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  THIS MONTH

 

Who Needs Poetry?

 

Between Twitter tweets and Facebook pokes, poetry may have dropped off the radar of today's students and general readers. National Poetry Month is an opportunity to encourage patrons to look beyond texting and discover a different kind of self-expression.

 

  PUBLISHER PROFILE

 

Sage Publishing

 

SAGE Publications is an independent international publisher of journals, books, and electronic media, serving scholarly, educational and professional markets. SAGE publishes reference books, textbooks and electronic products – and is the world's fifth-largest journals publisher.

 

As a GVRL premier partner, SAGE has contributed more than 135 encyclopedias, handbooks and other reference sources, including these recently published titles:

 

Book cover: Encyclopedia of Women in Today's world

Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World focuses on women's status from 2000 onward. Signed entries outline women's roles in arts and media, business, health, politics, technology, religion and more. Coverage includes women in different cultures and countries.

Book cover: Encyclopedia of Sports medicine

Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine presents state-of-the-art research and evidence-based applications covering all aspects of sports medicine with perspectives from the medical, behavioral and social sciences, and physical education.

Book cover: Encyclopedia of Power

Encyclopedia of Power is a one-stop source of information related to the diverse and complex ways in which power has been used; it also provides a reference for debates central to the issues of power in different contexts.

Book cover: Encyclopedia of Education Reform and dissent

Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent covers theoretical and ideological perspectives, key programs, verdicts that affected education, the impact of technology and more. This reference serves faculty, administrators, and students preparing to enter the educational profession.

 

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  IN THIS EDITION

 

April 2011 Issue #29

 

·         Who Needs Poetry?

·         Publisher Profile: Sage Publishing

·         Spotlight

 

  SPOTLIGHT

 

School wraps up soon, but learning never ends. If parents or teachers are encouraging summertime science study, offer eBooks that students can take anywhere.

 

Environmental Encyclopedia uses nontechnical language and full-color images to deliver useful information on topics from air pollution to wetlands
Book cover: Environmental Encyclopedia

 

Confronting Global Warming: The Role of the Individual has full-color photos, helpful sidebars and multiple perspectives help students make informed decisions on a hotly debated topic
Book cover: Confronting Global Warming: The Role of the Individual

 

Experiment Central offers science projects kids can do at home during the summer or save up for the science fair later in the year
Book cover: Experiment Central

 

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