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2) Kandahar
Pub. Date
2001.
Description
Nafas an Afghan-born Canadian journalist, returns to her homeland in a desperate attempt to reach her sister, who, overcome with grief after being injured by a landmine and her despair over the Taliban's oppression of women, has vowed that she will commit suicide at the time of the next solar eclipse, only three days away.
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Olive is a little girl who dreams of winning the Little Miss Sunshine contest. Her family wants her dream to come true, but they are so dysfunctional that they can barely make it through a day without some disaster befalling them. Olive's father, Richard, is unsuccessful as a motivational speaker. He is barely on speaking terms with Olive's mother. Her uncle Frank has attempted suicide following an unsuccessful romance with a male graduate student....
Description
Alphabet Al leads kids on an exciting journey to master the alphabet, build word/letter associations, and develop a richer vocabulary. With catchy songs Alphabet Al holds the interest of even highly energetic kids. Fun games and a colorful environment for each letter will have kids out of their seats and dancing along. Includes bonus chapter on printing letters and numbers.
Pub. Date
2004
Description
Begins with the story of English in Holland, finding ancestral echoes in the Frisian dialect. Chapter follows as the English language survives weathering Viking and Norman invasions. Connection between Christianity, Latin and an alphabet is explored. Seamus Heaney reads from and discusses the first epic in English, Beowulf.
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
Examines sociolinguistic questions and the dynamic state of American English, a language rich in regional variety, strong in global impact, and steeped in cultural controversy.
Episode 2Follows Robert MacNeil as he travels down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to Appalachia, Louisiana Cajun country, and the Tex-Mex border to examine Southern dialects and accents and the influences of French and Spanish on American English. Linguist Walt Wolfram, columnist...
Author
Series
Description
Great writing begins--and ends--with the sentence. Whether two words ("Jesus wept.") or 1,287 words (a sentence in William Faulkner's Absalom! Absalom!), sentences have the power to captivate, entertain, motivate, educate, and, most importantly, delight. Understanding the variety of ways to construct sentences, from the smallest clause to the longest sentence, is important to enhancing your appreciation of great writing and potentially improving your...
18) Letter sounds
Series
Pub. Date
2003.
Description
First, young learners review the alphabet. Next, they learn the most common sound that each letter makes. Then, kids practice racing the clock to say the sounds of letters before hearing the answers. A game show helps young learners name the sound heard in silly sentences. Finally, kids can experience the thrill of reading stories composed of simple sentences!
Pub. Date
[2011?]
Description
Animal Atlas ABC's introduces preschoolers to the vast and amazing animal kingdom and the ABCs! Filled with songs, rhymes, and puzzles, Animal Atlas ABC's is preschool entertainment that encourages child development and an appreciation and awareness of animals everywhere. Specially designed to fascinate and delight children.
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