Karen Miller: 72 books
I'm Telling
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
Eleven-year-old Faith Freeman has a secret: She saw her stepfather molesting her twin sister, Hope. This unspoken truth clouds family relations for almost twenty years, until Faith decides she's had enough heavy weather. As if juggling her career as a New York literary agent, a loving relationship...
by Kelly Elliott, Kahlen Aymes Books, Inc.
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2013
Amanda Todd was a young girl who was lured into a bad decision by a cyber-stalker and then mercilessly targeted online and in real life over and over again, until it became too much for her to handle and she ended her life in October of 2012.
She wanted to help other kids by sharing her story...
by Sophie Lynn, M.R. Wallace, BSM Stoneking
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2018
Everyone loves a good bedtime story...
Even better would be twenty-six diverse bedtime stories, in eighteen different genres, written by twenty very different, fantastic, Award-winning and Five-star authors.
These stories truly bring something for everyone, from the terrifying to...
Ecological Form
System and Aesthetics in the Age of Empire
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2018
Links environmental thought with postcolonial studies for a new understanding of Britsh Empire and Victorian literature.
by Christopher Bell, F. William Brownell, David R. Case
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2016
The environmental field and its regulations have evolved significantly since Congress passed the first environmental law in 1970, and the Environmental Law Handbook, published just three years later, has been indispensable to students and professionals ever since. The authors provide clear and accessible...
Writing for Understanding
Using Backwards Design to Help All Students Write Effectively
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2008
Writing for Understanding is for teachers. The book lays out a manageable, effective approach to teacher planning so that students have access to all of those elements, especially the first three, before they sit down to write. Based on the principle of “backward design” (Wiggins and McTighe), it...
Understanding and Treating Self-Injurious Behavior in Autism
A Multi-Disciplinary Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2016
Self-injurious behavior occurs in almost half of those with autism and is one of the most devastating and challenging-to-treat behaviors. There are many different forms of self-injury, such as head banging, hand biting, hair pulling, excessive scratching, and much more. With contributions from the...
Globalization and America
Race, Human Rights, and Inequality
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2008
As globalization expands, more than goods and information are traded between the countries of the world. Hattery, Embrick, and Smith present a collection of essays that explore the ways in which issues of human rights and social inequality are shared globally. The editors focus on the United States'...
by Julie Zigo, Marcia Lajoie, Felicity Baker
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2013
There is a rapidly emerging and developing area of music therapy practice that uses electronic music technologies in a range of therapeutic and clinical settings to help clients with complex needs. This edited volume explains cutting edge technologies and how to apply these tools in practice.
With...
Bridging School and Home Through Family Nights
Ready-to-Use Plans for Grades K-8
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2005
This how-to guide includes all the necessary information and materials for implementing family nights that increase parental involvement and improve academic achievement.
Reaching Out
A K-8 Resource for Connecting Families and Schools
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2015
Too often, today’s student feels alienated from school, and learning suffers as a result. Developing a relationship with the family can provide the missing link in the educational chain. Reaching Out is an invaluable resource for compassionate educators interested in building strong relationships...
Bridging School & Home through Family Nights
Ready-to-Use Plans for Grades K?8
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2015
Improve student achievement through academically focused family nights!
Research confirms the link between family involvement and academic success. Yet, as student populations become increasingly diverse, educators face a daunting challenge in establishing close connections with families. Bridging...
by Harry G. Kwatny, Karen Miu-Miller
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2016
Whereas power systems have traditionally been designed with a focus on protecting them from routine component failures and atypical user demand, we now also confront the fact that deliberate attack intended to cause maximum disruption is a real possibility. In response to this changing environment,...
Reaching Out
A K-8 Resource for Connecting Families and Schools
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2002
Reaching Out is an invaluable resource for compassionate educators interested in building strong relationships with their students' families.