Review:This is fun, because the children already know the Nursery Rhymes....and we can share with each other. As a tutor, I love these books because I don't have to read it all and it helps me see how their reading is improving. Read more

Review:Review of `Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools' by Jonathan Kozol published by HarperCollins of New York in 1992.

Reviewer Dr W. P. Palmer

I am reviewing this book more than ten years since I read it, as it was formative in my thinking and teaching about the education system in the United States of America. Anyone who has taught for a time in any nation on earth knows of the huge inequalities throughout education systems. Over the past fifty years, I have taught in s... Read more

Review:Anyone who does any kind of teaching should read this. It of course helps with my work with young people from poor families (both rural and urban), but I have learned tricks that even work with my medical students and medicine residents.
Great educator, who knows how to write. Read more

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Review:Very basic, almost too basic - but my 3yo really enjoyed it and didn't get bored with too much detail. If you're looking for more in depth bible stories this is probably not for you. But it's good for very small kids just being introduced to the Bible. Read more

Review:This curriculum is great for hands-on history learning. My kids love the activities and they remember what they read because they get to have a feel with how history was by using the maps and doing the activities! Read more

Review:We use this series in our charter school. The students love it so much that many of them have asked their parents to purchase them a personal copy to keep at home so they can read beyond what class time allowed. Read more

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Review:Compelling Conversations is an effective tool for teaching conversational English to ESL students. However, it's combination of topic prompts to promote conversation and intriquing quotations to inspire thought make it a great tool for any composition instructor.

Having trouble coming up with a good prompt for your college comp. class free-write assignment? Compelling Conversations will provide you with seemingly endless choices.

I strongly recommend this book for any instructor in... Read more

Review:Dan is a very experienced pythonista that knows how to transfer the knowledge acquired in a very easy to follow, learn-by-doing manner that I personally really enjoy. I admit I was a bit reluctant on buying this book first, but 5 minutes of reading proved me wrong, if you like Python and thing you know-it-all, get ready for some (delightful) surprises! Read more