When acclaimed comic writer Aaron Zevy began to collect vintage radios, his friends and family hoped they might get a respite from the barrage of short stories which had been filling their inboxes. After all, how much trouble can one man, no matter how unusual and prone to social and dating mishaps, get into?
Un dictionnaire visuel rassemblant 2 000 illustrations et 25 000 entrées en français, anglais, espagnol, allemand et italien, pour un apprentissage et une référence des langues facile, intuitive et ludique, destiné aux étudiants, enseignants et traducteurs.
This collection adds a comic and often poignant twist to the story of the nearly 1 million strong Jews who lived in Arab lands before WW2. But Zevy, the son of an Ashkenazi father and Sephardic mother adds some shtick to his recollections. His Ashkenazi side is the wry, bemused spectator of the antics and entanglements of his other half.
Over 40 practical lessons that guide teachers to confront racism and discrimination, and that lead young people to take action for inclusion and tolerance.
The literacy fundamentals school leaders need to understand and support teachers and students. This book empowers principals to inspire and lead schools where reading, writing, and literacy flourish.
Exploring Vancouver Naturehoods is a rich journey into the flora and fauna of the region. You will learn about new places to explore and the secrets therein. The journal pages in this book are a guide to how we too can get more out of every walk in nature.
Week-by-week, step-by-step skill progressions and model lesson plans for teaching phonics in K–3 classrooms. This blueprint to effective reading instruction includes tools for easy classroom use: high-impact activities, word lists, phoneme-grapheme grids, word ladders, and more.
60 practical lessons that guide students to write in a variety of forms. Organized alphabetically, they give students opportunities to read books that can inspire their writing and to write for a variety of purposes.
With the increasing stressors in today’s classrooms, inclusivity and belonging can feel like impossible goals. Finding a Place for Every Student makes it simple, with tried-and-tested strategies, real-life case studies, insights into relationships with parents and caregivers, and a wealth of hands-on reproducibles.
Un mode d’emploi qui décrit de façon claire et actuelle le français de tous les francophones
The Rooming House follows several young men and women sharing an old home in Vancouver’s Kitsilano district, tracking their loves, losses, and wanderings through the diary entries of two of them. It is both a coming-of-age novel about disaffected and aimless young people and an exploration of the events of those years.
Adrienne Gear continues the journey of effective literacy instruction with a focus on poetry. Combining writing, reading and oral language skills, this book will provide teachers with a wealth of engaging lessons to bring the power of poetry into their classrooms.
A direct window into the lives of settlers and Indigenous Peoples in eras of upheaval, uncertainty and reform, this collection is a much-needed lens into histories too often told by the colonial state.
Cultivate the skills students need to succeed and find the motivation that will make them want to read.
Find the unique strengths and skills in every student, and integrate teaching autistic students into everyday learning.
A grab-bag of ready-to-use strategies and activities to inspire students and nurture lifelong readers.
How to teach and foster classroom learning experiences that will assist students in retaining and applying math concepts in the long term.
This volume contains two novellas by Richard Wagamese, Him Standing and The Next Sure Thing. Both stories follow the lives of young artists who have dreams for a better future.
An open-ended approach to giving students voice and challenging them to think critically about social justice issues.
Writing strategies that focus on brain pockets to deepen all forms of writing.
In the work of crime fiction, paramedic Ashley Grant helps her visiting father solve the mystery of a missing neighbor.
A comprehensive guide to choosing and using the best children’s books to address sensitive but significant topics in the classroom.
