Author: Lauren Tarshis
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545789745
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
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The New York Times-bestselling I Survived series expands to include this thrilling nonfiction exploration of five true stories, from the Titanic to the Henryville Tornadoes. REAL KIDS. REAL DISASTERS.From the author of the New York Times-bestselling I Survived series come five harrowing true stories of survival, featuring real kids in the midst of epic disasters.From a group of students surviving the 9.0 earthquake that set off a historic tsunami in Japan, to a boy nearly frozen on the prairie in 1888, these unforgettable kids lived to tell tales of unimaginable destruction -- and, against all odds, survival.Read their incredible stories:The Children’s Blizzard, 1888The Titanic Disaster, 1912The Great Boston Molasses Flood, 1919The Japanese Tsunami, 2011The Henryville Tornado, 2012
Author: Various
Publisher: Britannica Books
ISBN: 9781912920648
Category : Bedtime
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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"In this compendium of 5-minute really true stories about bedtime, you can go on a journey of wonder and learning to find out the answers to all these questions, and many more! Travel to Ancient Egypt to explore the beds of Tutankhamun, jet off into space to see how astronauts get ready for bed, or even plunge underwater to learn how hibernating turtles breathe through their bottoms!"--Back cover.
Author: Sandra Heyer
Publisher: Pearson Education ESL
ISBN: 9780135177945
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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Since first published twenty-five years ago, True Stories has provided entertaining stories and effective reading-skill instruction to English language learners throughout the world, helping them build language skills through a carefully paced, step-by-step process. The Silver Edition continues to provide stories whose universal appeal ensures a pleasurable reading experience and motivates students toward reading fluency. New to this edition * New and updated stories maintain the high interest of the series and capture students' imaginations. * A colorful new design makes the readings inviting and enhance students' understanding and enjoyment of the stories. * A uniform unit structure runs across all six books* in the edition, making it easy for students to move seamlessly from one level to the next. * Audio recordings of every reading. Every story in the series has been recorded and made available online for students or teachers to download. * Digital Resources including: - audio recordings of every reading - teaching tips - answer keys - additional practice activities Other highlights * Pre-reading activities introduce the units visually to ease students into the readings. * Pre- and post-reading exercises develop vocabulary, reading, listening, writing, and speaking skills. * A structured discussion activity at the end of each unit prompts students to share their own "true stories." * Interactive activities for pair and group work are ideal for multilevel classes. * Mapped to the Global Scale of English
Author: Sandra Heyer
Publisher: Pearson Education ESL
ISBN: 9780201343137
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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A picture book reader
Author: Sandra Heyer
Publisher: LONGMAN
ISBN: 9780131751736
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Would you believe ... ? A pilot gets sucked out of his plane and survives, as does everyone else on board. A young American woman goes to Paris to find herself and finds her long lost family instead. Even More True Stories, Third Edition, by Sandra Heyer, continues the True Stories tradition with sixteen new or updated human-interest stories adapted from curretn newspapers and magazines. The universal appeal of these real believe-it-or-not tales ensures a motivating reading experience for intermediate-level students of English. It's a book they won't want to put down. Features of the Third Edition Revised exercises for vocabulary development, reading comprehension, discussion, and writing to help students develop language proficiency. New or updated Challenge pages with authentic reading selections to motivate students to read on their own. A new To the Teacher section with background information and teaching tips to help teachers make the reading class more interactive. The True Stories series includes: True Stories Behind the Songs More True Stories Behind the Songs Very Easy True Stories All New Very Easy True Stories Easy True Stories All New Easy True Stories True Stories in the News, Third Edition More True Stories, Third Edition Even More True Stories Beyond True Stories
Author: Sandra Heyer
Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780201695168
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 94
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22 readings based on human-interest stories adapted from newspapers and magazines for ESL students.
Author: Sandra Heyer
Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780201846607
Category : Current events
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Reader
Author: Andrew Gutelle
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0394809831
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Jackie Robinson, Roberto Clemente, and Hank Aaron—five amazing baseball legends. From the first black man to play major-league ball to the longest hitting streak ever, these are some of the game’s most inspiring stories. Find out what unforgettable feats won each player a place in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Author: Mark Kramer
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440628947
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 337
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Interested in journalism and creative writing and want to write a book? Read inspiring stories and practical advice from America’s most respected journalists. The country’s most prominent journalists and nonfiction authors gather each year at Harvard’s Nieman Conference on Narrative Journalism. Telling True Stories presents their best advice—covering everything from finding a good topic, to structuring narrative stories, to writing and selling your first book. More than fifty well-known writers offer their most powerful tips, including: • Tom Wolfe on the emotional core of the story • Gay Talese on writing about private lives • Malcolm Gladwell on the limits of profiles • Nora Ephron on narrative writing and screenwriters • Alma Guillermoprieto on telling the story and telling the truth • Dozens of Pulitzer Prize–winning journalists from the Atlantic Monthly, New Yorker, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and more . . . The essays contain important counsel for new and career journalists, as well as for freelance writers, radio producers, and memoirists. Packed with refreshingly candid and insightful recommendations, Telling True Stories will show anyone fascinated by the art of writing nonfiction how to bring people, scenes, and ideas to life on the page.
Author: Janice Greene
Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing
ISBN: 9781616517656
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Themes: Hi-Lo, nonfiction. Who isn't fascinated by the world of the weird? These stories are the ultimate in high-interest reading. Fact or fiction? Real or unreal? Let your students decide. The people, places and things in these story collections range from the peculiar to the preposterous, from creepy to utterly terrifying, from the odd to the awful. Yet, all are based on eyewitness accounts or the solid scholarship of serious investigators. Contents Include: The Presidential Ghost, Mystery Spots on Earth, UFO or Weather Balloon? And many more.
