Gina Farina And The Prince Of Mintz

Hail to Gina Farina, the baker's daughter! A girl with a mind of her own and a heart set on adventure, she uses her talent for baking pies to join a troupe of traveling players and see the world.

The independent Gina Farina, one of a troupe of traveling players, has a contest of wills with the grouchy Prince of Mintz when she refuses to follow his ironclad rules.

Reading-Writing Connections: From Theory to Practice is an extraordinary language arts methods text that enables elementary and middle school teachers to create classroom environments where all students can become lifelong readers and writers. Focusing on developmentally appropriate methods and materials, this remarkably readable book empowers a new generation of teachers to integrate reading, writing, listening, and speaking in K-8 classrooms. Heller's highly accessible writing style makes this book suitable as a primary text for undergraduate and graduate courses in language arts, reading, writing, and literacy. Special features of this second edition include: * a vision of how to transform cutting-edge theory and research into classroom practice that utilizes integrated language arts instruction; *a unique developmental perspective with separate chapters on teaching methods and materials for kindergarten, primary (1-3), intermediate (4-6), and middle grades (7-8); * instructional guidelines that offer generous, detailed suggestions for applying theory to practice, plus "For You to Try" and "For Your Journal" exercises that encourage critical thinking and reflection; and * a wealth of classroom vignettes, examples of students' oral and written language, illustrations, and figures that accentuate interesting and informative theory, research, and practice. In addition, Reading-Writing Connections offers expanded content on the impact of sociocultural theory and the whole language movement on the teaching of reading and writing across the curriculum; greater emphasis on cultural diversity, including new multicultural children's literature booklists that complement the general children's literature bibliographies; and current information on alternative assessment, emerging technologies, the multiage classroom, reader response to literature, and thematic teaching.

From old American and English rhymes that have been told to parents to their children for generations, Nancy Patz has selected eight and retold them with wit, charm, and just a few changes that will tickle your fancy.

Benjamin and Elephant are sent to the store to buy some groceries but Elephant makes so many rhymes and puns on the list that they forget what they are supposed to buy.

In this charming book about the changing seasons, Sweet Sidney wakes up from his winter nap and begins to prepare eagerly for spring's arrival. But Sarah Bear insists it's still too dark and cold. The scenario repeats itself in various ways throughout the story --- will Spring EVER come? When Sidney tires of waiting and finally falls asleep, it's Sarah who gets to announce the arrival of spring.