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Elements of Language: Introductory Course
by Lee Odell Richard Vacca Renee Hobbs Judith L. IrvinThe book "Elements of Language" is an important resource by helping students use language more effectively as they communicate in the twenty-first century.
Elements of Language, Second Course
by Lee Odell Richard Vacca Renee Hobbs Judith L. IrvinThis book serves as a useful guide to developing skill as an effective and critical language user--a communicator--in the twenty-first century.
All That Glitters (Scenarios #2)
by Nicole O'DellDrew Daniels finally has what she thought she wanted--popularity and a cute boyfriend. But now she's faced with choosing between pleasing her boyfriend and doing what's right. Tween readers make the choice in this interactive story and see how the consequences change Drew's life. Includes a contract and prayer to remind the reader of the importance of making godly decisions.
Truth Or Dare (Scenarios, #1)
by Nicole O'DellLindsay Martin is faced with a tough choice: Does she give in to peer pressure and make her friends happy or does she do what she knows is right--even if it means losing her friends forever? Tween readers make the choice in this interactive story and see how the consequences change Lindsay's life. Includes a contract and prayer to remind the reader of the importance of making godly decisions.
The 290
by Scott O'DellA shipyard apprentice finds high adventure aboard the S.S. Alabama, a Confederate ship which sails the Atlantic destroying Union vessels.
Alexandra
by Scott O'DellMen in Alexandra's family have always been sponge divers. Diving's always been taken to be a man's job by her family. When misfortune strikes, she decides to become a sponge diver in spite of objections. As dangerous as the underwater world can be, there are more perils waiting on shore . . .
The Amethyst Ring
by Scott O'DellSpanish seminarian Julian Escobar, known to the Mayas as Lord Kukulcan and worshiped as a god, witnesses the fall of the Mayan and Incan civilizations with the coming of Cortes and Pizarro.
The Black Pearl
by Scott O'DellFrom the depths of a cave in the Vermilion Sea, Ramon Salazar has wrested a black pearl so lustrous and captivating that his father, an expert pearl dealer, is certain Ramon has found the legendary Pearl of Heaven. Such a treasure is sure to bring great joy to the villagers of their tiny coastal town, and even greater renown to the Salazar name. No diver, not even the swaggering Gaspar Ruiz, has ever found a pearl like this!<P><P> But is there a price to pay for a prize so great? When a terrible tragedy strikes the village, old Luzon’s warning about El Diablo returns to haunt Ramon. If El Diablo actually exists, it will take all Ramon’s courage to face the winged creature waiting for him offshore.<P> Newbery Honor book
Black Star, Bright Dawn
by Scott O'DellIn this redesigned edition of Scott O'Dell's classic novel, a young Eskimo girl encounters frightening obstacles when she takes her father's place in the Iditarod, the annual 1,172-mile dogsled race in Alaska.
The Captive
by Scott O'DellAs part of a Spanish expedition to the New World, a Jesuit seminarian witnesses the enslavement and exploitation of the Mayas and is seduced by greed and ambition.
Carlota
by Scott O'DellA young girl relates her feelings and experiences as a participant in the battle of San Pasqual during the last days of the war between Califor-nians and Americans.
The Castle in the Sea
by Scott O'DellWhen Lucinda's wealthy and powerful father dies, she inherits the Isla del Oro, a small island off the coast of California, where everything is as it was when her grandfather first discovered it a century before.
Child of Fire
by Scott O'DellA parole officer relates his efforts to keep the violence and heroics of two young Chicanos under control.
The Cruise of the Arctic Star
by Scott O'DellScott takes a journey up the length of the California coast in his Arctic Star. With his wife Elizabeth along as skilled navigator and cook, Del as cohort and deckhand, and the unpredictable Rodney, they move up the coast and get a feel of life at sea along the shoreline.
Dark Canoe
by Scott O'DellTHERE IS A THIN LINE BETWEEN GENIUS AND MADNESS. When young Nathan sails with his older brothers in search of a lost treasure ship, he is expected to do exactly as they tell him. But when one of his brothers mysteriously dies and the other declares he is Captain Ahab straight out of Moby Dick, Nathan worries about what orders he might have to carry out. Then a mysterious object appears in the bay that seems to have floated out of the very pages of Moby Dick. Something very strange is happening at sea, but how. . . and why? "Figures and events from Moby Dick are given eerie, shadowy counterparts ... So quietly, so persuasively is this accomplished that when Ishmael's ocean-going coffin drifts out of Melville's seas in O'Dell's, it carries no shock for either Nathan or the reader." Washington Post Book World.
The Hawk That Dare Not Hunt by Day
by Scott O'DellIn most countries, a close link bound together the papal clergyman and the politician. Indeed, most people gave the papacy supremacy over human governments. Men such as William Tyndale, who were ready to insist that the individual alone was responsible before God for his beliefs, were in constant danger of losing money, livelihood, personal freedom, and life itself in the war against the bondage imposed on man in the name of the Roman Catholic church of the sixteenth century.
La Isla de los Delfines Azules
by Scott O'DellComienza la aventura de Karana al verse sola en la Isla de los Delfines Azules. Intentando salvar a su hermanito de quedar en la isla solo, Karana salta del barco que está a punto de partir para evacuar a los miembros de su tribu. víctimas de los aleutianos. Esta historia es verdadera y habla sobre la "Mujer Perdida de San Nicolás " nombre que le adjudicaron a esta mujer que pasó 18 años de su vida sola en la isla. enfrentando el clima, los animales salvajes el hambre y el miedo.
Island of the Blue Dolphins
by Scott O'DellIn the Pacific, there is an island that looks like a big fish sunning itself in the sea. Around it blue dolphins swim, otters play, and sea birds abound. Karana is the Indian girl who lived alone for years on the Island of the Blue Dolphins. Hers is not only an unusual adventure of survival, but also a tale of natural beauty and personal discovery.
Island of the Blue Dolphins: Instructional Guides For Literature
by Scott O'DellThe gripping story of young Karana, who survives by herself for eighteen years on a deserted island off the California coast.<P><P> Newbery Medal winner
Island of the Blue Dolphins and Related Readings
by Scott O'DellRecords the courage and self-reliance of a Native American girl who lived alone for eighteen years on an isolated island off the California coast when her tribe emigrated and she was left behind. Includes additional fiction, poetry and non-fiction articles related to the subject.
Kathleen, Please Come Home
by Scott O'DellKathleen runs away from home after her mother kills her boyfriend.
The King's Fifth
by Scott O'DellIn this deeply affecting novel Scott O'Dell envelops the reader in the heroic world of the conquistadors-a world that is at once somber and many-colored. Though they may have been ruthless, these steel-helmeted young men of Spain lived their lives on the very edge of eternity with style and uncommon courage.<P><P> Newbery Honor book
My Name Is Not Angelica
by Scott O'DellIn this historical novel set in the Virgin Islands of 1733, Raisha escapes from her Dutch "owners" in time to witness the mass suicide of her fellow slaves, who prefer death to recapture.
The Road to Damietta
by Scott O'DellRich in the atmosphere of thirteenth-century Italy, The Road to Damietta offers through Ricca di Montanaro's eyes a new perspective on the man who became the famous Saint Francis of Assisi, the guileless, joyous man who praised the oneness of nature and sought to bring the world into harmony. "Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace," he said. "Where there is hatred, let me sow love, where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy."
Sarah Bishop
by Scott O'DellLeft alone after the deaths of her father and brother, who take opposite sides in the War of Independence, Sarah Bishop flees from the British who seek to arrest her and struggles to shape a new life for herself in the wilderness.