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Hansel and Gretel: The True Story

Perform this script about what really happened between Hansel and Gretel and Esmerelda the witch.

The Lion and the Mouse Shoot Hoops

Perform this script about hidden talents.

How Does a Cactus Grow?

In this book, learn how cacti grow from seeds and survive in the harsh desert environment.

Using Resources to Build

In this book, learn about the natural resources used to make glass, lumber, and tiles for home building.

Water Works

In this book, learn why water is important, and ways people get and use water.

Famous Landmarks

In this book, learn about six landmarks in the United States: the Brooklyn Bridge, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Seattle Space Needle, the Cape Hatteras lighthouse, Mount Rushmore, and the Statue of Liberty.

Dollars and Cents

In this book, group different types of coins to equal one dollar.

Ducklings Grow Up

In this book, observe ducklings hatching and learning to sleep, eat, walk, swim, and grow.

Helping Friends

In this book, observe good citizens who help their friends.

Helping Animals

In this book, learn that people can help animals by providing food and water, playing with them, giving them baths, and taking them to the vet.

Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Whitewashing the Fence

Perform this script about Tom Sawyer's attempt to get others to do his work for him.

Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island: The Treasure Hunt

Perform this script about Jim Hawkins's encounters with pirates while searching for the lost treasure of Captain Flint.

Patrick Henry's Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death

Perform this script about the ideas, courage, and consequences behind one of America's most famous speeches, Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death.

The Flag

In this book, get a close look at the colors and design of the American flag.

The Cost of Dinner (Early Explorers B #6)

What Are Goods?

In this book, learn what goods are, where they come from, and how they are transported to stores.

From Farm to Table

In this book, learn how foods like apples, milk, and grain are produced on farms and sent to stores for us to buy and eat.

Push, Pull, Lift!

In this book, learn about simple machines and how people use them to push, pull, and lift.

Pioneers to the West (Children's True Stories: Migration Series)

NIMAC-sourced textbook

Perrine's Literature: Structure, Sound, and Sense

The 10th edition of this long-established and esteemed anthology for undergraduate courses contains 100 new selections. After a 60-page introduction to writing about literature, chapters in the fiction section cover plot and structure, characterization, theme, point of view, symbol and allegory, and humor and irony. Chapters in the poetry section cover denotation and connotation, imagery, figurative language, musical devices, and patterns. Chapters in the drama section cover the nature of drama, realistic and nonrealistic drama, and tragedy and comedy. Concepts in each chapter are illustrated with works by established writers of the past and present. Discussion questions and suggestions for writing are included for each selection. Arp is affiliated with Southern Methodist University, and Johnson, with Kennesaw State University. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Stationen: Ein Kursbuch für die Mittelstufe

Take a tour of the German-speaking world, with STATIONEN: EIN KURSBUCH F SR DIE MITTELSTUFE, an innovative intermediate German program. Combining engaging cultural topics with authentic readings, this text gives you the basis to develop insight into German life today and proficiency with the language. Each chapter of STATIONEN revolves around a city or region in the German-speaking world, inviting you to make connections and comparisons between chapters, topics, and cultural issues. In addition, the accompanying video component (available on DVD) contains footage of videoblogs from eleven cities in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland that complement the text and offer fascinating glimpses of contemporary German culture. These snapshots of everyday life pair interview clips with images of public spaces to move you beyond the realm of ordinary language instruction and into the scenarios and situations that reflect your real-world needs as a developing German speaker.

Civilización y cultura: Intermediate Spanish

The readings in each unit of CIVILIZACION Y CULTURA match the thematic content of the units of the main book, CONVERSACION Y REPASO. There is better correlation of these supplementary books in marginal annotations on each unit-opening and unit-closing page.

Literatura y arte: Intermediate Spanish

This volume of the series features literary readings as well as artistic masterpieces from the Spanish-speaking world. This volume's 12 units are thematically tied to CONVERSACION Y REPASO. There is better correlation of these supplementary books in marginal annotations on each unit-opening and unit-closing page.

Conversación y repaso: Intermediate Spanish

CONVERSACI & ÓN Y REPASO, Ninth Edition, is part of a three-volume INTERMEDIATE SPANISH series that gives you a thorough review of grammatical structures and helps you communicate with confidence in Spanish. You'll find clear, easy-to-understand explanations of grammar topics in plain English that you can follow on your own. You'll quickly learn to use and develop reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills through a variety of activities and exercises for conversation. Plus, the book's many study resources, including Heinle iRadio's MP3-ready, Spanish-language tutorials for pronunciation and grammar, will help you succeed in the course!

Perrine's Sound and Sense: An Introduction to Poetry (12th Edition)

The book works to balance the classic with the contemporary, to represent a wide diversity of poets, and to emphasize the importance of the close reading of poetry as the avenue to enjoy and appreciate it. Although there are many flourishing approaches to poetry and its effects, we believe that the initial step must be understanding the elements of poetry through which it presents itself. This book is addressed to the student who is beginning a serious investigation of poetry. We have attempted to offer that student a sufficient grasp of the nature and variety of poetry, some reasonable means for reading it with appreciative understanding, and a few primary ideas of how to evaluate it. One important principle established in the earliest editions is the need for conciseness and compactness, so that the book will have a friendly, welcoming appeal and will not seem daunting in its comprehensiveness. In matters of theory, in an introductory textbook some issues are undoubtedly simplified, but none we hope seriously so, and some more sophisticated theoretical approaches have had to be excluded in the interests of space. Another principle is that the elements of poetry are presented in a progression in which each new topic builds on what preceded it. The separate chapters gradually introduce the student to the elements of poetry, putting the emphasis always on how and why: How can the reader use these elements to get at the meaning of the poem, to interpret it sensibly, and to respond to it adequately? Why does the poet use these elements? What values have they for the poet and reader?