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The Breach, Alex B. 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

The Breach, Alex B.

The Mythic Circle

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Who Would Wear The Ring?, Philip Miller 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Who Would Wear The Ring?, Philip Miller

The Mythic Circle

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Lilith And Eve Discuss Human Origins, Joe R. Christopher 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Lilith And Eve Discuss Human Origins, Joe R. Christopher

The Mythic Circle

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Zohar, David Sparenberg 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Zohar, David Sparenberg

The Mythic Circle

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A Touch Of Song, David Sparenberg 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

A Touch Of Song, David Sparenberg

The Mythic Circle

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The Legend Of The Wild Man, John Taylor 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

The Legend Of The Wild Man, John Taylor

The Mythic Circle

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Honoring, David Sparenberg 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Honoring, David Sparenberg

The Mythic Circle

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We’Re Not Kidding: Nonfiction Texts To Use Across The Curriculum, Emilee Hussack, Pauline Skowron Schmidt 2014 West Chester University of Pennsylvania

We’Re Not Kidding: Nonfiction Texts To Use Across The Curriculum, Emilee Hussack, Pauline Skowron Schmidt

English Faculty Publications

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Conjured, By Sarah Beth Durst. Reviewed By Alana Joli Abbott., Alana Joli Abbott 2014 Independent Scholar

Conjured, By Sarah Beth Durst. Reviewed By Alana Joli Abbott., Alana Joli Abbott

Mythprint Book Reviews

Mythprint is the quarterly bulletin of the Mythopoeic Society, a nonprofit educational organization devoted to the study, discussion, and enjoyment of myth and fantasy literature, especially the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams. To promote these interests, the Society publishes three magazines, maintains a World Wide Web site, and sponsors the annual Mythopoeic Conference and awards for fiction and scholarship, as well as local discussion groups.


Beowulf: A Translation And Commentary, By J.R.R. Tolkien, Edited By Christopher Tolkien. Reviewed By Janet Bennan Croft., Janet Brennan Croft 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Beowulf: A Translation And Commentary, By J.R.R. Tolkien, Edited By Christopher Tolkien. Reviewed By Janet Bennan Croft., Janet Brennan Croft

Mythprint Book Reviews

Mythprint is the quarterly bulletin of the Mythopoeic Society, a nonprofit educational organization devoted to the study, discussion, and enjoyment of myth and fantasy literature, especially the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams. To promote these interests, the Society publishes three magazines, maintains a World Wide Web site, and sponsors the annual Mythopoeic Conference and awards for fiction and scholarship, as well as local discussion groups.


A Wrinkle In Time At The 2014 Oregon Shakespeare Festival, By Madeleine L'Engle, Adapted By Tracy Young. Reviewed By Berni Phillips And David Bratman., Berni Phillips, David Bratman 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State University

A Wrinkle In Time At The 2014 Oregon Shakespeare Festival, By Madeleine L'Engle, Adapted By Tracy Young. Reviewed By Berni Phillips And David Bratman., Berni Phillips, David Bratman

Mythprint Book Reviews

Mythprint is the quarterly bulletin of the Mythopoeic Society, a nonprofit educational organization devoted to the study, discussion, and enjoyment of myth and fantasy literature, especially the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams. To promote these interests, the Society publishes three magazines, maintains a World Wide Web site, and sponsors the annual Mythopoeic Conference and awards for fiction and scholarship, as well as local discussion groups.


A Study On What Factors Influence Teachers To Remain In The Teaching Profession, Louis S. Jensen Jr. 2014 Indiana State University

A Study On What Factors Influence Teachers To Remain In The Teaching Profession, Louis S. Jensen Jr.

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The purpose of this study was to examine the employment factors that schools have control over and how teachers and administrators perceive these factors to have the most effect in influencing teachers to remain in the profession. This study was conducted by administering a survey to public school building administrators and public school teachers in Indiana. Teachers’ and administrators’ perceptions were measured on what reasons a teacher (hypothetically) might leave the profession. A total of 2,219 teachers and 208 building administrators submitted complete responses to the Teacher Retention Survey. The Teacher Retention Survey was developed by this researcher to quantitatively …


Picture Books As Art : The Presence Of Children's Book Illustrations In Museums And An Analysis Of Children-Visitor Interactions At The Eric Carle Museum Of Picture Book Art, Jennifer Cusworth 2014 Bank Street College of Education

Picture Books As Art : The Presence Of Children's Book Illustrations In Museums And An Analysis Of Children-Visitor Interactions At The Eric Carle Museum Of Picture Book Art, Jennifer Cusworth

Graduate Student Independent Studies

This paper analyzes the presence of children's picture book illustrations in cultural settings, particularly the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts and the New York Public Library in New York City, and determines how children interact with these spaces.


O-Sode No Furiawase : The Touching Of Sleeves : An Original Story Based On The Early Life Of A Japanese-American Dancer For Ages Nine To Eleven, Jina M. Accardo 2014 Bank Street College of Education

O-Sode No Furiawase : The Touching Of Sleeves : An Original Story Based On The Early Life Of A Japanese-American Dancer For Ages Nine To Eleven, Jina M. Accardo

Graduate Student Independent Studies

Based on a true story, this fictionalized memoir is about a second generation Japanese-American girl growing up in a large family in California during the 1930's and 1940's. Set against the backdrop of the Depression and the internment of West Coast "persons of Japanese ancestry" during World War II, the story follows the protagonist's childhood interest in dance as it blossoms into a true calling.


Swaney At The Museum : A Children's Book About A Transitional Object Overcoming Separation Anxiety, Miriam Berger 2014 Bank Street College of Education

Swaney At The Museum : A Children's Book About A Transitional Object Overcoming Separation Anxiety, Miriam Berger

Graduate Student Independent Studies

The core of this thesis is an original picture book entitled "Swaney at the museum." It communicates the importance of calming self-talk in the face of anxiety.


The Philippines' Masskara Festival : A Nonfiction Picture Book, Monica Denise V. Javelosa 2014 Bank Street College of Education

The Philippines' Masskara Festival : A Nonfiction Picture Book, Monica Denise V. Javelosa

Graduate Student Independent Studies

This study focuses on festivals in the Philippines and includes a nonfiction picture book intended to pique children's curiousity about their own region.


Franklin Finds A Home : An Original Mathematical Story For Children Seven To Nine Years Of Age, Rachel Greenblat 2014 Bank Street College of Education

Franklin Finds A Home : An Original Mathematical Story For Children Seven To Nine Years Of Age, Rachel Greenblat

Graduate Student Independent Studies

This original story is written for children seven to nine years of age. In the story, the reader accompanies Franklin, a fish in a fantastical underwater world, on a journey to find a new apartment. Using mathematical thinking, Franklin is able to find the perfect apartment. The mathematical concepts embedded in the story are measurement, length, width, perimeter, and area.


Beatrice, Michele Helene Marglis 2014 Bank Street College of Education

Beatrice, Michele Helene Marglis

Graduate Student Independent Studies

An original picture book biography about the life, ideas, and work of the American artist Beatrice Wood.


In The Cool Of The Woods : An Original Story On Burgeoning Self-Identity For 6s And 7s, Adelaide Wainwright 2014 Bank Street College of Education

In The Cool Of The Woods : An Original Story On Burgeoning Self-Identity For 6s And 7s, Adelaide Wainwright

Graduate Student Independent Studies

Presents an original children's story about an afternoon in the life of Maxine, whose mother insists that she leave her side and go have an adventure. Maxine reluctantly does so and meets her cousin Laura at the edge of the woods. With Laura as a guide, the magic of the woods is revealed, and soon Maxine is guiding the pair of girls in discovery. At the end of the day, Maxine leaves the woods having undergone a remarkable experience that has changed her relationship with the world around her


The Three Petals : A Modern Literary Fairy Tale In The Classical Tradition, Amy Lipman 2014 Bank Street College of Education

The Three Petals : A Modern Literary Fairy Tale In The Classical Tradition, Amy Lipman

Graduate Student Independent Studies

An original story, written and illustrated in the style of the golden age of fairy tales. The story includes sixteen original collage illustrations and is a coming-of-age tale about a young girl who embarks on a journey to seek her fortune. Travelling through a hostile world, she encounters benevolent creatures, whom she helps, using magic talismans from home, and who, in return, help her to liberate a hostage prince and destroy a force of pure evil. Also examines recent trends in the pop culture of fairy tales over the last fifty years that have inspired the author's work both negatively …


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