Customer Review: This is a book that all new teachers should read. It especially helped me to be better prepared for dealing with the other teachers with whom I would have to work. I was just a student teacher when I ordered it, but my school district gives it out to all new teachers that they hire.
Customer Review: Two siblings, a boy and a girl, run away from home and hide in the Metropolitan Museum of New York, where they become involved in trying to find out whether a new statue was the work of Michelangelo. In the end they do find out by talking to the person who sold the statue to the museum.
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Customer Review: I kept hearing good things about this book so I finally picked it up and read it over Christmas break. Being a kids/young adult book, it was a fairly fast read. Still, because of the depth created in the world of the book, I tried to slow down my reading and take it all in. The overall plot of... more info
Customer Review: This is a classic that I should have read much earlier in life, but it was only recommended to me now. I think there are a lot of good lessons for children in it: such as how if you make a plan and stick to it, you can accomplish whatever you dream to accomplish. It teaches about the bond between... more info
Customer Review: I did not receive this book and had to share with a peer for the whole class..I emailed the seller several times but never received a reply.
Customer Review: I was very impressed with this book. I use it as an accompaniment to two others; Word Journeys by Ganske and Word Sorts for Within Word Pattern Spellers by Invernizzi. All three work together having the students combine word sorting and the sounding out words with spelling which generates... more info
Customer Review: Every year a number of new books appear for the Christmas season, seeking to show new significance to old customs, or sometimes merely to put a contemporary story in a holiday context to stimulate sales. Most of those little books disappear from memory as quickly as the year's ornaments and... more info
