Download or read book Raindrop Plop written by Wendy Cheyette Lewison and published by Follettbound. This book was released on 2004-03-08 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Gooey Chewy Rumble Plop Book written by Steve Alton and published by . This book was released on 2007-09-06 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow your food on its gooey, chewy, rumble, plop journey through your body! This irreverent pop-up guide is a fascinatingly fun read for any child. It's a fantastic companion for anyone studying science at Key Stage 1 & 2 - where children are taught about parts of the body, how we grow, why humans need food, and the benefits of a healthy balanced diet. This book is stuffed with scrumptious illustrations, over 30 mouth-watering pop-ups and easy-to-digest text. Children will especially love the cover, complete with a touch n' feel slimy tongue - ew!

Download or read book Plop the Raindrop written by Kevin Alan Richards and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plop is a raindrop new to the pond. There he meets a mentoring miserly molecule and falls spout over droplet in love for a lily pad. One day, his idyllic world is turned upside down and Plop is forced to leave his life among the cool calm waters of comfort and brave best what lies before him. Plop's travels carry him from forest marsh and sewer drains to faucet spouting and ocean waves. Along the way, Plop must confront vaporous specters, sucking storm drains, a dreaded pair of lips, and the hustle and bustle of the open sea. Will Plop ever return again to the cool waters he once called home? Plop the Raindrop is a seussian sanguine poem of love, life, and loss from the perspective of an anthropomorphized water droplet thirsting for a wave to call home. Featuring 10 illustrations by Lorin Morgan-Richards.

Download or read book Pp Raindrop Plop written by Wendy Cheyette Lewison and published by Viking Books. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young girl and her dog find many things to count on a rainy day, both as they play outside and after they come home to a warm, dry house.

Download or read book A Raindrop s Journey written by Suzanne Slade and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2011 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book follows the journey of a raindrop through the water cycle.

Download or read book A Box Full of Tales written by Kathy MacMillan and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2008-04-14 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In Maryland's Carroll County, story boxes have made this impossible dream come true for twenty years. Now MacMillan, writer, storyteller, and former children's librarian, outlines the proven story box system for sharing an array of successful programs. Story boxes offer a simple method for capturing ideas, talent, creativity, and resources available in your library. Including step-by-step instructions from concept through implementation and supplemented by programming tips, A Box Full of Tales also offers detailed plans for fifty great story boxes, including suggested books, fingerplays, songs, props, crafts, and sign language." "From ah-choo to antlers, from monkey business to zoo escapes, A Box Full of Tales is an easy way to offer winning, stress-free library programs for children without the headaches and the hassles. You can make the impossible happen when you share resources with story boxes!"--BOOK JACKET.

Download or read book Artsy Toddler Storytimes written by Carol Garnett Hopkins and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2013-05-23 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For toddlers, every storytime can be a new adventure, while art activities are important for developing impulse control, hand-eye coordination, and fine motor dexterity in the hands. Hopkins’ new book fuses them together. Designed for children ages 1 to 3 years old, the book’s 52 storytimes promote pre-reading skills such as print motivation, vocabulary, and narrative skills. Based on themes familiar to children, including bears, bugs, springtime,clothing and hats, flowers and gardens, weather, music, pets, transportation, pirates, and many more, each storytime includes a list of books, action songs or rhymes along with their words, a flannelboard experience, plus instruction for two to three art activities. This complete toddler storytime resource also includes An introduction which discusses the differences between art activities and craft activities, a toddler’s ability in creating art, and why children this age should be exposed to art activities Advice for using different art mediums, such as food, plus important safety considerations Pointers on conducting playful yet educational storytimes Tips for finding inexpensive art materials, with a list of recommended supplies to keep on hand More than 100 drawings, all easy to reproduce and modify Weblinks to “Artsy Helper Sheets,” downloadable supplements complete with phrases, tips, and tricks that inform parents and caregivers about the benefits of doing art activities with toddlers Pick up Hopkins' book and you'll be ready to conduct a storytime within moments!

Download or read book My So Called Family written by Courtney Sheinmel and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-10-21 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leah Hoffman-Ross just moved to New York and she wants her new friends to think she's a typical thirteen-year-old. But Leah has a secret: She doesn't have a father; she has a donor. Before Leah was born, her mother went to Lyon's Reproductive Services and picked Donor 730. Now Leah has a stepfather and a little brother, and her mom thinks that they should be all the family Leah needs. Despite her attempts to fit in and be normal, Leah can't help but feel like something is missing. When she finds the link to the Lyon's Sibling Registry, Leah has to see if she has any half siblings. And when she discovers that one of the other kids from Donor 730 is a girl her age, Leah will do anything to meet her -- even if she has to hide it from everybody else. Debut author Courtney Sheinmel puts a contemporary spin on a timeless question in this heartfelt novel about what makes a family.

Download or read book Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Recovery in School Libraries written by Christie Kaaland and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-12-16 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When disaster strikes, school librarians can play a key role in keeping kids safe. This is the only book written specifically to provide school librarians with emergency preparedness and recovery tools as well as curricular tie-ins. No school is immune to disaster, whether in the form of a natural event like a tornado or a tragedy like the violence that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The key to minimizing injury or death in an emergency is preparedness—something the school librarian is uniquely positioned to lead. This must-have book will show you how to be proactive in getting your school ready for the worst. It provides comprehensive preparedness and recovery plans, check lists, and curricular recommendations on preparedness that can be tailored to your individual library and community. Covering natural disasters, human-made disasters, and school violence, the book shows you how to conduct drills, assess vulnerabilities and risk, communicate preparedness plans, and use bibliotherapy for disaster recovery. It also describes how your library can be a safe haven for students who feel disconnected, bullied, or otherwise disenfranchised. Although the book is primarily intended for school librarians, classroom teachers will also find many ideas here for helping students be better prepared for disasters, whatever their cause or severity.

Download or read book Best STEM Resources for NextGen Scientists written by Jennifer L. Hopwood and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intended to support the national initiative to strengthen learning in areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, this book helps librarians who work with youth in school and public libraries to build better collections and more effectively use these collections through readers' advisory and programming. A versatile and multi-faceted guide, Best STEM Resources for NextGen Scientists: The Essential Selection and User's Guide serves as a readers' advisory and collection development resource for youth services and school librarians seeking to bring STEM-related titles into their collections and introduce teachers and young readers to them. This book not only guides readers to hundreds of the best STEM-related titles—fiction and non-fiction printed materials as well as apps, DVDs, websites, and games—it also includes related activities or programming ideas to help promote the use of the collection to patrons or students in storytime, afterschool programs, or passive library programs. After a detailed discussion of the importance of STEM and the opportunities librarians have for involvement, the book lists and describes best STEM resources for young learners. Resources are organized according to the reading audiences for which they are intended, from toddlers through teens, and the book includes annotated lists of both fiction and nonfiction STEM titles as well as graphic novels, digital products, and online resources. In addition, the author offers a selection of professional readings for librarians and media specialists who wish to further expand their knowledge.

Download or read book The Little Book of Explorations written by Sally Featherstone and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-06-04 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the success of the Little Book of Investigations, this book goes one step further in size, scale and scope. It covers explorations indoors, outside and in the local community, from the water in the tap, the dust on the floor, the mud in the garden, to exploring connections, constructions and other early technological experiments. The natural world, minibeasts, weather, growth, change over time and making changes to materials and the environment are included in this easy to use book. The inventive activities will all also provide opportunities for children to sustain their thinking with other children and adults while using the skills of observation and experiment.

Download or read book Playing with Print written by Carol Ann Bloom and published by Good Year Books. This book was released on 2007-05 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To create a classroom where first encounters with literacy are playful and exploratory - not formal and separate from the child's world - this book spills out a rich cascade of ideas in four areas: making the classroom a print-rich learning environment, including print in daily activities, practicing literacy through art activities and dramatic play, and recasting the teacher's role into spectator, advisor, resource, and scribe. Hundreds of ideas support these goals. Grades preK-2. Suggested resources. Illustrated. Good Year Books. 204 pages. Second Edition.

Download or read book Little Tales of Hedgehog and Goat written by Paula Green and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2022-08-02 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A delightful illustrated novel for children about a goat and a hedgehog who meet in a farm field and become best friends. Goat has a tiny pink shed in a rolling paddock. She likes to stand on top of the little shed and dream of meeting other goats in other paddocks. Sometimes she looks at the sky and imagines the clouds are her friends, especially when they look like goats bouncing and bounding in their sky paddocks. Most of the time Goat is lonely. She wishes the family in the pink house at the top of the hill would find another goat for the paddock. A best friend goat. Goat is looking at the sky and dreaming of a best friend when she hears a strange squeaking coming from a ball of prickles. It's Hedgehog, and she is crying. This is the beginning of a most unexpected friendship. Though Goat is a creature of the day and Hedgehog hunts at night, life in their rolling paddock will never be lonely or boring again. Chock-full of adventure and wisdom, tall stories and tiny poems, Little Tales of Hedgehog and Goat is a charming novel about friendship and finding the magic in the every day. It's the perfect bedtime chapter book that will be enjoyed by child and adult, and all fans of Winnie the Pooh, Wind in the Willows and Snake and Lizard.

Download or read book Another Ending written by Sara Whitley and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Molly Taylor's never had a problem trusting God, and she's got Tanner Walters to thank for that. Best friends since kindergarten, Tanner's faithfully walked by her side through all life's ups and downs. And he's been biding his time, too, waiting for just the right moment to ask Molly to take the next big step with him. Dating. Before he can make his move, though, Jason Moore returns to town, stealing Molly's heart-and Tanner's chances. As their relationship blossoms, so do Tanner's fears. There's just something about Jason that doesn't sit right with him. He's dangerous. Something Molly doesn't realize until after he derails her life in a single night. Ashamed, Molly buries the truth of what happened that night and does her best to get her life back on track-with Tanner this time. As she slowly begins to heal, one final, stinging betrayal ushers in a new realization for Molly. That healing from what Jason did to her isn't possible, especially not at the hands of a God who didn't protect her from him in the first place. So, she sets off in search of healing apart from Him. What will it take for Molly to turn around and face her darkness-and the God who's followed her into that darkness, beckoning her out?"--Back cover.

Download or read book Sharpe Donovan Collection Volume 2 written by Carla Neggers and published by MIRA. This book was released on 2018-08-13 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Continue the thrilling international intrigue and enduring romance of FBI special agents Emma Sharpe and Colin Donovan in the beloved series from New York Times bestselling author Carla Neggers, with three stories together in a collection for the first time. KEEPER’S REACH Emma Sharpe and Colin Donovan, two of the FBI’s most valuable agents, are preparing for their next big assignment—their wedding—when Colin’s brother alerts them that security contractors he knows from the military are snooping around their home turf on the Maine coast. What are they investigating—or do they have separate agendas? The case soon takes a drastic turn—Emma is targeted, and a connection surfaces to a recently solved international art theft case. As the tangled web of secrets unravels, Emma and Colin face their greatest danger yet. With everyone they know involved, they must decide who they can trust…or lose everything for good. LIAR’S KEY Emma Sharpe is suspicious when retired Special Agent Gordon Wheelock, a legend in FBI art crimes, drops by her Boston office for a visit. Gordy says he’s heard rumors about stolen ancient mosaics. Especially since they involve Oliver York, an unrepentant English art thief. When a shocking death occurs, Emma is drawn into the investigation. The evidence points to a deadly conspiracy. From Boston to Maine to Ireland, Emma and Colin track a dangerous killer as the lives of their family and friends are at stake. With the help of their friend Irish priest Finian Bracken, the Sharpes and Donovans must band together to stop a killer. THIEF’S MARK Emma Sharpe and Colin Donovan are enjoying the final day of their Irish honeymoon when a break-in at the home of Emma’s grandfather, private art detective Wendell Sharpe, points to international art thief Oliver York. When Emma and Colin arrive at York’s country home, a man is dead and Oliver has vanished. As the danger mounts, new questions arise about Oliver’s past. Do Emma and Colin dare trust him? With the trail leading to Ireland, Scotland and their own turf in the United States, the stakes are high, and Emma and Colin must unravel the decades-old tangle of secrets and lies before a killer strikes again.

Download or read book Talking with Your Toddler Activity Book written by Teresa Laikko and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-06 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Help your child learn and practice talking with this fun activity book packed with family-friendly exercises, conversation topics, and vocabulary recommendations—perfect for parents who want to make sure their child develops a firm grasp of language and speech. Teaching your child to talk doesn’t have to be all work and no play! This ready-to-use activity book is perfect for practicing talking and encouraging verbalizing, whether you’re at home or on the go. Packed with interactive exercises that promote verbalization and vocabulary-building in young children, this book includes: Coloring pages Cut-and-paste activities Seasonal and holiday-themed projects And much more! Written by experienced speech professionals, the activities in this book make for a wonderful bonding experience between parents and children, and can also be used by speech language teachers as a supplement to their lessons. The end of each activity, you’ll find conversation topics, book suggestions, and relevant songs to sing to get you and your child talking and communicating effectively!

Download or read book Legacy of Heaven written by Clifton H Gilliam and published by Strategic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bible tells of angels falling in love with the daughters of man and the birth of their offspring the Nephilim.This is the story of Kaiyel, a warrior angel on an Earthly mission to thwart the malevolent plans of an escaped demon, and Samantha, a broke college student who soon learns that the blood of angels resides within her. The fates of both Heaven and Earth clash in this story of love, jealousy, and friendship. In Legacy of Heaven, author Clifton H. Gilliam combines the creative imagery of a supernatural fantasy with the core elements of Christianity to deliver a story that is both entertaining and inspiring