Disaster strikes on a day out to the countryside but, working together and combining their individual powers, the Fantastic Five save the day. Teeming with Quentin Blake's characteristic sense of fun and his exuberant illustrations, The Five of Us is a powerful, though subtle, reminder that the world is a better place when we can focus on what we can do, rather than what we can't. 'An inspirational book with a lovely message. Quentin has a talent for storytelling and has crafted a tale that is moving, nail-biting and incredibly uplifting' - Junior Magazine
A letter to Santa starts off a merry chain of gift-wrapping, but nothing is quite right and each time Santa thinks better of his choice. Lift the flaps to unwrap each present and find out what Santa chooses as the perfect present in the end!
As one of three hearing daughters of deaf parents, 12-year-old Gussie Davis is expected to be a proper representative of Saint Jude’s Church for the Deaf in Birmingham, Alabama, which is run by her father. So when Gussie starts to hum through signed services in the summer of 1948, Reverend Davis assumes she merely wants to sing out loud and sends her to a regular church downtown. But Gussie’s behavior worsens, and she is not allowed to go on a much-anticipated trip; instead, she must help her father at the Alabama School for the Deaf. Rebelling against the strict rules of the school, Gussie finally confronts the difficulties and prejudices encountered by the deaf community, all while still trying to find her own identity in the worlds of both the hearing and the deaf. Drawing on firsthand accounts of her mother’s own childhood with deaf parents, Delia Ray provides an inside look at the South in the 1940s. Lively humor, unforgettable characters, and meticulous research combine to make this a standout novel that offers keen insight into what it means to be hearing in a deaf world. Author’s note.
In association with the Smithsonian, this classic picture book introduces dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes in bold, rhyming text! Dinosaur weak, dinosaur strong, dinosaur short or very, very long. There are all sorts of dinosaurs, from sweet to grumpy, from spiky to lumpy. Introduce young children to prehistoric pals and the concept of opposites as the dinos race, roar, and stomp their way to their lunch!
(Meredith Music Resource). This book reveals how anybody can learn to sing and how any voice teacher or choral conductor can get anybody to sing, and keep making breakthroughs in singing. With multi-sensory techniques to match and build learning strengths, this book is for any singer from the rank beginner including those thought to lack the ability to the experienced and mature singer. Whether for self-guided, teacher-guided, or conductor-guided learning situations, this unique collection of exercises wakes up the senses for amazing results. (a href="http://youtu.be/gfgYisAjZ2Y" target="_blank")Click here for a YouTube video on Making More Sense of How to Sing(/a)
Welcome to the small town of Cloud Bay where the weather is great, the music is fire, and love is complicated… She doesn’t believe in happy endings and he needs a new beginning Growing up in the shadow of her rock god dad taught Faith Harper that fame has a price. When her own music career fizzled, she came home to tiny Cloud Bay. She’s perfectly happy running CloudFest, the music festival that’s one part of her father’s legacy, staying out of the spotlight, and keeping men strictly temporary. And when she lays eyes on Caleb White’s gorgeous face, she knows no one would blame her for choosing him for a summer fling. He’s perfect—a hot famous guy who’ll leave quietly when they’re done. Caleb has been number one in the tennis world for a long time. But he can’t play forever, and he needs a new plan. When his best friend announces he’s going to CloudFest, Cloud Bay sounds like the perfect place to figure things out with no distractions. Until he meets Faith. Kissing her is more than a distraction, it’s downright addictive. And soon he’s not sure he wants to let her go. Convincing Faith to believe in love is going to take more than music and hot summer nights and it’s a match he can’t afford to lose, because it’s his whole heart on the line. Previously published as Need You Now by Emma Douglas. Don’t Blame Me is the first book in the Cloud Bay series, a steamy small town island romance series. This series has beach vibes, rock’n’roll families, small town drama, the odd cute dog, and sexy times. Enjoy! Author's note: For tropes and CW, please check the author's website. KEYWORDS: Small town romance series, steamy beach romance books, small town island romance, musicians, rock’n’roll, athlete hero romance, musical festival, strong heroine romance, just a fling, contemporary romance, sensual, sexy, modern, kissing books, swoon, emotional
