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Playing with Poems: Word Study Lessons for Shared Reading, K-2
Zoe Ryder White

Heinemann, 2008

3 reviews
Brian Katcher

Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2008

A Touching, Heartfelt, and Genuinely Funny Novel
With his debut novel, Brian Katcher has successfully crafted the bittersweet tale of a teenage boy's quest to find love in the tragicomic world of a typical suburban high school. The novel's protagonist, Leon, is one of a new breed of literary subject: the iconoclastic and self-professed nerd, comfortable in his own skin, but yearning, ultimately, for something more than his circle of male ...

Playing With Fire: How the Bible Ignites Change in Your Soul

5 reviews
Walt Russell

NavPress Publishing Group, 2000

This is a MUST READ
The author is a colleague of my husband's. Frankly, I had a bit of an attitude about this book ten years ago after a day long seminar because I was ignorant and felt Russell might be overly confining God. Spring semester 2008 it was my text book for Biblical Interpretation and Spiritual Formation at Biola University. Midway through the book I found myself apologizing to Walt Russell for my ...

Playing, Laughing and Learning with Children on the Autism Spectrum: A Practical Resource of Play Ideas for ...

10 reviews
Julia Moor

Jessica Kingsley Pub, 2008

Excellent reference
I found this book to be a great resource. It's a very gentle, child-centered way to promote interactive play with children on the spectrum. The examples are creative and easy to follow and most of the materials you can make yourself. Highly recommended!

Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered

6 reviews
Josef Hofmann

Dover Publications, 1976

For somebody serious about piano - amazing
I can't begin to tell you how many people make a poor attempt at learning very difficult piano pieces just so they can say "I can play this, and I can play that". However, if they're serious about piano, they will come to a point where they realize that, sure, they can "get through" the piece, but they can't actually "play" it. There is so much more to the piano that so many people are missing ...

Playing with the Enemy: A Baseball Prodigy, World War II, and the Long Journey Home

99 reviews
Gary W. Moore

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008

Inspiring and heartwarming...
A wonderful book, I couldn't put it down! It made me very sad that Gene Moore never was able to fulfill his dream of playing in the majors, it was the game's loss, not just his, as he would've probably been in Cooperstown by now. However, he accomplished so much by the friendships he formed in his town, in the Navy, and in the minor leagues. Gary Moore did an excellent job of telling his story, ...

Playing With Fire: Feminist Thought And Activism Through Seven Lives In India

2 reviews
Sangtin Writers, Richa Nagar

Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2006

Awesome Book!
I read this book for a graduate school class and thought it was really amazing. First it is interesting to read about the differences between women living in India, a group of people that a western gaze tends to homogenize. It also shows the struggles that NGO's face, and the conflicts between the bureaucrats of those who run the NGO's and the real women who work for them. I would highly ...

Playing With Fire

4 reviews
Scott Lazenby

Writers Club Press, 2001

Engagingly entertaining, realistic, and educational
A novel about being a city manager sounded like a formula for pure boredom -- and I have experience as a local elected official and teach public policy. I am glad that I felt "duty bound" to read this book, it is extraordinarily well done. Lazenby masterfully creates a complex, multi-tiered plot involving all of the complexity and many of the issues faced by local governments today. Even a ...

Playing With the Boys

5 reviews
Liz Tigelaar

Razorbill, 2008

Awesome book!
Playing with the Boys is even better than the first book in the Pretty Tough series. I love how gutsy Lucy is - how she shows that girls can do anything they want. I laughed and cried along with her and after reading this book, I may want to try out for the football team. What a great way to meet guys!!

PLAYING WITH IDEAS: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHIES OF EDUCATION
Jaime G.A. Grinberg, Lewis Tyson, ...

Kendall Hunt Publishing Company, 2007

Playing with Print: Fun Activities and Ideas for Fostering Emergent Literacy

1 review
Carol Ann Bloom

Good Year Books, 2007

An invaluable and highly recommended resource
Now in a newly expanded and updated second edition, "Playing With Print: Fun Activities And Ideas For Fostering Emergent Literacy" by early childhood education specialist Carol Ann Bloom offers Preschool, Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade classroom teachers tools that can greatly improve the development of their students' emergent literacy through utilizing a wide range of play ...

Lang Lang: Playing with Flying Keys

4 reviews
Lang Lang

Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2008

Wonderful Memoir of a Child Prodigy
In his extremely reader friendly format, internationally celebrated Chinese pianist, Lang Lang with the help of well-known author Michael French candidly discusses his young life and his gruelling voyage to success on the global stage. Written for young readers ages 9 and up, Lang Lang: Playing with Flying Keys is more than a simple memoir, but rather a vivid and emotional portrait of a child ...

Playing with Infinity: Mathematical Explorations and Excursions

5 reviews
Rozsa Peter

Dover Publications, 1976

Explanation of math from the very beginning
This book explains the why's behind math from principles as basic as counting to as complicated as series, geometry, and even some calculus principles. It is written in a conversational tone with lots of pictures (yes, and numbers). Each chapter builds upon the last, and it is easy to follow (though sometimes dense). It was my first "fun" math book and is still by far my favorite. There are ...

Playing With the Grown-ups: A Novel

10 reviews
Sophie Dahl

Nan A. Talese, 2008

A tragically beautiful story.
Sophie Dahl has a real talent for story telling. This beautifully spun novel plunges head first into the exciting and utterly complicated life of Kitty, an adolescent girl; whose triumphs and tragedies lead her on the bumpy road to adulthood. This story is sprinkled with a cast of wonderful and quirky characters...from the ultimate guru, Swami-ji who at one point rules their lives to the ...

Playing with Fire (Silver Dragons, Book 1)

37 reviews
Katie MacAlister

Signet, 2008

Waiting for the next one!
Yes, this is another wonderful series from Katie MacAlister. This book delved a little further into the realm of mythical creatures by both lead characters being of that persuasion. If you want a good paranormal romance with twists, turns and agonizing decisions on the part of the heroine, you will LOVE this book and the others by MacAlister. If this is your first book by this author, I ...

Playing with Boys: A Novel

37 reviews
Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez

St. Martin's Griffin, 2005

Loved, Loved, Loved It!!
I am a Latina from Texas and could really relate to these characters. These are smart successful women who are hopeless romantics at heart. I could definitely relate to Alexis and her crippling need to make people feel good, because it is most certainly how we're raised in Texas. Marcella's need for shopping and beautiful things is every woman's guilty pleasure. And of course the gray life of ...

Playing With the Boys: Why Separate is Not Equal in Sports

12 reviews
Eileen McDonagh, Laura Pappano

Oxford University Press, USA, 2007

Don't Pass This Up!!
Hooray for McDonagh and Pompano, they clearly have done their homework. They articulate the meaning of "Why Separate is Not Equal in Sports". This book makes you reassess what you thought you knew. Being on a women's ice hockey team I feel this book really is uplifting and hits home in how sports is really a battlefield in the fight for gender equality, and that it encourages sex ...

Phonemic Awareness: Playing With Sounds to Strengthen Beginning Reading Skills (Phonemic Awareness)

3 reviews
Jo Fitzpatrick

Creative Teaching Press, 1997

Hours of Fun with Words!
This is one of those books I use over and over again with my K-3 reading groups. The kids love the activities and I am happy with what they are learning. To be good readers, children need to be able to hear the sounds that make words, change sounds in words to make new words, and see the relationship between sounds. This book supplies you with over 60 exciting lessons for just that. The ...

Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 2)

3 reviews
Derek Landy

The Bowen Press, 2008

Look Ma, no wands!
WOW!! Now here's a rip-roaring rollercoaster ride (but not on an actual rollercoaster) with a pace that never lets up-except for a moment here and there so you can catch your breath before you're off again! So, okay, without giving any plot spoilers, the deal is basically this; you've got your skeleton detective who's the good guy, with impeccable dress sense (except for the wig, which I ...

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