Download or read book When the Cousins Came written by Katie Yamasaki and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year! A multicultural family story that celebrates kindness and differences Lila is excited for her cousins Takeo and Rosie to visit. They're going to ride bikes, paint, and camp together! But when the cousins arrive, everything's wrong: Rosie and Takeo are better painters than Lila, have skateboards instead of bikes, and don't want to camp outside. Lila is terribly disappointed until the cousins make her a surprise: a big banner for their "best cousin" Lila! Inspired by the author's own large, diverse family, When the Cousins Came is a sensitive story about insecurity, hosting, and friendship. Katie Yamasaki's tale, paired with bright mixed-media art, reminds children that negative thoughts and anxiety over exclusion don't always translate to reality, and that even when plans go wrong you can still have a good time together.
Download or read book Cousins and Their Adventures written by Jack O'Reilly and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Thirteen charming short stories that will reach deep into the memory of both young adults and the young at heart." -- p. [4] of cover.
Download or read book The Adventures of the Cousin Crew written by Kimberly Boyle and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-27 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This debut, children's bedtime book thrusts kids straight into a fun and interactive adventure with their built-in best friends. The Cousin Crew is inclusive, engaging, uplifting and FUN for juvenile readers. Crew members press "buttons" to page through imaginative illustrations and a fun rhyming story. The book focuses on the special relationship we have with our cousins and finding ways to be together even when we are apart. This adventure book makes a perfect gift for baby showers, birthdays, birth announcements, and holidays!
Download or read book The Cousins written by Karen M. McManus and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying comes your next obsession. You'll never feel the same about family again. Milly, Aubrey, and Jonah Story are cousins, but they barely know each another, and they've never even met their grandmother. Rich and reclusive, she disinherited their parents before they were born. So when they each receive a letter inviting them to work at her island resort for the summer, they're surprised . . . and curious. Their parents are all clear on one point--not going is not an option. This could be the opportunity to get back into Grandmother's good graces. But when the cousins arrive on the island, it's immediately clear that she has different plans for them. And the longer they stay, the more they realize how mysterious--and dark--their family's past is. The entire Story family has secrets. Whatever pulled them apart years ago isn't over--and this summer, the cousins will learn everything. Fans of the hit thriller that started it all can watch the secrets of the Bayview Four be revealed in the One of Us is Lying TV series now streaming on NBC's Peacock!
Download or read book Erie Canal Cousins written by Dorothy Stacy and published by Blackberry Hill Press. This book was released on 2007-04 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rose, Charles, and the Finnegans travel aboard the canal boat the Flying Eagle on a trip from Albany to Utica, New York, in 1840 and have many adventures along the way.
Download or read book Red Thread Sisters written by Carol Antoinette Peacock and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-10-11 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a girl is adopted from a Chinese orphanage, everything she knew about family, best friends, and sisterhood must change. Wen has spent the first eleven years of her life at an orphanage in rural China, and the only person she would call family is her best friend, Shu Ling. When Wen is adopted by an American couple, she struggles to adjust to every part of her new life: having access to all the food and clothes she could want, going to school, being someone's daughter. But the hardest part of all is knowing that Shu Ling remains back at the orphanage, alone. Wen knows that her best friend deserves a family and a future, too. But finding a home for Shu Ling isn't easy, and time is running out . . .
Download or read book Ninja Cousins written by Michele Hauser and published by . This book was released on 2014-10-05 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Adventures of the Six Cousins written by Enid Blyton and published by Bounty Books. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the children of Mistletoe Farm learn that their cousins' beautiful town house has burned down they feel terribly sad. None-the-less Jane, Jack and Susan are nervous about sharing their ramshackle farm with the snooty Melisande, Cyril and Roderick and soon the sparks fly between the six cousins as they struggle to adjust to their new life - but they enjoy lots of country adventures along the way.
Download or read book Grissom Greenup Farm written by Kristina Weeks and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-23 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "David then threw a perfect pitch. Was the ball going towards the green beans? Was it going to be caught? Everyone stood ready. Grandma Alene, Aunt Letha, and Aunt Vi held their breath. Time was frozen as the ball moved through the air...Life on the Grissom Greenup Farm was beautiful..." As the cousins gather each summer and during the holidays to spend time at Grandma and Grandpa Grissom's house, they embark on new adventures every day. Join the cousins as they enjoy tractor pulls, adventures at the carnival, exploring the attic, swimming in the river, riding miniature horses, and much more. You will find yourself carried away by the simple pleasures brought on by being with family, enjoying farm life, and good old-fashioned fun!
Download or read book Operation Jewel Thief Operation Jewel Thief written by Sam Bond and published by Bound Publishing. This book was released on 2015-12-20 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you believe in ghosts? The cousins don't. But when they are stranded in a haunted castle, where things go bump in the night and everything is not quite as it seems, they start to have second thoughts. Join Cagney, Olivia, Aidan, Lissy and Tess as they uncover the secrets of English country life and discover a few spooky surprises. In a village teeming with an uproarious cast of characters, the cousins must figure out who they can and cannot trust in their most mysterious adventure yet.
Download or read book 21 Cousins written by Diane de Anda and published by Star Bright Books. This book was released on 2022-10-19 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tall, short, big, small, athletic, artistic . . . cousins may look different and have different interests and abilities, but that just makes them one extraordinary family! From Maricela’s bilingual spelling skills to Mario’s tech whiz abilities, no two cousins are alike—and that’s just the way they like it. All the cousins are muy entusiasmados for the surprise at the end of their family gathering!
Download or read book The Story of Bones written by Donna Cousins and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2018-01-02 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grounded in the grandeur of the sub-Saharan wilderness, The Story of Bones traces a remarkable boy’s journey from a hardscrabble cassava farm to the rarified world of a private African safari camp. Bones comes of age facing heartache, deprivation, and formidable human adversaries—the most dangerous creatures in Africa. His path to love and fulfillment awakens a passion for imperiled animals while forging loyalties that force him to make a wrenching decision. The narrative pulses with tension and unforeseen twists. Provocative and moving, The Story of Bones builds to a powerful appeal for the preservation of Africa’s most endangered species. An author at the peak of her storytelling powers, Donna Cousins transports readers to the sights, sounds, smells, and realities—both harsh and beautiful—of the African bush. Foreword INDIES 2018 Book of the Year Finalist in two categories: General Adult Fiction and Multicultural Adult Fiction.
Download or read book It s All Relative written by A.J. Jacobs and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-02-01 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A.J. Jacobs has received some strange emails over the years, but this note was perhaps the strangest: “You don’t know me, but I’m your eighth cousin. And we have over 80,000 relatives of yours in our database.” And so begins A.J. Jacobs’s quest to build the biggest family tree in history. In an era of us-versus-them thinking, this book is a hilarious, heartfelt and profound exploration of what binds us all – where family begins, how far it goes, and the science that is revolutionizing the way we think about ethnicity, history and the human species. This book is about A.J. Jacobs’s family. But it’s also about your family. Because it is the same family.
Download or read book Dozens of Cousins written by Shutta Crum and published by Clarion Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "At a family reunion, dozens of 'beastie' cousins spend the day running wild, playing in the creek, filling up on food, and making mischief."
Download or read book Cousins written by Marnie Reynolds-Bourque and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-16 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of our first memories are made with cousins, and if we are lucky, we continue making memories our whole lives with them. This book emphasizes the meaning of family and also exposes kids to geography. Included in this book is a map of the USA for children to see where family lives, and there is also a blank family tree at back of book for family to fill out together. This book can be a heirloom for your children to enjoy many years!
Download or read book The Care Bear Cousins Mystery Adventure written by Sonia Black Woods and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1986 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Care Bear Cousins can think of nothing to do until Playful Heart Monkey leads them on a mystery hunt.
Download or read book The Treasure of the Lost Mine written by Gregory O Smith and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-09 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tim broke the nervous silence. "What-what was that?""I don't know," said Robert. "But whatever it is, It's been locked in there for over a hundred years..."Meet the five Wright cousins in their first big mystery together. I mean, what could be more fun than a treasure hunt with five crazy, daring, ingenious, funny and determined teenagers, right? The adventure grows as the cousins run headlong into vanishing trains, trap doors, spooky gold mines and surprises at every turn. Have a blast with the Wright cousins as they team up to uncover the real TREASURE OF THE LOST MINE! Family friendly book.
