A Balloon for Grandad
A Balloon for Grandad

Author: Nigel Gray

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9781843621027

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A moving story about family love crossing continents . . . Sam has a bright red balloon. That is, he does until it blows out the window. But Sam's dad tells him not to be sad, Sam's balloon has gone on an exciting journey across mountains, seas, deserts and rivers, all the way to his Grandad Abdulla's house . . . and now Grandad will be happy knowing Sam is thinking of him. iA Balloon for Grandad/i was shortlisted for the Mother Goose Award and was named Children's Book Foundation Children's Book of the Year.

How to Babysit a Grandpa
How to Babysit a Grandpa

Author: Jean Reagan

Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers

Published: 2018-03-27

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 1524772550

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Celebrate the special bond between grandpas and grandchildren in this delightful New York Times bestseller that puts the kids in charge! The perfect gift for Father's Day, Grandparent's Day, and any day shared with Grandpa! Here's everything a kid needs to know to spend a fun-filled day with grandpa! Written in a how-to style, the narrator gives important tips for "babysitting" a grandpa, including what to eat for snack (anything dipped in ketchup, ice cream topped with cookies, cookies topped with ice cream) what to do on a walk (find lizards and dandelion puffs, be on the lookout for puddles and sprinklers), and how to play with a grandpa (build a pirate cave, put on a scary play). From the author-illustrator team behind the New York Times bestselling HOW TO... books comes a funny and heartwarming celebration of grandpas and all that they do! This is a great gift for or from a grandparent, and perfect for lap reading when Grandpa comes to visit! The fun doesn't stop! Check out more HOW TO... picture books: How to Babysit a Grandma How to Catch a Santa How to Get Your Teacher Ready How to Raise a Mom How to Surprise a Dad How to Read to a Grandma or Grandpa

StoryCraft
StoryCraft

Author: Martha Seif Simpson

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2015-11-17

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 0786492155

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While storytelling is a great favorite of preschoolers, many elementary age children are more drawn to crafts and other activities. StoryCraft is an award-winning library program that combines storytelling with crafts in an exciting and engaging activity for children in first through third grades. Each one-hour program includes storytelling, a craft, movement, activities, music, and discussion. This collection of StoryCraft programs presents 50 fun and educational theme-based sessions. Each includes suggestions for promotion, music, crafts, activities, and stories. The sessions also include bibliographies to help direct young readers toward additional reading, as well as diagrams, detailed instructions, and supply lists for the crafts. The themes range from a Jungle Safari to Math Mayhem to a Western Roundup, all encouraging children to enjoy reading in a variety of ways. Each session has plenty of suggestions, so that the program can be customized. Helpful Hints for implementing the program can help any librarian, volunteer, or parent turn a ho-hum storytime into a dazzling StoryCraft time.

The Remember Balloons
The Remember Balloons

Author: Jessie Oliveros

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2018-08-28

Total Pages: 46

ISBN-13: 148148916X

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A 2019 Schneider Family Award Honor Book! What’s Happening to Grandpa meets Up in this tender, sensitive picture book that gently explains the memory loss associated with aging and diseases such as Alzheimer’s. James’s Grandpa has the best balloons because he has the best memories. He has balloons showing Dad when he was young and Grandma when they were married. Grandpa has balloons about camping and Aunt Nelle’s poor cow. Grandpa also has a silver balloon filled with the memory of a fishing trip he and James took together. But when Grandpa’s balloons begin to float away, James is heartbroken. No matter how hard he runs, James can’t catch them. One day, Grandpa lets go of the silver balloon—and he doesn’t even notice! Grandpa no longer has balloons of his own. But James has many more than before. It’s up to him to share those balloons, one by one.

Emotional Literacy
Emotional Literacy

Author: Andrew Moffat

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-05

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1351698273

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This is an exciting, hands-on resource comprising over 200 whole-class lesson plans. These can be used with a class in their very first week at school in Year 1 right through to their last week in Year 6. Each lesson plan focuses on a text, provides prompts for discussion and gives clearly explained, engaging activities to suit all learning styles. The lesson plans are based on 152 popular children's books. There are many cross-curricular opportunities, with specific links to literacy, particularly through the drama, speaking and listening plans of the Renewed Primary Strategy. The scheme also includes Circle Time games specially selected for their positive effect on the emotional well-being of the child. The author, who is an Advanced Skills Teacher, spent two years developing the scheme of work. Each lesson plan has been tried and tested in many schools and is steeped in excellent primary practice. The scheme is designed to support the aims of the Every Child Matters agenda. The plans are differentiated by year group and are set out in modules which each last for six weeks, making the resource a manageable format for class teachers to use and an ideal solution to the delivery of SEAL Primary.

Little Bear's Grandad
Little Bear's Grandad

Author: Nigel Gray

Publisher: Little Tiger Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9781854306371

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Little Bear visits his Grandad every week. The two bears have tea together then climb into the treehouse where Grandad tells Little Bear stories. One day, Grandad falls ill and is taken to hospital.

A Country Far Away
A Country Far Away

Author: Nigel Gray

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9780531070246

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Parallel pictures reveal the essential similarities between the lives of two boys, one in a western country, one in a rural African village.

Louisiana's Way Home
Louisiana's Way Home

Author: Kate DiCamillo

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Published: 2018-10-02

Total Pages: 127

ISBN-13: 1536204773

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From two-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo comes a story of discovering who you are — and deciding who you want to be. When Louisiana Elefante’s granny wakes her up in the middle of the night to tell her that the day of reckoning has arrived and they have to leave home immediately, Louisiana isn’t overly worried. After all, Granny has many middle-of-the-night ideas. But this time, things are different. This time, Granny intends for them never to return. Separated from her best friends, Raymie and Beverly, Louisiana struggles to oppose the winds of fate (and Granny) and find a way home. But as Louisiana’s life becomes entwined with the lives of the people of a small Georgia town — including a surly motel owner, a walrus-like minister, and a mysterious boy with a crow on his shoulder — she starts to worry that she is destined only for good-byes. (Which could be due to the curse on Louisiana's and Granny’s heads. But that is a story for another time.) Called “one of DiCamillo’s most singular and arresting creations” by The New York Times Book Review, the heartbreakingly irresistible Louisiana Elefante was introduced to readers in Raymie Nightingale — and now, with humor and tenderness, Kate DiCamillo returns to tell her story.

Hedgehog's Balloon
Hedgehog's Balloon

Author: Nick Butterworth

Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books

Published: 2024-02

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780008642075

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A funny Percy the Park Keeper story from highly regarded, award-winning author and illustrator Nick Butterworth, creator of One Snowy Night. The hedgehog is feeling sad. He loves balloons but they always burst on his spines. Perhaps Percy the park keeper can find a way to help the hedgehog play with his very first balloon? Percy and his animal friends have delighted readers around the world for over thirty years!

A Practical Guide to Teaching Reading in the Early Years
A Practical Guide to Teaching Reading in the Early Years

Author: Ann Browne

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 1998-09-28

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9781853964008

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`This is a clear, jargon-free analysis of current national curriculum and national literacy strategy documents, combined with sensible and creative suggestions for implementing them.... the activities are imaginative, consistent and true to the author's ideal of a full and empowering critical literacy for all children' - Times Educational Supplement, Friday Magazine A Practical Guide to Teaching Reading in the Early Years meets the needs of student teachers on undergraduate and postgraduate teachers training courses. It addresses the English National Curriculum for Teacher Training as well as covering the curriculum requirements for young children. It will also be relevant