W Nikola-Lisa

Introduces the numbers one through ten while describing the people and machinery involved in fixing a hole in the road.

During a yearlong office-cleaning project, the author reflects on his life a,s a writer and as a reader, addressing several themes: the place of physical books in an ever-increasing digital age, the impact of social media on publishing's rapidly-changing landscape, the skill set an author needs to survive in today's publishing world, and the author's measured transition from traditional author to independent author/publisher. Written in four parts...

In this well-documented account, W. Nikola-Lisa explores how science and technology changed the face of America's colleges and universities during the nineteenth century, bringing much needed reform to the classical liberal arts curriculum. The author's detailed narrative explores the origins of the classical liberal arts curriculum, the rise of "mutual education societies," the push to establish independent polytechnic institutes, and the creation...

Author and storyteller W. Nikola-Lisa presents three original folk stories in this handsome volume. While the first two stories ("The Girl and the Troll" and "Two Bags of Gold") offer traditional elements of a folk story-magic, daring, wonder, and amazement-the last story ("The Young Boy and the Old Man") is a meditation on the development of writing and the art of bookmaking. Parents, teachers, and caregivers will enjoy sharing this collection of...

El galardonado Bein' With You This Way ofrece un rap exuberante en el patio de recreo que presenta a los niños cómo las personas son diferentes, pero iguales.

A Thanksgiving counting book depicting the numbers one through ten through scenes of a family preparing for the holiday.

"Through direct quotations, verse, and prose, presents the achievements of a diverse group of people who illustrate Dr. Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. Includes information about the eight basic ways people can be "smart" and suggested activities"--Provided by publisher.

A little girl runs through the park noting differences between people, but surmising that we are all the same. "Straight hair, curly hair - different but the same!" "Big nose, little nose. Light skin, dark skin - different but the same!" Even with our differences, she chants, "Isn't it delightful bein' with you this way?" This poem reflects a perfect sentiment for our children living in this multicultural society

Describes the sights, sounds, and sensations of the coming of night to the countryside.

At a medieval monastery, orphaned Simon, who is apprenticing in illumination, dreams of the day he can create his own pictures, but finds he must first complete a strange and unusual assignment that Father Anselm has given him.