Download or read book The Peach Tree Kids written by Jennie Chadwick and published by . This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six friends, known as "The Peach Tree Kids," watch as big trucks deliver and unload giant metal grape bins in a vineyard. It's time for picking. The friends take the opportunity to start their adventures - playing and building forts inside the rows of bins they call "Jaws of Dragons." That night, "The Peach Tree Kids" return to play in the dark vineyard with flashlights. The game is scary but a great deal of fun. Suddenly, the kids come upon something mysterious and lumpy in the "Jaws of Dragons." The discovery leads to a dramatic and colorful event that leaves the friends ready for the next adventure in their wonderful and creative surroundings.Jennie Chadwick lives and writes in the Central Valley of California, which is the backdrop for The Peach Tree Kids. She is currently at work on the next book in the series.
Download or read book Peach Blue written by Sarah S. Kilborne and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1994 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A frog helps a peach see the world and the peach shows the frog sights he has never seen before.
Download or read book James and the Giant Peach written by Roald Dahl and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-08-16 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the World's No. 1 Storyteller, James and the Giant Peach is a children's classic that has captured young reader's imaginations for generations. One of TIME MAGAZINE’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time After James Henry Trotter's parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to live with his two horrible aunts, Spiker and Sponge. Life there is no fun, until James accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree and strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. Inside, James meets a bunch of oversized friends—Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug, and more. With a snip of the stem, the peach starts rolling away, and the great adventure begins! Roald Dahl is the author of numerous classic children’s stories including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG, and many more! “James and the Giant Peach remains a favorite among kids and parents alike nearly 60 years after it was first published, thanks to its vivid imagery, vibrant characters and forthright exploration of mature themes like death and hope.” —TIME Magazine Cover may vary.
Download or read book Peach Heaven written by Yangsook Choi and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2024-07-09 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “What is the best thing about where you live? Share something unusual about it.” I smiled as I wrote “Peaches.” The peaches grown in Bucheon are the best in all of South Korea, and a rare treat for a young Yangsook. She dreams of a peach orchard where she can play and eat as much of the delicious fruit as she wishes. Then one day, after hours of a sudden heavy downpour, the sky begins to rain peaches. Yangsook finds herself in peach heaven—until she remembers the farmers who have lost their harvest and decides she must help them. Fully revised and re-illustrated, Peach Heaven is a timeless ode to human kindness and childhood wonder based on the author’s early life.
Download or read book The Peach Tree Kids written by Jennie Chadwick and published by Strategic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet The Peach Tree Kids. There's Ripley, Livy, Travis, Tray, Ned and Bug. In the second book of this fun children's series, it's time for the school talent show. This year's theme is the Big Top Circus. What will The Peach Tree Kids do to make the talent show a success? Bug decides to make a Flea Circus. He builds a whole circus inside a big white box, filling it with slides, fire hoops, swings and tightropes. Now all he needs are the fleas! Bug takes Cooper, his bloodhound, along to see Miss Ruby, a lady down the street. She has lots of animals, so Bug knows he will find some fleas there. Ripley and Livy will be colorful clowns in a sparkling clown car. Travis and Tray, the twins, are doing a magic act, and Ned has created a magic mirror show. On the day of the Big Top Circus, the clowns go on first, followed by the magicians and the magic mirrors. Now it's time for Bug and his Flea Circus. When Bug opens his Flea Circus box, the real show begins! The Peach Tree Kids: Circus Fleas sure knows how to keep an audience hopping! Jennie Chadwick lives and writes in the Central Valley of California, which is the backdrop for The Peach Tree Kids.She is currently at work on the next book in the series. Publisher's website: http: //sbpra.com/JennieChadwic
Download or read book The Great Peach Experiment 1 When Life Gives You Lemons Make Peach Pie written by Erin Soderberg Downing and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mix together a used food truck, a road trip that doesn't exactly go as planned, and a lot of pie, and you have the recipe for this sweet middle grade series starter brimming with humor, heart, and a family you'll fall in love with. Perfect for readers who gobbled down The Penderwicks and The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street. Sweet summer has taken a rotten turn . . . After a tough year, Lucy, Freddy, and Herb Peach are ready for vacation. Lucy wants to read all of the books on the summer reading list. Freddy wants to work on his art projects (when he isn't stuck in summer school). Herb wants to swim every day. Then their dad makes a big announcement: one of the inventions their mom came up with before she passed away has sold, and now they're millionaires! But Dad has bigger plans than blowing the cash on fun stuff or investing it. He's bought a used food truck. The Peaches are going to spend the summer traveling the country selling pies. It will be the Great Peach Experiment--a summer of bonding while living out one of Mom's dreams. Summer plans, sunk. And there's one more issue Dad's neglected: none of them knows how to bake. . . . A perfect blend of humor, heart, and family antics, When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Peach Pie is a delectable treat to be gobbled down or savored slowly. (Slice of pie on the side, optional, but highly recommended.) A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Named to the Iowa Children's Choice List Named to the Minnesota Maude Hart Lovelace List
Download or read book A Shelter for Sadness written by Anne Booth and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2022-06-07 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This poignant and heartwarming story explores the many faces of sadness and addresses the importance of mental health in a child-friendly way. A small boy creates a shelter for his sadness so that he can visit it whenever he needs to, and the two of them can cry, talk, or just sit. The boy knows that one day his sadness may come out of the shelter, and together they will look out at the world and see how beautiful it is. In this timely consideration of emotional wellbeing, Anne Booth has created a beautiful depiction of allowing time and attention for difficult feelings. Stunningly atmospheric illustrations by David Litchfield personify sadness as a living being, allowing young readers to more easily connect with the story's themes of emotional literacy.
Download or read book Giant Peach Yodel written by Jan Peck and published by Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-04-20 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A great big tale about peach pickin' fun. Join Tall Papa Tom, Pretty Mama May, Little Buddy Earl, and the rest of the bunch as they head to the Peach Pickin' Festival. Little Buddy Earl yodels each time they pass a field, but what's the use of that? His yodel soon comes in handy when he turns a tiny peach into the largest in the land! Complete with a recipe for peach cobbler, this tale about teamwork proves that sometimes the smallest person can be the biggest help.
Download or read book Pickin on Peachtree written by Wayne W. Daniel and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: But for a few twists of fate, Atlanta could have grown to be the recording center that Nashville is today. Pickin' on Peachtree traces Atlanta's emergence in the 1920s as a major force in country recording and radio broadcasting and its forty years as a hub of country music. From the Old Time Fiddlers' Conventions and barn dances through the rise of station WSB and other key radio outlets, Wayne W. Daniel thoroughly documents the consolidation of country music as big business in Atlanta. He also profiles a vast array of performers, radio personalities, and recording moguls who transformed the Peachtree city into the nerve center of early country music.
Download or read book Pipsqueaks Slowpokes and Stinkers written by Melissa Stewart and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Underdogs, unite! Celebrated nonfiction author Melissa Stewart offers young readers a funny, informative look at some animal "underdogs" that have amazing means of survival. Pee-ew! Should the stinky, skunklike zorilla take a bath? And should the slowpoke Galápagos tortoise get a move on? Everyone knows "cool" animals like elephants and cheetahs, but you should meet these lesser-known creatures that have amazing, creative means of survival! Written with a lively, playful voice, this book introduces young readers to a variety of animal "underdogs" and explains how characteristics that might seem like weaknesses are critical for finding food and staying safe in an eat-or-be-eaten world. Along with her engaging animal facts, Stewart weaves in a gentle message of understanding and celebrating differences. Stephanie Laberis's bright, humorous, and scientifically accurate illustrations add to the fun.
Download or read book Selah The Peach written by Susan Tresser Chodakiewitz and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-25 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A little peach sways on the branch of her tree wondering what her purpose in life will be. Attracted by the cat's purr, the bird's coo, the frog's croak, the bee's buzz and the symphony of sounds in the garden, the little peach must discover her own special song. With rhythmic text and whimsical illustrations the book is a celebration of each one's unique place under the sun. A book about peaches, babies and the journey to being you.
Download or read book The Big Book of Words for Curious Kids written by Heloise Antoine and published by Peachtree Publishers. This book was released on 1995 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Observing, recognizing, and naming things will become an exciting adventure with The Big Book of Words for Curious Kids. This appealing, easy-to-use book makes the first steps of learning easier for children and more fun for their parents. Through these pages, children can enter the universe of words on their own level, recognizing little by little the order of things, what things are called, how they are used, and how they relate to one another.
Download or read book Watch Out for Flying Kids written by Cynthia Levinson and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can circus change the world? Award-winning author Cynthia Levinson reveals the inspiring real-life stories of Black and white American kids and Jewish and Arab kids from Israel as they join forces to learn from each other and create remarkable circus performances. Welcome to the world of social circus—a movement that brings kids from different worlds together to perform amazing acts on a professional level! Watch from your seats as we follow the participants of two specific circuses: Circus Harmony in St. Louis, whose participants are inner-city and suburban Black and white kids, and Circus Galilee in Israel, whose participants are Jewish and Arab. The members may be from different demographics, different races, and different religions, but they work together to learn not how to overcome assumptions, animosity, and obstacles, and also to put their trust in the hands of people who may be very different from themselves. Featuring in-depth one-on-one interviews, extensive research, and engaging storytelling, this inspiring book highlights stories of collaboration, compromise, and overcoming obstacles. Includes informational sidebars and photographs throughout.
Download or read book The Thingity Jig written by Kathleen Doherty and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2023-08-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bear's curious discovery leads to crafty inventions in this story-time romp filled with whimsical wordplay and themes of friendship, imagination, and STEAM. Under the light of a silvery moon, an inquisitive bear ventures into People Town, where he makes quite the curious discovery. What is this? A springy thing—a bouncy thing—a sit-on-it, jump-on-it thing! This Thingity-Jig is way too heavy to bring back to the woods by himself, however, so Bear runs home to tell his friends. But nobody wants to get out of bed to help! So Bear invents a Rolly-Rumpity to wheel the Thingity-Jig home, and then it all gets stuck in the mud. How will Bear tackle this bump in the road? With a Lifty-Uppity, of course! Reading specialist and former educator Kathy Doherty blends upcycling and STEAM in this delightful story of trial and error that teems with delightful wordplay—a true winner for any story time! Illustrator Kristyna Litten depicts a charming world between forest and city with detailed imaginative art and characters. A CCBC Choice
Download or read book How to Eat a Peach written by Karen Schaufeld and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-22 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How much would you do to follow your passion? Squirrels only passion is peaches, and a farmer and a wall stand between him and his goal. This suspenseful fable is a tale of determination and an unexpected change of heart.
Download or read book Adventures with My Daddies written by Gareth Peter and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set off on a series of incredible adventures with a family that has two dads! As they read bedtime stories with their little one, the pages burst into colorful life. Together, this LGBTQ+ family battles dragons, dodges deadly dinosaurs, zooms to the moon, and explores the world in a hot air balloon, before winding down to sleep in a wonderfully cozy ending. This rhyming read aloud celebrates the power of imagination and champions the love that brings all kinds of families together. Author and illustrator team Gareth Peter and Garry Parsons deliver an imaginative, heartwarming tale filled with bright and optimistic acrylic and pencil illustrations
Download or read book Curious Kids Go to Preschool written by Heloise Antoine and published by Peachtree Publishers. This book was released on 1996 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Curious Kids explore the exciting world of preschool. The second book in the Big Book of Words series follows the twins as they experience a brand new world away from home. The charming illustrations bring to life the child?s everyday vocabulary and encourage children to ask questions and discuss their fears and expectations about preschool or daycare. Using this book will make observing, recognizing, and naming things an exciting for children and their parents.
