books about: fractured

books about: fractured

books:

Fractured

Fractured Math Fairy Tales: Fractions & Decimals (Fractured Math Fairy Tales)
Dan Greenberg

Teaching Resources, 2005

Target key math skills with this collection of motivating, kid-pleasing practice pages. First, students read hilarious fractured fairy tales to capture their interest. Then, with model problems and other examples as guides, kids solve problems with confidence. A great way to make math engaging for all students.

The Paper Bag Princess (Classic Munsch)

Robert N. Munsch

Annick Press, 1992

Smart and brave trumps cuteness
Although this fairy tale is a nearly thirty-year-old classic, it is still timely for girls. The book was a birthday present for a great granddaughter named Elizabeth, who loved reading a story about a heroine who shares her name. But the book pleased her even more ...

Fractured

Karin Slaughter

Delacorte Press, 2008

Good Booke
As with all the other Karen Slaughter books I throughly enjoyed Fractured. She's an easy read. Once you pick it up you don't want to put it down.

The Fractured Sky: The Empyrean Odyssey, Book II (The Empryean Odyssey)
Thomas M. Reid

Wizards of the Coast, 2008

What brings a demon to the gates of heaven? The half-fiend Kaanyr Vhok finally arrives at the destination he has sacrificed so much to achieve--he is in the heart of Celestia with his lover and consort, the succubus Aliisza. Only to find that the House of the Triad is falling apart, and he is bound by a vengeful Aliisza and a renegade angel into ...

Disorder in the Court: Great Fractured Moments in Courtroom History

Charles M. Sevilla

W. W. Norton & Company, 1999

Goofy Things Said in Court
The book is a collection of things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down by court reporters. It must be tough to record some of these exchanges without laughing out loud. Fun reading for anyone, but if you have a friend who's a lawyer or a judge, ...

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Harper Fiction)

Gregory Maguire

Harper, 2007

My new favorite
I love, love, LOVED this book. It was so much more dark and twisty than I had expected, as I'm familiar with the musical version (nothing alike) and I was so pleasantly surprised. I had anticipated this book to be somewhat juvenile, but it really surpassed my ...

Fixing Failed States: A Framework for Rebuilding a Fractured World

Ashraf Ghani, Clare Lockhart

Oxford University Press, USA, 2008

Utterly brilliant on the half the author's understand best
This is an utterly brilliant book that has held my attention all morning. Although the authors do not integrate the thinking in the ten books below, I am totally, deeply, impressed by their intelligence, knowledge, and good intention. They set out to develop ...

Fractured Fairy Tales

A.J. Jacobs

Bantam, 1999

Great Parodies of well known Fairy Tales
I thought I've read every kinds of fairy tales rewrites out there, but boy I was wrong! I can't bring myself to put this book down after I started reading it. Unlike any usual "polite writing" of the fairy tales, I do not recommend parents to let their young children ...

To Heal a Fractured World: The Ethics of Responsibility

Jonathan Sacks

Schocken, 2007

An inspiring and moving Jewish moral guide for mankind
This is a beautifully written and inspiring work. It is rich in personal anecdote, story and example. It teaches the essence of Jewish ethics as a way of living in the modern and post- modern world. Rabbi Sacks speaks much in this book about responsibility. He speaks ...

Cinderella Outgrows the Glass Slipper and Other Zany Fractured Fairy Tale Plays

Joan M. Wolf

Scholastic Professional Books, 2002

Fun remakes of classic tales
I actually got this book for my kids so that we could read them together at night. It turned out that this book is actually written for use in a classroom. (I didn't realize that it was by Scholastic when I bought it.) Fortunately I am just 2 classes away from being ...

MORE Frantic Frogs and Other Frankly Fractured Folktales for Readers Theatre
Anthony D. Fredericks

Teacher Ideas Press, an imprint of Libraries Unlimited, 2007

Long-time successful Teacher Ideas Press author Tony Fredericks presents all-new scripts in this book of fractured folk- and fairy tales middle-grade readers theatre. Have you heard about "The Boy Who Cried 'Amphibian'" or the story about when Little Red Riding Hood punched that Big, Bad Wolf right in the mouth? Fredericks tells those stories and ...

Fractured Landscape Quilts

Katie Pasquini Masopust

C&T Publishing, 1996

Amazing Works of Art
I was absolutely amazed and inspired when I received this book. The quilts are beautiful works of art. After reading the easy to follow instructions, I could not wait to start my own fractured landscape quilt. I was so excited about this beautiful technique that I ...

Fractured Minds: A Case-Study Approach to Clinical Neuropsychology

Jenni A. Ogden

Oxford University Press, USA, 2005

I wish she had more books out there!
Ms. Ogden's writing has a touch of Oliver Sacks-like quality. Not only does she describe each patient's clinical assessment in terms of scores on neuropsychological testing batteries, but she also describes the processes by which the patients cope with their medical ...

Failed God: Fractured Myth in a Fragile World
John A. Phd Rush

Frog Books, 2008

On a 2001 trip to the cathedrals of Europe, anthropologist John Rush and his wife entered St. Mark?s Basilica in Venice and encountered a mosaic depicting Jesus surrounded by mushrooms with an Amanita muscaria cap in his hand. Examining the space with new eyes, they discovered images of mushrooms and mind-altering plants all over the Basilica. ...

Fractured English

Richard Lederer

Pocket Books, 1996

For Word-lovers of all persuasions
If you've read (and enjoyed!) Anguished English or More Anguished English, this book is the natural sequel and should bring many a belly laugh or tear of joy (depending on your predilections). It gave me both.