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The Moon in the Pond: independent Reading Blue 4 (Reading Champion #519)
by Sheryl WebsterThis story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)In this retelling of a traditional tale, Brer Rabbit plays a trick on Bear and Fox, and makes them believe the Moon has fallen into a pond and needs fishing out! Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.Fantastic stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure. This retelling of the original traditional tale is suitable for children aged 5-7, or those reading at book band Blue.
The Moral Domain: Guided Readings in Philosophical and Literary Texts
by Norman Lillegard<p>This engaging, interactive and pedagogical introduction to ethics combines the best features of a textbook and an anthology. The Moral Domain: Guided Readings in Philosophical and Literary Texts contains numerous readings from key philosophical writings in ethics along with captivating literary selections that bring the ethical issues to life. Offering extensive excerpts from major figures in the history of Western ethics--Aquinas, Aristotle, Hobbes, Hume, Kant, Mill and Plato--the book also integrates work from non-Western perspectives, including selections from the Bhagavad Gita, Confucian views and Hsun-Tzu. It also represents women's voices with readings by Julia Annas, Sarah Broadie, Carol Gilligan, Martha Nussbaum and others. Literary selections--including work from the Bible, Camus, Dostoevsky, Golding, Sophocles, Tolstoy, Twain and Wharton--enable students to grasp deep ethical concepts at an intuitive level. <p>The Moral Domain features a unique built-in study guide that helps students to better comprehend and interact with the material. It introduces each selection with orienting questions and then intersperses explanations, commentary and study questions (designed to test comprehension and provoke reflection) throughout the readings. Each chapter includes a "Further Discussion and Applications" section that demonstrates how ethical theory affects such contemporary moral debates and problems as abortion, euthanasia, feminism, hunger, warfare and more. An exemplary text for introduction to ethics and moral philosophy courses, The Moral Domain provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to all facets of ethics; its foundations, history, debates and current real-life controversies.</p>
The Moral Of The Story: An Introduction To Ethics
by Nina RosenstandThe Moral of the Story, offers a remarkably effective approach that helps students understand and evaluate moral issues. Through storytelling and story analysis, using examples from fiction and film, Rosenstand brings classical moral theories to life and shows student how these theories are applied to the world around them. <P><P>The sixth edition of this text with readings has been thoroughly updated to include coverage of and examples from recent research, events, and films. It also expands the applied ethics chapter to include the additional topics of media bias, abortion, euthanasia, business ethics, and environmental ethics, in particular the issue of global warming.
The Moral of the Story: An Introduction to Ethics
by Nina RosenstandNow in its eighth edition, The Moral of the Story continues to bring understanding to difficult concepts in moral philosophy through storytelling and story analysis. From discussions on Aristotle’s virtues and vices to the moral complexities of the Game of Thrones series, Rosenstand’s work is lively and relatable, providing examples from contemporary film, fiction narratives, and even popular comic strips. The Connect course for this offering includes SmartBook, an adaptive reading and study experience which guides students to master, recall, and apply key concepts while providing automatically-graded assessments.
The Moss Brothers on the Job (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading Grade 2)
by Rosie Bensen Tad HerrNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Moss from the Chimera's Cave
by Maggie MurphyThe stench from a fearsome chimera rots the food throughout a fairy tale kingdom. The king’s wizard knows how to banish it, but needs one special thing—moss from the chimera’s cave itself. Someone needs to charm the chimera, but how can an honest kitchen boy succeed where clever knights have failed?
The Most Marvelous International Spelling Bee (The Spectacular Spelling Bee #2)
by Deborah AbelaA heartwarming story about a girl who is no longer afraid to follow her dreams, and the family who help make them happen.India Wimple can spell with the best of them. How else would she have won the Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee and garnered an invitation to the Most Marvelous International Spelling Bee? India couldn't be more thrilled to travel to London along with the rest of the Wimples. And at first, it seems like a dream come true; she reunites with her spelling bee friends, and they even get to meet the Queen! But there is skulduggery afoot, with some rather mysterious goings-on going on and a series of accidents that seem to be not-so-accidental after all. India has her suspicions about who is behind the duplicitous demonstrations. But can she solve the mystery in time to save the competition?
The Motata Tree: An African Folktale (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading)
by Sue Todd Kate McGovernNIMAC-sourced textbook. Name That Tree! The animals on the African plain haven't eaten in days. Then they find a very tall tree filled with ripe and colorful fruit. But how will they ever reach the fruit of this magical tree?
The Mount Rushmore Calamity (Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures #1)
by Jeff Brown Macky Pamintuan<P>Saddle up with Flat Stanley <P>Ever since Stanley was flattened by a bulletin board, every trip is an adventure! <P>The whole Lambchop family is off to see Mount Rushmore. But when Flat Stanley and his brother, Arthur, team up with a scrappy cowgirl named Calamity Jasper, their vacation turns into the Wild West experience of a lifetime. <P>Pretty soon, they find themselves in a real tight spot--even for a flat boy like Stanley!
The Mouse House: The Great Big Paw Print; It's Raining, It's Pouring; The Mouse House; Journey To The Crystal Cave (The Adventures of Sophie Mouse #11)
by Poppy GreenAt a birthday party, Sophie feels jealous when her friend gets a present that she’s been wanting in this eleventh charming book of The Adventures of Sophie Mouse series!Sophie is so excited to go to her friend Ellie’s birthday party. She loves birthday parties. She always paints her friends beautiful cards and she loves playing party games. When Ellie gets a mouse house—a little house with teeny-tiny mouse dolls and teeny-tiny furniture—Sophie tries to be happy for her friend but she actually feels very jealous. She’s always wanted a mouse house! As Sophie tries to deal with these feelings, she learns that not everybody gets what they want and not everybody wants what they have! With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Adventures of Sophie Mouse chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.
The Mouse Mystery (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading Grade 2)
by Donald Wu Gavin MaloneNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Mouse and the Cat (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading)
by Wendy JamesNIMAC-sourced textbook. Oh No, Mouse! Jump! A little mouse jumps into a room. She is looking for some fun. But she finds a cat instead!
The Mouse and the Lion (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading Grade 1)
by Tom Sperling Wendy SvecNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Mouse and the Plane (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading)
by Wendy JamesNIMAC-sourced textbook What's in the Toy Box? A little mouse looks into a boy's toy box. She is looking for toys for a mouse.
The Mouse, The Mole, and the Magnificient, Moss-Covered House
by Stirling C. Donna WashingtonWritten by Stirling C. and illustrated by Donna Washington, this beautifully illustrated backwards-and-forwards book tells the charming story of how Milly the Mouse and Morton the Mole each live their lives in separate homes within the same magnificent, moss-covered hill. Children can read Milly’s story going forward, and Morton’s story going backward, until the two new friends meet in the middle.
The Move To Global War (IB Diploma)
by Keely Rogers Joanna ThomasDrive critical, engaged historical learning. Helping learners more deeply understand historical concepts, the student-centred approach of this new Course Book enables broader, big picture understanding. Developed directly with the IB and fully supporting the new syllabus for first examination 2017, the clear, structured format helps you logically and easily progress through the new course content.
The Mud Trolls (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading Grade 1)
by Nancy Wallace Tom BonsonNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Muddy Monster Party (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading Grade 3)
by Dave Clark Lisa LernerNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Mumblefossick (Rigby Leveled Library, Level Q #84)
by Simon Scales Quentin FlynnNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Mummy Mystery #5
by Martin Widmark Helena WillisWhat's going on at the art museum in Pleasant Valley? Did the Egyptian mummy really come to life after 3,000 years? The terrified night watchman claims that he saw the mummy walking around the museum. The very same night, the most valuable painting in the museum was cut out of its frame. Once again, young detectives Jerry and Maya are called in by the chief of police to get to the bottom of the strange and spooky events.