Cynthia Ann Parker

One of the skills employers want most in new hires is the ability to speak well. Public speaking can not only advance a person in almost any career but can also help an individual do better in school as well. Following the English Language Arts standards for Speaking and Listening, this book teaches readers why public speaking can be such an effective tool, how to craft a powerful speech, and how to overcome one of the most common problems people have with talking in front of a crowd�stage fright.

What does it mean to be a good citizen? Full-page, color photographs accompany real-life examples of good citizenship that young readers will understand, relate to, and be inspired by.

¡Descubre a Olivia, la protagonista de una serie de cómics repleta de aventuras, misterio, acción, personajes divertidos, un toque de magia, ecología y mucho humor! Con lo tranquila que estaba Olivia en la ciudad, y a sus padres les ha dado por mudarse a un pueblo en la montaña, en mitad de la nada. Y todo porque su madre tiene que salvar a la región de una devastadora invasión de pájaros gigantes. Qué rollo de verano, por aquí no hay nada con lo que entretenerse... ... Salvo una misteriosa pastora y sus lanosos perros lanosos, un par de monstruos y un genio sivergüenza. ¡Parece...

A lot of what many people know about the native groups in the northeastern part of North America comes from colonial history. The Wampanoag met the Puritans as they made their home at Plymouth. The Powhatan group of the Algonquin people had a large role in the history of the Jamestown Settlement in Virginia. However, the history of the native groups living in modern New York, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maine, and northern Virginia began long before European settlement! Readers meet several individual groups of native peoples and explore the distinguishing features of northeastern...