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Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
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Description
In How We Learn, award-winning science reporter Benedict Carey sifts through decades of education research and landmark studies to uncover the truth about how our brains absorb and retain information. What he discovers is that, from the moment we are born, we are all learning quickly, efficiently, and automatically; but in our zeal to systematize the process we have ignored valuable, naturally enjoyable learning tools like forgetting, sleeping, and...
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
"The magic of the brain is not found in the parts it's made of but in the way those parts unceasingly reweave themselves in an electric living fabric. And there is no more accomplished and accessible guide than renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman to help us understand the nature and changing texture of that fabric. With his hallmark clarity and enthusiasm he reveals the myriad ways that the brain absorbs experience: developing, redeploying, organizing,...
Author
Series
My weird school volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Could Mrs. Roopy, the new librarian, be A.J.'s craziest teacher yet? When the class shows up they find her dressed first as George Washington and then Little Miss Muffet. And Mrs. Roopy won't even admit that it's her! Can A.J. and his class help their very troubled librarian before she does something really crazy?
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Description
Failing fifth grade math, Hank must depend on Heather, the class brain, to help him get a "B" on the next test in order for him to be eligible to play the lead in the school play, "The King and I."
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Language
English
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Description
Why do some children succeed while others fail? The story we usually tell about childhood and success is the one about intelligence: success comes to those who score highest on tests, from preschool admissions to SATs. But in this book the author argues that the qualities that matter most have more to do with character: skills like perseverance, curiosity, conscientiousness, optimism, and self-control. The book introduces us to a new generation...
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Series
Publisher
Andrews UK
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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Description
An ideal introduction to the pioneers of educational theory for anyone studying childcare, child development or education – whether at further or higher education level. The first edition of this book has been a best-seller for almost a decade, identified as one of the top ten books for students of child development or early childhood care and education.
In this new edition, there is an increased emphasis on both what practice based on
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Series
Publisher
Talese/Doubleday/Anchor
Pub. Date
c1995
Language
English
Description
This remarkable audiobook will challenge your preconceptions of the Dark Ages. Written by internationally-acclaimed historian Thomas Cahill, it paints an accessible and revealing portrait of medieval times. As Europe reaches intellectual stagnation and decline, Ireland bursts forth as a vigorous haven of scholarship in its first century of literacy. How the Irish Saved Civilization will change forever the way we look at our past, and ourselves.
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Series
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Hank must work on a huge homework packet during a family trip to North Carolina or he will spend the day with his father at a crossword puzzle tournament rather than riding roller coasters with his mother, sister, and friend Frankie.
10) Save me a seat
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Audio
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Ravi has just moved to the United States from India and has always been at the top of his class; Joe has lived in the same town his whole life and has learning problems--but when their lives intersect in the first week of fifth grade they are brought together by a common enemy (the biggest bully in their class) and the need to take control of their lives.
11) Sidetracked
Author
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Seventh-grader Joseph Friedman is friendless and puny, with ADD to boot. He spends most of his time avoiding the class bully and hiding out in the Resource Room. But the Resource Room teacher encourages (i.e., practically forces) him to join the school cross country team, and he meets Heather, a new student who's tough and athletic and refuses to be pushed around by anybody"--
12) Freak the Mighty
Author
Publisher
Blue Sky Press
Pub. Date
�1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
At the beginning of eighth grade, learning disabled Max and his new friend Freak, whose birth defect has affected his body but not his brilliant mind, find that when they combine forces they make a powerful team.
Author
Series
My weird school volume 14
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Disaster reigns when A.J. participates in the school's holiday pageant celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa.
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Dudley Ellington struggles to learn anything at school, but when his very patient teacher, Mrs. McGraw, is unable to draw a face on the board, he helps her figure out how to do it.
Author
Publisher
HarperAudio
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
An innovative, comprehensive guide-the first of its kind-to help parents understand and accept learning disabilities in their children, offering tips and strategies for successfully advocating on their behalf and helping them become their own best advocates. In Thinking Differently, David Flink, the leader of Eye to Eye-a national mentoring program for students with learning and attention issues-enlarges our understanding of the learning process and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fourth-graders Hank, Ashley, and Frankie are excitedly preparing for a magic show at the Rock 'N Bowl when Hank's creative alternative to an English essay lands him in detention and grounded the week of the show.
17) The bad-ass librarians of Timbuktu: and their race to save the world's most precious manuscripts
Author
Publisher
HighBridge
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Describes how a group of Timbuktu librarians enacted a daring plan to smuggle the city's great collection of rare Islamic manuscripts away from the threat of desctuction at the hands of Al Quaeda militants to the safety of southern Mali.
18) Freak the Mighty
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
At the beginning of eighth grade, learning disabled Max and his new friend Freak, whose birth defect has affected his body but not his brilliant mind, find that when they combine forces they make a powerful team.
Author
Publisher
Tommy Nelson, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In her first children's book about prayer, Is God Still Awake?, bestselling author Sheila Walsh helps you teach your child about God and the incredible ways we can spend time with Him at any moment"--
"In this delightful full-color picture book that teaches children about prayer, bestselling author Sheila Walsh helps you show your kids how, when, and why to talk with God as they learn more of who God is and how much He loves them!Inspired by the...