Sailors Whalers Fantastic Sea Voyages

Author : Valerie Petrillo
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1613742738
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sailors, Whalers, Fantastic Sea Voyages written by Valerie Petrillo and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2003-06-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children are fascinated with sailing ships, lighthouses, whaling, shipwrecks, and mutinies, and these 50-plus activities will provide them with a boatful of fun. This activity guide shows kids what life was like for the greenhands, old salts, and captains on the high seas during the great age of sail in the 19th century: aboard square-riggers, clippers, whalers, schooners, and packet ships. Life aboard ship was an exciting subculture of American life with its own language, food, music, art, and social structure. Children will learn that many captains brought their wives and children aboard ship, and that kids who learned how to walk at sea often found it difficult to walk on dry land. The book begins with the China Tea trade in the late 18th century and ends with the last whaler leaving New Bedford in 1924. Kids will create scrimshaw using black ink and a bar of white soap; make a model lighthouse using a bike reflector, an oatmeal box, and a plastic soda bottle; and paint china with traditional designs using a blue paint pen and a basic white plate. Included are additional simple activities requiring common household objects that are sure to please busy parents and teachers alike.

Author : Valerie Petrillo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780613984676
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sailors, Whalers, Fantastic Sea Voyages written by Valerie Petrillo and published by . This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows what life was like for the greenhands, old salts, and captains on the high seas during the great age of sail in the nineteenth century, exploring this subculture of language, music, art, and social structure.

Author : Susan Wise Bauer
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393067084
Total Pages : 849 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home (Third Edition) written by Susan Wise Bauer and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2009-05-04 with total page 849 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "You do have control over what and how your child learns. The Well-Trained Mind will give you the tools you'll need to teach your child with confidence and success."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Susan Wise Bauer
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393253635
Total Pages : 880 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home (Fourth Edition) written by Susan Wise Bauer and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2016-08-09 with total page 880 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is your child getting lost in the system, becoming bored, losing his or her natural eagerness to learn? If so, it may be time to take charge of your child’s education—by doing it yourself. The Well-Trained Mind will instruct you, step by step, on how to give your child an academically rigorous, comprehensive education from preschool through high school—one that will train him or her to read, to think, to understand, to be well-rounded and curious about learning. Veteran home educators Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise outline the classical pattern of education called the trivium, which organizes learning around the maturing capacity of the child’s mind and comprises three stages: the elementary school “grammar stage,” when the building blocks of information are absorbed through memorization and rules; the middle school “logic stage,” in which the student begins to think more analytically; and the high-school “rhetoric stage,” where the student learns to write and speak with force and originality. Using this theory as your model, you’ll be able to instruct your child—whether full-time or as a supplement to classroom education—in all levels of reading, writing, history, geography, mathematics, science, foreign languages, rhetoric, logic, art, and music, regardless of your own aptitude in those subjects. Thousands of parents and teachers have already used the detailed book lists and methods described in The Well-Trained Mind to create a truly superior education for the children in their care. This extensively revised fourth edition contains completely updated curricula and book lists, links to an entirely new set of online resources, new material on teaching children with learning challenges, cutting-edge math and sciences recommendations, answers to common questions about home education, and advice on practical matters such as standardized testing, working with your local school board, designing a high-school program, preparing transcripts, and applying to colleges. You do have control over what and how your child learns. The Well-Trained Mind will give you the tools you’ll need to teach your child with confidence and success.

Author : Murray Shaw
Publisher : Graphic Universe
ISBN 13 : 0761362002
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure at the Abbey Grange written by Murray Shaw and published by Graphic Universe. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retold in graphic novel form, Sherlock Holmes investigates what appears to be a murder committed during a burglary. Includes a section explaining Holmes's reasoning and the clues he used to solve the mystery.

Author : Valerie Petrillo
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1613740379
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Kid's Guide to Asian American History written by Valerie Petrillo and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2007-05-28 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hands-on activities, games, and crafts introduce children to the diversity of Asian American cultures and teach them about the people, experiences, and events that have shaped Asian American history. This book is broken down into sections covering American descendents from various Asian countries, including China, Japan, Korea, Philippines, India, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Topics include the history of immigration from Asian countries, important events in U.S. history, sidebars on famous Asian Americans, language lessons, and activities that highlight arts, games, food, clothing, unique celebrations, and folklore. Kids can paint a calligraphy banner, practice Tai Chi, fold an origami dog or cat, build a Japanese rock garden, construct a Korean kite, cook bibingka, and create a chalk rangoli. A time line, glossary, and recommendations for Web sites, books, movies, and museums round out this multicultural guide.

Author : Richard Panchyk
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1556526571
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Franklin Delano Roosevelt for Kids written by Richard Panchyk and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biography of one of the best-loved presidents who had an impact on history, culture, politics, economics, and art of this country with activities based on FDR's experiences in the times in which he lived.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 150 pages
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 912 pages
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Author : Valerie Petrillo
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1613742207
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Kid's Guide to Latino History written by Valerie Petrillo and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2009-08-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Kid's Guide to Latino History features more than 50 hands-on activities, games, and crafts that explore the diversity of Latino culture and teach children about the people, experiences, and events that have shaped Hispanic American history. Kids can: * Fill Mexican cascarones for Easter * Learn to dance the merengue from the Dominican Republic * Write a short story using &“magical realism&” from Columbia * Build Afro-Cuban Bongos * Create a vejigante mask from Puerto Rico * Make Guatemalan worry dolls * Play Loteria, or Mexican bingo, and learn a little Spanish * And much more Did you know that the first immigrants to live in America were not the English settlers in Jamestown or the Pilgrims in Plymouth, but the Spanish? They built the first permanent American settlement in St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565. The long and colorful history of Latinos in America comes alive through learning about the missions and early settlements in Florida, New Mexico, Arizona, and California; exploring the Santa Fe Trail; discovering how the Mexican-American War resulted in the Southwest becoming part of the United States; and seeing how recent immigrants from Central and South America bring their heritage to cities like New York and Chicago. Latinos have transformed American culture and kids will be inspired by Latino authors, artists, athletes, activists, and others who have made significant contributions to American history.