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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin Publisher Comments In 1993 Greg Mortenson was the exhausted survivor of a failed attempt to ascend K2, an American climbing bum wandering emaciated and lost through Pakistan's Karakoram Himalaya. After he was taken in and nursed back to health by the people of an... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Greg Mortenson and Mike Bryan Staff Pick If you're feeling crushed by the grim news reports of our ongoing, never-ending overseas warfare, replenish your spirit with Stones into Schools. This remarkable book from the author of Three Cups of Tea will pull you out of your seat and send you into... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $18.95 Used - Hardcover
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Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg Publisher Comments Natalie Goldberg's word-of-mouth hit has sold well over half a million copies. Goldberg, who has conducted writing workshops for both beginners and professionals all over the United States, sees writing as a practice that helps us comprehend the value of... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W Loewen Publisher Comments Winner of the 1996 American Book Award and the Oliver Cromwell Cox Award for Distinguished Anti-Racist Scholarship Americans have lost touch with their history, and in this thought-provoking book, Professor James Loewen shows why. After surveying twelve... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Do I Really Have to Teach Reading?: Content Comprehension, Grades 6-12 by Cris Tovani Publisher Comments Do I really have to teach reading? This is the question many teachers of adolescents are asking, wondering how they can possibly add a new element to an already overloaded curriculum. And most are finding that the answer is yes. If they want their... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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How to Grade for Learning: Linking Grades to Standards by Ken Oconnor Publisher Comments "In How to Grade for Learning, Ken O'Connor combines the thoroughness of a scholar with the pragmatism of a veteran educator as he explains the relationship among content standards, performance standards, assignments, assessments, and grades."</p> &... (read more) Your price: $29.95 Used - Trade Paper
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To Teach: The Journey of a Teacher by William Ayers Publisher Comments The story of one teacher's odyssey into the ethical and intellectual heart of teaching, and at the same time an invitation to teachers to more thoughtfully and carefully map their own pathways. In conceptual and practical ways, To Teach narrates an... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood by Edward M Hallowell Publisher Comments Through vivid stories of the experiences of their patients (both adults and children), Drs. Hallowell and Ratey show the varied forms ADD takes -- from the hyperactive search for high stimulation to the floating inattention of daydreaming -- and the... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Giant Encyclopedia of Theme Activities for Children 2 to 5: Over 600 Favorite Activities Created by Teachers for Teachers by Kathy Charner Publisher Comments This popular potpourri of over 600 classroom-tested activities actively engages children's imaginations and provides many months of learning fun. Organized into 48 popular themes, these favorite activities are the result of a nationwide competition.... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $17.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Inviting the Wolf in (01 Edition) by Loren Niemi Publisher Comments A difficult story is any story whose content makes it challenging to tell or difficult to hear. Told for the wrong reasons, it can be as painful for the listener as for the teller. But as we know from literature and media from Sophie's Choice to The... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Guiding Readers and Writers (Grades 3-6): Teaching Comprehension, Genre, and Content Literacy by Irene Fountas Publisher Comments Authors Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell have already helped hundreds of thousands of K-3 teachers engage, inform, and inspire early readers and writers. Now, with Guiding Readers and Writers (Grades 3-6), Fountas and Pinnell support teachers on the next... (read more) List Price $56.75 Your price: $35.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Number Devil : a Mathematical Adventure (98 Edition) by Hans Magnus Enzensberger Publisher Comments Finally available in paperback, the international best-seller that makes math a thrilling adventure for adults and children alike. In twelve dreams, Robert, a boy who hates math, meets a Number Devil, who leads him to discover the amazing world of... (read more) List Price $19.00 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Lost at School: Why Our Kids with Behavioral Challenges Are Falling Through the Cracks and How We Can Help Them by Ross Greene Publisher Comments From a distinguished clinician, pioneer in working with behaviorally challenging kids, and author of the acclaimed The Explosive Child comes a groundbreaking approach for understanding and helping these kids and transforming school discipline. Frequent... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $16.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Company He Keeps: A History of White College Fraternities (Gender and American Culture) by Nicholas L Syrett Publisher Comments Here is the first book to recount the full history of white college fraternities in America. Nicholas Syrett traces these organizations from their days in antebellum all-male schools to the sprawling modern-day college campus, paying special attention to... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $24.00 Used - Hardcover
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A School Leader's Guide to Excellence: Collaborating Our Way to Better Schools by Carmen Farina Publisher Comments sThis book is an enormous gift. It has the power to change you and your school in ways that will bring vibrancy and excellence to your community. - Lucy CalkinsAuthor of Units of Study for Primary Writing and Units of Study for Teaching Writing, 3... (read more) List Price $31.50 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Strategic Reading: Guiding Students to Lifelong Literacy, 6-12 by Jeffrey D Wilhelm Publisher Comments As the focus on reading more sophisticated kinds of texts intensifies in our schools, students need more help than ever. Using Wilhelm and his coauthors' learning-centered approach, teachers can make reading processes visible and available to students... (read more) List Price $37.50 Your price: $16.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, & Other Bribes by Alfie Kohn Publisher Comments The basic strategy we use for raising children, teaching students, and managing workers can be summarized in six words: do this and you'll get that. We dangle goodies (from candy bars to sales commissions) in front of people in much the same way that we... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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What Are the Other Kids Doing While You Teach Small Groups?: The Answer to Every Teacher's Question by Creative Publisher Comments What are the other students doing while you teach small groups? Here's the answer! This complete, classroom-tested program offers management strategies, assessment tools, reproducibles, and 30 independent literacy center activities that students can... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Art of Teaching Reading by Lucy Mccorm Calkins Publisher Comments Written in Calkins' graceful and passionate style, The Art of Teaching Reading serves as an eloquent and desperately needed reminder of what matters most in teaching. Incredibly valuable resource for current and future teachers and educators. Offers a... (read more) List Price $47.25 Your price: $18.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Mosaic of Thought: Teaching Comprehension in a Reader's Workshop by Ellin Keene Publisher Comments You will be reluctant to set this book aside until you have visualized, inferred, synthesized, and questioned the immediate application to your classroom. - Kansas Journal of ReadingHow do students become thoughtful, independent readers who comprehend... (read more) List Price $32.75 Your price: $10.48 Used - Trade Paper
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