Most Popular Books by Susan Green

Reading Geography is written specifically for geography students who struggle with the high reading level and concept overload of textbooks. Each consumable unit in the series is concise, focused, and written below grade-level. Students are encouraged to jot notes in the margin, and underline or highlight important information within the text.Each lesson includes:* A reading strategy to help students navigate the text;* A think-aloud that models the reading strategy; * A brief summary of the key concept;* Charts, diagrams, and graphic organizers that help make complex geography concepts more accessible to students; and* A real-world connection activity.

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Now back in print, this book published by the Carriage Museum of America, is a must have resource. The purpose of this book is to help the owner of a horse drawn vehicle conserve and/or restore his vehicle in order to enhance its value or conserve an irreplaceable historical artifact. Conserving and restoring a horse drawn vehicle is a complex undertaking that requires the skills of a wide variety of artisans and craftsman knowledgeable in crafts that are no longer widely practiced or well understood. Any deviation from the materials or structures used in the original design drastically reduce the monetary and historical value of the vehicle. This book, therefore, sets out to define the levels of conservation and restoration, the specific steps involved in restoration, the sources for materials and special tools necessary for the work, and most important, names of some of the craftsmen and artisans skilled in the special talents required to produce excellent results. In addition to the steps involved in conservation and restoration, the book provides some historical background on the design, engineering and manufacture of horse drawn vehicles to help the present owner understand the value of proper conservation or restoration, and gain an appreciation for the ingenuity and brilliant skills the original builders excercised in producing his vehicle. Topics include: Research and Recording; Guidelines for Selecting a Conservator; Conservation Treatment of Horse Drawn Vehicles; Pitfalls of Restoration; Conservation Ethics; Stable and Reversable Materials; Documentation; Carriage Technology; Causes/Prevention of Deterioration; Paint Stabilization; Varnish Cleaning; Varnish Removal; Overpainting; Metal Components; Upholstery; Routine Maintenance; Dusting; Dust Covers; Varnish/Paint Maintenance; Supply Resource List; Technical Examination and Microscopic Analysis of Painted Horse Drawn Vehicles; Recipes for Varnishes; Axles; Wooden Axles; Inspecting the Axles Before Buying and Restoration; Wheels; Patent Wheels; Dish in Wheels; Hubs; Spokes; Rims; Fellowes; Color of Rubber Tires; Springs; Having New Springs Made; Faults in Spring Fixing; Spring Manufacturing; Panels; Natural Wood panels; Brass Bead Molding; Laminating Thin Layers; Painting; Preparing for Painting; Tip for Removing Rusty Screws; Gluing; Sanding; Brush Painting; Striping; Spray Painting; Colors; Scrolling; Ornamenting; Trimming and Stuffing; Floor Coverings; Upholstery; Lamps; Wicker and Cane Work; Imitation Cane Work; Sham-Caning; Drafting; Museums; etc.A preview of the chapters is available demonstrating the comprehensive nature of this publication. Click the link above the list photo.

The Reading History series is written specifically for history students who struggle with the high reading level and concept overload of history textbooks. Through short, concise readings that are well below grade-level, the series presents the information students need to be successful.A consistent format is used to allow students to understand the organizational structure of each lesson and of the unit. Charts, diagrams, and graphic organizers are incorporated to help make complex history concepts more accessible to students. Each lesson also scaffolds students by introducing an appropriate reading strategy for the text.Each lesson includes:a reading strategy to help students navigate the text a think-aloud that models the reading strategy a brief summary of the key concept helpful review questions The Teacher''s Guide provides just the right amount of easy-to-use grade-level support materials.The Reading History series, Grade 7 set includes:Teacher''s Guide (1 copy) Unit 1: New France (4 copies) Unit 2: British North America (4 copies) Unit 3: Conflict and Change (4 copies) Note: Four copies of each unit (consumable student workbooks) and one teacher guide are included in the set.

Based on the Ontario Social Studies Curriculum, 2004Lessons in this unit:Immigration and New France The Red River Rebellion Treaties and the Indian Act Settlement of the West The Canadian Pacific Railway The North-West Rebellion The Yukon Gold Rush Immigration on the Prairies The Reading History series is written specifically for history students who struggle with the high reading level and concept overload of history textbooks. Each 32-page unit in the series is concise, focused, and written below grade-level. Students are encouraged to jot notes in the margin, and underline or highlight important information within the text.Each lesson includes:a reading strategy to help students navigate the text a think aloud that models the reading strategy a brief summary of the key concept helpful review questions

Drama is a hard habit to break, and besides, life is awfully dull when it''s naked and truthful. Glamorous, charismatic Bliss Henderson as led a flawed, fascinating life; from country Australia to the art world of 1960s London; from lust to love and loss. Now, in her last days, she is reliving it all. But as she excavates her past, deeper layers emerge. Secrets she still can''t reveal, not even to herself. As her stepchildren hover around her, she wants them to judge her fairly. But how can they when they don''t really know who she is? Susan Green has created a charming, lyrical novel of secrets, art and love.

Based on the Ontario Social Studies Curriculum, 2004Lessons in this unit:Immigration and New France The Red River Rebellion Treaties and the Indian Act Settlement of the West The Canadian Pacific Railway The North-West Rebellion The Yukon Gold Rush Immigration on the Prairies The Reading History series is written specifically for history students who struggle with the high reading level and concept overload of history textbooks. Each 32-page unit in the series is concise, focused, and written below grade-level. Students are encouraged to jot notes in the margin, and underline or highlight important information within the text.Each lesson includes:a reading strategy to help students navigate the text a think aloud that models the reading strategy a brief summary of the key concept helpful review questions

The Reading History: Teacher''s Guide provides just the right amount of easy-to-use grade-level support materials. Designed to save you time, this guide will help you individualize and enhance instruction for your diverse learners.The Teacher''s Guide includes:suggestions on how to use this program practical ideas for using reading strategies practical ideas for using graphic organizers blackline masters a section on vocabulary and concept development unit tests

The first in an exciting new Victorian mystery series, perfect for fans of Robin Stevens'' Murder Most Unladylike and Katherine Woodfine''s The Clockwork Sparrow. London, 1878. Verity Sparks has an extraordinary talent: she can find lost things just by thinking about them. When she joins a Confidential Inquiry Agency, she discovers there is a mystery lurking in her own past and that unknown forces are working against her. It soon becomes clear that Verity and her friends are in great danger. Who wants to stop them from learning the truth about Verity Sparks?

Warning! Fashion can give you blisters and break your ribs, it might even be the death of you. Which dancer was strangled by her own scarf and what do you do with a codpiece? Read this book to find out about the victims of fashion crazes through the ages - the silly, the scary and the suffocated. -- P. [4] of cover.

The Reading Geography: Teacher''s Guide provides just the right amount of easy-to-use grade-level support materials. Designed to save you time, this guide will help you individualize and enhance instruction for your diverse learners.The Teacher''s Guide includes:suggestions on how to use this program practical ideas for using reading strategies practical ideas for using graphic organizers blackline masters a section on vocabulary and concept development unit tests

All the technical articles on all kinds of folding tops for horse drawn vehicles. Very detailed and illustrated.

This program includes: Stories that relate to children''s experiences Large print to help emergent readers see the words clearly Limited text on each line to avoid reader confusion Colorful illustrations that support hte text Ideal for one-on-one instruction