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Miss Flint Books
"The Meanest Teacher in the World" and "Miss Flint Meets the Great Kweskin"
By Don Sawyer |
I didn't know Pamela Martin. She had just moved to Haywood and was in the fifth grade. But she quickly became one of the most popular girls in the school. Her parents had just bought the Pappy's Pizza restaurant downtown. Although there were three pizza places in town, most kids thought Pappy's was the best. And if that wasn't enough to make her friends, a few days after she arrived in school, she made an offer that certainly did. Her parents had agreed to donate pizza to the entire school. .. more... |
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On This Day in Canadian History: by Melanie Jackson and Brian Weigel |
Put your students right in the middle of an historic event.
These newspapers are the first two in a series that give the feel and the excitement of living through the time being taught. They cover not only the event, but also what else was happening that day – the business and fashions, the sports, the entertainment, etc. The ads and the stories are real, but presented in modern design. That’s all that’s different – otherwise the papers tell it like it was.
The teacher guides, included with each package of 30 copies, contain blackline masters, pages for students to create posters or fashions and even to write their own stories. more... |
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Daredevils- by Joy Lynn Goddard |
| Daredevils is a young adult novel with themes and language suited for students in junior or intermediate grades. In junior classrooms it can be used with strong readers who need enrichment materials. In intermediate classrooms it can be used with average readers as well as reluctant readers who are at risk of failing to meet literacy standards. The accompanying Teacher's Guide, which targets Ontario Language Curriculum and Catholic Graduate Expectations, helps teachers reach most students in intermediate classrooms, thus eliminating the need to run several reading programs simultaneously. more... |
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Thanks for Chucking That at the Wall Instead of Me: Teaching At-Risk Children and Youth - by Monica Nawrocki |
| An informative and reflective study of teaching at-risk students, Thanks for Chucking That at the Wall Instead of Me is a window into what many classroom teachers don’t get to see in their whirlwind vision of a disruptive student. One teacher’s experience is shared in a way that all teachers will relate to, on both a professional and personal level. The book offers a glimpse into real lives and the pain, struggles and emotion beneath the behaviour of “bad” kids. more... |
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Exploring Creativity-
by John A. Eisenberg |
Out of the blue
-- that's where creativity comes from, says John A. Eisenberg,
a leading authority on the subject. Technology may be
involved, he says, but more important is human insight.
With that approach he moves away from a common attitude.
The major thrust of this book, he says, "is to ...
suggest an alternative to the mechanistic, deterministic
and rationalist ways we view creativity".
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Be a Reporter -
by Harry Goldhar |
A good newspaper
is never nearly good enough but a lousy newspaper is a
joy forever. That's from U.S. author and funny man Garrison
Keillor. It outlines the approach in this book. It's serious
in its attempt to get it right, but journalism is far
from an exact science and a sense of humour is often necessary.
This is a step-by-step trip through how to get the right
information and how to write it for print, broadcast and
the Internet. It also examines the history of the craft,
ethics and the reporter's role in society. And it's written
in simple language.
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On This Day-
Historic Periodical |
Nothing brings real
history more to life than a newspaper of the day. For
today's students though, you need the flash and excitement
of modern design. On This Day, a new series of newspapers
does just that, with news stories written in modern style.
Our first issue is about the end of the Battle of the
Somme as it affected Canada. But 1918 had more going on
than the War to End All Wars. There was Nellie McClung,
John McCrea, Beatrice Lillie, the start of the National
Hockey League, slit skirts, troubles at Casa Loma.
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There's a Dinosaur
in my Room- by Elaine Sharfe |
Elie had learned
about dinosaurs from his older brother, but coming face
to face with one was another matter. It appeared in his
bedroom at night, and he was scared. But when he ran to
his sister's room, she said, "I don't care. Go back
to sleep." The dinosaur was gone in the morning, but kept coming
back at night. No one believed Elie -- except his parents.
How do you get rid of a dinosaur?
You start by going to a library and getting a book called,
How To Remove A Dinosaur From Your Bedroom.
The secret, Elie and his mother learn, is water.
But it's not that simple to make it work.
Before the dinosaur disappears for good, Elie's room is
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Ms. Bee's Magical
Bookcase - by Margriet Ruurs |
At first the children
would stare at the glasses on the tip of her nose or at
her sensible shoes. But as soon as Ms. Bee, the school
librarian, started telling stories they forgot everything
around them because she told the most wonderful stories
they had ever heard. Miss Polly, the principal, would
sneak into the library to listen, too. The Kindergartners
stopped picking their noses and the Grade Fours stopped
braiding their hair. Even the Fifth Graders forgot to
open and close their velcro shoes.
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The True Story of
Santa Claus - by Christina & Eric Walters |
Everybody deserves
a holiday, but does anybody deserve every day off but
one? Santa gets all the glory, but who's really the power
behind the sleigh? This book is about the woman who really
does the work (gee, like that's unusual), and her efforts
to get Santa off his chair, away from the TV, and back
in the workshop.
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Revenge on Christmas
Day - Fact and Fiction in Bucharest
by Peter Roberts |
How much of this
book is true? How much is imagination? Can imagination
reveal the truth?
The answer depends on the skill of the author, who must
imagine the unrecorded workings of the minds of real people.
Based on his knowledge of their characters and the historic
events in which they participated, he creates parallel
universes that are imaginary but possible.
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Die Broke and Wealthy
(Updated and enlarged) - by Gopala Alampur |
| Make your insurance
pay off while you're still alive |
Die Broke and Wealthy
reveals vital information
about insurance that can make you rich and keep
your family wealthy when you’re gone. Written by
an insurance expert for both the insurance industry
and the public, this book tells you what steps to
take in clear and simple language.
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Medical Nightmares -
by Susan B. McIver |
| The Human Face of
Errors |
“This is Chris.
He’s 18 months old. There is
something awfully wrong with his head, and no
one will pay any attention to me,” I said as I sat
my son down on the admitting counter in the
emergency room of our local hospital at midnight.
“I am going to leave him here until you figure it
out.” Then I turned around and walked out.
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Jo the Crow, a True
Story - by Ruth Goldhar |
People fall in love with dogs,
cats, horses, little pigs… You’d never think
of a crow. But crows are smart. The crow family, including
ravens and blue jays, is the smartest of all birds. Crows
can use tools, something that scientists first thought
only humans could do, then discovered that the smartest
apes could do.
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Creativity in Sport - by John Eisenberg |
This book examines the bodily
kinesthetic intelligence of those creative athletes who
transformed their sports. It does not deal with those
who could jump higher or run faster or throw a ball harder
or score more goals just because they were better athletes.
The creative athletes, like Michael Jordan, Roger Bannister,
Willie Pepp, Dick Frosbury and Toller Cranston infused
their sports with a new language, new concepts, new moves
or new approaches.
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