Published: 2014
Call Number: 372.973
Format: Books
Summary: "A revised and updated version of What Your First Grader Needs to Know: Fundamentals of a Good First-Grade Education, including achievement with readings and activities in Literature, Mathematics, History, science, and the arts"--
Author: Hirsch, E. D. (Eric Donald), 1928- editor.
Published: 2014
Call Number: 372.973
Format: Books
Summary: "A revised and updated version of What Your Second Grader Needs to Know, Fundamentals of a Good Second-Grade Education, with readings and activities in Literature, Mathematics, History, science, and the arts"--
Author: Meyer, Joyce, 1943- author.
Published: 2013
Call Number: 248.4 MEYER
Format: Books
Summary: In this work the author examines the nature of habits and provides guidance for listeners seeking to break bad habits. She argues that any immediate gratification gained from bad habits is outweighed by the spiritual toll they take on an individual. Here, she introduces fourteen fulfilling habits that she suggests using to replace the bad ones. She explains that by implementing the good habits, listeners will become spiritually fulfilled and will have no use for bad habits.
Author: Hirsch, E. D. (Eric Donald), 1928- Holdren, John editor.
Published: 2013
Call Number: 372.21
Format: Books
Summary: Updated with new material, this guide outlines the elements a parent or educator should look for in a good kindergarten program and introduces activities that can help children take their first steps in learning to read and write.
Author: Barber, Susan, author.
Published: 2011
Call Number: 306.883
Format: Books
Summary: Becoming a widow isn't like becoming a wife. Becoming a wife requires major planning. But becoming a widow is often a surprise, and even with advance planning some people are still stunned. It's difficult to prepare for widowhood. In Widows 101, author Susan Barber uses her personal experience with her husband's death to provide practical tips for surviving the death of a spouse.
Author: Miyazaki, Hayao, 1941- creator. Oniki, Yuji, adapter. Searleman, Eric, editor. Based on (work): Jones, Diana Wynne. Howl's moving castle. Sutajio Jiburi, Kabushiki Kaisha.
Published: 2009 2004
Call Number: 791.4334 GHIBLI
Format: Books
Summary: "This book is a collection of concept sketches, concept art, backgrounds, character designs (including painted versions), and still images for Hayao Miyazaki's animated film, Howl's Moving Castle, based on the book by Diana Wynne Jones. All concept sketches are by Miyazaki. Concept art and backgrounds are by the art staff supervised by art director. The background art and still images for this book were created from digital data. Scene images without captions are sitll images"--Page 6.
Author: Edugyan, Esi, author.
Published: 2004
Call Number: F EDUGYAN
Format: Books
Summary: Living in exile from his native Ghana, disenchanted Samuel Tyne quits his job and moves his family to a mansion in a provincial part of Canada, where he discovers the local community's history of in-fighting and mysterious fires.
Author: Chevalier, Tracy.
Published: 2001
Call Number: CHE
Format: Books
Author: Grisham, John.
Published: 1997 1996
Call Number: PB GRISHAM
Format: Books
Summary: The jury in a Mississippi tobacco trial appears to be manipulated and controlled.
Call Number: PB TREMAYNE
Format: Books
Call Number: 188
Format: Books
Call Number: 746.43
Format: Books
Call Number: 31975015961382
Format: Books
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