Set in a completely controlled, soothingly pleasant society, THE GIVER takes readers into a world free of such things as conflict, hate, and disappointment. At age 12 all residents are given their Assignment, or their adult role in the community--some are Nurturers who care for the young children, others are Laborers, still others are Doctors, and ...
Four kids share a secret--a homework machine. Everything is great for a while, but soon the machine becomes more powerful than they ever imagined, and even its inventor is powerless to stop it.
Well-known works including fables, folklore, fiction, drama, and more, by such authors as Aesop, Dickens, Tolstoy, Shakespeare, and Baldwin, are presented to teach virtues, including compassion, courage, honesty, friendship, and faith.
For the Seven Oaks friends, there is always something to do. Whether they're singing along with Pokey Porcupine's harmonica or playing soccer with Jumper Rabbit, everyone is having fun and learning all sorts of things. These seven stories show how practising the 7 Habits makes this possible for the whole Seven Oaks Community. From learning how to ...
When Brother and Sister Bear accidentally break Mama's favorite lamp, their little lie grows bigger and bigger, until Papa Bear helps them find the words that set everything right again. IRA Children's Choice.
A beautiful fish with rainbow-colored scales has no friends because he is vain and selfishly refuses to share his scales with the other fish. When an octopus teaches him a lesson about sharing, the rainbow fish learns what it is like to be, and have, a friend. Watercolor paintings with holograph inlays that create the shimmery fish scales ...
Trinity School, a Catholic boys' boarding school, is ruled by a secret and cruel society called the Vigils, which is headed by a bully named Archie Costello. When the school holds it's annual fund-raiser selling chocolates, new student Jerry Renault is ordered by the Vigils to not participate. This action incurs the wrath of Brother Leon, the ...
Desperate to hold her struggling family together, Georgina Hayes is inspired after she spots a poster offering a $500 reward for the return of a missing dog. All she has to do is "borrow" the right dog and its owners are sure to offer a reward.
The final entry in the trilogy about young Marty Preston and his beloved dog, Shiloh. Here Marty and his family attempt to help Shiloh's previous owner, Judd Travers, redeem himself after the near-fatal truck accident depicted in "Shiloh Season". Marty and his family give Judd the benefit of the doubt, believing that he can change his evil ways, ...
Long out of print, this new edition features art by "New Yorker" magazine cartoonist George Booth, and continues to offer in funny, finger-wagging rhyme some very good advice: that teasing isn't very nice. Illustrations.
Based on events in Micheal Jordan's life, this book tells the story of how he was determined to make his dreams of being a star basketball player come true--with the support and love of his family.
The companion novel to Lowry's Newbery Medal winner "The Giver" follows young Matty as he makes one last journey through the treacherous forest with his only weapon, a power he unexpectedly discovers within himself.
Shota and her friend try and save the apartment block where they live from being redeveloped. Set in a modern city, this is the story of friends and neighbours working together to achieve a common goal. The result is a remarkable quilt that bonds them and resolves more than their own dilemma.
John Midas can't get enough chocolate. When his wish comes true and everything he touches turns to chocolate, he's in heaven, at least until he kisses his mother.
One of the "Frog and Toad" stories, which have been included in the approved book list for Standard Attainment Targets at Level 2 of the National Curriculum. With Frog's good nature providing a counterpoint to Toad's nervous disposition, the two friends share adventures both funny and serious.
William wants a doll more than anything else in the world but his father and older brother try to convince him that a doll is not a good toy for a boy. Will William's dream ever come true? Color illustrations accompany the text.
"The room shared by Brother and Sister is a mess because the cubs argue over who should neaten up instead of working together. Sure to make toddlers smile while they absorb an implied lesson".--Publishers Weekly.
A collection of Bible stories, drama, fables, poems, etc., that celebrate such things as courage, friendship, honesty, loyalty, and self-discipline. Contributors include Aesop, Emily Dickinson, Rudyard Kipling, and William Shakespeare. This book for young readers was adapted from the author's earlier work for adults, THE BOOK OF VIRTUES.
On the first day of kindergarten Jeremiah and Amanda start fighting over some toys. When their teacher tells them that in her kindergarten class "we share everything," the two take her advice a little too literally. Color illustrations accompany the text.
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