Porkenstein by Kathryn Lasky
Five-year-old Kristin loves dragons and everything about them! She finds comfort in her favorite stuffed toy dragon, Drakon. The I Believe Bunny written by Tish Rabe and illustrated by Frank Endersby is part of a new series for young children. Boys and girls will identify with an adorable bunny who teaches them how to put their faith into action. In this book Bunny teaches about the power of prayer.A gentle story of love and loss through the eyes of a little girl who lost her brother to death. The pictures and text are warm and tender, a great place to start when helping a child grieve.
Dr Seuss is the pen name for Theodor Seuss Geisel, an author who initially was headed for an academic career. His doodling during class prompted a fellow student to suggest he become an artist instead of a professor. Already an established author at that time, he changed his focus and worked in advertising for many years until WWII saw him producing movies for the war effort. In the latter years of the war he started to write illustrate children s books with such appeal to children that he was commissioned to write a primer using the basic 200 vocabulary words.One of the best sources for easy, hands-on social studies activities is the History Pockets series of books. These books provide many ideas for history activities without much planning or preparation for the teacher.Most kids are fascinated with The Three Little Pigs and The Big Bad Wolf. So if you ve read The Three Little Pigs a million times and need a bit of a change, then this is the book for you.
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