Sixteen And Counting

This book consists of conclusions drawn from the expertise shared at the Conference on Standards for Prekindergarten and Kindergarten Mathematics Education. It offers substantive detail regarding young students' understandings of mathematical ideas.

A bundle of books #26 (THE PERFECT VENEER) and #27 (THE PERFECT PEOPLE) in Blake Pierce’s Jessie Hunt Psychological Suspense Mystery series! This bundle offers books twenty-six and twenty-seven in one convenient file, with over 100,000 words of reading. In THE PERFECT VENEER (Book #26), when a wealthy couple is found dead in their home’s high-tech panic room, Jessie Hunt is summoned to the crime scene. In this room designed to be safe from all harm, how has the killer managed to kill these people? Why? And which opulent home will he strike next? Jessie must enter the killer’s mind, his traumatic past, to decode the clues at the crime scene. Can she stop him before he strikes again? In THE PERFECT PEOPLE (Book #27), when the hostess of a decadent Malibu beach party is found dead in her home, it seems clear that a killer is stalking these parties and looking for his next victim. But as Jessie digs deeper and enters this killer’s mind, she realizes there is more than meets the eye: these murders are personal. And if she doesn’t stop him soon, another woman will be dead. A fast-paced psychological suspense thriller with unforgettable characters and heart-pounding suspense, the JESSIE HUNT suspense series is a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night. Future books in the series are also available!

A bundle of books #6 (THE GIRL HE WATCHED) and #7 (THE GIRL HE WANTED) in Blake Pierce’s Paige King Mystery series! This bundle offers books six and seven in one convenient file, with over 100,000 words of reading. In THE GIRL HE WATCHED (Book #6), Paige is stumped when a series of victims are found staged in odd ways in public places. What message is this killer trying to send? Might Paige herself be his next target? In THE GIRL HE WANTED (Book #7), a new case has Paige at a loss: victims left bound to odd structures, with symbols pointing to some greater M.O. Can Paige crack the mysterious clues in time to save the next victim? A complex psychological crime thriller full of twists and turns and packed with heart-pounding suspense, the PAIGE KING mystery series will make you fall in love with a brilliant new female protagonist and keep you turning pages late into the night. Future books in the series are also available.

A bundle of books #4 (UNSAID), #5 (UNGLUED), and #6 (UNSTABLE) in Blake Pierce’s Cora Shields mystery series! This bundle offers books four, five, and six in one convenient file, with over 100,000 words of reading. In UNSAID (Book #4), ), Cora Shields, 30, former Navy Seal turned FBI Special Agent, is fired from the FBI for breaking one rule too many. When a killer Cora put away years ago is released from jail, the victims’ family know he will kill again and plead with her to hunt him down before he strikes again—and to pursue vigilante justice at any cost. With no backup, Cora is finally free to act, to bend as many rules as she needs to, at any cost, to bring killers down. She has found her new calling. But will it also be her undoing? In UNGLUED (Book #5), when her 20 year old niece is kidnapped and trafficked in Eastern Europe, and the police can’t help, Cora’s sister pleads with her to intervene—and find her niece and bring her back alive. But can Cora take down a criminal organization alone—and find her in time? In UNSTABLE (Book #6), when a former friend-turned-prostitute comes to Cora for help, swearing that neglected prostitutes are being abducted by serial killers, Cora cannot turn a blind eye—and finds herself in the race of her life to save a woman from a killer’s hands before it’s too late. Sometimes, cases need to be pursued outside the law. With no backup, Cora is finally free to act, to bend as many rules as she needs to, at any cost, to bring killers down. She has found her new calling. But will it also be her undoing? A page-turning and harrowing crime thriller featuring a brilliant and tortured vigilante, the CORA SHIELDS series is a riveting mystery, packed with non-stop action, suspense, twists and turns, revelations, and driven by a breakneck pace that will keep you flipping pages late into the night. Future books in the series are also available.

‘An enchanting debut’ USA Today bestseller Mandy Robotham

The general public often views early childhood education as either simply “babysitting” or as preparation for later learning. Of course, both viewpoints are simplistic. Deep understanding of child development, best educational practices based on development, emergent curriculum, cultural competence and applications of family systems are necessary for high-quality early education. Highly effective early childhood education is rare in that it requires collaboration and transitions among a variety of systems for children from birth through eight years of age. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Contemporary Early Childhood Education presents in three comprehensive volumes advanced research, accurate practical applications of research, historical foundations and key facts from the field of contemporary early childhood education. Through approximately 425 entries, this work includes all areas of child development – physical, cognitive, language, social, emotional, aesthetic – as well as comprehensive review of best educational practices with young children, effective preparation for early childhood professionals and policy making practices, and addresses such questions as: · How is the field of early childhood education defined? · What are the roots of this field of study? · How is the history of early childhood education similar to yet different from the study of public education? · What are the major influences on understandings of best practices in early childhood education?