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Learn on Your Own Time at Home or On the Go
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A linguistic exploration of the speech habits we love to hate-and why our "um"s, "like"s, and "you know"s actually make us better communicators. Do you hate that you say "like" too much? Do you go over your email drafts to remove excess "so"s and "really"s? Do you wish your presentation at work wasn't so full of "um"s and "uh"s? Do you get tripped up by slang, overly familiar greetings, or new pronouns? What if these features of our speech weren't...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Lexile measure
AD 240L
Language
English
Description
"Birdie is ready to go to bed, but when he approaches Lolo to say goodnight, Lolo isn't tired! Birdie tries everything to help Lolo get ready for bed: reading, snacks, brushing teeth, but Lolo has way too much to do"--
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"From the co-director of the Endangered Language Alliance, a captivating portrait of contemporary New York City through six speakers of little-known and overlooked languages, diving into the incredible history of the most linguistically diverse place ever to have existed on the planet. Half of all 7,000-plus human languages may disappear over the next century and-because many have never been recorded-when they're gone, it will be forever. Ross Perlin,...
Author
Series
Unicorn and Yeti volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
A Yeti le encanta columpiarse, y Unicornio quisera hacerlo también. A Unicornio le encantan los melocotones, y Yeti quisiera comer uno. Unicornio y Yeti encuentran una piedra brillante. Ambos quisieran llevársela a casa. ¿Podrán estos amigos mágicos descubrir cómo compartir?
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2018].
Lexile measure
670L
Language
Español
Description
Raquel y Cristina saben bien lo que es la verdadera amistad, al igual que las hadas de la amistad. Pero alguien en el Reino de las Hadas no tene la menor idea: ¡Jack Escarcha! A las chicas solo les falta encontrar un objeto mágico: el anillo de Clara, el hada dela amabilidad, que cambia de color según el estado de ánimo. ¡En cuanto lo lleven de vuelta al Reino de las Hadas, todas las amistades del mundo estarán a salvo!
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"An enlightening linguistic journey through a thousand years of feminist language - and what we can learn from the vivid vocabulary that English once had for women's bodies, experiences, and sexuality. So many of the words that we use to chronicle women's lives feel awkward or alien. Medical terms are scrupulously accurate but antiseptic. Slang and obscenities have shock value, yet they perpetuate taboos. Where are the plain, honest words for women's...
Series
Studies in language variation volume Volume 26
Publisher
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Author
Series
Owl diaries volume 12
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Lexile measure
470L
Language
Español
Description
Eva Wingdale and her owl classmates are on a camping trip to the other side of the forest, where one of the assignments is to make useful inventions--but Eva and Lucy become totally distracted by the legend of Nellie Wingdale, founder of Treetopolis and her buried treasure, and never finish their project.
Author
Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks eXplore, an imprint of Sourcebooks Kids
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Babies and toddlers will learn to say "Dada!" with this adorable and fun-to-read board book written by an early speech expert! Each page features: Simple words and "Dada" phrases that are easy for little ones to imitate, and can be used and practiced throughout daily routines Rhythm and rhyme to encourage repetition and help keep babies engaged, even before they can understand the text Real photographs that model correct mouth positions and support...
15) Input processing and processing instruction: the acquisition of Italian and modern standard Arabic
Author
Publisher
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Treasure Bay
Pub. Date
c2018.
Language
English
Description
Sam is a dragon who doesn't want to share - not his toys, not his books, and especially not his treasure map. When Sam's cousin, Tess, comes to visit, Sam refuses to share anything with her. However, when Tess starts to cry, Sam remembers a time when he felt really sad. In the end he decides to share his special treasure map with Tess, and together they discover and share a fabulous treasure.