Download or read book Bites The Too Tight Tutu written by Sherryl Clark and published by Running Press. This book was released on 2007-04-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Merry dreams of being a true ballerina. But things keep getting in her way-and having a roly-poly body is just one of them. What will it take for Merry to bloom into the ballerina she wants to be? Our popular series offers a reading buffet for every appetite and skill level. When you dish up just the books kids are ready for, they'll bite, and grow into voracious readers. The three drool-worthy selections on our menu start with Nibbles, appetizer-sized portions for new readers. Bites give a larger helping of more advanced reading to the kids who are ready for more. Finally, they graduate to full-sized middle grade novels we call Chomps. Dessert, anyone? Each book has a bite taken out of it, indicating its reading level to parents while tipping off kids that they're in for a real treat. Written by a host of top-notch, award-winning children's authors!
Download or read book The Too tight Tutu written by Sherryl Clark and published by Puffin. This book was released on 2000 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Merry dreams of wearing a tutu and being a ballerina but, because of her size, no one takes her seriously. She practises hard and shows real determination, proving that big girls can be dancers.
Download or read book Tammie and Tutu written by Joann Ellen Sisco and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-04-24 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The girls parents gave her everything they would like for her to have, but spent very little time learning what she actually wanted. Thats how she came to be sent to Wildwood Village for the summer. The beautiful llama, however, had her way most of the time, except when she was a bit scared and a little lonely. When a girl who wants to be useful meets an animal who needs a special friend when she is facing an important event, a partnership is certain to develop. There would have been no trouble at all except for the interference of a yellow-and-orange stripped cat with nothing to do. This is the ninth book of the Twenty Book Series, Wildwood Village Summer Camp, where 25 girls, ages ten to twelve, could spend a summer with each other and the local animals of central Oklahoma.
Download or read book Fool s Gold written by Zilpha Keatley Snyder and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For as long as he can remember, people have warned Rudy not to play in the mines . . . Fourteen-year-old Rudy Drummond lives with his mother and half sisters, Margot and Moira—“the M and M’s”—in Pyramid Hill, California’s legendary gold rush town. But Rudy’s got a secret: He’s terrified of dark, closed-in places. So when his best friend, Barney, and Tyler, the new kid in town, decide to explore the abandoned Pritchard’s Hole mine, Rudy has to come up with an excuse for why he can’t go without arousing their suspicions. He tries everything, from babysitting Margot and Moira to giving a girl named Heather horseback riding lessons. But Rudy can’t stop the other boys from venturing into the forbidden mine shaft—an expedition that brings back memories of being buried alive. During this summer vacation, Rudy will struggle to overcome his fears, fall in love, and become a hero as he makes life-changing discoveries about himself, his family, and his friends. A Junior Library Guild selection. This ebook features an extended biography of Zilpha Keatley Snyder.
Download or read book The Zilpha Keatley Snyder Treasury Volume One written by Zilpha Keatley Snyder and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 1819 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nine novels from a three-time Newbery Honor author whose “tales of wonder, mystery, and suspense beguiled two generations of children and young adults” (The New York Times). Blending realism and fantasy, Zilpha Keatley Snyder was a master at drawing young readers into mesmerizing worlds. Collected in one volume, here are some of her most memorable and beloved novels. TheVelvet Room explores ranch life for a child of a former migrant worker. Cat Running offers a unique glimpse into one girl’s experience when her family takes in a malnourished, barefooted “Okie” during the Depression In Song of the Gargoyle, thirteen-year-old Tymmon befriends a strange and enchanted forest creature. In The Trespassers, a boy and his sister discover a secret hideaway in a deserted mansion—and maybe a ghost. And in Fool’s Gold, a group of teens discover a map that leads them through dangerous, abandoned gold mines. This treasury is a perfect introduction to the novels of one of the most revered figures in children’s literature.
Download or read book Australian Children s Books 1989 2000 written by Marcie Muir and published by Miegunyah Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All Australian children's books published from 1989 to 2000 are listed in this essential reference for those who appreciate the richness of Australian writing for children. Following the same format as volumes 1 and 2 in this series chronicling books published as early as 1774, entries include publishing details, the number of illustrations, and the awards received for each book. This third volume follows the continuing careers of authors such as Mem Fox, Bob Graham, Robin Klein, and Paul Jennings, and traces changes in the popularity of Australian themes and settings to identify publishing trends. Varied cultural aspects of modern-day life are shown, from globalization, commercialism, and the rise of the middle class in Asia to desktop publishing, outcome-based school curricula, and the modern obsession with celebrities all of which are reflected in the type and quantity of books produced by Australian writers and publishers. The wealth of included material will extend researchers' understanding of the range of Australian children's books. "
Download or read book Saving Moonbeam written by Sherryl Clark and published by Puffin. This book was released on 2009 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gemma can see that the poor horse is starving, and she plans to help him any way she can. Why is everybody trying to stop her? Young readers will love these mouthwatering, bite-sized stories from their favourite authors and illustrators. Aussie Bites You'll be hungry for more! START COLLECTING NOW!
Download or read book Fudge Bites written by Nancy Coco and published by Kensington Cozies. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USA Today bestselling author Halloween on Mackinac Island is a season of fun tricks, but finding a corpse is no treat for fudge shop owner Allie McMurphy . . . NIGHT OF THE REALLY DEAD It’s late October, off-season for tourists, but locals are up and lurching for the annual zombie walk charity event. Though everyone’s living it up, trouble is just a few pawprints away. Allie follows the bloody tracks of her calico cat, Carmella, to a body in the alley behind the Historic McMurphy Hotel and Fudge Shop. Unlike the island’s other walking dead, this one’s flatlined for good. It seems that someone is using the zombie fest as the perfect backdrop for murder. Now amateur sleuth Allie and dreamboat officer Rex Manning must use every trick in their treat bag to unmask a killer in disguise. Praise for Nancy Coco and the Candy-Coated Mysteries “Memorable characters, a charming locale, and a satisfying mystery.”—Barbara Allan “It’s probably best not to read this while you’re too hungry, as the assorted fudge recipes may send you right to the kitchen.” —The Oakland Tribune “I will be counting down the days until the next mystery with Allie McMurphy.” —Cozy Mystery Book Reviews Help support pet adoption – see details inside. ***Includes an excerpt from Nancy Coco’s new and upcoming Oregon Honeybee Mystery series!***
Download or read book Sit written by and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2001-09-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sit!", the perfect gift for everyone who thinks that dogs are people too, now begins a new life in paperback with a new name. This fetching collection of 70 portraits is as funny as ever. Full color.
Download or read book This Boy We Made written by Taylor Harris and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2023-01-17 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Black mother bumps up against the limits of everything she thought she believed—about science and medicine, about motherhood, and about her faith—in search of the truth about her son. "The memoir dedicates important space to the numbing bureaucracy that often accompanies medical visits, particularly as seen through the eyes of a Black woman in the South. Having moved often within White neighborhoods and educational institutions around her home in Charlottesville, Harris is unflinching about her periodic unease in those quarters. . . Harris also brings humor to bear in moments of great adversity."—Karen Iris Tucker, Washington Post One morning, Tophs, Taylor Harris’s round-cheeked, lively twenty-two-month-old, wakes up listless, only lifting his head to gulp down water. She rushes Tophs to the doctor, ignoring the part of herself, trained by years of therapy for generalized anxiety disorder, that tries to whisper that she’s overreacting. But at the hospital, her maternal instincts are confirmed: something is wrong with her boy, and Taylor’s life will never be the same. With every question the doctors answer about Tophs’s increasingly troubling symptoms, more arise, and Taylor dives into the search for a diagnosis. She spends countless hours trying to navigate health and education systems that can be hostile to Black mothers and children; at night she googles, prays, and interrogates her every action. Some days, her sweet, charismatic boy seems just fine; others, he struggles to answer simple questions. A long-awaited appointment with a geneticist ultimately reveals nothing about what’s causing Tophs’s drops in blood sugar, his processing delays—but it does reveal something unexpected about Taylor’s own health. What if her son’s challenges have saved her life? This Boy We Made is a stirring and radiantly written examination of the bond between mother and child, full of hard-won insights about fighting for and finding meaning when nothing goes as expected.
Download or read book Dying to Tell Me written by Sherryl Clark and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sasha doesn't really mind moving. It's not like there was any reason to stay in her old life, after all the trouble. But Manna Creek is strange. And when after a pretty nasty fall, she starts hearing and seeing things that haven't happened yet, or happened a very long time ago, it gets even stranger. Maybe King, their new retired police dog, can help solve the mysteries. He thinks he can. He told Sasha he could. And she heard him... Sherryl's first children's book, The Too-Tight Tutu, was published in 1997, and she now has more than 50 published books. Her other titles include a number of Aussie Bites, Nibbles and Chomps, and novels. Her YA novels are Bone Song, published in the UK in 2009, and Dying to Tell Me (KaneMiller US 2011). Sherryl's verse novel Farm Kid won the 2005 NSW Premier's Literary Award for children's books, and her second verse novel, Sixth Grade Style Queen (Not!) was an Honour Book in the 2008 CBCA Awards. Other recent titles include a picture book of poems, Now I Am Bigger, the middle grade novel Pirate X and the Rose series (Our Australian Girl). Her new verse novel is Runaways, released March 2013. Her books have been published in Australia and overseas. Sherryl teaches creative writing at Victoria University TAFE. Her website is at www.sherrylclark.com, and she also has a site about children's poetry (with teacher resources) at www.poetry4kids.net
Download or read book Norman Does Nothing written by Jen Storer and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one does Nothing quite as well as Norman the garden gnome. But one day his peaceful world is turned upside-down . . .
Download or read book Motormouth written by Sherryl Clark and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since Chris lost his best mate, Dave, cars are all he really cares about. Then Josh Carter moves to town. His dad is a famous racing car driver and everyone wants to be Josh's friend. But as Chris soon discovers, Josh is a bit of a motormouth, and that's where the trouble begins . . .
Download or read book Rose in Bloom written by and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the full text of "Rose in Bloom," by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888), provided by Mary Mark Ockerbloom. Notes that the book is a sequel to "Eight Cousins."
Download or read book The Bibliography of Australian Literature A E written by John Arnold and published by Bibliography of Australian Lit. This book was released on 2001 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Records details of all seperately published creative literature by Australian writers over the last two centuries. Genres covered are poetry, drama, fiction and children's writing.
Download or read book On the Spectrum written by Jennifer Gold and published by Second Story Press. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing up in the shadow of a famous mother, Clara has never felt good about her body. Now, at sixteen, she has an unhealthy obsession with healthy eating. After a social media disaster, she decides to escape for the summer to Paris to stay with her estranged dad and her six-year-old brother, Alastair, who is on the autism spectrum. Charged with his care, Clara and Alastair set out to explore the city. Paris, and a handsome young French baker, teaches Clara about first love, and a new love of food. And Alastair teachers Clara about patience, trust, and the beauty of loving without judgment.
Download or read book The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3 4 written by Sue Townsend and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2003-08-14 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adrian Mole's first love, Pandora, has left him; a neighbor, Mr. Lucas, appears to be seducing his mother (and what does that mean for his father?); the BBC refuses to publish his poetry; and his dog swallowed the tree off the Christmas cake. "Why" indeed.
