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The Science Project
For Middle Grade readers. Eleven Year old New York City boy, Nestor, is usually the one causing the problem, but ask him, and you'd get a different story. Nestor learns boundaries when he exhausts the patience of his friends and classmates with his incessant teasing, until they exact a plan to reinstate the relationships with a new set of rules. Nestor's best friend, Phil, doesn't want to know him. During the class science project presentations, Kwan Min, Nestor's most recent victim, sics his toad on Nestor's pet and science project, little Hector, the cockroach. Nestor never sees this coming. Nestor's insecurity and lack of popularity result in poor choices. He's always in the spotlight for...
The Ocean's Way
For Middle Grade readers. What begins as a light-hearted adventure ends as a commitment, when eleven year old New York City girl Holly, uses her passion for poetry to win a grant writing contest to study marine life in Florida during Christmas vacation with her best friend, Jasmine. Holly looks forward to leaving the gray, winter skies of New York City behind. She imagines a carefree, fun in the sun adventure, but her optimism is short-lived.Her fear of public speaking is highlighted as Holly learns she must present her findings at a school assembly program. Jasmine's family problems and her fear of flying and swimming create obstacles to Holly's idyllic expectations.The contrast between the...
Sojourn Into the Night
This unrhymed, poetic narrative captures the stillness of the night and my delight in seeing camouflaged creatures of the Peruvian Rainforest. This ebook contains thirty beautiful, original watercolor illustrations. Look closely. You'll find creatures hidden among the leaves. Awestruck by the beauty of the Peruvian rainforest, I behold what is hidden in plain sight. Aided by the full moon, the stars and three flashlights, the jungle guide traces the almost imperceptible - camouflaged creatures, unseen but for the probing lens and heightened senses of this mentor who, among the cacophony of undefined sounds amid ambiguous paths with buttress roots spread wide, staunch soldiers in their mission as lianas reach up with wooden fingers in communion with arboreal giants, quietly courses ahead in this exalted forest with depths of knowledge and intuition surpassing my own. In this unfamiliar great biome, I become aware of my limitations as a sentient being - capable of looking but incapable of seeing.
Who Do Voodoo?
For Middle Grade readers. Jesus and Voodoo. Party and prayer. Love and betrayal. Twelve year old New York City boy, Phil Williams, struggles with conflicting messages when, entrusted by his grandmother in the role of "Icebreaker," he visits estranged family in New Orleans as he sets out to restore the family relationship. With his best friend, Nestor, in tow, Phil encounters a series of strange events - erratic behavior by supposed family members, bloody headless chickens, an unseen intruder during the night. Nestor is convinced the bodies of Phil's family members have been taken over by voodoo practitioners. Phil refuses to accept this explanation and is determined to uncover the truth. Is ...
The Ocean's Way Poetry Companion
For Middle Grade readers. Enjoy a day at the beach as we walk through sand, jump the waves, hear sea birds calling to each other as sea creatures seek food and shelter in a wondrous, hidden ocean biome. This book can stand alone or act as a companion to "The Ocean's Way" which tells the story of eleven year old Holly's learning experience with marine life in Florida. A sample chapter appears after the Glossary. The book contains 37 unrhymed poems ( diamante, tanka, anagram) about the ocean and ocean life. Each poem is accompanied by a beautiful color photograph for visual impact. All facts are well-researched and concise. If the scientific classifications appear unfamiliar, in common terms t...
The Roaring 20s
Are You Looking For a Collection that Roars as Loudly as the Exciting Greatest Decade?Journey through the last hundred or so years of history as "The Roaring '20s", an anthology for the greatest decade and all that have come and gone since, takes you from flappers and speakeasies to hippies and beaded doorways. With the next "twenties" still more ahead of us than behind, we could all use a little escape back to the glistening, dangerous, and thrilling world that once was.Featuring the works of the following writers:David LangeShevaun Cavanaugh KastlEric WayneAmanda MontoniDebbie De LouiseOlivia ArietiTerri PaulElaine DonadioAnita HaasRobert A. MorrisWilliam John Rostron
Feeding the Flock
A colony of penguins is known to wait through the winter months for their adult members to return from fishing trips with food for the rest of the group. This action is referred to as "Feeding the Flock."In this special edition of The Red Penguin Collection, we share the recipes of many of the members of our literary flock as we celebrate meals bringing us back together.Even in the coldest of winters, sharing a meal with the Red Penguin family can be as easy as cracking open a book!Featuring the following writers and chefs:Josephine Terracina AmodeoLinda Trott DickmanElaine DonadioAlex GreyMelinda HagensonDavid LangeStephanie LarkinR.K. MullinsJim TrittenCecilia VaicelsJanet Metz WalterDiane Murray Ward
March of the Blue Moon
Eleven- year-old New York City boy Nestor Ramirez reunites with his father in Alaska on a journey of discovery, adventure, self-realization, and goal setting. With his good friend Kwan Min Park in tow, the boys visit the sites as they learn about the balance of nature and its precarious effects on the environment. Nestor finds role models to help him focus on GOALS - Go Out And Learn Something. In the end, Nestor's self-esteem is raised to the point where even he likes himself.Readers can visit my website/blog elainedonadio.com to drop down the free study guides containing open-ended questions in alignment with state standards for science, social studies, and literacy.Please enjoy excerpts from Books 1-3 in The Montgomery School Kids series:: The Science Project, The Ocean's Way, and Who Do Voodoo? which can be found right after Nestor's Alaska adventure.
The King's Curse
Married to loyal Lancaster supporter Sir Richard Pole to minimize her claim to the throne of Henry VII, Margaret becomes an advisor to newlyweds Prince Arthur and Katherine of Aragon before witnessing the rapid ascent of Henry VIII.
