![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I think cookies would be fun to use, just starting with 2 mini oreo cookies and doubling them in each bowl 2,4,8,16,32.Īfter I was all set up, I called the kids in the room. I tried to use clear bowls so my kids could see the rice, but next time I’ll use bowls that are close to the same size so the kids can focus on the amounts of rice in each one. I set up bowls of rice that doubled from one bowl to the next. Easy Multiplication Math Activity for Kids It could be really fun to have a special snack after the activity to make story time even more exciting. I used rice, but you can use anything cookies, beads, even cereal. More on the story later…īefore reading the story, set up a simple visual example of what the book talks about. The Raja is smart because a famine does come, but he decides not to honor his promise. He decides that everyone should give them most of their rice so it can be saved in store houses in case of a famine. This book is set it India where there is a Raja ruling over the people. One Grain of Rice by Demi, not only teaches a moral lesson, but also a mathematical one as well. Stories have a powerful impact on children and that’s why we love reading stories that teach meaningful lessons. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Sus contribuciones a la crítica literaria, literatura infantil, literatura fantástica y teología popular le trajeron fama y aclamación a nivel internacional. Fue profesor particular de literatura inglesa y miembro de la junta de gobierno en la Universidad Oxford hasta 1954, cuando fue nombrado profesor de literatura medieval y renacentista en la Universidad Cambridge, cargo que desempeñó hasta que se jubiló. To date, the Narnia books have sold over 100 million copies and have been transformed into three major motion pictures.Ĭlive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) fue uno de los intelectuales más importantes del siglo veinte y podría decirse que fue el escritor cristiano más influyente de su tiempo. His most distinguished and popular accomplishments include Out of the Silent Planet, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, and the universally acknowledged classics The Chronicles of Narnia. He wrote more than thirty books, allowing him to reach a vast audience, and his works continue to attract thousands of new readers every year. He was a Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Oxford University until 1954, when he was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement. Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably one of the most influential writers of his day. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Stretching from France to the eastern shores of America to the plains of Greenland, the journeys of Rumon and Merewyn make for an unforgettable saga. At first they are dazzled but there is evil lurking in the corridors of power. They make their way to the court of King Edgar and his beautiful young queen. ![]() Rumon and Merewyn meet and from that hour their lives are intertwined. He gladly leaves his home in Provence but his hopes are dashed when his ship is wrecked off the Cornish coast. Rumon, a young French prince, has always dreamed of finding the idyllic island of hearsay and legend, Avalon. Merewyn has grown up in savage 10th Century Cornwall a lonely girl, sustained by stubborn courage and pride in her descent from the great King Arthur. Avalon Princes, Vikings, and the history of tenth-century England come together in this saga of exploration and unrequited love. ' brought history so vividly to life' (Philippa Gregory) From the bestselling author of Katherine, this is the spellbinding story of a young French prince and a Cornish girl caught up in the intrigue of the 10th Century English Court.Ī spellbinding story of a young French prince and a Cornish girl caught up in the intrigue of the 10th Century English Court. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Feather Thief is a story set on a cool June evening in 2009. 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Essentials Vises, tools, hooks, threads, glues and wax.All the essential tools to help turn your materials into the flies you need ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() At her website, SacredBee, she explains a bit about these recurring images (scroll to the bottom to read). Each page is full whimsy: the little dog is everywhere, animals and people all have little crowns hovering over their heads, there are many bees and foxes, as well as many little wheel-like images. You could spend hours poring over the artwork alone. Her work is absolutely stunning in its beauty and her attention to quirky little details. Pamela Zagarenski is one of the most talented illustrators I’ve ever come across. Red Sings from Treetops is so beautiful on so many levels it’s hard to know where to begin, but I’ll start with the illustrations. In SPRING, Red sings from treetops: cheer-cheer-cheer, each note dropping like a cherry into my ear. ![]() Together, an award-winning poet and a brilliant painter inspire us to look closer at the thrilling colors of the seasons. Theme: Colours, Seasons, Five Senses, PoetryĬolor comes alive in this whimsical, innovative book: blue dances on summer lakes, green drips from spring leaves, black wafts mysteriously through autumn evenings. ![]() Publishing: HMH Books for Young Readers, 2009 Title: Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors I know you’re going to love it as much as I do. I have the most glorious book to share with you today. Inside: Book review of Red Sings from Treetops plus follow-up activities. Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so we refrain from doing so. Especially when you finally see Ally and she's hanging around with some loser and it's couldn't be more clear that she is so over you.Īll of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Maybe it's time to start flirting with your best friend's ex or even start taking school a bit more seriously. Jake Graydon, an exciting opportunity is waiting for you in the service industry! Are your grades so low you're grounded for the summer? Did you the girl you like unceremoniously dump you? Would you rather eat dirt than see your "friends" again? Then a job at the local coffee shop is just the ticket! Unfortunately, Ally's father is the new manager so you'll be reminded of her nearly every day. Plus, what better way to get over Jake than to hook up with local guy, Cooper. ![]() Ally Ryan, come on down to the Jersey Shore! Have you recently been humiliated at your former best friend's birthday party? 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There her life takes another unforeseen twist, something that will change the fragile alliance between the humans and the fae, and Brexley finds herself in the middle.Īs weeks go by, Brexley also discovers Killian isn't the malicious leader she was told about. His betrayal made her a prisoner of Killian, the gorgeous Fae Lord of Budapest. Brexley has endured starvation and survived torture and even Warwick Farkas, the brutal legend who still haunts her like a ghost, spilling into her thoughts and life. ![]() ![]() (Also, it doesn’t hurt to support the author – kudos to her for self-publishing!) I ended up really enjoying it, and have stuck with the trilogy until the conclusion. Rogue is a stellar conclusion to the Relentless trilogy! I originally found the first book of this series for pretty cheap on Amazon Kindle, and decided to check it out. ![]() ![]() As her powers continue to change and grow, she transforms from a struggling girl into a strong young warrior.īut at what cost? How much is Sara willing to sacrifice in her need for independence and her quest for the truth? And will her newfound strength be enough to save her and the people she loves when she finally comes face-to-face with her powerful nemesis? Nothing could have prepared her for what is to come, and it will take everything in her to survive the final test of courage and love. ![]() She makes new friends, unexpected allies, and reconnects with people from her past. On her journey, Sara faces new challenges and dangers, and learns that the world of good and evil is not as clear cut as she had believed. ![]() ![]() ![]() Here, at last, Aristotle’s lost second book is found again. Watson renders lucid and complete explanations of Aristotle’s ideas about catharsis, comedy, and a summary account of the different types of poetry, ideas that influenced not only Cicero’s theory of the ridiculous, but also Freud’s theory of jokes, humor, and the comic.įinally, more than two millennia after it was first written, and after five hundred years of scrutiny, Aristotle’s Poetics is more complete than ever before. Based on Richard Janko’s philological reconstruction of the epitome, a summary first recovered in 1839 and hotly contested thereafter, Watson mounts a compelling philosophical argument that places the statements of this summary of the Aristotelian text in their true context. ![]() Here, Walter Watson offers a new interpretation of the lost second book of Aristotle's Poetics. But he does not actually address any of those ideas. ![]() One of the earliest and most efficient literary works. Aristotle writes also that he will address catharsis and an analysis of what is funny. Aristotle considers the Epic poetry, comedy and tragedy should be imitative. ![]() In the Poetics, Aristotle writes that he will speak of comedy-but there is no further mention of comedy. Of all the writings on theory and aesthetics-ancient, medieval, or modern-the most important is indisputably Aristotle’s Poetics, the first philosophical treatise to propound a theory of literature. In his Poetics Aristotle discussed epic poetry, lyric poetry and dramatic poetry (verse dramas he sub-categorized as comedies and tragedies). ![]() ![]() ![]() Skye rescues her and brings her home, but not before she accidentally reveals to half the high school her friends' secret. ![]() After she tries to party away her problems, she almost gets raped. Skye breaks up with Laurel because he can't deal with her depression and instability, and begins dating another girl. She begins dating her crush, Skye, and tries desperately to be everything he wants, but fails. She goes to parties, gets drunk, and often finds herself in the crossfire of her friends' secret lesbian relationship. She gets wrapped up in the excitement of having a social life for the first time. She writes to Kurt Cobain and Janic Joplin (among many others), relating her emotional turmoil to theirs. After a teacher assigns her students to write a letter to a deceased person, Laurel finds the exercise is the only outlet for her to express her feelings about May's death and the role she played in it. Laurel is new to high school and doesn't want anyone knowing about her dead sister, May. ![]() A high school girl writes letters to dead artists to deal with the death of her older sister. ![]() |