Dear Children of the Earth
10 best books like Dear Children of the Earth (Schim Schimmel): T Is for Turkey, Come On, Rain!, Brother Eagle, Sister Sky, A Pirate's Guide to First Grade, I Wanna Iguana, The Great Kapok Tree, Trapper, My Ol' Man, Walk On!: A Guide for Babies of All Ages, Touch & Feel: FARM
| Author | Tanya Lee Stone |
| ISBN | 0843125705 |
We bought "T is for Turkey" by Tanya Lee Stone at the end of the year last year. I kept it away to read before Thanksgiving this year. This book is in alphabet book form as it explains the true thanksgiving story. A school puts on a play to tell the story. The books helps kids celebrate everything from Harvest...
| Author | Karen Hesse |
| ISBN | 0590331256 |
I love the colors of this book. It’s about a time that I really don’t like; those hot muggy days you can hardly breath and people are praying for rain to keep things from dying. I can’t stand that time. It makes me want to live in Scotland.
A Mama is taking care of her wilting plants and a girl...
I am not quite sure how to feel about this book. Aside from the first and last page, the "story" is actually a speech given by Chief Seattle in the 1850's. Though the words are quite poetic, at the end the illustrator herself says that they are not perfectly quoted. Though I found this under "Easy Reader"...
A Pirate's Guide to First Grade
I admit that I don't care for pirates, but I just couldn't figure out the audience for this one. Even if it weren't written in pirate-speak, it still seems like an odd introduction to school. The narrator claims it's his first day of school and describes how grueling and exhausting and difficult it is,...
| Author | Karen Kaufman Orloff |
| ISBN | 0399237178 |
Alex just has to convince his mom to let him have an iguana, so he puts his arguments in writing. He promises that she won't have to feed it or clean its cage or even see it if she doesn't want to. Of course Mom imagines life with a six-foot-long iguana eating them out of house and home. Alex's reassurances:...
| Author | Lynne Cherry |
| ISBN | 0152026142 |
The author and artist Lynne Cherry journeyed deep into the rain forests of Brazil to write and illustrate her gorgeous picture book The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest (1990). One day, a man exhausts himself trying to chop down a giant kapok tree. While he sleeps, the forest’s residents,...
| Author | Stephen Cosgrove |
| ISBN | 0843105941 |
This book is about a seal named Trapper. He lives on the ice with his fellow seal friends who can sing beautifully, but he usually ruins their pretty music, because he is tone deaf. One day Trapper notices that his fellow seals are disappearing. And he finds out that this monster is stealing his friends...
| Author | Patricia Polacco |
| ISBN | 0698117700 |
This story is Patricia Polacco’s homage to her father. He was a traveling salesman, and then found a second career.
I really enjoyed the illustrations in this book; the story was just okay for me, which is hard to say since it’s a cherished memory of an author who I respect greatly. Perhaps...
| Author | Marla Frazee |
| ISBN | 0152055738 |
Trying something new is never easy. Like walking, for instance. But aren't you sick of sitting on your bottom day in and day out? Hasn't lying around all the time become a little bit boring? This handy guide, both practical and inspirational, is here to help. With useful tips, common pitfalls, and Marla...
| Author | Dawn Sirett |
| ISBN | 0789429160 |
I can't believe I haven't reviewed this book already!
I just read it to MeiMei and she loved it just like all the littles I watch over have!
Little hands will eagerly reach out to touch the soft, fluffy, yellow chicks....
the horses smooth, velvety, brown nose....
the...
| Author | Sofie Laguna |
| ISBN | 0439579139 |
Lily the hippo discovers that there's a time and a place for her high-volume gifts in this delightful celebration of standing out from the crowd.
Lily Hippo is too loud. She sings too loudly, she laughs too loudly, and everyone knows when she is around. At home she disturbs the peace and wakes...
In this story a tiny winged pony as she learns about life itself; learns the moral of the story " Laughing at yourself can be the most fun al all." As all baby ponies do as they grow up they start to wonder from their Mama's and be curious and learn about their environment. But the same butterflies that she loved...
| Author | Jane Clarke |
| ISBN | 0439744962 |
AR Quiz No. 125583 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 0.5
Accelerated Reader Quiz Type Information AR Quiz Types: RP, RV
Wilber's tusk hurts but he does not want to go to the dentist. Granpa persuades Wilber that there are worse things than the...
Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disaster
| Author | Debra Frasier |
| ISBN | 0152060537 |
Sage has misheard and misunderstood one of Mrs. Page's weekly vocabulary words. Her error leads to a humbling catastrophe: a momentous tragedy, in front of the entire class. Can Sage turn her vocabulary disaster: an event bringing great misfortune, into a triumph: a true success?
Anyone who has...
Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude
| Author | Kevin O'Malley |
| ISBN | 0802789471 |
When their teacher gives a joint storytelling assignment, a boy and a girl have different ideas of how their fairy tale should evolve. Can they agree on who will live happily ever after? With a cool motorcycle dude and a beautiful princess the possibilities are endless!
"Hilarious book, perfect...
| Author | Julie Brinckloe |
| ISBN | 0689710550 |
If you love something, set it free...
There's something magical about summer nights and fireflies, and this book will bring back memories for so many readers. In this story, a boy collects fireflies in a jar, but when he sees their lights start to dim as they grow weaker, he makes the right choice...
