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The Voyage of Lucy P. Simmons

Author : Barbara Mariconda

Publisher : Harper Collins

Page : 139 pages

File Size : 30,25 MB

Release : 2012-10-02

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0062119818

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The Voyage of Lucy P. Simmons is a beautifully written middle-grade fantasy adventure that Newbery Medal–winning author Katherine Applegate says is "as magical and mysterious as the sea itself." Ever since her parents died, Lucy's house has magically awakened. An enchanted flute plays when danger is near. A sparkling mist unlocks drawers of family secrets. A mysterious woman named Marni arrives. The magic helps Lucy keep her house out of the hands of her greedy Uncle Victor. As Lucy and Marni fight to stop Victor, Lucy makes unexpected friends and discovers the power of courage. But will it be enough to prevail in the face of her evil uncle? Readers who love novels like Avi's The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle or the American Girl books will love the timeless adventure in The Voyage of Lucy P. Simmons.



Easy and Effective Ways to Communicate with Parents

Author : Barbara Mariconda

Publisher : Scholastic Inc.

Page : 84 pages

File Size : 20,56 MB

Release : 2003-03

Category : Education

ISBN : 9780439297097

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Book Description

A veteran teacher provides surefire tips on how parent-teacher communication can work for everyone!



The Most Wonderful Writing Lessons Ever

Author : Barbara Mariconda

Publisher : Scholastic Inc.

Page : 132 pages

File Size : 48,52 MB

Release : 1999

Category : Education

ISBN : 9780590873048

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Book Description

Inventive activities give teachers details they need to present engaging lesson on writing an entertaining beginning, building suspense, adding detail, developing story endings and using dialogue effectively. Wake kids up to good writing skills. Illustrations throughout.



Sort it Out!

Author : Barbara Mariconda

Publisher : Arbordale Publishing

Page : 18 pages

File Size : 31,13 MB

Release : 2008-01-01

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1934359114

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Book Description

In rhyming text, Pack the Packrat sorts his collection of trinkets in a variety of ways.



Ten for Me

Author : Barbara Mariconda

Publisher : Arbordale Publishing

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 41,44 MB

Release : 2011

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 9781607180746

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Join two young children on a mathematical butterfly hunt. The number of butterflies caught each day always adds up to ten. Who will win? Learn how to attract a variety of butterflies through the plants and food they rely on and about their life cycles. Includes "For Creative Minds" educational section.



Easy Art Activities That Spark Super Writing

Author : Dea Paoletta Auray

Publisher : Scholastic Inc.

Page : 84 pages

File Size : 46,52 MB

Release : 2000-10

Category : Education

ISBN : 9780439165181

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Book Description

Foster wonderful writing with quick and easy art activities. First, invite students to create a collage, winter mural, decorated crown, or other simple art project. Then use inspiring prompts to guide kids to use their art as a springboard to writing! The great writing activities teach elaboration, summarization, plot, character, and more.



Imogene and the Case of the Missing Pearls

Author : Elizabeth Varadan

Publisher : Andrews UK Limited

Page : 122 pages

File Size : 20,67 MB

Release : 2015-06-02

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1780927592

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In Imogene and the Case of the Missing Pearls, a day after Imogene's obnoxious step-cousins pay a visit, her mother's pearls go missing. When Sherlock Holmes is called in, Imogene, harboring a secret desire to become a detective, sees her chance to learn from the great Mr. Holmes.



The Voyage of Lucy P. Simmons: Lucy at Sea

Author : Barbara Mariconda

Publisher : Harper Collins

Page : 158 pages

File Size : 31,2 MB

Release : 2013-10-01

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0062119958

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Newbery Medal–winning author Katherine Applegate says this magnificent second book in the Voyage of Lucy P. Simmons series is "a grand and adventurous tale." Ever since Lucy's parents drowned at sea, she's been protected by special magic. This magic saved Lucy from her greedy uncle by transforming her house into a ship. Now her home is the ocean, and her family is a ragtag crew. Together, they set sail for Australia to find Lucy's last living relative, Aunt Pru. But a mysterious family curse still haunts Lucy. If she doesn't unlock her family's secrets before her enemies do, the sea might draw her into its stormy depths. Readers who love middle-grade novels like Avi's The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle or the American Girl books will be swept away by Lucy at Sea.



Bluecrowne

Author : Kate Milford

Publisher : Clarion Books

Page : 277 pages

File Size : 50,2 MB

Release : 2018

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1328466884

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Book Description

In 1810, Lucy Bluecrowne, twelve, is bored living ashore with her stepmother and half brother until two nefarious strangers identify her little brother as the pyrotechnical prodigy they need for their evil plan.



Taking Flight

Author : Michaela DePrince

Publisher : Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers

Page : 258 pages

File Size : 27,94 MB

Release : 2014

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 0385755112

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"The memoir of Michaela DePrince, who lived the first few years of her live in war-torn Sierra Leone until being adopted by an American Family. Now seventeen, she is one of the premiere ballerinas in the United States"--