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  • Visual Perceptual Skill Building, Book 1

    Raya Burstein

    Paperback (The Critical Thinking Co., Jan. 2, 1998)
    The activities in this mind-building 200-page book help develop your students' recognition of letters, words, numbers, and similar/dissimilar objects. It also improves sequencing and visual memory skills. These quick, engaging activities are designed specifically for shorter attention spans. Directions may be read aloud as needed. This book includes eight progressively more challenging skill sections with pretests and posttests to evaluate students' beginning and ending skill levels. Answers and definitions of technical terms used in the book are included.This book is intended for students in Grades K-2 whose visual perceptual skills are developing. However, this book is also very useful in the rehabilitation of children and adults who are disabled with cerebral palsy or traumatic brain injury, are mentally or physically challenged, are learning disabled, or anyone who needs help in developing these skills.The visual perceptual skills covered in Book 1 are: • Mazes • Visual Discrimination • Visual Closure • Visual Figure Ground • Visual Form Constancy • Visual Memory • Visual Sequential Memory • Visual Spatial Relationships
  • Hebrew Alphabet Coloring Book

    Chaya Burstein

    Paperback (Dover Publications, June 1, 1986)
    Here’s an easy and fun way for children to learn not only the complete Hebrew alphabet but also 250 modern Hebrew words and how to pronounce them. This inexpensive coloring book devotes a full page of playful line drawings to each Hebrew letter, showing that letter, common modern Hebrew words beginning with it, and lively scenes for coloring depicting those objects and activities. At the bottom of the page is a corresponding list of the words translated into English.Children will delight in coloring charming renderings of birds, bears, bees, and fish: planes, taxis, and helicopters; a king and queen; a mailman delivering mail; a birthday party; the Star of David; cats and dogs, and many other familiar creatures and objects. Meanwhile, they’ll develop a basic vocabulary in modern Hebrew because, best of all, coloring makes learning fun.What better way for your children and grandchildren to begin to understand the importance of language, culture, and traditions of the past — and get a head start for classroom instruction. A helpful preface explains how best to use the book and also describes how each letter is pronounced. At the end of the book there’s a right-to-left alphabet to color and an English-to-Hebrew glossary of all 250 words your child will learn.
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  • Visual Perceptual Skill Building, Book 2

    Raya Burstein

    Paperback (Critical Thinking Co, Jan. 2, 2000)
    The activities in this mind-building 200-page book help develop your students' recognition of letters, words, numbers, and similar/dissimilar objects. It also improves sequencing and visual memory skills. These quick, engaging activities are designed specifically for shorter attention spans. Directions may be read aloud if needed. This book includes eight progressively more challenging skill sections with pretests and posttests to evaluate students' beginning and ending skill levels. Answers and definitions of technical terms used in the book are included.This book builds on the skills developed in Visual Perceptual Skill Building® Book 1 and is intended for Grades 2-4. However, this book is also very useful in the rehabilitation of children and adults who are disabled with cerebral palsy or traumatic brain injury, are mentally or physically challenged, are learning disabled, or anyone who needs help in developing these skills.The visual perceptual skills covered in Book 2 are: • Visual Motor/Graphomotor Skills • Visual Discrimination • Visual Closure • Visual Figure Ground • Visual Form Constancy • Visual Memory • Visual Sequential Memory • Visual Spatial Relationships
  • Mia and the Bad Boy

    Lisa Burstein

    eBook (Entangled: Crush, May 19, 2015)
    This Entangled Teen Crush book contains adult language, underage drinking, sexual situations, and lots of swoons. It may convince even the good-est of good girls to go bad.This good girl's about to meet her match...Ryder Brooks is living the dream-he's famous, loved by millions of girls, and miserable. All he really wants is to write his own music, not Seconds to Juliet's sugary sweet pop. In order to do that, though, the "bad boy" of the band will have to play by the rules. And that includes behaving with his new-and super cute-ĂĽber-good-girl tutor.Mia Reyes is in fangirl heaven. Tutoring her favorite member of her favorite band? It's a dream come true...until it turns into a complete nightmare. Ryder is nothing like she thought. He's crude, arrogant, and pretty much a total jerk. And the worst part? She's roped into pretending to be his girlfriend so that no one finds out he's being tutored. Fake kisses, plenty of PDA, and even sharing his hotel room...But sometimes even the baddest of bad boys needs a little redemption.For exclusive news, teasers and BOY BAND fun like The Backstage Pass Series Facebook page! facebook.com/Backstagepassbooks
  • Mia and the Bad Boy

    Lisa Burstein

    Paperback (Entangled Publishing, LLC, May 12, 2015)
    This Entangled Teen Crush book contains adult language, underage drinking, sexual situations, and lots of swoons. It may convince even the good-est of good girls to go bad.This good girl’s about to meet her match…Ryder Brooks is living the dream—he’s famous, loved by millions of girls, and miserable. All he really wants is to write his own music, not Seconds to Juliet’s sugary sweet pop. In order to do that, though, the “bad boy” of the band will have to play by the rules. And that includes behaving with his new—and super cute—über-good-girl tutor.Mia Reyes is in fangirl heaven. Tutoring her favorite member of her favorite band? It’s a dream come true…until it turns into a complete nightmare. Ryder is nothing like she thought. He’s crude, arrogant, and pretty much a total jerk. And the worst part? She’s roped into pretending to be his girlfriend so that no one finds out he’s being tutored. Fake kisses, plenty of PDA, and even sharing his hotel room…But sometimes even the baddest of bad boys needs a little redemption.
  • REBECCAS NAP

    Burstein

    Hardcover (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, Aug. 30, 1988)
    Rebecca, Daddy, and Mommy have different ideas about naptime.
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  • The Exciting Endocrine System: How Do My Glands Work?

    John Burstein

    Paperback (Crabtree Pub Co, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Explores the workings of the endocrine system in the human body.
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  • Jewish Holidays and Traditions Coloring Book

    Chaya Burstein

    Paperback (Dover Publications, June 1, 1990)
    Thousands of years of Jewish history come vividly to life in the 41 delightful illustrations in this unique coloring book. Pictured are key moments in the rituals and celebrations associated with Jewish holidays and traditions. To further explain the significance of these moments, and the holidays and traditions they serve, artist Chaya Burstein has written an introduction to the subject and extensively detailed captions for each illustration.Children are invited to color vignettes depicting the Friday night Sabbath blessing, the building of a sukkah, the making of noise in the synagogue on Purim, a Passover Seder, and the parading of the scrolls on Simhat Torah. Other holidays and special observations include Hanukkah, Yom Kippur, Rosh Ha-Shanah, Tu Bi-Shevat, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Israel Independence Day, Lab Ba-Omer, Shavuot, and Tisha Be-Av.As they bring their own creativity to these appealing illustrations, children will discover new meaning in the heritage of Judaism. To help them better understand the sequence of the holidays and the nature of the rituals, Chaya Burstein has included a Jewish holiday calendar and a glossary of Jewish ritual objects.
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  • Dancer, The

    Burstein

    Hardcover (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, March 31, 1993)
    As a father and daughter walk through the streets of a city on the way to the little girl's dance class, colorful illustrations depict each of the ojects they see, all of which are spelled out in English, Spanish, and Japanese.
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  • The Amazing Circulatory System: How Does My Heart Work?

    John Burstein

    Paperback (Crabtree Publishing Company, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Here, children will learn how the amazing heart muscle works. They will discover how blood vessels transport life-giving oxygen to the cells and carry away carbon dioxide.
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  • Keeping Track Of Time: Go Fly A Kite!

    John Burstein

    Paperback (Weekly Reader/Gareth Stevens Pub, July 1, 2003)
    The four monsters learn how to measure time when they share a kite one windy day and want to take turns of the same length.
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  • The Mighty Muscular-Skeletal System: How Do My Bones and Muscles Work?

    John Burstein

    Paperback (Crabtree Publishing Company, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Struts and Flex, our muscle and bone Body Buddies give the inside scoop on this active partnership. Readers are introduced to the structure and function of bones and muscles. They will discover how different joints enable different kinds of movement and how muscles must work in teams. There are sections on developing muscle strength and flexibility, bone and muscle diseases, and amazing facts.
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