Sailor Bear is lost and doesn't know what to do. But his sailor suit makes him decide to be a sailor and take to sea! His adventure and shipwreck puts him off being a sailor and when a little girl finds him and takes him to her warm house - he knows just what to do - stay with his new friend.
'Active Grammar' shows students how the right choices of grammar and language can improve their writing immeasurably, useful for students who have just moved up to secondary school. 'Active Reading' sections show how language features are used in real life texts, and encourage students to tackle longer pieces of writing.
"Day after day, Icabog scrambled to the top of tall trees to search for his new home in the North Woods." Alone in the forest, the young bear must find food and shelter before winter. He tried to be brave. Full of questions, Icabog wondered how he found Crystal and her bears. How could Icabog free the bears to help sad children? "When Icabog climbed the highest hill to search the trail ahead, he stopped and licked his aching paws, cracked from jagged rocks." Icabog expected a beast of fire and fury was over the hill. His head swirled and tummy flip-flopped. Far off he saw the oldest part of Spruce Forest, and hoped that someday he would find it. Alas, he had to be brave. "Through the years, Icabog loved to explore with Sasha and their cubs. They found good hiding places and high cliffs above the lake. Often the cubs begged to hear about Icabog's dream." And so began the legend of Icabog Bear.
When a teddy bear is lost by the child who loves him, the bear begins an amazing journey to get back home again. From swimming in the ocean with the fish, to flying in the sky with the gulls, to being found by a sailor, and then being carried off by the wind, the bear meets new friends and travels to many places he never dreamed of. Reminiscent of such classics as The Velveteen Rabbit and the award-winning Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, this tender picture book with beautiful seaside imagery will capture readers’ hearts with the bear’s summer adventure as he gets back home where he belongs. Also available by Susan Meyers Praise for Puppies! Puppies! Puppies! [STAR] “The rhyme shows the simplicity Meyers employs in a text so well structured that almost any adult (or new reader) can prance through with natural, bouncy enthusiasm.” —Booklist, starred review Also available by Amy Bates Praise for The Dog Who Belonged to No One [STAR] “The pencil and watercolor illustrations, featuring a palette of golden earth tones, echo the gentle sentiment of the narrative.” —School Library Journal, starred review [STAR] “Careful parallel storytelling and beautifully paced page turns allow both text and illustrations to develop the characters, establishing both worth and loneliness.” —Kirkus, starred review F&P level: K F&P genre: RF
Give your sand and water sessions a new lease of life with this fully updated Little Book. Split into two sections, it offers a range of activities for sand and water play that link to the early learning goals and which are accompanied by a list of suggested resources, useful vocabulary and related songs and stories to take the theme further.