![]() ![]() ![]() This is a lovely follow-on activity after having read The Color Monster to your class! Print out a page for each learner and prompt them to use a color from the book to color in their monster to represent how they’re feeling. Play Simon Says with the Color Monster’s help and visually act out a series of emotions! For example, using the little pink monster displayed below, the teacher will call out, “The Color Monster is in love”, and students will give themselves or a friend a big hug! Inspired by this read, we’ve compiled a list of 16 charming activities for you to choose from! From pre-made digital activities to hands-on crafts, all of our picks are perfect for sparking discussions that center around emotions! For inspiration on how to incorporate these lessons into your very own classroom or home-learning experience, read on. ![]() Best-selling author, Anna Llenas, is best known for her book about an adorable monster who, with the help of a friend, learns to name and navigate his feelings. ![]()
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![]() ![]() He creates a level of intimacy with his characters, which practically begs readers to embrace them with both their hearts and minds. What transpires between these events includes his brother-in-law's discovery of Harry's affair with another man, which forces him to leave his wife and daughter, and find a new life as a farmer in Winter, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan – hence the title of the book.įans of Gale's work will already be familiar with his tender writing style. This is when author Patrick Gale returns us to Harry's younger days in early 20th century England, soon after his father's death. Thankfully, Harry's removal from this place brings him to another facility, with more humane treatments. ![]() When we first meet Harry Cane, he's in an institution, somewhere in Canada, where attendants are forcing him into a bath to calm him - a treatment for some kind of mental problem. ![]() Loosely based on a real life family mystery, Patrick Gale has created a novel of self-discovery, sexuality, secrets and, ultimately, of great love. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, when new information about her parents comes to light, and a plot to kill her goes wrong, Snow embarks on a journey to stop the Evil Queen and take back her kingdom. At first, Snow keeps her head down, hoping to make the best of things. Mulan Snow White: Mirror, Mirror What if the Evil Queen poisoned the prince? Following her beloved mother's death, the kingdom falls to Snow White's stepmother, known as the Evil Queen. With the help of Shangs great lion guardian ShiShi, Mulan must find Shangs spirit and leave by sunrise, or become King Yamas prisoner forever. ![]() But King Yama, the ruler of Diyu, is not willing to give Shang up easily. Mulan: Reflection What if Mulan had to travel to the Underworld? When Captain Shang is mortally wounded in battle, Mulan must travel to the Underworld, Diyu, in order to save him from certain death. But when Ariel discovers that her father might still be alive, she finds herself returning to a world, and a prince, she never imagined she would see again. Ariel is now the voiceless queen of Atlantica, while Ursula runs Prince Erics kingdom on land. Disney Twisted Tales 4 Books Collection Set (Series 2) (Part Of Your World, Reflection, Mirror Mirror, Let it Go) Description The Little Mermaid: Part of Your World Its been five years since the infamous sea witch defeated the little mermaid taking King Triton life in the process. ![]() 5/13/2023 0 Comments Paradise regained book 4![]() Milton's poetry and prose reflect deep personal convictions, a passion for freedom and self-determination, and the urgent issues and political turbulence of his day. He wrote at a time of religious flux and political upheaval, and is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost (1667), written in blank verse. John Milton was an English poet, polemicist, man of letters, and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell. "Paradise Regained" is a poetic and intriguing tale that follows along in the spirit of Milton's masterpiece "Paradise Lost". ![]() ![]() However, Jesus is not seduced by the promises of Satan and passes his test. In this work, a sequel to "Paradise Lost", Satan tests Jesus in a similar way to Eve in the Garden of Eden. Following the fall of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden in Milton's "Paradise Lost", Milton turns his attention to the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness by Satan in "Paradise Regained". Written in 1667, "Paradise Lost" is a poetic and intriguing interpretation of ancient biblical legend. It is a retelling of the biblical story of the Genesis of man, of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, and of how Eve when tempted by Satan disobeyed God and ate from the tree of knowledge. ![]() Milton's "Paradise Lost" is considered to be one of the most classic epic poems ever written. Contained in this volume are two great works by the English Poet John Milton, "Paradise Lost" and "Paradise Regained". ![]() 5/13/2023 0 Comments The foot book book![]() ![]() ![]() The authors, many practicing at the famous Joslin-Beth Israel Deaconess Foot Center, again illuminate the successful new multidisciplinary approach now clearly required for successful treatment of the diabetic foot. In addition to updating all previous chapters, several new contributions have been added, reflecting advances in our understanding of the causes of diabetic foot ulcers and efforts to develop new and more effective therapies. Divided into three sections, the first part focuses on clinical features and diagnosis the second on pathophysiology and the third on the management of diabetic foot problems. ![]() In the fourth edition of this gold-standard title, a distinguished panel of experts provides a thorough update of the significant improvements in our understanding of diabetic foot physiology and its clinical management. ![]() 5/13/2023 0 Comments Bill bryson island![]() ![]() ![]() Today, we’re going to take a look at his most recent work, but not before we go back and look at an earlier book to which the later one owes a great debt □īack in the mid-nineties, Bryson was a respected but little-known American writer, but that all changed with the publication of Notes from a Small Island, a travel book describing an extensive tour of Britain the author undertook before he and his family moved to the US. It might be time, then, to introduce his work to the blog, and thanks to a birthday present from my long-suffering wife (which is a Bryson reference in itself…), I have the perfect excuse. Now, that may not seem much of a surprise given my preference for fiction in translation, but I used to be a big fan of his books, and my collection is pushing double figures. ![]() I was browsing my old posts the other day (as you do…) when I discovered that in the eight years I’ve been blogging I’ve never reviewed a Bill Bryson book. ![]() 5/13/2023 0 Comments Ask the Passengers by A.S. King![]() ![]() The main thrust of the storyline is when Astrid meets Dee and they become girlfriends. It adds quirkiness, cleverly drawing our minds to the interconnectedness of ourselves to one another and the world, wherever we are, whoever we are. It is here that King starts to create a little magic, juxtaposing Astrid’s questions with an anecdote from a random passenger on the plane. Knowing herself to be different, Astrid finds the best way to cope is to lie on the picnic bench in the back garden and send love and life questions to passengers on aeroplanes. ![]() A senior in high school she not only has to endure the small mindedness of the locals, but the increasing disparity and dysfunction of her family. However, this book stretches us a little further.Īstrid, our protagonist, is a teenager living with her family in a small town in Pennsylvania, having moved from New York City. A reminder of how, for some of us, we coped in our youth when questions of sexuality arose and that feeling of being a little different from the crowd.Īsk the Passengers by AS King is essentially about love and acceptance a classic coming of age – coming out story. Teenager Astrid has it down to a fine art. Sending love to the aeroplanes while lying on a picnic table is something I’d like to do a little more often. ![]() ![]() But once he was a Shadowhunter called Jem Carstairs, and his love, then and always, is the warlock Tessa Gray. As a Silent Brother, Brother Zachariah is a sworn keeper of the laws and lore of the Nephilim. Through two centuries, however, there has been a frequent visitor to the Shadow Market from the City of Bones, the very heart of the Shadowhunters’ world. There, the Downworlders buy and sell magical objects, make dark bargains, and whisper secrets they do not want the Nephilim to know. ![]() The Shadow Market is a meeting point for faeries, werewolves, warlocks, and vampires. Ghosts of the Shadow Market is a Shadowhunters novel. ![]() From New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Cassandra Clare comes an exciting new short story collection that follows Jem Carstairs as he travels through the many Shadow Markets around the world. ![]() ![]() ![]() But can they pull it off? And why would Lucas marry her in the first place?Ĭould it be that "Dr. Kate's desperate enough to agree-although she's sure this Mr. She might not have a career, either, when her nationwide audience finds out their marriage guru has been left at the altar.Įnter Lucas Wright, who offers to stand in for the missing husband-to-be and marry her. Denise writes heartwarming, small-town love stories, peopled with layered characters who have real-life. She has appeared on the The 700 Club and been featured in Southern Living and Womans World. But does she really understand what love's about?įive hours before her Nantucket beach wedding-and on the eve of her big book launch-celebrity marriage counselor Kate Lawrence has everything in place.Įverything, that is, but the groom. Denise Hunter is the internationally published bestselling author of more than forty novels, three of which have been adapted into Hallmark movies. She wrote the book-literally-on finding the right mate. When Denise isn’t orchestrating love lives on the written page, she enjoys traveling with her family, drinking chai lattes, and playing drums. ![]() ![]() Editors: Amanda Bostic and Leslie Peterson. ![]() 5/13/2023 0 Comments Rot and ruin book 2![]() Snyder, New York Times bestselling author of Poison Study Maberry has given it a soul in the form of two brothers who captured my heart from the first page and refused to let go."-Maria V. ![]() Can't wait to read more." -Nancy Holder, New York Times bestselling author of Wicked and Possessions I welled up at the end, then smiled through my tears when I realized there was going to be a sequel. "George Romero meets The Catcher in the Rye in this poignant and moving coming of age novel set during zombie times. Anyone with a pulse will enjoy this novel, and anyone with a brain will find plenty of food for thought inside."-Michael Northrop, author of Gentlemen With the dead prowling all around, fifteen-year-old Benny Imura learns the bittersweet lessons of life, love, and family in the great Rot & Ruin. And while most zombie novels are all about the brains, this one has a heart as well. It had me hooked from page one."-Heather Brewer, author of The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod series ![]() ![]() "Thrilling, enticing, and surprisingly touching, Rot & Ruin will grip readers from beginning to end, and make them question who the real monsters are. ![]() |