Mark Seidenberg
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Read along with Disney! When an evil Mer-witch named Ezmeralda is released from an underwater prison, she sets out to take over the Never Sea by awakening the legendary giant, three-headed serpent, the Strake! Follow along with word-for-word narration as Jake forms a team of the greatest captains of the Never Sea to battle the powerful Ezmeralda and the terrifying Strake. Based on the special movie event airing on Disney Junior in July 2015!
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Basic Books
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English
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Over half of our children read at a basic level and few become highly proficient. Many American children and adults are not functionally literate, with serious consequences. Poor readers are more likely to drop out of the educational system and as adults are unable to fully participate in the workforce, adequately manage their own health care, or advance their children's education. In this book, cognitive scientist Mark Seidenberg reveals the underexplored...
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Basic Books, an imprint of Perseus Books, a division of PBG Publishing, LLC, a subsidiary of Hachette Book Group, Inc
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[2017]
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English
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A psychology professor specializing in the cognitive and neurological bases of language and reading discusses why children and adults have been incorrectly taught how to read and offers suggestions on how to vastly improve this vital life skill.
Over half of our children read at a basic level and few become highly proficient. Many American children and adults are not functionally literate, with serious consequences. Poor readers are more likely to...
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Read along with Disney! Mickey's surprise for the Clubhouse is a trip to the farm! But where are all the animals? To keep the bugs away from his prize petunias, Farmer Pete has been using his powerful windmill, but it blew all the farm animals away! The gang heads off to find them in this exciting adventure featuring word-for-word narration.
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Marvin falls hard for the new girl: a feisty nine-year-old named Tokiko, who turns out to be a Karate whiz! But when Hank tells everyone that Marvin has to be protected by a girl, Marvin must defend his honor. So he enters a citywide Karate contest to prove himself. Expecting to lay the smack down on trash-talking Hank, Marvin finds himself in competition with his crush! With stakes this high, can Marvin keep his Karate cool?
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Marvin is a somewhat dorky 8-year-old kid with a lot to prove. The bullies at school taunt him, his friends are not very helpful, and all he wants is to just belong. So in an attempt to solve his problems, Marvin gets an idea: Karate lessons! But even with a master sensei and a new gi, is Marvin destined to a life in Klutz-ville, or will he emerge Karate Cool and ready to take on all of William Clarke Elementary?
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After dreaming about his death, Tut wants to go back to ancient Egypt. But when he and his friends do, they arrive long past his reign. Then their roles get reversed: Cleo gets mistaken for a young Cleopatra, and Tut must set aside his pride and pretend to be her servant if they're ever going to find out how he died. Picking up where the Emmy Award—winning animated series left off, this concluding feature-length special continues to follow the story...
