Emma is a typical eight-year-old. She loves to ride her bike and go places with her family. Everything in her life seemed normal, until one day she began seeing strange birds wearing hats, shoes, polka dots, and a coat of pink roses. One day going to the mailbox, Emma sees an unusual bird sitting on the mailbox. The bird is brightly colored, but wearing a headdress on its head. When Emma reaches to open the box, the bird flies away, making a strange noise. Go with Emma through a typical day and see the birds she encountered. Can you name them?
Rylan’s two sisters—a baby and a six-year-old—do not play with him. He plays all by himself, jumping on his trampoline until he gets tired. He really wishes he had a friend. One day, someone came into Rylan’s backyard. Who do you think it is? Do you think he and Rylan will become friends?
This book is dedicated to military families that move thousands of miles each year. Rylan, a five-year-old, has been living in Anchorage, Alaska, with his family for four years. The family moved there soon after Rylan was born in North Dakota. Rylan loves riding his scooter outside, but he has been thinking about his dad, who is out of the country, working. Even Rylan’s pet mouse, Henry, couldn’t keep him from feeling lonesome for Dad. Talking at dinner, the family hears the front door being opened and banged shut. Who could it be? It was Dad, finally home! Soon after Dad’s arrival home, he and Mom tell the children that the family will be moving from Alaska to the “lower forty-eight states”—to the state of South Carolina. Rylan is not sure he wants to move. He is not sure what moving means. Can he take all his toys, building projects, trucks and cars, and bed? The moving truck is gone, and the family is on their way, traveling 4,421 miles to a new home. Come on an adventure with Rylan and his family from Anchorage through Canada, to their new house in South Carolina. Will Henry go with the family, be forgotten, or get packed in a box, left behind?
Rylan has two sisters that are always taking his toys and blanket. They make him angry enough to hit his oldest sister. Mom sends him to bed as punishment. But he is awakened by a crunching sound from under his bed. There in a bag of chips is a mouse that Rylan names Henry. Henry and Mom find each other days later in the garage. Rylan is not sure who will win the broom battle-Mom or Henry? Henry gets locked out of the house. He wants to find his friend Rylan who has more chips. Henry does
Rylan has two sisters that are always taking his toys and blanket. They make him angry enough to hit his oldest sister. Mom sends him to bed as punishment. But he is awakened by a crunching sound from under his bed. There in a bag of chips is a mouse that Rylan names Henry. Henry and Mom find each other days later in the garage. Rylan is not sure who will win the broom battle-Mom or Henry? Henry gets locked out of the house. He wants to find his friend Rylan who has more chips. Henry does
Emma is a typical eight-year-old. She loves to ride her bike and go places with her family. Everything in her life seemed normal, until one day she began seeing strange birds wearing hats, shoes, polka dots, and a coat of pink roses. One day going to the mailbox, Emma sees an unusual bird sitting on the mailbox. The bird is brightly colored, but wearing a headdress on its head. When Emma reaches to open the box, the bird flies away, making a strange noise. Go with Emma through a typical day and see the birds she encountered. Can you name them?
This book is dedicated to military families that move thousands of miles each year. Rylan, a five-year-old, has been living in Anchorage, Alaska, with his family for four years. The family moved there soon after Rylan was born in North Dakota. Rylan loves riding his scooter outside, but he has been thinking about his dad, who is out of the country, working. Even Rylan’s pet mouse, Henry, couldn’t keep him from feeling lonesome for Dad. Talking at dinner, the family hears the front door being opened and banged shut. Who could it be? It was Dad, finally home! Soon after Dad’s arrival home, he and Mom tell the children that the family will be moving from Alaska to the “lower forty-eight states”—to the state of South Carolina. Rylan is not sure he wants to move. He is not sure what moving means. Can he take all his toys, building projects, trucks and cars, and bed? The moving truck is gone, and the family is on their way, traveling 4,421 miles to a new home. Come on an adventure with Rylan and his family from Anchorage through Canada, to their new house in South Carolina. Will Henry go with the family, be forgotten, or get packed in a box, left behind?
Rylan’s two sisters—a baby and a six-year-old—do not play with him. He plays all by himself, jumping on his trampoline until he gets tired. He really wishes he had a friend. One day, someone came into Rylan’s backyard. Who do you think it is? Do you think he and Rylan will become friends?
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