span multiple subjects, including science—B denotes a blood type and also is a symbol for boron on the periodic table of elements—and history—in the Middle Ages, B was branded on a blasphemer's forehead. With the letter A, he reminds us that A is not only a bra size, but also a musical note. One-Letter Words, a Dictionary is a rich, thought-provoking, and curious compendium of the myriad definitions attributed to each letter of the English alphabet. This book is the essential desk companion, gift, or reference volume for a vast array of readers: wordsmiths, puzzle lovers, teachers, students, librarians, and armchair linguists will all find One-Letter Words, a Dictionary a must-have.
Consumer Joe
Author: Paul Davidson
Publisher: Broadway
ISBN: 9780767915021
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
In the bestselling tradition of "The Lazlow Letters" and "Letters from a Nut," screenwriter Paul Davidson has been firing off humble but humorous letters to Fortune 500 companies to find answers to such hot-button questions like why hasn't Minute Maid begun to sell an all pulp, juice-free product yet, and whether it's safe to microwave a bowl of Marshmallow Fluff on high for ten minutes. And the funny thing is . . . consumer-care departments everywhere have been writing back to him, addressing his queries with deadpan seriousness. Collecting dozens of selections from Davidson's funniest correspondence, "Consumer Joe" uncovers why a box of fifty envelopes only contained forty-seven and how colorblind people are supposed to tell whether their Ziploc baggies ("yellow and blue makes green") are properly sealed, while making numerous product-improvement suggestions along the way (such as adding Tuna Melt flavor to the Jamba Juice product line). Taking aim at the increasingly advertising-sponsored society, "Consumer Joe" features utterly absurd but irresistible missives to companies ranging from Barnes & Noble and Fed-Ex to Southwest Airlines and Taco Bell. Full of kvetches we all can relate to, "Consumer Joe" is poised to become the patron saint of every beleaguered shopper.
Publisher: Broadway
ISBN: 9780767915021
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
In the bestselling tradition of "The Lazlow Letters" and "Letters from a Nut," screenwriter Paul Davidson has been firing off humble but humorous letters to Fortune 500 companies to find answers to such hot-button questions like why hasn't Minute Maid begun to sell an all pulp, juice-free product yet, and whether it's safe to microwave a bowl of Marshmallow Fluff on high for ten minutes. And the funny thing is . . . consumer-care departments everywhere have been writing back to him, addressing his queries with deadpan seriousness. Collecting dozens of selections from Davidson's funniest correspondence, "Consumer Joe" uncovers why a box of fifty envelopes only contained forty-seven and how colorblind people are supposed to tell whether their Ziploc baggies ("yellow and blue makes green") are properly sealed, while making numerous product-improvement suggestions along the way (such as adding Tuna Melt flavor to the Jamba Juice product line). Taking aim at the increasingly advertising-sponsored society, "Consumer Joe" features utterly absurd but irresistible missives to companies ranging from Barnes & Noble and Fed-Ex to Southwest Airlines and Taco Bell. Full of kvetches we all can relate to, "Consumer Joe" is poised to become the patron saint of every beleaguered shopper.