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Presented in a fun and engaging pop-up format, readers young and old will delight in this original tale of Maggie the dog and her super sense of smell! This whimsical tale of a yellow lab and her superpowered sense of smell is sure to be a hit with young readers as they follow Maggie's adventures. With incredible illustrations and stunning tactile and pop-up effects, this wonderfully engaging book is a must-have for every child's library.
What makes us persons? Is it our bodies, our minds, or our consciousness? For centuries, philosophers have sought to answer these questions. While some believe humans are physical or biological in both mind and body, others claim we have an immaterial soul. Author and philosopher David L. Thompson proposes a new alternative. Based on evolutionary biology and philosophy, Becoming a Self: The Past, Present, and Future of Selfhood explores the development of the human “self.” Thompson theorizes that our selves formed through connections and commitments to others when early hominins lived in tribal groups and developed languages. As humans learned to fulfill these commitments, they not only ...
History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Activity, Second Edition With HKPropel Access, seamlessly blends the historical and philosophical dimensions of the study of human movement. The text follows a chronology of human movement from our origins as hunter-gatherers to the present, offering philosophical and ethical analyses alongside explorations of cultural shifts that have emerged from different ethnic, racial, gender, and national traditions. The second edition of History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Activity is ideal for instructors who teach history and philosophy in a single course. Each chapter provides a historical scaffolding that leads into philosophical discussions ab...
Do you love crafting? Are you a DIY guru? Then why not make it your business? Learn the ins and outs to starting a crafting business. With helpful tips and practical advice, becoming a young entrepreneur has never been easier!
Going through puberty can be a challenging time for adolescents. This book explains how hormones cause various changes in the body for both boys and girls, as well as advice on how to cope with them. Useful tips are highlighted on how to handle topics from persistent pimples to the most effective shaving methods. Readers will also gain insight on how to deal with stress at home and at school. Medical and technical terms are defined, and health is emphasized throughout.
Covering all aspects of puberty from physical changes and emotions to body image and eating disorders, Puberty offers support and advice on the complex changes you experience during puberty.
Introduces different species of dinosaurs, including Tyrannosaurus Rex and Triceratops, and describes their size, diet, and how they may have cared for their young.
Conferring with students about reading allows for clearer access to one-on-one, in-the-moment teaching and learning, yet it can feel intimidating or overwhelming. Kari Yates and Christina Nosek want to help. Here they have provided practical, reflective, student-centered teaching moves that you can use to develop an intentional, joy-filled conferring practice.To Know and Nurture a Reader: Conferring with Confidence and Joy is a get-going guide to conferring. The book includes step-by-step guidance that is also considerate of time and other classroom challenges, as well as: Numerous tools such as guiding questions, reproducible planning and note-taking documents; Classroom vignettes that pull you close to a reader and teacher in a conference setting; Video clips of classroom conferences to show what conferring looks like in action. The book breaks conferring into manageable chunks with specific goals for knowing and nurturing young readers, then puts all the pieces together with various classroom scenarios and examples. The tools, examples, and ideas in this book make conferring something every teacher can do right away and master with continued effort and practice.
Uses infographics to explore dinosaurs, including what they looked like, how fast they could run, and if any of them are alive today.
What happened to the dinosaurs? What can we learn from fossils? This book answers these questions and more as it brings readers back in time to learn the story of the dinosaurs. Readers will learn about where and when the first dinosaurs roamed the earth, what kinds of dinosaurs existed, and how they may have lived. They'll learn about dinosaurs that took to the sky and those that swam in the sea. This book also investigates fossils and how paleontologists use them as clues to the past. Artistic renderings of dinosaurs are paired with engaging text, as well as fact boxes and diagrams, to make this a one-of-a-kind dinosaur adventure.