Cedric is a respected monk at the Ridderzaal monastery. But before he became a man of the cloth, he traveled the land, fighting trolls alongside dwarves and giants, living among the fearsome Krigares, and studying with elves, wizards and Shenn Frith shamans. This novelette provides a back story for one of your favorite characters from The Crafter Chronicles. It is a great standalone read as an introduction to the world of Matthew B. Berg, or as a companion piece to his trilogy begun with The Crafter's Son. (And there are no spoilers in here if you haven't yet begun the series!) Framed around Cedric taking a nostalgic journey through his personal journals, this story is roughly 10,000 words. (About 1/8th the length of the first book.) And, unlike the slower unfolding of The Crafter's Son, this book gets right to the action!

This reader uses primary sources to illuminate the intellectual, political, and cultural history of 20th-century Europe. Each part, chapter, and section contains an introduction that explains the historical setting and significance of the readings within.

This reader uses primary sources to illuminate the intellectual, political, and cultural history of Europe from 1900 to the present. Each part, chapter, and section contains an introduction that explains the historical setting and significance of the readings within. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

This research examines the costs to standards based instruction in reading that occur as a result of teaching for success on Minnesota's high-stakes standardized test in a high-minority, high-poverty school. This study builds on past research that broadly examined the connection between high-stakes testing and standards (e.g. Council for Basic Education, 2004; National Board on Educational Testing and Public Policy, 2003), and extends the use of the social science version of Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle as a theoretical framework, previously used by Amrein and Berliner in their examination of the manifold impact of high-stakes graduation tests (2002). Utilizing a one-dimensional, qualitative, ethnographic framework, this research entailed surveying and interviewing two third and two fifth grade teachers. Costs discovered include, among others, a transformation of the curriculum for 29% of the year, disregard of non-tested standards, and extensive training in non-standards based test taking skills and strategies.

Worlds of Possibility collects uplifting, happy and hopeful stories and poems, presented with beautiful full color illustrations. Come spend time with a cat who rides a rocket powered bike, visit a doctor who is a literal elephant, attend a lucha libre match where the wrestlers use magic, eat a magical cupcake, and so much more! This anthology contains 49 different stories and poems that celebrate wonder, joy, and diversity.

IF YOU WANT THE BEST GIFT IDEA FOR KIDS THEN KEEP READING... I myself have seen how my children spend hours of fun, they forget everything, they are immersed in their magical world, they release their creativity and concentration. They literally love to color their book. What you will find inside the book: Contains 52 completely unique coloring pages. There are NO duplicate images in this book. The pages are single-sided to prevent bleed-through, and so that pages can be removed and displayed without losing an image on the back. We have carefully designed each page to be entertaining and suitable for children in the 4 to 9 year-old. A nice large format (A4 size) for small hands to enjoy. PLUS, on page two of the book you will find a fantastic gift "UNICORN COLORING PUPPET". So, if you want to finally see your happy kids in the magical Unicorn world, then click add to cart now.

Selected for consideration by not one, but three reality TV shows, Sue Pollard tells the story of her strange but true casting adventures with the reality TV serials: Survivor, Big Brother, and the Amazing Race.In this unvarnished (and unauthorized) retelling, Sue takes the reader through the entire casting process of Survivor, revealing little known secrets about the shows unconventional operation. And she does so while providing her own no-nonsense insight into the psychological fallout of the process as well.Named first alternate for SurvivorAmazon back in 2002 Sue was days away from becoming a contestant after learning that one of the finalists would not be able to take part for medical reasons. But a few days, and a handful of last minute inoculations, later Sue was informed that the other woman had been cleared by doctors to participate.Disappointed that her Survivor dream did not come true, Sue turned her sights on Big Brother and then the Amazing Race. But her heart had never truly let go of Survivor and Sue determined to write this book not just to share her story with fans who were curious about the show, but also to challenge Mark Burnett to give her another chance.Through it all, this book is the tale of Sue, a small-town girl from Maine who has always refused to take no for answer.

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Breeden has been developing unusual abilities--which aren't like any type of magic he's ever heard of before. But can he master his powers in time to help thwart the plans of a vengeful god? Breeden Andehar grew up the son of a boatwright in a village far from the capital city of Arlon. At sixteen, he is given a chance to receive an education at the local monastery alongside three sons of nobility, a cloth merchant's daughter and a clever orphan. Breeden and his new friends have their education cut short when a bitter rivalry between two brother gods spawns a conflict which threatens the entire Land. The Crafter's Son is the first book in a new coming of age epic fantasy series. If you liked The Sword of Shannara, The Wheel of Time, The Dragonbone Chair, or the Stormlight Archive, then you'll love Matthew B. Berg's brand new epic fantasy! Pick up The Crafter's Son to discover this exciting new series today! Readers love The Crafter's Son!"I read a lot of this type of book and really enjoyed the world the author created. Very believable. As mentioned in another review, this book is mostly a beginning to a longer saga. But a very enjoyable beginning. It was well written and well edited. . . . Looking forward to the next book in the series. I would recommend this." "I've read [The Crafter's Son] and it's terrific! [Berg] writes beautifully and, if you love epic fantasy like he obviously does, you will love the story line. Eddings meets Tolkien with some Tad Williams influences as well." "Classic Fantasy . . . Reminded me of fantasy books that I read when I first started out . . . Will buy the 2nd one"

Cedric is a respected monk at the Ridderzaal monastery. But before he became a man of the cloth, he traveled the land, fighting trolls alongside dwarves and giants, living among the fearsome Krigares, and studying with elves, wizards and Shenn Frith shamans. This novelette provides a back story for one of your favorite characters from The Crafter Chronicles. It is a great standalone read as an introduction to the world of Matthew B. Berg, or as a companion piece to his trilogy begun with The Crafter's Son. (There are no spoilers in here if you haven't yet begun the series!) The story is about 12,000 words (roughly 1/8th the length of the first novel) and is framed around Cedric taking a nostalgic look back through his personal journals. Unlike the slower unfolding of The Crafter's Son--which serves as essentially "Act One" of a trilogy--this book gets right to the action! Fans of David Eddings, Raymond Feist, Terry Brooks, and Robert Jordan can expect to love A Monk's Tale!