The Missing Pocket Watch (Bedtime Adventure Books for Kids Book 6)(Full Length Chapter Books for Kids Ages 6-12) (Includes Children Educational Worksheets)

Nathan Ford

Sinossi

An important book for readers of all ages, Irvine Press brings quality biographies for kids through engagingly written volumes of true-to-life stories of important figures in history. 

Our message is simple: Dream Big, We'll Show You How.

Eight-year-old Emma Scott is a shy person, and she is nervous about her class’s Show and Tell, but she’s eager to show her classmates her most valuable possession – her grandfather’s vintage pocket watch. The pocket watch has been in her family for generations, and Emma’s classmates are intrigued by the watch’s rich history and antique design. After class, a group of Emma’s classmates asks to see the pocket watch again, and Emma hands it over while she talks to a friend. However, when she returns, the pocket watch has gone missing, and nobody seems to know where it is. Will Emma be able to find her grandfather’s precious pocket watch?

Among these biographies, readers will find exceptional and notable men and women across varying disciplines to instill a sense of purpose and goal oriented living from an early age. Discover how each life was shaped and transformed through passion, determination, grit.

Discover Inside This Book:

● The life and work of Nathan Ford
● Difficulties and struggles growing up and as an adult
● Focus on the influence and societal impact
● Vivid illustrations 
● Bonus trivia questions for fun activity

In addition to the life and work of Nathan Ford, a special section at the back of the book includes extras of multiple-choice quiz questions and discussion prompts. Learning about historical figures has never been so fascinating!

Disponibile da: 24/10/2022.

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