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- Good intro for kids to the world of fine art.
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Discovering Great Artists: Hands-On Art for Children in the Styles of the Great Masters (Kohl, Mary Ann F. Bright Ideas for Learning.)
Maryann F. Kohl , and Kim Solga
Manufacturer: Bright Ring Publishing
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ASIN: 0935607099 |
Customer Reviews:
Excellent.......2007-06-25
I love the different ideas in this book and that it goes from very simple ideas to more complex.
Disappointing.......2007-05-17
I was very disappointed with this book. I purchased it based on the reviews, but I have to agree with the comment that having black and white pictures totally detracts from the beauty of these famous works of art. I actually ended up returning the book.
Good intro for kids to the world of fine art........2007-04-13
I was an art history major in college and am always looking for new ways to bring artists into my children's lives. While there aren't any phenominal projects in the book, there are some great ideas, and some projects that will jog your mind into making your own projects.
Using Discovering Great Artists.......2007-01-12
I have been moving from the beginning of the book to the end using most of the artists. The art projects are interesting and fairly easy to do with a class of kids. The history of the artist given is very helpful to teach kids about the person and time period.
Fabulous book!.......2007-01-10
We homeschool and have been using this book for first grade art class. My daughter loves it and I am learning at least as much as she is! I figure you can do 1 project a week and that will give you enough for 3 years of art projects! We get library books about the particular artist for the week and I also print a photo of one of the artist's paintings off the internet for her art notebook. We take pictures of her projects and also put them in the notebook. This book hit the mark for us! You won't be sorry if you buy it!
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Our Sacred Texts: Discovering the Jewish Classics
Ellen Singer , and Bernard M. Zlotowitz
Manufacturer: Urj Press
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ASIN: 0807404799
Release Date: 1992-11-01 |
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This textbook introduces students to the Five Books of Moses, the Prophets, and Writings, Mishnah and Gemara (Talmud), midrash, and selected medieval Jewish literature. Studies are reinforced by lively questions and activities related to each passage.
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Earth Science: Discovering the Secrets of the Earth
Brian J. Knapp , David Woodroffe , Julian Baker , and Grolier Educational (Firm)
Manufacturer: Grolier Educational Corporation
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- Study Guide "Roll of Thunder,Hear My Cry"
- A Teaching Guide to Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Discovering Literature)
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A Teaching Guide to Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Discovering Literature)
Jeanette Machoian
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ASIN: 0931993946 |
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Great.......2007-03-08
This book helped my immensely when I taught Roll of Thunder in middle school.
Study Guide "Roll of Thunder,Hear My Cry".......2006-03-21
Very helpful and useful guide for this novel.
A Teaching Guide to Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Discovering Literature).......2006-03-03
Excellent resource. I have many resource booklets, but this one is my favorite. It has many activities that follow my curriculum guidelines and creative ideas for exteding the lessons.
Excellent Teacher Source.......2001-06-18
I love the DISCOVERING LITERATURE SERIES! There are questions for every chapter, a chapter synopsis ...tests (multiple choice, vocabulary, essay), and several student worksheets.
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I See a Kookaburra!: Discovering Animal Habitats Around the World (Bccb Blue Ribbon Nonfiction Book Award (Awards))
Robin Page , and Steve Jenkins
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
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ASIN: 0618507647 |
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I See a Kookaburra! lets readers search for an oystercatcher, an elephant shrew, and a fierce snapping turtle in the places where they live. Learn how these animals and many others grow and thrive in very different environments. Incorporated into the book is an interactive element. Hidden in the illustrations are animals camouflaged in their surroundings. Turn the page to see if you were able to find them all!
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- Well written for kids and adults
- This book should be required reading at schools!
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- Explains to Young Adults Why Critical Thinking Works!
- Immunizing yourself vs. superstition and uncritical thinking
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How Do You Know It's True?: Discovering the Difference Between Science and Superstition
Hyman Ruchlis
Manufacturer: Prometheus Books
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ASIN: 0879756578 |
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Well written for kids and adults.......2007-06-15
Great book on teaching children how to think using logic and reason before coming to a conclusion. I think that this book or one just like it should be required for grade school kids. There are too many people seduced by superstitions, scams, and supernatural beings. Critical thinking classes are usually required in college, but not many people are given the chance to learn about the subject before that age. Most people hear about things like fortune telling, ghosts, and religions in childhood. Grade school is usually way before kids can make an educated conclusion about those topics unless they were taught to think critically early on in their education. The book has great true examples to illustrate how believing that supernatural things like demons or witches really exist can be dangerous.
This book should be required reading at schools!.......2002-07-22
This is an excellent book. It really does a number on superstition! I can't imagine anyone reading this book would still be superstitious. And since far too many people waste time and money on superstition (I couldn't believe one of our PRESIDENTS would change his schedule based on superstition), putting the axe in this kind of thinking at a young age, would benefit everybody (as the book so well explains).
My 8 year old was very curious about this book. I could let her read some of it, but since she has not yet learned division and multiplication, the section on probability would be completely lost on her, which is a shame, since the probability theory so well explains unusual events. This is important, since so many superstitious people would attribute the unusual events to something superstitious; using probability to explain these events defuses their so-called "proofs".
My daughter will have to wait for a while, but she will definitely read it when she is older (and so will my other - younger - daughters). This is a must for every schoolkid 10 or older (actually, it's a must for just about anybody with any superstitious tendencies, including those who believe in horoscopes).
Mike in TN.......2000-12-02
This is a wonderful book about scientific thinking for kids older than 10. Warning to parents: this book does a number on Santa! My son (younger and not yet de-mythed) enjoyed the book immensely. I read it to him and skipped the offending paragraphs. Had the author skipped the Santa stuff this book would be great for gifted/talented kids who are much younger -- the writing is that clear and engaging!
Explains to Young Adults Why Critical Thinking Works!.......1997-09-28
Excellent introductory book on the acquisition of knowledge, with special emphasis on the reliability and utility of the scientific method. A must read for children. I would also recommend it to older adults who are lacking in knowledge concerning the scientific method and how sound logic and reasoning is applied.
Immunizing yourself vs. superstition and uncritical thinking.......1997-08-05
HOW DO WE KNOW IT'S TRUE by Hy Ruchlis. Far and away the best of the best of new releases for teaching critical thinking to young people. Actually, this is for anybody, young or old, who still has a tendency to flirt with any form of superstition or fairy-tale thinking or is curious why other people do so. Ruchlis patiently leads the reader through an appreciation of science as a way of thinking about the world we live in. A short history of superstitions and the occasional horrors attributed to magical thinking (e.g., fear and persecution of "witches)" are provided, along with a delightful and entertaining commentary on astrology as an example of worseness tendencies in contemporary mental processes.
Highlights include an explanation of science as a way of thinking critically, with examples of how facts are discovered. Vital to an understanding of why there is so much superstition and other forms of magical thinking is to know the history of religious repression of free thought, with stories about the struggles of such heroes of science as Nicolas Copernicus, Giordano Bruno, Galileo Galilei and the framers of our own Bill of Rights in 1789. By the way, the photos and illustrations are also terrific. But, it's words like the following that lead me to urge that you check this one out if you want to incorporate CT into wellness:
"All of us stand on the shoulders of giants. Every bit of food we eat, the clothes
we wear, the houses we live in and anything else we know how to make or do today would not be possible without the knowledge given to us by people who lived in the past. We must be ever grateful to the many thousands of people, past and present, who made it all possible.
What part of these great accomplishments has been contributed by the superstitious way of thinking? Absolutely nothing. The belief in fairy-tale magichas blocked attempts to explain how and why things happen. Today it is a lazy person's excuse to avoid thinking about why things happen."
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- Not a travel book
- Very helpful
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Uruguay (Discovering)
Charles J. Shields
Manufacturer: Mason Crest Publishers
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ASIN: 1590842901 |
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Not a travel book.......2007-02-04
A very interesting thin book about Uruguay, but it is not useful as a travel guide.
Very helpful.......2006-03-03
I liked that this book contained many facts and figures and charts, which was very helpful in learning about Uruguay before traveling there. I did think the book was rather 'pricey' for the size and scope of the book.
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Science Smart Junior: Discovering the Secrets of Science (Smart Juniors Grades 6 to 8)
David Linker
Manufacturer: Princeton Review
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ASIN: 0375762620
Release Date: 2002-08-06 |
Book Description
A PARENTS’ CHOICE AWARD-WINNING SERIES
Every child is a scientist at heart, but most science books are dry and boring. They lecture rather than guide, reciting facts instead of giving students the tools to solve the problem. But not Science Smart Junior! By embedding science in the story of the hilarious misadventures of Angie, Barnaby, Bridget, and Babette, Science Smart Junior helps students understand the science behind such concepts as
··States of Matter
·Motions and Forces
·Engergy
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·Reproduction adn Heredity
·Ecoysystems
·Adaptation, Evolution, and Diversity
·The Geosphere
·They Hydrosphere and Atmosphere
·Earth and the Solar System
Aligned to national science standards and filled with page after page of safe, household-friendly experiments, Science Smart Junior teaches core curriculum as it sparks the imagination. Part of The Princeton Review’s award-winning Smart Junior series, this is the perfect book for the curious scientist in every student.
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Great read!.......2003-02-09
An excellent step-by-step guide through the wonders of science. Any curious middle schooler will LOVE this book. My son did.
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Discovering Nature's Alphabet
Krystina Castella , and Brian Boyl
Manufacturer: Heyday Books
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ASIN: 159714021X |
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If you stand in just the right place, at just the right time, you are going to see some pretty amazing things. Like the three tall branches leaning against one another, creating the letter A. Or the spines of a cactus forming the letter F. And it looks like that bent, twisting tree trunk makes the bars of the letter K with that straight trunk in the foreground.
Discovering Nature's Alphabet is more than an ABC book: it's a hiking game and alphabet hunt. Full of beautiful photos and practiced imagination, These pages take readers outdoors to let them see nature in a new light. The shapes of the alphabet are everywhere if you look hard enough; not just in the branches or vines, but in the cracks between rocks, the spaces between mountain cliffs, and the accidental clumping of a couple bits of seaweed.
Whether you live near the ocean, the forest, or in the middle of a big city, there are letters to be found by the plucky young explorer in all of us.
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Brilliant Photography.......2007-01-30
This is a very unique alphabet book with brilliant photography. What a wonderful way to introduce my baby cousin to the alphabet and nature. I would definitely purchase it again as a gift or for my own child.
Beautiful.......2006-07-11
This husband and wife team have presented a beautiful hardcover book encouraging children to look for the shapes of the alphabet in nature. While it inspires children to take a creative perspective, it is also a stellar example of beautiful and ethical nature photography; None of the many photographs have been staged or retouched in this collection of photographs, mostly taken in the western United States.
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Paraguay (Discovering)
Roger E. Hernandez
Manufacturer: Mason Crest Publishers
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