![]() ![]() Teach them how to write a persuasive letter with this printable activity. In the letter, students can make a list of rules they would follow in the future. Have students write a letter to Miss Nelson to persuade her to return to the classroom.Have them create their own emotions chart using this printable. Create a chart on the board to fill out with the students. Read Miss Nelson is Missing a second time and have students locate the places where they would have been angry, annoyed, upset, or happy if they had been in Miss Nelson's class.Use the book as a guide for clue-seeking. Brainstorm with them the clues that led them to that conclusion. ![]() Students will probably figure out who Miss Viola Swamp really is.Students can draw a character in each side of the diagram and fill the rest of the space with words that describe each woman. Use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the story's two main characters, Miss Nelson and Miss Viola Swamp.To buy this book, click here or on the book cover. ![]()
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![]() ![]() I was moved by this writing and think I will be affected by the undercurrents of this novel for quite some time to come. The characters are very well developed, even the very minor characters, yet I related more with the narrator than any of the characters, and the story was, of course, predictable. As I saw the silliness of the character’s choices (which will certainly lead to unpleasant consequences) I felt compassion, yet I had to chuckle. This powerful inevitability reminds me of Russia writers, as such inevitability is rare in American novels. ![]() ![]() If you don’t see the very subtle humor in this novel early on, it will likely seem tediously long and slow, as the novel follows the main character’s developing motivations, beliefs, and actions as they slowly and inevitability, unfold. The narrator seems not to be God, but some neutral naturalistic viewer of all the characters and situations, and from this perspective everything, including death, may seem funny. This is not a classic tragedy of fate directing the characters to untimely deaths, instead, through an unbiased narrator, we see nature simply take its course without morality or judgment or even meaning, towards untimely death. Not ha-ha funny, but a mild warm sardonic funny. I found this book funny on almost every page. ![]() ![]() The term can be used also by the insider or " emic" performer as an acknowledgement that this activity can be seen as such by the uninitiated onlooker. One given by Kyriakidis is that a ritual is an outsider's or " etic" category for a set activity (or set of actions) that, to the outsider, seems irrational, non-contiguous, or illogical. The field of ritual studies has seen a number of conflicting definitions of the term. Even common actions like hand-shaking and saying " hello" may be termed as rituals. They include not only the worship rites and sacraments of organized religions and cults, but also rites of passage, atonement and purification rites, oaths of allegiance, dedication ceremonies, coronations and presidential inaugurations, marriages, funerals and more. ![]() Rituals are a feature of all known human societies. Rituals are characterized, but not defined, by formalism, traditionalism, invariance, rule-governance, sacral symbolism, and performance. ![]() ![]() Rituals may be prescribed by the traditions of a community, including a religious community. A ritual is a sequence of activities involving gestures, words, actions, or revered objects. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Virgin is a park ranger who patrols and cares for Birrimun Park, one of the last sprawling natural parks around. I’m happy to say that this is only the first book in de Pierres’ new series, and I am anxiously awaiting book two. Not only is this story an awesome genre mash-up, but it takes place in Australia, which for me, added to its charm. Marianne de Pierres has a compact and finely honed writing style, filled with snappy dialog reminiscent of great noir fiction. It’s a kick-ass western/sci-fi/urban fantasy that was unlike anything else I’ve read, and I had a blast reading it. And can I just say, this cover perfectly captures the tone of Peacemaker. I was immediately intrigued by this book when I first saw the eye-catching cover by Joey Hi-Fi, an artist who has done many of the Angry Robot covers. With the smile he became a weapon of mass destruction. Heart without the smile was a good looking guy with a great body. ![]() The nitty-gritty: A quirky mix of old west and sci-fi, a kick-ass heroine who can’t seem to stay out of trouble, and just a bit of romance, in all the right places. Source: e-ARC from publisher via NetGalley I loved this book! It was a refreshing change from the standard science fiction fare, and I’m so glad I had the chance to read it. I’m very excited to be part of the PeacemakerBlog Tour. ![]() ![]() When the conversion is complete the former pine forest will be home to around 14,000 cows. Since its return it’s been stripped of the plantation pine a rare beetle lived in and converted to intensive dairying by Ngāi Tahu Farming. ![]() The issue relates to the Eyrewell forest in Canterbury, returned to Ngāi Tahu as part of a treaty settlement in 2000. Repeated attempts by journalists to discover the fate of an endangered beetle could not be answered by scientists working in the only location they have been found. Lincoln University was silenced for over two months due to a clause in a research contract with South Island iwi Ngāi Tahu which forced it to seek written permission before speaking publicly. ![]() Best of the Year The clash between science and silenceĪ case of a rare beetle, a university and a contract clause is emblematic of a wider issue where commercial contracts can clash with public interest and academic freedom of speech. ![]() ![]() ![]() The best thing about Bliss? It's a toss-up between the characters and the actual writing. ![]() When she comes into his life, Nardi is shocked and pleased to discover that she has brought feeling back to him.and once Nardi accepts Hannahs love and offers his in return, he is unwilling to give her up for anyone or anything - not even his own disapproving family. Too numb to stand up and fight for himself and his freedom, Nardi willingly(though broodingly)gives in to his familys manipulations.until the unexpected arrival of Hannah. Here, he is watched by his older brother - Much depends on Nardis recovery. A recovering ether-drinker, Nardi is under lock and key in an old cottage on the grounds of the family chateau. Nardi de Saint Valliers life was a mess - it was no longer his own. There, the two women would work to recover any valuable art that could be sold at auction. A grumpy, yet kind old woman, Mrs Besom needs a secretary/companion to accompany her to an old French chateau. ![]() She finds her chance in the form of Madame Amelia Besom. ![]() I can't find a summary anywhere online and I can't copy the blurb either, since the first thing I did when I finished Bliss was to make a friend read it, too, so here's one of the amazon reviews:īold, brave and charmingly naive, Hannah Van Evan longed for nothing more than to leave her old life behind and run away to Paris. While I read Dance, by Judy Cuevas a few years ago, it took me a while to get a copy of the book that came before that, Bliss. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() His poems have been widely translated into many of the world's languages, and he has been described as the most popular poet and the best-selling poet in the United States. Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī - also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī, Mevlânâ/Mawlānā (مولانا, "our master"), Mevlevî/Mawlawī (مولوی, "my master") and more popularly simply as Rumi - was a 13th-century Persian poet, jurist, Islamic scholar, theologian and Sufi mystic who lived in Konya, a city of Ottoman Empire (Today's Turkey). Sufism inspired writings of Persian poet and mystic Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi these writings express the longing of the soul for union with the divine. ![]() ![]() The following year it was republished in an inexpensive one-volume edition and became a huge critical and financial success. In 2003, the novel was listed on the BBC's survey The Big Read.īlackmore experienced difficulty in finding a publisher, and the novel was first published anonymously in 1869, in a limited three-volume edition of just 500 copies, of which only 300 sold. It is a romance based on a group of historical characters and set in the late 17th century in Devon and Somerset, particularly around the East Lyn Valley area of Exmoor. Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor, is a novel by English author Richard Doddridge Blackmore, published in 1869. Info: This Classic Novel is beautifully bound and in immaculate condition it would be a great addition to the well stocked study or library. Printed By: RR Donnelley & Sons Company USA. Quarter Bound In Crinkled Black Faux Leather, With A Blue Cloth Decorated Front Panel & Gilt Titles. Publisher: Readers Digest Association South Africa 1995.įormat: Hardcover Book, no dust jacket. ![]() Series Edition: The World's Best Reading. ![]() Title: Lorna Doone by R D Blackmore Hardcover Illustrated Readers Digest Book.Įdition: Readers Digest 1995, Complete Text Edition. ![]() ![]() ![]() Part of Joy of Cooking's success lies in the way it presents the art of food preparation in simple, forthright terminology. ![]() ![]() By the end of the twentieth century, it was the top-selling all-purpose cookbook in publishing history, deemed the bible of American culinary customs, from cocktails to custards. In 1977 a revised edition was issued by its new publisher, Simon & Schuster, and despite the vast changes in the eating habits of American households over the decades, the detailed tome again landed on the best-seller lists. Rombauer's Joy of Cooking (first edition 1931), sold 14 million copies before 1997-a record that speaks for itself in terms of the enormous influence it has wielded in the development of social culture. An eight-hundred page cookbook that begins with a quote from Goethe's Faust seems an unlikely candidate for a spot on a list of the best-selling books of the century, but Irma S. ![]() ![]() ![]() I can honestly say this is one of the best books I have ever read. The fact that there is the added detail of "Nina's artwork" in the book made. The story line is brilliant! Every little detail connects to one another in some way or another and you are left not knowing what happens next. With me having an older sister and it just being the two of us it made me appreciate and love her even more. In a story full of all kinds of mystery, love, and plot twists, will Ellie ever see her sister again?This book touched my heart. ![]() With the help of a random handsome stranger (Sean) who Ellie met at a party, Ellie believes with every clue she finds and Sean's help she is one step closer to finding her beloved sister. Review 1: Wherever Nina Lies tell the story of a younger sister (Ellie) searching for her older sister (Nina) who has been missing for two years. ![]() |