A daily motivator for people who write--and for all those who long to write--providing an insistent wake-up call for the creative urge, with insights on how to work against resistance, live with the loneliness, develop discipline, and dare to take deeper risks in their work.
"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces alligators and crocodiles to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--
Learn all about fast-swimming crocodiles! This book captivates young readers through simple and easy-to-read text combined with vibrant, full-color photographs. Plus, quick stats sections and bolded glossary terms invite readers to zoom in and learn more.Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Zoom is a division of ABDO.
An unforgettable novel, based on a true story, about racism against Italian Americans in the South in 1899. Fourteen-year-old Calogero, his uncles, and his cousins are six Sicilians living in the small town of Tallulah, Louisiana, miles from any of their countrymen. They grow vegetables and sell them at their stand and in their grocery store. Some people welcome the immigrants; most do not. Calogero's family is caught in the middle of tensions between the black and white communities. As Calogero struggles to adapt to Tallulah, he is startled and thrilled by the danger of midnight gator hunts in the bayou and by his powerful feelings for Patricia, a sharp-witted, sweet-natured black girl. Meanwhile, every day, and every misunderstanding between the white community and the Sicilians, bring Calogero and his family closer to a terrifying, violent confrontation. In this affecting and unforgettable novel, Donna Jo Napoli's inspired research and spare, beautiful language take the classic immigrant story to new levels of emotion and searing truth. Alligator Bayou tells a story that all Americans should know.
Here comes the crocodile! And he's sniffing and he's snarling. And he's grumbling and he's growling. And his great big tummy's rumbling . . . Oh no! He's hungry. RUN!
26-year-old Jasper hasn't seen or heard from his older brother, Coleman, in over ten years. Until a freak accident and strange phone call change everything. With little more to go on than a random phone call, Jasper follows his brother's trail through the seedy, sensual Florida Everglades where a family mystery from his childhood may hold the key to Coleman's disappearance. A debut novel about loss, hope, and the ties that bind family together.
A countdown of five of the most fascinating crocodiles provides thrills as readers learn about the biological, social, and hunting characteristics of these web-footed, swimming reptiles.
Writer Jim Arnosky describes his trip into the Florida Everglades in search of the elusive American crocodile, an animal which has inhabited the earth since the days of the dinosaurs.