FrenchShip
FrenchShip: An American’s One-Year Adventure on the French Mediterranean by Allen Johnson is the true, invariably funny adventure story of an American couple in Southern France – including all the confusion, faux pas, and laughter. Also included is an insightful comparison of the strengths and weaknesses of both American and French cultures.
Student Inquiry
Student Inquiry: Conducting Real World Investigations in Your Classroom by Maureen Doyle McQuerry … shows teachers how to create an inquiry classroom that allows individual or groups of students to actively pursue ideas using sound research skills. Maureen McQuerry provides an overview of the semester in 40 mini-lessons and presents guidelines for moving students from the brainstorming stage through thesis development and research to the product and presentation stage. Dozens of reproducible handouts… Read More
Power Within
The Power Within; The Five Disciplines of Personal Effectiveness by Allen Johnson describes how the five disciplines of love, responsibility, vision, commitment, and service work together to generate personal and organizational well-being.
Nuclear Legacy: Students of Two Atomic Cities
Edited by Maureen Doyle McQuerry and Tetyana Gavrish, Nuclear Legacy was written by middle school students from the nuclear cities of Richland, Washington, and Slavutich, Ukraine, close to the Chornobyl disaster. In addition to nuclear background provided by the students of these important atomic cities, the book includes rich detail of the everyday life of these students. Here’s what’s been said about Nuclear Legacy: 2001 Independent Publisher’s Award Winner for Young Adult Non-Fiction… Read More
This Side of Crazy
Here is what Amazon reviewers have said about This Side of Crazy by Allen Johnson: Allen is a masterful story teller! Every life is a story and stories have the power to impart valuable lessons. It is obvious that author Allen Johnson has carefully observed and reflected on the lives of people around him. In his book “This Side of Crazy,” Allen has artfully crafted those stories for maximum impact and takes… Read More