As an elementary school librarian, I have been disappointed with many of the recent Newbery Medal winning books, mainly because it seemed like adults were selecting books that they thought young people SHOULD read. Many recent Newbery winning books just sit on our shelves.Therefore, when I added "Holes" to our collection, simply because it had received the medal, I expected to see yet another t…
It is the middle of the summer, but there is an unseasonal mist pressing against the windowpanes. Harry Potter is waiting nervously in his bedroom at the Dursleys' house in Privet Drive for a visit from Professor Dumbledore himself. One of the last times he saw the Headmaster was in a fierce one-to-one duel with Lord Voldemort, and Harry can't quite believe that Professor Dumbledore will actual…
Since their mother's death, Carter and Sadie have become near strangers. While Sadie has lived with her grandparents in London, her brother has traveled the world with their father, the brilliant Egyptologist, Dr. Julius Kane. One night, Dr. Kane brings the siblings together for a "research experiment" at the British Museum, where he hopes to set things right for his family. Instead, he unle…
from the back cover: Alfa bersama delapan teman sekelasnya, yaitu Ismail, Nisa, Nurul, Ilyas, Zaka, Zaid, Asma, dan Nibras, membentuk kelompok. Namanya kelompok Garfield. Nabila, murid baru di kelas mereka bergabung. Yes, dengan kedatangan Nabila, kelompok Garfield jadi bersepuluh! Ke mana-mana mereka selalu bersama. Bahkan, saat ada gosip yang menerjang kelompok mereka pun, semuanya bisa diat…
The 12th Edition of Educational Psychology maintains the lucid writing style for which the author is renowned. It is as free of jargon and technical language as possible in order to be clear, relevant, and interesting to all readers. Theory and practice are not separated in the text, but are considered together. The book shows very clearly how information and ideas drawn from research in edu…
Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school again. And that's the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. And worse, he's angered a few of them. Zeus's master lightning bolt has been stolen and Percy is the prime suspect. Now Percy and hi…
Percy Jackson's seventh-grade year has been surprisingly quiet. Not a single monster has set foot on his New York prep-school campus. But when an innocent game of dodgeball among Percy and his classmates turns into a death match against an ugly gang of cannibal giants, things get...well, ugly. And the unexpected arrival of his friend Annabeth brings more bad news: the magical borders that prote…
Everyone agrees that what we do in schools should be based on what we know about how the brain learns. Until recently, however, we have had few clues to unlock the secrets of the brain. Now, research from the neurosciences has greatly improved our understanding of the learning process, and we have a much more solid foundation on which to base educational decisions. In this completely revised…