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Junior Great Books Series 4, Book Two
by Great Books FoundationA collection of stories for classroom use.
Junior Great Books, Series 3, Book One: Relationships, Kindness, Confidence
by The Great Books FoundationJunior Great Books® Series 3 introduces students to outstanding, interpretive literature from around the world. Book One of Series 3 features nine stories by award-winning authors. These stories are organized around three themes--relationships, kindness, and confidence. Relationships: Boundless Grace, Mary Hoffman. The Scarebird, Sid Fleischman. Chin Yu Min and the Ginger Cat, Jennifer Armstrong. Kindness: The Gold Coin, Alma Flor Ada. The Magic Listening Cap, Japanese folktale as told by Yoshiko Uchida. The Mushroom Man, Ethel Pochocki. Confidence: The Banza, Haitian folktale as told by Diane Wolkstein. The Upside-Down Boy, Juan Felipe Herrera. The Ugly Duckling, Hans Christian Andersen.
Junior Great Books, Series 4, Book One: Trust, Resourcefulness, Communication
by The Great Books FoundationJunior Great Books® Series 4 introduces students to outstanding, interpretive literature from around the world. Book One of Series 4 features nine stories by award-winning authors. These stories are organized around three themes--trust, resourcefulness, and communication.
Junior Great Books: 1st Semester
by Great Books FoundationIn Junior Great Books you will explore a number of outstanding stories. You will do this in a variety of ways: by taking notes as you read, by looking at important words and passages, and by sharing your questions and ideas about each story with your group. In each of these activities, you and your classmates will be working together with your teacher or leader, asking and answering questions about what the story means. You will be sharing what you discover with your classmates. This way of reading, writing, and discussion in Junior Great Books is called shared inquiry.
Junior Great Books: Nonfiction Inquiry 4, Student Log
by The Great Books FoundationNIMAC-sourced textbook
Junior Great Books: Series 2, Second Semester
by The Editors at the The Great Books FoundationA collection of twelve short stories for children, each with interesting questions embedded and with strong morals.
Junior Great Books; [Series] 5; Book One; Honesty, Self-Respect, Fitting In
by The Great Books FoundationJunior Great Books® Series 5 introduces students to outstanding, interpretive literature from around the world. Book One of Series 5 features nine stories by award-winning authors. These stories are organized around three themes--honesty, self-respect, and fitting in.
Junior's Lost Tooth (Alma's Way)
by Ms Gabrielle ReyesYoung readers can hone their developing comprehension skills in this Level 2 reader based on the PBS Kids series Alma's Way! Created by Emmy Award-winning actor Sonia Manzano - best known as Maria on Sesame Street.When Alma's little brother Junior loses his first tooth, everyone is super excited! Junior wants to put on a special presentation for the family. But then the worst happens -- the tooth goes missing! If Alma and Junior do not find the tooth, Junior will lose his special moment forever. Can Alma help him find it?Join Alma and her family as they go hunting for the tooth and try to save Junior's special day! Includes a sheet of stickers.
Junkyard Art: The Sculptures of Bordalo II (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading Grade 4)
by Javier LunaNIMAC-sourced textbook
Jurassic Giants (Dinosaur Heroes)
by Damian HarveyJoin our team of Heroes in this fast-paced, dinosaur-themed chapter book as they dodge colossal sized creatures in the hunt for dinsoaur egg poachers Great for readers age 7+ these adventure stories are also full of fascinating facts about dinosaurs.These illustrated chapter books are perfect for bringing dinsoaur and science facts to young readers, inspiring a thirst for knowledge and learning by stealth. The team of characters come from around the world to give a truly global outlook, too.
Jurassic Peck: A Branches Book (Kung Pow Chicken #5)
by Cyndi MarkoEveryone's favorite crime-fighting superhero chicken is back!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!In the fifth installment of this action-packed full-color series, heroes Kung Pow Chicken, Egg Drop, and Beak Girl go back in time to save the future! A mishap in Professor Quack's lab sends the team to dino times, where they encounter an evil chicken who wants to bring dinosaurs back to the future -- and take over Fowladelphia! With help from a new dinosaur friend, the heroes get to work. Will they make it home in time for dinner?
Jurisprudence
by Suri RatnapalaJurisprudence is about the nature of law and justice. It embraces studies and theories from a range of disciplines such as history, sociology, political science, philosophy, psychology and even economics. Why do people obey the law? How does law serve society? What is law's relation to morality? What is the nature of rights? This book introduces and critically discusses the major traditions of jurisprudence. Written in a lucid and accessible style, Suri Ratnapala considers a wide range of views, bringing conceptual clarity to the debates at hand. From Plato and Aristotle to the medieval scholastics, from Enlightenment thinkers to postmodernists and economic analysts of law, this important volume examines the great philosophical debates and gives insight into the central questions concerning law and justice.
Jury on Trial (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading)
by David Hill Catherine Connell Jacqueline AdamsNIMAC-sourced textbook. Twelve Brave Jurors. Standing up for what's right can be hard, especially when people pressure you to change your mind.
Just Desserts (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading)
by Jackie Parker Chris CoadyNIMAC-sourced textbook. Standing Up to Alice. Elizabeth puts up with giving her own food to Alice, the Head Girl at the orphan school, but she can't stand watching the other girls starve. Alice is big, strong, and mean—and she carries a switch for beating. How can Elizabeth stand up to her?
Just Enough Programming Logic and Design
by Joyce FarrellFind exactly what you need to master the fundamentals of programming logic with the concise JUST ENOUGH PROGRAMMING LOGIC AND DESIGN, 2E. This unique, language-independent introduction to programming logic provides seven chapters focused on key programming and logic content in a direct, efficient format that helps you progress through the subject matter quickly. Everyday examples and clear explanations in a streamlined presentation make this a perfect choice even if you have no prior programming experience. Twenty-five brief new videos from the author expand on and clarify topics, while new Debugging Exercises and a wealth of review and programming exercises in each chapter help you hone your skills. You can use this concise approach alone or as a companion book for success in any programming language course.
Just Grace Gets Crafty
by Charise Mericle HarperGrace has lots of new and exciting things to share in the latest addition to the Just Grace series! There's a new crossing guard in town named Marie who needs a bit of help making friends, a fun substitute teacher for Miss Lois, and most exciting, Grace and Mimi are going to have their own table at the craft fair! They are going to make lots of crafts to sell--and hopefully save up enough money to go to the county fair. There is one small problem, though#8212;Mimi is a sewing natural, but when it comes to crafting, Grace doesn't know what to make. Leave it to Grace to come up with a great idea for the fair that is a big success, and even helps the new crossing guard find a friend.
Just Grace and the Double Surprise (The Just Grace Series #7)
by Charise Mericle HarperThe girl &“who should easily find a place in the pantheon of precocious third graders&” returns! From the author of the Next Best Junior Chef books (School Library Journal). In this seventh installment in the Just Grace series, any day now Grace&’s best friend in the whole world, Mimi, is going to be getting a brand-new sister. Grace is really excited, plus nervous, plus worried, plus happy all mixed together. But both Grace and Mimi are in for a surprise when they find out that Mimi&’s family is not adopting a brand-new sister—and instead she is getting a brand-new brother. (Oh, brother!) And to heighten the excitement even further, Grace is in for another big surprise! Praise for the Just Grace series &“The kids come alive in the story, and Harper . . . enhances the comical goings-on with sparkling cartoon sketches. Equally delightful is the wry voice of energetic Just Grace, who never misses an opportunity to point out the injustices life has dealt her. She&’s a hero through and through.&”—Booklist (starred review) &“Fans of Amber Brown, Clementine, and Judy Moody will love her.&”—School Library Journal &“Her casual language, cheeky attitude and punchy delivery are spot-on.&”—Bookpage &“Grace&’s cartoon illustrations and charts enliven the conversational, first-person text.&”—Kirkus Reviews &“Girls who are settling into chapter book series featuring Clementine and Judy Moody will love the fast pace and familiar school and family situations . . . Harper&’s sketches add interest and break up the text, leaving the new reader time to pause and smile.&”—Horn Book