There is a wonder and magic to childhood. We don’t realize it at the time, of course . . . yet the adults in our lives do. They encourage us to see things in the stars, to find joy in colors and laughter as we play. But what happens when that special someone who encourages such wonder and magic is no longer around? We can hide, we can place our heart in a bottle and grow up . . . or we can f…
Sarindi put his last three marbles into the ring, and smoothed the dirt with his hand. He decided to give the red and blue marble one last chance. For luck he rubbed it behind his right ear, as Jaya did He kissed his flicking thumb. then he knelt and placed the marble just outside the ring, and leant his knuckles against the ground, and flicked ... Sarindi thinks that luck is like a mischievous…
The complete lower primary Guided Reading series for developing independent readers. Guided Reading Books are Reading Recovery levelled and cover a range of fiction and non-fiction titles from different genres. They are sequentially organised to build on high-frequency words, sight vocabulary and phonics introduced in previous levels. This reader is classified as Reading Level 1 / Fountas…
Indonesian Politics Under Suharto offers an informed and balanced analysis of President Suharto's New Order government as it approaches a crucial political juncture. Michael R. J. Vatikiotis reassesses the New Order's origins and evaluates the considerable economic progress achieved under Suharto, contrasted against the regime's dubious attempts to fashion an enduring political system blending …
Ever since the Disney Girls' fantasy vacation in Watt Disney World, Paula has been crazy about karate. She and Jasmine are enrolled in a class and are working their way up the ranks. Then Paula's teacher wants her.to enter a sparring contest, but Paula isn't sure she wants to promote fighting. Will magic help show her the right path?
Ramona is off to kindergarten, and it's the greatest day of her life. So why is she sitting on the bench while the rest of the students play the game gray duck? Laughs and minor upsets abound in an enormously popular story starring the one and only Ramona Quimby!