Author: Donna Guthrie
Publisher: Page Street Kids
ISBN: 9781645670629
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
With quotes and sly references to the famous works of William Shakespeare and the words he invented, this adventurous ode to language will delight readers young and old. It all starts one morning when words fly into William’s window. He wants to catch them, but they are flibbertigibbety and quick and slip right through his fingers. Soon whole lines of verse are leading him on a wild goose chase as they tumble, dip, flip and skip all through town, past a host of colorful characters the observant reader may find as familiar as the quotes. William remains persistent, and with time and the proper tools he finds a way to keep the words with him.
Flibbertigibbety Words
Author: Donna Guthrie
Publisher: Page Street Kids
ISBN: 9781645670629
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
With quotes and sly references to the famous works of William Shakespeare and the words he invented, this adventurous ode to language will delight readers young and old. It all starts one morning when words fly into William’s window. He wants to catch them, but they are flibbertigibbety and quick and slip right through his fingers. Soon whole lines of verse are leading him on a wild goose chase as they tumble, dip, flip and skip all through town, past a host of colorful characters the observant reader may find as familiar as the quotes. William remains persistent, and with time and the proper tools he finds a way to keep the words with him.
Publisher: Page Street Kids
ISBN: 9781645670629
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
With quotes and sly references to the famous works of William Shakespeare and the words he invented, this adventurous ode to language will delight readers young and old. It all starts one morning when words fly into William’s window. He wants to catch them, but they are flibbertigibbety and quick and slip right through his fingers. Soon whole lines of verse are leading him on a wild goose chase as they tumble, dip, flip and skip all through town, past a host of colorful characters the observant reader may find as familiar as the quotes. William remains persistent, and with time and the proper tools he finds a way to keep the words with him.
Savvy
Author: Ingrid Law
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440634858
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
A vibrant new voice . . . a modern classic. For generations, the Beaumont family has harbored a magical secret. They each possess a “savvy”—a special supernatural power that strikes when they turn thirteen. Grandpa Bomba moves mountains, her older brothers create hurricanes and spark electricity . . . and now it’s the eve of Mibs’s big day. As if waiting weren’t hard enough, the family gets scary news two days before Mibs’s birthday: Poppa has been in a terrible accident. Mibs develops the singular mission to get to the hospital and prove that her new power can save her dad. So she sneaks onto a salesman’s bus . . . only to find the bus heading in the opposite direction. Suddenly Mibs finds herself on an unforgettable odyssey that will force her to make sense of growing up—and of other people, who might also have a few secrets hidden just beneath the skin.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440634858
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
A vibrant new voice . . . a modern classic. For generations, the Beaumont family has harbored a magical secret. They each possess a “savvy”—a special supernatural power that strikes when they turn thirteen. Grandpa Bomba moves mountains, her older brothers create hurricanes and spark electricity . . . and now it’s the eve of Mibs’s big day. As if waiting weren’t hard enough, the family gets scary news two days before Mibs’s birthday: Poppa has been in a terrible accident. Mibs develops the singular mission to get to the hospital and prove that her new power can save her dad. So she sneaks onto a salesman’s bus . . . only to find the bus heading in the opposite direction. Suddenly Mibs finds herself on an unforgettable odyssey that will force her to make sense of growing up—and of other people, who might also have a few secrets hidden just beneath the skin.
Sita's Hurly-Burly Hullabaloo
Author: Tina Athaide
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781645672869
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781645672869
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A Grandma's Magic
Author: Charlotte Offsay
Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0593376021
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
A picture book celebrating grandmas and all that makes them "magic", ideal for fans of How to Babysit a Grandma. "When a child is born, a grandma is born too. Grandmas aren't like regular grown-ups. Grandmas are filled with magic." In this charming picture book tribute to grandmas, a grandma's magic bursts through the door as soon as she comes to visit and can be seen in every wonderful thing she does: playing, exploring, baking, gardening, and in all the many ways a grandma and grandchild connect. Filled with adorable scenes featuring a diversity of grandmas and their grandkids, this is a book that will families can enjoy together. Grandmas will love snuggling with their grandchildren as they share their love and "magic" through cuddles, kisses, and many repeat readings.
Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0593376021
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
A picture book celebrating grandmas and all that makes them "magic", ideal for fans of How to Babysit a Grandma. "When a child is born, a grandma is born too. Grandmas aren't like regular grown-ups. Grandmas are filled with magic." In this charming picture book tribute to grandmas, a grandma's magic bursts through the door as soon as she comes to visit and can be seen in every wonderful thing she does: playing, exploring, baking, gardening, and in all the many ways a grandma and grandchild connect. Filled with adorable scenes featuring a diversity of grandmas and their grandkids, this is a book that will families can enjoy together. Grandmas will love snuggling with their grandchildren as they share their love and "magic" through cuddles, kisses, and many repeat readings.
All New People
Author: Zach Braff
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN: 9780822225621
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
THE STORY: It's the dead of winter, and the summer vacation getaway of Long Beach Island, New Jersey is desolate and blanketed in snow. Charlie is 35, heartbroken, and just wants some time away from the rest of the world. The island ghost-town seem
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN: 9780822225621
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
THE STORY: It's the dead of winter, and the summer vacation getaway of Long Beach Island, New Jersey is desolate and blanketed in snow. Charlie is 35, heartbroken, and just wants some time away from the rest of the world. The island ghost-town seem
Jane Goodall
Author: Dale Peterson
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780547053561
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 772
Book Description
Peterson shows clearly and convincingly how truly remarkable Goodall's accomplishments were and how unlikely it is that anyone else could have duplicated them. This biography details how Goodall helped set radically new standards and a new intellectual style in the study of animal behavior.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780547053561
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 772
Book Description
Peterson shows clearly and convincingly how truly remarkable Goodall's accomplishments were and how unlikely it is that anyone else could have duplicated them. This biography details how Goodall helped set radically new standards and a new intellectual style in the study of animal behavior.
Grandpa Doesn't Know It's Me
Author: Donna Guthrie
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780898853025
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Elizabeth observes her grandfather become a victim of Alzheimer's disease and describes its symptoms and effects.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780898853025
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Elizabeth observes her grandfather become a victim of Alzheimer's disease and describes its symptoms and effects.
A Million Random Words
Author: John Vorhaus
Publisher: Bafflegab Books
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 2529
Book Description
What can you do with a million random words? Crikey, what can’t you do? Create “exquisite corpse” poetry. Seed your creativity by using some random number of random words as the basis for your next short story. Invent delightful party games. Tell fortunes. Give as a gift to your wise-ass Scrabble friends. Or just read aloud and laugh yourself stupid. The possibilities are endless (well, no, actually, they end at a million) when you buy and own your own copy of A Million Random Words. With this ebook on your smart phone or dumb phone or device, you’re never more than a tap away from an astounding new collection of uniquely assembled words and phrases. Can you say, “Waving plateglass forename salp, duckwalked supertonic guilty librettists?” You couldn’t before, but now you can! A Million Random Words was created using a proprietary algorithm and has been meticulously copy-edited and vetted by the finest linguistic scholars. Attractively priced at just $4.99 – less than $0.000005 per word – it offers a better cost-to-word than any book in the history of print, so order your copy today. The sooner you do, the sooner you can say, “Cathartic thrill columbic superwives pushrods” with the full courage of your conviction.
Publisher: Bafflegab Books
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 2529
Book Description
What can you do with a million random words? Crikey, what can’t you do? Create “exquisite corpse” poetry. Seed your creativity by using some random number of random words as the basis for your next short story. Invent delightful party games. Tell fortunes. Give as a gift to your wise-ass Scrabble friends. Or just read aloud and laugh yourself stupid. The possibilities are endless (well, no, actually, they end at a million) when you buy and own your own copy of A Million Random Words. With this ebook on your smart phone or dumb phone or device, you’re never more than a tap away from an astounding new collection of uniquely assembled words and phrases. Can you say, “Waving plateglass forename salp, duckwalked supertonic guilty librettists?” You couldn’t before, but now you can! A Million Random Words was created using a proprietary algorithm and has been meticulously copy-edited and vetted by the finest linguistic scholars. Attractively priced at just $4.99 – less than $0.000005 per word – it offers a better cost-to-word than any book in the history of print, so order your copy today. The sooner you do, the sooner you can say, “Cathartic thrill columbic superwives pushrods” with the full courage of your conviction.
William Shakespeare & the Globe
Author: Aliki
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0064437221
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
From Hamlet to Romeo and Juliet to A Midsummer Night′s Dream, Shakespeare′s celebrated works have touched people around the world. Aliki combines literature, history, biography, archaeology, and architecture in this richly detailed and meticulously researched introduction to Shakespeare′s world-his life in Elizabethan times, the theater world, and the Globe, for which he wrote his plays. Then she brings history full circle to the present-day reconstruction of the Globe theater. Ages 8+
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0064437221
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
From Hamlet to Romeo and Juliet to A Midsummer Night′s Dream, Shakespeare′s celebrated works have touched people around the world. Aliki combines literature, history, biography, archaeology, and architecture in this richly detailed and meticulously researched introduction to Shakespeare′s world-his life in Elizabethan times, the theater world, and the Globe, for which he wrote his plays. Then she brings history full circle to the present-day reconstruction of the Globe theater. Ages 8+
Shakespeare for Kids
Author: Colleen Aagesen
Publisher: For Kids
ISBN: 9781556523472
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Presents the life and works of Shakespeare. Includes activities to introduce Elizabethan times, including making costumes, making and using a quill pen, and binding a book by hand.
Publisher: For Kids
ISBN: 9781556523472
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Presents the life and works of Shakespeare. Includes activities to introduce Elizabethan times, including making costumes, making and using a quill pen, and binding a book by hand.