Richard Smith: 18 books

The Tail of Horace Boris Kline is a rhyming adventure story of how a little league baseball team, a lonely little baseball playing Dragon and a veteran big league baseball umpire create a winning attitude through friendship and love. Share with Horace, the laughs, the tears and the lessons learned, as he plays his way into your heart.

The study skills in this booklet should enable students to: -1) Know what type of Conclusion to write2) Write a clear Conclusion related to the Assignment3) Draw up a well-structured 'Addendum'4) Understand the purpose of Appendices and Footnotes5) Design...

The study skills in this booklet should enable studenst to: -1) Understand the role of Introductions2) Write effective Introductions3) Introduce arguments4) Gain the reader's attention

The study skills in this booklet should enable students to: -1) Value the purpose of proof reading2) Proof read his/her own drafts3) Correct each mistake found in the draft4) Appreciate the advantages of proof reading aloud5) Assess the effectiveness of his/her proof...

This study skills booklet should enable student to: -1) Understand the purpose of note-taking2) Begin writing good quality notes3) Avoid repeating any source material ‘ad verbatim` (word for word)4) Distinguish between nucleated and sequential notes5) Know the...

The study skills in this section should enable students to: -1) "Free-write" in a variety of styles2) Know the advantages of ‘free-writing’3) Generate thoughts and ideas relevant to the Assignment4) Remove any psychological inhibitions to writing

The study skills in this booklet should enable students to: -1) Plan a written assignment2) Understand the different types of assignment3) Select a pertinent title4) Take into account the reader’s needs and wishes5) Pick out the differences between essay and report writing6) Avoid plagiarism7) Organize his/her work effectively

The study skills in this booklet should enable students to: -1) Become familiar with a variety of writing styles2) Pick out the characteristics of effective writing3) Understand the contrasts between the written and spoken word4) Follow the 'golden rules' of effective...

When two brothers find an old fridge in the woods that's a portal to the past, they hatch a get-rich scheme—leading safaris to the Ice Age. But things go wrong quickly. Their clients get eaten. Dangerous animals escape into modern day Maine. And a ruthless repairman from the manufacturer arrives, determined to destroy the fridge and anyone who knows anything about it.

The study skills in this booklet should enable students to: -1) Focus upon a variety of immediate and long-term goals2) Prioritize their work3) Apply particularly helpful study techniques4) Distinguish between ‘primary’ and ‘secondary’ research5) Distinguish...

The study skills in this booklet should enable the student to: -1) Prepare effectively for exams2) Recognize the qualities needed to obtain a good exam pass3) Handle exam questions with quiet confidence4) Follow a definite timetable when answering exam questions5)...

The study skills in this section should enable students to: -1) Write gripping paragraph openings2) Control the 'direction' of the paragraph3) Employ brief (as well as long) sentences4) Punctuate the work accordingly5) Make the work comprehensible to outside parties6) Close paragraphs in a brisk, business-like manner

The study skills in this booklet should enable students to: -1) Understand and remember the characteristics of effective thinking2) Remove obstacles to effective thinking3) Avoid the common flaws in poor thinking4) Improve thinking ability5) Handle evidence competently6)...

The study skills in this section should enablestudents to: -1) Follow essay conventions2) Sift relevant from irrelevant information3) Retain control over the middle part of the essay4) Present effective arguments5) Place an analysis of causes into neat categories6)...