Inspired by a teacher who believes each of them is a genius, a class of special-needs students invents something that could convince the whole school they are justifiably proud to be “Junkyard Wonders.”
See the review at WOW Review Volume 5, Issue 4
Material appropriate for primary age groups
Inspired by a teacher who believes each of them is a genius, a class of special-needs students invents something that could convince the whole school they are justifiably proud to be “Junkyard Wonders.”
See the review at WOW Review Volume 5, Issue 4
Text, illustrations, and transparent acetate overlays depict life in a castle.
The members of a miniature family come to the rescue when young Kevin climbs aboard a car and becomes trapped in a suitcase.
Jess is sick in bed, and to make her feel better, Granddad promises her a brand-new teddy bear. But before she drifts off to sleep, Jess notices a small door that magically opens. Jess unties the ribbon around a brown paper bag and finds a careworn old teddy bear inside. He takes Jess on a wonderful adventure through the night sky to a place where toys come to life. Jess marches with toy soldiers, rides a toy train, and dances with a porcelain doll before she returns home to her loving grandfather.
A wise old man who visits the town dump every day moves into an abandoned train there and watches as nature gradually reclaims the polluted land.
Splat the cat accidently succeeds in being the scariest cat in the class for Halloween.
In this fairy tale, loosely based on English and Scottish lore, feisty Princess Rosamond, who prefers good books to good looks, risks her throne and all her wealth to save her father’s life.
A young hippopotamus who is bored with his life sets out to discover “just the right kind of animal to be.”