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Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Journey through a series of fascinating experiments developed to determine whether or not language can influence thought independent of culture. Perhaps not unexpectedly (and working with individuals from preverbal infants to adults), these experiments reveal that language and culture both influence thought, often working in tandem.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
How do some languages end up isolated amidst other unrelated families? Look at pockets of language in Siberia, Spain, and Japan that are not related to those that surround them and better understand what the nature of language (and human migration and settlement patterns) can tell us about these unique places.
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Language
English
Description
Reveals the hidden current of symbolic meanings and connections between the 22 major cards; a must-have for any serious tarot reader that is written in accessible language for the novice as well.
Unlocking the Tarot sets itself apart from other tarot books by teaching readers how to translate the pictorial symbolism from one deck to another, strengthening the reader's ability to recognize specific icons in any deck and in the world around them. It...
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Series
Language
English
Description
In this episode, explore geminates: roots where radicals two and three are the same. Along the way, you'll learn how to spot these common two-letter combinations, consider a fascinating example from Ezekiel's vision of the messianic future Temple, and begin reading Numbers 22 from start to finish.
5) The Greek World: A Study of History and Culture: Episode 22,Greek Language, Literacy, and Writing
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Examine the structure of the ancient Greek language, how it embodies and expresses thought, and how common linguistic devices express the Greek mindset. Learn about the evolution of writing in Greece, and the wealth of information available to us from ancient papyri. Finally, take account of literacy in ancient Greece, and our indebtedness to literate slaves who were copyists and transcribers.
6) Learning Spanish II: How to Understand and Speak a New Language: Episode 22,How to Use Para and Por
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (42 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Add more adverbs and adjectives to your vocabulary, and learn how to change adjectives into nouns. Study how to use two of the most important prepositions, which can be challenging for Spanish learners: para and por, both of which translate into English as "for." Learn the key contexts for each, and the usage differences you must grasp to speak Spanish correctly.
7) 22/11/63
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Series
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Español
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El 22 de noviembre de 1963, tres disparos resonaron en Dallas. Murió el presidente Kennedy, y el mundo cambió. ¿Qué harías tú si pudieras impedirlo? Stephen King acompaña al lector en un viaje maravilloso al pasado y en un intento de cambiar lo que pasó, ofreciéndonos un impecable retrato social, político y cultural del final de los años cincuenta y principios de los sesenta.
Receiving a horrific essay from a GED student with a traumatic...
10) Mi dragón y yo
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Formats
Description
A boy tells all the reasons a small, fire-breathing dragon would make an excellent pet, and the ways he would take proper care of it if he had one.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Formats
Description
Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself, goes to sleep, and awakens as a beautiful, colorful butterfly.
13) Zoot suit
Author
Language
English
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Description
This bilingual edition combines the original English-language version with the first-ever Spanish translation of the critically acclaimed play by Luis Valdez, a work that cracked open the depiction of Chicanos on the stage, challenging viewers to revisit a troubled moment in our nation's history. From the moment the myth-infused character El Pachuco burst onto the stage, literally cutting his way through the drop curtain with a switchblade, Valdez...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
The teenage phenoms behind viral video game Tampon Run share the story of their experience at Girls Who Code and their rise to fame, plus a savvy look at starts-ups, women in tech, and the power of coding. This book includes bonus content to help you get started coding.
17) Hombre perro
Author
Series
Dog Man volume 1
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 350L
Language
Español
Description
George and Harold create a new comic book hero in Dog Man, a crimefighter with the head of a police dog and the body of a policeman, who faces off against his archnemesis Petey the cat.
Jorge y Berto crean un nuevo héroe del cómic en Dog Man, un criminal con el jefe de un perro policía y el cuerpo de un policía, que se enfrenta a su archienemigo Petey el gato.
18) Bess y Tess
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Formats
Description
Easy-to-read text describes Lucy's two very different dogs.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (44 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Consider the relationship between customs and heritage, and uncover the language for French myths and traditions. Then hone the necessary skills to help you follow a story in French. Find out how to make your descriptions livelier with adjectives and adverbs, including words of "degree" - très, trop, peu, and the like.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
Español
Formats
Description
Informed that a bully she does not know is determined to beat her up, Piddy Sánchez struggles to learn more about the father she has never met, until the bully's gang forces her to confront more difficult challenges.
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