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Plant Secrets
October 26th, 2009
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US $.01
This is one of the best books for children to start learning about plants. Children will look at plants with new eyes after reading this fresh introduction. The plant cycle is introduced, beginning and ending with seeds. After a short description of the many variations of a particular stage, the next page states, "But all these [plants, flowers, fruits, etc.] have a SECRET." Readers are asked if they can identify four key plants (peas, oak trees, tomatoes, roses) at each transition. Using recognizable descriptions, e.g., "round, like plates" or "like balls of fuzz" and getting no more scientific than "pollen," the text will draw readers into the wonder of the topic.
Bold color-coded headings introduce each of the four stages. Realistic spot illustrations, beginning with the endpapers, present the variety described in the text. Only the closing endpapers include labels but identification of the other plants, both common and unusual, could be part of the fun. At each transition, the four key plants are framed by the lens of a magnifying glass. End matter includes further detail about each stage and the plant that represents it, e.g., peas for seeds, oak trees for plants, roses for flowers, and tomatoes for fruit. Use this well-designed volume as a the perfect launch to a unit on plants.—Carol S. Surges, McKinley Elementary School, Wauwatosa, WI
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Counseling Strategies that Work
September 22nd, 2009
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Counseling Strategies that Work! Evidence-based Interventions for School Counselors
Counseling Strategies that Worktargets the unique, day-to-day problems encountered by today's school counselor and provides a new perspective on treatment selection. This text is an anthology of intervention strategies that are rooted in scientific evidence supporting their effectiveness when applied to the day-to-day "problems" confronting today's school counselor.
It is an excellent source for counseling techniques courses or as a reading assigned as part of their field placement experiences, as well as a useful reference text for all those currently employed as school counselors. Every chapter provides a blending of theory, practice and guided, personalized application.
The content is broken down succinctly, beginning with a brief introduction to the nature of the problems being addressed before delving into a detailed presentation with case illustration of the application of an intervention strategy.
Each chapter includes:
- A brief introduction to the nature of the problems being addressed.
- Precis of sample research supporting a specific intervention technique.
- Detailed presentation with case illustration of the application of the intervention strategy.
- A listing of clinical recommendations for direct application.
- A list of web based and literature based resources of additional material.
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Counseling Strategies that Work! targets the unique, day-to-day problems encountered by today’s school counselor and provides a new perspective on treatment selection.
This text is a collection of intervention strategies rooted in scientific evidence that supports their effectiveness when applied to the day-to-day “problems” confronting today’s school counselor. It is an excellent resource for counseling techniques courses or field placement experiences, as well as a useful reference for those currently employed as school counselors. Every chapter provides a blend of theory, practice, and guided, personalized application. The content is presented succinctly, beginning with a brief introduction to the nature of the problems being addressed before delving into a detailed discussion accompanied by a case illustrating how to apply the intervention strategy.
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