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|  | Your First 100 Words in Japanese by Jane Wightwick
Your First 100 Words series removes intimidation from learning a foreign language that uses a non-roman alphabet or characters. Learners are shown how to decipher and read the new script while they learn 100 primary words in a new language. Flash cards illustrate each of the words and make learning a foreign alphabet easy. Fun activities-- such as word searches-- reinforce recognition and reading skills. Tackles the primary obstacle-- a strange script-- which often scares away learners A great supplement for those learning on their own, those taking a class, or parents introducing a new language to their children A one-of-a-kind tool for the foreign language learner AUTHOR: Jane Wightwick
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Trade
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference 
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 | Remem. Everything You Rd by Stanley D. Frank
Developed by the nation's experts on speed reading and learning, these proven techniques have helped people increase their reading speed by 50 , and their comprehension by 80 . AUTHOR: Stanley D. Frank
PUBLISHER: Morrow/Avon
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | The Writer's Notebook by Ralph Fletcher
Many authors keep a notebook in which they record impressions, memories and ideas. This terrific book tells kids how to create a journal and introduces them to the wonders of writing down their thoughts and ambitions. The book suggests to kids the kinds of things to record and how to fashion them into pieces of writing. AUTHOR: Ralph Fletcher
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | Catherine, Called Birdy by Jenny Sterlin, Karen Cushman
Catherine, a feisty, outspoken and most unladylike 14-year-old living in the Middle Ages, chronicles her life over one year in a diary given to her by her brother in an attempt to make her more ladylike. Alas, alack, the plan does not work, but one does get to see what life in the middle ages was like, and how woman are subjected to a life full of dull tasks. Readers will root for Catherine (called Birdy because of the birds she keeps in her room) as she thwarts suitors and tries to find her life on her own. AUTHOR: Jenny Sterlin, Karen Cushman
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | How to Be a More Successful Language Learner by Joan Rubin
The revised edition incorporates the latest thinking about learner strategies and language learning while retaining the clarity and user-friendly tone of the first edition. Language learners and teachers alike discover the psychological, linguistic and practical matters surrounding the successful acquisition of a new language. AUTHOR: Joan Rubin
PUBLISHER: Heinle Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | English Picture Dictionary by Marlene Goodman, Passport Books Staff
More than 1,500 pictures are paired with the corresponding words in such categories as the classroom, the four seasons, human history, and the family tree. AUTHOR: Marlene Goodman, Passport Books Staff
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Trade
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Reference
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