Great River Books Catalogue

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	Now ... for My Next Number! Songs for Multiplying Fun Margaret Park, Pictures by Sophia Esterman.	> Read More > Order
	Ever forgotten the ABC song? Songs learned in childhood are remembered for a lifetime. Wouldn't it be great if there were catchy, unforgettable songs that children could easily remember to get them over that other educational hurdle — the multiplication tables? Imaginative full color illustrations set the scenes and show coherent groupings of objects that show the number and the number of times it is multiplied. By counting the objects in the pictures children will understand how each multiplication product is derived. Original music and vocals on the CD will have children singing along and effortlessly absorbing the products of the times tables.
	Smart Moves Why Learning Is Not All In Your Head, 2nd Edition Revised & Enlarged Carla Hannaford, Ph.D.	> Read More > Order
	Brings the latest insights from scientific research to questions that affect learners of all ages. How is the body involved in learning? Why is movement so important to learning, and what is the effect of traditional educational practices that ignore this crucial link? What do we know about the neurological effects of TV, of nutrition, of environmental factors? What is causing the growing plague of learning disabilities, and what can be done to help children and adults with these problems? What steps can we take right now can make a real difference in our ability to learn — at any age?
	The Dominance Factor How Knowing Your Dominant Eye, Ear, Brain, Hand & Foot Can Improve Your Learning Carla Hannaford, Ph.D.	> Read More > Order
	Scientists, educators, and psychologists have long suspected there are links between the side of the body we favor for seeing, hearing, touching, and moving and the way we think, learn, work, play, and relate to others. Here at last is a book by a neuroscientist that explains these linkages — why it is so important to understand them — and how to use this self-knowledge.
	Ten Steps to A Learning Organization Peter Kline & Bernard Saunders	> Read More > Order
	How do you create a workplace culture where learning, accountability, and innovation flourish at all levels? Beginning with a no-holds-barred Assessment that enables you to pinpoint trouble spots and strengths in your own organization, Ten Steps maps the critical path to renewal using practices that have worked as effectively on shop floors as in corporate boardrooms. Ten Steps mobilizes people's unique talents, strengthens teamwork, and creates safety for innovation. Its methods are easy to learn, to put into practice, and designed to enhance the success of your organization.
	The Everyday Genius Restoring Children's Natural Joy of Learning — And Yours Too Peter Kline	> Read More > Order
	Here is a book that clearly explains why and how successful learning occurs. A practical guide for producing confident, eager learners. It has been enthusiastically endorsed by parents, teachers and even corporate trainers. Includes games, strategies and information that will transform your home or classroom environment.
	School Success The Inside Story Peter Kline & Laurence D. Martel, Ph.D.	> Read More > Order
	A positive hands-on guide to the skills essential for success in school. Its interactive format gets you thinking and responding right away, integrating your experience and personality with powerful skills and winning attitudes that can be put to use immediately. Although it is suitable for adults, this book is designed particularly for teenagers who are getting too little out of — or getting too little into, their education.
	Seeing with Magic Glasses A Teacher's View from the Front Line of the Learning Revolution Launa Ellison	> Read More > Order
	Launa Ellison's "magic glasses" enable her to see and understand all her students and how they need to learn. New insights from scientific research in learning theory let teachers see the whole child. Ms. Ellison reports on the latest brain-based models of learning, including learning styles and psychological type. A must read for teachers who want to keep up on the latest theories without losing the human dimension, for parents, and for people who need to be informed about the changes sweeping American education.
	In the Zone Making Winning Moments Your Way Of Life Ray Mulry, Ph.D.	> Read More > Order
	When you're In The Zone, you are operating at your peak, and enjoying every minute of it. Dr. Ray Mulry combines his deep and practical knowledge of the inner dynamics of athletic and mental proficiency with his wide experience and skill as a trainer and therapist to present the key elements of mind/body mastery: Relaxation, Balance, Flexibility, and Focus.
	The Genesis Principle A Journey into the Source of Creativity and Leadership Hal Isen & Peter Kline	> Read More > Order
	The Genesis Principle interprets the timeless principles of the Kabbalah’s Tree of Life for a new age in a unique and visionary novel. The hero of the story and the readers absorb the basic principles for aligning with the source of creativity.
	Life Drawing Life On Seeing/Drawing the Human Frederick Franck	> Read More > Order
	World-renowned artist and thinker and author of the international best-seller, The Zen of Seeing, turns his eye and his hand to a life-long love: the human form. In over a hundred of his beautifully reproduced drawings of the human body in all its variations, he explores the central question of what it means to be human.
	The Spirit's Pilgrimage Mirabehn Introduction by Barbara Grizzuti Harrison	> Read More > Order
	The autobiography of Madeleine Slade, the young English woman who renounced her heritage of privilege to become, as Mirabehn, the intimate and trusted follower of Mahatma Gandhi. For more than 30 tumultuous years at the center of the great events of her time, she endured extremes of privation, danger, and the emotional struggle of an intense and complex relationship with Gandhi.
	We Are the Miracle Seeking Blessings, Asking Guidance, Finding Help Susan Maguire	> Read More > Order
	At once a powerful guide to life renewal and a spellbinding story of spiritual discovery. Susan Maguire shows how to create positive life change through prayer, meditation, inner guidance and loving action.
	The Butterfly Dreams Peter Kline & Syril Kline	> Read More > Order
	Noah Gershom, a successful but dispirited businessman, is chosen for an urgent mission of historic consequence. His amazing journey provides an illuminating glimpse of the mysteries at the heart of existence. Explores the enigmatic terrain at the crossroads of Science and Religion.
	Gulliver's Travels Jonathan Swift with the Complete Illustrations of J.J. Grandville	> Read More > Order
	All of Grandville's wonderful drawings made for the 1838 French translation of Swift's masterpiece, never before printed with the original English text. This unique edition, of which few copies remain available, has itself been called a masterpiece of bookmaking.