Literacy
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Z’Man l’Tefilah Volume 1: Brachot
$11.95 Add to cartA solid Hebrew phonics review and a prayer readiness program in six to eight class sessions, perfect for the beginning of the school year. Independent seatwork activities, games, and “Super Reading Se
- Author: House, Behrman
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 54
- Publish Date: June 01 2005
- ISBN10: 0867050578
- Language: English
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Why Our Children Can’t Read and What We Can Do about It: A Scientific Revolution in Reading
$25.95 Add to cartIn America today, 43 percent of our children fall below grade level in reading. In her meticulously researched and groundbreaking work, Diane McGuinness faults outmoded reading systems for this crisis… [more below]
- Author: McGuinness, Diane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: March 24 1999
- ISBN10: 0684853566
- Language: English
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Webster’s New World Pocket Thesaurus, Second Edition
$8.99 Add to cartA small, conveniently sized thesaurus for quick, easy look-ups
Revised and enlarged, this handy bestseller is now an even greater value. Thousands of new entries for synonyms, antonyms, and idioms he- Author: Laird, Charlton
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: August 09 2016
- ISBN10: 0544987209
- Language: English
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Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle
$18.99 Add to cartA prescient book that forecast the culture that gave rise to Trump — a society beholden to empty spectacle and obsession with image at the expense of reality, reason, and truth. An instant bestseller… [more below]
- Author: Hedges, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 05 2010
- ISBN10: 1568586132
- Language: English
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How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
$35.00 Add to cartThe best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader, completely rewritten and updated with new material.
A CNN Book of the Week: “Explains not just why we should read b- Author: Adler, Mortimer J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: September 30 2014
- ISBN10: 1476790159
- Language: English
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The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image
$23.00 Add to cartThis groundbreaking book proposes that the rise of alphabetic literacy reconfigured the human brain and brought about profound changes in history, religion, and gender relations. Making remarkable con… [more below]
- Series: Compass
- Author: Shlain, Leonard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: September 01 1999
- ISBN10: 0140196013
- Language: English
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Shalom Ivrit Book 3
$15.95 Add to cartExpand your students’ ability to read and understand modern Hebrew. The second book in a three-year series, Shalom Ivrit 2 is built on the theme of Jewish values. Students learn Hebrew as a living lan
- Author: House, Behrman
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 1
- Publish Date: February 15 2005
- ISBN10: 0874411661
- Language: English
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Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
$9.99 Add to cartCombining scholarly authority with an awareness of today’s communication demands, Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus is the simple, reliable way to find the perfect word for your needs. It features an eas… [more below]
- Series: 21st Century Reference
- Author: Kipfer, Barbara Ann
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 976
- Publish Date: June 14 2005
- ISBN10: 044024269X
- Language: English
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The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction
$23.99 Add to cartIn recent years, cultural commentators have sounded the alarm about the dire state of reading in America. Americans are not reading enough, they say, or reading the right books, in the right way.
In t… [more below]- Author: Jacobs, Alan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: May 26 2011
- ISBN10: 0199747490
- Language: English
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Telling True Stories: A Nonfiction Writers’ Guide from the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University
$20.00 Add to cartInterested in journalism and creative writing and want to write a book? Read inspiring stories and practical advice from America’s most respected journalists.
The country’s most prominent journalists a
- Author: Kramer, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 01 2007
- ISBN10: 0452287553
- Language: English
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The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers
$17.00 Add to cartThis classic guide, from the renowned novelist and professor, has helped transform generations of aspiring writers into masterful writers–and will continue to do so for many years to come.
John Gardn- Author: Gardner, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 04 1991
- ISBN10: 0679734031
- Language: English
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The Elements of Eloquence: Secrets of the Perfect Turn of Phrase
$20.00 Read moreFrom the #1 international bestselling author of The Etymologicon and The Horologicon comes an education in the art of articulation, from the King James Bible to Katy Perry…
From classic poetry to pop… [more below]- Author: Forsyth, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 07 2014
- ISBN10: 042527618X
- Language: English
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The New Reading Hebrew a Guided Instruction Course
$20.95 Add to cartA self-guided, self-paced, and self-corrected Hebrew course, this classic Hebrew primer is now revised and in full color!
Blending a lively, colorful design with the pioneering self-paced method of th
- Author: House, Behrman
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 1
- Publish Date: April 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0874417287
- Language: English
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Reading Magic: How your Children can Learn to Read Before School and Other Read-Aloud Miracles
$12.99 Add to cart‘Reading aloud to our babies and young children will make the entire country better off.’
Mem Fox is Australia’s best-loved picture-book author and has taught and advocated for literacy around the worl
- Author: Fox, Mem
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: July 14 2020
- ISBN10: 1925883329
- Language: English
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Back to School Hebrew Reading Refresher
$7.95 Add to cartDo your students lose their Hebrew reading skills every year between May and September?
Designed as a follow-up to Shalom Uvrachah–The New Hebrew Primer, the Back to School Hebrew Reading Refresher ca
- Author: House, Behrman
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 12 1999
- ISBN10: 0874416795
- Language: English
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Hopefully the Scarecrow
$18.99 Read more“A beautifully crafted friendship tale that’s just right for storytime.” —Kirkus
The perfect Fall book for kids! A poignant picture book about a scarecrow who befriends the young girl who reads to hi- Author: Houts, Michelle
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: August 08 2023
- ISBN10: 0593206908
- Language: English
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The Words That Remain
$16.95 Add to cartNATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER
A letter has beckoned to Raimundo since he received it over fifty years ago from his youthful passion, handsome C?ero. But having grown up in an impoverished area of Brazil- Author: Gardel, Stênio
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: January 17 2023
- ISBN10: 1954404123
- Language: English
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The Alef-Bet of Blessing
$17.95 Add to cartThis reissued classic Hebrew primer is organized around the letters that form the six words that start most blessings: Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha’olam. Learn the Hebrew letters and the bas
- Author: House, Behrman
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 1
- Publish Date: January 08 2019
- ISBN10: 1681150077
- Language: English
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The Science of Reading: Information, Media, and Mind in Modern America
$32.50 Read moreFor the first time, the story of how and why we have plumbed the mysteries of reading, and why it matters today.
Reading is perhaps the essential practice of modern civilization. For centuries, it ha- Author: Johns, Adrian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 504
- Publish Date: April 05 2023
- ISBN10: 022682148X
- Language: English
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Literary Devices
$8.95 Add to cartWhat is the difference between literal and figurative writing? What are the top tricks used by the best authors to make their writing purr, crack and sizzle on the page? Why not use these tricks all t… [more below]
- Series: Wooden Books North America Editions
- Author: Jones, Amy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: September 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1952178142
- Language: English
