Jean Pendziwol

Introduces information on fire safety through the story of a little girl who invites a teddy bear-toting, fire-breathing dragon home for tea, and then must react safely when he accidentally sets the house afire.

The beauty and wonder of a northern winter night unfold.

A Elizabeth le está fallando la vista. Ya no puede leer los libros que le encantan, ni ver esas pinturas que conmueven su espíritu, pero su mente se mantiene clara y la música llena el vacío que le ha dejado la ceguera. Cuando descubren los diarios de su padre bajo circunstancias sospechosas, ella consigue la ayuda de Morgan, una adolescente involucrada en la delincuencia, que está terminando su servicio comunitario en el hogar para ancianos...

A girl and her friend Dragon encounter bullying at Camp Camelot, but with the help of the king they are able to reach an agreement with the bullies that it is okay for everyone to play.

"When a child is asked to "Please, be quiet!" they sit silent ... and their imagination sweeps them away on a breathtaking journey. Through the window, the child can hear the trees breathe and watches them sway back and forth as they begin to dance. Then bears join in, accompanied by the child on their drum, making so much noise they wake up a dragon! The dragon's smoky breath fills the sky, and the wind forms a knight on a steed that gallops through...

Jean E. Pendziwol's newest picture book is a lyrical meditation on nature and hope.

The child in this story observes the sun by playing with her shadow, though sometimes it disappears. She listens to the wind tell stories, even when it howls like wolves. She tastes snowflakes — sometimes sweet and delicate; other times sharp on her cheeks. And finally, she finds hope in the buds on a cherry tree that survive through

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Aunque la cabeza aún no le falla, los ojos de Elizabeth ya no son lo que eran. Como ya no es capaz de enfrascarse en sus adorados libros ni de contemplar los cuadros que la conmueven, llena ese vacío con música y los recuerdos de su familia, en especial de su amada hermana gemela, Emily. Cuando por azar se descubren los diarios de su padre después de un accidente, el pasado se vuelve omnipresente. Con la ayuda de Morgan, una adolescente problemática...

In the stillness of a summer dawn, two siblings leave their campsite with fishing rods, tackle and bait, and push a red canoe into the lake. A perfect morning on the water unfolds, with thrilling glimpses of wildlife along the way. The narrator describes the experience vividly. Trailing a lure through the blue-green depths, the siblings paddle around a point, spotting a moose in the shallows, a beaver swimming towards its home and an eagle returning...

British North America in the early 1800s was built around the trade in furs. This is the story of a young Metis boy and his family living near Fort William and gives an historcially accurate picture if life at this busy fur-trading post.