Bøger af Stan Steiner

Continuing our acclaimed Discover American State By State series is "P is for Potato: An Idaho Alphabet. This title explores the lush land and rich history of a state too often overlooked. Kids of all ages will love the A to Z rhymes boasting about all the treasures found within Idaho's borders--"from the Appaloosa steed to the zinc mines to Mount Borah, to, you knew we couldn't forget it, the potato. But after a few pages readers will also allow peregrine, Union Pacific, Quinceanera, Nez Perce, and other Idaho icons to share in the spotlight.

Journals offer young people a safe place to reflect, reminisce, dream, explore feelings and relationships, set goals, solve problems, celebrate themselves, and yes, even practice writing. In this book the authors detail myriad fascinating possibilities for journal keeping as a tool for transformation and for building skills. Techniques range from writing about a first memory to designing a dream house to creating a main character for a novel. Guidelines, tips, and lists of additional resources abound. Chapters cover reasons to keep a journal, techniques and definitions, recording the present, remembering the past, exploring the future, the celebration journal, reflection, problem solving and decision making, catharsis, fantasy, people, practicing fiction, reviewing the journal, and sharing the journal. Grades 4-9 (adaptable to any age).

You will find this book invaluable for teaching students the beauties of diversity and for building understanding of cultures from around the world. This book features more than 800 titles, both single volume and series, selected for their multicultural content and compelling reflections of the social issues of diverse cultures. The more than 100 interdisciplinary application strategies for titles range from reading aloud with follow-up discussions to social activism. Fully indexed by author and title, this guide includes Web sites for literature integration, contact information, a discussion of the benefits of multicultural literature, and suggestions for further reading. The perfect guide for introducing students to other cultures and customs.