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Download or read book Ever Clever Elisa written by Johanna Hurwitz and published by StarWalk Kids Media. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finally...first grade! Elisa is finally in a grade with a number -- just like her big brother, Russell. Elisa is old enough to take piano lessons, lose a tooth, or make a special Mother's Day breakfast. Sometimes Russell treats her like a baby, but Elisa is making big plans! Elisa is finally in a grade with a number -- just like her big brother, Russell. Elisa is old enough to take piano lessons, lose a tooth, and make a special Mother's Day breakfast. Sometimes Russell treats her like a baby, but Elisa has big plans!
Download or read book E is for Elisa written by Johanna Hurwitz and published by StarWalk Kids Media. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Crybaby, Crybaby!" That's what Russell calls Elisa whenever she gets upset, and she hates it. Elisa does get frustrated sometimes, like when she can't wear her favorite red shirt to school. But that doesn't mean she can't do other things -- like trade her mittens for a tooth so that the tooth fairy will come sooner, or have a beach party in the middle of winter -- whenever and however she wants!"
Download or read book Russell Elisa written by Johanna Hurwitz and published by StarWalk Kids Media. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seven-year-old Russell and his three-year-old sister Elisa have adventures with friends and family in their New York City apartment building. Another entry in the popular Riverside Kids series.
Download or read book Summer with Elisa written by Johanna Hurwitz and published by StarWalk Kids Media. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now that she's done with first grade, Elisa has lots of time to prove she can do anything her older brother, Russell, can do. With the family's big vacation coming up, Elisa finds plenty of ways to show Russell that just because he's older, doesn't mean he's better. But topping Russell is one thing. What will happen when it's up to Elisa to save the day for the whole family?
Download or read book Elisa Michaels Bigger and Better written by Johanna Hurwitz and published by StarWalk Kids Media. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now that Elisa's in second grade, she's taking charge of whatever comes her way — from a baby-sitter who doesn't know how to change a diaper to an airplane trip without her parents. Of course, it's not easy taking charge when your big brother thinks you're too little and your little brother runs amok! But Elisa is determined to make everything work out in the end. And what better way to celebrate being seven and a half than a day of eating nothing but chocolate. Chocolate cookies, chocolate milk, chocolate bars . . . chocolate and more chocolate, from morning to night. With these delicious new episodes from the whirlwind life of Elisa Michaels, Johanna Hurwitz entertains us once again with a vivid portrayal of family life as seen from four feet tall.
Download or read book The Read aloud Handbook written by Jim Trelease and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated edition of a classic bestseller discusses the benefits, the rewards, and the importance of reading aloud to children of a new generation. Supported by delightful anecdotes as well as the latest research, the handbook offers proven techniques and strategies for helping children discover the pleasures of reading.
Download or read book Rip Roaring Russell written by Johanna Hurwitz and published by StarWalk Kids Media. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Russell's enjoying his first year in school. The trouble is his baby sister, Elisa. She's only a few months old, and she's a pest! But sometimes, as Russell is about to discover, it's not so bad to have a little sister. Because that also means he's something special: a big brother!
Download or read book Russell Sprouts written by Johanna Hurwitz and published by StarWalk Kids Media. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now that he's six, Russell has some very important questions 1. If he has to wear hand-me-downs, shoulden't bigger kids wear hand-me-ups? 2. If he can't say bad words, can he make up his own words when he's angry? 3. If he has to get a report card, isn't it about time his parents got one, too?
Download or read book Nora and Mrs Mind Your Own Business written by Johanna Hurwitz and published by StarWalk Kids Media. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nora has made friends with all the people in her building--almost. Cranky Mrs. Ellsworth, whom Nora has nicknamed Mrs. Mind-Your-Own-Business, just won't be friendly. Then one day Mommy needs a baby-sitter for Nora and Teddy. No one can take the job...except Mrs. Mind-Your-Own-Business! Teddy is scared, but Nora is curious. Will Mrs. Mind-Your-Own-Business become their friend at last?
Download or read book The Cold Hot Winter written by Johanna Hurwitz and published by StarWalk Kids Media. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Missing objects cause Derek, Rory, and Bolivia to accuse each other of lying and stealing. It isn't until the three friends become snowed-in that they come to understand what trust and friendship are all about.
Download or read book The Down Up Fall written by Johanna Hurwitz and published by StarWalk Kids Media. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bolivia, Rory, and Derek are back together again! When Bolivia's parents head off to Turkey on an archaeological dig, Bolivia goes to stay with her aunt and uncle-in the same town where her two friends live. Whether they're taking care of a litter of abandoned kittens, coping with poison ivy, or getting drenched in a simulated classroom rain forest, there's always adventure afoot. But when Bolivia befriends a girl named DeDe and a boy named Aldo, watch out! Rory's possessiveness may ruin everything, unless Bolivia can show him that it's possible to make new friends and keep the old.
Download or read book The Up Down Spring written by Johanna Hurwitz and published by StarWalk Kids Media. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Rory and Derek go to their best friend Bolivia's house for spring break, everyone gets sick, and the vacation does not turn out quite as they had planned it. Reprint.
Download or read book The Hot Cold Summer written by Johanna Hurwitz and published by StarWalk Kids Media. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rory and Derek were best friends but with Bolivia visiting next door would their friendship last?.
Download or read book Gateway to Reading written by Nancy J. Polette and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-04-08 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get young readers hooked on some of the best titles in juvenile literature, ranging from humor to mystery to fantasy, with unusual and effective methods like games. Getting students to want to read is one of the greatest challenges facing middle school teachers and librarians. Determining which are the "right books" that can spark a child's mental awakening is also difficult. This book from prolific author Nancy Polette furnishes interesting and fun games to pique students' interest in junior novels that are worth reading—carefully selected titles that will contribute to their educational and emotional growth. Gateway to Reading: 250+ Author Games and Booktalks to Motivate Middle Readers is a powerful tool for luring middle-school students away from the distractions of 21st-century media and introducing them to junior or 'tween novels that they won't be able to put down. By presenting children with a challenge to engage their minds—racing to decode book titles, or using their creativity to come up with titles of their own, for example—students are naturally drawn towards reading these books from well-known children's authors.
Download or read book New Neighbors for Nora written by Johanna Hurwitz and published by StarWalk Kids Media. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nora loves making new friends--but there aren't many kids to play with in her New York apartment building. Apart from her little brother, Teddy, there's only four-year-old Russell. The three of them have lots of fun--but what would happen if there were more kids around? More fun, that's what!
Download or read book How Parents Can Help Kids Improve Test Scores written by Steven Schneider and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-12-18 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steven Schneider's newly revised second edition of How Parents Can Help Kids Improve Test Scores: Taking the Stakes Out of Literacy Testing highlights the most recent literacy initiatives in America since the federal act of No Child Left Behind. His book has been redesigned to further help teachers and parents navigate through the maze of newly developed state standardized testing in reading and writing, so students may be able to achieve greater success. By using the proactive methods shown in this book and by following easily understood step-by-step instructions, parents and teachers can begin to help their children take the first steps down the road to literacy and to understanding the Common Core language arts subjects. This book features time-tested activities, suggestions, and a plethora of practical advice to assist teachers and parents in raising children's scores on standardized state reading tests. By utilizing the highly prescriptive “Pinpoint Reading Program,” newly revised in this second edition, parents and teachers will gain new insights into the format, style, and objectives of these tests and how they can assist children to score higher. Most importantly, this book instills the confidence that children need to achieve the success that they rightfully deserve and for which their parents and teachers have come to expect.
