Taken in by a wealthy family friend after surviving an accident that killed his mother, thirteen-year-old Theo Decker tries to adjust to life on Park Avenue.

Taken in by a wealthy family friend after surviving an accident that killed his mother, thirteen-year-old Theo Decker tries to adjust to life on Park Avenue.

"Mathematical concepts of counting, estimating, and "greater than" or "less than" are introduced as readers help a farmer herd his sheep. Readers learn to count using tally marks, hundred charts, and group counting. Includes a discover activity, science connection, and mathematical vocabulary introduction"--

"Addition and subtraction concepts are introduced through a story about a picnic. Basic addition and subtraction problems are presented as they are used to help plan the picnic. Different methods of addition and subtraction are used, such as a ten frame,linking cubes, and counting on/back. Includes a discover activity, a science connection, and mathematical vocabulary introduction"--

"Mathematical concepts of "greater than" and "lesser than" are introduced through a story about building a playground. Readers learn about place value as they help the builder gather and bundle materials. Different methods of determining place value are used such as place-value blocks and linking cubes. Includes a discover activity, history connection, and mathematical vocabulary introduction"--

"The mathematical concepts of shapes, sizes and colors are introduced as students explore a local playground. As the students identify attributes of objects, they also learn about flat and three-dimensional shapes, prepositions, and art materials such asclay, tissue paper and paint. This book includes a discovery activity, an art connection, and mathematical vocabulary introduction"--

"The mathematical concept of time is introduced as two boys learn about the importance of time not only today, but in history as well. Readers learn about how to tell time, the difference between analog and digital clocks, noon vs. midnight, and how to count time. Includes a discover activity, a history connection, and mathematical vocabulary introduction"--

"The mathematical concepts of money, value, and counting dollars and cents are introduced as children attend a local carnival. Readers learn the differences between bills and coins, and are taught to skip count, count on, and compare values. This book includes a discovery activity, a history connection, and mathematical vocabulary introduction"--Provided by publisher.

"The mathematical concepts of tally marks, picture graphs, and bar graphs are introduced as children hold a toy sale to raise money for a local hospital. Readers also learn to organize and interpret data, to count tally marks, and basic addition and subtraction skills. This book includes a discover activity, a science connection, and a mathematical vocabulary introduction"--Provided by publisher.

"The mathematical concepts of naming plane, solid, and composite shapes are introduced as students enter a spaceship design contest. Readers learn to identify shapes by counting the sides and corners of flat shapes and naming the faces of solid shapes. This book includes a discover activity, an art connection, and a mathematical vocabulary introduction"--

"The mathematical concepts of finding and naming equal parts are introduced as children volunteer for a day at the local aquarium. Readers learn about partitions, arrays, and number sentences, as well as parts of a whole and skip counting. This book alsofeatures a discover activity, a connection to art, and a mathematical vocabulary introduction"--

A range of themes---race and gender, sexuality, otherness, sisterhood, and agency---run throughout this collection, and the chapters constitute a collective discourse at the intersection of Black feminist thought and continental philosophy, converging on a similar set of questions and concerns. These convergences are not random or forced, but are in many ways natural and necessary: the same issues of agency, identity, alienation, and power inevitably are addressed by both camps. Never before has a group of scholars worked together to examine the resources these two traditions can offer one another. By bringing the relationship between these two critical fields of thought to the forefront, the book will encourage scholars to engage in new dialogues about how each can inform the other. If contemporary philosophy is troubled by the fact that it can be too limited, too closed, too white, too male, then this groundbreaking book confronts and challenges these problems.

"Convergences is an excellent and timely collection by mostly young scholars working at the intersections of critical race theory, feminism, and continental philosophy. This unique book expands the scope of both Black feminism and continental philosophy."---Kelly Oliver, author of Women as Weapons of War: Iraq, Sex, and the Media

Given their typical peripheral role in education research, it is not surprising that teachers tend to be skeptical about "brain-based" curricula. Sousa (Cognitive Neuroscience Society), an author/ consultant who translates brain research into strategies for improving teaching and learning, introduces a dozen chapters discussing recent insights into brain functioning with implications for the classroom. Contributors focus on learning basic cognitive tasks and creativity, and call for collaborative research-practice partnerships. The book includes teachers' perspectives, a glossary, and reference to the interdisciplinary mind, brain, and education (MBE) field. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

This ground-breaking text is the first to provide a detailed overview of Investigative Psychology, from the earliest work through to recent studies, including descriptions of previously unpublished internal reports. Crucially it provides a framework for students to explore this exciting terrain, combining Narrative Theory and an Action Systems framework. It includes empirically tested models for Offender Profiling and guidance for investigations, as well as an agenda for research in Investigative Psychology.

Investigative Psychology features:

• The full range of crimes from fraud to terrorism, including burglary, serial killing, arson, rape, and organised crime
• Important methodologies including multi-dimensional scaling and the Radex approach as well as Social Network Analysis
• Geographical Offender Profiling, supported by detailed analysis of the underlying psychological processes that make this such a valuable investigative decision support tool
• The full range of investigative activities, including effective information collection, detecting deception and the development of decision support systems.

In effect, this text introduces an exciting new paradigm for a wide range of psychological contributions to all forms of investigation within and outside of law enforcement. Each chapter has actual cases and quotations from offenders and ends with questions for discussion and research, making this a valuable text for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Applied and Forensic Psychology, Criminology, Socio-Legal Studies and related disciplines.