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See Me Shine: Developing Character Through Books For Children Ages 3-6, Shelley Oakley, Rachel Schwedt, Janice Delong Jun 2017

See Me Shine: Developing Character Through Books For Children Ages 3-6, Shelley Oakley, Rachel Schwedt, Janice Delong

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Selecting books for the preschooler and beginning reader that engage the young audience and yet teach values that parents and educators desire is an elusive task. This first volume of the See Me Shine series offers reading recommendations focusing on distinct character traits such as caring, courage, responsibility and more for ages 3 to 6. Each character trait offers 20+ book recommendations, as read-aloud or independent reading, and each recommendation includes a description of each title, critique, awards, list of related subjects, and the distinct character themes demonstrated in the text. Whether your role is one of parent, grandparent, guardian, …


Just Across Town, Robert Weaver Aug 2013

Just Across Town, Robert Weaver

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No abstract provided.


Book Review: The Cosmic Computer By H. Beam Piper, Robert Weaver Jun 2013

Book Review: The Cosmic Computer By H. Beam Piper, Robert Weaver

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No abstract provided.


Book Review: The Three Hostages By John Buchan, Robert Weaver Jun 2013

Book Review: The Three Hostages By John Buchan, Robert Weaver

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No abstract provided.


Snowball, Robert Weaver Aug 2011

Snowball, Robert Weaver

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Flora: Mrs. J.E.B. Stuart, Brenda A. Ayres Mar 2010

Flora: Mrs. J.E.B. Stuart, Brenda A. Ayres

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This is the story of the Confederate General JEB Stuart through the eyes of his wife, Flora Stuart. Flora wore mourning for the last sixty years of her life after the death of her husband at Yellow Tavern in 1864. She devoted the rest of her life to commemorating the gallantry, Christian faith, and sacrifice of one of the most colorful and controversial cavalry officers during the Civil War.


Nothing New, Mark Harris Jan 2010

Nothing New, Mark Harris

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New And Unimproved: Atheism's Brash But Ineffectual Makeover, Karen Swallow Prior Jan 2009

New And Unimproved: Atheism's Brash But Ineffectual Makeover, Karen Swallow Prior

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No abstract provided.


Curriculum Mortae: Sometimes Indoctrination Is A Matter Of Life And Death, Karen Swallow Prior Jan 2008

Curriculum Mortae: Sometimes Indoctrination Is A Matter Of Life And Death, Karen Swallow Prior

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No abstract provided.


Sol's: The Students Speak Up, William G. Gribbin Apr 2003

Sol's: The Students Speak Up, William G. Gribbin

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No abstract provided.


"An American Literary Christmas," "Drive-Thru Life," And "The Point", Mark Harris Jan 2003

"An American Literary Christmas," "Drive-Thru Life," And "The Point", Mark Harris

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No abstract provided.


Morning, Sickling, Mark Harris Nov 2001

Morning, Sickling, Mark Harris

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No abstract provided.


Wole Soyinka's "Dawn" And The Cults Of Ogun, Yaw Adu-Gyamfi Oct 1997

Wole Soyinka's "Dawn" And The Cults Of Ogun, Yaw Adu-Gyamfi

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Review: Aspects Of Nepali Grammar, Clive W. Mcclelland Jan 1997

Review: Aspects Of Nepali Grammar, Clive W. Mcclelland

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No abstract provided.


A New Version Of Borges’ Three, Mark Harris Jan 1997

A New Version Of Borges’ Three, Mark Harris

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No abstract provided.


A New Reading Of 'Ethan Brand': The Failed Quest, Mark Harris Jan 1994

A New Reading Of 'Ethan Brand': The Failed Quest, Mark Harris

Faculty Publications and Presentations

Examines how the protagonist in Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story `Ethan Brand' searched for what is considered the `unpardonable sin' of divorcing one's head from one's heart and oneself from humanity. Interpretation of symbolisms in the story; Analysis of the Puritan view of sin in relation to the story.


The Wives Of The Living?: Absence Of Dreams In Hawthorne's "The Wives Of The Dead", Mark Harris Jul 1992

The Wives Of The Living?: Absence Of Dreams In Hawthorne's "The Wives Of The Dead", Mark Harris

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Provides information regarding Nathaniel Hawthorne's `The Wives of the Dead.' Criticisms on `The Wives of the Dead' whether it deals with dreams or reality; Characteristics of the short story; Views regarding `The Wives of the Dead.'


Theodor's Imperfection Creation: A New Reading Of Mark Twain's The Mysterious 5tranger, Mark Harris May 1992

Theodor's Imperfection Creation: A New Reading Of Mark Twain's The Mysterious 5tranger, Mark Harris

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No abstract provided.