Sentences with phrase «which young readers»

Preston describes ways in which her young readers can themselves experiment with echolocation.

Other notable entries in that week's chart, which younger readers will no doubt recall, include This Is What You Came For by Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna, Cheap Thrills by SIA, I Took A Pill In Ibiza by Mike Posner, and Work From Home by Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla Sign.

Not exact matches

Pariser insists that the series will still highlight Upworthy's founding ethos: To feature news items that may not be «easy to fall in love with,» (such as the September 11th attacks,) but which are still vital for younger readers to consume and understand.

Readers may recall a Medium post earlier this year by venture capitalist Hunter Walk, in which he described how interacting with Amazon's virtual assistant device Echo, which responds in a female voice to sharp commands addressed to the name «Alexa,» was teaching his young daughter bad manners.

George Weigel took great care to introduce his readers to the fullness of Catholic Christianity in his Letters to a Young Catholic, part of the same series to which your book belongs.

First, we may not be cub - eating lions, but we do have cougars [a term which, for the benefit of readers not familiar with North American slang, refers to an older woman seeking a sexual relationship with a younger man].

To attract young readers and increase the stand - out appeal of the pack, a beautiful white ribbon has been added, which also aids easy opening of the product for children.

In a fun and creative way, Cook spins the tale of Wilma, who with the help of y = her teacher is able to feel more in control of her worries — which will help young readers feel more in control of their own anxieties along the way.

The numerous sound effects, which depend a lot on the reader, will make the entire story a lot more fun for younger children.

Team members, comprised of dedicated young readers, entering sixth through the ninth grade, spend months practicing challenging trivia questions pertaining to the same five preselected books before the big Battle event which plays out live in the ECC gymnasium in front of hundreds of supportive family and friends.

To help our readers — especially the younger, less established lot — deal with that uncertainty, we gave longtime contributor Beryl Lieff Benderly her own column, «Taken for Granted,» in which she dissects the challenges faced by postdocs and other researchers «who deserve better.»

Today I came across this study, which may be of interest to you and your readers: Impact of binge eating on metabolic and leptin dynamics in normal young women — http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10022396

«Next year, we will drive the Vogue Mini brand into a print magazine format, creating a new magazine tailored for a younger generation of readers in an attempt to start a conversation with them,» says Cheung, referring to the Vogue China sub-brand which targets teenagers and currently exists as an app.

While I wouldn't mind playing with some of these side characters and superfluous plotlines in a video game, as an adaptation of a beloved work that has enchanted many millions of readers, young and old, I'm left longing for a different kind of fan film — the inevitable one in which someone edits out all of the stuff not from the writings of Tolkien — and makes it the movie it always should have been from inception.

Reassuringly, despite what was said a few years ago when children's publishers were beginning nervously to address the prospect of a digital revolution, books have taken on a newfound novelty for young readers, offering a tactile respite from the screens through which many of us now lead our lives.

A new book which explains the main issues of Brexit to young readers has been released by children's publisher, Raintree.

Good Girl Work, (Millbrook Press, 1999), which relates stories of female child labor, was named by the ALA as one of the best nonfiction books published for young adult readers in 1999.

Reading was something I struggled with as a child, which fueled my passion to help young readers love to read!

(Just the list of categories into which Avi's books fall is impressive: comedy; mystery; adventure and historical fiction; fantasy; animal tales; ghosts; young adult; early reader; short stories, and biography!)

Letters to a Young Education Reformer, by Frederick M. Hess, is published by Harvard Education Press, which is offering American Educator readers a 20 percent discount off the purchase of the book through January 31, 2018.

Readers are likely to be jarred by his pivot from two hundred pages of grumpy conservative skepticism about anything working in education to the final chapter in which Peterson swoons for Julie Young's online schools.

As teachers provide meaningful, well - prepared think alouds, they engage students in the process of understanding text — a process which is too often full of secrecy and confusion for young readers.

As teachers provide meaningful, well - prepared think alouds, they give students clarity on the process of understanding text — a process which is too often full of secrecy and confusion for young readers.

«I think introducing new texts which young school children are going to read demands great skill» (Clay, 1991) Participants will explore how rich introductions support children in becoming independent readers.

In the past he's been honored by the American Library Association (the A.L.A. named Homeboyz a Top Ten Book of the Year 2008, receiving the prestigious ALA Quick Pick Recognition for young adult novel which best engages reluctant readers).

Catholic Schools are offering a special study guide, Learning About St Patrick, which parents and teachers can use to accompany The Story of Saint Patrick, an engaging and easy - to - understand book that introduces young readers to the inspiring life of the Patron Saint of Ireland and the Archdiocese of New York, and helps them understand why we celebrate -LSB-...]

Tailored especially for upper elementary grades, the updated Teacher's Guide, which is a CD - ROM, goes along with the newly updated young readers classic by Dr. Patty Loew, Native People of Wisconsin.

With her friend and collaborator Colby Sharp, Donalyn co-founded The Nerdy Book Club blog, which provides daily inspiration, book recommendations, resources, and advice about raising and teaching young readers.

I'm honored to participate in the Open a World of Possible initiative, which advocates for young readers and their families, and inspires us all to promote and encourage independent reading in our homes, classrooms, and communities.

I think that expanding the reading audience is vital for them — and given the length of many manga series, this could be important for gaining and maintaining readers who are either mobile, expecting to move quite often (which is a number of younger people), who have space limitations, or equally, simply don't want to mess with mail order or going out to get hardcopy manga volumes.

Coy's text, which includes a bibliography and a timeline, brings the actions of the game to life while at the same time gives young readers enough history to appreciate the event's significance.

Still, readers with an interest in the period and place, which are not well represented in historical fiction for young people, will find Kitty's story quite readable and informative.

Toon Books, who has produced award - winning titles for younger readers, announced the growth of Toon Graphics, which will launch with adaptations of novels by Neil Gaiman, Yvan Pommaux, and others.

Note: It's been pointed out that these covers are super busy — these are YA titles, which tend to sell the most copies, and are colorful / busy / exciting to attract young readers.

When it comes to eBooks, the demographic difference between young and old readers is just as stark: according to a new study on digitalbookworld.com, more than half of U.S. kids are reading eBooks, which is more than double the proportion of adults who are e-reading.

The study, which followed 32 pairs of parents working with young children, found that the young readers were distracted by the many different interactive parts of the enhanced story, and quickly forgot certain key parts of the narrative.

YA / General Interest: For strong readers; displays a keen understanding of the ways in which young people reinvent themselves.

The new group, which also encompasses imprints such as Signal, Tundra, Bond Street Books, Anchor Canada, Doubleday Canada Books for Young Readers and Appetite by Random House, the newish food and lifestyle imprint headed by Robert McCullough, will publish fiction, non-fiction, poetry and children's books.

Siobhan Dowd (pronounced Shivorn) was named one of the «top 100 Irish - Americans» for her global anti-censorship work with the writers» organization Dowd also co-founded the English PEN's readers and writers program, which brings authors into underprivileged schools, prisons young offender institutions and community projects.

By not billing itself as young adult, which has a lot of variations as to the maturity level of the content, new adult gives people some idea of being aimed at an older age bracket than the standard preteen or teenage reader.

The company bet big on NYT Opinion, a mobile app dedicated to opinionated content and NYT Now, which was aimed at younger readers.

For younger readers there's also a kids» megabundle which includes 17 Clone Wars and Star Wars Adventures comics for $ 30.

But as a discerning reader, I have to come back to this question: if these themes are so common as to be almost eye - rollingly overdone, doesn't that speak to the fact that young adult readers are desperate for characters and story lines like this, books with which they can identify?

Ellis is also the author and illustrator of two picture books, both of which are deceptively simple, offering young readers and prereaders rich concepts to ponder and get their imaginations firing.

In 2010, the mission expanded once again when we acquired the imprint Tu Books, which focused on diverse sci - fi, fantasy, and mystery novels for middle - grade and young adult readers.

To commemorate this historic event, Marvel is offering select titles free for a limited time, such as New Avengers # 1, which launched a new era for super hero comics; Captain America # 1, Invincible Iron Man # 1 & Thor # 1, the perfect place for new readers to discover the titular heroes; and Super Hero Squad # 1, suited for fans of all ages, especially our youngest ones.

Now, LeVar Burton, longtime host and executive producer of the program, is venturing into the world of electronic juvenile reading with the launch of RRKidz, a subscription - based digital library for iPad and key Android devices which will give young readers access to hundreds of titles while being moderated for content appropriateness.

This is a particularly helpful guide if your child is participating in the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge, which encourages young readers to choose their own books and log minutes to earn rewards.

If you need any proof that books aren't dead, just look to the children's and young adult industry, which continues to grow and dominate bestseller charts for adults and young readers alike.

Walter and his son Christopher, an artist, collaborated on a number of picture books for young readers, including We Are America: A Tribute from the Heart and Harlem, which received a Caldecott Honor Award, as well as the teen novel and National Book Award Finalist Autobiography of My Dead Brother, which Christopher illustrated.