Middle & High School Books and Teacher & Parent Books and DVDs January & February 2016 by ijanaya

Biography

ijacob — 2016-01-08 13:49:42 UTC

A naturalist who spent months at a time living on her own among wild creatures in remote jungles, Sy Montgomery had always felt more comfortable with animals than with people. So she gladly opened her heart to a sick piglet who had been crowded away from nourishing meals by his stronger siblings. Yet Sy had no inkling that this piglet, later named Christopher Hogwood, would not only survive but flourish–and she soon found herself engaged with her small-town community in ways she had never dreamed possible

DVD- Biography

ijacob — 2016-01-08 16:36:13 UTC

Winner of 7 Oscars including Best Picture, Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List follows the true story of Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson), who saved more than 1,100 Jews during the Holocaust.

Teacher Resource

ijacob — 2016-01-08 18:00:11 UTC

One of the most frequent questions educators Alice Keeler and Libbi Miller hear from teachers is: "How can I effectively implement digital tools in my classroom when I don't fully understand them myself?" It can be challenging to add new technology to the classroom

Teacher Resource

ijacob — 2016-01-08 18:06:19 UTC

Learn how educators are using Minecraft® as a powerful instructional tool to engage students and teach subjects as varied as math and humanities

Teacher Resource

ijacob — 2016-01-12 12:26:22 UTC

Kids walk into schools full of wonder and questions. How you, as an educator, respond to students' natural curiosity can help further their own exploration and shape the way they learn today and in the future.

Teacher Resource

ijacob — 2016-01-12 17:24:45 UTC

In the tradition of The Power of Habit and Thinking, Fast and Slow comes a practical, playful, and endlessly fascinating guide to what we really know about learning and memory today—and how we can apply it to our own lives.

Teacher Resource

ijacob — 2016-01-12 17:45:50 UTC

To help inspire innovation and creativity, Google offers employees 20% of their time to work on a project of their choosing. Teachers who offer the same to their students can meet learning goals while creating powerful experiences that lead to increased motivation, creativity, and divergent critical thinking.

Teacher Resource

ijacob — 2016-01-13 12:33:21 UTC

Todd Whitaker, Jeffrey Zoul, and Jimmy Casas are widely acclaimed experts on teaching and leading and are pioneers in the education twitterverse, and now they are sharing their best practices! In What Connected Educators Do Differently, they show how being a connected educator―by using social media to connect with peers across the country and even across the globe―will greatly enhance your own learning and your success in a school or classroom.

Young Adult- Fiction

ijacob — 2016-01-13 12:59:28 UTC

With this stunning debut novel, New York Times bestselling author Lauren Oliver emerged as one of today's foremost authors of young adult fiction. Like Jay Asher's Thirteen Reasons Why and Gayle Forman's If I Stay, Before I Fall raises thought-provoking questions about love, death, and how one person's life can affect so many others.

ijacob — 2016-01-14 11:17:10 UTC

Folk Tales From The Caribbean.

DVD -Fiction Based on the Book

ijacob — 2016-01-22 14:31:33 UTC

The highest-grossing Swedish film of all time based on the best-selling novel, this explosive comedy blockbuster is a fanciful spin on world history through the spirited antics of a mischievous centenarian with a flair for adventure.

Young Adult- Fiction

ijacob — 2016-01-25 13:05:57 UTC

In Bed Stuy, New York, a small misunderstanding can escalate into having a price on your head—even if you’re totally clean. This gritty, triumphant debut that Publishers Weekly calls “a funny and rewarding read” captures the heart and the hardship of life for an urban teen.

Non Fiction- TED Book

ijacob — 2016-01-25 13:05:59 UTC

The founder of Architizer.com and practicing architect draws on his unique position at the crossroads of architecture and social media to highlight 100 important buildings that embody the future of architecture.

AP Biology

ijacob — 2016-01-25 13:06:00 UTC

Weaving decades of field observations with exciting new discoveries about the brain, Carl Safina's landmark book offers an intimate view of animal behavior to challenge the fixed boundary between humans and nonhuman animals.

DVD- Fiction

ijacob — 2016-01-25 16:18:48 UTC

Hugh Jackman, Oscar-winner Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway star in the critically acclaimed adaptation of the epic musical phenomenon that is a timeless testament to the human spirit.

ijacob — 2016-01-25 17:13:28 UTC

Fiction

ijacob — 2016-01-25 18:02:23 UTC

One shocking afternoon, computers around the globe shut down in a viral catastrophe. At sixteen-year-old Adam Daley's high school, the problem first seems to be a typical electrical outage, until students discover that cell phones are down, municipal utilities are failing, and a few computer-free cars like Adam's are the only vehicles that function. Driving home, Adam encounters a storm tide of anger and fear as the region becomes paralyzed. Soon―as resources dwindle, crises mount, and chaos descends―he will see his suburban neighborhood band together for protection. And Adam will understand that having a police captain for a mother and a retired government spy living next door are not just the facts of his life but the keys to his survival, in The Rule of Three by Eric Walters.

Non Fiction

ijacob — 2016-01-25 18:02:33 UTC

Discusses how pottery was made and used in ancient times and describes how archaeologists use these vessels today to learn about the past.

Art History

ijacob — 2016-01-25 18:02:35 UTC

Non Fiction- American History

ijacob — 2016-01-26 15:17:58 UTC

Formed in 1866, the African-American army units known as Buffalo Soldiers acquired near-mythical status for their fortitude and courage. At the outbreak of the Spanish-American War in 1898, the Buffalo Soldiers were among the first units to depart for Cuba. Dr. T. G. Steward, who served as chaplain of the Twenty-fifth Infantry for 16 years, wrote this fascinating firsthand account of the Cuban campaign.

ijacob — 2016-01-26 15:27:35 UTC

Non Fiction- American History

ijacob — 2016-01-26 15:33:30 UTC

The word cowboy conjures up vivid images of rugged men on saddled horses―men lassoing cattle, riding bulls, or brandishing guns in a shoot-out. White men, as Hollywood remembers them. What is woefully missing from these scenes is their counterparts: the black cowboys who made up one-fourth of the wranglers and rodeo riders. This book tells their story.

Biography

ijacob — 2016-01-26 15:48:54 UTC

By day he made thousands of dollars a minute. By night he spent it as fast as he could. From the binge that sank a 170-foot motor yacht and ran up a $700,000 hotel tab, to the wife and kids waiting at home, and the fast-talking, hard-partying young stockbrokers who called him king and did his bidding, here, in his own inimitable words, is the story of the ill-fated genius they called . . .

Fiction

ijacob — 2016-01-26 16:07:08 UTC

Nobel Laureate Pearl S. Buck’s epic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and Oprah Book Club selection about a vanished China and one family’s shifting fortunes.

Non Fiction-AP Biology

ijacob — 2016-01-26 16:08:21 UTC

In 2005, Uzodinma Iweala stunned readers and critics alike with Beasts of No Nation, his debut novel about child soldiers in West Africa. Now his return to his native continent has produced Our Kind of People, a nonfiction account of the AIDS crisis that is every bit as startling and original.

DVD- Fiction

ijacob — 2016-01-26 17:43:26 UTC

When two young boys (James Freedson-Jackson and Hays Wellford) steal an abandoned cop car for a joyride, it becomes a deadly game of cat and mouse with the sheriff (Kevin Bacon).

DVD- Fiction

ijacob — 2016-01-26 19:35:29 UTC

From the best selling book by Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl), Charlize Theron stars in this acclaimed thriller.

DVD- Fiction

ijacob — 2016-01-26 19:35:33 UTC

A young man embarks on a journey that spans three fantastical worlds in this incredible animated adventure from producer Guillermo del Toro and director Jorge Gutierrez.

Non Fiction- AP Biology

ijacob — 2016-01-27 11:19:32 UTC

From 1932 to 1972, the United States Public Health Service conducted a non-therapeutic experiment involving over 400 black male sharecroppers infected with syphilis. The Tuskegee Study had nothing to do with treatment. Its purpose was to trace the spontaneous evolution of the disease in order to learn how syphilis affected black subjects.

Young Adult- Fiction

ijacob — 2016-01-27 11:26:23 UTC

What if you could see how your life would unfold--just by clicking a button?

It's 1996, and less than half of all American high school students have ever used the Internet. Emma just got her first computer and an America Online CD-ROM. Josh is her best friend. They power up and log on--and discover themselves on Facebook, fifteen years in the future. Everybody wonders what their destiny will be. Josh and Emma are about to find out.

Junior Fiction

ijacob — 2016-01-29 12:57:19 UTC

The instant New York Times bestseller from the author of the Newbery Medal book When You Reach Me: a story about spies, games, and friendship. Seventh grader Georges moves into a Brooklyn apartment building and meets Safer, a twelve-year-old self-appointed spy. Georges becomes Safer's first spy recruit. His assignment? Tracking the mysterious Mr. X, who lives in the apartment upstairs. But as Safer becomes more demanding, Georges starts to wonder: what is a lie, and what is a game? How far is too far to go for your only friend? Like the dazzling When You Reach Me, Liar & Spy will keep readers guessing until the end.

Young Adult-Fiction

ijacob — 2016-01-29 16:07:30 UTC

From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, the beautiful, stunningly ambitious instant New York Times bestseller about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.

Young Adult- Fiction

ijacob — 2016-01-29 16:12:46 UTC

“I wonder how the book got to Guernsey? Perhaps there is some sort of secret homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect readers.” January 1946: London is emerging from the shadow of the Second World War, and writer Juliet Ashton is looking for her next book subject. Who could imagine that she would find it in a letter from a man she’s never met, a native of the island of Guernsey, who has come across her name written inside a book by Charles Lamb….

Young Adult- Fiction

ijacob — 2016-01-29 16:21:02 UTC

Set in both the wilds and slums of Kenya, a powerful story about a brother and sister's brave journey to find a place to call home.

Biography- American History

ijacob — 2016-01-29 18:28:59 UTC

What So Proudly We Hailed is the first full-length biography of Francis Scott Key in more than 75 years. In this fascinating look at early America, historian Marc Leepson explores the life and legacy of Francis Scott Key. Standing alongside Betsy Ross, Thomas Paine, Patrick Henry, Paul Revere, and John Hancock in history, Key made his mark as an American icon by one single and unforgettable act, writing "The Star-Spangled Banner."

Young Adult- Fiction

ijacob — 2016-01-29 18:57:07 UTC

Colin Hancock is giving his second chance his best shot. With a history of violence and bad decisions behind him and the threat of prison dogging his every step, he's determined to walk a straight line. To Colin, that means applying himself single-mindedly toward his teaching degree and avoiding everything that proved destructive in his earlier life. Reminding himself daily of his hard-earned lessons, the last thing he is looking for is a serious relationship.

Young Adult-Fiction

ijacob — 2016-02-01 13:40:20 UTC

Picking up several years after the dramatic conclusion of If I Stay, Where She Went continues the story of Adam and Mia, from Adam's point of view

Young Adult- Fiction

ijacob — 2016-02-01 14:27:35 UTC

In the tradition of his beloved first novel, The Notebook, #1 New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sparks returns with the remarkable story of two couples whose lives intersect in profound and surprising ways.

Young Adult-Fiction

ijacob — 2016-02-01 14:27:36 UTC

Sym is not your average teenage girl. She is obsessed with the Antarctic and the brave, romantic figure of Captain Oates from Scott's doomed expedition to the South Pole. In fact, Oates is the secret confidant to whom she spills all her hopes and fears.

But Sym's uncle Victor is even more obsessed—and when he takes her on a dream trip into the bleak Antarctic wilderness, it turns into a nightmarish struggle for survival that will challenge everything she knows and loves.

Young Adult-Fiction

ijacob — 2016-02-01 14:27:40 UTC

An innocent man is about to be executed.
Only a guilty man can save him.

Young Adult Fiction

ijacob — 2016-02-01 14:27:43 UTC

The partners at Finley & Figg often refer to themselves as a “boutique law firm.” Boutique, as in chic, selective, and prosperous. Oscar Finley and Wally Figg are none of these things. They are a two-bit operation of ambulance chasers who bicker like an old married couple. Until change comes their way—or, more accurately, stumbles in. After leaving a fast-track career and going on a serious bender, David Zinc is sober, unemployed, and desperate enough to take a job at Finley & Figg.

Young Adult- Fiction

ijacob — 2016-02-01 14:33:29 UTC

In his 14th book, bestselling author Nicholas Sparks tells the unforgettable story of a man whose brushes with death lead him to the love of his life.

Arts and Craft

ijacob — 2016-02-01 14:37:38 UTC

For her latest book, bestselling author Linda Jones has created 30 imaginative, contemporary-looking designs that are both quick and easy to make. Bead and wire jewellery is one of the fastest-growing crafts, with more and more people discovering the joys of making unique, hand-crafted pieces every year. In these recession-hit times, Linda Jones demonstrates how almost anything - from old buttons and broken necklaces, to pebbles picked up on a stroll along the beach, and even household staples such as washers, bolts and plumbing chain - can be transformed into graphic, stylish pieces of jewellery that won't break the bank. Eye-catching and fashionable, with something to suit all ages and tastes: this is bling on a budget!

Non Fiction- Geography

ijacob — 2016-02-01 14:40:11 UTC

There are still places on earth that are unknown. Visually stunning and uniquely designed, this wondrous book captures fifty islands that are far away in every sense-from the mainland, from people, from airports, and from holiday brochures. Author Judith Schalansky used historic events and scientific reports as a springboard for each island, providing information on its distance from the mainland, whether its inhabited, its features, and the stories that have shaped its lore. With stunning full-color maps and an air of mysterious adventure, Atlas of Remote Islandis perfect for the traveler or romantic in all of us.

Non Fiction

ijacob — 2016-02-01 14:41:52 UTC

Commemorating a century of oil and gas production

Young Adult-Fiction

ijacob — 2016-02-01 14:44:21 UTC

Things Fall Apart tells two intertwining stories, both centering on Okonkwo, a “strong man” of an Ibo village in Nigeria. The first, a powerful fable of the immemorial conflict between the individual and society, traces Okonkwo’s fall from grace with the tribal world. The second, as modern as the first is ancient, concerns the clash of cultures and the destruction of Okonkwo's world with the arrival of aggressive European missionaries. These perfectly harmonized twin dramas are informed by an awareness capable of encompassing at once the life of nature, human history, and the mysterious compulsions of the soul.

Young Adult-Fiction

ijacob — 2016-02-01 15:44:31 UTC

A deal with the devil....
Jane Jarvis and her best friend Allison aren't exactly at the top of the social scene at Saint Teresa's Prepatory School for Girls, but they'll always have each other, right?
Wrong.

Non Fiction World History

ijacob — 2016-02-01 15:46:06 UTC

Immediately recognized as a revelatory and enormously controversial book since its first publication in 1971, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is universally recognized as one of those rare books that forever changes the way its subject is perceived. Now repackaged with a new introduction from bestselling author Hampton Sides to coincide with a major HBO dramatic film of the book, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee.

Non Fiction DVD

ijacob — 2016-02-01 15:46:57 UTC

Epic 'HBO Films' adaptation of Dee Brown's book about the subjugation and cultural extermination of the Sioux tribe in the 19th century.

Fiction

ijacob — 2016-02-01 16:40:22 UTC

Alex Rutherford's internationally bestselling series continues with Ruler of the World, the story of the third great Moghul Emperor, Akbar, leader of a triumphant dynasty which contained the seeds of its own destruction.

Fiction

ijacob — 2016-02-01 17:22:15 UTC

In Breakfast of Champions, one of Kurt Vonnegut’s most beloved characters, the aging writer Kilgore Trout, finds to his horror that a Midwest car dealer is taking his fiction as truth.

Fiction

ijacob — 2016-02-01 17:23:01 UTC

It is 1494, and the new ruler of Ferghana, Babur, faces a seemingly impossible challenge. He is determined to equal his great ancestor, Tamburlaine, whose conquests stretched from Delhi to the Mediterranean, from wealthy Persia to the wild Volga. But he is dangerously young to inherit a crown, and treasonous plots, tribal rivalries, rampaging armies, and ruthlessly ambitious enemies will threaten his destiny, his kingdom, even his survival.

Fiction

ijacob — 2016-02-01 17:23:50 UTC

India, 1530. Humayun, the newly crowned second Moghul emperor, is a fortunate man. His father has left him wealth, glory, and an empire that stretches a thousand miles south of the Khyber Pass. But, unbeknownst to him, his half-brothers are plotting against him.

Fiction

ijacob — 2016-02-03 12:20:19 UTC

When Lonnie was seven years old, his parents died in a fire. Now he's eleven, and he still misses them terribly. And he misses his little sister, Lili, who was put into a different foster home because "not a lot of people want boys-not foster boys that ain't babies." But Lonnie hasn't given up. His foster mother, Miss Edna, is growing on him. She's already raised two sons and she seems to know what makes them tick. And his teacher, Ms. Marcus, is showing him ways to put his jumbled feelings on paper.

Fiction

ijacob — 2016-02-03 12:31:38 UTC

This stunning debut novel about grief and wonder was an instant New York Times bestseller and captured widespread critical acclaim, including selection as a 2015 National Book Award finalist!

Fiction

ijacob — 2016-02-03 13:09:27 UTC

A stunning, literary, and wholly original debut novel set in Poland during the Second World War perfect for readers of The Book Thief.

DVD

ijacob — 2016-02-04 12:24:15 UTC

Spielberg's epic tale of incredible loyalty, hope and tenacity.

DVD (MYP Unit Solar System)

ijacob — 2016-02-04 13:46:23 UTC

DVD (MYP Unit Solar System)

ijacob — 2016-02-04 13:54:08 UTC