Freckles Goes To Grand Cayman Island

Freckles Goes To Grand Cayman Island Review

This is the first book in a series of stories about Freckles, a friendly, huggable cocker spaniel named for the cute brown spots on his nose, who sets out to see the world one adventure at a time. His first stop is Grand Cayman Island and his only wish is to see the stingrays. Read to find out if Freckles gets his wish and meet his new friends who show him around the island: Tim Turtle, Sandy Piper, Iggy, the blue iguana, and Captain Bob. Stay tuned for further adventures with Freckles. Coming soon........

Michael O'Halloran [Annotated]

Michael O'Halloran [Annotated] Review

This edition of Michael O'Halloran includes a biography of the author Gene Stratton-Porter from Wikipedia.

Gene Stratton-Porter's novel Michael O'Halloran (1915) concerns a courageous orphan newsboy growing up in a midwestern metropolis. O'Halloran is living life in poverty, but when he meets a crippled orphaned girl, Lily Peaches, the course of his life changes. He shows what he is made of and brings happiness to those around him and making everyone's life sunnier.

Gene Stratton-Porter (1863-1924), American novelist and naturalist, was born on a farm in Indiana and became one of Indiana's best-known authors. Writing fiction to support her passion for observing natural habitats, she also wrote non-fiction works that extensively dealt with birds, flowers, and other natural wonders. She fought for the conservation of the Limberlost Swamp and took up other cases of public welfare as well. A Girl of the Limberlost (1909) and Freckles (1904) are two of her most famous works.

Freddie Q. Freckle

Freddie Q. Freckle Review

In a dream, a little girl named Susie meets a homeless freckle named Freddie and offers him a place to live right here on my hand. Written in simple rhyme for ages 2-7 and beautifully illustrated in full color, Freddie Q. Freckle gently encourages young children to feel and act upon their emerging compassions.

Me, Cat and others in the Street

Me, Cat and others in the Street Review

This is a story about a man and a cat which mysteriously turns up in a cardboard box on his doorstep. What happens next is a continuous tale of fun and of characters of the Street who create havoc in the man's life. This story is narrated in a most humerous way and will give hours of fun and contains many humerous pictures.

The Lower Echelon

The Lower Echelon Review

In the coal mining valleys of South Wales in the 1920s and 1930s, injustices, perpetrated by the mine owners and property owners were rife, and individuals were treated as disposable chattels. In response to many gross injustices, the men of the valleys formed a secret group called 'The Dragon Riders' and prosecuted their own brand of justice. Dai Morgan and his comrades, sons and grandsons of 'The Dragon Riders', carried their inbred sense of good against evil into the Welsh Riflemen and thence, across the world. As soldiers employed in the lower echelons, they were often uninformed about greater political aims, so they formed their own black and white opinions about events as they encountered them. They were men of courage who surmounted life's difficulties with raw humour, large amounts of beer and regularly rode the Dragon, be their exploits killing or sexual.

Treasure House 2: A Caribbean Anthology

Treasure House 2: A Caribbean Anthology Review

"Treasure House" is a series of three illustrated anthologies for young readers, with stories and poems from all over the Caribbean."Treasure House 2" is suitable for readers aged from 10-12 years old. There are stories about kite-flying, games to play on a car journey and making a seashell necklace. What was the link between Zebedee and the Pirates and what was the secret of the Haunted House? We read about a lizard's adventure and what happened when a seal is washed up on the beach.Poems show children's thoughts and feelings about new babies, wishes for the future, things that make you angry, wanting to be yourself and things to treasure.Three separate forewords are addressed respectively to the young readers, to teachers and to parents. Each story or poem is followed by questions, activities and discussion points, one to consider before the reading and others to follow after, perhaps with friends or in class groups.The authors talk about themselves and what inspired them, and the afterword encourages the young readers to look back and reflect on what they have experienced in exploring these wonderful Treasure Houses.

Works of Gene Stratton-Porter

Works of Gene Stratton-Porter Review

Works of Gene Stratton-Porter with active table of contents. Works include:

At the Foot of the Rainbow
A Daughter of the Land
Freckles
A Girl of the Limberlost
The Harvester
Her Father's Daughter
Laddie, A True Blue Story
Michael O'Halloran
Moths of the Limberlost
The Song of the Cardinal