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This book describes 19th-century children's activities, plays songs, chants. It also mirrors situations in fictional children's books and is interesting to read as a book of stories. It contains Laura's sister's juvenile writings, a melodramatic play, which is similar to Louisa May Alcott's Little Women.
Perfect narrative non-fiction for young learners! Peaceful Protests: Voices for Civil Rights celebrates individuals and organizations all over the world in the civil rights movement who achieved their greatest victories through peaceful protests. Young readers will learn about peaceful protest methods such as marches, rallies, sit-ins, vigils, boycotts, and marching with picket signs. They will also learn about influential individuals such as Gandhi, Medgar Evers, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr. and more! Events covered include abolitionists handing out newspapers demanding the end of slavery through Dr. Martin Luther King's efforts to desegregate busses in Montgomery and Black Lives Matter protesting police brutality, and features historical photos, a chronological timeline of events as well as chapter notes, further reading recommendations, and an index.Voir livre
Kids will love this playful story about two children becoming friends at school. Simple sentence structures and repetitive words will encourage young children to fall in love with learning to read. Kids will enjoy following along word-for-word with the recorded story that features sound effects and professional voices to help children develop vocabulary and improve listening skills. This reader features adorable art showing diversity to help children form a sense of acceptance and understanding of different races and individual differences.Voir livre
This story of two girls trying to banish a witch is “full of wonderful fun, excitement, and humor” (Library Journal). Old Witch likes nothing better than to fly around on her broomstick, crying “Heh-heh!” and casting abracadabras. But now she has been sent away . . . by two young girls. Amy and Clarissa have decided that Old Witch is just too mean and wicked. So, drawing a rickety old house upon a barren glass hill, they exile Old Witch there with a warning: She better be good, or else no Halloween! But to give Old Witch some company, they draw her a Little Witch Girl and a Weeny Witch Baby . . . Old Witch tries to be good, but anyone would get up to no good in a place as lonely as the glass hill. And Amy and Clarissa are about to find that out, when Old Witch magics them into her world of make-believe-made-real, in “a very special book that is certain to give boundless pleasure—at any time of the year” (The Horn Book). “A classic for Halloween.” —Library JournalVoir livre
"A dragon darkens our dells. A witch haunts our woods. Bandits roam our moors" . . . King Stromgard swept on. "In the tradition of so many monarchs, I offer my daughter's hand in marriage and half my kingdom to the prince who can rid us of these evils, restoring peace and prosperity to our realm."And so the contest in the Kingdom of Greeve begins. But Princess Margaret is not your traditional princess. Meg firmly objects to her parents' giving her away, and she certainly has no intention of remaining in the tower where she is sequestered. Instead, she sets out to win the contest herself by enlisting the help of her good friend, her loyal maid, an eager guardsman, a young wizard, and a tenacious witch. Does Meg find her distinct place in the kingdom, or is she doomed to fulfill her royal duties?Kate Coombs weaves a magical tale full of pesky princes, enchanted frogs, a beady-eyed scarf, and invisibility juice – a tale of wonder, but a story familiar to all who struggle to find their own place in the world.The Runaway Princess is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.Voir livre
Little Miss Muffet Sat on a tuffet, Eating of curds and whey. There came a great spider and sat down beside her and frightened Miss Muffet away. This odd little nursery rhyme is familiar to us all but have you ever wondered, like I have, about what Miss Muffet was thinking as she sat dreamily eating her curds and whey? And what are curds and whey, anyway? Her tuffet? would that be a piece of furniture or a piece of her anatomy? And of course the large spider, what was she thinking? I'll bet she was as scared as Miss Muffet !! Well, Frank Baum, the beloved author of the Wizard of Oz series, finally tells us the whole story about Miss Muffet and her little known struggle for freedom from the many nursemaids who watched her constantly. True, her parents were very rich but their sad little girl, Muffet, was never allowed to do anything fun at all like run in the grass or play in the mud as she longed to do. Will she succeed? Listen and find out.Voir livre
In this novelization of the Goosebumps 2 movie, two kids take home an enchanted mannequin who terrorizes them by making Halloween decorations come to life. Slappy’s back! The demented dummy and all his creepy pals are back for this sequel to the hit Goosebumps movie. This time, Slappy is brought to life by two unsuspecting kids. Even scarier, Slappy starts animating Halloween masks, skeletons, even gummy bears who, once alive, threaten to take over the whole town. Will the kids be able to get Slappy and his gang of creepy friends under control? This junior novelization has all the chills, thrills, and laugh-out-loud horror of the new movie. Includes eight pages of color photos from the movie!Voir livre
