Talia and Rude Vegetables

Talia and Rude Vegetables

Author: Linda Elovitz Marshall

Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing ™

Published: 2014-01-01

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 1512494909

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“How can a vegetable be ‘rude’?” Talia wonders, when she mis-hears her grandmother asking her to gather “root” vegetables for a Rosh Hashanah stew. As Talia digs in the garden, she collects the twisted, ornery carrots and parsnips—the “rude” vegetables that she thinks her grandmother wants—and finds a good home for the rest.


Talia and the Very YUM Kippur

Talia and the Very YUM Kippur

Author: Linda Elovitz Marshall

Publisher: Kar-Ben

Published: 2015-10-01

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 1467788449

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When Grandma begins her preparations for breaking the Yom Kippur fast, Talia mishears the holiday as "Yum" Kippur, setting off a topsy-turvy series of misunderstandings.


Talia and the Haman-Tushies

Talia and the Haman-Tushies

Author: Linda Elovitz Marshall

Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 1512408263

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"Grandma tells Talia the story of brave Queen Esther as they bake hamantaschen for Purim. Talia is confused when she thinks the cookies are called Haman-tushies"--


Talia and Haman-tushies

Talia and Haman-tushies

Author: Linda Elovitz Marshall

Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing ™

Published: 2017-01-01

Total Pages: 27

ISBN-13: 1512452335

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It's almost Purim, and Talia's sure that Grandma said they're going to bake "haman-tushies." Eww! But as Talia helps Grandma with the recipe and learns the story of Purim—from the bravery of Queen Esther to the schemes of wicked Haman—she discovers a lot about these holiday cookies that she didn't know. The third in Marshall's play-on-words Talia stories including Talia and the Rude Vegetables and Talia and the Very YUM Kippur. The book includes a recipe for Hamantaschen at the end.


Talia and the Very YUM Kippur

Talia and the Very YUM Kippur

Author: Linda Elovitz Marshall

Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing

Published: 2015-08

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 1467752401

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"Talia helps her grandmother prepare food for Yom Kippur, which she mishears as YUM Kippur, and learns the original meaning of break-fast"--


Read, Rhyme, and Romp

Read, Rhyme, and Romp

Author: Heather McNeil

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2012-06-26

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1598849573

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Designed to promote literacy in young children and to empower parents, educators, and librarians, this guide is filled with simple strategies, creative activities, and detailed instructions that help make reading fun. Encouraging a love of reading in young children can be a source of both great frustration and immense joy. This handy resource provides essential tips, techniques, and strategies for making early literacy development fun and inspiring a lifelong love of reading. Read, Rhyme, and Romp: Early Literacy Skills and Activities for Librarians, Teachers, and Parents explores the six basic pre-literacy skills that experts agree are necessary for a young child to be ready to learn to read. Special sections within each chapter are dedicated to the specific needs of preschool teachers, parents, and librarians, making the content relevant to different settings. Recommended book lists, personal anecdotes, and literacy-rich activities combine to create an effective and accessible plan for implementing an early literacy program.


Tizzy the Dizzy Dreidel

Tizzy the Dizzy Dreidel

Author: Allison Marks

Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing ®

Published: 2022-10-01

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 1728464560

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Kar-Ben Read-Aloud eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to bring eBooks to life! Tizzy the dreidel has a problem. Spinning makes her dizzy. But with encouragement from a little girl, Tizzy bravely sets out on an eight-day spinning Hanukkah adventure all around the house!


A to Zoo

A to Zoo

Author: Rebecca L. Thomas

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2018-06-21

Total Pages: 3583

ISBN-13:

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Whether used for thematic story times, program and curriculum planning, readers' advisory, or collection development, this updated edition of the well-known companion makes finding the right picture books for your library a breeze. Generations of savvy librarians and educators have relied on this detailed subject guide to children's picture books for all aspects of children's services, and this new edition does not disappoint. Covering more than 18,000 books published through 2017, it empowers users to identify current and classic titles on topics ranging from apples to zebras. Organized simply, with a subject guide that categorizes subjects by theme and topic and subject headings arranged alphabetically, this reference applies more than 1,200 intuitive (as opposed to formal catalog) subject terms to children's picture books, making it both a comprehensive and user-friendly resource that is accessible to parents and teachers as well as librarians. It can be used to identify titles to fill in gaps in library collections, to find books on particular topics for young readers, to help teachers locate titles to support lessons, or to design thematic programs and story times. Title and illustrator indexes, in addition to a bibliographic guide arranged alphabetically by author name, further extend access to titles.


The Apple Tree's Discovery

The Apple Tree's Discovery

Author: Rachayl Eckstein Davis

Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing ™

Published: 2014-01-01

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 1512495212

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A little apple tree in a forest of oaks begs God for stars like those glimmering on the branches of the great oak trees beside her. As the seasons pass, she learns to appreciate her own gifts and realizes that it’s possible to find a star in each of us.


Best STEM Resources for NextGen Scientists

Best STEM Resources for NextGen Scientists

Author: Jennifer L. Hopwood

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2015-06-30

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 1610697227

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Intended to support the national initiative to strengthen learning in areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, this book helps librarians who work with youth in school and public libraries to build better collections and more effectively use these collections through readers' advisory and programming. A versatile and multi-faceted guide, Best STEM Resources for NextGen Scientists: The Essential Selection and User's Guide serves as a readers' advisory and collection development resource for youth services and school librarians seeking to bring STEM-related titles into their collections and introduce teachers and young readers to them. This book not only guides readers to hundreds of the best STEM-related titles—fiction and non-fiction printed materials as well as apps, DVDs, websites, and games—it also includes related activities or programming ideas to help promote the use of the collection to patrons or students in storytime, afterschool programs, or passive library programs. After a detailed discussion of the importance of STEM and the opportunities librarians have for involvement, the book lists and describes best STEM resources for young learners. Resources are organized according to the reading audiences for which they are intended, from toddlers through teens, and the book includes annotated lists of both fiction and nonfiction STEM titles as well as graphic novels, digital products, and online resources. In addition, the author offers a selection of professional readings for librarians and media specialists who wish to further expand their knowledge.