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|  | Living Language English for New Americans by Carol Pineiro
Program covers basic English and American culture in practical and useful situations dealing with health and safety AUTHOR: Carol Pineiro
PUBLISHER: Random House Information Group
FORMAT: Audio, Paperback, & Video
CATEGORY: Reference 
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 | Japanese Beyond Words by Andrew Horvat
Wearing a coat indoors is bad; slurping your soup is good. In an entertaining, anecdotal style, JAPANESE BEYOND WORDS takes you into the nonverbal skill zones you've got to master to communicate effectively in Japanese. The Japanese converse in gestures, pauses, verbal flourishes, and cultural clues that Westerners are rarely taught in classrooms. You'll learn the ins and outs of polite/rude speech, bowing, disagreeing (without starting a war), intonation, apologies, talking without pronouns, circumlocution, slang, and much more. Students, business travelers, and tourists will learn more natural-sounding Japanese, while those interested in language and culture will find these discussions fascinating...beyond words. AUTHOR: Andrew Horvat
PUBLISHER: Stone Bridge Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | The Hobbit by Alan Lee, Charles Dixon, David Wenzel, J. R. R. Tolkien, Michael Hague
Bilbo Baggins leaves the Shire on a great adventure with a troop of stalwart companions and, along the way, meets a dragon. This is one of the classic books of fantasy literature. AUTHOR: Alan Lee, Charles Dixon, David Wenzel, J. R. R. Tolkien, Michael Hague
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | Chinese the Easy Way by Philip F. Williams, Yenna Wu
This lively volume makes speaking and understanding Chinese comparatively easy for English-speaking learners. After outlining the sound system of Chinese, the book introduces basic sentence patterns and key vocabulary through a wide variety of practical, true-to-life, and often humorous conversational situations. The book's final chapter introduces readers to the use of written characters. Practice exercises. AUTHOR: Philip F. Williams, Yenna Wu
PUBLISHER: Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | I Touch by Helen Oxenbury
In this reissue of Oxenbury's board book, her simple yet subtle pictures of round-headed toddlers capture the essence of a young child's tactile world. Here a baby experiences a squishy beach ball, a soft beard, a wiggly earthworm, and a friendly cat, all done in Oxenbury's gentle and humorous manner. A perfect book for a parent and toddler to share. AUTHOR: Helen Oxenbury
PUBLISHER: Candlewick Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | The Magic School Bus in the Eye of the Hurricane by Bruce Degen, Joanna Cole
When Ms. Frizzle's class takes a field trip to the local weather station, they end up in a hurricane. AUTHOR: Bruce Degen, Joanna Cole
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference
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