A Derby Boy
Author: Anton Rippon
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2011-10-21
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 0752471848
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA biographical account of growing up in Derby in the 1940s and '50s from local author and columnist Anton Rippon.
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The Boy and the Gorilla
Author: Jackie Azúa Kramer
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: 2024-11-01
Total Pages: 45
ISBN-13: 1536246212
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis profoundly moving tale about a grieving boy and an imaginary gorilla makes real the power of talking about loss. On the day of his mother’s funeral, a young boy conjures the very visitor he needs to see: a gorilla. Wise and gentle, the gorilla stays on to answer the heart-heavy questions the boy hesitates to ask his father: Where did his mother go? Will she come back home? Will we all die? Yet with the gorilla’s friendship, the boy slowly begins to discover moments of comfort in tending flowers, playing catch, and climbing trees. Most of all, the gorilla knows that it helps to simply talk about the loss—especially with those who share your grief and who may feel alone, too. Author Jackie Azúa Kramer’s quietly thoughtful text and illustrator Cindy Derby’s beautiful impressionistic artwork depict how this tender relationship leads the boy to open up to his father and find a path forward. Told entirely in dialogue, this direct and deeply affecting picture book will inspire conversations about grief, empathy, and healing beyond the final hope-filled scene.
Two Many Birds
Author: Cindy Derby
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Published: 2020-11-10
Total Pages: 48
ISBN-13: 1250815266
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFilled with heart, humor, and relevance, this side-splitting picture book, Two Many Birds, by author/illustrator Cindy Derby, opens minds and entertains all at once. As birds line up to perch on a tree, a monitor shouts rules at them: No fluffin' feathers! No pooping on the ground! No nudity! Eventually, the tree fills to capactiy (100 birds), but what happens when two more are accidentally born among the branches?
How To Walk An Ant
Author: Cindy Derby
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Published: 2019-03-26
Total Pages: 21
ISBN-13: 1250253349
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThere are nine steps to becoming an ant walker, and Amariyah, the expert ant walker, is here to show you how it’s done. This irreverent and quirky picture book, How to Walk an Ant, follows a young girl as she goes through the process of walking ants, from polite introductions to tragic leash entanglements. In the end, this unique book from author-illustrator Cindy Derby shows that as long as you’re doing what you’re best at, you may find a like-minded friend to tag along. *Zero ants were harmed in the making of this book. **Oops, 7 ants were harmed in the making of this book.
Pinewood Derby Speed Secrets
Author: David Meade
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Published: 2006-06
Total Pages: 106
ISBN-13: 9781565232914
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst timers and seasoned competitors alike can separate themselves from the rest of the pack with these speed secrets from an undefeated pinewood derby champ. Includes hundreds of photos and diagrams for making the fastest Pinewood Derby car in the race.
A Derby View - The Best of Anton Rippon
Author: Anton Rippon
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Published: 2010-09-20
Total Pages: 302
ISBN-13: 1783031751
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAnton Rippon is a Derby boy, born and bred. He is also one of the city's best-known writers and personalities, with a string of highly acclaimed books to his name. For the past eight years, he has written a popular weekly column in the Derby Telegraph in which he takes a whimsical, often sideways, look at life in Derby, both the serious side and the frivolous. In the process he captures perfectly the essence of this sturdy Midlands city.Sometimes commenting on current events, sometimes looking at the dafter side of life, often taking a trip down Memory Lane to illustrate a point, Anton has the rare ability to weave a story that both entertains and informs the people of his hometown.Now, in A Derby View, he has drawn together many of those columns, as well as new writing. The result is a book that will delight Derbeians young and old.
Climbing Shadows
Author: Shannon Bramer
Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd
Published: 2019-03-01
Total Pages: 45
ISBN-13: 177306312X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA splendidly illustrated collection of poems inspired by young children that address common themes such as having a hard day at school, feeling shy or being a newcomer. The poems in Climbing Shadows were inspired by a class of kindergarten children whom poet and playwright Shannon Bramer came to know over the course of a school year. She set out to write a poem for each child, sharing her love of poetry with them, and made an anthology of the poems for Valentine’s Day. This original collection reflects the children’s joys and sorrows, worries and fears, moods and sense of humor. Some poems address common themes such as having a hard day at school, feeling shy or being a newcomer, while others explore subjects of fascination — bats, spiders, skeletons, octopuses, polka dots, racing cars and birthday parties. Evident throughout the book is a love of words and language and the idea that there are all kinds of poems and that they are for everyone — to read or write. Cindy Derby’s dreamy watercolor illustrations gently complement each poem. Beautiful, thoughtful, sensitive and funny, this is an exceptional collection. Key Text Features illustrations table of contents author’s note Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.4 Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7 With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4 Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4 Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.
Derby Downs
Author: Ronald Reed
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2014-09-30
Total Pages: 119
ISBN-13: 1491745525
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis second installment in Reed's Soap Box Derby series outlines 1936 and 1937, when the derby became and American tradition and found a permanent home.
The Smash-up Crash-up Derby
Author: Tres Seymour
Publisher: Orchard Books (NY)
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780531087312
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhile visiting the fair, a child describes the most exciting event -- the demolition derby and its surprise winner.
Kyle's Island
Author: Sally Derby
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Published: 2010-08-16
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 1607345064
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor as far back as Kyle can remember, he spent summers at Gram's cottage on the lake--fishing all day, and hanging out with the whole family. But this year is different. His father has moved out, his grandmother has died, and his mother is selling the cottage because they can't afford the upkeep. Sally Derby takes readers to a small lake in 1970s Michigan, where thirteen-year-old Kyle comes to understand that loss isn't forever, and that people are more complicated than they seem.
