![]() With simple, rhythmic text and joyful, bright art, this My First series and Guided Reading Level I is perfect for shared reading with a child. Splish, splash! When his neighbor's beach ball flies into his backyard, Ty learns that a beach day is even better with a friend. He wiggles his toes in the sand, finds seashells, builds a castle, and splashes in the ocean. Ty turns an ordinary day in the sandbox into a fun beach day. Friendship and imagination and play are highlighted in this fun story, perfect for sharing with children 3 to 6. ![]() ![]() Join Ty on his imaginative adventures in Ty's Travels: Beach Day!, a My First I Can Read book by acclaimed author and illustrator team Kelly Starling Lyons and Niña Mata. ![]() A Geisel Honor-winning series * Author Kelly Starling Lyons selected as the 2021 Piedmont Laureate * A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year 2022 ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() With the help of Antonio and Miss Lightstone, will Gina find the answers to the questions Who am I? and Who do I want to be? Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Add in a creative new teacher, Miss Lightstone, and a world of possibilities opens up for Gina, Antonio, and their classmates. That is, until she meets her new neighbor, a mysterious boy named Antonio with a wide, welcoming smile. With her bright clothing and artistic spirit, she's always felt different from the other kids in her class. Gina Filomena has been told she has an overactive imagination. It's a fun way to keep your child entertained and engaged while not in the classroom. This middle grade novel is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 5 to 6, at home or at school. Perfect for fans of Love That Dog, this tale is about the transformative power of imagination and the journey to becoming who you are meant to be. From Sharon Creech, Newbery Medal winner and New York Times bestselling author, comes a powerful coming-of-age story of a girl who. From Sharon Creech, Newbery Medal winner and New York Times bestselling author, comes a powerful coming-of-age story of a girl who discovers the endless possibilities her future may hold, with help from a brilliant teacher and a boy with a generous smile. ![]() ![]() ![]() It begins with the day Theo died and switches chapters into the day Theo and Griffin first started their relationship. The novel alternates which Griffin we’re hearing from. Jackson makes it to New York for his funeral where he has to face Griffin and Theo’s past. Theo and Jackson become closer and Griffin is forced to accept this because he knows Theo is happy, but then Theo drowns. Not wanting to do the long-distance thing, they break up, but to Griffin’s surprise Theo is able to move on a few months later with Jackson. ![]() ![]() Griffin and Theo are separated at first by Santa Monica College, where Theo gets accepted for early admission. Then we have sixteen-year-old Griffin from 2014, who has just begun to date Theo. As if grieving wasn’t hard enough, Griffin also has OCD, something that he struggles with often throughout the story. He’s an eighteen-year-old kid living in New York who was in love with his best friend and ex-boyfriend, Theo, and is now mourning his loss. To better understand the concept of the novel, you’ll need to know more about Griffin. This is not a simple Romeo and Juliet tragedy, folks. Grieving his loss, he finds that the only person who could possibly understand turns out to be Theo’s final boyfriend, Jackson. The story follows Griffin, whose very complicated ex-boyfriend, Theo, drowned and broke the biggest promise he ever made to him - don’t die. ![]() ![]() ![]() If you love feisty heroines, rakish heroes, and enemies to lovers, be ready to fan yourself multiple times. Trick is the first book in Natalia Jaster's hot fantasy romance series, Foolish Kingdoms. Poet's secret is far more destructive than Briar ever expected, forcing the jester and princess into a dangerous alliance-and igniting a heated attraction between them, as undeniable as it is forbidden. ![]() Convinced he's leading a dark and traitorous plot against his rulers, this fiery Royal is determined to expose him. Yet it will take more than clever words to deceive Princess Briar. And beyond the castle walls, Poet guards a secret. For amongst the Court, it's only the most manipulative soul who can play the fool. The legendary jester seduces with a devilish smirk, mocks with a silver tongue-and keeps his enemies close. In the Kingdom of Spring, Poet is renowned for being gorgeous, sinful, and cunning. Yet it will take more than clever words to deceive Princess. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Will Benni solve the old murder? Will her marriage survive the lust of Del Hernandez and the come-ons to herself from an acerbic sheriff's deputy? Will her best friend, cousin and grandmother all make it to their respective altars, fulfilling the prophecy of the Steps to the Altar quilt made for one couple? The answers to these questions make delicious reading, with plenty of passion, snappy dialogue and a whiz-bang plot. Maple fled before her husband's body was found, but she's been found "guilty" in the town's conscience and gossip ever since. Shes busy preparing for two upcoming weddings first, her best friend, Elvia, and just a short time later. ![]() ![]() Though asked only to catalogue the items, Benni becomes fascinated by the potential murder charge against Maple Sullivan, Garvey's widow. Benni Harpers life has never been so hectic. Just as Benni doesn't think she can keep one more plate spinning in her busy life, two crises crop up: first, Del starts deliberately going after Gabe and lets Benni know it second, Benni is asked to inventory four trunks full of materials possibly related to the decades-old bludgeoning death of wealthy Garvey Sullivan. In the California coastal town of San Celina, there are weddings and wished-for weddings, plus the threatened demise of Benni's two-year marriage to police chief Gabe Ortiz, brought about by the appearance of Gabe's former female partner, Del Hernandez. In a story sewn together as tightly as a traditional quilt, Agatha Award winner Fowler delivers superior cozy entertainment in her ninth Benni Harper mystery (after 2001's Arkansas Traveler). ![]() ![]() ![]() Isabelle's friendship pulls him into the light, and when she is approached by the one man who could destroy Fallon, he must decide whether to let her know she's dancing with danger…or let his secrets leave her in ruin. The Wicked Heir by Elizabeth Michels, 9781492621393, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. Condition: Used - Very Good ISBN 10: 1492621390 ISBN 13: 9781492621393 Seller. What's more, as head of the secret Spare Heirs Society, he must stick to the shadows. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley community to discover, request, read, and review. How hard could it be to find a perfect match?įallon St. NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. He must be a talented dancer, have blonde hair and a keen fashion sense. ![]() When Lady Isabelle Fairlyn's true love is betrothed to her twin sister, she is heartbroken, but she vows to use the season to find a replacement. ![]() A secretive lord finds love with an unlikely lady in the third installment to Elizabeth Michel's Spare Heir's series ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Wine that expresses its precise location is once more to the fore, meaning that an Atlas that allows the reader to understand a region's geography is more necessary than ever. The move away from more predictable international grapes and towards less familiar, local varieties is a noticeable trend. Changes in climate, in winemaking technique, in fashion, and in where wine is grown over the past years are all reflected in this new edition. Much has changed since the last edition of the Atlas in 2007. ![]() This seventh edition will bring readers, both old and new, bang up to date with the world of wine. It is recognized by critics as the most essential and authoritative wine reference work available. And this edition, please." - Andrew Jefford, Decanter Few wine books can be called classic but the first edition of The World Atlas of Wine made publishing history when it appeared in 1971. buy it if you like wine at all." - Victoria Moore, The Telegraph "If I owned only one wine book, it would be this one. "Immense and beautiful - almost drinkable" - Midweek, BBC Radio 4 "Simply superb work. ![]() ![]() ![]() The pressure to meet deadlines ruins the ability to be spontaneous and as we’ve seen it comprises their safety along the way. ![]() ![]() I can understand the logic, but most of their big mistakes are made because of this tight schedule. Traveling on a strict schedule is the reason for most of their mistakesĪpparently Ewan has such a busy schedule that it has taken them 10 years to plan this trip and he only managed to get a 100 days off so the trip has to happen within this time frame. There is just not any reason you should ride at night, it’s not worth it and I can’t believe they keep risking it while they have a family waiting for them to come home. Other road users who don’t have lights and/or drive drunk especially in the night. You cannot see anything, no potholes in the road, no animals crossing the road. It is incredibly dangerous for so many reasons. Riding in the dark is a rookie mistake they should not have made What are the biggest mistakes made in the Long Way Up? ![]() ![]() ![]() When he reaches the bathroom, he finds the Cat eating a cake in the tub with the hot and cold water on. However, the Cat lets himself into their house to get out of the snow, and the boy follows him in. The boy is warned by Sally not to talk to the Cat nor to let him come near, reminding him of what happened the last time he came. However, they are soon interrupted in their work by the return of the Cat in the Hat. ![]() This time, their mother has left them with instructions to clear away a large amount of snow while she is out. Once again, an unnamed boy who narrates the story and his sister Sally are being left home alone for the day. ![]() In this book, a sequel to The Cat in the Hat (1957), the chaos-causing title character leaves a pink stain in the family bathtub, which spreads around the house as the children try to get rid of it, until the cat unveils a series of increasingly small cats from beneath his hat, the smallest of which resolves the problem. The Cat in the Hat Comes Back is a 1958 children's book written and illustrated by Dr. ![]() ![]() ![]() Instead, they served me a sausage and now I’m demanding to know “But how was this sausage made?!” Metaphorically, I walked into a restaurant for a culinary lesson. And hey, it’s affordable! So I bought the ebook early on to orient myself in an Islamic view of Muhammad and… After all, there’s more than Ibn Ishaq out there.Īny search for information around Muhammad’s biography will bring up results including Muhammad: His Life Based on the Early Sources, by Martin Lings. And while I would like to do both of those things, I’m also starting from a beginner’s place and partly just need an orientation into the early sources. If you want an English translation of Ibn Hisham’s The Life of the Prophet, you’ll have to open your wallets and pay… $76! Or pay the expense and time to become fluent in classical Arabic and get the Arabic edition for upwards of $25. Of course, that resource no longer exists in its original form, and what we have comes to us through Ibn Ishaq’s student, Ibn Hisham. In learning any biographical material about Muhammad, one will invariably hear mention of the first-known biography of Muhammad, The Life of the Prophet by Ibn Ishaq. ![]() |