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Writing Smarts: A Girl's Guide to Writing Great Poetry, Stories, School Reports, and More!
Kerry Madden
American Girl Publishing Inc, 2002
Creativity Booster
In April I sent my daughter to a day-long activity at a local college, where Kerry Madden led a writing workshop for girls. I imagine many of the exercises came from WRITING SMARTS. My daughter enjoyed Ms. Madden's class and now can't put her pen or pencil down. She's ...
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Never Give Up: My Stroke, My Recovery & My Return to the NFL
Tedy Bruschi
Wiley, 2007
The best book I've read this year
This is without a doubt the most inspirational book I've read. I've always been a huge fan of Tedy Bruschi's, and after this book I have a whole new respect for him and his family for what they went through. It's a great book for everyone, regardless of how they feel ...
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99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style
Matt Madden
Chamberlain Bros., 2005
Brilliant!
I need to preface my review with this: I am not usually
a comic-book-reader. It is not that I don't appreciate
the art form, I simply never really think about comics
nor do I consider graphic novels among my preferred
genre.
I picked it off the shelf without ...
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Storytime Yoga: Teaching Yoga to Children Through Story (Storytime Yoga)
Sydney Solis
The Mythic Yoga Studio, 2006
An Awesome Find
Written for teachers, librarians and yoga instructors, author/yoga instructor Sydney Solis details how yoga is beneficial for young children and how incorporating this ancient spiritual practice into storytelling can help to achieve a deeper level of understanding. ...
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The Treasure in Your Heart - Stories and Yoga for Peaceful Children (Storytime Yoga)
Sydney Solis
The Mythic Yoga Studio, 2007
A Real Treasure!
This book, The Treasure in Your Heart, lives up to its name and goes a long way to giving us a means to create a peaceful inner life for all of the children in our lives. It goes beyond its title, because this book is as effective for adults as it is for children. A ...
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God's Mighty Warrior Devotional Bible
Thomas Nelson, 2007
Recomended!
As a chaplain I find that many people come to me asking how they can teach the bible to their children. As I was looking for ways to do this with my own children I came accross this delightful little book at a retreat and have since recomended it numerouse times. My ...
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Skippyjon Jones Shape Up (Skippyjon Jones)
Judy Schachner
Dutton Juvenile, 2008
Kids love this guy
My kids love this whole series. It's even very fun for me to read to them. Lots of laughs and giggles go along w/ this anytime read. (Not just for bedtime).
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Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Eighth Mountain Press, 1998
A Refreshing Text on Creative Writing
"Steering the Craft" is a surprisingly good and practical book on creative writing. I was surprised because books and essays on writing by established authors can be downright patronizing and intentionally vague. Le Guin, on the other hand, uses lucid language and a ...
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Pre: The Story of America's Greatest Running Legend, Steve Prefontaine
Tom Jordan
Rodale Books, 1997
Very inspirational book!
An avid runner, I enjoyed the book immensely. Read it before you hit the roads.
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Exploring Culture: Exercises, Stories, and Synthetic Cultures
Gert Jan Hofstede, Paul B. Pedersen
Intercultural Press, 2002
Exploring cultures
This is a fantastic book which helps you understand a foreign culture in all its facets. It is extremely helpful and fun to read. A must for anybody who is interested in culture and communication.
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100 Little Reading Comprehension Lessons: Fun-to-Read Stories with Skill-Building Exercises
Margaret Brinton
Teaching & Learning Company, 2004
I am a teacher for students k-4.
This book serves as an intervention to build reading comprehension
skills in struggling learners.
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Get Ready! for Standardized Tests : Grade 2 (Get Ready for Standardized Tests Series)
Joseph Harris, Carol Turkington
McGraw-Hill, 2000
Standardized Review Grade 3
Great tool to assist a child with his/her preparation for the third grade Iowa testing.
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Story Grammar for Elementary School: A Sentence-Composing Approach: A Student Worktext
Don Killgallon, Jenny Killgallon
Heinemann, 2008
Don and Jenny Killgallon's sentence-composing approach has transformed how writing is taught in thousands of elementary classrooms, helping students all across America develop into more proficient and sophisticated writers. Now in this unique, powerful student worktext, the Killgallons use their highly effective method to link good writing to that ...
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A Picture Is Worth 1000 Words: Image-Driven Story Prompts and Excercises for Writers
Phillip Sexton
Writers Digest Books, 2006
Different! Excited to try
Just bought this book because it's so different from all the other writing-instruction books. In my humble opinion, writing fiction is about conjuring up images, emotions, and characters-- conjuring, in a word-- and the best writers make you visualize as you read. I ...
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You Own the Power: Stories And Exercises To Inspire And Unleash The Force Within
Rosemary Altea
Harper Paperbacks, 2001
Rosemary is a wonderful writer
Some people say this book is a waste of time and that you can make things happen by thinking about it. These people are too short sighted to look inside themselves and believe. Rosemary talks about being "at home". I believe that is half of the struggle is believing ...
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