Teaching with Fire: Poetry That Sustains the Courage to Teach

6 best books like Teaching with Fire: Poetry That Sustains the Courage to Teach (Sam M. Intrator): Daddy-Long-Legs, Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have a Horse, Dear Mr. Knightley, Girls' Club: Cultivating Lasting Friendship in a Lonely World, Between Parent and Child: The Bestselling Classic That Revolutionized Parent-Child Communication, Mathematical Mindsets: Unleashing Students' Potential Through Creative Math, Inspiring Messages and Innovative Teaching

Daddy-Long-Legs

Author

Jean Webster

When Jerusha Abbott, an eighteen-year-old girl living in an orphan asylum, was told that a mysterious millionaire had agreed to pay for her education, it was like a dream come true. For the first time in her life, she had someone she could pretend was "family." But everything was not perfect, for he chose...

Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have a Horse

Author	Marcy Campbell
ISBN	0735230374

Adrian Simcox tells anyone who will listen that he has a horse--the best and most beautiful horse anywhere.

But Chloe does NOT believe him. Adrian Simcox lives in a tiny house. Where would he keep a horse? He has holes in his shoes. How would he pay for a horse?

The more Adrian talks about...

Dear Mr. Knightley

Author

Katherine Reay

Dear Mr. Knightley is a contemporary epistolary novel with a delightful dash of Jane Austen.

Samantha Moore survived years of darkness in the foster care system by hiding behind her favorite characters in literature, even adopting their very words. Her fictional friends give her an identity,...

Girls' Club: Cultivating Lasting Friendship in a Lonely World

Author	Sally Clarkson
ISBN	1496432150

In an era when many women struggle with feelings of isolation and deep loneliness, Girls' Club calls us to embrace the delight and joy that can be found in life-giving female friendships--relationships that not only offer emotional affirmation and acceptance, but also inspire, educate, and stretch...

Between Parent and Child: The Bestselling Classic That Revolutionized Parent-Child Communication

Author	Haim G. Ginott
ISBN	0609809881

Over the past thirty-five years, Between Parent and Child has helped millions of parents around the world strengthen their relationships with their children. Written by renowned psychologist Dr. Haim Ginott, this revolutionary book offered a straightforward prescription for empathetic yet...

Mathematical Mindsets: Unleashing Students' Potential Through Creative Math, Inspiring Messages and Innovative Teaching

Author	Jo Boaler
ISBN	0470894520

Banish math anxiety and give students of all ages a clear roadmap to success. Mathematical Mindsets provides practical strategies and activities to help teachers and parents show all children, even those who are convinced that they are bad at math, that they can enjoy and succeed in math. Jo Boaler--Stanford...