Sentences with phrase «best illustrated children»

Her award - winning book, «Tar Beach,» was published by Random House in 1991 and has won more than 30 awards including a Caldecott Honor and the Coretta Scott King award for the best illustrated children's book of 1991.

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Not only does his story illustrate just how worthwhile volunteering is, but it also proves how far - reaching one child's dreams of a better world can be.

Whether he dealt with women, children, or slaves, whether the persons in need were Jew, Roman, Syro - Phoenician, or Samaritan, whether he associated with «respectable» people or social outcasts, whether he was illustrating true neighborliness by the story of the good Samaritan or declaring the principle of divine judgment on the basis of «as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren» — all persons were of equal and supreme worth to him because he saw them through the eyes of God.

And so it is, to a large extent, with the other saints» cults as well, a point vividly illustrated in the testimony of several of the children of Sanchez, for whom the Lord of Chalma (another cult, centered about sixty miles southwest of Mexico City) was the focus of their spiritual life.48 Even when the cult is community oriented — as in the case of agricultural saints — it remains largely apolitical.

So when a publisher asked her to illustrate Samson's Tale, a children's book about a boy with leukemia and his golden retriever Samson, Spale knew she could put those memories to good use.

Children learn best through modeling, so in this activity, you will tell your toddler a story while you illustrate.

Accompanying the story are 36 easy and healthy recipes for you to try with your child, as well as a medieval world map showing Polo's actual expedition routes; glossaries of cooking terms, techniques, and utensils; an extensive illustrated history of the ingredients; modern adaptations; and historical trivia.

Here, to illustrate the connection between fatherhood and child well - being, I compare adolescent boys and girls who fall into one of four categories: those living in an intact, married family with a high - quality relationship with their father (top third), or an average - quality relationship with their father (middle third), or a low - quality relationship with him (bottom third), or living in a single - mother family.

The stories Hyman has selected beautifully illustrate the book's central theme: that too many organizations and individuals are putting making money well before the health and safety of kids playing sports, in the process essentially robbing them of their childhood and separating their parents from their hard - earned money, money that would, ninety - nine times out of a hundred, be better spent on a certificate of deposit to help defray their child's college tuition.

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Her detailed explanations of the origin of tongue in the embryo and clinical difficulties in the infant, child and adult are well constructed and beautifully illustrated.

Sand in my Coffee: Licking the Floor My friend and SortaCrunchy contributor Jaime illustrates with unquestionable humor and unflinching honesty that sometimes even the most well - parented child is going to fall apart.

Through viewing the printed fractions and seeing the concept illustrated through slices of a pizza, children can better understand the basic idea of fractions.

Lunch Line illustrates that, while the National School Lunch Program has become an easy target for critics, the program has a unique capacity for addressing child welfare, the public good, and the problem of hunger.

It is about a home birth, beautifully illustrated and well worth searching out as yet another assistant for children to understand birth.

Nevertheless, the ad is clearly geared at illustrating de Blasio's racially diverse family — his wife is black, his children biracial — and ties it together with his concerns on stop and frisk as well as after school programs.

He revealed the news of his new deal to his 261,000 Twitter followers: «Just signed a publishing deal for a children's book series written by me, illustrated by @joecooknow called «Red Molucca the Good Pirate.»»

The best recipe for full fat, raw cottage cheese (newsflash: the way it's supposed to be) that I've seen is actually illustrated in The Nourishing Traditions Cookbook for Children.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid (PG for crude humor and mild epithets) Combination live action / animated comedy based on Jeff Kinney's illustrated children's novel of the same name chronicling the misadventures of a wisecracking, junior high school student (Zachary Gordon) and his best friend (Robert Capron) over the course of a very eventful academic year.

Anderson better illustrates this gap between child and grownup with his costume choices.

Ever the chameleon, Haynes (who has made throwback 50's melodramas, glam rock pastiches and high concept Bob Dylan biopics) has set his camera's eye on the world of children, adapting an illustrated book by Brian Selznick, best known for writing the novel that would become Martin Scorsese's flight of fancy, Hugo.

Her resume consists of critically and commercially acclaimed work including Steve Jobs, Little Children, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Iris, Titanic, and Sense and Sensibility, as well as a span of awards and honors that illustrate her talent and solidify her permanent place in cinema history.

Directed by David Bowers, the movie is based on the second installment of the best - selling series of children's novels written and illustrated by cartoonist Jeff Kinney.

Starring Jemaine Clement has a likeable man - child who is better at illustrating his feelings by toon, than with words, Jim Strouse «s third feature will be released sometime this summer.

Walking through the halls of my child's middle school the other day, I was delighted by how well we... my child and I... had done our... I mean, her, recent homework assignment: creating a poster which illustrated the history of our family's origins.

While the mediocrity of U.S. students» mastery of science and mathematics is well documented, a recent competition illustrates the possibilities for both the children and the future of science and technology.

So over the years, my students have written and illustrated children's books for schools in Uganda, published magazines on topics of their choice, blogged poems from their autobiographies, and showcased their best work in online portfolios.

These seven posters (and the beautifully illustrated explanation of the meaning of the days) are good for young children learning the days and also English language learners (EAL, or EFL).

These seven posters (and the beautifully illustrated explanation of the meaning of the days) are good for young children learning the days and also Spanish learners of any age.

This anecdote illustrates what research now supports — that children who have the opportunity to demonstrate and develop their talents through music, improve academically as well.

There is much in it that illustrates in a practical way how much more learning can happen when teams of teachers can be reflective together as well as honouring the capability of the child.

The exemplification illustrates a child's learning and development where it best fits the «expected» category.

I often use the story kit as an example during my «Student Publisher's Workshop» where I teach children how to collaborate together to write, illustrate, and narrate stories as well as make puppets and perform puppet shows.

Using a variety of «good start» activities that can be transformed into better ones, they engaged in active, classroom - friendly activities and viewed videos that illustrate strategies for ensuring that all children, including dual language learners (DLLs), benefit from powerful science learning experiences.

Published on iTunes this week is a new Multi-Touch book written by best - selling children's author David Walliams and illustrated by artistic genius Tony Ross.

Children's illustrated eBooks are best programmed using fixed - format: Each page looks exactly like it does (or would) as a print book.

Most recently, Colón has contributed his artistic lens to a number of biographies for children, illustrating famous faces like Hillary Clinton, Pete Seeger, and Roberto Clemente, as well as lesser - known, yet enormously influential, female scientists and engineers such as Ruth Law, Marie Tharp, and Henrietta Leavitt.

Quietly told and expressively illustrated, the story of the child as a budding naturalist is charming on its own, but the photo on the last page opens it up through a well - chosen image that illuminates the connections between childhood dreams and adult reality.

Children's picture / illustrated books are the best example.

Following the correct procedure in having your children's book edited and illustrated can be the difference between your title becoming a literary as well as financial success or not.

Mac Barnett is an award - winning author of children's books, both picture books like Extra Yarn and Sam & Dave Dig a Hole (both Caldecott Honor winners, 2012 and 2014, and illustrated by Jon), as well as chapter books such as the Brixton Brothers series.

And SAND LAND (all published by VIZ Media), as well as Kajika, Neko Majin, and an illustrated children's book, Toccio the Angel.

This e-reader app will allow Azpen users to turn their tablets into full - color e-readers, especially necessary for children's and illustrated content, as well as open up a storefront marketplace for the browsing and purchasing of ebooks.

Scholastic's popular kids» e-reader app Storia, which comes pre-installed with five children's digital titles, has partnered with digital publisher Trajectory to add well - known illustrated classics titles to the app.

At Usborne, we believe that the best children's books are entertaining, colourful and informative, and illustrated with humour and an eye for the details... More

I have been recommending Joel Friedlander's excellent Book Design Templates for illustrated and children's books as well as fiction and non-fiction books.

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He also illustrated the graphic novel Rapunzel's Revenge, which was a TODAY show «Al's Book Club for Kids» selection, an ALA - ALSC Notable Children's Book, and a YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens, as well as the recipient of three starred reviews.

Now that it's easier to make the images and text work better together, with interactive pop - up text, there will soon be many quality, interactive illustrated children's books on Kindle and the reading experience will be much improved.

What, in your experience, makes a good author / illustrator / publisher team for producing an illustrated children's book series?