Download or read book Flight of the Puffin written by Ann Braden and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-08-30 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One small act of kindness ripples out to connect four kids in this stirring novel by the author of the beloved The Benefits of Being an Octopus. Libby comes from a long line of bullies. She wants to be different, but sometimes that doesn’t work out. To bolster herself, she makes a card with the message You are amazing. That card sets off a chain reaction that ends up making a difference in the lives of some kids who could also use a boost—be it from dealing with bullies, unaccepting families, or the hole that grief leaves. Receiving an encouraging message helps each kid summon up the thing they need most, whether it’s bravery, empathy, or understanding. Because it helps them realize they matter—and that they're not flying solo anymore.
Download or read book Nothing Like a Puffin written by Sue Soltis and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2011-09-13 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A narrator sets out to prove that there is nothing exactly like a puffin but discovers that many things, including a newspaper and a helicopter, are a little bit like one and that a penguin is very much like a puffin.
Download or read book The Puffin Book of Five Minute Bear Stories written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's always enough time for a five-minute story!There are all sorts of bears in this superb collection - teddy bears, koalas, brown bears, white bears, blue bears, pink bears and even a girl who can turn into a bear! Steve Cox's lively illustrations add humour, wit and warmth to this satisfying mix of old and new stories. Perfect for sharing with your favourite little cub.
Download or read book The Puffin Book of Stories for Five year olds written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Puffin Book of Modern Children s Verse written by Brian Patten and published by Puffin PB. This book was released on 2006 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of modern English children's poetry. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
Download or read book The Puffin Book of Christmas Stories written by Wendy Cooling and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2018-08-09 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Puffin Book of Christmas Stories is essential Christmas-time reading including classics from all eras. A new collection of Christmas stories, from traditional to real life, humour and most importantly, plenty of the magic of Christmas. Writers range from Charles Dickens to Gillian Cross and Malorie Blackman. Wendy Cooling, a former teacher and Head of the Children's Book Foundation (now Book Trust), works as a freelance book consultant, reviewer and editor. She recently put together the successful millennium collection, CENTURIES OF STORIES. Wendy livesin Hertfordshire.
Download or read book Smith written by Leon Garfield and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2004-11-25 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young Smith was a pickpocket - a very accomplished one. But one day his pick-pocketing was to lead him into a sinister and dangerous web of murder, intrigue and betrayal.
Download or read book Puffin Peter written by Petr Horacek and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2021-06-15 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kids will delight in this witty story of mistaken identity from acclaimed author-illustrator Petr Horácek. Peter and Paul are puffins and the best of friends. But one day Peter gets lost in a terrible storm, and Paul is nowhere to be found. With the help of a big blue whale, Peter sets out, determined to find his pal. What the pair discovers is that many other birds match the description Peter gives of Paul, but none are quite like his friend. With gorgeous collage artwork and a lighthearted touch, this fun read-aloud tale will both amuse and enlighten.
Download or read book Kid Normal written by Greg James and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-06-19 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hilarious, illustrated middle-grade adventure about a superhero with no superpowers! "Should appeal to readers who enjoy the Captain Underpants and Wimpy Kid series.†? - School Library Connection When Murph Cooper begins his new school several weeks into the year, he can't help but feel a bit out of his depth. And it's not because he's worried about where to sit, making friends, and fitting in. It's because his mom has accidentally enrolled him at a school for superheroes. And unlike his fellow students, who can control the weather or fly or conjure tiny horses from thin air, Murph has no special abilities whatsoever. But Murph's totally normal abilities might just be what the world needs. Because not far away is a great big bad guy who is half man and half wasp, and his mind is abuzz with evil plans . . . and when he comes after the best and the brightest, it's up to Murph to be the real hero. With black-and-white illustrations throughout, this laugh-out-loud story proves that heroes come in all shapes and sizes.
Download or read book I Like Me written by Nancy Carlson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1990-05-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Nancy Carlson’s peppy pig—a character who is full of good feelings about herself. Her story will leave little ones feeling good about themselves, too! "Little ones in need of positive reinforcement will find it here. An exuberant pig proclaims "I like me!" She likes the way she looks, and all her activities....When she makes a mistake she picks herself up and tries again." --Booklist "Wonderful in its simplicity, here's a story that will help kids feel good about themselves." -- Boston GLobe
Download or read book The Enemy written by Charlie Higson and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2013-01-02 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wake of a devastating disease, everyone sixteen and older is either dead or a decomposing, brainless creature with a ravenous appetite for flesh. Teens have barricaded themselves in buildings throughout London and venture outside only when they need to scavenge for food. The group of kids living a Waitrose supermarket is beginning to run out of options. When a mysterious traveler arrives and offers them safe haven at Buckingham Palace, they begin a harrowing journey across London. But their fight is far from over???the threat from within the palace is as real as the one outside it. Full of unexpected twists and quick-thinking heroes, The Enemy is a fast-paced, white-knuckle tale of survival in the face of unimaginable horror.
Download or read book Little Pete Stories written by Leila Berg and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tales about four year old Little Pete and his shadow.
Download or read book Polly and the Puffin written by Jenny Colgan and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2015-02-26 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Polly and her puffin Neil in the debut children's book from Sunday Times bestselling novelist, Jenny Colgan. Illustrated throughout and with recipes, activities and rhymes in addition to the irresistible story. Polly heard a CRASH downstairs. Was it a monster? NO! Was it a spider alien? NO! It was a little puffin with a broken wing... When Polly discovers an injured puffin, she and her mummy look after him in their cottage by the sea. Slowly, Neil's wing heals and Polly must prepare herself to say goodbye to her new friend. Will she ever see him again? Perfect for bedtime stories and early readers. From the author of The Little Beach Street Bakery. Contains recipes, activities and jokes in addition to the story.
Download or read book Lundi the Lost Puffin written by Eric Newman and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-12 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every spring, puffin parents come back to the same cliff to raise a single baby puffling. And every fall, all of the parents pick one day to leave so that their babies can start taking care of themselves. The pufflings have an instinct to fly toward the moon, which would lead them to the ocean and away from the cliff. But the lights of civilization confuse some of the pufflings, who then end up lost and lonely on land.But then something amazing happens! Kids who live on Iceland's Westman Islands look for those lost pufflings in town every September. They keep them overnight in little houses they have made for just this purpose, and then take them to the Sea Life Trust. The pufflings are checked out by the team there, and most of the pufflings are healthy enough to be released to the ocean. In the fall of 2019, children on the Westman Islands rescued over 7,500 pufflings! Follow along as Lundi the puffling gets lost and then saved, based on the true child heroes of Iceland!
Download or read book Charmed Life written by Diana Wynne Jones and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2007 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chrestomanci has decreed that no children will practice witchcraft without supervision - Gwendolen Chant, a talented young witch, has no intention of being daunted by his rules and is determined to get the better of him.
Download or read book The Puffin Book of Funny Stories written by Helen Cresswell and published by Puffin HC. This book was released on 1992 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From old favourites like Three Men in a Boat and William, to modern masterpieces like The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, the reader is introduced to the classics of the genre. In addition, there are stories by Jan Mark and George Layton and extracts from Crummy Mummy and Me by Anne Fine.
Download or read book The Puffin Book of Stories for Ten year olds written by Wendy Cooling and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of stories for ten-year-olds has something for everyone - there's adventure, humour, science fiction, football, fantasy and traditional tales. Includes work by some of the finest contemporary writers - Peter Dickinson, Jan Mark, Theresa Breslin and Adele Geras.
