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The Power of Poems: Teaching the Joy of Writing Poetry
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Margriet Ruurs
A common-sense approach to teaching your students how to write poetry, with lots of classroom-proven strategies and activities that free you to fit poetry into just about any part of your day. Activities are adaptable for high-school students. Encourages creativity while teaching solid writer's craft techniques.
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A Mountain Alphabet
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Margriet Ruurs, Andrew Kiss
Mountains are an impressive sight anywhere in the world, but those of the western mountain region of North America offer riches that are truly unique. This lavishly illustrated picture book presents snowcapped peaks, emerald lakes, tall pines and magnificent maples, and a range of birds and animals that will flu readers of all ages with wonder.
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Emma at the Fair
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Margriet Ruurs, Barbara Spurll (Illustrator)
Fall is in the air as Emma, the plucky hen, scratches happily around the farmyard. This is no ordinary day; the family is going to the fair and Emma is invited. Emma soon realizes that she is supposed to win a ribbon. How is that to be done? Full color.
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Pacific Alphabet
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Margriet Ruurs, Dianna Bonder (Illustrator)
From the top of Alaska to the tip of Mexico, the Pacific Coast of North America comes to life in this vividly illustrated alphabet book. From albatrosses and orcas to Zodiac boats, children can identify objects that start with each letter and read along with the lilting text. In addition, each illustration has the featured letter hidden within the ...
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Wild Babies
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Margriet Ruurs, Andrew Kiss (Illustrator)
A gorgeous introduction to wildlife families that features breathtaking art full of hidden surprises for young readers. The lively alliterative text in WILD BABIES describes raccoon kits, otter pups, loon chicks, wolf cubs and more. Share the joy as these adorable babies learn to navigate their world of forests, mountains, or lakes. A legend ...
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In My Backyard
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Margriet Ruurs, Ron Broda (Illustrator)
From the singing of little wrens in spring to paper wasps building their nests in summer; from baby bats drinking mother's milk in fall to baby possums climbing into mother's pouch in winter, In My Backyard celebrates nature and backyard animals through the seasons. Wildlife artist Ron Broda's detailed paper-sculpture art beautifully complements ...
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Emma and the Coyote
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"Grand Prize, Ex aequo - 2000 Luxcanada, illustration, children's book" Most chickens have enough sense to run when a coyote comes near. Not Emma. She thinks she can outfox a hungry canine despite the warnings of the farmer and his family. One day the suspense reaches a peak when the hungry coyote comes a little too close. Will Emma's "uncanny ...
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Emma's Cold Day
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Margriet Ruurs, Barbara Spurll (Illustrator)
Emma, the foolish yet plucky chicken is back and ready to save the day again. As Emma begins her nap, she hears a strange new sound. Her beak is chattering all by itself! Then she realizes that the rest of her is shivering as well -- it's freezing in the hen house. Determined to get warm, Emma heads out into the barnyard to see how the other ...
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Emma's Eggs
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Margriet Ruurs, Barbara Spurll (Illustrator)
Emma is one ambitious young chicken. When she discovers that she has a talent for creating eggs, she won't rest until she executes the perfect delivery. To her surprise, Emma learns that a little patience can go a long way, and can sometimes be more productive than trying too hard to please. Full color.
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Wake Up, Henry Rooster!
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Margriet Ruurs, Sean Cassidy (Illustrator)
On the long list for the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award for Illustration 2007 ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Bronze Award (Children's Picture Book category) Shortlisted for the Blue Spruce Award 2007 Chocolate Lily nominee 2007-2008 Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice, 2007 "He's no morning rooster!" Henry's a young rooster ...
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Virtual Maniac: Silly and Serious Poems for Kids
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Margriet Ruurs, Eve Tanselle (Illustrator)
Here's poetry for every day and every reason. Margriet Ruurs creates emotional poem-stories and humorous characters that elementary-aged students will love.
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Animal Alphabed
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Margriet Ruurs, Jennifer Emery (Illustrator)
A young child has many beloved stuffed animals--at least one for each letter of the alphabet. But as her mother tucks her into bed and she prepares to slip into slumber, she realizes one of her cuddly creatures is missing. Which one could it be? She must recite the alphabet and remember all her critters in order to figure out which animal slid out ...
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My Librarian Is a Camel: How Books Are Brought to Children Around the World
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Do you get books from a public library in your town or even in your school library? In many remote areas of the world, there are no library buildings. Writer Margriet Ruurs read a newspaper article about a camel in Kenya that is used to bring books to children in remote desert villages. She became curious about how else children around the world ...
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Fireweed
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When We Go Camping
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Margriet Ruurs
A family enjoys camping out in the woods where they track and observe animals, go canoeing, and cook over a campfire. In an afterward, the author shares factual information about the animals featured in the book's oil painting illustrations.
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Logan's Lake
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Margriet Ruurs
Logan loves the remote Yukon lake where he and his mother and father live. Now the peace of the lake might be shattered by a big hotel development. What can one small boy do to protect his friends, the raven and the moose? With his dad's help, Logan proves that courage and commitment can make a difference. Set in Canada's Yukon, this is a ...
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My School in the Rain Forest: How Children Attend School Around the World
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Margriet Ruurs
In this lively photo essay, readers get to know students--from the arid plains of Afghanistan to the rain forests of Guatemala--who are pursuing their dreams of a brighter future. Full color.
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