This book discusses the empirical studies on how biological age influences foreign language learning in school. It provides a succinct overview of a complex field for both experts and researchers interested in the teaching and learning of foreign languages.

This book comprises essays honoring the life and work of Yiu Sing Lúcás Chan, S.J., who died unexpectedly on May 19, 2015, at the end of his first year as a member of the faculty in the Department of Theology at Marquette University. The editors intend to commemorate Chan’s brief but productive career by furthering the critical conversations he started. The essays included thus touch on aspects of the brilliant young Jesuit’s wide-ranging work in the fields of scriptural research, moral th...

A GNCRT Outstanding Comics Award Honor BookA Booklist Editor's Choice Graphic Novel ListA Kirkus Best Middle-Grade Book of the YearA School Library Journal Best Book of the YearA Shelf Awareness Best Book of the YearMeet Grimpy! He’s a dumbo octopus, and he’s taking us on a tour of the whole cephalopod class—underwater crea...

All fins on deck! Kogi, a dwarf sperm whale, teaches us all about cetaceans, which also includes dolphins and porpoises.Fun fact: the word cetacean comes from a Greek word meaning “sea monster,” but Kogi’s far too nice to be one of those. In fact, cetaceans are mammals (yep, just like humans). And they have lungs and breathe air―as do lions and tigers and bears! (Oh, my!) While dwarf sperm whales are the smallest type of whale, they have some really cool quirks. Th...

Mr. Lambelet's interests, with degrees to match, range from physics to neuroscience. His main interest is in solving problems, however, which the twenty-three patents in his name purport to do. If you have curiosity about puzzles, you will enjoy the rifts on several subjects that seem to be unsolved conundrums. Subjects range from mathematical quandaries to the debate over free will. The chapters are explorations of a technical mind, not so much to present a solution as to discuss why they...

An eye-opening account about what we get wrong on sex and gender—and how we can be both sex smart and thoughtful.“Doriane Coleman presents a serious blueprint for common ground on matters of sex and gender, bringing compassion and intelligence to one of our most difficult cultural collisions.” —Guy-Uriel Charles, Harvard Law SchoolOn Sex and Gender focuses on three sequential and consequential questions: What is sex as opposed to g...

An eye-opening account about what we get wrong on sex and gender—and how we can be both sex smart and thoughtful.“Doriane Coleman presents a serious blueprint for common ground on matters of sex and gender, bringing compassion and intelligence to one of our most difficult cultural collisions.” —Guy-Uriel Charles, Harvard Law SchoolOn Sex and Gender focuses on three sequential and consequential questions: What is sex as opposed to g...

¡Presente! develops a lived theology of nonviolence through an extended case study of the movement to close the School of the Americas (also known as the SOA or WHINSEC). Specifically,it analyzes how the presence of the dead—a presence proclaimed at the annual vigil of the School of the Americas Watch—shapes a distinctive, transnational, nonviolent movement. Kyle B.T. Lambelet argues that such a messianic affirmation need not devolve into violence or sectarianism and, in fact, gen...

The remarkable story of Deborah Sampson, a woman who fought in the American Revolution disguised as a man—and who ends up finding her true identity and purpose in life.Deborah Sampson didn’t like being told what to do, especially by the King of England. Fiercely independent, 18-year-old Deborah enlists as Robert Shurtliff in George Washington’s Continental Army to fight for her country’s independence. But being a soldier is hard, dangerous work. Can she fight for h...

See what the buzz is about in this fresh, fun look at insect anatomy.Let's build an insect! In the pages of this book, you’ll find a workshop filled with everything you need, including a head, a thorax, an abdomen, and much more. Written by entomologist Roberta Gibson and accompanied by delightfully detailed illustrations by Anne Lambelet, this wonderfully original take on insect anatomy will spark curiosity and engage even those who didn't think they liked creepy,...

Winner of the Eureka! Gold Non-Fiction Children's Book AwardNCTE Children's Poetry Award Notable Books List WinnerRoad trips can be a lot of fun, especially when there are intriguing places to visit and new things to learn. Through a variety of poetic forms, readers are taken on an armchair cross-country journey across the continental United States to visit 14 historic tree sites, some famous and others less well-known. From the Emancipation...

This book discusses literacy development in heritage language speakers and presents the results of four different quantitative studies that investigate the transfer of literacy skills in bi- and multilingual language development. The empirical studies focus on different populations of pupils, most of them located in various parts of Switzerland, and emphasise the potential residing in shared or transferred resources between their heritage languages and the languages spoken in the region to...