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Publisher: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Description: Written and illustrated by Ginger Butcher with Beth Broadhurst. Prepared especially for elementary school students. Provides an illustrated story about a bat that shows how remote sensing works. Accompanied by a set of activities available on the internet at http://imagers.gsfc.nasa.gov/k-4/. Year/Pages: 2001: 24 p.; ill. Price: $8.00 Destination: Cameroon (Video Tape) Publisher: Peace Corps, Office of World Wise Schools Description: WWS 15V-92. Focuses on daily life in Cameroon as experienced by Peace Corps Volunteers who live and work in the communities of Andek, Ambam, and Bogo. Year/Pages: 1996: Video tape (20 min.). Price: $5.50 Destination: Honduras, Study Guide Publisher: Peace Corps, Office of World Wise Schools Description: WWS 13T-92. Explores the culture, geography and history of Honduras. Written for three grade levels: 3-5; 6-9; and 10-12. Arranges activities and worksheets first by level and then by geographic theme. To be used with a videotape of the same name which is sent to school librarians. Year/Pages: 1995: 72 p.; ill. Price: $2.50
Publisher: Peace Corps, Office of World Wise Schools Description: WWS 13V-92. Introduces students to the culture and geography of Honduras as seen through the eyes of Peace Corps Volunteers and the families with whom they work and live. Gives students a better understanding of our fellow Americans and a better understanding of themselves. Year/Pages: 1996: Video tape (20 min.).
Price:
$6.00
Destination: Kyrgyzstan (Study Guide) Publisher: Peace Corps, Office of World Wise Schools Description: WWS 29T-96. Prepared by Kristen J. Amundson. Offers a close view of Kyrgyzstan. Designed to help students learn about the history and culture of this nation. Presents teaching materials which deal with the influence of physical geography on the culture. Focuses on the diversity. Groups activities into 3 levels: grades 3-5; grades 6-9; and grades 10-12. Year/Pages: 1996: 80 p.; ill. Price: $3.50 Destination: Kyrgyzstan (Video Tape) Publisher: Peace Corps, Office of World Wise Schools Description: WWS 30V-96. Shows, through the eyes of local students, how the people of Kyrgyzstan are working to rebuild their economy and reclaim their heritage. Year/Pages: 1996: Video tape (22 min.). Price: $5.50 Destination: Lesotho, Study Guide Publisher: Peace Corps, Office of World Wise Schools Description: WWS 20T-93. Helps students gain a greater understanding of Lesotho. Topic units are grouped by three academic grade levels: 3-5; 6-9; and 10-12. Each unit level develops along five fundamental themes of geography: location; place; relationships within places; movement; and regions. Year/Pages: 1995: 76 p.; ill. Price: $2.75 Destination: Lesotho (Video Tape) Publisher: Peace Corps, Office of World Wise Schools Description: WWS 19V-93. Introduces viewers to the culture and geography of the mountain kingdom of Lesotho in the southern cone of Africa. Year/Pages: 1996: Video tape (22 min.). Price: $5.50 Destination: Lithuania, Study Guide Publisher: Peace Corps, Office of World Wise Schools Description: WWS 21T-94. Prepared by Rima Kasubaite-Binder and Elise Sprunt Sheffield. Provides teachers and students with a structured approach to learning about Lithuania. Divided into three parts: Part 1 provides background information on Peace Corps, geography themes and Lithuania; Part 2 features supplemental activities for grades 3-5, 6-9, and 10-12; Part 3 offers resources, such as worksheets, maps, and a bibliography. Broadens understanding of other countries by providing information that enables students to identify patterns of culture and geography. Year/Pages: 1995: 76 p.; ill. Price: $2.75 Destination: Lithuania (Video Tape) Publisher: Peace Corps, Office of World Wise Schools Description: WWS 22V-94. Explores the impact of changes to Lithuania on the lives of students and their communities. Follows a 14 year old child through her day as she talks about the economic challenges presented by Lithuania's new found independence. Introduces Peace Corps Volunteer Sean Connolly who teaches at a local high school. Visits places throughout the country including Klaipeda, the oldest city in Lithuania. Year/Pages: 1996: Video tape (22 min.). Price: $5.50 Destination: Marshall Islands, Video Guide Publisher: Peace Corps, Office of World Wise Schools Description: WWS 10T-91. Introduces students to both the geography and culture of the Marshall Islands, a country in which Peace Corps Volunteers serve. This videotape was produced by the students of Teutopolis High School, Teutopolis, Illinois. Year/Pages: 1995: 72 p.; ill. Price: $2.50 Destination: Marshall Islands (Video Tape) Publisher: Peace Corps, Office of World Wise Schools Description: WWS 11V-91. Introduces students to the culture and geography of the Marshall Islands, an newly independent North Pacific country. Emphasizes the influences geography has had on the lifestyle of the islanders through the years. This video was done by World Wise high school students from Teutopolis, Illinois. Year/Pages: 1996: Video tape (20 min.). Price: $5.50 Destination: Nepal, Video Guide Publisher: Peace Corps, Office of World Wise Schools Description: WWS 08T-91. Used in conjunction with the videotape by the same name. Provides activities for students to: describe Nepal in terms of cultural and geographic diversity; compare and contrast aspects of Nepalese and American life; and relate the fundamental themes of geography to Nepalese culture and geography. Written for three grade levels: 3-5; 6-9; and 10-12. Year/Pages: 1995: 72 p.; ill. Price: $2.50 Destination: Nepal (Video Tape) Publisher: Peace Corps, Office of World Wise Schools Description: WWS 09V-91. Portrays daily life as experienced by Peace Corps Volunteers in Nepal. Gives students a better understanding of Nepal and other peoples, as well as a better understanding of themselves. Year/Pages: 1996: Video tape (10 min.). Price: $5.50 Destination: Paraguay (Video Tape) Publisher: Peace Corps, Office of World Wise Schools Description: WWS 26V-95. Takes viewers to one of two landlocked countries in South America to observe life in the rural country side and the urban environment of the capital of Paraguay. Year/Pages: 1996: Video tape (20 min.). Price: $5.50 Publisher: Peace Corps, Office of World Wise Schools Description: Offers teachers a variety of lessons and activities designed to introduce students in grades 3-12 to the centuries-old culture of Poland. Year/Pages: 1999: 104 p.; ill. Price: $3.50 Destination: Poland (Video Tape) Publisher: Peace Corps, Office of World Wise Schools Description: WWS 04V-90. Introduces viewers to Poland. Shows that Poland's physical geography has played an important part in its tumultuous history. Takes viewers into Polish classrooms. Features reflections of a new economic system. Year/Pages: 1996: Video tape (16 min.). Price: $5.50 Destination: Senegal, Video Guide Publisher: Peace Corps, Office of World Wise Schools Description: WWS 05T-90. Designed for a 3-5 day mini-unit on Senegal. Used in conjunction with the videotape of the same name. Presents basic information on the geography of Senegal. Explores aspects of Senegalese culture. Written for three grade levels: 3-5; 6-9; 10-12. Year/Pages: 1995: 85 p.; ill. Price: $3.00 Destination: Sri Lanka, Video Guide Publisher: Peace Corps, Office of World Wise Schools Description: WWS 12T-91. Designed to supplement students' study of South Asia. Used in conjunction with the videotape "Destination: Sri Lanka." Provides students with the opportunity to: identify similarities and differences between their lives and the lives of young people in Sri Lanka; apply fundamental geographic themes to Sri Lanka; and research the geography and culture of their Peace Corps Volunteer's host country. Written for three grade levels: 3-5; 6-9; and 10-12. Year/Pages: 1995: 72 p.; ill. Price: $2.50 Destination: Sri Lanka (Video Tape) Publisher: Peace Corps, Office of World Wise Schools Description: WWS 12V-91. Takes viewers halfway around the world to the island country once known as Ceylon. Students experience home life in Sri Lanka and visit many areas of the country. Year/Pages: 1996: Video tape (15 min.). Price: $5.50 English Teaching Forum: A Journal for the Teacher of English Outside the United States Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office Of English Language Programs Description: Quarterly periodical. Subscription price covers issues for 1 year. Subscription service begins with the first issue after the order is processed. Copies of the latest 2 issues are retained in stock for individual purchase. Single copy, $10.50; foreign single copy, $14.70. Intended for teachers of English a second language. ETF. File Code 2R. Item 672-F.
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$21.00
Publisher: Treasury Dept., Internal Revenue Service Description: Internal Revenue Service Publication 1714 (Rev. 1-2002). Internal Revenue Service Publication 1816 (Rev. 1-2002). Intended especially for colleges and universities for courses on conducting financial investigations. 2 books, sold as a set. ISBN for Student Workbook: 0-16-042808-4. Year/Pages: 2002: 2 bks. (554 p.; ill.) Price: $56.50
Publisher: Commerce Dept., NOAA, National Climatic Data Center, GLOBE Leadership Council Description: Issued in looseleaf form with index dividers and binder. On cover: Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment. Provides information for scientists and educators on student measurement procedures and data quality techniques. Contains a wide variety of learning activities. Includes sections on: Implementation Guide; Atmosphere; Hydrology; Soil; Land Cover/Biology; GPS (Global Positioning System); Seasons; and Toolkit. Year/Pages: 1997: 872 p. and 9 index dividers; ill. looseleaf. Price: $27.80 Publisher: Peace Corps, Office of World Wise Schools Description: WWS 28T-95. Prepared by Elise Sprunt Sheffield. Edited by Mary Koller and Margaret Legowski. Designed to help Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCV) prepare themselves to speak about their experiences to school children in their home areas. Includes prepared classroom activities. Year/Pages: 1996: 29 p.; ill. Price: $1.25 Kindergarten Teachers: Public and Private School Teachers of the Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 Publisher: Education Dept., Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics Description: Education Department NCES 2004-060. Early Childhood Longitudinal Study. By Elvira Germino-Hausken, et al. Examines aspects of the kindergarten experience through a national profile of teachers of the kindergarten class of 1998-99 in the United States. Year/Pages: 2004: 72 p.; ill. Price: $10.00 O*Net Ability Profiler: Administrator Training Manual Publisher: Labor Dept., Employment and Training Administration Description: Includes guidelines for workshop preparation for training people who will administer the O*Net Ability Profiler career assessment program. Also contains copyright material and a user agreement. Year/Pages: 2002: 65 p.
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$4.50
Publisher: Peace Corps, Office of World Wise Schools Description: WWS-VB1-96. Teachers video guide to the "Destination" video series which introduces grades 3-12 to nearly a dozen countries that the Peace Corps serves. Enhances each class' understanding of a culture and region of the world that is different from their own. Encourages students to look more closely at their own culture, and to identify the similarities and differences that exist among cultures. Year/Pages: 1996: Video tape and booklet.
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$6.00
Publisher: Education Dept., National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences Description: NCES 2003-013. By James Hiebert, et al. Describes teaching practices in eighth grade mathematics and science in: Australia; the Czech Republic; Hong Kong; Switzerland; the Netherlands; Japan; and the United States. Item 0461-D-05. Year/Pages: 2003: 222 p.; ill. and CD-ROM in pocket.
Price:
$15.50
To Touch the World: The Peace Corps Experience (Video Tape) Publisher: Peace Corps, Office of World Wise Schools Description: WWS 27V-95. Takes viewers to the home of returned Peace Corps Volunteer Thurman Matthieson. Thurman talks about Cameroon where he served as a volunteer. Reveals some of the core values of the Peace Corps throught the comments of several volunteers. Gives viewers insights into the uniqueness of the Peace Corps as a development organization and as a method of promoting cross-cultural understanding. Year/Pages: 1996: Video tape (10 min.). Price: $5.50 Publisher: Justice Dept., Immigration and Naturalization Service Description: M-302. Presents lessons, including vocabulary review and test questions, in large type. Suggested study questions, general guidelines for the instructor, and an answer key appear at the end of the book. There are also sample forms. At head of title: For the People. Contains copyright material. Item 725. Year/Pages: 1989: 110 p.; ill. Price: $10.00
Publisher: Defense Dept., Corps of Engineers, United States Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Wetlands Research and Technology Center Description: Publication measures 8 X 11 in. Text by Elke Briuer. Illustrations by Charles Calais. Provides an educational coloring book. Includes sections on: What is a wetland?; Wetland plants; Wetland animals; Names for different wetlands (marsh, swamp, floodplain forest, bog, fen, slough, wet meadow, and prairie pothole); Visiting a wetland; and Value of wetlands. Item 337. Year/Pages: 1994: 20 p.; ill. Price: $1.20 [ Top ]
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