This book is a scholarly overview of the modern concepts, definitions, and theories of intellectual giftedness, and of past and current developments in the field of gifted education. The authors consider, in some detail, the roles of intelligence, creativity, and wisdom in giftedness and the interac[...]

The goal of this book is to present and evaluate the concept of dynamic testing. Unlike ?static? tests such as the SAT or IQ tests, dynamic testing emphasizes learning potential rather than past learning accomplishments. The book opens with a theoretical framework of abilities as forms of developing[...]

A popular course for beginners, Suenos World Spanish 1 is designed to meet the varied needs of adult learners, whether learning at home or in a class. From the very beginning it encourages you to develop your listening and speaking skills with confidence and provides many opportunities to practise r[...]

This is an elegant yoga book designed for practice, contemplation, and creativity for students and teachers of yoga. This book is both a systematic study guide and a work of art. Detailing five of Elenas yoga classes available on YogaGlo, this book invites you to craft your own profound practices, [...]

Exposes students to the material they may encounter in college - including discipline-based lectures, academic vocabulary from the Academic Word List, and structured speaking activities. This title helps students gain academic knowledge and essential note-taking skills necessary for success in colle[...]

In celebration of the tenth anniversary of its initial publication, and with a new Introduction by the author, here is Sandra Cisneros's greatly admired and bestselling novel of a young girl growing up in the Latino section of Chicago.[...]

In Mexico, a little girl goes on a journey to Monterrey to learn to be a glassblower, but along the way her glass-blowing pipe plays music and when she uses it to blow glass, it blows magic glass.[...]

Pixar Animation Studio's 13th animated feature film, Disney/Pixar "Brave" is an epic adventure set in the rugged and mysterious Highlands of Scotland. Determined to carve her own path in life, a skilled archer named Princess Merida defies a sacred age-old custom--and inadvertently unleashes a beastl[...]

Walt Disney Animation Studios presents an epic tale of adventure and comedy with "Frozen." When a prophecy traps a kingdom in eternal winter, Anna, a young dreamer, must team up with Kristoff, a daring mountain man, and his reindeer on the grandest of journeys to find Anna's sister, the Snow Queen E[...]