Author: Andrea Moran
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781856970747
Category : Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Illustrated articles provide information on stars and planets, the Earth, the living world, science and technology, world history, and countries of the world.
The Kingfisher Visual Factfinder
Author: Andrea Moran
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781856970747
Category : Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Illustrated articles provide information on stars and planets, the Earth, the living world, science and technology, world history, and countries of the world.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781856970747
Category : Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Illustrated articles provide information on stars and planets, the Earth, the living world, science and technology, world history, and countries of the world.
The Kingfisher Visual Factfinder
Author: Kingfisher Publications
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780753450406
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
An encyclopedic reference book that present essential facts and figures in a highly visual style.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780753450406
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
An encyclopedic reference book that present essential facts and figures in a highly visual style.
Stars and Planets
Author: James Muirden
Publisher: Larousse Kingfisher Chambers
ISBN: 9781856978521
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 93
Book Description
Text and illustrations, diagrams, tables, and charts present information on such astronomical topics as our solar system, galaxies, black holes, and space exploration.
Publisher: Larousse Kingfisher Chambers
ISBN: 9781856978521
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 93
Book Description
Text and illustrations, diagrams, tables, and charts present information on such astronomical topics as our solar system, galaxies, black holes, and space exploration.
Literacy and Learning in the Content Areas
Author: Sharon Kane
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 135181267X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
The 3rd Edition of Literacy & Learning in the Content Areas helps readers build the knowledge, motivation, tools, and confidence they need as they integrate literacy into their middle and high school content area classrooms. Its unique approach to teaching content area literacy actively engages preservice and practicing teachers in reading and writing and the very activities that they will use to teach literacy to their own studentsin middle and high school classrooms . Rather than passively learning about strategies for incorporating content area literacy activities, readers get hands-on experience in such techniques as mapping/webbing, anticipation guides, booktalks, class websites, and journal writing and reflection. Readers also learn how to integrate children's and young adult literature, primary sources, biographies, essays, poetry, and online content, communities, and websites into their classrooms. Each chapter offers concrete teaching examples and practical suggestions to help make literacy relevant to students' content area learning. Author Sharon Kane demonstrates how relevant reading, writing, speaking, listening, and visual learning activities can improve learning in content area subjects and at the same time help readers meet national content knowledge standards and benchmarks.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 135181267X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
The 3rd Edition of Literacy & Learning in the Content Areas helps readers build the knowledge, motivation, tools, and confidence they need as they integrate literacy into their middle and high school content area classrooms. Its unique approach to teaching content area literacy actively engages preservice and practicing teachers in reading and writing and the very activities that they will use to teach literacy to their own studentsin middle and high school classrooms . Rather than passively learning about strategies for incorporating content area literacy activities, readers get hands-on experience in such techniques as mapping/webbing, anticipation guides, booktalks, class websites, and journal writing and reflection. Readers also learn how to integrate children's and young adult literature, primary sources, biographies, essays, poetry, and online content, communities, and websites into their classrooms. Each chapter offers concrete teaching examples and practical suggestions to help make literacy relevant to students' content area learning. Author Sharon Kane demonstrates how relevant reading, writing, speaking, listening, and visual learning activities can improve learning in content area subjects and at the same time help readers meet national content knowledge standards and benchmarks.
The Kingfisher Children's Encyclopedia
Author: John Paton
Publisher: Larousse Kingfisher Chambers
ISBN: 9781856978002
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 780
Book Description
Presents facts on more than 1300 subjects from Aardvark to Zoo.
Publisher: Larousse Kingfisher Chambers
ISBN: 9781856978002
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 780
Book Description
Presents facts on more than 1300 subjects from Aardvark to Zoo.
The World Map Project
Author: Mary Koller
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
This handbook can be used by anyone with an interest in mapmaking. The step-by-step guide shows how to draw, plan, and color a one-of-a-kind world map. There is a list of materials, supplies, worksheets, and a trouble-shooting appendix for special situations. The guide also provides a variety of enrichment activities to promote continued involvement with the world map. The activities stress cooperative problem-solving for participants of all ages. There are three parts in the guide: (1) "How to Make Your World Map"; (2) "How to Use Your World Map"; and (3) "Resources for Making Your World Map." An appendix containing directional material and a bibliography is also included. (EH)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
This handbook can be used by anyone with an interest in mapmaking. The step-by-step guide shows how to draw, plan, and color a one-of-a-kind world map. There is a list of materials, supplies, worksheets, and a trouble-shooting appendix for special situations. The guide also provides a variety of enrichment activities to promote continued involvement with the world map. The activities stress cooperative problem-solving for participants of all ages. There are three parts in the guide: (1) "How to Make Your World Map"; (2) "How to Use Your World Map"; and (3) "Resources for Making Your World Map." An appendix containing directional material and a bibliography is also included. (EH)
Countries of the World
Author: Brian Williams
Publisher: Kingfisher
ISBN: 9781856978163
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Stunning, full-color artwork, designed to interest and inform, lets readers learn by looking. The essential facts, figures, and statistics that kids love to collect--the longest, the highest, the oldest, etc.--are presented graphically, cleverly enticing children to keep reading. Pictures are complemented by short authoritative text boxes that provide the necessary background information.
Publisher: Kingfisher
ISBN: 9781856978163
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Stunning, full-color artwork, designed to interest and inform, lets readers learn by looking. The essential facts, figures, and statistics that kids love to collect--the longest, the highest, the oldest, etc.--are presented graphically, cleverly enticing children to keep reading. Pictures are complemented by short authoritative text boxes that provide the necessary background information.
Plants
Author: Julie Kerr Casper
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438105606
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Plant life is crucial - life on Earth depends on plants in some way. This book focuses on the many aspects that make plants such a valuable resource. It examines the uses of plants and their importance as well as the goods and services they provide to communities and our high standard of living every day.
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438105606
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Plant life is crucial - life on Earth depends on plants in some way. This book focuses on the many aspects that make plants such a valuable resource. It examines the uses of plants and their importance as well as the goods and services they provide to communities and our high standard of living every day.
The School Librarian
Author: School Library Association
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : School libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : School libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Children's Books of the Year
Author: Madeleine Lindley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780853534495
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780853534495
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description