Download or read book Stories in Action written by William Gordh and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-04-30 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Promote the love of story, familiarize children with a variety of story forms and stimulate curiosity in diverse subjects while building basic literacy skills. In this guide, dozens of enchanting stories from around the world are accompanied by simple learning extensions for children (ages 4 through 8) that build such important literacy skills as print awareness, print motivation, vocabulary, phonological awareness, listening skills, and predicting and sequencing skills. Each of the 14 chapters begins with an interactive, illustrated folktale finger play as the starting point for a range of literacy building activities such as acting out, re-telling, writing, and discussions; and ends with a short list of related books. A great resource for library story hour, the book will also be invaluable to storytellers, teachers, day care centers, and after school programs. Grades PreK-3. Enchant children with these interactive stories while building a solid foundation for literacy in young learners. This guide is designed to promote in children (ages 4 through 8) the love of story, familiarize them with a variety of story forms, stimulate curiosity in diverse subjects, and build literacy skills. It offers approximately 40 engaging and interactive tales from around the world along with related activities, and it provides educators and storytellers with a wealth of exciting material for literacy and storytelling programs. The book is organized in three sections-Exploring Structures of Stories, Exploring Themes and Characters through Stories, and Exploring Cultures through Stories. Each of the 14 chapters begins with an interactive, illustrated folktale finger play as starting point for a range of literacy building activities such as acting out, re-telling, writing, and discussions. Related stories and picture book references build upon such themes as tall tales, sharing, magical helpers, and the rain forest. Tips for working with younger children, as well as gifted and older children are also included. Grades PreK-3.

Download or read book Adventure Books for Kids written by Jeff Child and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-23 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three action stories for kids. Story 1: This is what the king's messenger told him. Corbin was a rebel, he was someone who wouldn't bow to the oppressive rules the dictator imposed upon his village. And because of that, he was banished. He was forgotten, but little did they realize that he would return. Read about betrayal, revolution, and a sincere desire to liberate the people from tyranny in this book about a true warrior. Story 2: One castle, two sides, the one white and the other black... the one gloomy and the other radiating light, each to their divorced parents' preference. In this story of two knights, Radius and Exdobor have always stuck together. They accept each others' differences, but become suspicious when a scheming servant traps their pride with an anonymous object. The end result is a big battle and a ferocious fight between the siblings. Find out what else happens in this exciting book about two knights. Story 3: Valentina the witch is a little dyslexic, which is why she has a hard time getting that one potion right. But when her book is snatched away by a jealous teacher, one who envies her beauty, she is determined to do something about it. Enjoy this short story about pearls, dragons, potions, beauty, enmity, and friendship. Find out what Valentina has to do to strengthen the bond between her and someone in need.

Download or read book Books for Kids written by Jeff Child and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-20 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 4 stories, 4 times more reading fun! Story 1: Eric is dark, lonely, and misunderstood. He gets angry when others stare at him, discovers his new abilities but doesn't know how to use them. Desperately, he is trying to find his own kind. His search seems to have no end, until he meets Alexander, another Eric with solutions and answers. Can he show Eric the way home and help him control his powers? Don't wait and find out more about this interesting strange boy, who turns out to be capable of far more than he realizes. Story 2: Follow the story of this caterpillar, who lost his family and suffered from amnesia, forgetting his own name and those of his siblings and parents. He is always hungry, but what's more important, is that he searches for truth. He searches for a solution to his problem. On the way to the dangerous underworld, the Lava Cave, he is accompanied by another caterpillar. Together, they venture for the diamond of wisdom, in the hope that it will tell the little caterpillar of its origin. Don't miss this fun adventure and find out how this brave creature discovered his true identity. Story 3: A giant creature, an intelligent professor, and a tough corporal are about to confront each other with their best and worst characteristics. The end of the city is apparent, but the disaster can still be prevented. The destruction can still be countered. Are the two inhabitants of this metropolis able to combine forces and come to an agreement, so that they can battle the monstrosity towering over the homes of its innocent victims? Story 4: Grandma tells her grandchildren about Valerius, a brave young man who faced numerous hordes of filthy creatures and fights for his life. The village of Soriah has a dark past, and fate has caught up with them. The only person standing between an endless life of doom and wandering of undead zombies and skeletons, is a foreign farmer's boy, who discovers that he has nothing to lose and anything to gain by starting an epic adventure in search of a special sword.

Download or read book Adventure Book for Kids written by Jeff Child and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-23 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 3 adventure kids' stories in 1 brief bundle. Story 1: Alwyn is a little lonely in his tiny house in the northern part of the country. Snow is everywhere, and he is bored out of his mind. His only buddy, Timber, a husky dog, keeps him company. But he still wants something else, someone to talk to or play with in a different way. That's why Alwyn builds a snowman and makes it come alive. With a pumpkin on its head, the snowman leads him into dangerous places, and with his snowball-throwing skills, he is a handy colleague on a life-threatening journey. Read about skeletons, ghosts, a snoman and other mystical creatures in this action-packed adventure. Story 2: When an evil mage leaves the city hall and swears in his wrath that he will avenge himself, Quedo and Arnoud are worried. They come up with a solution to the problem though: robots. These friendly giants will protect the civilians in Oracle City from zombies or any other creatures, right? Or will they? Find out more about these robots and what they mean to the people in this city. Story 3: Oliver the Ocelot loves fish. He tries to catch some, but he isn't any good at it. It doesn't help either that another ocelot is mocking him. But when he meets a boy, who is fishing with a fishing rod in the same river, he teams up and becomes his best buddy. Together, they go on a journey and face green monsters and dangerous, rocky canyons. Both Oliver and Mason bring out the best in each other's character as they have fun and are confronted with the dangers of the wild.

Download or read book High Arena and Buttercup s Run written by James Nathan Post and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-04-02 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written to accompany movies, the two novellas (and an imbedded surprise) are fast-paced light action adventure stories, fulled with fun and humor, and a delightful collection of strange characters. In post-apocalyptic High Arena, a family of nomadic free traders in the high Rockies must confront an authoritarian survival group in control of the only pass to the south. Their hope lies in Joker, who flies an antique ultralight "skycyk" airplane. In Buttercup's Run, a mismatched mercenary team must move a politically-sensitive cargo across Mexico in a computerized super-truck with a mind of her own, pursued by a gallery of experts and idiots.

Download or read book Write Your Own Action Adventure Short Story written by Cool Story and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-10-07 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Admit it. You've always wanted to write a short story. Here's your chance! And what's way cool is that you'll have your story in a neat little book! We have plenty of different covers for various genres. This booklet has a title page where you can write the title and your name on the blank lines. Then you have 60 lined pages in which to tell your story. You can put the year in on the copyright page, which notes that the copyright is by you because you're the one writing the story. You'll have to bring your own pen or pencil, but you knew that. You'll also have to bring your own ideas. This is a fun way to spend an afternoon. Set your creativity free. Write a short story for yourself. You can share it with friends and family later. And when you're done, it can go on your bookshelf so you can take it down and read it whenever you like. Write on!

Download or read book School Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Video Game Story written by Dan Ashcraft and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-13 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trapped On Battle Royale Island

Download or read book Actors in Action written by Lee DiGiano and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Letters to Parents in Reading written by Anthony D. Fredericks and published by Good Year Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Educational resource for teachers, parents and kids!

Download or read book Report of the School Board of the City of Springfield Massachusetts written by Springfield (Mass.). School Board and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fingers Feet and Fun written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Sparkles and Friends written by Cheryl Milligan and published by . This book was released on 2022-01-22 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the second book in the Sparkles series! Follow Sparkles and her friends into the Cat Kingdom and beyond, where action and adventure awaits! How will she get out of the most difficult scrapes yet? Read on to find out... Suitable for 7-11 year old boys and girls who like funny animal stories. ISBN:9781678135980

Download or read book Early Years written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Your Story Well Told written by Corey Rosen and published by Mango Media Inc.. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So, you’ve got a story to sell . . . “A great resource” for business or social occasions from an Emmy winner and storytelling coach (Samantha Harris, cohost of Dancing with the Stars and author of Your Healthiest Healthy). 2021 International Book Awards finalist in Self-Help: Motivational #1 New Release in Speech and Public Speaking Learn the art of telling stories and make the sale, land the client, propose a toast, or impress a date. Corey Rosen is an Emmy Award–winning writer and actor with years of experience as a skilled storytelling coach, and his book is jam-packed with some of the best storytelling strategies out there. We’ve all got stories to tell-but how do you make your story the best? Here, the Moth Radio Hour veteran and master teacher conveys the best techniques from improvisational theater to design an accessible guide for all ages and skill levels. Crafted to help ordinary people tell extraordinary stories, this laugh-out-loud handbook covers everything from how to tell a good story to going off script. Learn how to sell yourself through the art of telling stories. The best storytelling uses improvisation to enthrall, entertain, and keep audiences on edge. Laugh along with tales of performance triumphs (and disasters) and explore ways to develop confidence and spontaneity. From brainstorming and development to performance and memorization techniques, learn how to tell a good story with: A variety of structures and editing approaches to bring out your best story Improv exercises to stimulate creativity without feeling foolish Quick and easy lessons on building stories Resources for putting on a showcase to tell your story “Let Corey Rosen teach you how good-humored authentic story sharing, in any social and cultural context, beats those nasty public lying contests every time.” —Nancy Mellon, author of Storytelling and the Art of Imagination “I know I will return to it again and again for ideas, inspiration, and entertainment.” —Samantha Harris

Download or read book Municipal Register of the City of Springfield written by Springfield (Mass.) and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains the reports of city officials for the preceding year.

Download or read book Bedtime Stories For Kids written by Mohammed Ayya and published by Mohammed Ayya. This book was released on 2023-06-27 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bedtime Stories For Kids-Short Bedtime Stories Series Do you want to make your child fall asleep faster at night? Do you want your child to learn mindfulness while reading beautiful short stories? In this book, you will find a collection of stories written to help children enter a place of dreams and eventually drift off to sleep. These stories are intended to stir their imaginations in such a way that the transition from fantasy and adventure into dreamland will be a seamless one. Best of all, your children will be able to get a good night’s sleep and wake up feeling refreshed and happy. The chapters are designed to take you and your family on an exciting adventure through different situations, laden with imagination and surprises, while also attempting to disseminate valuable lessons about important principles, such as family, home, wrongdoing, and numerous other themes. While each story is unique, the underlying purpose of each remains the same: to confer on readers some degree of insight into moral behaviour and proper conduct. Through the careful application of allegory, the stories contained herein are intended not only to engage and captivate but also to serve as thought-provoking tools by which your children might avail themselves of one of mankind’s most powerful attributes: thoughtfulness and self-reflection. In addition, each story uses colourful and imaginative characters, settings, and situations to create an environment that will not only help children become interested in the story itself but also serve as a vehicle to convey a moral lesson. Plus, the stories in this book seek to create traditions and memories that will create everlasting moments that your children will treasure for the rest of their lives. These are the kinds of moments that your children will surely love to share with their children someday, too. So, let’s jump right on in and take a trip into a magical world from which your children will drift off in their sleep. Don’t be surprised if they don’t want to wake up after having such beautiful dreams. Dreamland is a cherished place for children of all ages. After all, it is a place where kids can truly let their imaginations flourish. This book includes: Bedtime stories that will truly captivate the young mind of your child Fun stories about animals, adventures, and legends A valuable lesson for each story In addition: They will put down their phones. This is a good way to encourage your child to go to sleep by listening to the scripts. Each story will enhance your child’s imagination and thinking. And Much More... Are you excited? Do you want to read more? Would you like your child to learn and relax, falling asleep in peace? Get our book now!