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On November 24, 1971, a man boarded a passenger plane in Portland, Oregon. Later, he would become known as D. B. Cooper. But that wasn’t his real name, and he was no ordinary passenger. He hijacked th

Activists take a stand. They speak out and demand change. From legendary boxer Muhammad Ali to baseball star Carlos Delgado, readers discover the pro athletes who have affected change by speaking out

How do you pick baseball’s GOATs? Is Sandy Koufax the greatest pitcher to take the mound? Is Ted Williams the greatest pure hitter the game has seen? It comes down to stats, history, and hunches. Read

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How do you pick football’s GOATs? Is Tom Brady the greatest quarterback? Is Alan Page the greatest defensive tackle? Who’s the all-around champ? It comes down to stats, history, and hunches. Read more

Sisters Emilia and Natalia love playing softball together. Both are great pitchers. Emilia enjoys being the center of attention and loves being on the pitcher's mound. Natalia would rather be behind h

Taking a stand and being an activist means having the courage to speak up for an important cause. For football player Colin Kaepernick and basketball great LeBron James, fighting for social justice is

On the way to the library, Sadiq and his family pass an empty lot in their neighborhood. It looks like it could use some attention. Sadiq and his brothers and sisters come up with ideas for what the l

How do you pick basketball’s GOATs? Michael Jordan and LeBron James get a lot of GOAT nods. But is Steph Curry the greatest shooter? And what about all-time WNBA points leader Diana Taurasi? It comes

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Doctor Hu Shih was the most remarkable Chinese intellectual of the 20th century. He was the leading pioneer of vernacular, rather than classical, Chinese. It was widely adopted by schools and the media during the 1920s. His lectures at Beijing University and elsewhere, books and articles influenced tens of thousands of Chinese. From 1938-1942, he served as China’s ambassador in Washington DC and played a key role in persuading President Franklin Roosevelt to enter World War Two on the Chinese side.

關於本書：本書是為小學國際漢語教師編寫的教學策略集，適用於IBPYP課程、雙語課程的母語及二語/外語教學，由真實情景、實際問題出發，結合可視化教學、運用ICT，幫助教師系統、有效地計劃和組織個性化教學。 本書特色：系統性：夯實語文基礎，包含聽、說、讀、寫四大技能下的67種教學策略。科學性：由67個教學實際問題導入，提供詳細的示例指導和理論解析。實用性：提供七套教學錦囊，93個電子資源，實現無紙化、差異化教學。 About the Book:This book is a set of teaching strategies specifically designed for primary school international Chinese teachers. It is applicable to the first and second / foreign language teaching of IBPYP courses and bilingual courses. Based on the authentic situation and practical issues, combined with visualizing teaching and ICT, it assists teachers systematically and effectively to plan and organize personalized teaching. Features:Systematically: Enhancing Chinese knowledge, including 67 teaching strategies based on the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing.Theoretically: Started with 67 practical teaching issues and provide specific teaching examples and theoretical guidance.Practicability: Providing 7 kinds of teaching skills and 93 electro

More than 70 percent of Earth is covered in water. Yet only about 3 percent of it is freshwater that people can use. Every year, parts of the world suffer through severe droughts, and millions of peop

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Katie’s new puppy, Koko, has run away, and now the white doggie is lost! Pedro and Katie pair up to investigate. They are hot on Koko’s trail, but some clues lead nowhere. Still the detectives won’t g

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Leah wants to use her gymnastics skills by joining the cheer squad. Leah is deaf, and she worries that this will make cheer difficult. She struggles to keep up with the count of the routine in the fir

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The Sally Ride track and field team’s season is off to a rocky start thanks to some suspicious activity. Missing field equipment, stolen uniforms, and finally blackmail notes to the assistant coach, J

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