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The Magical Monarch's Journey is a story of survival. It tells a true-to-life tale of one monarch, her search for an ancestral home, and the awesome odds she and her offspring must overcome to breed and feed in their special habitats. The Magical Monarch's Journey can be enjoyed by young children andadults alike, who will learn how they can help keep the journey of thesebeautiful creatures alive for generations to come.
Among the many beautiful shorebirds that grace Florida's coasts is the tiny least tern, a feistycreature that scrapes out its nest on open beaches or on the graveled roofs of manmade buildings.Its life is an exciting but harrowing one from birth to maturity, migration and returning to find a mate, nest and raise its own young. This book lets you share a journey with Marco, one young tern who must overcome the many obstacles that threaten him, his family and the very existence of his species." 'A Tale of a Tern' is a wonderful book! It lets you follow Marco's journey from chick to parent,and all of the bumps along the way in the life of a tern. As well, it tackles some of the human-driven factors that endanger Marco and his kin. Perhaps we can learn from it how to help least terns to surviveand thrive."Holley ShortProject Manager, Bird Monitoring & StewardshipAudubon Florida, St. Petersburg
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This book provides social science majors with a systematic way of learning to write in their fields. It is based on the assumption that such writing is not a mechanical process, but a kind of rhetoric social scientists use to persuade each other of the validity of their research. KEY TOPICS: Features comprehensive coverage of research methods, including how to plan and propose original research, how to gather data or evidence from sources and how to document it. It goes beyond the typical survey of library tools and offers a brief chapter on how to use the Internet as a research tool.
This volume of Advances in Teacher Education is about beliefs held by teachers and addresses the important topic of teacher beliefs from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Most of the authors who have contributed to this collection of essays assume that beliefs are propositions that are felt to be true by the person embracing them, but that do not necessarily rest on the kind of evidence that justifies the use of the term “knowledge.” Teacher beliefs are an important topic because it is hypothesized that teachers and teacher candidates use them to shape the information they receive from formal teacher preparation and to direct subsequent decision-making in the classroom.
This alphabet letter book uses stunning photography and lighthearted text to appeal to both children and adults. Wildlife, landscape and portrait photographs from Antarctica, Colorado, Florida, Minnesota and Wisconsin illustrate this charming book, designed to celebrate life, joy and the beauty of our world. Young children will gain an appreciation for nature as they learn their alphabet letters.
Gathers and presents major empirical work done to date on cases and case-based pedagogy; aims to stimulate continued research and dialogues aout case-based pedagogy.
Critical issues surround the conservation of wetlands in Florida, as illustrated in this book, inspired by a true story. Because mangroves are prime habitat for nesting birds and fish, Sadie and Hayley struggle to preserve them. Will the roseate spoonbill lose its habitat? Can Sadie save the nest? “Stunning photography and lively text shine forth in this coming-of-age nature story,” Betsey Koscher, children's author.