Chicken Little: The Real and Totally True Tale (The Real Chicken Little)

Author: Sam Wedelich
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338686151
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
If you like Mo Willems’ Pigeon, you’ll love Sam Wedelich’s Chicken Little! Who are you calling little?"In this clever spin on the classic tale... empathy ends up saving the day, and the moral (don't believe everything you hear; check the facts) is broadcast loud and clear." -- The Horn Book"Whimsy reigns in Wedelich's debut picture book... A spry readaloud that will entertain adults and listeners in equal measure." -- Publishers WeeklyChicken Little is NOT afraid of anything. Well, okay, maybe a mysterious BONK to the head can produce panic. But only momentarily. It's not as though she meant to send the barnyard into a tailspin, thinking that the sky was falling. How ridiculous! But can she calm her feathered friends with facts and reason?A timeless favorite becomes a clever cautionary tale in this FUNNY, fresh, and timely picture book debut by cartoonist, Sam Wedelich!

Chicken Little: The Real and Totally True Tale

Author: Sam Wedelich
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780702302367
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
When something falls from the sky and bops Chicken Little on the head, he looks high and low to figure out what it was. He even asks the sky if it's falling - after all, you can never be too sure. But when the other chickens worry that the sky really IS falling, the coup quickly turns into CHAOS. How is Chicken Little going to fix this mess?!

Chicken Little and the Very Long Race (The Real Chicken Little)

Author: Sam Wedelich
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1339027410
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
If you like Mo Willems' Pigeon, you'll love Sam Wedelich's Chicken Little! "A successful third hit for the 'real' Chicken Little." - Kirkus Reviews Chicken Little dislikes competition. So when a marathon-featuring local-record holder, Hare!-is announced in the barnyard, she doesn't understand all the fuss. Until she watches her brood fall beak over claw for the gamey Hare and ditch their training in favor of his smoothies, sweatbands, and sneakers! Can Chicken Little prove this frontrunner's methods are phony or will she have to wing it and join the very long race? The plucky star of Chicken Little: The Real and Totally True Tale and Chicken Little and the Big, Bad Wolf will have young readers laughing and cheering all the way to the finish line in this fresh and funny reimagining of a timeless favorite spun with sly wisdom.

Chicken Little and the Big Bad Wolf (The Real Chicken Little)

Author: Sam Wedelich
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338762141
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
If you like Mo Willems’ Pigeon, you’ll love Sam Wedelich’s Chicken Little! Chicken Little is NOT afraid of anything, not even a wolf. No matter how big or bad he is. In fact, she's never even seen a wolf. So when a real wolf shows up and ruffles her feathers, what's a fretful fowl to do: Join the frenzied flock and fly the coop? Or find out if this newcomer is as bad as his reputation? The plucky star of Chicken Little: The Real and Totally True Tale goes toe-to-toe with literature's most famous villain in this brilliant comedy spun with sly wisdom.

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

Author: Charles R. Kesler
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN: 1442213353
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 521

Book Description
Over the past 10 years, the Claremont Review of Books has become one of the preeminent conservative magazines in the United States, offering bold arguments for a reinvigorated conservatism that draws upon the timeless principles of the American Founding and applies them to the moral and political problems we face today. With essays by the likes of William F. Buckley, Jr., Christopher Hitchens, Richard Brookheiser, James Q. Wilson, Allen C. Guelzo, Victor Davis Hanson, Ross Douthat, and many others, this collection surveys the range of issues addressed in the Claremont Review of Books first decade, from the conservative critique of American progressivism to foreign policy, politics, history, and culture. Liberally illustrated with art director Elliot Banfield's popular cartoons, Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness provides the magazine's many devotees with a treasured keepsake of a tumultuous decade and will be of interest to all those who care about American politics and culture. Among the contributors are Hadley Arkes, Martha Bayles, the late William F. Buckley, Jr., Paul Cantor, James Ceaser, Joseph Epstein, Christopher Flannery, Harvey Mansfield, Wilfred McClay, Cheryl Miller, the late Jaroslav Pelikan, Joseph Tartakovsky, Michael Uhlmann, Algis Valiunas, William Voegeli, and the late James Q. Wilson.

Comfort

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 400

Book Description

Its Discipline and Content

Author: Bernice E. Cullinan
Publisher: WCB/McGraw-Hill
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 134

Book Description

Only in Florida: Why did the Manatee Cross the Road & Other True Tales

Author: Caren Schnur Neile
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467143065
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 176

Book Description
More than 20 million people live in Florida, that unique land that juts off into the Atlantic. They are ranchers and golfers, sunbathers and retirees. And their lives often fall within the realm of the perfectly normal. But sometimes these Floridians, many of whom have flocked from elsewhere, find themselves in Sunshine State situations. Meet the acting student who had a close encounter with superstar Burt Reynolds, the New Yorker who put down roots here after attending a school of fish, the woman who barely found her house after a hurricane and a girl who survived - and thrived - after the Majority Stoneman Douglas massacre. Professional storyteller Caren Schnur Neile traverses the state to share thrity-three true-life tales from everyday Floridians in extrodinary situations.

Get Real with Storytime

Author: Julie Dietzel-Glair
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1440837392
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 352

Book Description
This is a complete, year-long programming guide that shows librarians how to integrate nonfiction and poetry into storytime for preschool children in order to build literacy skills and overall knowledge. The right nonfiction titles—ones with colorful photographs and facts that are interesting to young imaginations—give librarians an opportunity to connect with children who are yearning for "true stuff." Presenting poetry in storytime encourages a love of language and the chance to play with words. Written by authors with a combined 25 years of experience working with children and books in a library setting, Get Real With Storytime: 52 Weeks of Early Literacy Programming goes far beyond the typical storytime resource book by providing books and great ideas for using nonfiction and poetry with preschool children. This book provides a complete, year-long programming guide for librarians who work with preschool children in public libraries and school librarians who run special programs for preschoolers as well as parents, childcare providers, and camp counselors. Each of the 52 broad storytime topics (one for each week of the year) includes a sample storytime featuring an opening poem; a nonfiction title; picture books; songs, rhymes, or fingerplays; and a follow-up activity. Early literacy tips that are based on the authors' extensive experience and the principles of Every Child Ready to Read (ECRR) are presented throughout the book.

Demystifying Bigotry

Author: Paul R. Lehman
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1543449735
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 414

Book Description
The one constant in our world has always been change. We recognize many of the changes from global climate to the size of soda cans accept them as part of the process. One change that has become more apparent now than in the past is the area of demography. One of the results in conjunction with these demographic changes is the deconstruction of the concept of race. Although they will not admit it, some people do not like to talk about race and racism, primarily because they know little about it. So, rather than show their ignorance on the topic, they avoid the subject as much as possible. Unfortunately, change continues to occur and whether we want to on not, America will have to deal with the changing demographic atmospherethe browning effect. This book, developed over a number of years, helps the reader to understand race and racism in America.