Author: Julia Alvarez
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
ISBN: 1609806719
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
Bestselling novelist (How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents) and children's (The Tia Lola Stories) author Julia Alvarez's new picture book is a beautifully crafted poem for children that gently addresses the emotional side of death. The book asks, "When somebody dies, where do they go? / Do they go where the wind goes when it blows? ... Do they wink back at me when I wish on a star? Do they whisper, 'You're perfect, just as you are'? ..." Illustrated by Vermont woodcut artist, Sabra Field, Where Do They Go? is a beautiful and comforting meditation on death, asking questions young readers might have about what happens to those they love after they die. A Spanish-language edition of the book, ¿Donde va a parar?, is available in paperback.
Where Do They Go?
Author: Julia Alvarez
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
ISBN: 1609806719
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
Bestselling novelist (How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents) and children's (The Tia Lola Stories) author Julia Alvarez's new picture book is a beautifully crafted poem for children that gently addresses the emotional side of death. The book asks, "When somebody dies, where do they go? / Do they go where the wind goes when it blows? ... Do they wink back at me when I wish on a star? Do they whisper, 'You're perfect, just as you are'? ..." Illustrated by Vermont woodcut artist, Sabra Field, Where Do They Go? is a beautiful and comforting meditation on death, asking questions young readers might have about what happens to those they love after they die. A Spanish-language edition of the book, ¿Donde va a parar?, is available in paperback.
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
ISBN: 1609806719
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
Bestselling novelist (How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents) and children's (The Tia Lola Stories) author Julia Alvarez's new picture book is a beautifully crafted poem for children that gently addresses the emotional side of death. The book asks, "When somebody dies, where do they go? / Do they go where the wind goes when it blows? ... Do they wink back at me when I wish on a star? Do they whisper, 'You're perfect, just as you are'? ..." Illustrated by Vermont woodcut artist, Sabra Field, Where Do They Go? is a beautiful and comforting meditation on death, asking questions young readers might have about what happens to those they love after they die. A Spanish-language edition of the book, ¿Donde va a parar?, is available in paperback.
Where Do People Go When They Die?
Author: Mindy Avra Portnoy
Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing ™
ISBN: 1512497088
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
In this touching narrative, young children ask, "Where do people go when they die?" Each child asks an adult that they trust--a father, a mother, a grandfather, an aunt, a teacher--and, although the reassuring answers they receive are all different, each leads back to the same simple truth: when people die, "They go to God. Who is everywhere." With an afterward and helpful suggestions about how to explain death to children, readers will find insight into one of the emotional issues we all struggle with.
Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing ™
ISBN: 1512497088
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
In this touching narrative, young children ask, "Where do people go when they die?" Each child asks an adult that they trust--a father, a mother, a grandfather, an aunt, a teacher--and, although the reassuring answers they receive are all different, each leads back to the same simple truth: when people die, "They go to God. Who is everywhere." With an afterward and helpful suggestions about how to explain death to children, readers will find insight into one of the emotional issues we all struggle with.
Where Do They Go When It Rains?
Author: Gerda Muller
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781782506874
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A charming story which encourages children to look more closely at the bugs and animals around them; from the creator of USBBY-honored A Year in Our New Garden
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781782506874
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A charming story which encourages children to look more closely at the bugs and animals around them; from the creator of USBBY-honored A Year in Our New Garden
Alaska Animals - Where Do They Go at 40 Below?
Author: Bernd Richter
Publisher: Wizard Works
ISBN: 9781931353007
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
"Alaska is known as the land of snow, ice, and long, cold winters. Temperatures can drop to 40 or more degrees below zero, and, when the wind blows, wind-chill factors can go to minus 100 degrees Fahrenheit. When it is that cold, people and their pets go inside and huddle around warm stoves. Alaska's wild animals don't have heated houses. Where do they go at 40 below?"--Back cover
Publisher: Wizard Works
ISBN: 9781931353007
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
"Alaska is known as the land of snow, ice, and long, cold winters. Temperatures can drop to 40 or more degrees below zero, and, when the wind blows, wind-chill factors can go to minus 100 degrees Fahrenheit. When it is that cold, people and their pets go inside and huddle around warm stoves. Alaska's wild animals don't have heated houses. Where do they go at 40 below?"--Back cover
Where Did They Go?
Author: Big Picture Press
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763689203
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Asks readers to find an endangered animal in its environment on each page, exposing how at risk these animals are.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763689203
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Asks readers to find an endangered animal in its environment on each page, exposing how at risk these animals are.
Never Let Me Go
Author: Kazuo Ishiguro
Publisher: Vintage Canada
ISBN: 0307371336
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
NOBEL PRIZE WINNER • The moving, suspenseful, beautifully atmospheric modern classic from the acclaimed author of The Remains of the Day and Klara and the Sun—“a Gothic tour de force" (The New York Times) with an extraordinary twist. “Brilliantly executed.” —Margaret Atwood “A page-turner and a heartbreaker.” —TIME “Masterly.” —Sunday Times As children, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy were students at Hailsham, an exclusive boarding school secluded in the English countryside. It was a place of mercurial cliques and mysterious rules where teachers were constantly reminding their charges of how special they were. Now, years later, Kathy is a young woman. Ruth and Tommy have reentered her life. And for the first time she is beginning to look back at their shared past and understand just what it is that makes them special—and how that gift will shape the rest of their time together.
Publisher: Vintage Canada
ISBN: 0307371336
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
NOBEL PRIZE WINNER • The moving, suspenseful, beautifully atmospheric modern classic from the acclaimed author of The Remains of the Day and Klara and the Sun—“a Gothic tour de force" (The New York Times) with an extraordinary twist. “Brilliantly executed.” —Margaret Atwood “A page-turner and a heartbreaker.” —TIME “Masterly.” —Sunday Times As children, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy were students at Hailsham, an exclusive boarding school secluded in the English countryside. It was a place of mercurial cliques and mysterious rules where teachers were constantly reminding their charges of how special they were. Now, years later, Kathy is a young woman. Ruth and Tommy have reentered her life. And for the first time she is beginning to look back at their shared past and understand just what it is that makes them special—and how that gift will shape the rest of their time together.
Where After
Author: Mariel Forde Clarke
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
ISBN: 1789046181
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
A journey that will compel readers to view life after death in a completely different way. Where do our loved ones go After they die? This is the question that has traversed the universe for centuries and is considered one of life’s greatest mysteries. While many of the world’s renowned philosophers, scientists, theorists, doctors, and great mystics endorsed the existence of the afterlife, no one book has been available to explore it all, until now. Mariel Forde Clarke asserts that whether you believe in God or heaven, you can be comforted by the sense that an afterlife exists beyond the realm of one's physical comprehension. Drawing on the findings of patients who have had neardeath experiences and visions, and on those of renowned scientists and doctors, Clarke helps the reader chart the journey of the soul and navigate their grief.
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
ISBN: 1789046181
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
A journey that will compel readers to view life after death in a completely different way. Where do our loved ones go After they die? This is the question that has traversed the universe for centuries and is considered one of life’s greatest mysteries. While many of the world’s renowned philosophers, scientists, theorists, doctors, and great mystics endorsed the existence of the afterlife, no one book has been available to explore it all, until now. Mariel Forde Clarke asserts that whether you believe in God or heaven, you can be comforted by the sense that an afterlife exists beyond the realm of one's physical comprehension. Drawing on the findings of patients who have had neardeath experiences and visions, and on those of renowned scientists and doctors, Clarke helps the reader chart the journey of the soul and navigate their grief.
What to Know Before They Go
Author: Pamela Ellis, Ph.d.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781976409325
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The college-preparation experience can be fraught with questions and uncertainties. But Pamela Ellis, MBA, PhD is here to offer advice, insight, and counseling that will ease rather than raise your anxiety levels. What to Know Before They Go is an effective tool to help parents guide their teens toward preparing for college before high school even starts. From choosing a high school to understanding how academic skills and activities will influence future college opportunities, Dr. Pamela encourages parents to develop a forward-thinking plan as early as possible. Dr. Pamela then breaks down the high-school years, offering achievable goals to focus on throughout each year. These goals include developing self-awareness during freshman year, exploring and discovering personal interests during sophomore year, connecting with and visiting colleges during junior year, and applying to colleges during senior year. Then, once college is on the immediate horizon, Dr. Pamela walks readers through what to expect when paying for college and gives parents resources and helpful hints for understanding, applying for, and accepting scholarships and financial aid. With anecdotes about her own experience sending her child to college, Dr. Pamela offers reassurance and encouragement for parents as they shepherd their teens into their next stage of life.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781976409325
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The college-preparation experience can be fraught with questions and uncertainties. But Pamela Ellis, MBA, PhD is here to offer advice, insight, and counseling that will ease rather than raise your anxiety levels. What to Know Before They Go is an effective tool to help parents guide their teens toward preparing for college before high school even starts. From choosing a high school to understanding how academic skills and activities will influence future college opportunities, Dr. Pamela encourages parents to develop a forward-thinking plan as early as possible. Dr. Pamela then breaks down the high-school years, offering achievable goals to focus on throughout each year. These goals include developing self-awareness during freshman year, exploring and discovering personal interests during sophomore year, connecting with and visiting colleges during junior year, and applying to colleges during senior year. Then, once college is on the immediate horizon, Dr. Pamela walks readers through what to expect when paying for college and gives parents resources and helpful hints for understanding, applying for, and accepting scholarships and financial aid. With anecdotes about her own experience sending her child to college, Dr. Pamela offers reassurance and encouragement for parents as they shepherd their teens into their next stage of life.
Do All Dogs Go to Heaven When They Die?
Author: Alden Sells
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781951937362
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Do All Dogs Go to Heaven When They Die? recalls the memory of a young boy who tragically loses his dog & best friend, only to revisit his past many years later through his daughter who is going through the same sad loss. Beautifully written and Illustrated, this story brings generations together, and is a must read for parents and dog lovers who are looking for ways to explain the circle of life to their children, grandchildren--or even themselves! It's OK to cry...
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781951937362
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Do All Dogs Go to Heaven When They Die? recalls the memory of a young boy who tragically loses his dog & best friend, only to revisit his past many years later through his daughter who is going through the same sad loss. Beautifully written and Illustrated, this story brings generations together, and is a must read for parents and dog lovers who are looking for ways to explain the circle of life to their children, grandchildren--or even themselves! It's OK to cry...
Fire Truck
Author: Charlie Gardner
Publisher: DK Children
ISBN: 9780756652289
Category : Board books
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Simple text and colorful pictures introduce young children to different kinds of fire department vehicles.
Publisher: DK Children
ISBN: 9780756652289
Category : Board books
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Simple text and colorful pictures introduce young children to different kinds of fire department vehicles.