Writing For Children

Alan loves animals, but the great cat house at the Bronx Zoo makes him sad. Why are they all alone in empty cages? Are they being punished? More than anything, he wants to be their champion--their voice--but he stutters uncontrollably. Except when he talks to animals... Then he is fluent. Follow the life of the man Time Magazine calls, "the Indiana Jones of wildlife conservation" as he searches for his voice and fulfills a promise to speak for animals, and people, who cannot speak for themselves.

Baby Talk & Tunes follows baby's day, morning through night, and teaches important language concepts along the way. Original music and melodies, from upbeat sing-a-longs to soft lullabies, make language learning playful and fun. Baby will learn such everyday phrases as "Good Morning" and "I Love You". Talk & Tunes is an innovative audio program for babies ages 0-3 that parents and baby will enjoy listening to together.

Compare and contrast different animals through predictable, rhyming analogies. Find the similarities between even the most incompatible animals...bat is to flit as eagle is to soar; dog is to bark as lion is to roar. Comparisons include sounds, physical adaptations, behaviors, and animals classes and are so fun, listeners learn without even realizing it! Animalogy is to fun as animals are to nature.

In this debut children’s picture book, listeners journey through rhythmic text and artfully designed images to learn more about the word “pits” and its many variations. The clever introduction of multiple vocabulary words draws in young listeners, and contextual pictures provide clues to their meaning while creating stories beyond the words.

The Nun's Priest's Tale is one of The Canterbury Tales by the 14th century Middle English poet Geoffrey Chaucer. Read in Middle English by Robert Ross.

Are you ready for a new way to learn the alphabet? This isn't your average A B C's. Those of you who remember, "She sells seashells by the seashore", will enjoy this audiobook immensely. A twist has been added to the basic "A is for apple" that will make learning the alphabet crazy fun. Alliteration has been used for each letter of the alphabet. Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words.

South Africa can fulfill a spiritual traveler well beyond one's wildest dreams. Durban, Pretoria, and Johannesburg offer plenty of deep and profound experiences. In this volume, Andrew Bushard shares both the mundane and extraordinary joys of South Africa.

Despite its economic conditions and poverty, Zimbabwe enchants, calls, and satisfies. Zimbabwe offers much opportunity for spiritual growth for the serious traveler.

The Cloudables ABC Book is a powerful, fun rhyming book that teaches children their ABCs by taking each letter in the alphabet and turning them into lovable characters that children will easily recognize. Young readers are sure to get a head start on learning their ABCs with the Cloudables as Cirrus, Alto and Stratus take them on an imaginary ride filled with memorable rhymes that will endure a lifetime.

You really gotta travel abroad! Just look at what it did for Andrew Bushard: it totally changed his life. Through this travels to the Southern Africa region (especially South Africa,Swaziland, and Zimbabwe), he reaped the deepest personal transformations and fulfillment. You too can reap the same fulfillment if you travel abroad.

This Highlights Listen & Learn! Audio Study, intended for those in grade four, follows Mike Blunt, a smaller-than-average boy who becomes a batboy for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He is constantly teased by the players for being so small. However, one of the players, Roberto Clemente, stands up for him and serves as a role model for how to handle discrimination and prejudice. This audio study presents concepts such as elements of plot and mood, as well as key vocabulary words.

This Highlights Listen & Learn! Audio Study, intended for those in grade four, introduces listeners to the rich culture and long history of El Salvador, a country in Central America. In addition to learning about El Salvador, listeners will be introduced to comprehension skills that will help them better understand the story. These skills include cause-and-effect, identifying sequence of events, and vocabulary-building.

This Highlights Listen & Learn! Audio Study, intended for those in grade three, introduces listeners to Elizabeth Jane Cochran, better known as Nellie Bly. She was an uneducated woman who landed a job as a journalist in a time when women were thought to belong at home and not in the workforce. The comprehension skills featured in this audio study include understanding informational texts, problems and solutions, and vocabulary-building.

Zee the zebra is always moping around. One day, all the animals in Foggy Forest decide to show Zeezee how being sad is a downer for everyone. What do they do, and how does Zeezee react? Listen to find out.

This book helps children identify verbs. Each verb is used and underlined in sentences to give children an example of what it is and how it is used.

With grown-up words like "cooperate", "respect", "patience", and "considerate", a big, boisterous and zany family celebrates the power of language and discovers that words - big or little - are the bridge that connects us all.

Arthur thinks his pen pal is more fun than his little sister. Little sisters don't do things like karate and wrestling: or do they? It takes a surprise letter to show Arthur that sometimes there's more to sisters, and pen pals, than meets the eye!

Are your kids lagging in creative writing at school? Do your kids struggle with ideas for story writing? You are not alone, as many parents face identical challenges. This easy-to-understand, short story writing audiobook for kids is guaranteed to improve your child’s story writing skills. From idea generation, to elements of a story, to picking up a title - parents and teachers, we have you covered.

What's supposed to be an upcoming authors dream would turn into a night of hell and become a curse to any one that happened to glance upon the last writings of author Richard Valance from the unfinished horror novel titled A Blast from Hell. Richard's publisher said in angry voice, if you don't finish that book tonight you're a dead man, and just to make sure, I'm coming over until you finish the last pen stroke. I've got too much money invested for this novel to die from someone that made a promise to me and not deliver.

Dr. Rod Bailey was sent on a once-in-a-lifetime mission trip to Tegucigalpa, Honduras, as part of the One Child Matters Program. With some reservations, he enters into a land where driving recklessly on crowded streets is normal, roosters crow from the rusty rooftops, and the strong coffee gets no creamer. But, the greater lessons lie in his interaction he has with the proud people, the grateful children, and the mission he came to serve.