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Kids will be pleased with this board book, which also makes a great stocking stuffer for Christmas. It has bright and cheerful color illustrations of Santa, his elves, and his reindeer.

This beautifully illustrated Advent calendar and storybook includes a charming Christmas tale featuring woodland animals plus a detail-packed two-page Christmas illustration that includes 24 flaps for children to lift and discover Christmas surprises. The woodland animals are planning a Christmas party, and Owl has invited a mystery guest. As young readers follow the excited woodland animals, they must try to guess the identity of Owl's mysterious guest. Color illustrations throughout.

The authors transform learning French vocabulary and grammar into an excursion into the rich culture of France and the French-speaking world, with special sections on history, literature, and shared expressions in English. Titles in Barron's extensive Painless Series cover most subjects taught on middle school and high school levels, and are written for students who find the subjects unusually difficult and confusing — or in some cases, just plain boring. Painless Series authors, all of them experienced educators, are experts at clearing up aspects of their subjects that students are likely to find confusing. These books also perk up students' interest by emphasizing the attention-catching ways in which the subjects can be put to practical use. Most Painless Series titles take a light-hearted approach to their subjects, and all of them present fun-to-solve challenges with puzzles, games, and Brain Tickler problems.

Both ESL students and teachers of ESL courses have found the previous edition of Painless English for Speakers of Other Languages extremely helpful, especially in the way it anticipates and answers students' most frequently asked questions about correct American English usage. The new second edition is better than ever. All titles in Barron's Painless Series are being updated in new, improved editions, and they all feature access to brand-new subject-related arcade game apps that will appeal to students. Books in the Painless Series cover most classroom subjects, and include a variety of fun features for students who find the subjects difficult and confusing — or in some cases, just plain boring. Books: Are written for middle school and high school students; Feature cartoon-style illustrations and humorous approaches to subject matter; Emphasize attention-catching ways students can put subjects to practical use; Challenge students with puzzles, games, and Brain Tickler problems to solve — and now with access to a fun app learning game The new apps features that are available with these revised titles can be downloaded on any iPhone, iTouch, iPad, or Android device. They add an extra element of fun to the teaching of each subject.

This self-teaching course instructs beginning and intermediate artists in methods for creating fantasy characters of all kinds, from the classic fairy princess, to witches, wizards, monsters, and aliens from outer space. As important as the fantasy characters themselves are the worlds where they live, whether on space stations, in enchanted forests, dream castles, or on alien planets. This book opens with advice on tools, materials, and media, and then presents practical lessons in basic draftsmanship. Detailed instruction covers lighting and shadows, creating surface textures, capturing the illusion of movement, exaggerating human features to produce fantasy characters, placing characters in lifelike poses, and telling stories with pictures. The text is complemented with more than 150 instructive color illustrations.

Speaking in today's world involves more than prepared talks from behind a podium, and this up-to-date book provides guidance for a wide range of contemporary situations, including conversation, reading aloud to an audience, Skyping, and even giving a traditional formally prepared speech. Exercises throughout the text aid in composing, practicing, and delivering speeches. All titles in Barron's «Painless Series» are being updated in new, improved editions, and they all feature access to brand-new subject-related arcade game apps that will appeal to students. Books in the «Painless Series» cover most classroom subjects, and include a variety of fun features for students who find the subjects difficult and confusing — or in some cases, just plain boring.

This updated edition includes the most recent terms relating to constantly expanding computer and internet technology. More than 3,200 terms and definitions deal with- Practical guidance for business software users. Computer security, law, and ethics. Computer programming, with examples in several computer languages. Social media, Internet culture, and their latest developments. Previous editions of this user-friendly book have proved especially helpful to readers who feel intimidated by computer technicians' jargon. The authors clarify technical terminology while keeping to the highest standards of accuracy. One grateful reader called this book the «Rosetta Stone» for deciphering computer terms. Features many line illustrations and tables.

This extensively updated manual offers comprehensive preparation for the Graduate Management Admission Test, beginning with an overview and introduction to the test. The GMAT is a computer-adaptive test, the details of which are described in the book's introduction. Following is a diagnostic test with answers and an extensive Correct Your Weaknesses section, which presents separate chapters on essay writing, reading comprehension, sentence correction, critical reasoning, and math. Three full-length practice tests are presented with answers, analyses, and directions to help test takers evaluate their score. This edition of the book includes an enclosed CD-ROM that presents two computer-adaptive GMAT practice tests with automatic scoring.

This extensively updated manual offers comprehensive preparation for the Graduate Management Admission Test, beginning with an overview and introduction to the test. The GMAT is a computer-adaptive test, the details of which are described in the book's introduction. Following is a diagnostic test with answers and an extensive Correct Your Weaknesses section, which presents separate chapters on essay writing, reading comprehension, sentence correction, critical reasoning, and math. Three full-length practice tests are presented with answers, analyses, and directions to help test takers evaluate their score.

Students preparing for the GMAT will find that this book gives them all the help they need to excel on the test's math section. Separate chapters review the fundamentals of arithmetic, algebra, and geometry. Another chapter gives special attention to the test's often-perplexing word problems, with advice on translating a problem's words into a specific equation. A final chapter focuses on a problem type that will be new to many GMAT test takers: the data sufficiency question. Every chapter in the book is filled with practice problems and solutions, and two full-length model math tests are included for further practice. The author also offers helpful advice on test preparation and test-taking strategies.

Even with modern computer spell checking, it's important for everybody to know how to spell words correctly. This book is designed to help students, businesspeople, and everybody else master the art of spelling. It examines reasons why we misspell, offers tips for improvement, presents basic spelling rules, suggests memory devices, and advises on acquiring the habit of using a good dictionary. Also included are lists of homonyms and homophones and frequently misspelled words. Hundreds of quick-check exercises are designed to improve every reader's spelling. Barron's E-Z Series books are updated, and re-formatted editions of Barron's older and perennially popular Easy Way books. Titles in the new E-Z Series feature extensive two-color treatment, a fresh, modern typeface, and more graphic material than ever. All are self-teaching manuals that cover a wide variety of practical and academic subjects, written on levels that range from senior high school to college-101 standards.

A command of English vocabulary that applies to many different situations and contexts is essential for ESL students who aim to succeed on the IELTS. This book offers them extensive practice in vocabulary building and correct English usage, with emphasis on 600 English words that relate to specific categories and appear frequently on IELTS exams. These categories include nature and the environment, leisure activities and hobbies, the arts and culture, transportation, health, tourism, business, technology, social issues, and education. Author Lin Lougheed concentrates on teaching 600 English words from these categories. He presents exercises that teach ESL students how to figure out the meanings of countless new words by reading or hearing them in relation to the context in which they are used. All activities are like the actual questions on the IELTS exam and provide extra test practice. Dr. Lougheed suggests helpful strategies for learning and retaining word meanings, for instance, by using a word in four different ways: reading, writing, hearing, and speaking it in a given context. He also offers tips on analyzing unfamiliar compound words to determine their meanings and he includes vocabulary expanding exercises with answers in every chapter. The enclosed audio CD presents exercises in listening comprehension.

A list of approximately 500 need-to-know words with definitions is presented for ESL students preparing to take the TOEFL. The book also presents detailed advice on ways that students can expand their English language vocabulary. They will find helpful tips on using a dictionary and a thesaurus to expand word power plus practice tests with answer keys. The tests are designed to help students evaluate their expanding word-learning progress and increased vocabulary in English.

This concise summary of French grammar serves language students as a handy textbook supplement for classroom use, and is also valuable for translators whose first language is English. Topics covered include parts of speech, sentence structure, punctuation, idioms, and pronunciation advice. Small in size but packed with helpful instruction, this new edition is printed with headings and key phrases in a second color for fast, easy reference.

Approximately 300 of the most frequently used French verbs are presented in the form of clear, easy-to-read conjugation tables. Arranged alphabetically by infinitive, one verb per page, each verb is defined in English. At the bottom of each page are sample sentences and related words and expressions. The book also includes thorough instruction in verb usage, as well as a listing of verbs that are conjugated like the main verb. Titles in Barron's Verbs series are shorter versions of Barron's 501 Verbs series. These smaller-format references make handy sources for language students, teachers, and translators.

Updated to reflect the latest TOEFL formats, this book presents more than 1,000 practice questions with explanatory answers. This package is designed to prepare students to succeed on both the Paper-Based TOEFL (PBT) and the Internet-Based TOEFL (iBT). A full-length TOEFL PBT practice test and a full-length TOEFL iBT practice test are also included, and are supplemented with instructions for evaluating answers to test questions and determining a test score.

Updated to reflect the latest TOEFL formats, this book with optional audio CD package presents more than 1,000 practice questions with explanatory answers. This package is designed to prepare students to succeed on both the Paper-Based TOEFL (PBT) and the Internet-Based TOEFL (iBT). A full-length TOEFL PBT practice test and a full-length TOEFL iBT practice test are also included, and are supplemented with instructions for evaluating answers to test questions and determining a test score. This version of the manual comes with a set of six enclosed audio compact discs that offer practice for the Listening, Speaking, and Integrated Writing sections. The set of compact discs can also be purchased separately.

This shorter version of Barron's new, full-size GMAT test preparation manual presents three full-length practice GMATs with answers and analyses for all questions. Subject review sections cover essay writing, reading comprehension, sentence correction, critical reasoning, problem solving, and data sufficiency. Test takers who don't feel the need for the in-depth review provided by Barron's comprehensive full-length GMAT manual will find this book to be a very useful brush-up source.

The GRE Graduate Record Exam is changing substantially starting in August 2011, and Barron's will be ready in early July with a thoroughly revised test prep manual that reflects the new exam content. New question types will appear in both the GRE's Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning sections, and the model tests in Barron's brand-new 19th edition reflect these changes: Verbal Reasoning — The Reading Comprehension Question will now consist of three types: Multiple-choice questions for which only one answer out of five choices is correct; additional multiple-choice questions in which one or more of three choices might be correct; and Select-In Passages which require test-takers to choose a sentence that accurately describes a reading passage. The GRE's Analytical Writing format will remain similar to past tests. Quantitative Reasoning — This section presents multiple choice questions for which only one out of five possible answers is correct; additional multiple-choice questions asking test-takers to select one or more correct answers from a list of several choices; and all-new Quantitative Comparison Questions. Barron's new GRE manual offers intensive practice and review for all question types plus a diagnostic test and two full-length model GREs with answer keys and explanations for all answers. The authors also present a test overview and suggested test-taking tactics.

The GRE Graduate Record Exam is changing substantially starting in August 2011, and Barron's will be ready in early July with a thoroughly revised test prep manual that reflects the new exam content. New question types will appear in both the GRE's Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning sections, and the model tests in Barron's brand-new 19th edition reflect these changes: Verbal Reasoning — The Reading Comprehension Question will now consist of three types: Multiple-choice questions for which only one answer out of five choices is correct; additional multiple-choice questions in which one or more of three choices might be correct; and Select-In Passages which require test-takers to choose a sentence that accurately describes a reading passage. The GRE's Analytical Writing format will remain similar to past tests. Quantitative Reasoning — This section presents multiple choice questions for which only one out of five possible answers is correct; additional multiple-choice questions asking test-takers to select one or more correct answers from a list of several choices; and all-new Quantitative Comparison Questions. Barron's new GRE manual offers intensive practice and review for all question types plus a diagnostic test and two full-length model GREs with answer keys and explanations for all answers. The authors also present a test overview and test-taking tactics. This version of the manual comes with an enclosed CD-ROM presenting tests that closely reflect the actual computer-adaptive test-taking conditions. The CD-ROM contains two model tests in addition to those in the book. These computer-adaptive tests come with answers, explanations, and automatic scoring.

Prospective graduate students preparing for the GRE's newly revised general test will find intensive and carefully focused preparation for the exam's verbal reasoning section in this brand-new book. The author discusses the purposes and structure of the new question types, providing more than 380 example questions with explanations that demonstrate how to arrive at correct answers. A diagnostic test precedes extensive practice and review chapters that cover all three general question types: sentence equivalence, text completion, and reading comprehension. The book concludes with two full-length practice tests followed by answers and explanations, and a concise GRE Dictionary — a vocabulary list with definitions that all successful GRE test takers must master.

Titles in Barron's extensive Painless Series cover a wide range of subjects as they are taught on middle school and high school levels. These books are written for students who find the subjects unusually difficult and confusing — or in many cases, just plain boring. Barron's Painless Series authors' main goal is to clear up students' confusion and perk up their interest by emphasizing the intriguing and often exciting ways in which they can put each subject to practical use. Most of these books take a light-hearted approach to their subjects, often employing humor, and always presenting fun-learning exercises that include puzzles, games, and challenging Brain Tickler problems to solve. This title combines instruction in sentence structure with examination of amusing expressions, and gives tips on e-mail communication, editing a school paper, and more.

Barron's all-new sixth edition of Pass Key to the GRE is an abbreviated version of Barron's new full-size GRE test preparation manual. Reflecting the GRE's brand-new format in both the Verbal and Quantitative Reasoning sections, this new Pass Key to the GRE offers extensive practice and review for all test topics plus two full-length model GREs with answer keys and answer explanations for all questions. Like Barron's full-size GRE manual, this Pass Key version will be available in time for purchase by students planning to take the new-format GRE, which becomes effective in August 2011.

This updated manual prepares students to succeed on the TOEFL's Independent Task, the all-important essay question, and on the Integrated Task, which combines reading, listening, and writing skills. The author presents a three-step program designed to help students write like native speakers of English. His coaching entails gathering ideas, organizing details, and developing the chosen topic into clear, grammatical written English. He also provides exercises in proofreading and editing. Over 160 model essays and model integrated tasks are included for students to read and analyze. Lectures typical of those presented on actual tests are contained on the audio CD enclosed with the manual.