Thomas is taking the judge to the train show He speeds up a hill, across a ridge, through a tunnel, and over a bridge. But as soon as Thomas starts to go fast--"screech "--he has to slow down. A goat is in the way, the wind is pushing him back, the tunnel is very dark, and logs are on the track As[...]

Learn through application with COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY! Featuring concrete examples and numerous study tools, this psychology text helps you understand the concepts and then provides opportunities for you to apply them. Brief outlines of chapter content, anticipatory questions, key points, brief exerci[...]

This book takes readers on a journey under the sea to discover the fascinating facts about octopus, including physical features, habitat, life cycle, food, and more. Photos, captions, and keywords supplement the narrative of this informational text, while additional search tools--including a glossar[...]

In this sequel to her illuminating bestseller "The Hidden Life of Dogs, " Elizabeth Marshall Thomas profiles the canines in her own household to show how dogs have comfortably adapted to life with their human owners -- and with each other. A classically trained anthropologist, she answers questions [...]

Discover what life was like for ordinary people living in Renaissance Italy. How was their society organized? What were their homes like? What dangers did they face? These and other questions are answered in detail to provide the reader with a unique view of the world of the Italian Renaissance. A m[...]

England, late 1547. King Henry VIII Is dead. His fourteen-year-old daughter Elizabeth is living with the king s widow, Catherine Parr, and her new husband, Thomas Seymour. Seymour is the brother of Henry VIII s third wife, the late Jane Seymour, who was the mother to the now-ailing boy King.Ambitiou[...]

By the time they begin school, most children have already developed a sophisticated, informal understanding of basic mathematical concepts and problem-solving strategies. Too often, however, the mathematics instruction that we impose upon them in the classroom fails to connect with this informal kno[...]

As the popularity of "Marley & Me" attests, people love their dogs?and everyone else's too. For all the time spent on grooming, petting, and other care?it's as if owning a dog is a religion unto itself. Woof brings together original essays from acclaimed writers ruminating on the sometimes tumultuo[...]

Educating Citizens reports on how some American colleges and universities are preparing thoughtful, committed, and socially responsible graduates. Many institutions assert these ambitions, but too few act on them. The authors demonstrate the fundamental importance of moral and civic education, descr[...]

A study of primitive people which, for beauty of...style and concept, would be hard to match." -- The New York Times Book ReviewIn the 1950s Elizabeth Marshall Thomas became one of the first Westerners to live with the Bushmen of the Kalahari desert in Botswana and South-West Africa. Her account of [...]

The British Museums uniquely important. Melanesian collection is pre-eminent among early collections, and the 20,000 items it comprises are core to understanding the cultures of the western Pacific. The extraordinary art styles represented, from groups such as New Guinea, New Ireland and the Solomon[...]

This landmark book introduces the concepts and principles of collaborative learning and then goes on to present specific techniques and exercises organized according to learning objectives. It explains how to form groups, assign roles, build team spirit, deal with problems, and promote and assess pa[...]