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Six sheep sip thick shakes: and other tricky tongue twisters
By Steve Mack, Brian P Cleary. 2011
Want to try some tricky tongue twisters? Try these! She let the sheik sleep on the sleek sheet. Fred frowned…
and fled frantically when he found the flounder in his bed. Get ready to take on these and many more mouth manglers in this madcap book! How many can you say three times fast? Grades K-3 and older readers. 2011.Sarah's Passover (Cloverleaf Books holidays and special days)
By Lisa Bullard, Constanza Basaluzzo. 2012
Sarah is excited to celebrate Passover! She helps get the house ready. At the seder, the special Passover dinner, she…
asks The Four Questions. After dinner, the children hunt for the matzah that Grandpa has hidden. Find out how families celebrate this Jewish holiday -- a holiday of freedom. Grades K-3. 2012.What I see, I can be: a guided yoga flow for children
By Janet Williams, Mark Stanleigh, Korey McCumber. 2009
The first marathon: the legend of Pheidippides
By Susan Reynolds, Daniel Minter. 2006
Twenty-five hundred years ago, in ancient Greece, a small band of Greek soldiers faced the mighty Persian army on the…
plain of Marathon. A runner named Pheidippides ran to neighbouring Sparta, one hundred forty miles away, to ask for the Spartans' aid. Afterwards he sped back to the battle, where he helped defeat the enemy. Then the weary runner did his duty yet once more; he ran from Marathon to Athens to deliver the miraculous news of the Greek victory. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2006.The Stone Thrower: A Daughter's Lessons, a Father's Life
By Matt James, Jael Ealey Richardson. 2016
African-American football player Chuck Ealey grew up in a segregated neighborhood of Portsmouth, Ohio. Against all odds, he became an…
incredible quarterback. But despite his unbeaten record in high school and university, he would never play professional football in the United States. Chuck Ealey grew up poor in a racially segregated community, but his mother assured him that he wouldn't stay in Portsmouth forever. Education was the way out, and a football scholarship was the way to pay for that education. So despite the racist taunts he faced at all the games he played in high school, Chuck maintained a remarkable level of dedication and determination. And when discrimination followed him to university and beyond, Chuck Ealey remained undefeated. This inspirational story is told by Chuck Ealey's daughter, author and educator Jael Richardson, with striking and powerful illustrations by award-winning illustrator Matt James.Tiny Barbarian Conquers the Kraken!
By Ame Dyckman. 2023
Our fearless tiny hero conquers another common childhood fear—swim lessons!—in this epic follow-up to his origin story, Tiny Barbarian. After…
admiring the new movie poster for Bob the Barbarian Conquers The Kraken, Tiny wants to battle a kraken in the choppy seas, too! There’s just one problem: Tiny doesn’t know how to swim!Off to the community pool for Tiny’s first swim lesson! With a swim cap stretched over his signature barbarian “helmet” and some cool new gear, Tiny learns to blow bubbles, float, dog paddle, kick, and build his confidence in the water. Just in time, because…A tentacled fearsome foe rises from the deep end of the pool! Can Tiny use his new skills to defend his realm, protect his family, and save the day?Once more, Ame Dyckman (You Don't Want A Unicorn!) and Ashley Spires (The Most Magnificent Thing) show that with a little bravery and a big imagination, tiny barbarians really can “CONQUER EVERYTHING!”