Long ago and far away.. There was a castle. But not just any castle. This was the grand and glittering Castle Corona. And in this castle lived a family. But not just any family. This was the family of King Guido: rich and royal and.. spoiled. And King Guido was so spoiled that no finery could please him, for what he longed for most was.. a nap and a gown that didn't itch. Far below this grand…
The book is divided into two parts: Part One provides an in-depth exploration of the nature and variety of the pleasure avid adolescent readers experience through their out-of-school reading. Part Two identifies and explains the genres teen readers most enjoy--romance, vampires, dystopian fiction, and science fiction/fantasy. The authors explore what we can learn from teens' pleasure reading an…
A science book talking about what living things need to change and grow!
A science story-book about what grows in a garden
A science book on the life cycle of animals that change shape.
A science book comparing life in the Arctic and the Desert!
A science book about turtles
A science book about the ecosystem, food chain and animals of Smoky Mountain.
Love That Dog is a blank verse piece written by Sharon Creech and published by HarperCollins. It is written in diary format, in the perspective of a young boy who resists poetry assignments from his teacher. Love That Dog is composed of multiple short chapters - each chapter is listed as a diary entry. As the novel develops and Jack's confidence grows, so does his literary style. His progressio…
Dinosaurs do exist. Especially when they have names like Ziggy, Rico, Rashawn, and Jerome - otherwise known as The Black Dinosaurs. Okay. They're not really dinosaurs; they're just a group of friends who've decided to start their own club. And, since all of the guys thought Rashawn's huge plastic Apatosaurus was cool, they decided to name the club after it. It doesn't take long before the Bla…