Quick and Quiet: Dragonfly

Quick and Quiet: Dragonfly
Author: Felicia Macheske
Publisher: Triangle Interactive, Inc.
Total Pages: 29
Release: 2017-12-13
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1684445450

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Young children are natural problem solvers and always looking for answers, especially when it involves interesting insects. Guess What: Quick and Quiet: Drangonfly provides young curious readers with striking visual clues and simply written hints. Using the photos and text, readers rely on visual literacy skills, reading, and reasoning as they solve the insect mystery. Clearly written facts give readers a deeper understanding of how the insect lives. Additional text features, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.

Quiet

Quiet
Author: Tomie dePaola
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2018-10-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1481477552

In this gorgeous and contemplative New York Times bestselling picture book, legendary author-illustrator Tomie dePaola reminds us that mindfulness—being quiet, still, and present with one another—is a very special thing. Everything is in such a hurry, busy as busy can be. The birds are flying so fast, the dragonfly is zooming over the water—even the trees are waving their leaves. So what if we sit here, you next to me…and we can just be?

Dragonfly

Dragonfly
Author: Leila Meacham
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Total Pages: 539
Release: 2019-07-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1538732211

Read the USA Today bestseller from the author of Roses, a "sumptuous, full-bodied, and emotional" novel about five young spies embedded among the highest Nazi ranks in occupied Paris (Adriana Trigiani, NYT bestselling author of Tony's Wife). At the height of World War II, a handful of idealistic young Americans receive a mysterious letter from the government, asking them if they are willing to fight for their country. The men and women from very different backgrounds -- a Texan athlete with German roots, an upper-crust son of a French mother and a wealthy businessman, a dirt-poor Midwestern fly fisherman, an orphaned fashion designer, and a ravishingly beautiful female fencer -- all answer the call of duty, but each for a secret reason of her or his own. They bond immediately, in a group code-named Dragonfly. Thus begins a dramatic cat-and-mouse game, as the group seeks to stay under the radar until a fatal misstep leads to the capture and the firing-squad execution of one of their team. But is everything as it seems, or is this one more elaborate act of spycraft?

The Very Quiet Cricket

The Very Quiet Cricket
Author: Eric Carle
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 17
Release: 2021-09-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0593521552

One day, a little cricket is born and meets a big cricket who chirps his welcome. But the little cricket cannot make a sound. The cricket meets many insects, but it isn't until he meets a beautiful female cricket that he can finally chirp "hello!" Excerpt: Hello! whispered a praying mantis, scraping its huge front legs together. The little cricket wanted to answer, so he rubbed his wings together. But nothing happened. Not a sound.

Dragonfly Falling

Dragonfly Falling
Author: Adrian Tchaikovsky
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Total Pages: 642
Release: 2010-06-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1616143401

Two young companions, Totho and Salma, arrive at Tark to spy on the menacing Wasp army, but are there mistakenly apprehended as enemy agents. By the time they are freed, the city is already under siege. Over in the imperial capital the young emperor, Alvdan, is becoming captivated by a remarkable slave, the vampiric Uctebri, who claims he knows of magic that can grant eternal life. In Collegium, meanwhile, Stenwold is still trying to persuade the city magnates to take seriously the Wasp Empire's imminent threat to their survival. In a colorful drama involving mass warfare and personal combat, a small group of heroes must stand up against what seems like an unstoppable force. This volume continues the story that so brilliantly unfolded in Empire in Black and Gold - and the action is still non-stop.

Quick and Quiet

Quick and Quiet
Author: Felicia Macheske
Publisher: Cherry Lake
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2016-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1634707303

Young children are natural problem solvers and always looking for answers, especially when it involves interesting insects. Guess What: Quick and Quiet: Drangonfly provides young curious readers with striking visual clues and simply written hints. Using the photos and text, readers rely on visual literacy skills, reading, and reasoning as they solve the insect mystery. Clearly written facts give readers a deeper understanding of how the insect lives. Additional text features, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.

Dragonfly Girl

Dragonfly Girl
Author: Marti Leimbach
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2021-02-23
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 006299588X

In this spellbinding thriller and YA debut from bestselling author Marti Leimbach, Kira Adams has discovered a cure for death—and it may just cost her life. Things aren’t going well for Kira. At home, she cares for her mother and fends off debt collectors. At school, she’s awkward and shy. Plus, she may flunk out if she doesn’t stop obsessing about science, her passion and the one thing she’s good at . . . very good at. When she wins a prestigious science contest she draws the attention of the celebrated professor Dr. Gregory Munn (as well as his handsome assistant), leading to a part-time job in a top-secret laboratory. The job is mostly cleaning floors and equipment, but one night, while running her own experiment, she revives a lab rat that has died in her care. One minute it is dead, the next it is not. Suddenly she’s the remarkable wunderkind, the girl who can bring back the dead. Everything is going her way. But it turns out that science can be a dangerous business, and Kira is swept up into a world of international rivalry with dark forces that threaten her life.

101 Relaxation Games for Children

101 Relaxation Games for Children
Author: Allison Bartl
Publisher: Hunter House
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2007
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0897934938

The games in this book help teachers, parents, and others who work with children maintain or restore order, refocus children’s attention, and break up the classroom routine. Most of the games are quite short and can be used between academic activities as a treat or quick break. Many are noncompetitive, most don’t require props, and none require special skills or training. All can be played with the whole class; there are partner games, small group games, and outdoor games. Clear, complete instructions are included for each activity, and icons denote appropriate age levels, time, and group size. Author Allison Bartl has tested all of the games herself and recommends that the teacher or parent fully participate in each game, both to relax and to provide a model of good social behavior. Tips and thoughtful quotations from Goethe, Rudolf Steiner, Seneca, Lao Tse, Mother Theresa, and others are also included.

Dragonfly Creek

Dragonfly Creek
Author: T. L. Haddix
Publisher: T L Haddix
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2023-10-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Can a second chance at a first love work? Or will the agony of the past be too much for them to overcome? Ben loved Ainsley with his whole heart, but she married someone else and left him shattered. Five years later, he still hasn't healed. His heart still aches for her, but he's determined to move on and build a life without her. Ainsley has had her own struggles to overcome. After years of addiction, she's finally found stability and is determined to put the past behind her. But returning to the small town where she lost so much brings back memories she's been trying to forget. When Ben and Ainsley run into each other, the old spark is still there. But the pain of the past is still raw, and their love seems impossible. Yet they can't stay away from each other, and their second chance at love proves to be more intense than they ever imagined. But past betrayals threaten to tear them apart once again. Can they find a way to build a future together, or will their love be doomed to fail once again? Dragonfly Creek is the fourth book in the Firefly Hollow series.