Maison d'édition: BookRix
A story from Sweden. Celeste, Ryan, Gabriel and Svea go in class 4B. Together with their classmates, they end up on an adventure during the month of December when the class together decides to try to find Aunt Greta's grandmother's old cookbook. Will it be found before Christmas Eve?
Future Funders presents Sadie Builds a Business, a fun and uplifting tale for parents who are trying to teach important money lessons to their kids. On the way home from school one day, Sadie sees a super cool pair of roller skates sitting in a toy store window that she has to have but realizes she does not have enough money to pay for them. Through creative thinking and determination she works to reach her goals along the way realizing she holds the power within herself to make all her dreams come true!Voir livre
Shirley Chisholm was a natural-born fighter. She didn’t like to be bossed and she wanted things to be fair. Brooklyn-born Shirley Chisholm was smart and ambitious. She poured her energy into whatever she did—from teaching young children to becoming Brooklyn’s first Black assemblywoman. Not afraid to blaze a trail, she became the first Black woman elected to Congress and the first woman to seriously run for US president. With a vision of liberty and justice for all, she worked for equal rights, for the environment, for children, and for health care. Even now, her legacy lives on and inspires others to continue her work . . . which is not done yet. Stirring free verse by Tameka Fryer Brown and evocative illustrations by Nina Crews provide an inspirational look at changemaker Shirley Chisholm.Voir livre
Christmas trees bring joy and delight to families all over the world. Everyone has memories of a magnificent family Christmas tree or one of the huge trees towering in the square in his or her hometown. There’s even a Christmas tree at the White House! Scrubby, a little pine tree at the Christmas tree farm, knows he will never get to go to the White House or any other special place. He isn’t a Fraser fir or a Colorado blue spruce. He’s just a scrub pine. He’s so little and scrawny that no family would ever pick him for their tree. Although King, the crow, assures him that he has his own special purpose, Scrubby can’t block out the jeers of the other trees. Maybe they’re right. Maybe he is useless. But Scrubby’s friends—Kels, the ladybug, and Hunter, the farmer’s son—see that he is special after all. In this holiday story, the two show Scrubby that he doesn’t have to be like all the other trees to be special. It’s his unique qualities that will make people take notice. When Scrubby receives some very important visitors, he finally finds his own surprising purposeVoir livre
In this winter-warming Spid the Spider adventure, Spid and friends visit the Highlands. What sets this adventure apart is its unique blend of entertainment and education for children aged 4-10 years. While delivering laughs and thrills, it also reimagines aspects of late 13th and early 14th-century Scottish history, in particular, a spidery tale involving Robert the Bruce. In the story, it is a very long way from Spider Webdon to Glenthistle. But after reading about King Robert the Spid of Glenthistle in a history book, Spid decides to visit his cousin, Hamish McSpid, who lives there. However, Spid and his friends have hardly arrived when strange things begin to happen. Of course, the fearsome monster of Loch Monroe is nothing more than a legendary beast … Or is it …? The story features two songs: ‘Hamish McSpid’ and ‘The Water King’. -‘The Ballad of Hamish McSpid’ is a folk song in the Scottish music tradition. It has a stirring violin accompaniment.-‘The Water King’ is a tub-thumping tune that celebrates and warns about the ‘guardian’ of the loch. “I am the Water King, I listen to the rain and sing, I am the king of everything, cross me and feel my sting”.Voir livre
Sonnie and the Pink Collar, a story about friendship and acceptance, tells the heartwarming tale of Sonnie, whom children see as a rough and tough muscular dog, and her friend, Tucker, whom children see as a big teddy bear. Sonnie grapples with being misjudged as a dog that children should not get near because of how it looks. Being ignored makes Sonnie feel sad as she watches Tucker get all the attention. When Tucker learns that Sonnie feels we neglected, he embarks on a mission for children to see Sonnie differently, hoping it will cheer up his doggie friend. Through humorous attempts to recommend that Sonnie wear a pink tutu, a hat adorned with daisies, and even pink boots, Tucker finally lands on an idea that Sonnie loves. Tucker’s creative solution not only attracts children to Sonnie, it also gives her that much-needed self-confidence. Sonnie and the Pink Collar emphasizes the importance of feeling accepted and the power of true friendship.Voir livre
The Nutcracker and the Mouse king is a festive, holiday story by E.T.A. Hoffmann. Maria gets a nutcracker as a Christmas present. The nutcracker comes alive and asks for her helping fighting the evil mouse king. The moral of the story is: true love can conquer anything. Recommended for age 6+.Voir livre
