Journey to Common Ground |
Author: Frederick Fenn 2nd printing Oct. 4, 2007 Price: $16.50 + tax&s/h |
It is 1770. Joshua Brown, a young man from Hartford, Connecticut, is given land up in the New Hampshire Grants (present-day Vermont). He marries Sarah Hopkins, and the young pioneer couple goes to the northern New England frontier. Their lives intersect with a runaway slave, Umbarra, who has been stolen from his home in Africa and survives the ocean passage to Charleston, South Carolina. Together, the three travel to Joshua and Sarah’s pitch on the Connecticut River. In the New Hampshire Grants, they carve a life for themselves out of the primeval forest. |
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Jericho |
Author: Frederick Fenn 1st printing Oct. 4, 2007 Price: $16.50 + tax&s/h |
Jericho Brown is a second generation Vermonter. Unlike his father, Joshua (see Journey to Common Ground), Jericho does not want to live his life on a farm in Vermont…or so he thinks. When he turns 19 in 1792, he fulfills his dream to travel. He sails for England. A storm blows his ship, the Gray Wolf, onto rocks off the Normandy Coast of France. Jericho is the only survivor. He wants to go home, yet is lured into the fast life of Paris, excited by the dangers of the times and the glamorous life offered at the infamous Mme. Dubois’ salon. Like a moth drawn to flame, Jericho is drawn closer and closer to the scorching heat of the French Revolution. |
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All Students are Motivated – Just wait for the Bell! |
Author: Kjell Fenn 1st printing Nov. 5, 2005 Price: $21.95 + tax&s/h |
One misbehaved student can ruin an entire class, whether just for that class period or for the week or even the course itself. On the flip side, a room full of students excited and motivated to learn can enhance the entire course. In this book, Kjell Fenn illuminates 18 keys to redirecting students’ motivation. He takes theories of motivation, writes them in everyday terms, and then illustrates what they mean in practical ways by providing examples and in-class suggestions. These 18 keys show the reader how to approach the student who is sometimes referred to as a reluctant learner. Fenn discusses how to direct focus and desire to the topic being presented—to redirect a student’s motivation. This book is useful for all teachers, paraprofessionals, parents, and home schoolers. |