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The Birth of Insight
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 274

The Birth of Insight

Insight meditation, which claims to offer practitioners a chance to escape all suffering by perceiving the true nature of reality, is one of the most popular forms of meditation today. The Theravada Buddhist cultures of South and Southeast Asia often see it as the Buddha’s most important gift to humanity. In the first book to examine how this practice came to play such a dominant—and relatively recent—role in Buddhism, Erik Braun takes readers to Burma, revealing that Burmese Buddhists in the colonial period were pioneers in making insight meditation indispensable to modern Buddhism. Braun focuses on the Burmese monk Ledi Sayadaw, a pivotal architect of modern insight meditation, and e...

Stephen Curry
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 36

Stephen Curry

Presents the life of professional basketball athlete Stephen Curry, from his childhood to his rise to stardom.

J.R.R. Tolkien
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 48

J.R.R. Tolkien

The robust, imaginative works of J. R. R. Tolkien have sparked the imaginations of readers around the world. From World War I soldier to bestselling author, trace the life of the man behind Middle Earth.

The Hot Day ebook
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 20

The Hot Day ebook

Make learning to read fun for children with this decodable fiction book about what Meg and Sam do on a very hot day! This book provides a built-in phonics review for young readers. Today, students need help with phonics concepts more than ever before. This illustrated book will excite and engage young readers while they gain practice with several high-frequency words: begin, cut, move, once, page. Build important reading skills and reading comprehension with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book.

If I Were an Astronaut
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 14

If I Were an Astronaut

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2009-07
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  • Publisher: Capstone

Discusses activities astronauts do while they're in space.

Trust Me, Jack's Beanstalk Stinks!
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 25

Trust Me, Jack's Beanstalk Stinks!

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2013-07
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  • Publisher: Capstone

The giant tells what really happened when Jack kept climbing up the beanstalk and sneaking into his house.

Could You Survive the Cretaceous Period?
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 113

Could You Survive the Cretaceous Period?

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  • Published: 2020
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  • Publisher: Unknown

The reader's choices determine whether two classmates will survive after being mysteriously transported back in time to when exotic plants towered overhead and giant rat-like creatures scuttled on the ground.

The Women's Rights Movement
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 35

The Women's Rights Movement

Women have come a long way since the first women's rights convention took place in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848—but women's rights activists are still working to expand rights today. What are the main concerns of women's rights activists today? And what challenges have women faced in the 1800s, 1900s, and 2000s in their fight for equality? Find out how Susan B. Anthony, Betty Friedan, and other groundbreaking activists paved the way for the women's rights movement today. And learn how activists are working with groups that speak out for the rights of racial minorities and members of the LGBTQ+ community to expand rights for all.

Escape from Alcatraz
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 101

Escape from Alcatraz

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2017-02-01
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  • Publisher: Capstone

What's more exciting than a prison break? Frank Morris and John and Clarence Anglin escaped from Alcatraz in 1962 and have never been caught. Many authorities are certain they died crossing San Francisco Bay. Relatives claim they made it to Brazil. The theories of what happened to them are endless. Find out the facts from people who dealt with the men and the case first-hand. This is one mystery you'll definitely want to solve.

Be Yourself, Like Yourself
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 90

Be Yourself, Like Yourself

Empower kids to develop and build positive self-esteem and self-confidence. "What makes you YOU?" Be Yourself, Like Yourself is a fun and friendly book that launches kids into understanding that they are important and loved, and that they can build their self-esteem and confidence by recognizing their own unique traits and strengths. People with strong self-esteem believe in themselves, are proud of themselves, and feel confident that they can do and learn hard things. Be Yourself, Like Yourself invites kids to look at what makes them who they are and dig deep to discover all the things they know, like, and do, as well as the people who care about them and are there to help them along. Helpf...