New Releases by Susan Hall

Andy is a green anole, and he lives in the backyard of an empty house in Jacksonville, Florida. Andy woke up one morning to find a new family had moved ina]with a dog! Join Jake and Andy as they build their friendship and learn about commonly encountered Florida wildlife.

"Ellis Rowan''s flower paintings are reproduced on the right hand page. On each one there is a flap which, when lifted, reveals a ''fairy'' hidden among the flowers. On the left hand page there is a short poem about the flower/plant and there is also some informative ''did you know'' text for older readers."--Provided by publisher.

Learn about Australian animals and birds with this lift-the-flap book from the National Library of Australia. Meet the koala, echidna, kangaroo and many other favourite animals through this Australian interpretation of the traditional nursery rhyme. Beautiful colour illustrations depict a favourite character in an Australian setting which, when combined with John Gould''s stunning animal images from the Library''s collection, encourages children to interact with the characters and learn simple facts about each animal.

"Learn about Australian birds with this lift-the-flap book ...." -- Cover.

The first completely comprehensive, practical guide for recognizing, diagnosing, and overcoming any childhood reading difficulty. According to the National Institute of Health, ten million of our nation’s children (approximately 17 percent) have trouble learning to read. While headlines warn about the nation’s reading crisis, Susan Hall (whose son was diagnosed with dyslexia) and Louisa Moats have become crusaders for action. The result of their years of research and personal experience, Parenting a Struggling Reader provides a revolutionary road map for any parent facing this challenging problem. Acknowledging that parents often lose valuable years by waiting for their school systems to test for a child’s reading disability, Hall and Moats offer a detailed, realistic program for getting parents actively involved in their children’s reading lives. With a four-step plan for identifying and resolving deficiencies, as well as advice for those whose kids received weak instruction during the crucial early years, this is a landmark publication that promises unprecedented hope for the next generation of Information Age citizens.

Dora retrouve Diego, son cousin super chouette. Diego sait parler aux animaux et les aide quand ils sont en danger. Ainsi, lorsque Bébé jaguar appelle au secours, Diego part le sauver. Mais arrivera-t-il à temps ?

"Read the poem and then ''spot the shape'' (circle, arch, square, rectangle, spiral, triangle, diamond, oval, star, cross, ) in the painting from the Library''s collection. Open the flap to see if you got it right! Extra information appears on the inside flap and information about the artworks appears at the back of the book."--Provided by publisher.

Learn about Australian animals and birds with this lift-the-flap book from the National Library of Australia. Follow the clues to spot the echidna, koala, kangaroo and many other favourites hiding under the flaps.

A facsimile edition of the first 1972 edition that followed Silky, a pimp, and his women through an entire year of life on the streets of New York City. Bob Adelman dives headlong onto the world of the original Macks and players - the Big City Pimps - in this in-depth photographic exploration of the underworld figures that populated the streets of New York City. Armed with only a camera Adelman entered the lives of Silky and his women. This facsimile edition re-introduces this classic of the times and makes available, once more, this compelling and hugely popular book.

Dora and Boots are on an Easter egg hunt for no ordinary Easter eggs--these have a special prize inside. Young readers can help Dora find all 12 eggs and fill her Easter basket with lots of fun prizes. Full color.

Peatlands make up 3% of the earth s land surface and contain about one third of the Ccontained in soils globally. The role of peatlands in the C cycle is as a net sink. Organic matter accumulates in these areas because the rate of net primary productivity (NPP) exceeds the rate of decay. Peatlands are often harsh environments, characterized by cold, wet and anoxic conditions, therefore it is not accelerated NPP which exerts the main control over the accumulation of peat, but the slow rate of decomposition. During the decomposition process, nearly all organic matter passes through the soil microbial pool, and so the soil microbial community is an important factor in the decomposition process. Despite the obvious importance of the soil microbial community in decomposition in peatlands, our knowledge of their role in peatland C cycling is still largely limited. This thesis addresses some aspects of the soil microbial community and investigates their role in decomposition in a raised mire. The soils in a raised mire system may be categorized according to their nutrient input into nutrient rich, mineral soils and soils of the lagg fen, and nutrient poor, soils of the mire expanse. The soil microbial community in the three soils was characterized in terms of size, activity and composition. The size of the soil microbial community in the soils of the mire expanse was small in comparison with that of the mineral soils and soils of the lagg fen, however it was very active. The hypothesis that nutrients restrict the size of the soilmicrobial community in the soils of the mire expanse was tested. The data showed thatnutrients did not significantly effect the size of the soil microbial community. Litterbags were used to investigate the decomposition of a range of plant species found on the different soils and mass loss and C02 production were used as indicators of decomposition. C02 production was a more sensitive and reliable measure of decomposition than mass loss. The size of the soil microbial community was an important factor in decomposition rate. Litter quality of the above ground biomass was not related to decomposition rate. The relationship between the size of the microbial community in contact with decaying plant material and decomposition was investigated. In this study, microbial colonization of decaying litter wasnot correlated with the measure of litter quality used. This work has provided baselineinformation the environmental factors that influence decomposition and future work should focus on investigating the changes in the soil microbial community during the decomposition process.

Tragic events in our schools and communities have sparked the integration of character education into new and existing programs. To help aid teachers and librarians in the search for appropriate resources to emphasize good character traits, Oryx has developed another helpful reference by bestselling author Susan Hall. This unique resource provides a guide to picture storybooks and the character traits each describes.

Computer technology such as telecommunications software and electronic mail allowed students in advanced writing courses at Incarnate Word College and St. Mary''s University in Texas to exchange comments about their papers.

The third volume of Using Picture Storybooks to Teach Literary Devices joins volumes 1 and 2 of this best-selling series to give teachers and librarians the perfect tool to teach literary devices to students in grades K-12. In this volume, 120 well-reviewed picture storybooks, published mainly in the last few years, are listed (sometimes more than once) under 41 literary devices. All-ages picture storybooks, which can be enjoyed by adults, as well as children, are included. For each device, a definition is given, and descriptions of appropriate storybooks, with information on how to use them, the art style used in the book, and a curriculum tie-in, are provided. Among the literary devices included are alliteration, analogy, flashback, irony, metaphor, paradox, tone, and 34 more. Indexes by author, title, art style, and curriculum tie-in add to this outstanding book''s great value. Grades 4-12.