Sentences with phrase «early chapter book»

In Kevin Henkes» first early chapter book for beginning readers, young Penny isn't allowed to sing because she'll wake up her infant siblings.
In this early chapter book, along with other titles in the Franny K. Stein's Crate of Danger series, Franny is a mad scientist, making all sorts of things to fix her problems.
In this early chapter book, Medina introduces a spirited Colombian girl (and her dog, Lucas) who likes many things but not learning English.

Not exact matches

He details these reservations throughout the early chapters of the book.
In three chapters of the new book, Olasky summarizes the key themes from the earlier volume.
I'm surprised she concludes this way, because the early chapters of her book poke fun at her family and church's frequent involvement in protests against abortion and homosexuality.
(ENTIRE BOOK) In this important work, Dr. Grant provides a dozen vivid chapters on Mark, the earliest gospel — how it came to be, and what its main teaching are.
The miraculous revelation of the Qur» an has been fully discussed in earlier chapters of this book.
And the book also offers a deliberately wide array of approaches to trinitarian issues, including not only historical and systematic theologians, but biblical scholars and analytic philosophers of religion, writing from a variety of theological and communal points of view» Roman Catholic, Protestant, and, in one case, Jewish (the New Testament scholar Alan Segal, who contributes an instructive if somewhat technical chapter on the role of conflicts between Jews and Christians in the emergence of early trinitarian teaching).
Enough has been said about sin earlier in the book, particularly in chapter three, that I trust no reader will think I regard it as incidental.
In Richardson's book there are seven chapters ranging from an examination of Newman's early philosophical stance, the influences that formed him and led him to coherence in the development of his approach to knowledge and commitment, to his teaching on apprehension, assent, inference and the illative sense.
As he wrote earlier in this chapter, any use of the test as «a substitute for searching conversation» about world view / setting and the other dimensions of narrative explored later in the book was in his view more likely to yield a mechanist reduction than a deepened symbolic understanding.
This view, like the first, has the limitation of oversimplifying the causation of alcoholism, ignoring or de-emphasizing the complex array of factors discussed in the early chapters of this book.
In the book's concluding chapter, Hays totals the «strengths and weaknesses» of the evangelists as OT readers and outlines briefly a set of ten methodological prescriptions gleaned from the early chapters.
In these words he disingenuously glides over the fact (known to himself) that the earliest of those «other works,» Shakespeare's Religious Background, was published as early as 1973, when Eamon Duffy was presumably merely a student and when he might even have been influenced by my book» in which I devote a whole chapter to the «English Jesuits.»
After a few opening biographical chapters about the birth and early life of Chesterton, the rest of the book is devoted to summarizing his written works and the events surrounding their publication.
This subservience and freedom apply to each separate book and to the document as a whole, to every chapter and every sentence, to the earliest Christian confession and the earliest Christian world view, to mythical miracle and historical event.
In earlier chapters in this book I have probably said enough on this subject.
He himself explains in an earlier chapter of the same book that «strict metaphysical generality can stop short of literally «everything»,» because «it is enough if a concept applies with complete and a priori Universality within one logical level» (89).
To revert to the earlier metaphor, we may say that resurrection does not mean the re-opening of the book of life so that further chapters may be added, but rather the preservation of the book so that it may be read, and, being read, bring joy, satisfaction and inspiration.
Pentecostals who begin with Acts 1:8 often conclude their testimony by inviting their audiences to experience for themselves the Spirit's presence and activity as recorded throughout the Acts narrative, and to continue to expand the early Christian story into — as it were — an additional chapter of the book of Acts.
It was Wheeler who was asked to write the closing chapter, assessing the import of congregational studies for the future of the church, of the upcoming book reporting on the findings presented at the Atlanta conference (Building Effective Ministry: Theory and Practice of the Local Church, to be published by Harper & Row in early 1983).
At the outset the author lets us know that this book is a revised version of chapters that appeared in his earlier Ethos and the Oxford Movement published in 2007.
The most emotive and challenging chapter in the book revolves around a doctor and scientist who, having suffered a horrendous early life, was incapable of empathy.
More precisely, it seems that the third chapter of the first part of Process and Reality, while having been written late during the composition of the book, incorporates earlier materials that have been displaced from their initial location in the book.30 The passage from Process 32 discussed here would belong to that category.31 However, one should not, and can not, conclude, on the sole basis that the fourth full paragraph from Process 32 is an insertion, that this paragraph of has to be considered an expression of a second — chronologically speaking — concept of God as non-temporal.
As G. K. Chesterton said in the last chapter of his early book Heretics, «If there be such a thing as mental growth, it must mean the growth into more and more definite convictions, into more and more dogmas.
In chapter 19 of his book, Holloway gives a history of the early Christians» growing understanding of the sacraments.
In the earlier chapters of the book Canon Redford references his own previous publications to such an extent that the reader can not escape the impression that he is reworking old material.
In the earlier chapters of this book, the thrust was on the development of the full potential of individuals in caring communities called growth groups.
* Note, some of the recipes in Dumke's book are not gluten free, and some of her advice in the early chapters about which foods contain gluten is a little off.
For those commenters who were asking about books to read on early (er) potty learning (i.e., not potty learning from birth, usually called Elimination Communication, but earlier than is usually done today in North America and Britain) I recommend Jill M. Lekovic's «Diaper - Free Before 3»: http://www.diaperfreebefore3.com/excerpt.html She can be a little intimidating (if I remember correctly her chapter on «later» potty learning covers starting after 6 - 9 months, which could freak many people out, I know), but her methods are gentle, respectful (of child and parent) and quite Montessori in many respects (going back to Hedra's comments above).
Soon after the article appeared, I got a call from a producer at the «Today Show» who had read my book, Home Team Advantage, the second chapter of which, titled «Too Much, Too Soon», dealt with the subject four years earlier.
My daughter is 11, and in her independent reading has found a rich vein of chapter books with strong female protagonists (see my earlier post on books for strong and smart girls).
Parents, grandparents and teachers sometimes pull children away from picture books too early, on the assumption that when children can handle longer works, such as chapter books, they should leave picture books behind, Nothing could be further from the truth.
Earlier, he was quite happy with the dustup of Heins and Gallo vs Cahill and again, no information... what is basically a comic strip is now a «chapter book»... People, you got ta drop the fun and games cheering peanut gallery and insist on good journalism that gives you a clue about what's going on in your government.
I was attending one of his early book signings this past October and in the opening chapter the former Congressman talked about Sergeant Chris Pusateri, who was killed in action, under then LTC Gibson's command in Iraq 2005.
Inside were two chapters of the Book of Leviticus; researchers carbon dated the ink to as early as the third century.
Look for a hint in this chapter excerpt (pdf) of a book for young people that chronicles Jackson's early life as someone with «a curious mind and a passion for uncovering the secrets that lay hidden in the world around us.»
Buss's book has weaknesses, particularly in its earlier chapters.
«This vulnerability concept requires the determination of the major threats to local and regional water, food, energy, human health, and ecosystem function resources from extreme events including climate, but also from other social and environmental issues,» he said in a book chapter he co-authored in «Extreme Events and Natural Hazards: The Complexity Perspective» earlier this year.
The contributions and impact of Oehmen's early career research in data - intensive analytics applications have already resulted in 17 peer - reviewed publications in the open scientific literature, 3 book chapters, invited oral presentations at scientific conferences, and the release of the ScalaBLAST software.
The earliest known stone toolkit could write a whole new chapter in the book of human evolution, especially since the tools were not even made by our genus.
The author of more than 300 articles, books, and chapters, Dr. DeLuca has received numerous awards for his research, including early career awards from the American Psychological Association and the National Academy of Neuropsychology, and a mid-career award from the International Neuropsychological Society, where he now serves on the board.
Programming these recovery techniques properly can take some serious forethought and scientific application, and the good news is that in the final version of this book, I'll be walking you through exactly how to design and implement your own personal recovery plan based on what you've just learned — in the same way that I'm including full training plans based on the underground training techniques you learned about in earlier chapters.
The reality is that we're a busy bunch of people, and if we're truly serious about maximizing our quality of life, slamming down a quick protein shake so we can get to the office a little earlier might mean we can leave earlier, too, and get home in time for a date with the significant other, a hike at dusk, or an extra couple chapters on that great book we've been meaning to read.
These books are more practically useful for later stages of ovarian imbalance: - estrogen dominance / deficiency: there are three estrogens you need to know about, all are best covered in an excellent early chapter of «Natural Health for Women» by Roger Mason; - progesterone deficiency: «Dr. John Lee's Hormone Balance Made Simple» and «Dr. Eckhart's How to Use Progesterone Cream Practical Guide for Avoiding Side Effects & Chemical Estrogens».
[One could read this story as a symbolic tale of Eden like the early chapters of the Biblical book of Genesis, with its prototypical Adam and Eve characters, the natural bounty of God's generous gifts, the biting of the apple, temptation, sin, and subsequent banishment from «heaven» by the coming of a fiery «hell.»]
JG: Did watching the final chapter in the cinematic series inspire you to watch the earlier movies or read any of J.K. Rowling's books?
Some were concerned that the first part of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, which followed the tone of early chapters in Suzanne Collins» third book, was a little lacking in action for the opening half of the films» big finish.
2, Logan Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Assassin's Creed, Power Rangers and more Despite everyone singing the praises of The Jungle Book earlier -LSB-...]
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