thought and thinking

Presents an introduction to multiplication, in simple text and illustrations, as the reader is invited to use the math concept to keep track of animals on a farm.

Presents an introduction to graphing, in simple text and illustrations, as the reader is invited to compare animals and plants found in a desert.

Describes strategies teachers can use to promote reading comprehension in students from kindergarten through eighth grade; and includes examples of student work, illustrations, and other reference tools.

Introduces the think-aloud technique for improving intermediate, middle, and high school students' reading comprehension, and presents classroom scenarios, lessons, activities, and sample student work.

Describes the various parts of the brain and the nervous system and how they function to enable us to think, feel, move, and remember.

Uses a question and answer format to explain such things as how our brain works to let us think, learn, and feel emotions; what happens when we sleep; and what brain damage is.