McGuffey Readers were bestsellers only surpassed in America by the Bible and Websters Dictionary. In 2008, the McGuffey Eclectic Reader was ranked with Thomas Paines's Common Sense and Alexander Hamilton's The Federalist Papers as books...
Educators
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Auteur:Skrabec, Quentin R.Sommaire: - Auteur:Miller, LuluSommaire:
A wondrous debut from an extraordinary new voice in nonfiction, Why fish don't exist is a dark and astonishing tale of love, chaos, scientific obsession, and--possibly--even murder. David Starr Jordan was a taxonomist, a man...
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Auteur:Shea, Pegi DeitzSommaire:Presents the life and accomplishments of the American lexicographer, who wrote the first American dictionary, published the first daily newspaper, created the first American insurance company, and was responsible for the first copyright...
- Auteur:Carrington, JodySommaire:
"During the developmental years, schools-and educators-are the most significant connection point to most every child on this continent. But are the educators okay? I believe that most of the great educators want to make a difference....
- Auteur:Superville, Darlene, Pace, JulieSommaire:
Dr. Jill Biden has been described as President Biden's greatest political asset. Now that she is First Lady, there is more curiosity than ever about the ways she will shape the country.
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Auteur:Gatto, John TaylorSommaire:With over 70,000 copies of the first edition in print, this radical treatise on public education has been a New Society Publishers' bestseller for 10 years! Thirty years in New York City's public schools led John Gatto to the sad...
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Auteur:Christian, WilliamSommaire:George Parkin was born the 13th child of an immigrant New Brunswick farmer and died a knight of the realm and perhaps the most famous Canadian in the world. Charismatic, charming, eloquent and dedicated, Parkin devoted his immense...
