Mike Artell

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Questions, Facts, and Riddles about Weather

Weather Whys

Trosclair, Thibodeaux, and Ulysse are three pigs with a whole lot to do. Their mom has just kicked them out of the house and it's time they make their own way and start constructing new homes in the heart of the swamp. When ol' Claude the gator comes sneaking along, however, the three brothers are forced to question their choice of construction materials! This hilarious tale from the creators of the popular Petite Rouge (which School Library Journal declared "A treat from start to finish") will once again take you to the heart of the Cajun swamps and show you the Three Little Pigs like you've never seen them.

Three Little Cajun Pigs

Joseph Rosenbloom

An illustrated collection of tongue twisters for children.

Zany Tongue-Twisters

Keep kids busy for hours with this entertaining collection of more than 90 hidden picture puzzles containing objects, letters, words, numbers, and other odd items in scenes where they don't belong.

Hidden Picture Puzzlers

Carrots, canoes, fishhooks, saws, golf clubs, and a host of other items lurk in the most unlikely places. Solutions included.

Hidden Pictures

A step-by-step guide for drawing funny animals and people, including animals and objects doing "people" things, people in different poses, and unusual body types and gestures.

Funny Cartooning for Kids

Pamela Byrne Schiller

Provides activities and lessons to introduce young children to relationships in nature.

The Earth and Me

Introduces bloodsucking insects and animals, including fleas, ticks, lice, mites, and leeches.

Questions, Facts & Tongue Twisters about Creepy, Crawly Creatures

Backyard Bloodsuckers

Starry Skies

Pam Schiller

Brimming with kid-friendly activities, this book helps young children understand the natural world around them and how their actions can affect the environment. Nine lessons cover the sun, water, air, soil, trees and plants, endangered species, litter, noise, and recycling. Each chapter begins with stories, poems, or songs to introduce the topic. Thoughts to ponder, discussion questions, and cross-curricular projects follow. The lessons conclude with activities parents can do at home to reinforce and expand upon what students have learned at school. Grades K-2. Bibliography. Illustrated. Good Year Books. 159 pages.

A Kid's Guide to Ecology

An illustrated collection of hundreds of difficult tongue twisters, arranged alphabetically.

The Little Giant Book of Tongue Twisters

Test your wits and pathfinding skills in 40 confusing creations full of false leads, blind alleys, and dead ends. You'll have hours of fun threading your way through these fascinating mazes. Solutions included.

Maze Fun

Mike Artell rouses reluctant writers with 43 short, informational writing exercises that use humor to engage students and equip them with the skills they'll need to write clearly and effectively. Using "real world" texts like letters, advertising copy, resumes, and maps, Reaching the Reluctant Writer helps you encourage students to trust their own wit, stretch their creative muscle, and learn how to "think funny." Each inventive exercise challenges students to practice specific writing craft skills and includes a drawing component that develops visual literacy. The result is a valuable resource that blends humor and creativity with practical, real world writing practice.

Fast, Fun, Informational Writing Ideas

Reaching the Reluctant Writer

When her grand-mère comes down wit' de flu, this Cajun Little Red knows what she has to do. With her witty cat, TeJean, she sets off in a pirogue to bring Grand-mère some gumbo. Who should she meet upon the way, but that big ol' swamp gator, Claude! Mean ol' Claude may want to gobble up Petite Rouge, but she and TeJean have a better idea. Before long, they have Claude running back to the bayou where he belongs!

Petite Rouge

Answers questions about the universe such as, "How did our solar system get started?" and "What is a black hole?"

Questions, Facts & Riddles About the Universe

I don't know for sure if dat story is true, But down where de Cajuns live on de bayou, When dey tell dem stories, dey shore like to talk About dat boy Jacques and his magic beanstalk. You know the classic story of Jack and the Beanstalk, but you've never heard it like this before. Told in Cajun dialect with a distinct bayou flair, this book is perfect for reading aloud. There is even a glossary and pronunciation guide to help! The creators of Petite Rouge (which Publishers Weekly called "a sassy, spicy outing") once again deliver a hilarious twist on a well-known fairy tale.

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