On-The-Level

On-The-Level
Author: Patricia McLagan
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1995-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781881052760

Aimed primarily at business managers, this text teaches readers the communication skills they need to be able to work together in a way that is honest, respectful, and deliberate. The authors warn about the pitfalls and challenges when defensiveness and egos are given free rein, and give tips for getting back on track after hitting trouble.

On the Level

On the Level
Author: Bob Mierisch
Publisher: Wakefield Press
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2000
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781862545137

This memoir combines autobiography with reflections on building a successful business enterprise. The author describes his experiences as CEO of an Australian company over 20 years of growth and presents his ideas on the value of openness and striving for excellence in building a successful and lasting organisation. Includes a bibliography and an index. The author is former director of Baulderstone Hornibrook. He was appointed a member of the Order of Australia for service to the building and construction industry and to the community in 1994.

Dead on the Level

Dead on the Level
Author: Helen Nielsen
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2012-03-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1440541264

As in her sensational first offering, Helen Nielsen has again come up with a fast-paced and remarkably readable mystery. It begins when a gorgeous girl makes an incredible proposal, and ends when a would-be fall guy unearths some low schemes in high society—while solving a murder to save his own skin. The action is smooth, tough and colorful all the way.

Luke on the Loose

Luke on the Loose
Author: Harry Bliss
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2009-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1935179004

A young boy's fascination with pigeons soon erupts into a full-blown chase around Central Park, across the Brooklyn Bridge, through a fancy restaurant, and into the sky.

The Spirit Level

The Spirit Level
Author: Richard Wilkinson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2011-05-03
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1608193411

It is common knowledge that, in rich societies, the poor have worse health and suffer more from almost every social problem. This book explains why inequality is the most serious problem societies face today.

Leveled Books (K-8)

Leveled Books (K-8)
Author: Irene C. Fountas
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2006
Genre: Education
ISBN:

For ten years and in two classic books, Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell have described how to analyze the characteristics of texts and select just-right books to use for guided reading instruction. Now, for the first time, all of their thinking and research has been updated and brought together into Leveled Books, K-8 to form the ultimate guide to choosing and using books from kindergarten through middle school. Fountas and Pinnell take you through every aspect of leveled books, describing how to select and use them for different purposes in your literacy program and offering prototype descriptions of fiction and nonfiction books at each level. They share advice on: the role of leveled books in reading instruction, analyzing the characteristics of fiction and nonfiction texts, using benchmark books to assess instructional levels for guided reading, selecting books for both guided and independent reading, organizing high-quality classroom libraries, acquiring books and writing proposals to fund classroom-library purchases, creating a school book room. In addition, Fountas and Pinnell explain the leveling process in detail so that you can tentatively level any appropriate book that you want to use in your instruction. Best of all, Leveled Books, K-8 is one half of a new duo of resources that will change how you look at leveled books. Its companion-www.FountasandPinnellLeveledBooks.com-is a searchable and frequently updated website that includes more than 18,000 titles. With Leveled Books, K-8 you'll know how and why to choose books for your readers, and with www.FountasandPinnellLeveledBooks.com, you'll have the ideal tool at your fingertips for finding appropriate books for guided reading. Book jacket.

Fox on the Job

Fox on the Job
Author: James Marshall
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-09-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 059343269X

One of James Marshall's enduring classic characters--now available in Step into Reading, the premier leveled reader line! When Fox breaks his bike, his mom tells him to get a job to pay for a new one. He tries working at a shoe store (too much!), an amusement park (too scary!), and even tries delivering pizzas (too fast!). Then he finds a job that's just his speed—bed testing in a store window! Zzzzzzz! James Marshall at his wacky best for early readers. Step 3 Readers feature engaging characters in easy-to-follow plots about popular topics; for children who are ready to read on their own.