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Pounce! Follow a little puppy through its day to learn all about these young dogs. Through text features such as the vocabulary tree and the wrap-up activity, kids will be introduced to vocabulary in concept groups--helping them make connections between words and expand their understanding of the world.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Susan Neuman is a prominent educator, researcher, and education policy-maker in early childhood and literacy development. As of 2010, she is Professor of Educational Studies at the University of Michigan. Neuman previously served as Assistant Secretary of Elementary and Secondary Education in the US Department of Education during the George W. Bush Administration and was primarily responsible for initial implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act. Neuman has written or edited 12 books and has written more than 100 peer-reviewed articles on topics such as media literacy, early childhood literacy education and curriculum, family literacy, parent education, and education policy. She has been co-editor of the Journal of Literacy Research, and serves on several editorial boards, including Reading Research Quarterly, Reading Teacher, and Journal of Literacy Research.
