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Книги издательства «Barron's Ed»
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Little Bunny is one of several titles in the popular Look at Me series of children's animal board books that are being reset in a miniature size to fit tiny hands. Scaled down to approximately half the original's size, this book presents the same illustrations found in the original, with a slightly abridged story. Realistic illustrations and story offer a child-friendly naturalistic portrayal of a baby animal and its mother, and describes in simple language how the mother rabbit keeps her baby from getting into trouble. Toddlers will love the pictures, and will delight in having Mom or Dad read the story aloud. |
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Cuddly, colorful teddy bears teach new words to very young children-and they do it in two languages! Six titles give toddlers an early start in learning a foreign language at the same time that they are learning their own. The left-hand page gives picture-caption word in English and the right-hand page gives the Spanish equivalent. |
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The new, updated edition of Barron's SAT 2400 takes students beyond standard test prep exercises, presenting novel and effective strategies, such as the Reading Rule of Thirds and Grammar Counting, for tackling the SAT's hardest questions. The book's major features include: — Extra practice and review in all math topics; — Upper-level vocabulary lists to bring students' word power up to college standards; — Comprehensive answer explanations for every question in the book. Many test takers have told Barron's about their satisfaction with this manual's earlier editions, finding unusually helpful test-taking tips, and welcoming the book's special focus on the SAT's most difficult questions. The new fourth edition is better than ever. |
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This updated vocabulary-building book presents the essential core of words that students at middle-school and higher levels must know and be able to use fluently for academic success. These words also constitute essential vocabulary for ESL students and test-takers, as well as others who speak English as their second language. The authors present a series of brief word-building lessons, each introducing 12 new words that are presented in sample sentences and short articles. Fill-in-the-blanks exercises help students measure their word-building progress. |
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Titles in Barron's Grammar series are small in size but filled with helpful fast-reference information for language students and translators. Barron's Italian Grammar makes a handy supplement to classroom textbooks. Topics covered include parts of speech, sentence structure, punctuation, idioms, and advice on pronunciation. Books in this series are printed in two colors to highlight important study points and help students find specific information quickly and easily. |
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Drop this amusing waterproof book in the water with baby's bath for a festival of noisy, splashing fun! Bright, humorous animal pictures appear on every floatable vinyl page, and a rattle embedded inside the book makes an amusing jingle that will evoke baby's laughter. The friendly animals that romp through these pages are a sheep, a pig, a hen, a horse, a dog, and a cow. |
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Fashion design students about to start out on their professional career are shown how to showcase their talent and stand out from the competition in their quest for a rewarding job. This book instructs in editing and targeting a Graduate Collection, and then shows how to present it in a winning portfolio. Author Steven Faerm discusses the student's graduate thesis collection from first concept and inspiration to a final merchandising plan. He goes on to analyze the qualities that make a stellar portfolio — its layout, use of color, labeling, and more. A following section focuses on strategies for successful job hunting, including creating a winning r sum and cover letter, making a winning impression at job interviews, seeking out internships, and more. The book concludes with descriptions of specific careers to seek in the fashion industry, including fashion designer, costume designer, patternmaker, buyer, fashion journalist, fashion illustrator, and many others. An inspiring text is complemented with more than 400 color illustrations. |
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Barron's Business Dictionaries are pocket-sized books that define several thousand specialized terms within their subject area. They are ideal fast-reference books for business students and business managers. Terms and definitions are supplemented with enlightening diagrams, charts, and line art. This newly updated edition defines more than 3,000 terms that relate to banking and banking practices, finance, and money management. The author gives attention to new and pending laws and regulations that distinguish between investment banking and commercial banking. |
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Books in Barron's Business Review Series are intended mainly for classroom use. They define and explain terms, summarize key concepts, and present review questions with answers and explanations. This updated edition defines and distinguishes between macroeconomics and microeconomics. It demonstrates the uses of graphs and discusses the law of supply and demand, which is fundamental to understanding economic principles. A Macroeconomics section covers topics that include national output, inflation, types and costs of unemployment, aggregate demand and supply, the Keynesian model, fiscal and monetary policy, open-market macroeconomics, and more. Microeconomics topics covered include monopolies, forces that promote competition, game theory, labor markets and unions, economic profits, government spending and taxation, and more. |
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This flash card set for prospective graduate students presents words and definitions that reflect the fluency and vocabulary skills of a college graduate. 500 high-frequency words that have appeared on recent GRE exams, each card lists target word with pronunciation and part of speech, card's reverse side presents the word's definition, uses it in a sentence, and lists synonyms, and enclosed metal ring lets test-takers select cards to fit their study needs. |
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Books in Barron's Verbs series present approximately 300 frequently-used verbs in easy-to-read verb conjugation tables, arranged alphabetically by infinitive, one verb per page. Each verb includes its English equivalent, sample sentences, and related words and expressions. These books also include general instruction in verb usage. Titles in Barron's Verbs series are shorter versions of Barron's 501 Verbs books. This smaller-format book is a handy reference sources for students taking Italian, as well as for Italian language teachers, and translators. |
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Titles in Barron's Grammar series are small in size but filled with helpful fast-reference information for language students and translators. Barron's Japanese Grammar makes a handy supplement to classroom textbooks. Topics covered include parts of speech, sentence structure, punctuation, idioms, and advice on pronunciation. Books in this series are printed in two colors to highlight important study points and help students find specific information quickly and easily. |
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This brand-new title in Barron's foreign language vocabulary building series replaces a previous French vocabulary-building volume that had the same focus and general purpose. However, this new larger book presents between 10,000 and 13,000 entries — more than twice the number of words with definitions as the title it replaces. It also includes an enclosed audio CD/MP3, which coaches language students in correct pronunciation of French and provides additional word-learning exercises. All vocabulary in this book is categorized under different themes. Each theme groups together many different words relating to similar topics, which helps students of French and travelers to France conveniently find words that are related by subject. Among each book's 24 separate subject themes are: business terms, medical terms, household terms, scientific words and phrases, units of measurement, clothing, food and dining, transportation, art and culture, and others. |
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This brand-new title in Barron's foreign language vocabulary building series replaces a previous Spanish vocabulary-building volume that had the same focus and general purpose. However, this new larger book presents between 10,000 and 13,000 entries — more than twice the number of words with definitions as the title it replaces. It also includes an enclosed audio CD/MP3, which coaches language students in correct pronunciation of Spanish and provides additional word-learning exercises. All vocabulary in this book is categorized under different themes. Each theme groups together many different words relating to similar topics, which helps students of Spanish and travelers to Spanish-speaking countries conveniently find words that are related by subject. Among each book's 24 separate subject themes are: business terms, medical terms, household terms, scientific words and phrases, units of measurement, clothing, food and dining, transportation, art and culture, and others. |
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A new title in the appealing Look at Me picture book series for younger boys and girls presents attractive color illustrations of a mother lion and her cubs in realistic, detail-filled settings. Each book in this series tells a story about a baby animal and its mother, describing in very simple language how the mother animal keeps her baby from getting into trouble. Preschoolers will be delighted by the pictures and entertained when Mom or Dad reads the story aloud. |
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A new title in the appealing Look at Me picture book series for younger boys and girls presents attractive color illustrations of a mother cat and her kittens in realistic, detail-filled settings. Each book in this series tells a story about a baby animal and its mother, describing in very simple language how the mother animal keeps her baby from getting into trouble. Preschoolers will be delighted by the pictures and entertained when Mom or Dad reads the story aloud. |
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Books in Barron's Verbs series present approximately 300 frequently-used verbs in easy-to-read verb conjugation tables, arranged alphabetically by infinitive, one verb per page. Each verb includes its English equivalent, sample sentences, and related words and expressions. These books also include general instruction in verb usage. Titles in Barron's Verbs series are shorter versions of Barron's 501 Verbs books. This smaller-format book is a handy reference sources for students taking Spanish, as well as for Spanish language teachers, and translators. |
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The author creates a hypothetical company and analyses both domestic and international marketing strategies that it would typically employ in today's business climate. |
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College-bound students preparing for the ACT will find the help they need in this new, seventeenth edition. Its helpful features include: A detailed explanation and overview of the ACT; Three full-length model tests with all questions answered and explained in depth PLUS a new rubric for calculating and interpreting your ACT score; Detailed subject reviews that cover all parts of the ACT: English, math, reading, science, and the writing test; Study advice and proven test-taking strategies. |
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