When I want to read, what I really, really need, is a place to sit . . . just for a bit. Somewhere comfy, NOT itchy-fuzzy, somewhere quiet, NOT buzz-buzzy. The little reader in this book is having a hard time finding the ideal reading spot. Everywhere has noise, or smells, or is too hot or cold . . . and our reader finds himself with lots of company in each reading spot he considers. But soon we discover the truth about reading books: A book is best anywhere . . . a book is best when you SHARE. Join one small book lover's search for the perfect place to read in this beautifully illustrated picture book by the talented Leigh Hodgkinson.
A story centered around a brief history of the legends of St. Nicholas, leading to his modern counterpart Santa Claus, who pays tribute to the birth of Christ on Christmas.
Best Places to Raise Your Family: Experts Choose 100 Top Communities That You Can Afford provides timely facts and expert in-depth analysis on 100 U.S. neighborhoods in an accessible and friendly format. Whether you're mulling over the idea of relocating your family, trying to decide where to live once you have a family, or just curious about how your hometown stacks up, you’ll be intrigued by Best Places to Raise Your Family. In addition to providing population statistics, each city is ranked on a number of essential factors such as: education, standard of living, health and safety, and lifestyle. Easy-to-use tables help you put this wealth of information to work to find the place that best suits your family's special needs and interests.
The aim of this text is to explore outdoor play in the early years focusing, in particular, on early years settings and young children aged 0 to 7 years.
Children will delight in the imaginations and adventures of a young boy, who finds creative ways to view and play with nature in his own back yard. Beautifully illustrated, this fun rhyming book will remind adult readers how to see the wonders of nature through the eye's and creative imagination of a child. Young readers will be inspired to imagine and find adventures in a special place of their own. Children will learn from this book, that they don't need to go far from home to find adventure. Adventure is waiting-- just outside their own back door!