While excavating a cave in Egypt, Amanda Sorenson and her team of archaeologists discover an ancient room with artifacts never seen before on Earth. They find a skeleton in a sarcophagus that isn't human. One of the rooms in the cave has seven door-like recesses carved out of the wall. Amanda and her colleague Jack discover that they are magical portals, each leading to another world.When their sponsors from London learn about the skeleton and discover that it isn't human they make ...

Whether you're public or private; whether you run a toddler program or a 3rd grade classroom. Do you want to run a program that is both developmentally appropriate and meets high learning standards in both the cognitive and socio-emotional domains? Whether you're just looking for better ways to set up and manage the day-to-day classroom or you're ready to boldiy transform your learning environment, here are the basics of how to proceed!

A young boy has several disturbing experiences with loved ones getting sick from various germs, and he decides he wants to do somehting about it! He calls upon his mysterious wish partner, the Wish Magician, and announces he wants to eliminate bacteria and viruses from the planet. What follows is his gradual realization that doing so was not a very good idea.

Years have passed since the Morris family moved to Elkiron. While exploring caves in the area, Celia, Abigail's daughter, and Jarren, Bryce's son, discover a cave with unusually strong magic inside. With the help of Shalee, their secret friend, they enter the cave and awaken a race of magical beings that were thought to be extinct - the Sciint.While the elves rejoice at the return of the Sciint, another ancient race discover the elves' location. The Kardon, ancient enemies of the el...

Herein are the "lifelines" I discovered as I was contemplating whether I could even survive as an early-chiidhood educator in a classroom of 3-6 year olds that were being encouraged to be independent decision-makers, much less achieve outcomes. How could I meet lofty educational objectives, or even maintain order, in a system that said I should not take control? I knew my knee-jerk desire to draw on adult authority would destroy everything I was trying to achieve, but what alternatives did...

How to do early childhood education right. . . and why we tend to do it so wrong. This book is for both private-sector and public-school early-childhood teachers, administrators, and policy-makers. The suggestions range from those teachers can implement immediately to the broader steps they will need to take to totally transform their environments so children joyously engage in learning tailored to their individual needs, interests, and abilities. Here is a chance to learn how to become th...

Here is the tale of an eager young educator, freshly trained in Montessori theory and practice, learning how to survive in a bustling classroom of 3-6 year olds. Theory no longer carried the day; he had to learn how to achieve his goals in an environment that had as a core principle children'a right to guide their own learning.With the help of wise and talented mentors, he learned how to do so, and started jotting down the "tricks" he mastered along the way.That journey beg...

Michael Lander, a worker at an antiques book store finds a strange book whose pages are all blank. Intrigued, he traces the book back to its last owner and learns that the book has a very dark, mysterious history. With the help of Mandy, the last owner's daughter, he pursues the book's mysterious past and learns of the strange, deadly events that affect the lives of all who are associated with the book.Concerned for her family's safety, Mandy is determined to find out more. The dar...

Know how to teach elementary-aged children? Middle-school or high-school adolescents? Adults? Then you don't know SQUAT about teaching children in the early-childhood years! I'm not talking about just Head Start and center-based preK programs; it's grades K-3 in the public schools as well! Up until children pass throught the age 7-9 threshhold, they are in many ways alien beings, operating on different wave-lengths than older children or adults. No matter what learning standards you want t...

When the planet Ilansia is struck by a deadly plague Cassaendra is sent to Earth to search for the only device that can save her planet, the Sphere of Dromassian. The Darn, enemies of Ilansia, also know of the Sphere's existence but they don't know it's on Earth. They plan to use the device as a weapon against the Ilansians and put an end to the age old war. If they learn of the Sphere's location they will send an army to retrieve it and countless lives will be lost, both on Earth ...

It started off as an ordinary work day for Jonathan Garand. That all changed on his way home from work when he encountered a strangely alluring woman in a black cloak. There was something about her that frightened him but he couldn't resist her when she touched him.Pain seared through his body and he lost consciousness. He awoke alone, in a forest he had never seen before.He learned that he was on a planet far from Earth, with no way home. Other humans on the planet told hi...

There will come times in any early-childhood teacher's classroom when all seems lost. Maybe it's one child who you cannot control. Maybe the entire classroom is spiraling into chaos. You feel like a failure.This is when panic sets in and you start making bad decisions. It's hard to stay strategic when you just feel like running away, but there are still things you can do to make things better rather than worse without abandoning your core principles.