The personification of numbers in this story makes it accessible to a wide range of young readers. Youngest observers will sense playful antics, while older readers realize the feelings portrayed to uniquely show harmful effects of favoritism, unkindness, and pride, as well as the mending ways of humility, wise choices, and forgiveness. This is powerful in its simple complexity whose message will ...
Developing readers can have fun while learning with these Green Light Readers, featuring short sentences, creative stories, and simple dialogue. Illustrations.
Each page's white background is a clean slate for comic-like, over-simplified illustrations of Elephant and Gerald (his pink pig friend). Elephant can hardly wait for Gerald's surprise — young readers can easily recognize expressions of impatience, anticipation, and frustration. Even an the exaggerated word illustration: GROAN! takes on a life of its own. A celebration of friendship, trust, ...
Generosity of spirit colors conquers all else in dire times. Moral beauty abounds in Mama's thinking as she selflessly transforms a gift for those less fortunate that costs far more than money. Her son, feeling a similar generosity but limited by understanding, blossoms by following in his mother's footsteps. Heartwarming, soul-searching, restoring.
Young Derek faces multiple end-of-year stresses at once. First, there are annual tests and standardized tests at school with results enhanced by a dare from an ace student. Then there is the pending loss of one of his best friends who is moving to China. And, of course, his Yankees are in the playoffs against the other best team of the league. Dealing with all the stress Derek must remind himself ...
Young Derek faces multiple end-of-year stresses at once. First, there are annual tests and standardized tests at school with results enhanced by a dare from an ace student. Then there is the pending loss of one of his best friends who is moving to China. And, of course, his Yankees are in the playoffs against the other best team of the league. Dealing with all the stress Derek must remind himself ...
