Peter Brown
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This publication offers both a timely reflection on the challenges faced and the approaches developed over the course of the pandemic and a look into the future at ways in which the skills and insights gained may bring about beneficial lasting changes in the teaching and learning of languages.
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"When a young man, John Groberg, is sent on a three-year mission to Tonga, he has no idea what he's getting into. In fact, just getting to Tonga is fraught with danger and unbelievable obstacles. Once there, he finds himself in the midst of a culture as remote to him as the island is to his Idaho Falls home. Not understanding the language, and lonely for the girl he left behind, Jean, John faces suspicion, distrust, typhoons, tidal waves, mosquitoes,...
89) Snowbone
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A wooden girl and her gang of wooden friends set out on a journey to save their people from a dark destiny.
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The little old lady who was not afraid of anything: Once upon a time, there was an old lady who was not afraid of anything! Clomp, clomp, shake, shake, clap, clap. And the little old lady who was not afraid of anything had the scare of her life!
Los gatos black on Halloween: The monsters crowd the haunted hall. Los monstruo throw a monstrous ball. This lively poem introduces a spooky array of creatures and Spanish words to little niños everywhere.
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92) Barkbelly
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A wooden boy who is being raised by loving human parents flees after accidentally killing a playmate and begins a quest for his real home and family.
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Children make terrible pets: Lucy, a young bear, mmets a charming little boy in the forest -- All the world: Story follows a circle of family and friends over the course of a day and shows the importance of all things great and small in our world -- Crow call: Liz and her father, who has been away at war far longer than she can remember begin their journey to reconnect -- Elizabeti's doll: When her new baby brother arrives, Elizabeti, a young Tanzanian...
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A duck on a bike? From Sheep to Horse to Chicken to Goat ... everyone in the barnyard has something to say about Duck's zany idea. But what are they really thinking? And what will happen next?
Is something bugging you? Here is the funny side of waging war against - oh no! - head lice. This book is guaranteed to make you laugh - and itch! From the opening scene of happy, oversized lice, you know these bugs are determined to stay, and Mom is about...