Download or read book Uncle Wille and the Soup Kitchen written by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1997-04-24 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A straightforward fictional view of an urban soup kitchen, as observed by a boy visiting it with his `Uncle Willie,' who works there every day....The difficult lives of those fed (including children)--as well as the friendly, nonintrusive attitude of the kitchen workers toward them--are presented sensitively but without sentimentality.
Download or read book Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen by DyAnne DiSalvo Ryan written by Jean Jamieson and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Castle on Viola Street written by DyAnne DiSalvo and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2001-08-07 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hardworking family gets their own house at last by joining a community program that restores old houses. Includes a note about housing organizations, such as Habitat for Humanity.
Download or read book City Green written by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1994-08-15 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Right in the middle of Marcy's city block is a littered vacant lot. Then one day she has a wonderful idea that not only improves the useless lot but her entire neighborhood as well. "DiSalvo-Ryan's warm text is enhanced by her soft pencil-and-watercolor illustrations depicting a diverse neighborhood drawn together by a community project."--Booklist.
Download or read book Two Dog Biscuits written by Beverly Cleary and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1996-09-20 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are big dogs, little dogs, curly dogs, dogs that sniff, and dogs that wag their tails. But only one dog will get biscuits from twins Jimmy and Janet -- or will it? Maybe dog biscuits aren't just for dogs after all!
Download or read book A Shelter in Our Car written by Monica Gunning and published by Children's Book Press (CA). This book was released on 2014-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since she left Jamaica for America after her father died, Zettie lives in a car with her mother while they both go to school and plan for a real home.
Download or read book Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Old Man Who Loved to Sing written by John Winch and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An old man lived in a remote valley, where he sang, whistled or played music on his wind-up gramophone. The animals in the valley came to love his music. As the years passed he became forgetful, and one day he forgot to sing. But the animals knew how to remind him.
Download or read book A New House written by Melanie Joyce and published by Gareth Stevens. This book was released on 2008 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fred, Jess, Arthur, and Betty pack their belongings and move to a new house.
Download or read book Lily and the Paper Man written by Rebecca Upjohn and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At first, Lily is afraid of the paper man whom she sees on the way home from school, but when winter comes and she sees that he has no warm clothes, she tells her mother and father that she has an idea.
Download or read book Grandpa s Corner Store written by DyAnne DiSalvo and published by William Morrow. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grandfather's corner grocery business is threatened by a new supermarket, but his granddaughter, Lucy, organizes the neighbors to convince him to stay.
Download or read book The Christmas Knight written by Jane Louise Curry and published by Margaret K. McElderry Books. This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir Cleges so pleases King Uther that he is given a castle in Wales where he can distribute food to the poor each Christmas.
Download or read book Tight Times written by Barbara Shook Hazen and published by Perfection Learning. This book was released on 1983-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A small boy, not allowed to have a dog because times are tight, finds a starving kitten in a trash can on the same day his father loses his job.
Download or read book If I Were President written by Catherine Stier and published by Albert Whitman & Company. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2000 SSLI Honor Book-Social Studies (Grades K-6) IRA Los Angeles' 100 Best Books A multicultural cast of children imagines what it would be like to be president. Imagine living in the White House, a mansion where you wouldn't have to leave home to go bowling or see a movie! Imagine a chef to cook anything you like. "Two desserts, Madam President? No problem!" If you were president, there would be a lot of work to do too. You would be in charge of the armed forces, give important speeches, and work with Congress to create laws for the whole country!
Download or read book The Sloppy Copy Slipup written by DyAnne DiSalvo and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2016-02-15 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brian Higman—called Big Hig by his friends—is about to be in big trouble. It's Monday morning, and his teacher Miss Fromme is about to collect homework. . . and Brian didn't do his. There's a big red zero heading his way, and he knows his parents are going to explode when they hear about it. But Big Hig has a good reason for having forgotten his "sloppy copy" first draft, involving his impossible five-year-old brother, a rock band practice at his house, and the mysterious disappearance of his entire life savings right when he needed it most. It's a long, crazy story—but will it be enough to convince a teacher so stern they call her The General to give him another chance? A perfect read for students who never know what to write about in school, The Sloppy Copy Slipup includes Big Hig's writing tips. Named to the Sunshine State Young Readers Award Master List and the Garden State Children's Book Award Master List! A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
Download or read book I See You written by Michael Genhart and published by American Psychological Association. This book was released on 2021-12-15 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gold medal winner, 2018 IPPY Awards Gold Medal Winner, 2017 Foreword INDIES Awards Gold Medal winner, Mom's Choice Awards She is “invisible” to everyone around her…except one boy. Homelessness is a problem that is both very visible and, in many ways, invisible. I See You is a wordless picture book that depicts a homeless woman who is not seen by everyone around her — except for a little boy. Over the course of a year, the boy is witness to all that she endures. Ultimately, in a gesture of compassion, the boy acknowledges her in an exchange in which he sees her and she experiences being seen. In a Note for Parents, Educators, and Neighbors there are discussion questions and additional resources about helping the homeless. Open the door for kids and parents to begin a conversation about homelessness.
Download or read book Now We Can Have a Wedding written by Judy Cox and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sallie is getting married. Her younger sister visits the neighbors in her apartment building to share the news and she helps each make his or her contribution to the wedding banquet. Each dish represents a different culture and tradition and which are described in a glossary at the back of the book. The repetitive language and detailed illustrations will endear the book to younger children especially. The story is a wonderful addition to any study of cultures and differences among the people of the world.
