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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"This adorable full-color board book with sturdy pages features essential signs that will help children ages 0 to 3 learn to communicate even before they can talk. With help from Josh, Blue, and the rest of the Nickelodeon Blue's Clues & You gang, young children will love learning sign language"--
Publisher
New Readers Press
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"Curriculum [is] tailored to the needs, interest, and language proficiency of literacy level adult English Language Learners (ELLs). Originally developed primarily for migrant farmworkers, the curriculum is now designed to address the needs of any ELL with very limited literacy and oral skills"--P. 7.
425) Uncensored: my life and uncomfortable conversations at the intersection of black and white America
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"As the president of the student group Uncomfortable Learning at Williams College, Zachary Wood knows all about intellectual controversy. From John Derbyshire to Charles Murray, there's no one Zach refuses to debate or engage with simply because he disagrees with their beliefs--sometimes vehemently so--and this controversial view has given him a unique platform on college campuses and in the media. But Zach has never shared the details of his own...
Series
Publisher
New Readers Press
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
This book is designed to help new learners of English address the challenge of dealing with a new and unfamiliar legal system, so they can understand their rights under U.S. law and develop confidence in accessing legal services when necessary.
427) The non-obvious guide to virtual meetings & remote work (when you just can't be there in person)
Author
Series
Publisher
Ideapress Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Why do virtual meetings usually suck and how can you make yours better? What are the five secrets to delivering a compelling virtual presentation? How can you collaborate with people you have never met in real life? Most guides to virtual work pretend like it is better than being face to face. It usually isn't. But what if you're stuck working virtually and remotely because you just can't be there? From parental leave to travel costs to global pandemics,...
Author
Publisher
Spiegel and Grau
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
In their twenties, Lissa Soep and her boyfriend forged deep friendships with two other couples—Mercy and Christine; and Emily and Jonnie—until, decades later, Jonnie died suddenly, in an accident, and Christine passed away after a mysterious illness. Christine had been a writer, Jonnie a storyteller. Lissa couldn't imagine a world without their letters, postcards, texts—a world without their voices. Then she found comfort in a surprising place....
430) In the red zone
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Years before he became the star quarterback of the Bobcats, thirteen-year-old Alex Summers enjoyed throwing backyard passes to his best friend Oscar Matthews, but Oscar is an afterthought on the team, and now he has decided to quit football and join the school play instead; Alex feels betrayed and the boys' friendship is coming apart--and it will take an honest expression of their feels to save it.
Author
Publisher
Live Oak Media
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Mia's abuela has left her sunny house with parrots and palm trees to live with Mia and her parents in the city. The night she arrives, Mia tries to share her favorite book with Abuela before they go to sleep and discovers that Abuela can't read the words inside. So while they cook, Mia helps Abuela learn English ("Dough. Masa"), and Mia learns some Spanish too, but it's still hard for Abuela to learn the words she needs to tell Mia all her stories....
Author
Series
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Among the most common challenges from faculty in higher education today is how to navigate our politically charged culture. Most books on campus discussion address rights (e.g., free speech) or the failures of one side to engage with opposing arguments and in reasonable debate (e.g., due to political silos and social bubbles or extreme polarization), but there is no real guidance that teaches students - and instructors - how to actually engage in...
Author
Publisher
Conundrum International
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"From one of the brightest new talents in Europe comes this debut auto-biographical work, focusing on taxi rides from four cities: Los Angeles, Paris, Jakarta, and Washington, D.C. As the drivers slowly open up about their personal lives, de Jongh does too, even when it means challenging her own ideas and prejudices. Through these vulnerable--and often humourous -- moments, de Jongh finds common ground with the people driving her. Taxi! is an ode...
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