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Author: Saundra Greensfelder
Publisher: Tate Publishing
Published: 2011-07
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13: 1617771783
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTop Hat Crow loves yellow corn, but when he decides to disobey his parents and take some corn from the farmer's field, he gets into a bit of mischief. Will Top Hat learn from his mistakes and remember to always obey his parents? Join new author Saundra Greensfelder in The Adventures of Top Hat Crow-a charming tale with wholesome values.
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Publisher: Alternative Comics
Published: 2014-04-21
Total Pages: 298
ISBN-13: 1934460206
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPeanutbutter is a cute little kitty who thinks she works in an office. She wears her little hat and tie and often falls asleep on the reams papers overflowing her inbox. Jeremy is the crafty crow who lives in the tree outside of Peanutbutter’s window. Jeremy tries to trick Peanutbutter again and again and steal her hat. Somehow Peanutbutter and Jeremy build a friendship together. The premise could hardly be simpler, but in James Kochalka’s hands it is pure magic! This book will delight everyone from wide-eyed children to jaded hipsters! On the surface the story is silly and fun for kids, but for adults it is a clever critique of modern society! It’s not called their “Best Book Ever” for nothing!
Author: Mary Carmen Delgado Barranquero
Publisher: Mr momo
Published: 2018-07-01
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 1524309923
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhy "Can Team"? This group of friends believe that they «can» do whatever they put their minds to. Together, they will solve each and every mystery that they are faced with. Who are they? A group of young teenagers who meet up regularly in La Aulaga, a small village in a beautiful region with plenty of countryside and wildlife called Castillo de las Guardas in the warm, sunny province of Seville, Spain. Our heroes will go through extraordinary adventures involving fast-paced historical enigmas. In order to overcome these challenges, they will have to use their most powerful weapon: their own imagination. "The Mystery of the Sleeping City" is the first in the series of adventures starring the Can Team and friends. The Can Team will devise a plan to make the friends believe there is an ancient treasure buried in La Aulaga. Not even in their wildest dreams could they have imagined what they would truly find: the mystery of a sleeping city. They will have to work together to find the way to save the city and return home.
Author: Lois Lowry
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2010-11-01
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 0545337623
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe two-time Newbery medalist has crafted “a loving representation of a relationship between parent and child” in post-WWII America (Publishers Weekly, starred review). This is the story of young Liz, her father, and their strained relationship. Dad has been away at WWII for longer than she can remember, and they begin their journey of reconnection through a hunting shirt, cherry pie, tender conversation, and the crow call. This allegorical story shows how, like the birds gathering above, the relationship between the girl and her father is graced with the chance to fly. “The memory of a treasured day spent with a special person will resonate with readers everywhere.” —School Library Journal (starred review) “Beautifully written, the piece reads much like a traditional short story . . . the details of [Ibatoulline’s] renderings gracefully capture a moment in time that was lost. Relevant for families whose parents are returning from war, the text is also ripe for classroom discussion and for advanced readers.” —Kirkus Reviews
Author: Shane Peacock
Publisher: Tundra Books
Published: 2009-05-12
Total Pages: 266
ISBN-13: 0887769195
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSherlock Holmes, just thirteen, is a misfit. His highborn mother is the daughter of an aristocratic family, his father a poor Jew. Their marriage flouts tradition and makes them social pariahs in the London of the 1860s; and their son, Sherlock, bears the burden of their rebellion. Friendless, bullied at school, he belongs nowhere and has only his wits to help him make his way. But what wits they are! His keen powers of observation are already apparent, though he is still a boy. He loves to amuse himself by constructing histories from the smallest detail for everyone he meets. Partly for fun, he focuses his attention on a sensational murder to see if he can solve it. But his game turns deadly serious when he finds himself the accused — and in London, they hang boys of thirteen. Shane Peacock has created a boy who bears all the seeds of the character who has mesmerized millions: the relentless eye, the sense of justice, and the complex ego. The boy Sherlock Holmes is a fascinating character who is sure to become a fast favorite with young readers everywhere.
Author: Philip Nel
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2017-07-06
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 0190635088
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRacism is resilient, duplicitous, and endlessly adaptable, so it is no surprise that America is again in a period of civil rights activism. A significant reason racism endures is because it is structural: it's embedded in culture and in institutions. One of the places that racism hides-and thus perhaps the best place to oppose it-is books for young people. Was the Cat in the Hat Black? presents five serious critiques of the history and current state of children's literature tempestuous relationship with both implicit and explicit forms of racism. The book fearlessly examines topics both vivid-such as The Cat in the Hat's roots in blackface minstrelsy-and more opaque, like how the children's book industry can perpetuate structural racism via whitewashed covers even while making efforts to increase diversity. Rooted in research yet written with a lively, crackling touch, Nel delves into years of literary criticism and recent sociological data in order to show a better way forward. Though much of what is proposed here could be endlessly argued, the knowledge that what we learn in childhood imparts both subtle and explicit lessons about whose lives matter is not debatable. The text concludes with a short and stark proposal of actions everyone-reader, author, publisher, scholar, citizen- can take to fight the biases and prejudices that infect children's literature. While Was the Cat in the Hat Black? does not assume it has all the answers to such a deeply systemic problem, its audacity should stimulate discussion and activism.
Author: Thomas McGuane
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 2015-03-03
Total Pages: 235
ISBN-13: 0385350201
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSet in Big Sky Country, a triumphant collection of stories written with a comic genius in the vein of Twain and Gogol—from from the acclaimed author of Ninety-two in the Shade and Cloudbursts, “one of America's best short-story writers of the last 50 years" (The Boston Globe) These stories attest to the generous compass of Thomas McGuane's fellow feeling, as well as to his unique way with words. In this collection, filled with grace and humor, the ties of family make for uncomfortable binds: A devoted son is horrified to discover his mother's antics before she slipped into dementia, and a father's outdoor skills are no match for a change in the weather. But complications arise equally in the absence of blood, as when lifelong friends on a fishing trip finally confront their deep dislike for each other. Or when a gifted traveling cattle breeder succumbs to the lure of a stranger's offer of easy money. McGuane is as witty and large-hearted as we have ever known him, and Crow Fair is a jubilant, thunderous confirmation of his status as a modern master.
Author: Beth Ferry
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2019-09-03
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9780062475763
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAll the animals know not to mess with old Scarecrow. But when a small, scared crow falls from midair, Scarecrow does the strangest thing. . . . Bestselling author Beth Ferry and the widely acclaimed Fan Brothers present this tender and affectionate tale that reminds us of the comforting power of friendship and the joy of helping others.
Author: Katherine Addison
Publisher: Tor Books
Published: 2020-06-23
Total Pages: 378
ISBN-13: 0765387417
DOWNLOAD EBOOKKatherine Addison, author of The Goblin Emperor, returns with The Angel of the Crows, a fantasy novel of alternate 1880s London, where killers stalk the night and the ultimate power is naming. This is not the story you think it is. These are not the characters you think they are. This is not the book you are expecting. In an alternate 1880s London, angels inhabit every public building, and vampires and werewolves walk the streets with human beings in a well-regulated truce. A fantastic utopia, except for a few things: Angels can Fall, and that Fall is like a nuclear bomb in both the physical and metaphysical worlds. And human beings remain human, with all their kindness and greed and passions and murderous intent. Jack the Ripper stalks the streets of this London too. But this London has an Angel. The Angel of the Crows. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author: Ken Brown
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2011-02-01
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 1561455709
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this classroom favorite, a resourceful chicken enlists her farm friends to get a coveted hat from Scarecrow. A delightful circular tale and fall read-aloud! Chicken really admires Scarecrow's straw hat. Scarecrow would gladly trade his hat for a walking stick to rest his tired arms. Chicken doesn't have a walking stick to trade—but she knows someone who does. Author-illustrator Ken Brown pairs vivid, realistic watercolors with an inventive plot, engaging sequencing, and repetition to tell a charming circular story packed with relatable themes of friendship, bartering, and problem-solving. This award-winning title is an ideal story time choice for autumn and harvest themes.
