How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning

How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning
Author: Rosalyn Schanzer
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2002-12-24
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0688169937

Ben Franklin was the most famous American in the entire world during colonial times. No wonder! After all, the man could do just about anything. Why, he was an author and an athlete and a patriot and a scientist and an inventor to boot. He even found a way to steal the lightning right out of the sky. Is such a thing possible? Is it. Take a look inside and find Ben busy at work on every spread. Then find out how he used his discovery about lightning to make people's lives safer. In an inventive way, Rosalyn Schanzer brings us a brilliant and ever-curious American original.

A Picture Book of Benjamin Franklin

A Picture Book of Benjamin Franklin
Author: David A. Adler
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2018-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1430130385

"This read-along shows how Ben Franklin, one of 17 children in a poor family in Colonial Massachusetts, became one of our greatest statesmen and inventors. This straightforward biography is embellished with soft background music and sound effects that are picked up from the details in the lively, quaint illustrations in the accompanying book." -AudioFile

Community Psychology

Community Psychology
Author: John Moritsugu
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 616
Release: 2015-07-22
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1317349938

Community Psychology, 5/e focuses on the prevention of problems, the promotion of well-being, empowerment of members within a community, the appreciation of diversity, and an ecological model for the understanding of human behavior. Attention is paid to both “classic” early writings and the most recent journal articles and reviews by today’s practitioners and researchers. Historical and alternative methods of effecting social change are explored in this book, with the overall theme that the environment is as important as the individual in it. This text is available in a variety of formats – digital and print. Learning Goals Upon completing this book, readers will be able to: Understand the historical and contemporary principles of community psychology. Apply theory and research to social services, mental health, health, legal, and public health systems

A Panorama of American Film Noir (1941-1953)

A Panorama of American Film Noir (1941-1953)
Author: Raymond Borde
Publisher: City Lights Books
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2002
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9780872864122

This first book published on film noir established the genre--a classic, at last in translation.

Collocation

Collocation
Author: G. Barnbrook
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2013-04-16
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1137297247

This book presents a comprehensive description of collocation, covering both the theoretical and practical background and the implications and applications of the concept as language model and analytical tool. It provides a definitive survey of currently available techniques and a detailed description of their implementation.

Writing Assessment Handbook

Writing Assessment Handbook
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 328
Release: 1986
Genre: English language
ISBN:

Reflects philosophy of Model Curriculum Guide for the English-Language Arts (K-8).

Community Practice

Community Practice
Author: David A. Hardcastle
Publisher: OUP USA
Total Pages: 454
Release: 2011-02-18
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0195398874

This fully revised classic text provides a comprehensive and integrated overview of the community theory and skills fundamental to all areas of social work practice.

Authentic Learning Environments in Higher Education

Authentic Learning Environments in Higher Education
Author: Jan Herrington
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2005-01-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1591405963

"This book is made up of a collection of peer-reviewed chapters that reflect the construct of authentic learning--learning that is centred on rich, real-world, immersive and engaging tasks"--Provided by publisher.

Meadowvale

Meadowvale
Author: Kathleen A. Hicks
Publisher: Mississauga, Ont. : Friends of the Mississauga Library System
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2004-01-01
Genre: Meadowvale (Mississauga, Ont.)
ISBN: 9780969787358