Download or read book The Alphabet Thief written by Bill Richardson and published by Groundwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2017-03-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The alphabet thief stole all of the B’s, and all of the bowls became owls… When night falls, along comes a peculiar thief who steals each letter of the alphabet, creating a topsy-turvy world as she goes. It seems that no one can stop her, until the Z’s finally send her to sleep so that all the other letters can scamper back to where they belong. Bill Richardson’s zany rhymes and Roxanna Bikadoroff’s hilarious illustrations will delight young readers with the silly fun they can have with language — and may even inspire budding young writers and artists to create their own word games.
Download or read book The Alphabet Thief written by Susan Chodakiewitz and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-05-28 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's an Alphabet thief and words from A to Z must cooperate to solve the mystery of WHO is stealing everyone's first letter! A humorous story about WORDS and the importance of finding meaning.
Download or read book The Alphabet Thief Who Stole the Vowels written by Claudia Villarreal and published by . This book was released on 2022-10 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The approachable antagonist, the Alphabet Thief, hatches a plan to entice and capture all of the vowels and whisk them away to a land far more enchanted. But what would happen in a world without vowels? Written for children ages 4-8, this book is full of charm, humor and innocence in the style of Dr. Suess.Readers will learn about the importance of vowels and the fundamentals of reading.
Download or read book Alphabet Trains written by Samantha R. Vamos and published by Triangle Interactive, Inc. . This book was released on 2018-03-29 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read Along or Enhanced eBook: All aboard for a train ride through the alphabet! Whether chug-chug-chugging up a mountainside in an Incline train or zipping at super speed in a Bullet train, trains will get you where you need to be—A to Z! There is a train—some familiar and some unusual—for every letter of the alphabet. Trains are used all over the world for carrying people and cargo from place to place. With a bouncy rhyming text, and clever illustrations full of visual cues, young readers will love learning all about trains. A companion to the Children's Book Award nominated Alphabet Trucks! From the Hardcover edition.
Download or read book The Alphabet Thief Who Stole the Vowels written by Claudia Villarreal and published by . This book was released on 2022-10 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The approachable antagonist, the Alphabet Thief, hatches a plan to entice and capture all of the vowels and whisk them away to a land far more enchanted. But what would happen in a world without vowels? Written for children ages 4-8, this book is full of charm, humor and innocence in the style of Dr. Suess. Readers will learn about the importance of vowels and the fundamentals of reading.
Download or read book Detective Dwayne Drake and the Case of the Alphabet Thief written by Jonathan Royce and published by . This book was released on 2013-05 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detective Dwayne Drake and The Case of The Alphabet Thief is the first book in an educational series featuring Detective Drake. This is no A is for apple, B is for box book. This unique alphabet tale takes young readers on an entertaining ride through the alphabet. Parents and educators will enjoy reading and solving the mystery with their young learners as they point out the highlighted repetition of each letter as the story unfolds. Detective Dwayne Drake and The Case of The Alphabet Thief is a great way to supplement learning at home and in the classroom. Jonathan Royce is an individual with many talents. He has worked professionally as a model, writer and commercial actor. After graduating from the University of Michigan with a BA in English. His first professional writing gig came as a part time sports reporter for a paper covering the local high school varsity sports scene. Undeterred by the need to provide for his young family, Jonathan continued to write recreationally while bar tending and waiting in local establishments. Detective Dwayne Drake and the Case of the Alphabet Thief is his first children's book. He hopes to continue his Detective Dwayne Drake series with the upcoming Case of the Mathematical Misfit. Working as an after school program leader, coaching occasionally, substitute teaching and mentoring as a day camp counselor were the part time jobs that lead Jonathan to the realization he should be an Educator. While back in school obtaining his teaching certification Jonathan began writing his first children's book. Along with dealing with ADD and Dyslexia as a student and getting and knowing the importance of literacy in his own education, Jonathan credits his lovely wife and children for inspiring him to introduce a multicultural protagonist for early readers, Detective Dwayne Drake. In his first caper, "Detective Dwayne Drake and The Case of The Alphabet Thief" (2012), Jonathan Royce engages the youngest of readers in a quest to help Detective Dwayne succeed in his investigative drive for alphabetical discovery. Due to the overwhelming support of his fans, junior sleuths are thrilled to know that Detective Dwayne Drake plans a return in late 2013. Detective Dwayne Drake asks his youngest admirers to put on their arithmetic hats and help him solve his next challenge, "The Case of the Mathematical Misfit"!
Download or read book A to Zoo written by Rebecca L. Thomas and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-06-21 with total page 1657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether used for thematic story times, program and curriculum planning, readers' advisory, or collection development, this updated edition of the well-known companion makes finding the right picture books for your library a breeze. Generations of savvy librarians and educators have relied on this detailed subject guide to children's picture books for all aspects of children's services, and this new edition does not disappoint. Covering more than 18,000 books published through 2017, it empowers users to identify current and classic titles on topics ranging from apples to zebras. Organized simply, with a subject guide that categorizes subjects by theme and topic and subject headings arranged alphabetically, this reference applies more than 1,200 intuitive (as opposed to formal catalog) subject terms to children's picture books, making it both a comprehensive and user-friendly resource that is accessible to parents and teachers as well as librarians. It can be used to identify titles to fill in gaps in library collections, to find books on particular topics for young readers, to help teachers locate titles to support lessons, or to design thematic programs and story times. Title and illustrator indexes, in addition to a bibliographic guide arranged alphabetically by author name, further extend access to titles.
Download or read book Foundations of Literacy written by Sue Palmer and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fully revised fourth edition outlines seven strands of practice for three to six-year old children, designed to develop the skills, concepts and knowledge underpinning literacy in the early years. Accompanying each strand are clear explanations of the research and reasoning on which they are based. Practical advice on helping children transfer their learning into their own child-initiated activities, to build a genuine and solid foundation for literacy, is integral to the book.
Download or read book Word by Word written by Larry Swartz and published by Pembroke Publishers Limited. This book was released on 2019-01-14 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make words the core of classroom instruction and engagement; day by day, word by word. This practical resource is designed to help students discover why word choice and language matter as they build vocabulary across subject areas, gain confidence in word usage, and increase their understanding of word patterns. This practical book shows you how to motivate students to become passionate about words and develop strategies to help them grow in language and learning skills. Ideal for new and experienced teachers, Word by Word is committed to helping students develop innovative ways to explore and make meaning with words.
Download or read book Not an Alphabet Book The Case of the Missing Cake written by Eoin McLaughlin and published by Candlewick. This book was released on 2020-08-11 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow Bear from A to Z as he hunts for a cake thief in a hilarious alphabet book crossed with a whodunit. There has been a terrible crime, Bear tells us. Someone has STOLEN a delicious chocolate cake! Bear sets off to find the culprit, questioning characters and compiling clues from A to Z. Among the suspects: a gingerbread man (G) with a bite out of his head, a kite (K) that may be above the law, and an octopus (O) with grabby tentacles. But — hold on — are those crumbs on Bear’s page? Is that frosting on his face? Looks like our narrator is a little unreliable! And it appears our culprit might be the one that Bear wants readers to suspect the least of all. . . . Author Eoin McLaughlin’s sly, cheeky humor takes the alphabet book to inventive new heights, while best-selling illustrator Marc Boutavant’s smart and striking graphic-style art matches the irreverent tone. Young ABC learners and older fans of funny stories will laugh out loud at Bear’s uproarious “investigation” and his anything-but-usual suspects.
Download or read book Early Literacy Fundamentals written by Sue Palmer and published by Pembroke Publishers Limited. This book was released on 2005 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early Literacy Fundamentals offers powerful activities to develop the skills, concepts, and knowledge underpinning early literacy. It builds on the personal, social, emotional, creative, and physical development skills that are a traditional part of early childhood programs. Based on the latest research, the book recognizes that oral language is the bedrock upon which formal learning is based and that literacy: begins at birth and is part of an ongoing developmental process; develops concurrently with oral language development; is enhanced by adult models who expose children to print and how it works; is based on a systematic relationship between letters and sounds; is rooted in and connected to the child's culture and communication patterns. Each of the activities, organized around a seven-strand framework that reflects successful early childhood practices, is presented along with background research and practical advice on helping children initiate their own constructive play. The types of activities teachers will find include: learning activities appropriate to a young child's age and stage of development; quality pre-school activities that boost all children's language and literacy skills, and build a strong foundation for reading and literacy success in school; opportunities for children to use oral language in a variety of ways as they play and experiment with words; adult-initiated whole-group activities that can be extended into child-initiated play. Early Literacy Fundamentals provides a comprehensive overview of the language and literacy experiences children need, and helps teachers give them a strong base on which future reading and learning success can grow.
Download or read book The Good Thief s Guide to Berlin written by Chris Ewan and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2013-08-06 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You can't keep a good thief down . . . Charlie Howard is back and robbing the city of Berlin blind, until he witnesses a murder being committed right before his eyes Charlie Howard, part-time writer, part-time thief, has been engaged in a veritable spree of larceny and misappropriation since moving to Berlin, Germany. He's supposed to be working on his next novel. But high rent and a love for thrill-seeking has been hard on his word count. But Charlie's larcenous binge is interrupted by the call to duty—on behalf of Her Majesty's Government. Four embassy employees are suspected of stealing a sensitive item. Charlie is to break into their homes, find the culprit and recover the stolen property. But there's a catch. The item is so sensitive, Charlie isn't told what he's looking for. Not its size, not its weight, nothing. He's only told that he'll recognize it when he sees it. Charlie has been a successful thief because he follows his own rules, the first being "Don't get caught." Well, after he enters the first suspect's home, he has to add a new rule: "Don't admire the view." As Charlie stares across the street, he sees something he really wishes he hadn't—a woman being murdered. And that's just for starters. What follows is a wild adventure in the former cauldron of spies. With The Good Thief's Guide to Berlin, Chris Ewan shows why he was voted as one of America's favorite British authors by a Huffington Post poll. Clever and wildly entertaining, this is a mystery series that is "big fun" (The Seattle Times).
Download or read book A Companion to Children s Literature written by Karen Coats and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-06-06 with total page 599 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A COMPANION TO CHILDREN'S LITERATURE A collection of international, up-to-date, and diverse perspectives on children's literary criticism A Companion to Children's Literature offers students and scholars studying children's literature, education, and youth librarianship an incisive and expansive collection of essays that discuss key debates within children's literature criticism. The thirty-four works included demonstrate a diverse array of perspectives from around the world, introduce emerging scholars to the field of children's literature criticism, and meaningfully contribute to the scholarly conversation. The essays selected by the editors present a view of children's literature that encompasses poetry, fiction, folklore, nonfiction, dramatic stage and screen performances, picturebooks, and interactive and digital media. They range from historical overviews to of-the-moment critical theory about children’s books from across the globe. A Companion to Children's Literature explores some of the earliest works in children's literature, key developments in the genre from the 20th century, and the latest trends and texts in children's information books, postmodern fairytales, theatre, plays, and more. This collection also discusses methods for reading children's literature, from social justice critiques of popular stories to Black critical theory in the context of children's literary analysis.
Download or read book The Promise Basket written by Bill Richardson and published by Groundwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From award winning author Bill Richardson and highly acclaimed illustrator Slavka Kolesar comes a beautiful story about the love between a mother and daughter where a promise makes the perfect gift. A stone when it’s thrown can damage, can break, but nothing can shatter the promise I make. So begins the poem a mother writes on a scrap of paper. She wraps the paper around a stone and places it in a basket to give to her daughter on her first birthday. They are poor, but the mother is determined that gifts will be given when gifts need giving. She keeps her promise, and the Promise Basket, too. Every time there is a need for gifts, the mother finds a pretty stone to tie up with paper and ribbon, and gives it to her daughter in the basket. She continues the tradition over the years until her daughter has a baby of her own... The love between a mother and her daughter is celebrated in this lyrical story from Bill Richardson, featuring colorful illustrations by Slavka Kolesar. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5 Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
Download or read book Last Week written by Bill Richardson and published by Groundwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2022-04-01 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A child cherishes every second of their grandmother's last week of life in this sensitive portrayal of medical assistance in dying (MAiD). “In this last week, there are seven days.” That's one hundred and sixty-eight hours. Or ten thousand and eighty minutes. Or six hundred four thousand and eight hundred seconds. A child counts every second because this is their grandmother’s last week of life. As friends and family come to call on Flippa—as Gran is fondly known—the child observes the strange mix of grief, humor, awkwardness, anger and nostalgia that attends these farewell visits. Especially precious are the times they have alone, just the two of them. Flippa, the child sees, has made up her mind. Like time, she is unstoppable. So as Sunday approaches, the child must find a way to come to terms with Flippa’s decision. What is the best way to say goodbye? Beautifully illustrated in black and white—with one unexpectedly joyful splash of color—Last Week is a nuanced look at what death with dignity can mean to a whole family, with an afterword and additional resources by MAiD expert Dr. Stefanie Green. Key Text Features illustrations afterword explanation resources Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3 Describe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
Download or read book Adventure written by and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book That Reminds Me of a Story written by Barry Fireman and published by Fulton Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-03-14 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These short stories started as only-one story, which was an episode that took place when the author was a child in first grade. But as life would have it, many episodes just happened. The single-story became two stories, and then when an interesting episode would happen, the little group of stories grew and grew. Friends and family who have read them have encouraged the author to put them into a collection and have them published. So here it is. Enjoy!
