Hooked on Phonics Hooked on Spelling helps children develop a solid foundation in spelling rules and patterns because it was designed with the knowledge of how kids learn best: by combining fun, computer-based lessons with workbook practice and real-world activities. - Includes 2 audio CDs, 2 colorful workbooks, write-on/wipe-off Spelling Study Card, progress posters with stickers and a parent's guide. - Designed for children ages 5 to 8. - System requirements for software: Windows 2000 or later. Mac OS X v. 10.5 or earlier.

If you ever use words and find yourself wondering where they came from, who wrote them first, and why they became necessary, then you will savour 500 Years of New Words, a new volume that takes you on an exciting journey through the English language from the days before Shakespeare to the first decade of the twenty-first century. The entries are arranged not alphabetically but in chronological order based on the earliest known year that each word was printed or written down.

For years the legendary John Seigenthaler hosted A Word on Words on Nashville's public television station, WNPT. During the show’s four-decade run (1972 to 2013), he interviewed some of the most interesting and most impor­tant writers of our time. These in-depth exchanges revealed much about the writers who appeared on his show and gave a glimpse into their creative pro­cesses. Seigenthaler was a deeply engaged reader and a generous interviewer, a true craftsman. Frye Gaillard and Pat Toomay have collected and transcribed some of the iconic interactions from the show. Featuring interviews with: Arna Bontemps • Marshall Chapman • Pat Conroy • Rodney Crowell • John Egerton • Jesse Hill Ford • Charles Fountain • William Price Fox • Kinky Friedman • Frye Gaillard • Nikki Giovanni • Doris Kearns Goodwin • David Halberstam • Waylon Jennings • John Lewis • David Maraniss • William Marshall • Jon Meacham • Ann Patchett • Alice Randall • Dori Sanders • John Seigenthaler Sr. • Marty Stuart • Pat Toomay

Surveying the expanding conflict in Europe during one of his famous fireside chats in 1940, President Franklin Roosevelt ominously warned that "we know of other methods, new methods of attack. The Trojan horse. The fifth column that betrays a nation unprepared for treachery. Spies, saboteurs, and traitors are the actors in this new strategy." Having identified a new type of war -- a shadow war -- being perpetrated by Hitler's Germany, FDR decided to fight fire with fire, authorizing the formation of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) to organize and oversee covert operations. Based on an extensive analysis of OSS records, including the vast trove of records released by the CIA in the 1980s and '90s, as well as a new set of interviews with OSS veterans conducted by the author and a team of American scholars from 1995 to 1997, The Shadow War Against Hitler is the full story of America's far-flung secret intelligence apparatus during World War II. In addition to its responsibilities generating, processing, and interpreting intelligence information, the OSS orchestrated all manner of dark operations, including extending feelers to anti-Hitler elements, infiltrating spies and sabotage agents behind enemy lines, and implementing propaganda programs. Planned and directed from Washington, the anti-Hitler campaign was largely conducted in Europe, especially through the OSS's foreign outposts in Bern and London. A fascinating cast of characters made the OSS run: William J. Donovan, one of the most decorated individuals in the American military who became the driving force behind the OSS's genesis; Allen Dulles, the future CIA chief who ran the Bern office, which he called "the big window onto the fascist world"; a veritable pantheon of Ivy League academics who were recruited to work for the intelligence services; and, not least, Roosevelt himself. A major contribution of the book is the story of how FDR employed Hitler's former propaganda chief, Ernst "Putzi" Hanfstengl, as a private spy. More than a record of dramatic incidents and daring personalities, this book adds significantly to our understanding of how the United States fought World War II. It demonstrates that the extent, and limitations, of secret intelligence information shaped not only the conduct of the war but also the face of the world that emerged from the shadows.

Hooked on Phonics® Learn to Read Level 1 is the first Pre-K level in the complete 8-level Learn to Read series. - Level 1: Early Emergent Readers (Pre-K) - Level 2: Early Emergent Readers (Pre-K) - Level 3: Emergent Readers (Kindergarten) - Level 4: Emergent Readers (Kindergarten) - Level 5: Transitional Readers (First Grade) - Level 6: Transitional Readers (First Grade) - Level 7: Early Fluent Readers (Second Grade) - Level 8: Early Fluent Readers (Second Grade) All 8 levels are available in the Hooked on Phonics Learn to Read Kit Designed to give your child a strong foundation in phonemic awareness, a crucial pre-reading skill, Learn to Read Level 1 introduces these beginning concepts: - The Alphabet - Recognizing Uppercase Letters - Tracing Letter Shapes - Identifying Letter Sounds - Rhyming Words and Beginning Sounds This set includes: - 2 Original Storybooks written to reinforce the skills your child learns in the program - Pop! Pop! Pop! - The Letter Hunt - 1 Bonus Book, The Cereal Box, by the award-winning children’s book author and illustrator David McPhail - 1 Workbook that will guide you and your child through all of the lessons and many fun activities - 1 DVD filled with music videos and fun introductions to each lesson, where letters come to life - 1 Set of Stickers to proudly display in the workbooks and celebrate reading success - 2 Sets of Letters and Picture Flashcards designed to reinforce letter names and letter sounds - Video streaming online of all DVD content and additional bonus content on MyHOP (My.HookedonPhonics.com) Designed in conjunction with leading educators, award-winning authors, teachers and parents, Hooked on Phonics® Learn to Read uses a proven, simple, and fun method to give your child a strong foundation in phonics and reading skills. - Learn: Your child learns to read new words by watching the videos and reading the workbook. - Practice: Your child practices reading the new sound combinations and words in the workbook. - Read: Your child puts it all together to read a great story. - Celebrate: Celebrate success after each lesson and track your child’s progress!