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From Elizabeth Stoddard's The Morgesons and Anzia Yzierska's The Bread Givers to Laurie Colwin's Shine On, Bright and Dangerous Object and Chet Raymo's The Dork of Cork, here are some of the forgotten gems of American literature.

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A discussion of the 100 most significant animated features produced in the U.S. and the U.K. Each entry includes a synopsis, production history, a summary of the critical response, commentary on the writing, animation, background art, music and/or songs, the voice actors in addition to influence, and so much more.

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100 Greatest American Plays is the 1st book on the 100 greatest American, non-musical plays. Arranged alphabetically, each entry covers each play extensively including the plot, the production history, a summary of the critical reaction, its influence and long-range effects, cast lists of notable stage and film versions, and a playwright biography.

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Brimming with fascinating and fun facts about 100 scientific breakthroughs, this collection presents the real stories behind the history of science, at the same time offering a panoramic overview of the history of science and an introduction to some of the most important scientists in history.

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This ready reference presents fascinating facts about 100 amazing inventions, a panoramic overview of the history of science, and a collection of engaging reads.

Inventions are the stuff of dreams, quickly gaining widespread use, becoming central to culture, and ultimately changing our lives.

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100 Greatest Video Game Franchises provides readers with an understanding of the cultural significance of these iconic games. Whether the reader is seeking out information on a particular series or on series produced by the same developer, students, scholars, and fans alike will find this collection accessible.

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This guide covers well known celebrities, such as actress Rita Moreno, activist Csar Chavz, and musician Pablo Casals as well as more obscure individuals, such as Ellen Ochoa (inventor and first Hispanic female astronaut), Agustin Lara (a renowned Mexican composer), and Jose Capablanca (one of the greatest chess players of all times).

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Contains one hundred ideas for assemblies in the primary school suitable for ages 5 to 11. Containing some religious and some secular assemblies, the former contain stories from many religious traditions. Each assembly carries an element of surprise, a story or a poem and an element of prayer or reflection.

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Offers primary school teachers tips and suggestions that help their pupils to develop thinking skills.

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Lesson planning and preparation is one of the important aspects of teaching. It is also one of the hardest aspects to learn. Student teachers, for example, often find it difficult to gauge how to pitch or pace a lesson. This book provides solutions. It covers areas such as the affective curriculum, language across the curriculum, and homework.

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Contains ideas for assemblies in the secondary school, which range from thoughtful to faith-linked and from fact-sharing to stimuli for reflection. Each one also has a handy list of things the teacher needs to perform the assembly.

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Provides ideas on how to cope with being a supply teacher in a primary school. The first section contains advice such as how to deal with behaviour management and what resources you should bring with you to help you through the day. The remaining sections deal with a subject and include ideas such as warm up activities, lesson plans and plenaries.

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Supply teaching can be very difficult - if it's not the students that are being difficult it's the permanent members of staff. The author provides one hundred ideas on how to handle the pitfalls of being a supply teacher. It includes ideas such as warm up activities and how to carry on the topic if faced with more than one lesson with a class.

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Provides one hundred ideas on how to support and develop learning with children suffering from ADHD. This book contains lists covering the school age ranges with ideas from developing effective strategies to helping the child in the classroom to encouraging the progression of individual skills such as handwriting, comprehension processing tasks.

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Provides those working with dyspraxic and DCD children hundred ideas of how to support and develop their learning. This guide includes lists which cover the entire school age range and range from developing fine and gross motor skills to preparing children for their next transition either to the next stage of schooling or for their future careers.

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Providing one hundred ideas on how to survive the first year of teaching, the author deals with a range of tricky issues - from coping with the long working hours and managing difficult classes to lesson planning and writing reports for the first time.

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Provides ideas for teaching design and technology (D&T) at secondary school level. This book features ideas that range from practical classroom activities to ideas for different D&T subject topics. Suitable for trainees, NQTs and experienced teachers alike, it contains 100 inspirational ideas on teaching design and technology in the classroom.