Books with author Sandra J. Stone

SSAT (Middle) & ISEE (Middle/Lower) Vocabulary Helping you learn hundreds of words quickly with; Fun Cartoons, Synonyms/Antonyms & Sentences for EACH Word! To improve your memory you must increase the number and variety of your mental associations.When you learn new words, make sure you learn them in a context.It is far easier to remember a picture than an abstract concept. So the trick to remember an abstract word, is to turn it into a picture. And….. It is much easier to picture a sentence rather than picture a word in isolation.When you create the picture, make sure it meets one or more of the following criteria so that it ‘sticks’.OUT OF PROPORTION - In all your images, try to distort size and shape. You can imagine things much larger than their normal size or conversely, microscopically small.SUBSTITUTION - You could visualise footballers kicking a television around a football pitch instead of a football, or pens growing on a tree instead of leaves. Substituting an out of place item in an image increases the probability of recall.EXAGGERATION - Try to picture a very large quantity in your images.MOVEMENT - Any movement or action is always easy to remember.HUMOUR - The funnier, more absurd and zany you can make your images, the more memorable they will be.Applying multiple combination of these five principles when forming your images will help make your mental associations truly outstanding and memorable.At first, you may find that you need to consciously apply one or more of the five principles in order to make your pictures sufficiently ludicrous. After a little practice however, you should find that applying the principles becomes an automatic and natural process. Some UNIQUE features of this book; -All the hard work done for you. Over 200 words converted into pictures utilizing the concepts above!-Focus on words likely to appear in the SSAT (Middle) & ISEE (Middle/Lower) Exams-Synonyms/Antonyms and Sentences for EACH word- Over 1500 high frequency SSAT/ISEE words in total!!

SSAT (Middle/Elementary) & ISEE (Middle/Lower) Vocabulary II This is the second volume of the bestselling “SSAT & ISEE Vocabulary” book and has been written due to the strong demand from students, teachers and parents. Helping you learn hundreds of words quickly with; Fun Cartoons, Synonyms/Antonyms & Sentences for EACH Word! To improve your memory you must increase the number and variety of your mental associations.When you learn new words, make sure you learn them in a context.It is far easier to remember a picture than an abstract concept. So the trick to remember an abstract word, is to turn it into a picture. And….. It is much easier to picture a sentence rather than picture a word in isolation.When you create the picture, make sure it meets one or more of the following criteria so that it ‘sticks’.OUT OF PROPORTION - In all your images, try to distort size and shape. You can imagine things much larger than their normal size or conversely, microscopically small.SUBSTITUTION - You could visualise footballers kicking a television around a football pitch instead of a football, or pens growing on a tree instead of leaves. Substituting an out of place item in an image increases the probability of recall.EXAGGERATION - Try to picture a very large quantity in your images.MOVEMENT - Any movement or action is always easy to remember.HUMOUR - The funnier, more absurd and zany you can make your images, the more memorable they will be.Applying multiple combination of these five principles when forming your images will help make your mental associations truly outstanding and memorable.At first, you may find that you need to consciously apply one or more of the five principles in order to make your pictures sufficiently ludicrous. After a little practice however, you should find that applying the principles becomes an automatic and natural process. Some UNIQUE features of this book; -All the hard work done for you. Over 200 words converted into pictures utilizing the concepts above!-Focus on words likely to appear in the SSAT (Middle) & ISEE (Middle/Lower) Exams-Synonyms/Antonyms and Sentences for EACH word- Over 1500 high frequency SSAT/ISEE words in total!

Cultwick: The Wretched Dead begins several weeks following the cure of the Sweeper Bot Plague during a temporary moment of peace in the empire. The Chromework Confederacy has struck a blow to the Cultwick Empire by uncovering the truth behind the disease, which has only made the empress more zealous in her endeavors to eliminate the rebellion once and for all. The rebels, however, should be the least of their concerns as Fiona Newton returns, bringing with her a new plague to Cultwick City. When imprisoned inside the Center for Empirical Research Fiona Newton was forcefully subjected to all manner of experimental research, leaving her with the specific ability to reanimate dead tissue and control the minds of those she infected. After learning her potential while in the western frontier, Fiona now returns to the city that created her with a personal vendetta and an army of infected corpses. With their undying obedience, she threatens to tear down the Cultwick Empire and everything their regime stand for.