When the Giant Stirred: Legend of a Volcanic Island

When the Giant Stirred: Legend of a Volcanic Island Review

Award-winning author/illustrator Celia Godkin once again turns to the subject of nature's remarkable ability to renew itself in this beautiful new book. A small island in the Pacific exists in perfect harmony, where all the plants, animals and people are interdependent. But the islanders live with the knowledge that their mountain god sometimes grumbles and threatens to awake. When that happens, the people offer up prayers and garlands of flowers to coax the giant back to sleep. There comes a day, however, when the god will not be appeased. Smoke rises out of the mountain's crater, and ash and cinders begin to fall on the village. The chief tells his people it is time to leave. And days later, when the people have barely landed on another island, the volcano explodes. Soon there is nothing left of the old island but a smoking ruin devoid of all life. But the story is not over. Slowly, gradually, the island begins to support the stirrings of life once more. And with the return to its lush, former glory comes the hope that the island will be home once more to a sleepy village and its gentle, smiling people. Written with the grace and dignity of a native storyteller's voice, When the Giant Stirred demonstrates how even one of the world's most cataclymic events can be an integral part of nature's cycle. Celia Godkin takes her artwork into a new, exciting level with oils that are saturated with colour. Her depiction of a primitive people and their jewel-like paradise is reminiscent of the great post-impressionist Gauguin. This information storybook is a must-have for schools, libraries and homes everywhere.

The Adventures of Celeste the Cat: Celeste and the Giant Hamster

The Adventures of Celeste the Cat: Celeste and the Giant Hamster Review

Celeste the Cat is tormented by her human’s insistence on keeping a dwarf hamster, appallingly named Celestina, as a pet. Enlisting the aid of two friends, the brave but intellectually challenged Tiger and overly-enthusiastic Ruby, she sets out to trap a giant hamster that is loose and living in a nearby field. She plans on placing the giant hamster in front of Celestina’s cage to show her owner what she thinks of pet rodents. The giant hamster--actually a capybara--proves to be a larger, stronger and more intelligent adversary than the cats expect, resulting in a series of humorous mishaps that leave the trio battered but not dispirited. Slowly the cats come to realize that the capybara is not the frightening monster they imagined. When the capybara has a litter of eight precocious capy-kittens, Celeste, Ruby and Tiger find themselves doing things they never imagined, like going for a swim and protecting baby rodents from a tough gang of tom cats.

James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach Review

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When poor James Henry Trotter loses his parents in a horrible rhinoceros accident, he is forced to live with his two wicked aunts, Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker. After three years he becomes "the saddest and loneliest boy you could find." Then one day, a wizened old man in a dark-green suit gives James a bag of magic crystals that promise to reverse his misery forever. When James accidentally spills the crystals on his aunts' withered peach tree, he sets the adventure in motion. From the old tree a single peach grows, and grows, and grows some more, until finally James climbs inside the giant fruit and rolls away from his despicable aunts to a whole new life. James befriends an assortment of hilarious characters, including Grasshopper, Earthworm, Miss Spider, and Centipede--each with his or her own song to sing. Roald Dahl's rich imagery and amusing characters ensure that parents will not tire of reading this classic aloud, which they will no doubt be called to do over and over again! With the addition of witty black and white pencil drawings by Lane Smith (of The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales and The True Story of the Three Little Pigs fame), upon which the animation for the Disney movie was based, this classic, now in paperback, is bursting with renewed vigor. We'll just come right out and say it: James and the Giant Peach is one of the finest children's books ever written. (Ages 9 to 12) It's the 50th anniversary of James and the Giant Peach! Come celebrate and join James Trotter and his friendsÑGrasshopper, Earthworm, Miss Spider - on an adventure inside a giant magical peach.

Giant Treasury of Beatrix Potter

Giant Treasury of Beatrix Potter Review

/Beatrix Potter Enhanced by over 120 original Potter illustrations, this collection features "The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit, " "The Story of Miss Moppet, " "The Tale of Tom Kitten, " "The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, " and "The Roly-Poly Pudding.".

The Selfish Giant (A Michael Neugebauer book)

The Selfish Giant (A Michael Neugebauer book) Review

A once selfish giant welcomes the children to his previously forbidden garden and is eventually rewarded by an unusual little child.

What Giants They Were: New York Giants Greats Talk About Their Teams, Their Coaches, and the Times of Their Lives

What Giants They Were: New York Giants Greats Talk About Their Teams, Their Coaches, and the Times of Their Lives Review

These legendary players were truly Giants of their time.

When the New York Giants joined the National Football League in 1925, only three teams in the NFL today were already in the football business. Follow one of our oldest football franchises from its fledgling days through the championship dynasty of the '50s and '60s, when the team scored six NFL titles in only eight years, an accomplishment that would forever establish the Giants as having one of the largest and most devoted followings of fans in professional football.

From the Polo Grounds to Yankee Stadium to Giants Stadium, the Giants have shaped football as we know it. Whether you're a true Noo Yawker or simply a football fan who still remembers the golden age of the sport, What Giants They Were is sure to entertain, educate, and engross you with first-hand accounts of what it was like to be a member of a supreme football power, a giant in the world of sport, from: * Frank Gifford * Pat Summerall * Tom Landry * Y. A. Tittle * Mel Hein, Rosey Brown, and many others

From the days of leather helmets to the age of multimillion-dollar contracts, the legendary New York Giants have provided unparalleled entertainment and excitement for their fans. What Giants They Were captures the incredible history, with first-hand accounts by the players themselves, of one of the most interesting and successful teams in NFL history.

Richard Whittingham has written 27 books, 14 on football, including the award winning "What a Game they Played" and definitive histories of the New York Giants, Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins.

He is also the author of 2 novels and has appeared on ESPN and in NFL Films productions as a commentator on Pro-football.

The GIANT Encyclopedia of Circle Time and Group Activities: For Children 3 to 6

The GIANT Encyclopedia of Circle Time and Group Activities: For Children 3 to 6 Review

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We invited teachers from all over the country to share their experience and knowledge for the creation of this giant resource. Open to any page in this book and you will find an activity for circle or group time written by an experienced teacher—over 600 activities covering 48 themes. This book is jam-packed with ideas that were tested by teachers in the classroom.

These are ideas that work, and there are enough to keep children learning and happy for days, weeks and months. Many activities include suggestions for extending the circle time or group activity into other areas of the curriculum such as math, science, snack, language, or field trips. Books and songs related to the activity as well as original songs and poems are included.

"Consider this resource as a gift for a new teacher or for someone always looking for new proven ideas."—Reviews from Parent Council

"Teachers will find this an important reference as it charts practical circle time activities which have been tried and tested in the classroom: from dinosaur bone hunt to holiday celebrations, this is an excellent collection."—Children’s Bookwatch

". . . open this book anywhere and find something fun to do. . . . Even teachers with years of experience should find great new suggestions here, while beginners will find it invaluable."—Notes from the Window Sill

Giants: What I Learned About Life from Vince Lombardi and Tom Landry

Giants: What I Learned About Life from Vince Lombardi and Tom Landry Review

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One the greatest NFL broadcasters distills the wisdom of two of the greatest coaches

As both a tight end and a place kicker for the 1958 Giants (back when special teams were part of the defense), Pat Summerall was the only person to be coached by both Vince Lombardi and Tom Landry, the team's offensive and defensive coaches, respectively. In telling the story of that legendary season, which ended with the Giants losing to the Colts in the NFL championship game, Summerall explores the wisdom that was passed along to him that made him a better player, and later a better broadcaster and better a man.

• The wide range of lessons covers personal behavior (react like a football player; training doesn't end in training camp; don't dwell on your success), work relationships (the boss keeps time, they can get somebody who wants to play) and winning (believe in your heart that you'll win, try to win every game, but focus on one game at a time)
• The book also lays out the Lombardi Code (Speak Confidently, and Prepare) and the Landry Code (Faith, Family and Football)
• Summerall tells vivid and inspirational stories about the game on and off the field thatbring the lessons to life