Family on the Loose

Author: Bill Richards
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615696539
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 204

Book Description
Pack your bags, hop a plane, and take a trip! Embarking on a journey with your kids can be a thrilling and rewarding adventure. Family travel is also a great way to expand your cultural horizons and help cultivate our next generation of global citizens. This book offers hundreds of easy-to-use ideas for:* Drumming up excitement for the journey ahead* Teaching your kids to pack themselves* Having fun at the airport and on the plane* Easing jetlag and schedule changes* Involving everyone in setting itineraries and expectations * Making museums and tourist stops engaging for everyone* Enriching your travel experience through journaling* Keeping the joy of the journey alive long after your return* Discovering cultural education in your own back yardThis book is intended for well-seasoned travelers and newbies alike who enjoy being with their children, want to enrich their education, and are excited to discover, as a family, the vast and unique experiences this world has to offer.

Sock on the Loose

Author: Conor McGlauflin
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
ISBN: 125082866X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 19

Book Description
In his debut picture book Sock on the Loose, author-illustrator Conor McGlauflin takes you on a fun, sock-filled, adventure about finding yourself and discovering your way back home. Socks come in twos, snuggled up in your shoes. At night they sleep tight, matching pairs in a row. Until—wait a minute!—oh no! Where did Blue Sock go?... After its twin doesn’t come back from the wash, Blue Sock decides it wants to explore the great big world outside its drawer. Just like you, there are so many things a sock can do when given the chance to try something new!

Loose Parts

Author: Lisa Daly
Publisher: Redleaf Press
ISBN: 160554275X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 229

Book Description
Use loose parts to spark children's creativity and innovation Loose parts are natural or synthetic found, bought, or upcycled materials that children can move, manipulate, control, and change within their play. Alluring and captivating, they capture children's curiosity, give free reign to their imagination, and motivate learning. The hundreds of inspiring photographs showcase an array of loose parts in real early childhood settings. And the overviews of concepts children can learn when using loose parts provide the foundation for incorporating loose parts into your teaching to enhance play and empower children. The possibilities are truly endless.

The Caboose who Got Loose

Author: Bill Peet
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395287156
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52

Book Description
Tired of being last on the smoky, noisy train, Katy wishes for some way to escape the endless track.

Luke on the Loose

Author: Harry Bliss
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 1935179004
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
A young boy's fascination with pigeons soon erupts into a full-blown chase around Central Park, across the Brooklyn Bridge, through a fancy restaurant, and into the sky.

The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School

Author: Laura Murray
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101643633
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
A very smart cookie is doing the chasing in this sweet and funny twist on the classic tale. When a class leaves for recess, their just-baked Gingerbread Man is left behind. But he's a smart cookie and heads out to find them. He'll run, slide, skip, and (after a mishap with a soccer ball) limp as fast as he can because: "I can catch them! I'm their Gingerbread Man!" With help from the gym teacher, the nurse, the art teacher and even the principal, the Gingerbread Man does find his class, and he's assured they'll never leave him behind again. Teachers often use the Gingerbread Man story to introduce new students to the geography and staff of schools, and this fresh, funny twist on the original can be used all year long. Look for all of this hilarious Gingerbread Man's adventures: The Gingerbread Man Loose at School, The Gingerbread Man Loose on the Fire Truck, The Gingerbread Man Loose at Christmas, The Gingerbread Man Loose at the Zoo, and The Gingerbread Man and the Leprechaun Loose at School!

Children on the Loose

Author: Murray Watts
Publisher: Monarch Books
ISBN: 9780825459962
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 96

Book Description
More than 275 quips, quotes, church bloopers, funny stories, and cartoons for church and family settings.

The Gingerbread Man Loose at Christmas

Author: Laura Murray
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698173767
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
The holidays are for giving thanks and nothing can stop this Gingerbread Man from delivering his to his favorite member of the community! Everyone in class is busy practicing songs and making goodies for their trip to town to thank community helpers, and the Gingerbread Man has made a card for someone extra sweet. But before he can deliver his gift, whipping wind and swirling snow come to town, too. Slushy sidewalks are no place for a cookie, but this Gingerbread Man won’t let a little bad weather stop him! “I’ll search on my own, as fast as I can! I’ll dash through this snow. I’m the Gingerbread Man!” With all the flavors of the season and generous dashes of kindness and gratitude, the Gingerbread Man’s newest adventure makes for a perfect read-aloud throughout the holidays. Look for all of this hilarious Gingerbread Man's adventures: The Gingerbread Man Loose at School, The Gingerbread Man Loose on the Fire Truck, The Gingerbread Man Loose at Christmas, The Gingerbread Man Loose at the Zoo, and The Gingerbread Man and the Leprechaun Loose at School!

The Loose Ends List

Author: Carrie Firestone
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1444929372
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 253

Book Description
The trip of a lifetime, a summer of love - unputdownable writing, perfect for fans of John Green and E. Lockhart. Maddie O'Neill Levine wants to spend the summer before college tying up loose ends with her best friends - kissing boys and soaking up the last of the summer sun. Then her beloved grandmother drops a bombshell; she has been diagnosed with cancer. To spend quality time with her family, Maddie's grandmother takes the whole family on a round-the-word cruise - but at the end of it, Gram might not return home. Here is a story about love, loss and the power of forgiveness.

Gator on the Loose!

Author: Sue Stauffacher
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375858474
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 149

Book Description
Chaos ensues when Keisha's father brings an escaped alligator home to Carter's Urban Rescue, but it gets out of the bathroom while Grandma is guarding it.