Literature for Lively Lessons supplies teachers with age-appropriate reading lists for children in pre-K through third grade. Organized in a practical calendar format that ties in picture books with seasons, holidays, and other milestones, the book takes teachers, homeschoolers, and librarians beyond the tired old standards and introduces them to new books and fresh perspectives. Literature for Lively Lessons is thoroughly indexed and easy to use, so teachers can spend less time planning and more time actually teaching.
A complete guide to teaching the Newbery Award winner, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. Includes an author biography, background information, summaries, thought-provoking discussion questions, as well as creative, cross-curricular activities and reproducibles that motivate students.
Warned by a big bird of a great disaster coming to the river, Jeremy Vole, a vole who lives a quiet and contented life in a hole in the riverbank, finds he must embark on an adventure. Reprint.
"This book . . . recounts the persistence of a Frenchman, Louis, to build a flying machine to cross the English Channel. . . . The text is succinct, caption-like in its directness and brevity. . . . The paintings . . . add the necessary texture and tone to this marriage. This is vintage Provensen."--School Library Journal. Caldecott Medal.
No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of Julius Caesar on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right.
Each No Fear Shakespeare contains
The complete text of the original play
A line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday language
No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of The Tempest on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right.
A picture book showing a small boy's adventures on a snowy day - making tracks in the snow, smacking snow-covered branches, getting into a snowball fight, making a snowman. The book has won the Caldecott Award.
Are you an artist? Do you see the world around you in a special way? I Am an Artist shows you how, by simply observing the delights of nature, you can be inspired to create. Can you name the colors inside a seashell? You're an artist!
Great gift idea. The other 'Great American Bathroom Books' by Compact Classics are out of print. Volume 1 has sold over one million copies. This edition replaces the prior Volume 1. 608 pages; bright white hardcover with fiery red foil logo; contains nearly 120 two-page summares of the world's great books, including literary classics, modern novels, biographies, the best of business and personal success, etc., etc. Also features categorized sections of "Trivia to Learn By" and "Quotes & Anecdotes" to both challenge and inspire. A great gift for yourself or a friend. Perfect for the person that has it all but does not (yet) know it all.
Trying to find the perfect birthday present for his mother isn't easy for Danny. The hen offers eggs, the goose feathers and the sheep wool. But mother already has those things. Then the cow suggests that Danny go ask Mr. Bear. It's from him that Danny gets a special and unique gift for his mother.
Don Freeman's classic character, Corduroy, is even more popular today then he was when he first came on the scene over thirty years ago. These favorite titles are ready for another generation of children to love.
