Author: Victoria Sayeg
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781619590311
Category : Psychics
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Wanda is the last psychic wombat on Earth, and she is struggling to run her fortune-telling business. Desperate for an assistant, Wanda places an ad in the paper, yielding her such applicants as Joe, a hillbilly opossum who thinks he can probably be a psychic medium if he cuts back on the glazed donuts, and Jack, an energized rabbit with a large, TV-game-show-host personality but absolutely no clairvoyant certainty. Her skeptical sisters are of no help either-- her parents roll their eyes and wish she were a doctor, and the Traveling Institute of Psychic Detection Services, LLC., shows up just in time to make a complete mockery of her life's work with their phony Telekinetic Telephone (patent pending) and Sixth Sense Shooter 6000 (batteries not included). As if Wanda's day couldn't get any worse, the mayor announces that she now needs a psychic license to do business within the city limits! With nothing left to do, Wanda considers selling her business to some shady-looking businesspeople who are planning to open another 24-hour Floormart location-- after all, what could be better than buying umbrellas, underwear and basketballs in bulk?! The applicants would even be hired on the spot! While looking for a place to clear her mind, Wanda meets a mysterious wombat sleeping on the bench outside her shop. He seems to "know" exactly how she is feeling, and he has some visions of his own about these Floormart people that send chills up his fur. With the deed to her shop in hand, Wanda rushes into the town hall meeting to discover that things aren't always as they seem and that, with a little help from her friends, she just may be able to change what's in the cards.
Wanda the Psychic Wombat
Author: Victoria Sayeg
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781619590311
Category : Psychics
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Wanda is the last psychic wombat on Earth, and she is struggling to run her fortune-telling business. Desperate for an assistant, Wanda places an ad in the paper, yielding her such applicants as Joe, a hillbilly opossum who thinks he can probably be a psychic medium if he cuts back on the glazed donuts, and Jack, an energized rabbit with a large, TV-game-show-host personality but absolutely no clairvoyant certainty. Her skeptical sisters are of no help either-- her parents roll their eyes and wish she were a doctor, and the Traveling Institute of Psychic Detection Services, LLC., shows up just in time to make a complete mockery of her life's work with their phony Telekinetic Telephone (patent pending) and Sixth Sense Shooter 6000 (batteries not included). As if Wanda's day couldn't get any worse, the mayor announces that she now needs a psychic license to do business within the city limits! With nothing left to do, Wanda considers selling her business to some shady-looking businesspeople who are planning to open another 24-hour Floormart location-- after all, what could be better than buying umbrellas, underwear and basketballs in bulk?! The applicants would even be hired on the spot! While looking for a place to clear her mind, Wanda meets a mysterious wombat sleeping on the bench outside her shop. He seems to "know" exactly how she is feeling, and he has some visions of his own about these Floormart people that send chills up his fur. With the deed to her shop in hand, Wanda rushes into the town hall meeting to discover that things aren't always as they seem and that, with a little help from her friends, she just may be able to change what's in the cards.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781619590311
Category : Psychics
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Wanda is the last psychic wombat on Earth, and she is struggling to run her fortune-telling business. Desperate for an assistant, Wanda places an ad in the paper, yielding her such applicants as Joe, a hillbilly opossum who thinks he can probably be a psychic medium if he cuts back on the glazed donuts, and Jack, an energized rabbit with a large, TV-game-show-host personality but absolutely no clairvoyant certainty. Her skeptical sisters are of no help either-- her parents roll their eyes and wish she were a doctor, and the Traveling Institute of Psychic Detection Services, LLC., shows up just in time to make a complete mockery of her life's work with their phony Telekinetic Telephone (patent pending) and Sixth Sense Shooter 6000 (batteries not included). As if Wanda's day couldn't get any worse, the mayor announces that she now needs a psychic license to do business within the city limits! With nothing left to do, Wanda considers selling her business to some shady-looking businesspeople who are planning to open another 24-hour Floormart location-- after all, what could be better than buying umbrellas, underwear and basketballs in bulk?! The applicants would even be hired on the spot! While looking for a place to clear her mind, Wanda meets a mysterious wombat sleeping on the bench outside her shop. He seems to "know" exactly how she is feeling, and he has some visions of his own about these Floormart people that send chills up his fur. With the deed to her shop in hand, Wanda rushes into the town hall meeting to discover that things aren't always as they seem and that, with a little help from her friends, she just may be able to change what's in the cards.
Polly Wants a Curtain Call
Author: Victoria Sayeg
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781619591059
Category : Conduct of life
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
It's going to take more than a few crackers to balance the monotony of mindless repetition in the life of the Shakespeare-reciting parrot, Pauline. One day, in the midst of a ship-looting-gone-wrong, she flies away to pursue an acting career. After all, a life surrounded by pirates can ruffle anyone's feathers. However, when the pirates discover that Polly has run away, they decide to change their scoundral ways, which leads them to Aargaholics Anonymous. The reforming pirates overcome 30 days in the program, and, on the last day, they are awarded a free cruise. All is smooth sailing until a collision with another ship begs the question: what, really, are the true treasures in life? Polly Wants a Curtain Call is as engaging as it is funny and incorporates a hilarious cast of characters to keep you smiling all the way home.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781619591059
Category : Conduct of life
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
It's going to take more than a few crackers to balance the monotony of mindless repetition in the life of the Shakespeare-reciting parrot, Pauline. One day, in the midst of a ship-looting-gone-wrong, she flies away to pursue an acting career. After all, a life surrounded by pirates can ruffle anyone's feathers. However, when the pirates discover that Polly has run away, they decide to change their scoundral ways, which leads them to Aargaholics Anonymous. The reforming pirates overcome 30 days in the program, and, on the last day, they are awarded a free cruise. All is smooth sailing until a collision with another ship begs the question: what, really, are the true treasures in life? Polly Wants a Curtain Call is as engaging as it is funny and incorporates a hilarious cast of characters to keep you smiling all the way home.
Writing Exercises from Exercise Exchange
Author: Charles R. Duke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Reflecting current practices in the teaching of writing, the exercises in this compilation were drawn from the journal "Exercise Exchange." The articles are arranged into six sections: sources for writing; prewriting; modes for writing; writing and reading; language, mechanics, and style; and revising, responding, and evaluating. Among the topics covered in the more than 75 exercises are the following: (1) using the Tarot in the composition class; (2) writing for a real audience; (3) writing and career development; (4) teaching the thesis statement through description; (5) sense exploration and descriptive writing; (6) composition and adult students; (7) free writing; (8) in-class essays; (9) moving from prewriting into composing; (10) writing as thinking; (11) values clarification through writing; (12) persuasive writing; (13) the relationship of subject, writer, and audience; (14) business writing; (15) teaching the research paper; (16) writing in the content areas; (17) writing from literature; (18) responding to literature via inquiry; (19) precision in language usage; (20) grammar instruction; (21) topic sentences; (22) generating paragraphs; (23) writing style; (24) peer evaluation; and (25) writing-course final examinations. (FL)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Reflecting current practices in the teaching of writing, the exercises in this compilation were drawn from the journal "Exercise Exchange." The articles are arranged into six sections: sources for writing; prewriting; modes for writing; writing and reading; language, mechanics, and style; and revising, responding, and evaluating. Among the topics covered in the more than 75 exercises are the following: (1) using the Tarot in the composition class; (2) writing for a real audience; (3) writing and career development; (4) teaching the thesis statement through description; (5) sense exploration and descriptive writing; (6) composition and adult students; (7) free writing; (8) in-class essays; (9) moving from prewriting into composing; (10) writing as thinking; (11) values clarification through writing; (12) persuasive writing; (13) the relationship of subject, writer, and audience; (14) business writing; (15) teaching the research paper; (16) writing in the content areas; (17) writing from literature; (18) responding to literature via inquiry; (19) precision in language usage; (20) grammar instruction; (21) topic sentences; (22) generating paragraphs; (23) writing style; (24) peer evaluation; and (25) writing-course final examinations. (FL)
Farmageddon and the Undercover Crop
Author: Victoria Sayeg
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781619590762
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Everyone loves a good crop circle - that is, everyone but world-renowned peanut planter Farmer Carter. This fine farmer is devastated to learn his entire year's yield of peanuts has been damaged by someone - or somthing - just a day before the circus comes to town! He hires a private investigator to get to the bottom of this puzzle. Was it, perhaps, the protest group CIABATTA, Circus Is Always Bad and Torturous Toward Animals, or even NAAN, Nomads Against Animal Neglect, fighting to eliminate the circus? Or could this be the work of somethng a little more... supernatural? The detective pairs up with her voice-over double - her own conscience! - to explore the possibilities and turns up a jar of peanut butter, a clown performing dentistry, the world's worst juggler, a beautiful bearded lady and a mad scientist, but no real leads. The clown suddenly breaks a lifetime of silence to reveal the source of the crop circle and save the future of food eveyrwhere!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781619590762
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Everyone loves a good crop circle - that is, everyone but world-renowned peanut planter Farmer Carter. This fine farmer is devastated to learn his entire year's yield of peanuts has been damaged by someone - or somthing - just a day before the circus comes to town! He hires a private investigator to get to the bottom of this puzzle. Was it, perhaps, the protest group CIABATTA, Circus Is Always Bad and Torturous Toward Animals, or even NAAN, Nomads Against Animal Neglect, fighting to eliminate the circus? Or could this be the work of somethng a little more... supernatural? The detective pairs up with her voice-over double - her own conscience! - to explore the possibilities and turns up a jar of peanut butter, a clown performing dentistry, the world's worst juggler, a beautiful bearded lady and a mad scientist, but no real leads. The clown suddenly breaks a lifetime of silence to reveal the source of the crop circle and save the future of food eveyrwhere!
42 Fallacies
Author: Michael LaBossiere
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781482753936
Category : Fallacies (Logic)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book presents descriptions and examples of 42 common informal fallacies: Ad Hominem Ad Hominem Tu Quoque Appeal to the Consequences of a Belief Appeal to Authority Appeal to Belief Appeal to Common Practice Appeal to Emotion Appeal to Fear Appeal to Flattery Appeal to Novelty Appeal to Pity Appeal to Popularity Appeal to Ridicule Appeal to Spite Appeal to Tradition Begging the Question Biased Generalization Burden of Proof Circumstantial Ad Hominem Fallacy of Composition Confusing Cause and Effect Fallacy of Division False Dilemma Gambler's Fallacy Genetic Fallacy Guilt by Association Hasty Generalization Ignoring a Common Cause Middle Ground Misleading Vividness Peer Pressure Personal Attack Poisoning the Well Post Hoc Questionable Cause Red Herring Relativist Fallacy Slippery Slope Special Pleading Spotlight Straw Man Two Wrongs Make a Right
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781482753936
Category : Fallacies (Logic)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book presents descriptions and examples of 42 common informal fallacies: Ad Hominem Ad Hominem Tu Quoque Appeal to the Consequences of a Belief Appeal to Authority Appeal to Belief Appeal to Common Practice Appeal to Emotion Appeal to Fear Appeal to Flattery Appeal to Novelty Appeal to Pity Appeal to Popularity Appeal to Ridicule Appeal to Spite Appeal to Tradition Begging the Question Biased Generalization Burden of Proof Circumstantial Ad Hominem Fallacy of Composition Confusing Cause and Effect Fallacy of Division False Dilemma Gambler's Fallacy Genetic Fallacy Guilt by Association Hasty Generalization Ignoring a Common Cause Middle Ground Misleading Vividness Peer Pressure Personal Attack Poisoning the Well Post Hoc Questionable Cause Red Herring Relativist Fallacy Slippery Slope Special Pleading Spotlight Straw Man Two Wrongs Make a Right
Guide to Working with Young People who are Refugees
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780646301716
Category : Refugee children
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780646301716
Category : Refugee children
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Frankenstein Slept Here
Author:
Publisher: Pioneer Drama Service, Inc.
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Publisher: Pioneer Drama Service, Inc.
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Anagram Solver
Author: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1408102579
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 719
Book Description
Anagram Solver is the essential guide to cracking all types of quiz and crossword featuring anagrams. Containing over 200,000 words and phrases, Anagram Solver includes plural noun forms, palindromes, idioms, first names and all parts of speech. Anagrams are grouped by the number of letters they contain with the letters set out in alphabetical order so that once the letters of an anagram are arranged alphabetically, finding the solution is as easy as locating the word in a dictionary.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1408102579
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 719
Book Description
Anagram Solver is the essential guide to cracking all types of quiz and crossword featuring anagrams. Containing over 200,000 words and phrases, Anagram Solver includes plural noun forms, palindromes, idioms, first names and all parts of speech. Anagrams are grouped by the number of letters they contain with the letters set out in alphabetical order so that once the letters of an anagram are arranged alphabetically, finding the solution is as easy as locating the word in a dictionary.
Freaky Friday
Author: Mary Rodgers
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780063454118
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780063454118
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Language in Mind
Author: Julie Sedivy
Publisher: Sinauer Associates, Incorporated
ISBN: 9781605357058
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 672
Book Description
Provides a broad, introductory survey to psycholinguistics that will remain relevant to students whether they continue in the field or notJulie Sedivy's Language in Mind, Second Edition provides an exceptionally accessible introduction to the challenging task of learning psycholinguistic research, theory, and application. Through a research-based approach, the text addresses important questions and approaches, reflecting a variety oftheoretical orientations and viewpoints, provoking a sense of curiosity about language and the structures in the mind and brain that give rise to it, and emphasizing not just what psycholinguists know, but how they've come to know it.
Publisher: Sinauer Associates, Incorporated
ISBN: 9781605357058
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 672
Book Description
Provides a broad, introductory survey to psycholinguistics that will remain relevant to students whether they continue in the field or notJulie Sedivy's Language in Mind, Second Edition provides an exceptionally accessible introduction to the challenging task of learning psycholinguistic research, theory, and application. Through a research-based approach, the text addresses important questions and approaches, reflecting a variety oftheoretical orientations and viewpoints, provoking a sense of curiosity about language and the structures in the mind and brain that give rise to it, and emphasizing not just what psycholinguists know, but how they've come to know it.