Author: Avi
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481445359
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Here are a few things that sometimes happen: HAPPY THINGS An unpopular Black Crayon proves to a Little Girl how useful he really is. SAD THINGS On a very hot day, an Ice-Cream Cone waits...and waits...to be eaten. EXCITING THINGS A Papa catches cold, so his Little Boy gets to go to work instead! These nine very short stories for very young readers -- culled from Newbery Honor author Avi's first book and illustrated by Caldecott Honor artist Marjorie Priceman -- ingeniously capture the funny, surprising spirit of a child's imagination.
Things That Sometimes Happen
Author: Avi
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481445359
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Here are a few things that sometimes happen: HAPPY THINGS An unpopular Black Crayon proves to a Little Girl how useful he really is. SAD THINGS On a very hot day, an Ice-Cream Cone waits...and waits...to be eaten. EXCITING THINGS A Papa catches cold, so his Little Boy gets to go to work instead! These nine very short stories for very young readers -- culled from Newbery Honor author Avi's first book and illustrated by Caldecott Honor artist Marjorie Priceman -- ingeniously capture the funny, surprising spirit of a child's imagination.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481445359
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Here are a few things that sometimes happen: HAPPY THINGS An unpopular Black Crayon proves to a Little Girl how useful he really is. SAD THINGS On a very hot day, an Ice-Cream Cone waits...and waits...to be eaten. EXCITING THINGS A Papa catches cold, so his Little Boy gets to go to work instead! These nine very short stories for very young readers -- culled from Newbery Honor author Avi's first book and illustrated by Caldecott Honor artist Marjorie Priceman -- ingeniously capture the funny, surprising spirit of a child's imagination.
Leo Tolstoy
Author: graf Leo Tolstoy
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402711435
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Tolstoy may have written some of the most expansive novels in all literature, but he also created wonderful short works, too. In a spectacularly illustrated volume that captures all the atmosphere of Tolstoy's Russia, Tolstoy scholar Donna Tussing Orwin carefully presents and annotates five of the writer's finest stories: "God Sees the Truth, But Waits," "How Much Land Does a Man Need?," The Empty Drum," "The Imp and the Crust," and "Three Questions." Louise and Aylmer Maude, who knew Tolstoy personally, have translated the text.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402711435
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Tolstoy may have written some of the most expansive novels in all literature, but he also created wonderful short works, too. In a spectacularly illustrated volume that captures all the atmosphere of Tolstoy's Russia, Tolstoy scholar Donna Tussing Orwin carefully presents and annotates five of the writer's finest stories: "God Sees the Truth, But Waits," "How Much Land Does a Man Need?," The Empty Drum," "The Imp and the Crust," and "Three Questions." Louise and Aylmer Maude, who knew Tolstoy personally, have translated the text.
Sudden Flash Youth
Author: Christine Perkins-Hazuka
Publisher: Karen and Michael Braziller Bo
ISBN: 9780892553716
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Presents a collection of short stories about significant moments which marked a turning point in the lives of young protagonists by such authors as Anne Mazer, Alan Stewart Carl, Dave Eggers, and Peter Bacho.
Publisher: Karen and Michael Braziller Bo
ISBN: 9780892553716
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Presents a collection of short stories about significant moments which marked a turning point in the lives of young protagonists by such authors as Anne Mazer, Alan Stewart Carl, Dave Eggers, and Peter Bacho.
More Short Stories for Children
Author:
Publisher: Children's Book Trust
ISBN: 9788170111696
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
A collection of eighteen stories set in India, including "Five Ghosts," "Bangle-Seller," "Bird-Watcher," and "Sandalwood Trees."
Publisher: Children's Book Trust
ISBN: 9788170111696
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
A collection of eighteen stories set in India, including "Five Ghosts," "Bangle-Seller," "Bird-Watcher," and "Sandalwood Trees."
Best Classic Short Stories For Children
Author: Various
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 9353579406
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
'And what do you think of it all, Watson?' asked Sherlock Holmes, leaning back in his chair. 'It seems to me to be a most dark and sinister business.' 'Dark enough and sinister enough.' -Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 'The Adventure of the Speckled Band' Best Classic Short Stories for Children brings together some of the most well-known and beloved stories by authors like O. Henry, Oscar Wilde and Saki, and extracts from children's classics such as The Railway Children and Little Women. With a mix of genres including science fiction, mystery and ghost stories, and a host of popular characters such as Oliver Twist, Sherlock Holmes, Jane Eyre and Dracula, this is the perfect introduction to a range of classic literature. Classics for the New Decade is a new anthology series celebrating the most acclaimed and enduring works of literature.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 9353579406
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
'And what do you think of it all, Watson?' asked Sherlock Holmes, leaning back in his chair. 'It seems to me to be a most dark and sinister business.' 'Dark enough and sinister enough.' -Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 'The Adventure of the Speckled Band' Best Classic Short Stories for Children brings together some of the most well-known and beloved stories by authors like O. Henry, Oscar Wilde and Saki, and extracts from children's classics such as The Railway Children and Little Women. With a mix of genres including science fiction, mystery and ghost stories, and a host of popular characters such as Oliver Twist, Sherlock Holmes, Jane Eyre and Dracula, this is the perfect introduction to a range of classic literature. Classics for the New Decade is a new anthology series celebrating the most acclaimed and enduring works of literature.
145th Street: Short Stories
Author: Walter Dean Myers
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0385729847
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
An ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults New Bonus Content: -Q&A with Walter Dean Myers -Teaser chapter from On a Clear Day -Excerpt from Hoops The first week of his senior year, everything changed. That’s when Mack met Kitty. She hadn’t finished the sonnet she wrote for him, but she had finished Mack. From that minute on, he was stupid in love. That’s just Kitty and Mack. But everybody on the block has a story to tell. A salty, wrenchingly honest collection of stories set on one block of 145th Street. We get to know the oldest resident; the cop on the beat; fine Peaches and her girl, Squeezie; Monkeyman; and Benny, a fighter on the way to a knockout. We meet Angela, who starts having prophetic dreams after her father is killed and Big Joe, who wants a bang-up funeral while he's still around to enjoy it. Some of these stories are private, and some are the ones behind the headlines. In each one, characters jump off the page and pull readers right into the mix on 1-4-5.
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0385729847
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
An ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults New Bonus Content: -Q&A with Walter Dean Myers -Teaser chapter from On a Clear Day -Excerpt from Hoops The first week of his senior year, everything changed. That’s when Mack met Kitty. She hadn’t finished the sonnet she wrote for him, but she had finished Mack. From that minute on, he was stupid in love. That’s just Kitty and Mack. But everybody on the block has a story to tell. A salty, wrenchingly honest collection of stories set on one block of 145th Street. We get to know the oldest resident; the cop on the beat; fine Peaches and her girl, Squeezie; Monkeyman; and Benny, a fighter on the way to a knockout. We meet Angela, who starts having prophetic dreams after her father is killed and Big Joe, who wants a bang-up funeral while he's still around to enjoy it. Some of these stories are private, and some are the ones behind the headlines. In each one, characters jump off the page and pull readers right into the mix on 1-4-5.
Be Kind
Author: Pat Zietlow Miller
Publisher:
ISBN: 1626723214
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
A thoughtful picture book illustrating the power of small acts of kindness, from the award-winning author of Sophie's Squash.
Publisher:
ISBN: 1626723214
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
A thoughtful picture book illustrating the power of small acts of kindness, from the award-winning author of Sophie's Squash.
Short Stories for Little Monsters
Author: Marie-Louise Gay
Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd
ISBN: 177306522X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
The internationally acclaimed author of the Stella and Sam series has created a collection of short, funny illustrated stories. This hilarious collection of illustrated stories gives us a glimpse into the things children wonder about every day. What do cats really see? What do trees talk about? Should you make funny faces on a windy day? Do worms rule the world? Do mothers always tell the truth? Do snails have nightmares? These short stories are illustrated in vibrant watercolor and collage in cartoon style. They are rich in detail and tiny humorous subplots that will delight all little sharp-eyed monsters. Key Text Features humour speech bubbles panels Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.5 Recognize common types of texts (e.g., storybooks, poems). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7 With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7 Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.7 Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.7 Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting)
Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd
ISBN: 177306522X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
The internationally acclaimed author of the Stella and Sam series has created a collection of short, funny illustrated stories. This hilarious collection of illustrated stories gives us a glimpse into the things children wonder about every day. What do cats really see? What do trees talk about? Should you make funny faces on a windy day? Do worms rule the world? Do mothers always tell the truth? Do snails have nightmares? These short stories are illustrated in vibrant watercolor and collage in cartoon style. They are rich in detail and tiny humorous subplots that will delight all little sharp-eyed monsters. Key Text Features humour speech bubbles panels Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.5 Recognize common types of texts (e.g., storybooks, poems). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7 With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7 Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.7 Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.7 Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting)
Homesick
Author: Roshi Fernando
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408826402
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
It is New Year's Eve, 1982, and the whole gang is at Victor and Nandini's house. The Godfather is on repeat upstairs. Baila music is blaring from the record player in the lounge. Poppadoms are frying in the kitchen. And Preethi, tipsy on youth and friendship and covert cigarettes out the window, just wants to belong. But what does that mean, to belong? Is it: paying over the odds for a bottle of whisky? Getting lost with your impassive grandmother on the way home from school? Mourning for Elvis? Adopting a child whose skin is darker than yours? Marrying an English boy? Learning how to speak in a voice that doesn't remind you of your father? Feeling awkward at an office barn dance? Losing your lover, twice? Vowing to destroy the world and then changing your mind? Is it something else, just out of reach? From that New Year's party to a family funeral, via ghetto blasters and growing pains, through 7/7 and the world according to Charlie Chaplin, life in all of its complexity happens to Preethi, Nil, Lolly, Rohan, and their tightly knotted Sri Lankan families in south London. Tracing the fine lines of politics, tradition and community, Roshi Fernando's stunning collection of linked stories pulls us back, back, to the knowledge of home.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408826402
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
It is New Year's Eve, 1982, and the whole gang is at Victor and Nandini's house. The Godfather is on repeat upstairs. Baila music is blaring from the record player in the lounge. Poppadoms are frying in the kitchen. And Preethi, tipsy on youth and friendship and covert cigarettes out the window, just wants to belong. But what does that mean, to belong? Is it: paying over the odds for a bottle of whisky? Getting lost with your impassive grandmother on the way home from school? Mourning for Elvis? Adopting a child whose skin is darker than yours? Marrying an English boy? Learning how to speak in a voice that doesn't remind you of your father? Feeling awkward at an office barn dance? Losing your lover, twice? Vowing to destroy the world and then changing your mind? Is it something else, just out of reach? From that New Year's party to a family funeral, via ghetto blasters and growing pains, through 7/7 and the world according to Charlie Chaplin, life in all of its complexity happens to Preethi, Nil, Lolly, Rohan, and their tightly knotted Sri Lankan families in south London. Tracing the fine lines of politics, tradition and community, Roshi Fernando's stunning collection of linked stories pulls us back, back, to the knowledge of home.
Short Stories for Teenagers
Author: Christine John
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781484064115
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Short Stories for Teenagers is a collection of six short stories about six different teenagers who are trying to survive dating and relationships: Story #1: Prom Date from Hell Pamela - Will she survive her date with a stranger? Story #2: A Baby's Cry Rachel - She Is determined to go to the prom and won't let anything get in her way, not even a baby. Story #3: Making Out or Making Friends? Ryan - He finally got a date with one of the most popular girls in school, but will she give him what he's expecting to get from her? Story #4: Best Friend or Boyfriend? Andrea - People keep talking about her and Jerry which is making her feel very uncomfortable. Should she sacrifice her friendship to end the gossip? Story #5: Get Another Boyfriend Judy - Bob bosses her around and treats her like dirt. Should she stay with him or find someone new? Story #6: The Other Guy Whitney - Jerome has been taking her for granted and she's sick of it. She found someone else who treats her better, but will it last? Find out what happens to these six teenagers in these amazing short stories. Short stories fiction, suitable for teenagers and young adults ages 13+
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781484064115
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Short Stories for Teenagers is a collection of six short stories about six different teenagers who are trying to survive dating and relationships: Story #1: Prom Date from Hell Pamela - Will she survive her date with a stranger? Story #2: A Baby's Cry Rachel - She Is determined to go to the prom and won't let anything get in her way, not even a baby. Story #3: Making Out or Making Friends? Ryan - He finally got a date with one of the most popular girls in school, but will she give him what he's expecting to get from her? Story #4: Best Friend or Boyfriend? Andrea - People keep talking about her and Jerry which is making her feel very uncomfortable. Should she sacrifice her friendship to end the gossip? Story #5: Get Another Boyfriend Judy - Bob bosses her around and treats her like dirt. Should she stay with him or find someone new? Story #6: The Other Guy Whitney - Jerome has been taking her for granted and she's sick of it. She found someone else who treats her better, but will it last? Find out what happens to these six teenagers in these amazing short stories. Short stories fiction, suitable for teenagers and young adults ages 13+