My Rainy Day Rocket Ship

Rainy summer days are no match for a little astronaut who builds the perfect rocket ship for an indoor space adventure to another galaxy, where the sky is his only limit! A stormy afternoon and an order from Mom to stay inside are no match for this little dreamer, who uses everyday household items—a rocket chair, a cardboard box, an old dish rag, and a super-duper imagination—to whip up a trip around the universe he won’t soon forget. My Rainy Day Rocket Ship is a high-spirited, engaging salute to the imagination of Black boys who use their beautiful minds to transform the mundane into the extraordinary, dream out loud, and boldly go where their sky is the only limit.

'MUUUUMMMM ... DAAADDDD ... I'm BORED!' Whether it's the weekend, half term or the summer holidays, these words will likely strike fear into any parent's heart - particularly if it's tipping it down with rain outside. Thankfully, this delightful collection is at hand, packed full of imaginative ideas that are guaranteed to inspire young minds, and maybe even remind older ones of the best bits of their own childhood. The selection not only includes simple and inexpensive ideas for science and craft activities, from making your own rocket to creating a memory box, it also gives suggestions for imaginative play, from indoor camping to pretending to be a pirate for the day. There are activities that will encourage children to learn about animals and insects, to pick up foreign languages and to find out more about their family history, and it even covers recommendations for the times when the weather isn't so bad, from leapfrog in the garden to visiting a local farm. Packed full of thoughtful and inventive ideas, The Rainy Day Book will prove an endless source of inspiration for anyone with children to entertain.

A collection of poems, quotes and titles to celebrate the school-aged child on cards, scrapbooks, and creative projects.

My title is taken from the literally thousands of steps I climbed during my year teaching ESL in Taiwan, but it also indicates the steps I took, to get there, to live and teach there, and to, step by step, share a little of myself with others, as they shared themselves with me.Being a part of the process of education, whether with children or adults, in a country not your own, allows us, as ESL teachers, to make a contribution to our "small, small, global world."

32 pgs, 1398 words, saddle stitch 6 x 9: extra pages for kids' creative illustrating! Clara Cow and the Country Fair is a read-to book for very young readers or ESL learners. The book is one of series of books, called, "Imagine That!" in which reader-listeners are encouraged to draw or cut and paste, their own illustrations. These will be books that parents will want to keep so the young reader, grown up, will have this treasure from childhood. Other books in the series include stories for reader-listeners 6 to 10: "Old Dumpling and the Rainy Day;" "Shmadiggle and the Imagination Asteroid;" "Missy Mouse and the Rocket Ship." Older elementary ages will enjoy both the play, and the book: "Clinton and the Treehouse."

Text and photographs depict a rainy day, including the formation of rain and the actions of the people out in it.

Includes such activities as connecting-the-dots, making holiday decorations and cards, coloring, and making paper models.

Shortly after his parents have separated, Nick visits his father on a gray, rainy day and they take a long walk in the storm.