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Principle Pictures
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English
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With unprecedented access, WHAT TOMORROW BRINGS goes inside the very first girls' school in one small Afghan village. Never before have fathers here allowed their daughters to obtain an education. From the school's beginnings in 2009 to the girls' first graduation in 2015, filmmaker Beth Murphy embeds herself in this community for a most-intimate look at what it really means to be a girl growing up in Afghanistan today, and what it takes to change...
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My Silly Body is a fun book for any young reader. It's a book that will have you and your child interact together. It will get their imagination working while also getting out some of their wiggles. It gives a positive affirmation that will help their self-confidence blossom.
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Are you or a loved one on the exciting journey to college? The path to higher education can be both thrilling and daunting, but fear not! "Open the Gates! Your Essential Guide to College Admissions" is here to be your trusted companion on this life-changing adventure. In this comprehensive ebook, we provide you with a treasure trove of valuable insights, expert advice, and practical tips to help you navigate the intricate world of college admissions...
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This book is empirically grounded on Ignasio Malizani Jimu's firsthand experience of governance and quality control in Malawi higher education. Informed by the liberalisation of higher education and the quality turn in Africa, this book reflects on higher education policy, how higher education institutions manage their core business processes, the dynamic character of their stakeholdership and governance and management arrangements that are involved....
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The goal of this book is to explain the coronavirus to our children in a nonthreatening way. A child, Rodney, starts off by telling the reader that he has the COVID-19 virus. He discusses the symptoms and what it means to be asymptomatic. He also discusses ways to prevent getting the COVID-19 virus. Rodney talks about what COVID-19 is and the symptoms and current treatment options of the virus. He also talks about what people should do if they get...
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Evangeline Evershine is a bright and curious young girl who questions many things about space and heavenly bodies.
In the first book about Evangeline, she questioned the nightly disappearance of the Sun.
In this book, she shifts her curiosity and questions to the movement and the daily disappearance of the Moon.
Fortunately, her father is an astronaut, and so together they travel through space and learn much about these heavenly bodies.
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This book is written to help high school students prepare for becoming successful college applicants. It is also written to help high school seniors and entering college students prepare for ongoing success once they arrive on campus. The book is written by Dr. Louis Hempel, who has practiced general pediatrics in Metro Atlanta for over 30 years. During his long career, he has interacted with thousands of high school and college students whose families...
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This book provides a non-technical but scientifically rigorous overview of climate change and the Scope of Climate Change. It is one atmosphere wrapping around the planet Earth, and our air needs tender, loving care.
The book explains the reasons for climate change, including the accumulation of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, and water vapor; these gases trap heat, resulting in a warmer Earth. It highlights the...
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Michael S. McPherson is President of Macalester College. Morton Owen Schapiro is Dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences at the University of Southern California.
Student aid in higher education has recently become a hot-button issue. Parents trying to pay for their children's education, college administrators competing for students, and even President Bill Clinton, whose recently proposed tax breaks for college would change sharply the...
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The Chosen We elevates the oral histories of 105 accomplished, college-educated Black women who earned success despite experiencing reprehensible racist and sexist barriers. The central argument is that these women succeeded in and beyond college by developing a Chosen We-a community with one another. The book builds on their words and insights to offer a powerful rethinking of educational success that moves away from individualistic and competitive...
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Introducing 50 Strategies for Summer School Engagement, the latest addition to the highly acclaimed 50 Strategies series. Designed to provide K-8 educators with practical, research-backed ideas to enhance the summer school experience, this book is an invaluable resource for teachers seeking innovative and engaging approaches to summer learning.
Summer school offers a unique opportunity for students to accomplish grade-level learning objectives...
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A crisis of immense magnitude persists in higher education in the United States. For this third edition of The Racial Crisis in American Higher Education, Kofi Lomotey and William A. Smith have gathered outstanding scholars in the field to address this dilemma on several levels. In thirteen original essays, contributors establish a framework for understanding the current crisis, provide historical perspective on the present, offer a stark overview...
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Eugene Y. Lowe, Jr., is Associate Provost of Northwestern University.
Issues of diversity and affirmative action have turned elite higher education in the United States into contested terrain. Rights revolutions in the country have raised hopes that have proved difficult to fulfill. Most particularly, expectations about access and opportunity--redressing the unfairness of the past--have collided with widely held beliefs: that educational institutions...
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How do you solve a murder? Follow the lessons of the master—Agatha Christie! Iris and Alice find themselves in the middle of another Castle Cove mystery in the sequel to New York Times bestseller The Agathas, by powerhouse authors Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson.
A PEOPLE MAGAZINE BEST BOOK OF SUMMER
A READ WITH JENNA JR. SELECTION
Last October, Alice Ogilvie's ex-best friend, Brooke Donovan, was killed—and...
A PEOPLE MAGAZINE BEST BOOK OF SUMMER
A READ WITH JENNA JR. SELECTION
Last October, Alice Ogilvie's ex-best friend, Brooke Donovan, was killed—and...
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Why is outdoor learning important? Research shows nature-based education can boost academic performance and support physical, mental, and emotional health. Providing outdoor learning experiences allows students to expand knowledge and apply concepts. Inviting students to connect with nature offers a chance to use their senses to explore, leading to better engagement and focus.
How to get started teaching literacy outdoors? Literacy Moves Outdoors...
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Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
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IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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Oliver and Nathan, determined to get to the bottom of their new homeroom teacher's fishy behavior, discover Mr. Aidact is actually an AI robot from a secret experimental program.
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VIZ Media, LLC
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"All For One's will has taken root in Tomura's mind, and this new entity is now a global threat. Even so, the United Nations is hesitant to dispatch heroes to Japan, but Star and Stripe--the U.S.A.'s number one hero--arrives to tackle this menace head-on. In the skies over the Pacific, the combatants size each other up, trying to gain an advantage, but there's no telling who'll be left standing after the dust settles on this epic duel..."--Provided...
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Le Guide pratique pour une approche par ateliers au primaire est un livre s'adressant aux enseignant·e·s du primaire voulant tenter ou approfondir l'enseignement par ateliers dans leur classe. Ce livre rassemble plusieurs idées pour vous donner l'occasion de choisir et d'essayer différentes méthodes qui répondent à vos besoins et à ceux de vos élèves. Un chapitre entier est dédié à la mise en place de l'approche par ateliers. Ensuite,...
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Trois petites tirelires est une histoire qui enseigne les principes de base de la gestion financière personnelle.
Les jumeaux, Ella et André, reçoivent chacun trois tirelires pour leur 5e anniversaire alors qu'ils ont à cœur de recevoir un appareil photo et un vélo. Leurs parents expliquent qu'ils donneront aux jumeaux de l'argent de poche… trois dollars par semaine qu'ils répartiront entre trois tirelires appelées Économies, Partage et...
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With funding cuts well under way and many institutions already promising to charge the maximum 9,000 pounds yearly tuition fee, university education for the majority is under threat. This book exposes the true motives behind the government's programme and provides the analytical tools to fight it.
Widespread student protests and occupations, often supported by staff, unions and society at large, show the public's opposition to funding cuts and...
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