New Releases by Wendy Williams

Cycling the open road has its pleasures but it can also be intimidating, especially for the novice or the parent with young children. Fortunate, there''s another option for those cyclist who have something a little more peaceful and recreational in mind: the paved bike path. Free of cars, red lights, and exhaust fumes, recreational paths are popping up everywhere. In The Best Bike Paths of New England, Wendy Williams has done you the favor of finding them in advance. Organized by state, The Best Bike Paths of New England is the only comprehensive listing of these community treasures, describing forty-five paths and detailing everything you''ll need to know about each one: -- A map of each state showing you where the path is -- A detailed description of the path, including mileage -- General background, including the history of the path and any useful tourist information -- The level of difficulty, type of scenery, and condition of pavement -- Availability of food and bathrooms -- Directions, including the most accessible parking area Whether you want to coast alongside the send dunes of Nantucket and Martha''s Vineyard, climb the White Mountains of New Hampshire, or explore Maine''s Acadia National Park, there''s a bike path waiting for you. So fill your water baffle, pack a lunch, pump up your tires, and prepare for a great ride

Cycling the open road has its pleasures but it can also be intimidating, especially for the novice or the parent with young children. Fortunately, there''s another option for those cyclists who have something a little more peaceful and recreational in mind: the paved bike path. Free of cars, red lights, and exhaust fumes, recreational paths are popping up everywhere. In The Best Bike Paths of the Southwest, Wendy Williams has done you the favor of finding them in advance.Organized by state, The Best Bike Paths of the Southwest is the only comprehensive listing of these community treasures, describing fifty-six paths and detailing everything you''ll need to know about each one: -- A map of each state, showing you where the path is -- A detailed description of the path, including mileage -- General background, including the history of the path and any useful tourist information -- The level of difficulty, type of scenery, and condition of pavement -- Availability of food and bathrooms -- Directions, including the most accessible parking area Whether you want to explore San Francisco''s East Bay, discover Arizona''s breathtaking Sabino Canyon, or cruise along Nevada''s Truckee River, there''s a bike path waiting for you. So fill your water bottle, pack a lunch, pump up your tires, and prepare for a great ride

English ¿ Quick and Easy for native speakers of spanish BeginnersSimple. Organized. Sustainable. This four-book series is geared to the needs of teachers and students in grades 5¿8 in public and private schools. It capitalizes on the energy and curiosity of young learners and meets the demands of larger classes and limited teaching time.English ¿ Quick and Easy is for native speakers of Spanish in schools in Spanish-speaking countries and communities.English ¿ Quick and Easy is a simple, easy-to-teach, structurally graded seriesBasic grammar and vocabulary are presented at the beginning of each lessonGradual, progressive and sequential development of listening, speaking, writing and reading skillsNeatly organized oral and written texts follow the grammar introduction and allow students to practice the new structures and vocabularyReading passages consolidate the new input of each lessonEach book of the series has 10 lessons, 4 refresher sections and a vocabulary list to assure sustainable learning teacher¿s resourcesTest/Picture Kit: includes suggestions for working with flashcards, suggestions for testing, correction key and answer key for all exercisesPicture CardsCD with lesson texts, additional words, oral activities, reading texts and songs (Books 1 and 2)Video (optional)student¿s materialStudent¿s Books 1¿4CD and video (optional)

Getting There for native speakers of Spanish BeginnersThis four-book series is geared to the needs of teachers working with Spanish-speaking students in grades 58 in public and private schools.English teaching in schools in Spanish-speaking countries and communities requires carefully researched, customized materials that take into account the special needs of young native speakers of Spanish and the teaching constraints in schools.Getting There capitalizes on the energy and curiosity of young learners and fits the realities of larger classes and limited time often found in schoolsSimple, organized, sustainableGetting There is a simple, easy-to-teach, structurally graded seriesEach of the 10 lessons per book opens with humorous, lighthearted texts followed by oral practice of the new vocabulary and grammarNeatly organized, the oral and written texts are followed by grammar study with explanations in SpanishAbundant practice of the new structures and vocabulary through written exercisesReading passages consolidate the new input of each lessonEach book of Getting There has 10 lessons, 4 refresher sections and a vocabulary list to assure sustainable learningteachers resourcesTest/Picture Kit: includes suggestions for working with flashcards, suggestions for testing, correction key and answer key for all exercisesPicture CardsCD with lesson texts, additional words, oral activities, reading texts and songs (Books 1 and 2)Video (optional)students materialStudents Books 14CD and video (optional)

Video English Course Junior BeginnersThis four-book interactive multimedia course is specially designed for 10- and 11-year-old boys and girls to fit their boundless energy and avid curiosity. Young learners gain basic skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing as they enjoy and identify with neat cartoon characters who are their same age and like and do the same things they doin English!The four skills are presented in this upbeat context, but always introducing structural and lexical content gradually and systematically through:Ten lessons per bookAverage of 38 hours of in-class activities per book, including examsCALL (Computer-Assisted Language Learning) Program with a CALL Workbook and CD-ROM for each level allows students to do and correct written exercises on the computer, and listen to the lesson textsPlaying with friends, going to the movies, Sea World®, the circus, National Parks, a baseball game, an amusement park, zoos, and moreKids projects like the Elm Street Rocket Cool cartoon stories like The Green BottleFull animation and interactive cartoons, plus educational and cultural videos made to order for kids this ageSound and image on the Interactive Classroom Program with the digitally recorded voices of 10-11 year-old American kids and contextualized artworkEach book in the Video English Course Junior is independent which allows learners to begin at any level.Teachers resourcesICP: Interactive Classroom Program. Available on CD-ROM (plus video tapes) or DVD (videos are included on the DVD). Digitalized sound and colorful contextualized artwork and media materials. The teacher simply selects level, lesson, or exercise and may repeat, reverse or fast-forward with a click of the mouse or remote controlVideo: cartoons, educational and cultural videos, etc.Lesson Plan: step-by-step instructions eliminate guesswork and reduce time-consuming class planningOral and Written testsSchedulesStudents materialTextbooks 14CALL Workbooks with CD-ROM (includes Listening Comprehension Practice) 14

Ready, Set, Go! For native speakers of Spanish/all-english versionBeginnersFollowing the success of Ready, Set, Go! For Spanish-speaking children and in response to requests from schools and teachers around the world, this easy-to-teach, easy-to-learn four-book series, specially designed for children in grades 14, is now also available in an all-English version.Both versions develop the four language skills through a gradual and carefully structured presentation of grammar and vocabulary and share the following features:Simple format for flexibility and liberty to choose teaching techniques Enjoyable, student-centered learning activitiesGradual introduction of written English, from recognition to production, to avoid interference with childrens native language learningAge-appropriate themes with lighthearted cartoon illustrations like the playful little characters that kids loveReady, Set, Go! For native speakers of Spanish has instructions and explanations in Spanish.Teachers resourcesTest/Picture Kit: includes suggestions for testing with correction key and answer keys for all exercisesPicture CardsCD: one CD for the four levels with lesson texts, reading texts and songsVideo (optional)Students materialStudents Books 14CD and video (optional)

Video English Course Junior BeginnersThis four-book interactive multimedia course is specially designed for 10- and 11-year-old boys and girls to fit their boundless energy and avid curiosity. Young learners gain basic skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing as they enjoy and identify with neat cartoon characters who are their same age and like and do the same things they doin English!The four skills are presented in this upbeat context, but always introducing structural and lexical content gradually and systematically through:Ten lessons per bookAverage of 38 hours of in-class activities per book, including examsCALL (Computer-Assisted Language Learning) Program with a CALL Workbook and CD-ROM for each level allows students to do and correct written exercises on the computer, and listen to the lesson textsPlaying with friends, going to the movies, Sea World®, the circus, National Parks, a baseball game, an amusement park, zoos, and moreKids projects like the Elm Street Rocket Cool cartoon stories like The Green BottleFull animation and interactive cartoons, plus educational and cultural videos made to order for kids this ageSound and image on the Interactive Classroom Program with the digitally recorded voices of 10-11 year-old American kids and contextualized artworkEach book in the Video English Course Junior is independent which allows learners to begin at any level.Teachers resourcesICP: Interactive Classroom Program. Available on CD-ROM (plus video tapes) or DVD (videos are included on the DVD). Digitalized sound and colorful contextualized artwork and media materials. The teacher simply selects level, lesson, or exercise and may repeat, reverse or fast-forward with a click of the mouse or remote controlVideo: cartoons, educational and cultural videos, etc.Lesson Plan: step-by-step instructions eliminate guesswork and reduce time-consuming class planningOral and Written testsSchedulesStudents materialTextbooks 14CALL Workbooks with CD-ROM (includes Listening Comprehension Practice) 14