At Christmastime all over Australia - from the bush to the 'burbs - Santa arrives on the back of the fire truck! This boisterous picture book celebrates a much-loved Aussie tradition. A Christmas tradition, all round this land, from the city to the country, from the bush to the sand, in a shiny red truck instead of a sleigh, Santa sets out on his jolly old way. But this fire truck has seen better days. It creaks and rattles and groans as Santa makes his rounds. It will take a miracle to get through Christmas Eve... With beautiful illustrations by Nathaniel Eckstrom, this is an energetic and delightful celebration of a wonderful Aussie tradition.
Hear the loud sirens. See the flashing lights. This fire truck is on the move! What kind of gear do firefighters keep in their trucks? And how do the trucks help firefighters battle fires? Read this book to find out! Learn all about mighty machines in the Vroom-Vroom series―part of the Lightning Bolt BooksTM collection. With high-energy designs, exciting photos, and fun text, Lightning Bolt BooksTM bring nonfiction topics to life!
A humorous account of the life and times of a young hockey player, Eddy Walsh in the pursuit of his dream to be a professional hockey player. Eddy struggles through childhood problems, arrests, deaths and injuries only to find the game was not what he expected.
Denis McKutchin is having a bad week. He¿s just been paroled from prison. His girlfriend threw him out. His son won¿t speak to him and to top it all off, as a condition of his parole, he has to do community service at an orphanage with the rest of his gang. Upon his release, he¿s met by Tiny, a member of his crew. Tiny tells him about a truckload of toys destined for the children of the orphanage for Christmas being hijacked. He then tries desperately to get McKutchin to think up a plan to get the truck back. But McKutchin has a plan of his own for one big heist in mid-town. Can his mind be changed? Santa¿s Little Helpers is a journey filled with quirky characters. It¿s a story about a group of misfits who find themselves in the middle of the FBI, the mob and drugs . . . All in an effort to steal back Christmas.
The bestselling star of No, David! turns Christmas traditions upside down with laugh-aloud humor. Readers of all ages will vividly remember trying to peek at hidden gift packages; writing scrolls of wish lists to Santa; and struggling to behave at formal Christmas dinner parties. Always in the background, we know Santa Claus is watching, soon to decide if David deserves a shiny new fire truck or a lump of coal under the tree. From playing with delicate ornaments to standing in an endlessly long line for Santa, here are common Christmas activities--but with David's naughty trimmings. A surefire hit that is destined to be an annual classic.
A visit to a fire house is always fun, but it's even more exciting when the Gingerbread Man comes along! Guess who gets to go along on a field trip to the firehouse? The Gingerbread Man! But when he falls out of his classmate's pocket, Spot the Dalmatian comes sniffing around. Luckily, this Gingerbread Man is one smart cookie, and he races into the fire truck, up the pole, and all through the station, staying one step ahead of the hungry dog the whole time. Then an emergency call comes in and the Gingerbread Man knows just what to do: “I’ll ride to the rescue, as fast as I can. I want to help, too! I’m the Gingerbread Man!” With snappy rhymes and fresh illustrations, the Gingerbread Man makes a sweet return in his second school adventure.
The Fire Truck Who Got Lost is a wonderful story for children who will meet little Barnabus and the older fire trucks who care for him - Wheelie Dan, Agua, Hogwash, Turpentine and, of course, the Big Dalmatian. Little Barnabus gets lost in the big city and has to find his way back to the fire station. It's a story about getting lost somewhere big and imposing and finding a solution by being smart. What started as a simple story about the importance of family and perseverance has come to life through Amber De Joya's beautiful artwork.Your children will love the story and grow to love Barnabus.
The old man always sat in front of the five-and-dime, begging nickels, dimes & quarters from those who passed his way. The folks who saw him weren’t sure how he got there most mornings because he didn’t seem to have a soul who cared. Saturday was the day the boy got to come downtown with a few friends and watch a black & white movie at the movie house on Main Street in Jackson, TN The old man was ridiculed by most of the kids because he was so pitiful. “Hey Boy” the old man yelled on that first Saturday encounter. It scared the boy half to death. Because he knew the old man was talking to him. Ivan Raley passed through small towns in Tennessee, South Carolina and the mission fields of Venezuela, Mexico, Belize and Africa on his journey to the ends of the earth. Ivan says he is forever on his way to the ends of the earth and his stories simply reflect that journey. The story of how the old man picked Ivan out of a crowd is just one of hundreds that have unfolded on his journey; but perhaps none is more powerful, especially the way he tells it. When you are able to communicate a story as powerfully as “the boy” can, people like me wonder how in the world he does it. The preacher boy is now Dr. Ivan N. Raley. On his way to the ends of the earth there have been several stints of overseas missionary duty to some of the poorest people on the face of the earth, and for the last 65 years he has been able to do the job he loves best: pastor a church. The stories are warmly & wonderfully woven into the sermons he shares. 1 Read more about the old man and what he wanted from the boy; and many more stories from Dr. Raley on his journey to the ends of the earth. 1 excerpt taken from Bob Hurley article in the Greenville Sun, October, 1997.
