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Come along on a journey into one of the world's most fascinating minds. Jim Karol, entertainer and memory expert, is known to millions of fans as the Psychic Madman. He has performed on NBC's Phenomenon, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Ellen Show, NBC's Today Show, Howard Stern, and in the film Jackass Number Two. Jim dazzles his audience with fun and comedy, all while demonstrating his memorization of over 80,000 zip codes, the entire Scrabble dictionary, thousands of digits of pi, sports almanacs, the day of the week of every date since the beginning of the modern calendar, and thousands of other facts. He can even memorize a shuffled deck of cards in mere minutes. For decades viewers of everything from top TV shows to live performances have wondered in amazement about how The Madman is capable of such extraordinary mental feats. In this book, he shares his knowledge through both life stories and explanation of technique. Just like in his shows, Jim aims to entertain, as well as show the reader just how much the human mind is capable of. Learn how Jim Karol, The Psychic Madman, has developed his impressive mind, and give yourself the opportunity to tap into your extraordinary mental abilities.
The end of eighth grade should be an exciting and happy time for Laura Breathnach. But when her best friend gives her a note saying their friendship is over, Laura can't figure out what hit her. Still reeling, Laura goes to science class only to find out she needs a partner for the school science fair. Vickie, who has always been her project partner before now, chooses a popular girl who hangs out with Laura's worst enemy. Laura realizes she can only get over the loss of an old friend by making new ones. When Kim asks Laura to be her partner, she accepts. In addition, Laura spends more time with a band buddy who shares her love of music. Even as Laura tries to heal from the pain of lost friendship, she keeps an eye on Vickie and her new friends, hoping to see a turn in the tide of popularity, and wondering if a friendship is really one worth saving. .
A Note Worth Taking won the Juvenile novel category in the League of Utah Writers annual writing contest, along with Just Like Elizabeth Taylor, another novel by this author.
Reluctant Readers. Individualized Instruction. Too many books and not enough time to read them all. What's a teacher supposed to do? Where can a parent turn for help to find that perfect book for their teenage readers? Where can they find teaching strategies and books guaranteed to motivate students for a pattern of reading success?
At last those problems are solved. Award-winning author and educator, Lu Ann Brobst Staheli shares the methods she has used successfully for 30+ years in guiding students to become motivated readers, while bringing adults into the world of 100 books they can share with their teens.
In an easy-to-read format, each guide includes thought-provoking questions and extension activities sure to improve student engagement with reading, while making the job of finding just the right book a little easier for teachers and parents.
Includes 100 book guides by authors David Almond, Laurie Halse Anderson, Avi, Joan Bauer, Gary Blackwood, Meg Cabot, Orson Scott Card, Eoin Colfer, Caroline Cooney, Sharon Creech, Chris Crutcher, Christopher Paul Curtis, Paula Danzinger, Kate DiCamillo, Jack Gantos, Sharon Draper, Paul Fleischman, Margaret Peterson Haddix, Will Hobbs, Kimberly Willis Holt, Gail Carson Levine, Norma Fox Mazer, Carolyn Meyer, Walter Dean Meyers, Claudia Mills, Gary Paulsen, Richard Peck, Phillip Pullman, Ann Rinaldi, Louise Rennison, John H. Ritter, J.K. Rowling, Pamela Munoz Ryan, Louis Sachar, Lemony Snicket, Jerry Spinelli, Carol Lynch Williams, Virginia Euwer Wolff, Jacqueline Woodson, Lawrence Yep, plus many more.
Lu Ann Brobst Staheli won Utah's Best of State for Literary Arts: Non-Fiction in 2010 and 2011, as well as Best of State Educator K-12 in 2008. A Christa McAullife Fellow for her work with Adolescent Literacy, Staheli has also been recognized as Utah English Language Arts Teacher of the Year, Nebo Reading Teacher of the Year, League of Utah Writer's Diamond and Golden Quill recipient, and awarded Utah Arts Council Juvenile Novel of the Year.
Reading and writing—two of the basic skills every student needs as they pass through school and into the workforce. In this series of essays, award-winning author and educator, Lu Ann Brobst Staheli shares ideas and observations she has used successfully for 30+ years in guiding students to become motivated readers and skilled writers.
The essays are grouped into sections on reading, writing, and general education topics, and further sub-divided into categories for teachers, students, and parents. Each essay is packed with information, yet short enough to read quickly, perhaps at the start of the school day.
Lu Ann Brobst Staheli won Utah's Best of State for Literary Arts: Non-Fiction in 2010 and 2011, as well as Best of State Educator K-12 in 2008. A Christa McAullife Fellow for her work with Adolescent Literacy, Staheli has also been recognized as Utah English Language Arts Teacher of the Year, Nebo Reading Teacher of the Year, League of Utah Writer's Diamond and Golden Quill recipient, and awarded Utah Arts Council Juvenile Novel of the Year.
