Books with author Mark Simmons

Bring history to life for students in grades 5 and up using Music 450 A.D. to 1995 A.D. This 80-page book allows students to explore the worldwide development of music from the Middle Ages to modern day! The book covers topics such as troubadours, the Renaissance, the Baroque period, Bach, Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, 20th-century jazz, and rock and roll. The book presents and reinforces information through fun reading passages and a variety of reproducible activities. It also includes a time line, biographical sketches, and a complete answer key.

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Take a musical tour with students in grades 5 and up using Musical Instruments of the World! This 80-page text explains the history and evolution of musical instruments. It also includes information on the development of music on each continent; percussion, brass, string, and wind instruments; and a discussion on symphonies, chamber orchestras, and other ensembles. The book presents information through fun activities and interesting facts for maximum learning reinforcement. It covers music terminology extensively and includes a glossary and answer keys.

Set in the fictional town of Lake Haven, Maine, Evoke examines the complexities of love and loss among childhood friends after a tragic accident claims the lives of three, while leaving two behind. When five friends return home from college for the summer, it feels as if the friendship that has bound them together since childhood is stronger than ever. But when Laney Thomas wakes up two-months later and discovers she is the sole survivor of the accident that has claimed the lives of three of her friends, Laney quickly realizes the world she awakened to is not the one she remembers. The one thing that hasn't changed however, is Evan - one of their group of five not in the car that night. Laney and Evan have always been close. Children of best friends, their lives inextricable, connection unbreakable. He is the only person that understands her grief and can help her get through their shared nightmare. But when Evan disappears from her life, Laney's very presence reminding him of all they've lost, Laney is left to manage through her new world alone. Dean Danvers, a former classmate, is more than happy to help her pick up the pieces of her broken life. But when Laney's reckless behavior brings Evan crashing back into her life, he sets out on a course to help her remember the events that led up to that tragic night, including the truth of the friendships she'd cherished, and love coveted.

Today, as much as ever before, the red-rock, pinon-covered state of New Mexico remains tierra encantada, "the land of enchantment," to Indians, Anglos, and descendants of the conquistadores. New Mexico's long history of intermingling peoples and of efforts to balance human needs with nature's resources can instruct a nation facing similar hard decisions in the late twentieth century. It is a story, believes author Marc Simmons, that contains within it a perpetual declaration of independence.

All right, if you’re reading this you are, or have been, frustrated with the process of potty training a stubborn kid. Maybe you’ve secretly and silently cussed the kid out (there’s no profanity in this book) and want the little angel to do his or her darned business.This funny comic was inspired by true events, and most of the feelings illustrated are true. Even some of the facial expressions. The inspiration for the story had #1 taken care of but he wouldn’t not poop on the pot. We thought it would never happen.This comic chronicles that frustration.I Don’t Want to Poop on the Potty! A potty training story for adults, is written and illustrated by Mr. Simmons, author and illustrator of Dan the Exploding Bunny and illustrator of Santa Lost His Silly Ol’ Reindeer, a Christmas book written by his five-year old son. (The inspiration for this book!)

Written by the foremost historian on New Mexico, this popular fourth-grade-level textbook introduces the young reader to New Mexico's past and present. When students finish reading this book, they will better understand how different cultures shaped the way we live today as well as know about major events and key people in New Mexico's development. Simmons approaches history as a window to the past. That is, students come to understand they are part of a long flow of human events. This book surveys the experiences of first the Indians, then the Spanish, and finally those people who have come to New Mexico since it has been part of the United States.Supplementing each of the eleven chapters are maps and photographs, about a third of them in color.Reading level: grade 4.

Take students in grades 5 and up on a field trip without leaving the classroom using Great Artists and Musicians! In this 80-page book, students explore artistic and musical movements and personalities through fun activities and worksheets. The book covers topics such as medieval art and music, da Vinci, Bach, Mozart, the Romantic period, Brahms, Courbet, impressionism, and Picasso. The book presents and reinforces information through captivating reading passages and a variety of reproducible activities. It also includes a time line, biographical sketches, and a complete answer key.