An Alphabet Pet Parade in Topsy-Turvy Town, Population 26

An Alphabet Pet Parade in Topsy-Turvy Town, Population 26
Author: Judith E. Torres
Publisher: ASHA Press
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2021-07
Genre:
ISBN: 9781580411271

When Zoe Z. Zany's grandpa, Yulee Y. Young, gives permission for Zoe to get a pet, she attends the Topsy-Turvy Town Alphabet Pet Parade and is smitten with a mischievous black and white critter creating an increasing amount of chaos. Zoe is sure this animal is her dream pet, so she hops on her bike and a wild chase ensues, scattering the unusual townspeople and their unconventional pets all over Topsy-Turvy Town.Literacy expert Judith E. Torres, MA, CCC-SLP has created this captivating alphabet book inspired by the annual Pet Parade in Santa Fe. Children will love exploring the detail in the illustrations and hunting for Zoe's new pet. The book can be used by parents, speech-language pathologists, and educators to teach language and literacy concepts such as phonemic awareness, letter names and sounds, opposites, animal vocabulary, verbs, pronouns, and story prediction. The story is supplemented with further discussion materials, including a glossary of animals and educational prompts.

Everybody Needs a Turn

Everybody Needs a Turn
Author: Denise Underkoffler
Publisher: ASHA Press
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2019-05-31
Genre: Brothers and sisters
ISBN: 9781580411158

It's no fun when you have to wait. And Hanna has to wait for her little brother Peter a lot. She waits at the speech-language pathologist's office, at story time-will it ever be her turn? Many brothers and sisters of children with a speech-language disorder have a hard time understanding why their sibling is getting extra attention. It's no surprise when they feel left out. This engaging story shows how Hanna, with a little help, learns to understand her feelings and find a way for both Peter and her to have their turn. The endearing illustrations bring the story to life and make this a warm and accessible story for sharing at bedtime-or anytime. This book can be used by parents, speech-language pathologists, and educators as a springboard for more conversations. It includes a section of helpful and practical communication tips for the whole family. Discussion starters help children understand and communicate their feelings.

ABC for Me: ABC Mindful Me

ABC for Me: ABC Mindful Me
Author: Christiane Engel
Publisher: Walter Foster Jr.
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2018-03-06
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1633225100

Rhyming text introduces readers to different aspects of mindfulness, from awareness to zen.

Bath! Bath! Bath!

Bath! Bath! Bath!
Author: Douglas Florian
Publisher: little bee books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-02-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781499804850

Bath time is fun! fun! fun! in this playful board book! Today we had such fun! fun! fun! But now the day is done! done! done! After a fun-filled day, it's time to go home and take a bath! From washing tiny toes and your little nose to making rubber ducky go quack! quack! quack!, bath time is fun! fun! fun! The rhyming text makes this the perfect read-along story to get little ones excited for bath time.

The Boys' Book of Famous Rulers

The Boys' Book of Famous Rulers
Author: Lydia Hoyt Farmer
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2020-08-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3752401052

Reproduction of the original: The Boys' Book of Famous Rulers by Lydia Hoyt Farmer

Dombey and Son

Dombey and Son
Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher:
Total Pages: 564
Release: 1848
Genre: English fiction
ISBN:

Paul Dombey is a cold, unbending, pompous merchant, and a widower with two children - Paul and Florence. His chief ambition is to perpetuate the firm-name. He dreams of passing his business on to his son. Dombey dotes on his son, and neglects and mistreats his daughter.The "son" in the title of the book is incapable of ever joining the firm. A sickly and odd child, Paul dies at the age of six. Dombey pours his resentment and anger out on his daughter, whom he pushes away despite her efforts to earn her father's love.Eventually Dombey remarries, after literally acquiring his new wife from her father in a commercial transaction. Dombey is as bad a husband as he is a father and his marriage is loveless. His new bride hates Dombey and eventually runs off with Canker, his business manager. Dombey characteristically blames Florence for this reversal, and strikes her, causing Florence to run away as well.Abandoned by everyone, Dombey loses his business and goes half insane, living in his decaying house. Dombey is eventually reconciled to his daughter, who always a doormat forgives her father........

Fingertrail ABC

Fingertrail ABC
Author: Felicity Brooks
Publisher:
Total Pages: 16
Release: 2020-04-02
Genre: Alphabet books
ISBN: 9781474968317

This delightful book allows little children to take a fingertip journey through the alphabet, following a trail from acrobatic anteaters to zebras on zipwires. Charming illustrations, novelty die-cut elements and quirky themes combine to make this an engaging, interactive abc, introducing children to the shapes and sounds of the alphabet. Tracing the letter shapes with their fingers is a fun way for children to learn lower-case letter formations before they start to write. Helps children build vocabulary, recognize letters and begin to associate letter shapes and sounds. An appealing introduction to alphabetical order.

What Do You Celebrate?

What Do You Celebrate?
Author: Whitney Stewart
Publisher: Union Square Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-09-26
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781454950639

Fourteen holidays celebrated around the world come alive in this kid-friendly guide of how to celebrate each holiday. The wide-ranging collection of holidays includes Holi, Purim, Halloween, and more!

Ice-Candy-Man

Ice-Candy-Man
Author: Bapsi Sidhwa
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2000-10-14
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9351181197

Now Filmed as 1947, a motion picture by Deepa Mehta Few novels have caught the turmoil of the Indian subcontinent during Partition with such immediacy, such wit and tragic power.