Download or read book Simonie and the Dance Contest written by Gail Matthews and published by Inhabit Media. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simonie loves to dance! When he sees a sign for Taloyoak's annual Christmas Jigging Dance Contest, he can't wait to enter. But practising is hard work, and Simonie starts to worry that he won't do a good job in front of all his friends and neighbours. Luckily, with a little advice from his anaana and ataata, and some help from his friends Dana and David, Simonie learns how to listen to the music and dance the way it makes him feel. When the time comes for the contest, he's ready to dance his very best. Based on the annual Christmas dance contest in the community of Taloyoak, Nunavut, this heartwarming picture book shows how a lot of hard work--and a little inspiration--can go a long way.
Download or read book Simonie and the Dance Contest written by Matthews Gail and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simonie can't wait to participate in Taloyoak's annual Christmas dance contest, but he discovers that practicing is hard work.
Download or read book Kids Books and Maker Activities written by Marge Cox and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2022-10-17 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book connects to the new AASL standards, ISTE Standards for Students, and provides simple directions for using a variety of books to create maker activities that deepen the reading experience. Books and maker activities help children to associate reading with hands-on learning. For educators looking for additional ways to engage youngsters in reading and maker activities, this book provides the perfect hands-on connection. Providing connections to the new AASL standards and the ISTE Standards for Students with simple directions for using a variety of books to create maker activities, this book can help elementary teachers and librarians to enhance and deepen the reading experience. Featured books represent a variety of genres for kindergarten through sixth-grade students and highlights very current titles as well as classics. The book is based on actual experiences with students and staff who have enjoyed and benefited from these activities in their elementary school library. The author's forty years of educational experience ensure the reliability and practicality of this resource that readers can trust and use every day.
Download or read book Contemporary Canadian Picture Books written by Beverley Brenna and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-05-31 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This enriched reference guide offers a unique overview of more than 200 picture books published by Canadian publishing houses between 2017–2019. The authors cover key themes in contemporary Canadian titles that match broad curriculum trends in education. Response activities are included in the text, for example frameworks for critical literacy discussions, along with annotated bibliographies that specifically recognize titles by Indigenous authors and illustrators. The book also contains original interviews with a dozen rising stars in Canadian writing and book illustration. While the book is specifically geared for educators, it also supports public libraries, Education researchers, and future picture book creators, as well as families who are interested in learning more about reading development and related literacy activities for the home setting.
Download or read book The Elf Boogie written by Christianne C. Jones and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2015 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this interactive board book, with rhyming text, the reader is invited to boogie with the elves getting ready for Christmas.
Download or read book The Big Dance written by Aoife Greenham and published by Child's Play Library. This book was released on 2021-06 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pippa and Papa Snug watch the other creatures in their community dance around. Everyone has their own special moves. Well, everyone except Pippa, whose clumsiness and self-consciousness have absolutely nothing to do with her decision not to participate. Prance along with this jubilant story and help Pippa learn the secret of how to make a big dance even bigger
Download or read book Gymnastics Jump written by CC Joven and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2017-02-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's Lily's first gymnastics meet, and she is nervous. Will she be able to complete all of her events without falling?_This Starting Line Reader showcases the importance of perseverance.
Download or read book Anya s Secret Society written by Yevgenia Nayberg and published by Charlesbridge Publishing. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Left-handed Anya draws with great passion . . . but only when she's alone. In Russia, right-handedness is demanded--it is the right way. This cultural expectation stifles young Anya's creativity and artistic spirit as she draws the world around her in secret. Hiding away from family, teachers, and neighbors, Anya imagines a secret society of famous left-handed artists drawing alongside her. But once her family emigrates from Russia to America, her life becomes less clandestine, and she no longer feels she needs to conceal a piece of her identity.
Download or read book Redheaded Robbie s Christmas Story written by William Luttrell and published by Sleeping Bear Press. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One student from Mrs. Wallace's second grade class will be chosen to tell a special Christmas story at the school assembly. When Redheaded Robbie's name is pulled from the hat, the class groans. Poor Robbie! Whenever he is excited or nervous, his words come out all twisted and confused. How will he be able to tell his Christmas story at the assembly? Won't everyone laugh? With a little help from some friends, Robbie learns that it is not so much how a person speaks but what is said that matters the most.
Download or read book Doug s Dung written by Jo Rooks and published by American Psychological Association. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An uplifting story of a determined dung beetle who finds his unique strength in creating beautiful things inspired by nature, flowers, friends, and the garden. Doug has trouble lifting heavy balls of dung. He just doesn’t feel as strong as the other dung beetles. When Doug feels down that he isn’t tough enough, a passing butterfly helps him see things in a different light and he realizes that strength comes in many forms.
Download or read book No Snow for Christmas written by Jill Kalz and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2010 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Without any snow in sight and Christmas Eve tomorrow, Fawn Braun and the villagers of Pfeffernut gather and try to create snow.
Download or read book Theo the Flea written by Katarína Macurová and published by 'The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc'. This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theo dreams of becoming a great explorer like his grandfather. After hearing his grandfather's tales of a mysterious place called Leo, Theo sets off to go where no flea had gone before. SEL connections in this story include self-confidence, self-discipline, self-motivation, goal setting, analyzing situations, evaluating, and reflecting.
Download or read book Layla s Luck written by Jo Rooks and published by American Psychological Association. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clever tale of a ladybug who learns that success comes from her own smarts, skill, and hard work—not lucky charms and chance. Discover all of the lovable creatures and their stories in the Once Upon a Garden series. Layla is a ladybug with a lucky charm for every occasion: lucky socks for running, a lucky pencil for tests, and a lucky watering can for her flowers. When Layla enters a baking event, she is counting on her good luck to help her bake a delicious cake. But is luck the only ingredient that matters?
Download or read book Emma s Christmas written by Irene Trivas and published by StarWalk Kids Media. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When Emma, the farmer's daughter, politely declines the proposal of the local prince, he begins to send his royal messengers with gifts. . . . In nontraditional style she declines castle life, inviting him to be her Farmer Prince instead. . . . Refreshing, fanciful, and great for holiday storyhours."--Booklist, starred review. Full-color illustrations.
Download or read book What Dogs Want for Christmas written by and published by Sleeping Bear Press. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proving that cats don't have the last word when it comes to making Christmas lists, author and artist Kandy Radzinski returns this holiday season with the canine companion book to last year's favorite, What Cats Want for Christmas. Using witty poems and winsome illustrations, What Dogs Want for Christmas lets our four-footed friends speak for themselves. And what does Man's Best Friend have on his holiday list? Ruffus, a dapper Scottie, would love "something with fur... that once went purr..." while the more practical basset hound Daisy complains, "My ears hang down to my feet. Can you fix them so they're short and neat?" Santa is going to need a bigger sleigh to fulfill some of these holiday wishes! After reading What Dogs Want for Christmas, canine lovers of all ages will think twice before buying another chew toy.Kandy Radzinski received her Master of Science in Art from East Texas State University. She taught art at Central Washington State College and the University of Tulsa. Kandy has illustrated children's books, posters, greeting cards, and even a six-foot penguin. Her books with Sleeping Bear Press include What Cats Want for Christmas and I is for Idea: An Inventions Alphabet. Kandy lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Download or read book Speak Up Blanche written by Emily Arnold McCully and published by StarWalk Kids Media. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stagestruck Blanche would like to be a part of a theatrical bear troupe's new play, but, her shyness causes problems until she discovers a special talent of her very own.
Download or read book A Girl s Bill of Rights written by Amy B. Mucha and published by Beaming Books. This book was released on 2021-02-16 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I have the right to be bold, and mighty, and LOUD!" In a world where little girls must learn to stand tall, A Girl's Bill of Rights boldly declares the rights of every woman and girl: power, confidence, freedom, and consent. Author Amy B. Mucha and illustrator Addy Rivera Sonda present a diverse cast of characters standing up for themselves and proudly celebrating the joy and power of being a girl.
