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Super Simple Storytelling: A Can-Do Guide for Every Classroom, Every Day
by Kendall HavenDesigned for educators and other professionals who want to improve communication skills and boost learning, these simple storytelling techniques are as fun as they are effective. Haven's breakthrough approach helps you build on your natural storytelling abilities to refine your communication skills in the classroom, library, and even at home. This book has everything you need to get started, including detailed directions and guides for more than 40 powerful storytelling exercises to use with your class. You'll find the Golden List of what an audience needs from storytelling, a proven, step-by-step system for successfully learning and remembering a story, the Great-Amazing-Never-Fail Safety Net to prevent storytelling disasters, a comprehensive discussion of the proven value of storytelling in education, and more. The book also shows you how to effectively use storytelling across the curriculum to capture student interest and boost learning.
Super Simple Sumi-e: Easy Asian Brush Painting for All Ages
by Yvonne Palka"The details make this Asian brush painting technique so appealing that both children and adults will be tempted to work at it together, transforming this activity into a true family experience."—Seattle Book ReviewWith a few strokes of brush and ink, you can paint charming animals from pandas to swallows and rabbits to dragons with this introductory book to the traditional art of Asian painting called sumi-e.Creative children and curious adults will have fun learning the magic of sumi-e with the simple techniques illustrated in Super Simple Sumi-e. Learn how to make various sumi-e brush strokes and how to create animals, flowers, and bamboo with this friendly, easy-to-follow guide. Sumi-e means "ink picture" in Japanese. "Sumi" means ink and "e" means painting or picture. Since similar styles of painting with brush and ink are used throughout Asia this style of painting is often referred to as Asian brush painting.
Super Sleepover! (Simon and Chester #2)
by Cale AtkinsonJoin Simon and Chester in their second adventure featuring all the ups-and-downs of a sleepover party! A hilarious new graphic novel series for fans of The Bad Guys and Dog Man.Welcome to the world of Simon and Chester, ghost and boy duo extraordinaire.They like to kick butt and take names. They don't like chores. They are best friends. And they are about to hit Chester's VERY FIRST SLEEPOVER. (Oh, and eat some snacks probably.)Join Simon and Chester in their second adventure, and fall in love with this hilarious odd couple by fan favorite author and illustrator Cale Atkinson.
Super Slime: 30 Safe and Inventive Slime Recipes
by DKThe most incredible and gooiest trend that&’s taking the internet by storm – Slime! This activity ebook for kids contains over 30 squishy innovative recipes that are gross, sparkly, even smelly, for lots of fun! Learn everything you'll need to know about slime-making. Take inexpensive, accessible, safe materials and turn them into a fun day of crafting with a kids&’ activity ebook perfect for all ages. Customize incredible Halloween and Christmas-themed slimes, set off a slime avalanche, and create slime from unexpected everyday ingredients such as a banana and even toothpaste.Slime is so versatile!Every project is easy to follow, with detailed step-by-step instructions, photographs, and spectacular images to show you what your "slimelicious" final product should look like. Recipe variations provide an opportunity to put your own fun twist on the activities and information boxes explain the science behind the slime with astonishing fun facts to boot.Children will adore making and playing with these super slimes. Warning - playing with this squidgy, gloopy, gooey substance is incredibly addictive, no matter how old you are!Right from the get-go Super Slime lists the inexpensive ingredients you&’ll need to work through the book. Each slime recipe also comes with a time expectation on how long it should take and a difficulty level so you can plan your crafting accordingly.As a bonus, it comes with a great section on storage, clean-up, and some extra hints and tips for more fun! Get Gross, Sparkly, Or Festive!Each recipe in Super Slime is thoroughly tested and uses safe, accessible ingredients. With so many options and vast variations online, it's comforting to know that your slime will come out perfect every time! Enjoy creating some of this spectacularly squishy stuff:- Slime you can draw on- Playdough slime- Slime stress balls- Color changing slime- And much, much more!Start making slime today!This ebook is one of two slimetastic titles in the DK collection! Try The Slime Book next, packed with another 30 wonderful recipes your little ones will love to try - it's got some edible recipes too!
Super Slugger (Cal Ripken Jr.'s All Stars #2)
by Cal Ripken Jr.Cody Parker is the new kid in school. He's overweight, scared and hates his new life in Dullsville, Maryland, aka Baltimore, where he's a target okay, a big target for brutal teasing. But he loves baseball. And despite his size, he plays third base like a dream. Too bad he's competing for the starting job on the Orioles of the Dulaney Babe Ruth League against budding hoodlum Dante Rizzo, who vows to squeeze Cody's head like a grape if he beats him out. Life gets even more complicated when Cody's school, York Middle, is beset by a rash of mysterious thefts, a crime wave that threatens to sideline Cody and ruin a golden season for the Orioles. Will Cody ever succeed in getting people to see him for who he really is?
The Super Soybean
by Raymond BialIf there is any such thing as a "super" plant, that plant is the soybean. Used for an amazing variety of things--plastics, fuel, soap, and medicine--soybeans are also a healthy food source for animals and people.
Super Special: Two Tales, One Dog
by Nancy Krulik Sebastien BraunSparky kabooms into TWO adventures in this 2-in-1 Magic Bone Super Special!One bite of his bone lands Sparky in Tanzania, where he meets a pack of African wild dogs. But when a pack member runs away, it's up to Sparky to lead the search party through the Serengeti. But when Sparky is ready to return home, his bone sends him to India instead! There he finds a new friend and a magic lamp--but can they help him find his way home?
Super Spellers: Seven Steps to Transforming Your Spelling Instruction
by Mark WeaklandMany teachers are frustrated with how spelling is traditionally taught and finding the time to support young spellers with explicit strategy instruction. Author Mark Weakland developed Super Spellers: Seven Steps to Transforming Your Spelling Instruction, an approach to teaching spelling in a way that is research-based and tied to authentic reading and writing. Super Spellers helps teachers understand what their students need through frequent formative assessments. The book focuses on the scope of spelling instruction and teaching spelling strategies to increase students' word-solving skills. Once kids are comfortable and competent spellers they become super readers and writers, too. In addition to step-by-step guidance, each chapter features an If you only have 10 minutes lesson plan segment. The appendix contains word inventories, a sample scope and sequence, examples of spelling list transformation, and word ladder activities.
Super Spiders (Walk On The Wild Side Ser.)
by Charlotte GuillainHow do spiders make their webs? How do spiders eat their prey? How many eyes do spiders have? This title takes a fun look at spiders through engaging photos and lively text.
Super Spies (Step into Reading)
by Susan AmerikanerAll the world's a racetrack as superstar Lightning McQueen zooms back into action, with his best friend Mater in tow, to take on the globe's fastest and finest in Disney/Pixar Cars 2. This Step 2 film retelling is sure to be a hit with children ages 4 to 6. Step 2 readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. For children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.
Super Spinach (Adventures in Fosterland)
by Hannah ShawFrom New York Times bestselling author Hannah Shaw—also known as Kitten Lady—comes the second book in an exciting and heartwarming new chapter book series following a sickly kitten who wants to be a superhero for her fellow fosters! Spinach hates having her own cage in the animal shelter. It&’s so boring! She wants to pounce on crinkly balls, chase ribbons, and climb up scratchers with the four feisty kittens that live beside her. But Spinach is sick, so she has to watch from the sidelines. Then Spinach is taken to the vet&’s office, where they fix her right up. Now, she can jump, pounce, and play! The old tomcat at the vet&’s said she&’d have to be a superhero to get through the procedure so…that must mean she now has superpowers! Super Spinach is taken to Fosterland, where she gets her own sidekick, a roly-poly kitten named Chickpea, and a superhero uniform that she believes gives her the special powers. But when her super suit is taken away, will Super Spinach still be able to save the day?
Super Spit (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading)
by Scott O'MalleyNIMAC-sourced textbook. Slippery, Slimy Slobber. You have saliva in your mouth right now… and all of the time. Saliva might seem disgusting, but we need that wet, gooey stuff. Get ready to find out why spit is so important.
Super Spooked (Ellie Ultra)
by Gina BellisarioEllie is invited to a Halloween sleepover at her best friend Hannah's house. She can't wait to have some spooky fun with her friends . . . until the lights go out. Nothing scares Ellie worse than the dark! But when the villainous Fairy Frightmare strikes the sleepover and sprinkles the girls with bad dream dust, trapping them inside their worst nightmares, there are bigger things to worry about. Can Ellie squash her fear and save her friends?
Super Sweet Dreams (Puppy Princess #2)
by Patty FurlingtonTwo perennial favorites -- dogs and princesses -- combine in this new chapter-book series perfect for fans of Puppy Pirates and Magic Puppy, but with a dash of princess-y fun!Who says princesses have to be perfect?Princess Rosie couldn't be happier with her new best friend, Cleo! And with Cleo's birthday in two days, Rosie wants to find a special birthday gift for her. Only, none of the ideas her friends and family have are good enough. But when Cleo mentions she wants to spend a night at the palace, Rosie decides to throw a sleepover. Can she plan the perfect sleepover in time for Cleo's birthday?
Super Switch (Orca Echoes)
by Jeff Szpirglas Danielle Saint-OngeNine-year-old Bailey Kaufman is nervous for their first day of school at the Hero Academy, the elementary school for young superheroes. Surrounded by classmates with incredible powers, like flying and super snot, Bailey isn't sure where they fit in. However, a new machine designed to help students discover and learn to control their powers might have the answers Bailey is looking for. It was created by Mr. Kaufman, the new principal and Bailey’s dad. But when another student thinks they recognize Mr. Kaufman from an old comic book, Bailey is shocked. It couldn't be their dad...could it? Either way, fitting in is going to be harder than Bailey thought. The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
Super Troop
by Bruce HaleFrom the Edgar-nominated author Bruce Hale comes a hilarious story about a kid who likes to break the rules . . . until the rules try to break him.Cooper just wants to spend the summer before 7th grade drawing and having adventures with his best friend, Nacho. Anything to keep his mind off the fact that his dad’s new girlfriend and his mom’s announcement that she’s going to start dating.But when one of his adventures with Nacho goes too far, Cooper’s parents freak out. Either he joins the Boy Rangers, a dorky club that’s all about discipline and rules, or that dream cartooning camp at the end of his summer? Will get erased.At first it’s not so bad -- the troop is a disorganized mess. But then a new scoutmaster starts. Mr. Pierce is a gruff ex-Marine who’s never worked with kids before, especially not a ragtag team of misfits like Troop 19. As he tries turning them into a lean, mean, badge-earning machine, Cooper longs for freedom. He doesn’t want to break the rules, but the rules are going to break him!
Super Turbo and the Fire-Breathing Dragon (Super Turbo #5)
by George O'Connor Lee KirbyIn the fifth, Super Turbo book, there’s a new animal in school and the class pets are convinced she’s a fire-breathing dragon!You know Turbo as the hamster sidekick from the Captain Awesome books. But ever wonder what actually goes on when the last school bell rings and Turbo is left to his own devices? He’s SUPER TURBO and he’s here to fight evil in and out of the classroom! There’s a new class pet at Sunnyview Elementary. And since all the students seem so excited about this new pet, Turbo can’t wait to meet her. Until he realizes that she’s a fire-breathing dragon! Now the Superpet Superhero League must figure out what this new pet is really doing in the school. And if she’s evil…can the superpets stop her? With easy-to-read language, illustrations, and comic panels on almost every page, the Super Turbo chapter books are perfect for emerging readers!
Super Turbo and the Fountain of Doom (Super Turbo #9)
by Lee KirbyTurbo battles an overflowing water fountain of doom in the ninth Super Turbo book!The Superpet Superhero League has finally figured out how to reach the water fountain all the students use. This is so much easier than battling Whiskerface and his Rat Pack every time they go to the cafeteria to quench their thirst! But as soon as the last superpet has taken their turn at the drinking fountain, they all realize they have a big problem. The water won’t stop flowing. Is this actually a terrifying Fountain of Doom?! How will the superpets stop the fountain from flooding the school? And which of the pets can even swim?! Find out in Super Turbo’s latest adventure! With easy-to-read language, illustrations, and comic panels on almost every page, the Super Turbo chapter books are perfect for emerging readers!
Super Turbo Gets Caught (Super Turbo #8)
by George O'Connor Lee KirbyTurbo finds himself trapped—in a mousetrap—in the eighth Super Turbo book!It’s just another typical night for the Superpet Superhero League as they make their rounds at Sunnyview Elementary. All seems quiet as Super Turbo walks the perimeter of the lunchroom, until he turns a corner and spies a tasty midnight snack! Just as he wraps his mighty paws around the treat—SLAM!—the hamster hero finds himself trapped in a mousetrap. But the evil Whiskerface and his Rat Pack have been escaping these traps for years! Could the key to Turbo’s freedom lie in the hands of his greatest foe? With easy-to-read language, illustrations, and comic panels on almost every page, the Super Turbo chapter books are perfect for emerging readers!
Super Turbo Meets the Cat-Nappers (Super Turbo #7)
by George O'Connor Lee KirbyIn the seventh Super Turbo book, visiting a student’s home sounds harmless…until Super Turbo meets the Cat-Nappers!As the class pet hamster, Turbo is simply delighted to learn that he’ll be going home with a new student each week. He loves his second-grade students! But his delight disappears when he arrives at the first student’s home. That’s because a bunch of lazy, napping cats turn out to be the dreaded Cat-Nappers! With easy-to-read language, illustrations, and comic panels on almost every page, the Super Turbo chapter books are perfect for emerging readers!
Super Turbo Protects the World (Super Turbo #4)
by Lee Kirby George O'ConnorWhen evil Whiskerface sees the perfect chance to test his plan to take over the world, it’s up to the superpets to stop him in this fourth Super Turbo book.You know Turbo as the hamster sidekick from the Captain Awesome books. But ever wonder what actually goes on when the last school bell rings and Turbo is left to his own devices? He’s SUPER TURBO and he’s here to fight evil in and out of the classroom! Sunnyview Elementary has been buzzing with excitement and smelling like…bratwurst? That’s because the students are preparing for “Celebrate the World Day,” where each classroom represents a different country. The members of the Superpet Superhero League are helping out behind the scenes. But the evil Whiskerface is working behind the scenes, too. After all, what better time and place to test out his plan to take over the world? Will the superpets be able to stop Whiskerface from ruining the celebration? With easy-to-read language, illustrations, and comic panels on almost every page, the Super Turbo chapter books are perfect for emerging readers!
Super Turbo Saves the Day! (Super Turbo #1)
by George O'Connor Lee KirbyHe’s not just the class pet hamster, he’s SUPER TURBO! In this brand-new series that’s packed with adventure, Captain Awesome’s loyal sidekick is the star of the show!You know Turbo as the crime-fighting hamster from the Captain Awesome books. But ever wonder what actually goes on when the last school bell rings and Turbo is left to his own devices? After all, what do you think your class pets do all day? You think they sleep, eat, and wait for you to play with them? Well, think again, because Turbo isn’t just any hamster. He’s SUPER TURBO and he’s here to fight evil in and out of the classroom! Along with his superpet companions, Turbo battles everyday evils at Sunnyview Elementary, such as flying ninja squirrels, a gang of evil rats, giant Eraser Dude, and more! In this first book, Turbo realizes that he’s not the only superpet in town (or in school). As he meets fellow superpets, such as Angelina the guinea pig (a.k.a. Wonder Pig) and Frank the rabbit (a.k.a. Boss Bunny), he also encounters a super VILLAIN: a rat who goes by the name of Whiskerface. Can Turbo and the Superpet Superhero League save the school from Whiskerface and his rat pack? With easy-to-read language, illustrations, and comic panels on almost every page, the Super Turbo chapter books are perfect for emerging readers!
Super Turbo Saves the Day! (Super Turbo: The Graphic Novel #1)
by Edgar PowersIn this first installment of the Super Turbo graphic novel series, the classroom pets of Sunnyview Elementary band together to form a Superpet Superhero League to fight the crime that is all around them! Can they defeat the evil rat pack threatening their school?Turbo the hamster is the official classroom pet of Classroom C at Sunnyview Elementary…and he has a top secret identity as Super Turbo, crime-fighting superhero! He can&’t believe it when he finds out he&’s not the only superpet in town (or in school)! As he meets fellow superpets, such as Angelina the guinea pig (a.k.a. Wonder Pig) and Frank the rabbit (a.k.a. Boss Bunny), he also encounters a super VILLAIN: a rat who goes by the name of Whiskerface. Can Turbo and the Superpet Superhero League save the school from Whiskerface and his rat pack? This graphic novel adaptation of the Super Turbo chapter book features fun, bright, full-color panels that bring the story to life better than ever before—but with all the same humor and action that readers have come to expect from Super Turbo!
Super Turbo vs. the Flying Ninja Squirrels (Super Turbo #2)
by George O'Connor Lee KirbyHe’s not just the class pet hamster, he’s SUPER TURBO! In this second book, Super Turbo battles flying ninja squirrels who threaten to take over the school!You know Turbo as the crime-fighting hamster from the Captain Awesome books. But ever wonder what actually goes on when the last school bell rings and Turbo is left to his own devices? After all, what do you think your class pets do all day? You think they sleep, eat, and wait for you to play with them? Well, think again, because Turbo isn’t just any hamster. He’s SUPER TURBO and he’s here to fight evil in and out of the classroom! Along with his superpet companions, Turbo battles everyday evils at Sunnyview Elementary, such as flying ninja squirrels, a gang of evil rats, giant Eraser Dude, and more! In this second book, Turbo and the Superpet Superhero League think they can lay low for a little while since they defeated Whiskerface and his rat pack…but they’re wrong! When something goes flying across Classroom C while Turbo is jogging on his wheel, he speeds up that jog and springs into action. Because it’s not just something flying across his classroom. It’s an evil flying ninja squirrel determined to take over the school with his pals. The Superpet Superhero League must stop them! With easy-to-read language, illustrations, and comic panels on almost every page, the Super Turbo chapter books are perfect for emerging readers!
Super Turbo vs. the Pencil Pointer (Super Turbo #3)
by George O'Connor Lee KirbyHe’s not just the class pet hamster, he’s SUPER TURBO! Super Turbo battles the evil Pencil Pointer in this third book of the Super Turbo chapter book series.You know Turbo as the hamster sidekick from the Captain Awesome books. But ever wonder what actually goes on when the last school bell rings and Turbo is left to his own devices? He’s SUPER TURBO and he’s here to fight evil in and out of the classroom! In this third book, there’s a new villain in the classroom. He’s big, he’s shiny, and he can sharpen a pencil like Super Turbo has never seen. And he stares at Turbo. All. Day. Long. But just when Turbo begins to think that the Pencil Pointer might not be that evil…the villain starts spewing pencil shavings! If he keeps at it, Turbo’s hamster home will be destroyed. Then Turbo learns that evil isn’t only trying to take over his classroom. The rest of the classroom pets are battling their own Pencil Pointers! Can the Superhero Superpet League stop the Pencil Pointers and save the school—and themselves? With easy-to-read language, illustrations, and comic panels on almost every page, the Super Turbo chapter books are perfect for emerging readers!