New Releases by Taylor A

Broken Open is a collection of short stories, four of which deal with culpability and the unexpected transformations that occur when blame, either unintended or deliberately invoked, is exposed and finally understood. The remaining two stories concern relationships that turn out to be gifts, as well as painful learning experiences. In "Other Living Creatures," one family contends with post traumatic stress disorder as another implodes following the death of a young soldier in Vietnam. "Hunters" deals with the unconscious motivations that leave a father resentful and unable to forge a relationship with his son. In "Bardenbrook," an accidental death is the impetus for blame and, finally, forgiveness. Rage acts as a catalyst in "The Summoning," the story of a lesbian couple''s struggle to accept the reality of breast cancer shortly before one of the partners undertakes a transformative journey as her death approaches. The two remaining stories in Broken Open deal with the protagonists finding their voices. In "Sunday Wars," a girl begins to think for herself, and in "Beyond the Parking Lot," a woman comes to terms with the restraints, self-imposed and otherwise, that have held her captive for most of her life. Each character in Broken Open struggles, perseveres, grows and, ultimately, flourishes. Despite sorrow, pain, and unexpected loss, being broken open leads them, as it does us all, if we let it, to the richest places within.

The Mathematics Countdown Coach helps students use a 4-step problem-solving process, Gather, Organize, Answer, and Look Back, and clearly explains key problem-solving strategies. This Coach is aligned To The NCTM Standards, teaches critical skills, and fully prepares students for standardized math tests.Each student text contains three Practice Tests - Guided Practice, Practice with Hints, and Independent Practice. In Guided Practice, each question provides an appropriate strategy, As well as detailed hints on how to solve the problem. The Practice with Hints section includes a suggested strategy and a less detailed hint. The Independent Practice section gives students an opportunity to solve problems without help. Practice on all assessment forms is included-multiple-choice, gridded response, short response and extended response.The instruction in Mathematics Countdown Coach reflects NCTM content and process standards, The same standards used by states to align their state-specific curriculum. This series fully complements our state-specific Coach materials. After students learn essential skills from the Coach text, they can use the Countdown for additional practice.

Patterns in Plant Development offers an introduction to the development of the whole plant.

Selected reprint from a series of articles discussing aquaculture in Hawaii and the Pacific.

Introductory text explores the biochemical and biophysical processes which occur within the living plant cell.