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Instructional Strategies to Move Learning Forward: 50+ Tools That Support the Gradual Release of Responsibility
by Douglas Fisher Nancy Frey Sarah Ortega Kierstan Barbee50+ Instructional Strategies for Developing Independent Learners Discover over 50 strategies to meet your students where they are and help them succeed. Every teacher faces a recurring question in the classroom: What strategy will help this student learn right now? With hundreds of potential strategies available, the challenge lies in choosing the right approach at the right time. Instructional Strategies to Move Learning Forward does exactly that, equipping educators with thoughtfully curated instructional strategies designed to advance learning for all students. Grounded in the Gradual Release of Responsibility (GRR) framework, this book empowers you to select and implement purposeful strategies that address your students′ specific needs at a specific moment in their learning while ensuring long-term success. This content-rich guide provides practical tools and insights that emphasize why, when, and how instructional strategies can move learning forward, with: Research-informed rationale for why each strategy works and how each supports meaningful learning Detailed step-by-step guidance for implementation, ensuring every strategy can be immediately applied in your classroom Adaptability across contexts: Strategies designed for use across grades, content areas, and student needs—including multilingual learners and those requiring differentiated support Connections for each strategy to the GRR framework for cohesive lesson planning and consistent results This resource is not about collecting tools; it’s about reflection, intentionality, and impact. Whether you’re a new teacher seeking strategies to build your toolkit or an experienced educator refining your craft, this book will help you make informed instructional decisions that lead to powerful learning opportunities. Learn how to foster clarity, connection, and critical thinking in your students while building confident and independent learners.
Instructional Strategies to Move Learning Forward: 50+ Tools That Support the Gradual Release of Responsibility
by Douglas Fisher Nancy Frey Sarah Ortega Kierstan Barbee50+ Instructional Strategies for Developing Independent Learners Discover over 50 strategies to meet your students where they are and help them succeed. Every teacher faces a recurring question in the classroom: What strategy will help this student learn right now? With hundreds of potential strategies available, the challenge lies in choosing the right approach at the right time. Instructional Strategies to Move Learning Forward does exactly that, equipping educators with thoughtfully curated instructional strategies designed to advance learning for all students. Grounded in the Gradual Release of Responsibility (GRR) framework, this book empowers you to select and implement purposeful strategies that address your students′ specific needs at a specific moment in their learning while ensuring long-term success. This content-rich guide provides practical tools and insights that emphasize why, when, and how instructional strategies can move learning forward, with: Research-informed rationale for why each strategy works and how each supports meaningful learning Detailed step-by-step guidance for implementation, ensuring every strategy can be immediately applied in your classroom Adaptability across contexts: Strategies designed for use across grades, content areas, and student needs—including multilingual learners and those requiring differentiated support Connections for each strategy to the GRR framework for cohesive lesson planning and consistent results This resource is not about collecting tools; it’s about reflection, intentionality, and impact. Whether you’re a new teacher seeking strategies to build your toolkit or an experienced educator refining your craft, this book will help you make informed instructional decisions that lead to powerful learning opportunities. Learn how to foster clarity, connection, and critical thinking in your students while building confident and independent learners.
50 Strategies for Activating Your PLC+
by James Marshall Douglas Fisher Nancy Frey50 Strategies for Activating the Full Potential of Your PLC+ Team Are you maximizing the impact of your professional learning communities? 50 Strategies for Activating Your PLC+ equips educators with the tools and actions needed to foster highly effective PLC+ teams. Successful PLCs are built on a foundation of strong collaboration, unified purpose, trust, and effective communication. The 50+ strategies in this essential guide address the challenges and possibilities within teacher teams by focusing on the role of activators, group members who work to ensure that all members of the PLC+ contribute to meaningful, solution-driven progress. Grounded in experience and practical guidance, this resource is designed to make every step of your PLC+ experience impactful. With strategies organized into eight comprehensive sections, the authors provide the frameworks necessary to create an engaged, productive learning culture with: Eight categories of strategies aligned with the five guiding PLC+ questions to support targeted and actionable leadership A practical cross-reference table connecting the strategies to content with additional context and insights to deepen understanding Tools for developing activator skills that enhance facilitation, decision-making, and solution-oriented collaboration within your PLC+ teams Concrete protocols and frameworks for addressing team dynamics, meeting structures, and continuous improvement From establishing goals to reviewing results, you′ll find purposeful actions that drive positive outcomes for educators and students alike. Take the next step in your PLC+ leadership to shape the future of learning in your school.
50 Strategies for Activating Your PLC+
by James Marshall Douglas Fisher Nancy Frey50 Strategies for Activating the Full Potential of Your PLC+ Team Are you maximizing the impact of your professional learning communities? 50 Strategies for Activating Your PLC+ equips educators with the tools and actions needed to foster highly effective PLC+ teams. Successful PLCs are built on a foundation of strong collaboration, unified purpose, trust, and effective communication. The 50+ strategies in this essential guide address the challenges and possibilities within teacher teams by focusing on the role of activators, group members who work to ensure that all members of the PLC+ contribute to meaningful, solution-driven progress. Grounded in experience and practical guidance, this resource is designed to make every step of your PLC+ experience impactful. With strategies organized into eight comprehensive sections, the authors provide the frameworks necessary to create an engaged, productive learning culture with: Eight categories of strategies aligned with the five guiding PLC+ questions to support targeted and actionable leadership A practical cross-reference table connecting the strategies to content with additional context and insights to deepen understanding Tools for developing activator skills that enhance facilitation, decision-making, and solution-oriented collaboration within your PLC+ teams Concrete protocols and frameworks for addressing team dynamics, meeting structures, and continuous improvement From establishing goals to reviewing results, you′ll find purposeful actions that drive positive outcomes for educators and students alike. Take the next step in your PLC+ leadership to shape the future of learning in your school.
Adult Development and Aging: Growth, Longevity, and Challenges
by Lisa Hollis-Sawyer Bert Hayslip Julie Hicks PatrickTopically organized, Adult Development and Aging: Growth, Longevity and Challenges provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the aging process in adulthood from multiple perspectives. In this Second Edition, Julie Hicks Patrick, Bert Hayslip, and Lisa Hollis-Sawyer use principles of lifespan development to show readers the directionality of changes in early, middle, and late adulthood. Within its framework of scientific literacy, the text charts four key themes to guide learners: a focus on aging as development; a global perspective on contexts; a vibrant, integrated approach to diverse coverage; and psychological science that translates into real-life experiences. A final chapter focuses on ways to improve the experience of aging for all adults.
Academic Languaging: Engaging Multilingual Students in Content Area Learning
by Gisela Ernst-Slavit Margo GottliebRethink how academic languaging can transform content area teaching For years, the teaching of content-based academic language to multilingual learners has focused on formulas, vocabulary lists, and sentence patterns—often sidelining students’ linguistic and cultural strengths. Gisela Ernst-Slavit and Margo Gottlieb address these challenges by embracing academic languaging, an active, collaborative student-driven process. Academic Languaging offers strategies to integrate language and content learning while fostering student engagement, voice, and agency. Dedicated chapters on academic languaging for Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science highlight the dimensions of disciplinary language for each subject and provide strategies for moving learning forward with multilingual learners. Additional features include: "Stop and Think" prompts to help educators connect new ideas with their instructional settings Prompts at the end of each chapter to encourage deeper thinking and application of the material Multilingual examples to mirror the varied classroom settings in the U.S. and beyond. The ultimate resource for educators committed to empowering multilingual learners and fostering meaningful, culturally sustaining education, Academic Languaging ensures multilingual learners comprehend academic content and thrive as confident, autonomous drivers of their own learning.
Academic Languaging: Engaging Multilingual Students in Content Area Learning
by Gisela Ernst-Slavit Margo GottliebRethink how academic languaging can transform content area teaching For years, the teaching of content-based academic language to multilingual learners has focused on formulas, vocabulary lists, and sentence patterns—often sidelining students’ linguistic and cultural strengths. Gisela Ernst-Slavit and Margo Gottlieb address these challenges by embracing academic languaging, an active, collaborative student-driven process. Academic Languaging offers strategies to integrate language and content learning while fostering student engagement, voice, and agency. Dedicated chapters on academic languaging for Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science highlight the dimensions of disciplinary language for each subject and provide strategies for moving learning forward with multilingual learners. Additional features include: "Stop and Think" prompts to help educators connect new ideas with their instructional settings Prompts at the end of each chapter to encourage deeper thinking and application of the material Multilingual examples to mirror the varied classroom settings in the U.S. and beyond. The ultimate resource for educators committed to empowering multilingual learners and fostering meaningful, culturally sustaining education, Academic Languaging ensures multilingual learners comprehend academic content and thrive as confident, autonomous drivers of their own learning.
Empire of the Elite: Inside Condé Nast, the media dynasty that reshaped the world
by Michael M. Grynbaum'Glamour! Taste! Prestige! Monsters! I loved this gorgeous romp through a lost world' MARINA HYDEFor decades, one company in New York told the world what to buy, value, wear, eat, and even what to think.From its glitzy heyday in the 1980s through to the 2000s, American publishing empire Condé Nast and its magazines - including Vogue, Vanity Fair, the New Yorker and GQ - defined how to live the good life, with its editors and writers creating a vision of luxury and sophistication that shaped cultural and consumer trends and political beliefs the world over.The ultimate influencers, Condé Nast amassed great power but failed to foresee and keep up with the digital revolution that would reduce it to a shadow of its former self.Full of fresh insider reporting and venerated names like Anna Wintour, Tina Brown and Graydon Carter, Empire of the Elite is a groundbreaking exploration of how Condé Nast established itself as a global authority. But it is also a cautionary tale, exposing how class, hubris and technological change shook the dominance of the old media gatekeepers, even as Condé Nast's aesthetic and prestige remain undeniably influential to this day.
Time of Your Life: Pre-order the irresistible new novel by Jessa Hastings now!
by Jessa HastingsShe wasn't supposed to meet someone like him.He wasn't supposed to be her undoing.It's 1995, Joah Harrigan is the brash, enigmatic frontman of the biggest band in the world, and Ysolde is the iconic face of a generation. She's who people write their songs about-the kind of girl who could ruin a man.He doesn't fall, and she doesn't chase. But from the moment they meet, it's headfirst, reckless, and inevitable.Too much, too fast, too consuming.Loving Ysolde makes Joah feel alive, but it also makes him feel trapped. Her star burns just as bright as his, and he doesn't know how to be with someone he can't control. The more he wants her, the more he resents her for it.But fame is corrosive, and so is love. Neither Ysolde nor Joah were built to survive both, because some loves don't end-they can't-so they just destroy you.READERS CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF JESSA HASTINGS:'TikTok made me do it, 1000% lived up to the hype.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Ridiculously addictive ... My heart broke a million times' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'These characters are insufferable, selfish, and beyond toxic. I love them with my entire heart.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Never have I felt more emotions reading a single book before. The angst and pure rollercoaster of emotions was real!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Jasad Crown: Egyptian-inspired enemies-to-lovers epic fantasy from a Sunday Times bestseller
by Sara HashemIn the thrilling conclusion to the Egyptian-inspired Scorched Throne duology, a fugitive queen may be the key to restoring her lost kingdom of Jasad, but it could cost her everything and everyone she loves. Held deep in a mountain refuge, Sylvia has been captured by the Urabi, who believe she can return their homeland to its former power. But after years of denying her legacy and a forbidden alliance with Jasad's greatest enemy, Sylvia must win the group's trust while struggling to keep control of both her magic and her mind. In the rival kingdom, Arin is caught between his father's desire to put down the brewing rebellion and the sacred edicts he's sworn to uphold. Arin must find Sylvia before his father's army, but his search will call into question the very core of Arin's beliefs about his family and the destruction of Jasad. War is inevitable and Sylvia cannot abandon her people again. The Urabi plan to raise the Jasadi fortress, and it will either kill Sylvia or destroy the humanity she's fought so hard to protect. For the first time in her life Sylvia doesn't just want to survive. She wants to win.The fugitive queen is ready to come home.
The Nightshade God (The Nightshade Crown)
by Hannah Whitten'Hannah Whitten is my new favourite obsession' Jodi Picoult, New York Times-bestselling author'OH MY. THIS ENDING . . . I can now confidently say this is one of my favourite romantasy trilogies'Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐The Nightshade Crown is in the hands of a ruthless god and Lore will stop at nothing to defeat him in the final instalment of this lush, romantic, Sunday Times bestselling fantasy series from breakout star Hannah Whitten.Lore has failed. She couldn't save King Bastian from the rotten god speaking voices in his mind. She couldn't save her friends from being scattered across the continent. She couldn't save her beautiful, corrupt city from the dark power beneath the catacombs. And she couldn't save herself.Banished to the Burnt Isles, Lore must use every skill she earned on the streets of Dellaire to survive the desolate prison colony and figure out a way to defeat the power that's captured everything and everyone she holds dear. But as Lore gets closer to her goal, her magic grows stronger . . . and to a woman who's always had to fight for survival, that kind of power may be hard to give up.Praise for the series:'Sinister, deadly and so seductive you won't be able to tear yourself away from this dark gem of a book' Stephanie Garber, New York Times-bestselling author'Beautifully written, lushly cinematic, unsettling, mysterious - an unputdownable story' Ali Hazelwood, New York Times-bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis'Darkly sumptuous and beautifully dangerous, The Foxglove King wraps you up in a velvet gown and then holds a knife to your throat' Ava Reid, Sunday Times-bestselling author of A study in Drowning'I am obsessed with this book! Hannah Whitten just keeps getting better and better' Katee Robert, New York Times-bestselling authorReaders are loving The Nightshade God!'This final book surpasses them all, leaving me clapping so hard my hands hurt. . . . It belongs in a special category that deserves more than ten stars. I can't express just how much I loved it!'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Everything I could have hoped for - and more . . . the perfect, devastating and beautiful conclusion to this trilogy'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Pull it off is actually not the accurate way to describe this finale. KNOCKED IT OUT the GODDDDDDDAAAMNNN FOUNT is more like it'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Finished this 10 minutes ago and I'm still crying . . . . The Nightshade God is everything I've ever wanted from a fantasy novel'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A thrilling, gut wrenching and superbly written finale to a series I will hold close to my heart'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I don't think I can put into words just how much I loved this book, and this series . . . I truly feel like I'm in mourning now that it's over'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Sensational Proletarian: Leftist Cultures in Colonial Korea
by Kimberly ChungStarving ghosts, anguished farmers, and grieving mothers. Floating heads, gaunt bodies, and masses of bodily fluids. Such are the visceral sensations, exaggerated affects, and suffering subjects that characterized leftist Korean cultural production in the 1920s and 1930s. In popular fiction, print cartoons, reportage, and other emergent forms of mass culture, scenes detailing the spectacular bodily harms endured by figures like migrant workers, tenant farmers, and everyday families proliferated. Yet at the time such representations were criticized as excessively grotesque and insufficiently political by leftist intellectuals, and they have subsequently been overlooked by scholars in favor of socialist realism and its dynamic proletarian heroes. The Sensational Proletarian, by contrast, focuses on these textual and visual representations to tell the story of how new affects and everyday experiences introduced by imperial capitalism and colonial modernity were mediated through the lower-class body. Kimberly Chung traces the emergence of "the sensational proletarian" as a central figure of colonial Korean print culture and reads its varied manifestations as emblematic of Korean efforts not only to grapple with modernity, imperialism, and capitalism, but to do so using the new political ideology and imaginary of Marxism. This book brings to light the centrality of sensational cultures in the development of class politics in Korea, an integral relationship that continues throughout modern and contemporary Korean cultural history.
Mismeasuring Impact: How Randomized Controlled Trials Threaten the Nonprofit Sector (Stanford Social Innovation Review Books)
by Nicole Marwell Jennifer MosleyThe hidden dangers of randomized controlled trials The need to demonstrate the effectiveness of nonprofit social programs has led to a rapid rise in the use of randomized controlled trials (RCTs), for evaluation. As a result, most nonprofit sector professionals can tell you why nonprofits should do an RCT. This book tells you why they probably shouldn't, and what to do instead. Mismeasuring Impact explores why RCTs are being embraced as the "gold standard" for nonprofit evaluation, despite the high cost and time investment required and the serious problems with using RCTs in a nonprofit context. (Most RCTs conducted in nonprofits fail to meet required standards for rigor, undercutting their accuracy). The book describes what happens inside nonprofits when they take part in RCTs, the unintended equity issues that arise, and why nonprofits feel pressured participate in RCTs despite the problems. University of Chicago professors Marwell and Mosley's research is based on extensive interviews with key players: nonprofit managers, professional program evaluators, and program officers in philanthropic foundations. The book argues that, ultimately, RCTs are used to poorly ground nonprofit legitimacy, not to foster nonprofit improvement. RCTs also privilege program and organizational standardization over the key strengths of nonprofit organizations: flexible innovation and responsiveness to community needs. Nonprofits and funders need forms of evaluation that lift up these strengths. Mismeasuring Impact offers alternative approaches that build strong organizations, not just cookie-cutter programs, and which funders and nonprofits of all sizes can support.
China's Church Divided: Bishop Louis Jin and the Post-Mao Catholic Revival
by Paul P. MarianiAn illuminating portrait of how Shanghai’s Catholic community surged back to life after the Cultural Revolution—and of a Church divided between allegiance to the Vatican and loyalty to the Communist party-state.During the Cultural Revolution, the Chinese state sought to eradicate religious life throughout the country. But by 1978, two years after the death of Mao Zedong, the Communist Party under Deng Xiaoping cautiously embraced the revival of religion. At the same time, in Rome, the newly elected Pope John Paul II made a point of renewing outreach to China. Paul P. Mariani tracks the fate of Chinese Catholicism in the wake of these transformative leadership changes, focusing on the influential Catholic community in Shanghai.Even as Chinese Catholicism came back to life in the 1980s, the way forward was hardly an easy one. Earlier policies of the 1950s had fractured the Catholic community into a state-approved “patriotic” church that answered to the government and an underground church loyal to Rome. Even after the Cultural Revolution, Mariani shows, this divide remained firmly intact. The resulting tensions were on vivid display in Shanghai, owing to the leadership of the Jesuit priest Louis Jin Luxian. Formerly a member of the underground church, Jin realigned with the state church during the revival and was consecrated bishop of Shanghai without papal approval in 1985. Bishop Jin used his position to revitalize the local Catholic community, but his cooperation with the party put him ever at odds with underground church leaders.Sensitive to the ideals, compromises, and disappointments of Catholics on both sides of the rift, China’s Church Divided reveals how the community navigated the irreconcilable differences between a worldwide Church centered in Rome and a regime wary of foreign spiritual authority.
I Got You
by Derrick BarnesA touching and joyful celebration of siblinghood, by New York Times bestselling author Derrick BarnesRasheed has the best big brother in the world! Anthony has been his hero from day one, making him feel safe during storms and included in all kinds of fun activities. Thanks to Anthony, Rasheed knows all about worms, mud pies, puddles, and how to fly on a swing. And now that Rasheed is getting a little older, Anthony is teaching him how to do big-boy things, like button his own shirt, and ride a bike. And most importantly, that there will be times when Anthony needs his own space and time with his buddies. At first Rasheed feels crushed not to be included full-time with his brother, but fortunately, Anthony reassures him that even when they're not together he still loves Rasheed and nothing will ever change that. And when Momma and Daddy share the big news that soon both of them will be big brothers, Rasheed knows--thanks to Anthony--just what kind of big brother he wants to be.
Against the Odds: Crashed (Against the Odds)
by DKThis historical fiction chapter book series features decodable tales of survival against the odds for children aged 10-14Against the Odds: Crashed is part of the new Against the Odds series, a captivating collection of fiction books inspired by true events. In this instalment, three young people’s bravery is seriously put to the test in these gripping stories about real-life crash landings.Each title in this collection unravels the extraordinary experiences of young people overcoming incredible challenges. Whether it’s facing the unknown or triumphing against the odds, these stories are both riveting and inspiring.This historical learn-to-read series for children offers:Popular and captivating topics featured in a historical fiction chapter book series. Decodable text in Hi-Lo style that makes the story accessible for striving readers.A focus on prefixes, suffixes, and word roots that enhances decoding, spelling, and vocabulary.Engaging stories that follow historical fiction narratives–inspired by true events–to engage and motivate reluctant readers.The Against the Odds series focuses on morphology, which is largely important for improving spelling and reading comprehension. Crashed focuses on suffixes that mean ‘the state or result of’ to empower children to become fluent independent readers. Serving as a vital bridge between decodable and mainstream books, this book will empower readers to confidently understand the meaning from text alone.
Pumpkin Dad
by Pascal LemaîtreHalloween hijinks are the spotlight of this delightfully silly autumn tale, perfect for fans of Stumpkin and the How to Catch series!Whether just a trick or a bit of magic, prepare to be floored. Ellis has turned Dad into a GOURD!Full of slapstick humor and autumnal festivities, there's no better way to celebrate Halloween than with Pumpkin Dad!
Eyewitness Plant (DK Eyewitness)
by DKUnleash your inner botanist and become an eyewitness to the dizzyingly diverse world of plants.The iconic eyewitness is back in a new and improved format to be passed down through the generations.This picture-led reference guide will take you on a visual tour of everything green and growing. Children will go on a journey through a plant’s lifecycle; see a seed sprout, a fruit grow, and a Venus flytrap ensnare its prey.Throughout the pages of this newly revised book on plants, you can expect to find: A fresh new look; new photographs, updated information, and “eyewitness” accounts from experts in the field.A visual tour through the topic combined with bite-sized text.A collectable poster revealing facts and photographs from the book.Eyewitness Plant introduces children to the many different species, like poisonous plants and parasites to elaborate flowers seeking to attract pollinators. Discover the secrets of plants’ survival, their importance to our ecosystem, and how they adapt to life in a range of habitats. This all-encompassing guide to plants is packed with facts, diagrams, and statistics and is a must-have for curious children aged 9+ with a thirst for learning.So, what’s new? Part of DK’s best-selling Eyewitness series, this popular title has been reinvigorated for the next generation of information-seekers and stay-at-home explorers, with a fresh new look, up to 20 percent new images, including photography and updated diagrams, updated information, and a new “eyewitness” feature with fascinating first-hand accounts from experts in the field.Explore the series!Globally, the Eyewitness series has sold more than 50 million copies over 30 years. Journey down the River Amazon and explore the rainforest with Eyewitness Amazon, learn how to combat climate change with Eyewitness Climate Change, or take a trip aboard the most famous ship in history with Eyewitness Titanic.
Creepy Sheepy (Sleepy Sheepy)
by Lucy Ruth CumminsFrom New York Times bestselling illustrator of The Big Cheese and the Food Group series, Pete Oswald, and critically acclaimed author Lucy Ruth Cummins comes a Halloween adventure for Sleepy Sheepy. A story all about learning when to blend in and when to stand out that is perfect for fans of Pig the Monster and Creepy Pair of Underwear!It's Halloween, which means Sleepy Sheepy needs to find the perfect costume for trick-or-treating! And Sheepy MUST be the scariest, hairiest, werewolf of all!But on Halloween night, the costume just doesn't fit right, and when Sheepy steps outside, there are packs of werewolves everywhere! How will he stand out and be the creepiest sheepy of all? From celebrated author Lucy Ruth Cummins and brought to life by #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Pete Oswald, Creepy Sheepy is a silly and clever Halloween read-aloud all about marching to the beat of your own drum! Don't miss the other books in the series, Sleepy Sheepy and Sleepy Sheepy and the Sheepover!
Los Angeles Like a Local: By the People Who Call it Home (Local Travel Guide)
by DK TravelHave authentic experiences and see the cities through the eyes of the locals with Like a Local This isn’t your ordinary travel guide. Beyond the glitz and glamour that defines Los Angeles, you'll find indie art galleries, tasty taco trucks and community-run farmers' markets – and that’s where this book takes you. Turn the pages to discover:The small businesses and community strongholds that add character to this vibrant city, recommended by true locals6 themed walking tours dedicated to specific experiences such as vintage shopping and cyclingA beautiful gift book for anyone seeking to explore Los AngelesHelpful what3word addresses, so you can pinpoint all the listed sightsA thoughtfully updated second edition, including new places to visitCompiled by four proud locals, and revised and updated for 2025, this stylish travel guide is packed with Los Angeles's best experiences and secret spots, handily categorized to suit your mood and needs.Whether you’re a restless Angeleno on the hunt for a new hangout, or a visitor keen to discover a side you won’t find in traditional guidebooks, Los Angeles Like A Local will give you all the inspiration you need.About Like A Local:These giftable and collectable guides from DK are compiled exclusively by locals. Whether they’re born-and-bred or moved to study and never looked back, our experts shine a light on what it means to be a local: pride for their city, community spirit and local expertise. Like a Local will inspire readers to celebrate the secret as well as the iconic – just like the locals who call the city home.Looking for another guide to Los Angeles? Explore further with our DK Eyewitness or Top 10 guides to Los Angeles and California.
ArnieTex: Over 100 Recipes for Mexican-American Cooking and Texas-Style BBQ
by Arnie SegoviaCooking authentic Mexican-American comfort food is simple with YouTube sensation Arnie &“ArnieTex&” SegoviaArnie Segovia is a Texas guy with Mexican roots, and his cooking is a blend of Texas and Mexican cuisines in the comdia casera (comfort food) and carne asada (Mexican grilling) styles. His creations are a traditional blend of Southwest, Texas, and Norteño cooking techniques, both in the kitchen and over open fire. For authentic Mexican cooking combined with a little bit of Texas and open-fire barbecue, look no further than ArnieTex! Here&’s what you&’ll find inside:Traditional Mexican and Texas-Mexican favorites like Mexican-Spanish rice, tamales, fajitas, tacos al pastor, refried beans, migas con huevo, and taqueria-style salsasTexas staples like smoked brisket, authentic Texas chili, and parrillada tejana (a Texas-size carne asada feast)Dozens of cooking tips and tricks for cooking on both on the stove and over an open fireStunning photography that captures the essence of Arnie's cooking the beauty of South TexasAs a champion pitmaster and cook with deep knowledge of Mexican-American cuisine, Arnie has built a following of millions of loyal fans who love cooking with Arnie each week. And if you're cooking with Arnie, it will always means two things: you&’re not going to leave the table hungry, and you&’ll absolutely leave the table happy.
Noah and the Flood: A Parable of God's Plan and Promise (Little Bible Stories)
by Pia ImperialShare the Biblical tale of Noah&’s ark with your little one and celebrate God&’s love, plan, and protection!Simple and biblically accurate text introduces readers to the most beloved stories of the Bible. Noah and the Flood is the perfect gift for parents and other caretakers who are looking to share their love of Christ and highlight the value of believing in God&’s promise with their young ones.
Hit Me with Your Best Charm
by Lillie Vale&“Enchanting, flirty, and crafted from pure practical magic!&”—Julian Winters, award-winning author of Right Where I Left YouThe occasionally magic, always superstitious town of Prior&’s End is famous for three things: whimsical charm at the annual Fall Festival,the legend of the wishing well hidden in a forest bristling with secrets, and Nova Marwood&’s missing hiker father.Every year without him, it gets easier to pretend Nova doesn&’t believe in myth and magic. Easier to pretend she&’s doing okay. Easier to pretend she doesn&’t have a secret crush on the girl she fake-hates.Kiara Mistry is the luckiest girl in town and the thief of every crush Nova had her heart set on first. In theory, Nova should resent Kiara. But it&’s getting harder to deny her feelings.When Nova lays an unintended hex on Kiara at the Fall Festival, and one misfortune after another swiftly follows, soon Kiara&’s very survival is at stake. To reverse the bad luck, Kiara&’s exes turned BFFs commence a quest for the miraculous wishing well. There&’s only one person who can get them there . . . Nova.But to save Kiara—and maybe find her dad, too—she&’ll have to believe in something much stronger than magic. Nova will need to believe in herself.
Against the Odds Pompeii (Against the Odds)
by DKThis historical fiction chapter book series features decodable tales of survival against the odds for children aged 10-14Against the Odds: Pompeii is part of the new Against the Odds series, a captivating collection of fiction books inspired by true events. In this instalment, Mount Vesuvius is erupting! Ash is falling like snow and thirteen-year-old Fabia knows something is terribly wrong. Will she escape Pompeii in time to survive this epic disaster?Each title in this collection unravels the extraordinary experiences of young people overcoming incredible challenges. Whether it’s facing the unknown or triumphing against the odds, these stories are both riveting and inspiring.This historical learn-to-read series for children offers:Popular and captivating topics featured in a historical fiction chapter book series. Decodable text in Hi-Lo style that makes the story accessible for striving readers.A focus on prefixes, suffixes, and word roots that enhances decoding, spelling, and vocabulary.Engaging stories that follow historical fiction narratives–inspired by true events–to engage and motivate reluctant readers.The Against the Odds series focuses on morphology, which is largely important for improving spelling and reading comprehension. Pompeii focuses on multiple common noun suffixes. to empower children to become fluent independent readers. Serving as a vital bridge between decodable and mainstream books, this book will empower readers to confidently understand the meaning from text alone.
We Are Pregnant with Freedom: Black Feminist Storytelling for Reproductive Justice (Reproductive Justice: A New Vision for the 21st Century)
by Stacie Elizabeth McCormickA free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Situated at the crossroads of author Stacie Selmon McCormick's lived experiences as a Black birthing person, mother, and scholar, We Are Pregnant with Freedom traces Black sexual and reproductive liberation through the storytelling work of those most marginalized in reproductive justice research and discourse. The book recounts McCormick's loss of twin sons to stillbirth, her near-fatal experience with preeclampsia, and her subsequent reproductive justice research and advocacy work with the Afiya Center, a Black-led reproductive justice organization in Texas. Its multidisciplinary narrative shatters the silences wrought by stigma and historical erasure, ultimately proposing a new grammar of reproductive justice that can serve the people as a vehicle for community building, healing, and bodily liberation.