2018

December 15, 2018: The Gift of Languages: Paradigm Shift in U.S. Foreign Language Education (paperback and ebook)

By Kathleen Stein-Smith & Fabrice Jaumont

The emergence of newer international standards and the focus on STEM education are transforming entire educational sectors. Yet, as schools focus more attention to developing global competencies and 21st century skills in their pedagogy, it has become critical to re-engage educators and school communities with the goals of language education, multilingualism, and multiliteracy while promoting interconnectedness, empathy, and mutual comprehension among our youth.  With this in mind, it is important to understand the potential of multilingual education as it can serve our societies’ new expectations, and provide the right tools for success to our younger generations.

The Clarks of Willsborough Point: The Long Trek North (paperback and ebook)

By Darcey Hale

The Long Trek North introduces us to the Clarks as, in 1801, Lydia and George leave behind all that they had known in the Berkshires and head north to begin a new life on the New York shores of Lake Champlain. The author invites her reader to accompany the young family on their journey, to join George as he builds anchors for the U.S. Navy, and to become part of their lives in their new home and community – a happy experience until tragedy strikes.