PLEASE PARDON OUR MESS! We are currently reorganizing the Educational Materials area here in the READ Center at Central Library, and you may have difficulty finding the book you want - just ask for help!
New Books you might be interested in:
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ALL AGES
DISCIPLINE WITHOUT STRESS, PUNISHMENTS OR REWARDS: how teachers and parents promote responsibility and learning by Marvin Marshall. Six chapters: Reducing Stress; Motivating: Raising Responsibility: Promoting Learning; Teaching; and Parenting.
SOCIAL READERS: promoting reading in the 21st century by Leslie Preddy. Offers more than 50 specific project ideas for promoting reading in the classroom, school library, or public library. Each project includes a description, cost estimate, planning time needed, suggested supplies, and instructions. Topics include sharing, involvement, book promotions, social networking, and developing informed readers. Chapters: Entertainment; Active Participation; Control and Choice; and Technology.
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READERS THEATRE
HELLO HI-LO: readers theatre math by Jeff Sanders. Fifteen plays, each of which includes various levels of readability: 1-4, 5-6, and 7-8 grades. Includes extended activities.
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PRESCHOOL
1,000 FINGERPLAYS & ACTION RHYMES: a sourcebook & DVD by Barbara Scott. Nine chapters: Ants to Bees; Bubbles to Circus; Clothing to Dragons; Ducks to Flowers and Gardens; Frogs and Toads to Mice; Monkeys and Crocodiles to Pigs; Pizza to Scarecrows; Shapes to Teeth; and Transportation to Zoo.
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SPECIAL NEEDS
THE LEARNING TREE: overcoming learning disabilities from the ground up by Stanley Greenspan. Practical advice for parents, from infnacy through high school. Four parts: The Learning Tree Approach; The Trunk; The Roots; and The Branches
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ESPECIALLY FOR LIBRARIANS
THE SHOESTRING LIBRARY by Sheryl Fullner. Organized around 300 hints - more than 114 of which are green alternatives - for running a library in tough economic times. Two parts - the support section and the physical plant section. Instructions are practical and thorough, concentrating on reuse, repurposing, and recycling.
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