Publisher: Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press
A child’s first words are important! In the series ‘My First Words,’ kids will learn vocabulary related to different foods and drinks, sports, activities, public areas, animals, and the four seasons.
"A cacophony of musical instruments, dynamic illustrations, and John Beach's animated narration create a joyful celebration in this audio-visual treat for the senses. ... Beach lifts the rhymes off the pages with exuberance. He delivers Drum's story with passion and imaginative flair, enhancing the book's vibrant pictures, text, and accompanying sound effects and music. The author's note elaborates on Drum's allegory, encouraging listeners to embrace who they are and their potential." AUDIOFILE MAGAZINEShow book
Later Than You Think by Fritz Leiber - It's much later. The question is ... how late? Obviously the Archeologist's study belonged to an era vastly distant from today. Familiar similarities here and there only sharpened the feeling of alienage. The sunlight that filtered through the windows in the ceiling had a wan and greenish cast and was augmented by radiation from some luminous material impregnating the walls and floor. Even the wide desk and the commodious hassocks glowed with a restful light. Across the former were scattered metal-backed wax tablets, styluses, and a pair of large and oddly formed spectacles. The crammed bookcases were not particularly unusual, but the books were bound in metal and the script on their spines would have been utterly unfamiliar to the most erudite of modern linguists. One of the books, lying open on a hassock, showed leaves of a thin, flexible, rustless metal covered with luminous characters. Between the bookcases were phosphorescent oil paintings, mainly of sea bottoms, in somber greens and browns. Their style, neither wholly realistic nor abstract, would have baffled the historian of art. A blackboard with large colored crayons hinted equally at the schoolroom and the studio. In the center of the room, midway to the ceiling, hung a fish with irridescent scales of breathtaking beauty. So invisible was its means of support that—also taking into account the strange paintings and the greenish light—one would have sworn that the object was to create an underwater scene. The Explorer made his entrance in a theatrical swirl of movement. He embraced the Archeologist with a warmth calculated to startle that crusty old fellow. Then he settled himself on a hassock, looked up and asked a question in a speech and idiom so different from any we know that it must be called another means of communication rather than another language. The import was, "Well, what about it?"Show book
In the whimsical world of Mizzipotazia, Mizzi Mozzi, Lekko, and Flip-Flop embark on a daring adventure to Mysterious Mikahara Mountain to taste the legendary Klategorically Krumptious Chok-Leet Cake made by the kind Wampling Waggerly Weremousley. Along the way, they face the treacherous Yorrible Yammering Yetzee, Yarwelp, and enlist the help of Puzzle-Piece Penta-Pritza Moonkleys. Cleverly disguised as snow-people with White Sweetlie Dinkledust, the trio navigates the mountain's perils, learning valuable lessons on friendship, bravery, and the importance of listening to grown-ups.Show book
THE GIRL BROWNIES – ASHDOWN FOREST, ENGLAND 1919 Book 2 of 6 The Mystery of the Rusty Lantern The summary of this first book in the series is as follows: In 1919, six adventurous Brownies—Lulu, Minnie, Lottie, Agatha, Bernadette, and Beryl—discover an old lantern in Ashdown Forest with a cryptic riddle etched into its base: "Seek where the raven guards the past, beneath the stones where shadows last." Following clues to a raven-haunted monolith and a hidden stone circle, they unearth an 1859 surveyor’s journal and smuggler’s treasure. The journal leads them to a legendary healing spring, where they witness its miraculous properties first hand. Their findings attract local historians, revealing the lantern’s ties to forest wardens and Napoleonic-era smugglers. Celebrated as junior historians, the girls return their discoveries to the village museum, proud to have preserved a piece of Sussex’s past. As they gather around their campfire, the restored lantern’s glow reminds them that the forest still holds secrets waiting to be uncovered—and their next adventure is just beginning. I have worked very hard and meticulously to provide you with an enjoyable experience, the initial opening credit music, “Joyful Journey”, which does run to approximately 2 minutes sets the scene, so to speak, recorder, tambourine,guitar and accordion in a folk/classical and cheerful mood. The closing music, “Bloom”, ends the tale on with more of the same at about 2 minutes and the same musical instruments etc. but more of an ending feel and looking forward to the next story in the series. The story and music itself runs to just about 14 minutes and is narrated in my wife's voice, Claire, who actually was a ranger guide! I do hope you and your family enjoy this story, please let me know. Christopher Allen - At your serviceShow book
An adapted, easy-to-read edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - with engaging illustrations throughout. Dorothy wants something – anything – exciting to happen to her. So, when a storm carries her from her home on the Kansas prairie to the magical land of Oz, it seems her dreams are coming true. Dorothy finds herself unprepared for the challenges in this strange and distant place. She misses her home and soon wishes to return to her family. Her only hope is to journey along the Yellow Brick Road, to find the Wonderful Wizard of Oz and hopefully, a way back home. But somewhere, far to the west, Dorothy has caught the attention of a wicked witch…Show book
Sycamore Hill Boarding School, Donegal 1963 Clare is excited to start her first term at Sycamore Hill. New sports, new subjects, and new friends – chatty, confident Rose and quiet, nature-loving Molly. But something strange is going on. The girls see a face at the tower window and hear the sound of crying – could the school be haunted? And does it have anything to do with the mysterious death of a pupil years earlier? No one seems to want to answer their questions, but Clare and her friends are determined to investigate. Can they solve the mystery before a killer strikes again?Show book
