Author: Jeffrey Strausser
Publisher: Barron’s Educational Series
Keywords: painless, series, writing, barron
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2009-06-12
List price: $9.99
ISBN-10: 0764142348
ISBN-13: 9780764142345

Updated with many new references, this entertaining book advises students on ways to enliven their essay assignments with vivid images, avoid the dull passive voice, and construct smooth, well-crafted sentences that flow together to create unified themes. Short quizzes called “Brain Ticklers” appear throughout the text. Titles in Barron’s Painless Series are written especially for middle school and high school students who are having a difficult time with a specific subject. In many cases, a student is confused by the subject’s complexity and details. Still other students

Author: Mary Elizabeth
Publisher: Barron’s Educational Series
Keywords: painless, series, speaking, barron
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2003-02
List price: $9.99
ISBN-10: 0764121472
ISBN-13: 9780764121470

Designed for use in middle school and high school classrooms, as well as at home, books in this series transform subjects that are normally dreaded by many students. Painless books take light-hearted approaches to their subjects, while addressing topics that classroom texts never get to. Painless Speaking explores the uniquely human act of oral communication, including elements in our culture that shape the way we speak. It explores finding one’s voice, understanding the basic unit of speech communication (an utterance), learning the art of conversation, reading aloud from fiction and no

Author: Lynette Long Ph.D.
Publisher: Barron’s Educational Series
Keywords: painless, series, geometry, barron
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2001-07-01
List price: $8.99
ISBN-10: 0764117734
ISBN-13: 9780764117732

Titles in Barron’s Painless Series are textbook supplements designed especially for classroom use by middle school and high school students. The approach of each title is an appeal to students who think that the subject is boring, or too difficult, or both. The authors, all experienced educators, take a light approach, showing kids what is most interesting about each subject, and how seemingly difficult problems can be transformed into fun quizzes, brain-ticklers, and challenging puzzles with rational solutions. Geometry becomes painless—and even fun—once students learn the subject&#

Author: Jeffrey Strausser
Publisher: Barron’s Educational Series
Keywords: painless, series, writing, barron
Number of Pages: 246
Published: 2001-09-01
List price: $8.99
ISBN-10: 0764118102
ISBN-13: 9780764118104

Titles in Barron’s Painless Series are textbook supplements designed especially for classroom use by middle school and high school students. The approach of each title is an appeal to students who think that the subject is boring, or too difficult, or both. The authors, all experienced educators, take a light approach, showing kids what is most interesting about each subject, and how seemingly difficult problems can be transformed into fun quizzes, brain-ticklers, and challenging puzzles with rational solutions. Here is practical advice that transforms essay writing into a satisfying exp

Author: Joyce Barry
Publisher: Barron’s Educational Series
Keywords: painless, series, biology, barron
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2009-02-01
List price: $9.99
ISBN-10: 0764141724
ISBN-13: 9780764141720

This book (formerly titled Painless Life Science), proves that biology can be both intriguing and enjoyable. The author helps students solve puzzles and find answers to questions as they learn to classify living things from bacteria and viruses to plants and animals. Other topics covered include cells, parts of the plant, animals in their environments, human body systems, genetics, ecology, natural selection, and general health issues.

Author: Lynette Long Ph.D.
Publisher: Barron’s Educational Series
Keywords: painless, barron, algebra
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2006-08-01
List price: $9.99
ISBN-10: 0764134345
ISBN-13: 9780764134340

For students who are intimidated by all forms of math, here is a set of easy steps that lead to an understanding of elementary algebra. The author defines all terms, points out potential pitfalls in algebraic calculation, and makes problem solving a fun activity. New in this edition are painless approaches to understanding and graphing linear equations, solving systems of linear inequalities, and graphing quadratic equations. Barron’s popular Painless Series of study guides for middle school and high school students offer a lighthearted, often humorous approach to their subjects, trans

Author: Jeffrey Strausser
Publisher: Barron’s Educational Serie
Keywords: painless, series, barron, government, american
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2004-02-01
List price: $9.99
ISBN-10: 0764126016
ISBN-13: 9780764126017

Titles in Barron’s Painless series are designed for middle school and high school students, helping them excel in subjects they might expect to be either hopelessly boring or excruciatingly difficult. The authors are all experienced teachers, adept at winning the hearts and minds of adolescents, and skillful in adding a light, humorous touch to even the heaviest and grimmest topics. This book opens with a general description of government and a comparison of democracy as practiced by the founding fathers and how it operates in today’s America. The author goes on to discuss the Cons