Bits and Pieces
"My family and I were in hiding. Suddenly I heard someone panting on the stairs . . . we didn't breathe. Who was coming now?"
The Violin/A Child's Testimony
Rachel Milbauer, a vivacious and outgoing music lover, lay hidden and silent with her family and a family friend in an underground bunker in Nazi-occupied Poland for nearly two years.
Spring's End
A young boy who loved soccer as much as he loved to write, Spring's End tells how John Freund's joyful childhood is shattered by the German invasion of his homeland, Czechoslovakia.
Getting Out Alive
"He pointed his gun and bayonet at me and ordered me to stop, my jaw was bleeding, hanging down. I could not speak and I was shivering."
Crocodiles Play!
Children will be thrilled to see what these silly crocodiles get up to when they play their favourite games.
Fantastic Female Filmmakers
Their names may not be the most famous in Hollywood, but the ten women profiled here are among the most creative and respected directors in the world of film.
Basic Tools for Beginning Writers
How to teach all the skills beginning writers need—from alphabet recognition and spelling to strategies for self-editing and building coherent text.
Reclaiming Reluctant Writers
How to encourage students to face their fears and master the essential traits of good writing.
Lily and the Paper Man
Walking home with her mother one day, Lily runs into a gruff and untidy-looking man selling papers on the street. Lily is afraid of the man, but when the weather turns cold, she sees the Paper Man differently.
