When Allie the alligator learns that she will be going to camp without her best friend Amy, the two girls try to get a whole summer's worth of activities into just a few days.
Wanda Gag Honor Book 2010 2011 Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award nominee A delightfull retelling of the three little pigs story. Three little gators strike out on their own in an east Texas swamp. Their mother warns them to build strong houses that can protect them from Big-bottomed Boar, who likes to eat tasty, tender gators for his snack. Soon, First Gator builds himself a nice house out of rocks. Second Gator reckons rocks are too much work, so he builds his house with sticks. And Third Gator's house of sand is the easiest one to build! But soon Big-bottomed Boar shows up. With a bump, bump, bump of the fierce boar's rump, he knocks over Third Gator's house of sand. It doesn't take long for that rump to bump Second Gator's house of sticks. But he can't knock over Third Gator's house of stones, so he tries another way in - through the chimney! Guess what happens to the Boar's rump after that?!
Goodnight Gators is a gallop through the University of Florida's traditions and spirit. It highlights the unique aspects of UF and cheers for all members of The Gator Nation. In 1906, the first classes at UF had 102 students. Now nearly 50,000 undergraduate and graduate students enroll each year. One of the most outstanding in the country, UF is ranked among the top U.S. public universities. UF graduates can be found in all 50 states and over 135 countries, making the Gator Nation a true global community.
What’s it like to hear the roar of the crowd, to feel the sweat dripping down your back, and to know that you’re at the center of it all? In Game of My Life Florida Gators, readers will step onto the field and re-live the greatest football moments through the eyes of thirty of the most famous Gators players. In this enthralling collection, Pat Dooley brings together Florida football players of the past and present to share their fondest single game experience and memories—some involve championship games, while others seem ordinary save for the extraordinary personal meaning. Heisman Trophy winners Steve Spurrier and Danny Wuerffel, along with many other legendary players like John Reaves, Larry Smith, Carlos Alvarez, Wilber Marshall, Kerwin Bell, Jack Youngblood, and Chris Doering all share their passion for the game within these pages. Game of My Life Florida Gators provides an in-depth look into the men and games that helped shape and build the Florida Gators football tradition and heritage. A must–read for any football fan and Florida alum!
A poacher is at work in Sinful, Louisiana, and Deputy Carter LeBlanc is hot on the trail of the outlaw, trying to apprehend him before the state gets wind of the crime and sends a game warden to take over his investigation. Unfortunately, he’s hindered every step of the way by Sinful’s current mayor and all-around horrible person, Celia Arceneaux, who wants nothing more than to drive Carter to resign. When a game warden turns up with evidence that implicates a relative of Gertie’s, Carter is left with no choice but to arrest the boy, even though no one thinks he did it. With Carter under the watchful eye of Celia and the state, Fortune, Ida Belle, and Gertie decide to catch a poacher…before he gets away.
From the author of One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree: Do you wanna? Wanna see? Let’s go find that gator, gator, gator! COME WITH ME! Put on your life jacket, hop in the boat, and raise your binoculars—it’s time to go on an adventure! In Daniel Bernstrom’s follow-up to the critically acclaimed One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree, a fearless little girl takes off in search of a giant gator—but she’s not going into that swamp alone! No way! She wants YOU, the reader, to come along. Off you go, peering through the lush landscapes, looking for that gator! But each time you think you see it? Oops! Just a fox. Or some ducks! Or a snake. Maybe you’ll never find the gator, gator, gator . . . With stunning illustrations from Sendak Fellow Frann Preston-Gannon, readers experience the feeling of being on a real adventure deep in the swamp. Rhyming, repeating, and exhilarating, the text is a delightful read-aloud romp that will entertain and make everyone’s heart skip a beat!
Find out what happens when fed-up citizens turn an engineer loose on the political swampThe beginning of this century marked the "Lost Decade" for Michigan. More than a half million people fled the state, decreasing her Electoral College votes from eighteen to sixteen.Career politicians in both parties are clenching their gator-like jaws tighter and tighter on hard-working Michiganders. Instead of serving the common interests of the people who elected them, the politics-as-usual crowd is beholden to special interests that generously support their pursuit of power.That's what drove a successful aerospace engineer and small-business owner to get out of his comfort zone, run for office, and restore the voice of the people. Echoing the president's battle cry, Colbeck's strategy is to drain the swamp and rid Michigan of her entrenched "alligators."Michigan is on the verge of making a dramatic comeback. Colbeck's strategy for returning the power to "We the People" is well on its way! In Wrestling Alligators, you will learn¿How government really works.¿How good people are seduced by the political swamp.¿What happens when one attempts to drain the swamp.¿How we can restore our faith in government.