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81) Grandfathers
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Text and photographs present grandfathers and how they interact with their families.
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What happens if you're not perfect? When the Tree was small, a windstorm almost ended her life. Although rescued, she was badly scarred, marking her for removal. When 10yearold Dolores was small, she was left in a foreign orphanage. Even after her father found her, he abandoned her with her grandparents, who are too old to take care of her. Scar and Lolo live precariously in a Canyon Garden, inhabited by magical creatures: some friend, some foe. When...
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Grandfather Knows. about the Sun, is an exciting opportunity to expand on your childs curiosity about the world around them in an entertaining way. The value of knowledge gained and shared by older family members, such as Grandfather, shows the respect children should have and reflect as they grow. The inspiration and main character, Grandfather, was based on John Noga, a great story teller to his grandchildren who loved and admired him. His granddaughter,...
84) Grandma's Love
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Take a trip with Addie down memory lane to capture a glimpse of frequent weekend stays with one of the family's unsung heroines in Grandma's Love.
Through the eyes of her granddaughter Addie, observe the beauty and inhale the sweet aroma of this vital relationship in this close-knit family unit and the powerful influence of a grandmother's love.
As you read this story with your little ones, may it not only spawn fond memories from your own childhood...
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The Abuelo Books were written as a companion book to The Yaya Books. Just as The Yaya Books describes the loving relationship that the little boy shares with his grandmother, The Abuelo Books shows the love and respect that the little boy also shares with his grandfather.
In Book 1, "My Abuelo's Country Store," the readers are given a glimpse of the way of life of the little boy's grandfather as the little boy tells about how he helps his grandfather...
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Como muchos otros niños, a Juan le fascinan las armas, los juegos y el fuego.
Una noche, Juan escucha una discusión entre sus padres sobre un arma de fuego escondida en su casa. Al día siguiente sale a buscarla. Efectivamente, Juan descubre una caja debajo de la cama de sus padres y allí encuentra... ¡un arma de fuego! Siente su peso con las manos y el frío que hace...
Lo siguiente cambiará la vida de Juan y sus padres para siempre.
88) Way Back When
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When Ethan has to interview his grandfather for a school project, he learns what kinds of things children did for fun in the past. As his grandfather recounts what sports, games, and books he liked as a child, Ethan finds out what sort of things are similar and different between childhood of today and childhood of years past. Even though many things are different today, such as television and computers, Ethan learns that there are many things that...
90) In the Buff
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After a big fight with his wife, Rupert's grandfather, known to everyone as Gump, packs up and moves into Gentle Breezes Nudist Community for Active Seniors.
Thirteen-year-old Rupert is sent in to talk some sense into him. While he's there, Rupert accidentally lets Gump's dog, Wayne, escape. Gump is frantic. Wayne is blind and tends to panic. Rupert and his grandfather set out to search the woods, and soon they are lost too. Aside from an apron,...
92) Runaway and Hide
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Aria has just turned four years old. She loves to play even more now. "Is that possible, playing more?" She is always making funny faces. Everyday Aria plays hide & seek, but … it is not the planned game. Aria puts Mommy & Grammy to the chase. The longest arms get to reach for her. Aria is a "tease", she always has been a "tease." And, at a contrast, "Is this when arguing begins?" The story will take you to Aria's hiding places all around the house...
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Lucy and her grandfather are the focus of this poignant and warm story that teaches that wrinkles are badges of happiness rather than signs of age. Lucy asks Granddad, "Why doesn't your skin fit you? It's all crinkly," to which he replies, "Those crinkles are called wrinkles," each of which he got when he smiled especially big. As Lucy traces Granddad's joy-filled face, he describes his memories and shares the cause of each line-his wedding day, Lucy's...
95) Bridge of Clay
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The breathtaking story of five brothers who bring each other up in a world run by their own rules. As the Dunbar boys love and fight and learn to reckon with the adult world, they discover the moving secret behind their father's disappearance. At the center of the Dunbar family is Clay, a boy who will build a bridge--for his family, for his past, for greatness, for his sins, for a miracle. The question is, how far is Clay willing to go? And how much...
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Count the different foods you'll make when cooking with nonna! Perfect for 1st grade students, this book teaches these 7 high-frequency words from Fry's First 100 words list: she, I, the, and, more, made, and to. The short sentences and clear images support the text to help with memorization. The rebus pictures and simple text build grade 1 reading comprehension in a format that is appealing to children. Beginning readers will learn the essential...
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Three rancheros volume 2
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"When Louisiana Elefante's granny wakes her up in the middle of the night to tell her that the day of reckoning has arrived and they have to leave home immediately, Louisiana isn't overly worried. After all, Granny has many middle-of-the-night ideas. But this time, things are different. This time, Granny intends for them never to return. Separated from her best friends, Raymie and Beverly, Louisiana struggles to oppose the winds of fate (and Granny)...
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Aurora County trilogy volume 1
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When Ruby's grandmother, Miss Eula goes to visit a new grandchild in Hawaii, nine-year-old Ruby is sure that she will have a lonely and boring summer in Halleluia, Mississippi. After all, what other granddaughter-grandmother duo would drive the getaway car for chickens rescued from the slaughterhouse, or paint a whole house shellshock pink? Instead, Ruby makes a new friend, saves the school play, writes plenty of letters to her favorite (and only)...
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Activities are better together! There are so many fun things to do. How will you spend your day? Enjoy a poem about a visit from Grandma. Then read about animals all having fun on a teeter-totter. Then Tex and Indi go to an art museum and find inspiration. Stories by Lissa Rovetch, Vijaya Bodach, Sherry Shahan, and Eileen Spinelli.
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In this Little Blossom Stories book, Gram and Gramps search for the perfect gifts for their upcoming visit with their grandchildren. Uses decodable text, a repetition of sight words, and vowel sounds to increase readability. Focuses on the phonics skill of decoding consonant blends. Original illustrations help guide readers through the story. Author/Illustrator biography Original artwork Phonetics Teaching guides The Little Blossom Stories series...
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