After the Battle of Waterloo, Britain actively incorporated the victory into their national identity. Who Owned Waterloo? demonstrates that Waterloo's significance to Britain's national psyche resulted in a different battle: one in which civilian and military groups fought to establish claims on different aspects of the battle and its remembrance.
This inspirational middle grade nonfiction book highlights individuals who have significantly impacted the world, showcasing their journeys through adversity. It emphasizes how they transformed their personal struggles and emotional scars into sources of strength and empowerment, offering young readers powerful lessons in resilience and hope.
Highlighting the importance of resilience, this book encourages kids to embrace failure as a stepping stone to success. Through inspiring profiles of diverse figures like Greta Thunberg and Barack Obama, readers learn that mistakes are integral to growth. The engaging narratives and new features, such as "Off the Page and On the Screen," connect literary and cinematic failures to real-life successes. With practical advice on overcoming setbacks, the author fosters a supportive environment, making lessons feel relatable and encouraging for young readers.
An empowering guide to failures, flops and mistakes made by the greats!
In this hilarious guide full of honest, real-life experiences, veteran teacher Luke Reynolds skillfully and humorously shows kids how to not only survive, but thrive and even enjoy the wild adventure that is middle school.Middle grade series like The Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Dork Diaries bring an authentic voice and vision to fiction about middle schoolers. Now, for the first time a nonfiction guide to middle school offers that same funny and relatable voice, while skillfully teaching life lessons to not just help kids find their footing during the tough years between elementary and high school, but to find the joy in their new adventures and challenges.Author and teacher Luke Reynolds uses irreverent humor, genuine affection for middle schoolers, and authenticity that bubbles over as he ties real-life experiences from his own time in middle school to the experiences he has from his many years as a teacher.Covering topics like bullying, peer pressure, grades, dealing with difficult parents, and love and romance, this rare book reaches kids at a deeper level during an age when they are often considered too young to appreciate it. Readers will learn to find their own voice, begin to explore their genuine identity, and definitely laugh out loud along the way.
Humorous and heart-warming, author Luke Reynolds's The Looney Experiment chronicles one boy's journey through bullying, first love, and---with the help of an older than dirt and crazier than insanity itself substitute English teacher named Mr. Looney---an up-close examination of the meaning of courage.