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In this uproarious exploration of the joys of reading, a long-time teacher, lifelong reader and The New Yorker contributor shares surprising stories from her life and the poignant ways in which books have impacted her students and shows us how literature can transform us for the better.
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Divine Dwelling: Unveiling the Mysteries of the Tabernacle" takes readers on a profound journey into the heart of sacred symbolism and spiritual revelation. Delving into the historical context and spiritual significance of the Tabernacle, this exploration offers a rare glimpse into the ancient divine dwelling place.
The narrative unfolds as the construction of the Tabernacle is detailed, immersing readers in the meticulous design and purposeful details...
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Juan 3:16 puede pasar fácilmente por nuestros cerebros sin mucho pensamiento consciente, y además muchos no han entendido el verdadero significado de este verso. Pero alguna vez ¿nos hemos detenido a considerar lo que realmente significa? Encontramos en el Evangelio de Juan el Capitulo 3 quizás una de las presentaciones más claras del evangelio, entre una conversación de Jesús y un gobernante religioso prestigioso( Nicodemo). En esta conversación...
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Would you give a mouse a cookie, a moose a muffin, or even a pig a pancake? This instructional guide for literature covers five different "If You Give..." books, and students will enjoy completing the fun, challenging activities and lessons as they learn to analyze each story. These rigorous, cross-curricular lessons and activities work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to comprehend complex literature and help them understand the...
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Accelerate learning with high-impact strategies. Beginning and veteran teachers alike will find insights and practices they can use immediately. The authors dovetail their proven instructional process of chunk, chew, check, change with before-, during-, and after-reading strategies in this must-have guide for powerful literacy instruction. No matter what content area you teach, this book will help you develop the strategic reader in every student.
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"The Divine Path Unveiled: Navigating Life's Journey through Biblical Teachings" is a masterfully crafted exploration that transcends the boundaries of conventional literature, offering readers a profound and transformative experience. This book serves as a comprehensive guide, leading you through the sacred corridors of the Bible to illuminate a path that goes beyond mere existence to one of purpose, resilience, and spiritual fulfillment.Embarking...
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When celebrated American novelist and short story writer Flannery O'Connor died at the age of 39 in 1964, she left behind an unfinished third novel titled Why Do the Heathen Rage? Scholarly experts uncovered and studied the material, deeming it unpublishable. It stayed that way for 40 years.
Until now.
For the past 10-plus years, award-winning author Jessica Hooten Wilson has explored the 378 pages of typed and handwritten material of the novel-transcribing...
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How an understanding of intellectual disability transforms the pleasures of reading
Narrative informs everything we think, do, plan, remember, and imagine. We tell stories and we listen to stories, gauging their "well-formedness" within a couple of years of learning to walk and talk. Some argue that the capacity to understand narrative is innate to our species; others claim that while that might be so, the invention of writing then re-wired our brains....
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In Read Alouds for All Learners: A Comprehensive Plan for Every Subject, Every Day, Grades PreK–8, Molly Ness, supported by current research and personal experiences, demonstrates the sobering effect an absence of read alouds in classrooms has on preK–8 students' comprehension skills. She provides intentional directions on planning and implementing a read-aloud routine that supports young learners' literacy development, content-area knowledge,...
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Reading Comprehension - 3 Manuscripts in 1 Book, Including: How to Read Faster, How to Mind Map and How to Study Effectively.
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HOW TO READ FASTER:
7 Steps to Master Speed Reading Techniques, Reading Comprehension & Fast Reading.
YOU WILL LEARN:
· The fundamentals of speed reading.
· Factors that affect reading comprehension.
· Causes of reading difficulties in children and adults.
· Solutions which you can employ...
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Embark on a transformative journey into the heart of purpose with "Divine Threads: Unveiling God's Design for Your Life." In this profound exploration, delve into the essence of purpose woven into the fabric of existence. Drawing wisdom from biblical teachings, this book navigates the intricate terrain of God's intentions, guiding you to unearth the unique purpose intricately crafted for your life. For Christian women, it unfolds a unique path, blending...
12) Honorarium
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In Honorarium, Nathaniel G. Moore compiles twenty years worth of reading other people's books, while also faithfully attempting to convey a sense of what it's like to work behind-the-scenes in CanLit. Always breaking from convention, Moore's non-fiction is imbued a sense of urgency, passion and intimacy with the community of creators that surround him; creators that include Derek McCormack, Sheila Heti, Camilla Gibb, Jen Sookfong Lee, Catullus and...
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Reading the African novel is a challenging task.This is more so when a novel is as long and wide and complex as Margaret Ogola's famous novel The River and the Source. This guide book however makes your task easy. It divides the novel into four distinct sections and examines them one by one. It then gives you tips on how to approach CONTEXT and ESSAY questions based on this novel - with good examples - and helps you deal with other novels in the same...
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'La vista desde las últimas filas' es una recopilación de ensayos que nos permite echar un vistazo a la mente de uno de los autores más admirados y originales de nuestra época.
Observador incansable de la realidad que le rodea y comentarista sagaz, Neil Gaiman es conocido por la aguda inteligencia y la desbordante imaginación que proyecta en sus obras de ficción. En esta ocasión nos sorprende con un volumen que comprende más de sesenta ensayos...
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Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d'Universalis. Cette présentation est couplée avec un article de synthèse sur l'auteur de l'œuvre.
Le roi se meurt est une pièce de théâtre d'Eugène Ionesco (1909-1994), créée le 13 décembre 1962 à l'Alliance française à Paris, dans une mise en scène de Jacques Mauclair. Ionesco est alors un auteur consacré. Malgré le succès médiatique et critique du « théâtre de...
16) Beyond the Veil
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Beyond the Veil: Discovering the Hidden Truths of Revelation In this compelling and insightful book, "Beyond the Veil:Discovering the Hidden Truths of Revelation," author Kobus Fourie takes readers on an illuminating journey into the depths of the biblical book of Revelation. Drawing upon a rich tapestry of biblical scholarship, spiritual reflection, and personal insights, Fourie invites readers to explore the profound revelations and timeless truths...
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Immerse: Luke and Acts is part of Immerse: The Reading Bible, which takes you on a new and unique journey through the books of Luke and Acts in the New Testament. Immerse delivers Scripture as it was originally created: without chapter or verse numbers. This makes for uninterrupted reading of God's Word. Created with the look and feel of a paperback book and in the trusted and accurate New Living Translation, Immerse: Luke and Acts enables you to...
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"An illuminating, learned, well-written, and entertaining survey of the giants of world literature. Busy people, and especially the young, will be grateful for this useful and concise introduction." -Paul Johnson
Not simply a grand work of reference, The Great Books is a captivating journey through two-and-a-half millennia of the great Western tradition. The eminent British philosopher Anthony O'Hear is our capable tour guide, taking readers on...
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Prophecies of the end of the world began to interest Lennart Wingardh in 1981, after reading Prophecies & Predictions Everybody's Guide to the Coming Changes by Moira Timms He found that God's ancient prophecies were revealed in the Jewish Bible and in the book of Revelation and were later on complement, very extensively, in the Qur'an. It is the aspiration of this book that the reader shall realize that the ancient prophecies are real and that they...
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Meeting Jesus, Common People, Uncommon Stories is the result of a pastoralexperience linked with cultural Biblical knowledge. The book was really written for one person, thus it is a very personal endeavor. Maggie LIechty was an elderly woman who was housebound because of health issues. Regular pastoral visits grew to include serious faith conversations about Biblical persons whose lives were changed by their encounter with Jesus. Maggie was not about...