Author: Darcy Wheeler
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1477252371
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
Lydia the Lazy Ladybug is a creative and extraordinary creature. This is a story about Lydia and how being different, can lead to new adventures. Ladybugs are busy! They have a lot of things to do, like eat other bugs, and lay lots of eggs, in a very short lifespan. Lydia is a dreamer, and she would rather watch the clouds go by and listen to sounds in the world around her instead of doing what other ladybugs expect her to do. Lydia spends most of her time alone in an imaginary world. Lydia wanders too far away one day and something happens. Suddenly, she finds herself in the perfect environment with other ladybugs just like her. Lydia learns that there is a time to get your work done and a time to daydream. Beautiful color photographs and fun filled facts about ladybugs remind us that they are an important part of our ecosystem and an excellent natural predator for aphids in your garden. Ladybugs like Lydia can often be purchased at a local nursery for release at home during the spring and summer months.
Lydia the Lazy Ladybug
Author: Darcy Wheeler
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1477252371
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
Lydia the Lazy Ladybug is a creative and extraordinary creature. This is a story about Lydia and how being different, can lead to new adventures. Ladybugs are busy! They have a lot of things to do, like eat other bugs, and lay lots of eggs, in a very short lifespan. Lydia is a dreamer, and she would rather watch the clouds go by and listen to sounds in the world around her instead of doing what other ladybugs expect her to do. Lydia spends most of her time alone in an imaginary world. Lydia wanders too far away one day and something happens. Suddenly, she finds herself in the perfect environment with other ladybugs just like her. Lydia learns that there is a time to get your work done and a time to daydream. Beautiful color photographs and fun filled facts about ladybugs remind us that they are an important part of our ecosystem and an excellent natural predator for aphids in your garden. Ladybugs like Lydia can often be purchased at a local nursery for release at home during the spring and summer months.
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1477252371
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
Lydia the Lazy Ladybug is a creative and extraordinary creature. This is a story about Lydia and how being different, can lead to new adventures. Ladybugs are busy! They have a lot of things to do, like eat other bugs, and lay lots of eggs, in a very short lifespan. Lydia is a dreamer, and she would rather watch the clouds go by and listen to sounds in the world around her instead of doing what other ladybugs expect her to do. Lydia spends most of her time alone in an imaginary world. Lydia wanders too far away one day and something happens. Suddenly, she finds herself in the perfect environment with other ladybugs just like her. Lydia learns that there is a time to get your work done and a time to daydream. Beautiful color photographs and fun filled facts about ladybugs remind us that they are an important part of our ecosystem and an excellent natural predator for aphids in your garden. Ladybugs like Lydia can often be purchased at a local nursery for release at home during the spring and summer months.
Animal Alphabet
Author: Darcy Wheeler
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 154625076X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 47
Book Description
Come on an Animal Alphabet journey with us and enjoy delightful watercolor illustrations of critters from A to Z throughout our world. Interesting facts and information fill the pages with questions and comments that will ignite your imagination. Would you want to ride a Hippopotamus or fly on the back of a tiny hummingbird? What about if you could have a pouch to carry your baby doll like a kangaroo? This is an opportunity to practice the letters of the alphabet and maybe learn the name of an animal or two that you have not heard of before; like the Zonkey or a Zorse! Yes, it is true, they are real... only the Unicorn might be a mystical creature, or a wishful thought. Fun Facts are sure to educate you in one way or another; did you know that a group of owls is called a parliament and that comes from ancient times when owls were thought to hang out with wise men? Or a group of butterflies are called a kaleidoscope? What a beautiful description of a visual explosion of color! This is a cheerful reminder to keep your eyes and heart open to the world around us – protect our earth, animals, land, and oceans and treat it all with better care. With every step, may we strive to leave a legacy of hope for a better, brighter tomorrow. www.DarcyWheeler.com
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 154625076X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 47
Book Description
Come on an Animal Alphabet journey with us and enjoy delightful watercolor illustrations of critters from A to Z throughout our world. Interesting facts and information fill the pages with questions and comments that will ignite your imagination. Would you want to ride a Hippopotamus or fly on the back of a tiny hummingbird? What about if you could have a pouch to carry your baby doll like a kangaroo? This is an opportunity to practice the letters of the alphabet and maybe learn the name of an animal or two that you have not heard of before; like the Zonkey or a Zorse! Yes, it is true, they are real... only the Unicorn might be a mystical creature, or a wishful thought. Fun Facts are sure to educate you in one way or another; did you know that a group of owls is called a parliament and that comes from ancient times when owls were thought to hang out with wise men? Or a group of butterflies are called a kaleidoscope? What a beautiful description of a visual explosion of color! This is a cheerful reminder to keep your eyes and heart open to the world around us – protect our earth, animals, land, and oceans and treat it all with better care. With every step, may we strive to leave a legacy of hope for a better, brighter tomorrow. www.DarcyWheeler.com
Duncan the Dragon
Author: Darcy Wheeler
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1546250735
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
Have you ever been afraid to make a new friend? Did you ever wonder if the people you’d like to meet are shy or afraid to meet new people too? In Duncan the Dragon, Jonathan notices smoke puffing out of the chimney on their house, but his family doesn’t have a fireplace. When he investigates the smoke puffs, he’s in for quite a surprise. Down in the cellar one evening, he catches a glimpse of scary eyes peering out at him. The creature cast a long shadow across the cellar floor and Jonathan realized, “It’s a DRAGON!” Jonathan wants to show the dragon to his friends, but needs to catch him first. Learn about Jonathon’s plan to capture the dragon and find out what happens next. How does Jonathan catch the dragon? Is the dragon friendly? Do Jonathan and the dragon become friends? Read along to get the answers to all these questions! website: www.DarcyWheeler.com
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1546250735
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
Have you ever been afraid to make a new friend? Did you ever wonder if the people you’d like to meet are shy or afraid to meet new people too? In Duncan the Dragon, Jonathan notices smoke puffing out of the chimney on their house, but his family doesn’t have a fireplace. When he investigates the smoke puffs, he’s in for quite a surprise. Down in the cellar one evening, he catches a glimpse of scary eyes peering out at him. The creature cast a long shadow across the cellar floor and Jonathan realized, “It’s a DRAGON!” Jonathan wants to show the dragon to his friends, but needs to catch him first. Learn about Jonathon’s plan to capture the dragon and find out what happens next. How does Jonathan catch the dragon? Is the dragon friendly? Do Jonathan and the dragon become friends? Read along to get the answers to all these questions! website: www.DarcyWheeler.com
Can't and Won't
Author: Lydia Davis
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 0374711437
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
A new collection of short stories from the woman Rick Moody has called "the best prose stylist in America" Her stories may be literal one-liners: the entirety of "Bloomington" reads, "Now that I have been here for a little while, I can say with confidence that I have never been here before." Or they may be lengthier investigations of the havoc wreaked by the most mundane disruptions to routine: in "A Small Story About a Small Box of Chocolates," a professor receives a gift of thirty-two small chocolates and is paralyzed by the multitude of options she imagines for their consumption. The stories may appear in the form of letters of complaint; they may be extracted from Flaubert's correspondence; or they may be inspired by the author's own dreams, or the dreams of friends. What does not vary throughout Can't and Won't, Lydia Davis's fifth collection of stories, is the power of her finely honed prose. Davis is sharply observant; she is wry or witty or poignant. Above all, she is refreshing. Davis writes with bracing candor and sly humor about the quotidian, revealing the mysterious, the foreign, the alienating, and the pleasurable within the predictable patterns of daily life.
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 0374711437
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
A new collection of short stories from the woman Rick Moody has called "the best prose stylist in America" Her stories may be literal one-liners: the entirety of "Bloomington" reads, "Now that I have been here for a little while, I can say with confidence that I have never been here before." Or they may be lengthier investigations of the havoc wreaked by the most mundane disruptions to routine: in "A Small Story About a Small Box of Chocolates," a professor receives a gift of thirty-two small chocolates and is paralyzed by the multitude of options she imagines for their consumption. The stories may appear in the form of letters of complaint; they may be extracted from Flaubert's correspondence; or they may be inspired by the author's own dreams, or the dreams of friends. What does not vary throughout Can't and Won't, Lydia Davis's fifth collection of stories, is the power of her finely honed prose. Davis is sharply observant; she is wry or witty or poignant. Above all, she is refreshing. Davis writes with bracing candor and sly humor about the quotidian, revealing the mysterious, the foreign, the alienating, and the pleasurable within the predictable patterns of daily life.
The Serpent King
Author: Jeff Zentner
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 0553524046
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Named to ten BEST OF THE YEAR lists and selected as a William C. Morris Award Winner,The Serpent King is the critically acclaimed, much-beloved story of three teens who find themselves--and each other--while on the cusp of graduating from high school with hopes of leaving their small-town behind. Perfect for fans of John Green's Turtles All the Way Down. "Move over, John Green; Zentner is coming for you." —The New York Public Library “Will fill the infinite space that was left in your chest after you finished The Perks of Being a Wallflower.” —BookRiot.com Dill isn't the most popular kid at his rural Tennessee high school. After his father fell from grace in a public scandal that reverberated throughout their small town, Dill became a target. Fortunately, his two fellow misfits and best friends, Travis and Lydia, have his back. But as they begin their senior year, Dill feels the coils of his future tightening around him. His only escapes are music and his secret feelings for Lydia--neither of which he is brave enough to share. Graduation feels more like an ending to Dill than a beginning. But even before then, he must cope with another ending--one that will rock his life to the core. Debut novelist Jeff Zentner provides an unblinking and at times comic view of the hard realities of growing up in the Bible belt, and an intimate look at the struggles to find one’s true self in the wreckage of the past. “A story about friendship, family and forgiveness, it’s as funny and witty as it is utterly heartbreaking.” —PasteMagazine.com “A brutally honest portrayal of teen life . . . [and] a love letter to the South from a man who really understands it.” —Mashable.com “I adored all three of these characters and the way they talked to and loved one another.”—New York Times
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 0553524046
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Named to ten BEST OF THE YEAR lists and selected as a William C. Morris Award Winner,The Serpent King is the critically acclaimed, much-beloved story of three teens who find themselves--and each other--while on the cusp of graduating from high school with hopes of leaving their small-town behind. Perfect for fans of John Green's Turtles All the Way Down. "Move over, John Green; Zentner is coming for you." —The New York Public Library “Will fill the infinite space that was left in your chest after you finished The Perks of Being a Wallflower.” —BookRiot.com Dill isn't the most popular kid at his rural Tennessee high school. After his father fell from grace in a public scandal that reverberated throughout their small town, Dill became a target. Fortunately, his two fellow misfits and best friends, Travis and Lydia, have his back. But as they begin their senior year, Dill feels the coils of his future tightening around him. His only escapes are music and his secret feelings for Lydia--neither of which he is brave enough to share. Graduation feels more like an ending to Dill than a beginning. But even before then, he must cope with another ending--one that will rock his life to the core. Debut novelist Jeff Zentner provides an unblinking and at times comic view of the hard realities of growing up in the Bible belt, and an intimate look at the struggles to find one’s true self in the wreckage of the past. “A story about friendship, family and forgiveness, it’s as funny and witty as it is utterly heartbreaking.” —PasteMagazine.com “A brutally honest portrayal of teen life . . . [and] a love letter to the South from a man who really understands it.” —Mashable.com “I adored all three of these characters and the way they talked to and loved one another.”—New York Times
What the Ladybird Heard Next
Author: Julia Donaldson
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
ISBN: 9781529082173
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The ladybird and her farm animal friends have a clever crime-busting plan in this fantastic farmyard story, the second in the What the Ladybird Heard series.
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
ISBN: 9781529082173
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The ladybird and her farm animal friends have a clever crime-busting plan in this fantastic farmyard story, the second in the What the Ladybird Heard series.
Waking Beauty
Author: Leah Wilcox
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698198719
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Laugh along with Prince Charming's misguided ideas for waking Sleeping Beauty, and delight at her reaction when he finally gets it right. When Prince Charming finds Sleeping Beauty and her fairies, he doesn't know what to do. The fairies try to tell him how to wake her up, but he keeps interrupting with crazy ideas of his own such as shouting, jumping on her bed, and pouring water on her. Of course none of those work, and he is mortified when he finally hears what it will take! A hilarious twist on the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty, this is a companion to the hit Falling for Rapunzel.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698198719
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Laugh along with Prince Charming's misguided ideas for waking Sleeping Beauty, and delight at her reaction when he finally gets it right. When Prince Charming finds Sleeping Beauty and her fairies, he doesn't know what to do. The fairies try to tell him how to wake her up, but he keeps interrupting with crazy ideas of his own such as shouting, jumping on her bed, and pouring water on her. Of course none of those work, and he is mortified when he finally hears what it will take! A hilarious twist on the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty, this is a companion to the hit Falling for Rapunzel.
The Very Greedy Bee
Author: Steve Smallman
Publisher: Tiger Tales
ISBN: 1680103563
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
MINE! That's what the very greed bee says to anyone who asks him to share. While all the other bees work hard to clean the hive and make honey, the very greedy bee spends all of his time gobbling pollen and guzzling nectar. One day he finds a meadow full of flowers and decides not to tell anyone. He spends the entire day buzzing from flower to flower until...THUMP. The very greedy bee is so full that he cannot fly! It's getting dark and he doesn't know how to get home unless he flies. With the help of some new found friends the very greedy bee is able to return to his hive and has learned that it's best to work with others and share what you have.
Publisher: Tiger Tales
ISBN: 1680103563
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
MINE! That's what the very greed bee says to anyone who asks him to share. While all the other bees work hard to clean the hive and make honey, the very greedy bee spends all of his time gobbling pollen and guzzling nectar. One day he finds a meadow full of flowers and decides not to tell anyone. He spends the entire day buzzing from flower to flower until...THUMP. The very greedy bee is so full that he cannot fly! It's getting dark and he doesn't know how to get home unless he flies. With the help of some new found friends the very greedy bee is able to return to his hive and has learned that it's best to work with others and share what you have.
The Very Lazy Ladybird
Author: Isobel Finn
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781848957381
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Ladybird is a lazy little insect. She's just too lazy to fly! But when she catches a lift on some passing animals, she's in for a BIG surprise! My First Storybooks are perfect for reading aloud andsharing with your special little one. With simple, easy-to-follow stories,these shiny, padded-cover books introduce fun vocabulary with bright engagingpictures throughout.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781848957381
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Ladybird is a lazy little insect. She's just too lazy to fly! But when she catches a lift on some passing animals, she's in for a BIG surprise! My First Storybooks are perfect for reading aloud andsharing with your special little one. With simple, easy-to-follow stories,these shiny, padded-cover books introduce fun vocabulary with bright engagingpictures throughout.
Leveled Books (K-8)
Author: Irene C. Fountas
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
For ten years and in two classic books, Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell have described how to analyze the characteristics of texts and select just-right books to use for guided reading instruction. Now, for the first time, all of their thinking and research has been updated and brought together into Leveled Books, K-8 to form the ultimate guide to choosing and using books from kindergarten through middle school. Fountas and Pinnell take you through every aspect of leveled books, describing how to select and use them for different purposes in your literacy program and offering prototype descriptions of fiction and nonfiction books at each level. They share advice on: the role of leveled books in reading instruction, analyzing the characteristics of fiction and nonfiction texts, using benchmark books to assess instructional levels for guided reading, selecting books for both guided and independent reading, organizing high-quality classroom libraries, acquiring books and writing proposals to fund classroom-library purchases, creating a school book room. In addition, Fountas and Pinnell explain the leveling process in detail so that you can tentatively level any appropriate book that you want to use in your instruction. Best of all, Leveled Books, K-8 is one half of a new duo of resources that will change how you look at leveled books. Its companion-www.FountasandPinnellLeveledBooks.com-is a searchable and frequently updated website that includes more than 18,000 titles. With Leveled Books, K-8 you'll know how and why to choose books for your readers, and with www.FountasandPinnellLeveledBooks.com, you'll have the ideal tool at your fingertips for finding appropriate books for guided reading. Book jacket.
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
For ten years and in two classic books, Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell have described how to analyze the characteristics of texts and select just-right books to use for guided reading instruction. Now, for the first time, all of their thinking and research has been updated and brought together into Leveled Books, K-8 to form the ultimate guide to choosing and using books from kindergarten through middle school. Fountas and Pinnell take you through every aspect of leveled books, describing how to select and use them for different purposes in your literacy program and offering prototype descriptions of fiction and nonfiction books at each level. They share advice on: the role of leveled books in reading instruction, analyzing the characteristics of fiction and nonfiction texts, using benchmark books to assess instructional levels for guided reading, selecting books for both guided and independent reading, organizing high-quality classroom libraries, acquiring books and writing proposals to fund classroom-library purchases, creating a school book room. In addition, Fountas and Pinnell explain the leveling process in detail so that you can tentatively level any appropriate book that you want to use in your instruction. Best of all, Leveled Books, K-8 is one half of a new duo of resources that will change how you look at leveled books. Its companion-www.FountasandPinnellLeveledBooks.com-is a searchable and frequently updated website that includes more than 18,000 titles. With Leveled Books, K-8 you'll know how and why to choose books for your readers, and with www.FountasandPinnellLeveledBooks.com, you'll have the ideal tool at your fingertips for finding appropriate books for guided reading. Book jacket.