Showing results for "The Names" in Chapter Books & Readers

Meet Stella Batts. She is eight-years old and she loves to write. She loves to write lists; like her favorite things and kids in her class. And she's writing her autobiography. Stella's favorite color is yellow and she LOVES fudge. As a matter of fact, there is a special fudge counter at her family's candy store because fudge is one of her favorite things to eat! But Stella has just one problem - her name. A boy from her class keeps calling her 'Smella' after she trips on their class nature walk.

There's an empty notebook lying on the table in the moonlight. It's been there for an age. I keep on saying that I'll write a journal. So I'll start right here, right now. I open the book and write the very first words: My name is Mina and I love the night. Then what shall I write I can't just...

Obwohl die erzählte Geschichte an Kinder gerichtet ist, wird der erwachsende Hörer sehr schnell bemerken, dass Bodo Schäfers Ratschläge und Gedanken durchaus auch für seine Welt gelten, dass man sie als Erwachsener umsetzen und etwas daraus lernen kann. Die kleine Kira und ihre Freunde erfahren im Verlauf dieser Geschichte, wie man mit Geld umgeht, es vermehren kann und wie Schulden abgebaut werden können.

Kids will have fun learning about sound waves as they play a game to identify objects by listening to the sound that each one makes. Fun music, authentic sound effects, and fact-filled lyrics engage listeners in this audiobook perfect for kids interested the concept of “sound.”

Ten-year-old Bryony is excited to move with her family to a new home by the sea. She knows that adventures are just around the corner but wishes she didn't have to leave her best friends or the local stables behind. Then, while exploring the woods near her house, she encounters a beautiful bay pony. Something has spooked the pony and caused him to bolt, but Bryony manages to calm him using her natural ability and their instant connection.

What do you call a man who takes other people's things? ROB! See if your name makes the list of nuttiest name jokes.

ABC's & Names is the first of the Little ABC's Books series. There are 26 names, one for each letter of the alphabet. For instance: "L Is for Lisa, a sweet little girl. She is rarer than a diamond and fairer than a pearl. Her Daddy is a soldier. She is the apple of his eye. Today, he had to go to war, and that made Lisa cry."

David verdient sein Geld als Tellerwäscher, träumt aber von einem eigenen Lokal. Da bekommt er eines Tages ein Päckchen, in dem es verdächtig klappert. Es ist von Onkel Ambrosius, der Zeit seines Lebens an völlig untauglichen Erfindungen gebastelt hat. Im Päckchen steckt ein kleiner Roboter. "Lieber David", schreibt Onkel Ambrosius, "dies ist Gustav, meine Lieblingserfindung. Ich habe nie herausgefunden, wozu er gut ist."

School can be a tough place, filled with cliques and bullies. In this collection, discover how schoolkids learn to fit in - and discover who they are in the process. In "My Name's Not Chuck", Steve's classmates give him the nickname Chuck, but he doesn't like this at all. Find out how he can use his talking pet parrot to get them to stop calling him Chuck. Also included are six other stories about fitting in at school: "Ava the Big", "Blushing Blake", "The Tanner Mystery", "Super Tulip", "Hobby Friday", and "The Mystery of Sound."

This is part of a monthly series; it is a children's book. The story will center around people living in the Limestone Kingdom of long ago. Most of the stories may be full of humor while others are serious. The first series focus on the characters' names. How did their names come to be? So, its title, What Are the Stories Behind Their Names? Come and take a peek into a distant past when horses and carriages, elephants, water buffaloes, and carts are the express transportation of the day.

Gigi wants to go by something besides her baby name—but her full name, Geraldine, is too long to write and Hanako, her middle name, doesn’t feel quite right. Will Gigi find the perfect name? This exciting new I Can Read series is brought to you by author-illustrator Melissa Iwai, whose...

Splat the Cat's friends Spike and Plank are coming over to play games. Splat is excited to play with them . . . until everything starts to go wrong! First he trips and falls in Mouse, Mouse, Cat—and then he can't find a good hiding spot in hide-and-seek. Readers will delight as Splat finds a...