Author: Valerie Petrillo
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 1613742738
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 515
Book Description
Children are fascinated with sailing ships, lighthouses, whaling, shipwrecks, and mutinies, and these 50-plus activities will provide them with a boatful of fun. This activity guide shows kids what life was like for the greenhands, old salts, and captains on the high seas during the great age of sail in the 19th century: aboard square-riggers, clippers, whalers, schooners, and packet ships. Life aboard ship was an exciting subculture of American life with its own language, food, music, art, and social structure. Children will learn that many captains brought their wives and children aboard ship, and that kids who learned how to walk at sea often found it difficult to walk on dry land. The book begins with the China Tea trade in the late 18th century and ends with the last whaler leaving New Bedford in 1924. Kids will create scrimshaw using black ink and a bar of white soap; make a model lighthouse using a bike reflector, an oatmeal box, and a plastic soda bottle; and paint china with traditional designs using a blue paint pen and a basic white plate. Included are additional simple activities requiring common household objects that are sure to please busy parents and teachers alike.
Sailors, Whalers, Fantastic Sea Voyages
Author: Valerie Petrillo
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 1613742738
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 515
Book Description
Children are fascinated with sailing ships, lighthouses, whaling, shipwrecks, and mutinies, and these 50-plus activities will provide them with a boatful of fun. This activity guide shows kids what life was like for the greenhands, old salts, and captains on the high seas during the great age of sail in the 19th century: aboard square-riggers, clippers, whalers, schooners, and packet ships. Life aboard ship was an exciting subculture of American life with its own language, food, music, art, and social structure. Children will learn that many captains brought their wives and children aboard ship, and that kids who learned how to walk at sea often found it difficult to walk on dry land. The book begins with the China Tea trade in the late 18th century and ends with the last whaler leaving New Bedford in 1924. Kids will create scrimshaw using black ink and a bar of white soap; make a model lighthouse using a bike reflector, an oatmeal box, and a plastic soda bottle; and paint china with traditional designs using a blue paint pen and a basic white plate. Included are additional simple activities requiring common household objects that are sure to please busy parents and teachers alike.
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 1613742738
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 515
Book Description
Children are fascinated with sailing ships, lighthouses, whaling, shipwrecks, and mutinies, and these 50-plus activities will provide them with a boatful of fun. This activity guide shows kids what life was like for the greenhands, old salts, and captains on the high seas during the great age of sail in the 19th century: aboard square-riggers, clippers, whalers, schooners, and packet ships. Life aboard ship was an exciting subculture of American life with its own language, food, music, art, and social structure. Children will learn that many captains brought their wives and children aboard ship, and that kids who learned how to walk at sea often found it difficult to walk on dry land. The book begins with the China Tea trade in the late 18th century and ends with the last whaler leaving New Bedford in 1924. Kids will create scrimshaw using black ink and a bar of white soap; make a model lighthouse using a bike reflector, an oatmeal box, and a plastic soda bottle; and paint china with traditional designs using a blue paint pen and a basic white plate. Included are additional simple activities requiring common household objects that are sure to please busy parents and teachers alike.
The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home (Third Edition)
Author: Susan Wise Bauer
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393067084
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 849
Book Description
"You do have control over what and how your child learns. The Well-Trained Mind will give you the tools you'll need to teach your child with confidence and success."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393067084
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 849
Book Description
"You do have control over what and how your child learns. The Well-Trained Mind will give you the tools you'll need to teach your child with confidence and success."--BOOK JACKET.
The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home (Fourth Edition)
Author: Susan Wise Bauer
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393253635
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 619
Book Description
Is your child getting lost in the system, becoming bored, losing his or her natural eagerness to learn? If so, it may be time to take charge of your child’s education—by doing it yourself. The Well-Trained Mind will instruct you, step by step, on how to give your child an academically rigorous, comprehensive education from preschool through high school—one that will train him or her to read, to think, to understand, to be well-rounded and curious about learning. Veteran home educators Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise outline the classical pattern of education called the trivium, which organizes learning around the maturing capacity of the child’s mind and comprises three stages: the elementary school “grammar stage,” when the building blocks of information are absorbed through memorization and rules; the middle school “logic stage,” in which the student begins to think more analytically; and the high-school “rhetoric stage,” where the student learns to write and speak with force and originality. Using this theory as your model, you’ll be able to instruct your child—whether full-time or as a supplement to classroom education—in all levels of reading, writing, history, geography, mathematics, science, foreign languages, rhetoric, logic, art, and music, regardless of your own aptitude in those subjects. Thousands of parents and teachers have already used the detailed book lists and methods described in The Well-Trained Mind to create a truly superior education for the children in their care. This extensively revised fourth edition contains completely updated curricula and book lists, links to an entirely new set of online resources, new material on teaching children with learning challenges, cutting-edge math and sciences recommendations, answers to common questions about home education, and advice on practical matters such as standardized testing, working with your local school board, designing a high-school program, preparing transcripts, and applying to colleges. You do have control over what and how your child learns. The Well-Trained Mind will give you the tools you’ll need to teach your child with confidence and success.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393253635
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 619
Book Description
Is your child getting lost in the system, becoming bored, losing his or her natural eagerness to learn? If so, it may be time to take charge of your child’s education—by doing it yourself. The Well-Trained Mind will instruct you, step by step, on how to give your child an academically rigorous, comprehensive education from preschool through high school—one that will train him or her to read, to think, to understand, to be well-rounded and curious about learning. Veteran home educators Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise outline the classical pattern of education called the trivium, which organizes learning around the maturing capacity of the child’s mind and comprises three stages: the elementary school “grammar stage,” when the building blocks of information are absorbed through memorization and rules; the middle school “logic stage,” in which the student begins to think more analytically; and the high-school “rhetoric stage,” where the student learns to write and speak with force and originality. Using this theory as your model, you’ll be able to instruct your child—whether full-time or as a supplement to classroom education—in all levels of reading, writing, history, geography, mathematics, science, foreign languages, rhetoric, logic, art, and music, regardless of your own aptitude in those subjects. Thousands of parents and teachers have already used the detailed book lists and methods described in The Well-Trained Mind to create a truly superior education for the children in their care. This extensively revised fourth edition contains completely updated curricula and book lists, links to an entirely new set of online resources, new material on teaching children with learning challenges, cutting-edge math and sciences recommendations, answers to common questions about home education, and advice on practical matters such as standardized testing, working with your local school board, designing a high-school program, preparing transcripts, and applying to colleges. You do have control over what and how your child learns. The Well-Trained Mind will give you the tools you’ll need to teach your child with confidence and success.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt for Kids
Author: Richard Panchyk
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 1556526571
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Biography of one of the best-loved presidents who had an impact on history, culture, politics, economics, and art of this country with activities based on FDR's experiences in the times in which he lived.
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 1556526571
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Biography of one of the best-loved presidents who had an impact on history, culture, politics, economics, and art of this country with activities based on FDR's experiences in the times in which he lived.
A Kid's Guide to Asian American History
Author: Valerie Petrillo
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 1613740379
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Hands-on activities, games, and crafts introduce children to the diversity of Asian American cultures and teach them about the people, experiences, and events that have shaped Asian American history. This book is broken down into sections covering American descendents from various Asian countries, including China, Japan, Korea, Philippines, India, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Topics include the history of immigration from Asian countries, important events in U.S. history, sidebars on famous Asian Americans, language lessons, and activities that highlight arts, games, food, clothing, unique celebrations, and folklore. Kids can paint a calligraphy banner, practice Tai Chi, fold an origami dog or cat, build a Japanese rock garden, construct a Korean kite, cook bibingka, and create a chalk rangoli. A time line, glossary, and recommendations for Web sites, books, movies, and museums round out this multicultural guide.
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 1613740379
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Hands-on activities, games, and crafts introduce children to the diversity of Asian American cultures and teach them about the people, experiences, and events that have shaped Asian American history. This book is broken down into sections covering American descendents from various Asian countries, including China, Japan, Korea, Philippines, India, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Topics include the history of immigration from Asian countries, important events in U.S. history, sidebars on famous Asian Americans, language lessons, and activities that highlight arts, games, food, clothing, unique celebrations, and folklore. Kids can paint a calligraphy banner, practice Tai Chi, fold an origami dog or cat, build a Japanese rock garden, construct a Korean kite, cook bibingka, and create a chalk rangoli. A time line, glossary, and recommendations for Web sites, books, movies, and museums round out this multicultural guide.
Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure at the Abbey Grange
Author: Murray Shaw
Publisher: Graphic Universe
ISBN: 0761361898
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Retold in graphic novel form, Sherlock Holmes investigates what appears to be a murder committed during a burglary. Includes a section explaining Holmes's reasoning and the clues he used to solve the mystery.
Publisher: Graphic Universe
ISBN: 0761361898
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Retold in graphic novel form, Sherlock Holmes investigates what appears to be a murder committed during a burglary. Includes a section explaining Holmes's reasoning and the clues he used to solve the mystery.
School Library Journal
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Category : Children's libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 912
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Category : Children's libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 912
Book Description
Forthcoming Books
Author: Rose Arny
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1190
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1190
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The Publishers Weekly
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
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American Book Publishing Record
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 824
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 824
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