This is the tool teachers have been waiting for to explore important themes and to motivate students to become involved in the literature experience. Each title was carefully chosen using as criteria the quality of the writing, the importance of its message, and how easily it could serve as a springboard to junior novels that explore the same theme.
A cumulative tale in which a farmer, his wife and daughter, his cow, cat and dog couldn't pull the enormous pumpkin off its vine until they get help from a tiny mouse. Color illustrations throughout.
A nice illustrated course in English for schools, ensuring continuity between primary (grades 2-4) and secondary (grades 5-9) levels of educational institutions ("recommend" and "APPROVED" by the Ministry of Education and Science of Russian) ENGLISH CONTENT 98%! Audio added Thanks to snwwte!
Strange things are happening in Rith's house at night. First a spiral staircase replaces the regular stairs. The new stairs lead to a living room that isn't his, a cat that isn't his either, and a bizarre old man whose words are just gibberish. Or are they? Rith's never been into religion. But he realizes those words have a spiritual source—and an uncanny ring of truth. Is he just dreaming? Is the old man God?
Plenty of things make eight-year-old Maddie nervous: her too-small feet, climbing high places, not always knowing what to say, and especially her new home in the Virginia countryside with Sam, her mom's new husband. To her surprise, Sam turns out to understand all those things and more—like how to learn the weather from a cat, what kind of treasure you can find at the dump, and where to find a color called sky-blue pink.
