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  • A School in South Uist

    Reminiscences of a Hebridean School Master, 1890–1913

    by F.G. Rea ...
    A fascinating portrait of life as an educator on a remote, rugged Scottish island at the turn of the twentieth century.These are the memoirs of a teacher from England who became headmaster of Garrynemonie School in South Uist in the 1890s. At that time, the Hebrides were as remote and forbidding to mainlanders as the Antarctic is today, and this particular island was one of the poorest districts ... Read more

    $15.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A School in South Uist

    Reminiscences of a Hebridean Schoolmaster, 1890-1913

    These are the memoirs of a teacher from England who became headmaster of Garrynemonie School in South Uist in the 1890s. At that time, the Hebrides were as remote and forbidding to mainlanders as the Antarctic is in the late-1990s. In the 1890s this island was one of the poorest districts in the Outer Hebrides. Roads were no more than rough tracks. Gaelic was the majority language, although ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Just Another Kid

    by Torey Hayden ...
    "Just Another Kid is not just another book. This remarkable teacher's memoir reminds us that love takes many forms." -The New York TimesFrom the bestselling author of One Child comes the true story of six children impossible to reach and the amazing teacher who embraced them all.Torey Hayden faced six emotionally troubled kids no other teacher could handle—three recent arrivals from battle-torn ... Read more

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  • Educating Esmé

    Diary of a Teacher's First Year

    At once "a pop culture phenomenon" ( Publishers Weekly) and "screamingly funny" ( Booklist), Educating Esm é "should be read by anyone who's interested in the future of public education" ( Boston Phoenix Literary Section).A must-read for parents, new teachers, and classroom veterans, Educating Esmé is the exuberant diary of Esmé Raji Codell's first year teaching in a Chicago public school. Fresh ... Read more

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  • In the Great Green Room

    The Brilliant and Bold Life of Margaret Wise Brown

    by Amy Gary ...
    This "page-turning biography" reveals the extraordinary life of the children's book author behind Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny ( BookPage).Millions of people around the world know Margaret Wise Brown through her classic works of children's literature. But few know that she was equally remarkable for her business savvy, her thirst for adventure, and her vital role in a children's book ... Read more

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  • Master of the Mysteries

    New Revelations on the Life of Manly Palmer Hall

    by Louis Sahagun ...
    "Louis Sahagun's gripping biography is an insightful look at the life and times of one of the last century's most important mystical thinkers."-The Fortean TimesIn 1919, a Canadian teenager with a sixth grade education arrived by train to the wilds of Los Angeles. Within a decade he had transformed himself into a world-renowned occult scholar.His name was Manly Palmer Hall, author of the landmark ... Read more

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  • The Ugly Truth

    How Kids Fail School

    by Helen Crudup ...
    Thousands of kids around the world will either receive failing grades or drop out of school. Dont become a statistic learn about the ugly truth and how it can affect your life. Read this book and help the children and ourselves become better students, teachers, parents and people for our future. ... Read more

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  • The Weilmoringle Kid

    by Brian Pettit ...
    "Outback people are a different society, distinctly frontier in mind and deed. In 1961, a young and inexperienced teacher found himself in a small community facing a challenge few others had met. He endured, going in a boy and coming out a man, forever grateful to the extrodinary Aboriginal boy who gave him an eye for the bush. This is his story, told without fancy but with the flavor of those ... Read more

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  • Teacher Talk, Books 1-4, Special Edition

    Teacher Talk, #5

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  • Gallatin

    America's Swiss Founding Father

    You won't find his portrait on our currency anymore and his signature isn't penned on the Constitution, but former statesman Albert Gallatin (1761-1849) contributed immeasurably to the formation of America. Gallatin was the first president of the council of New York University and his name lives on at NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, so it is with pride that New York University Press ... Read more

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