She finds out how to tell the different kinds of trees apart, what they need to thrive and grow, and how the bigger trees provide shelter for the smaller ones. Students in grades 3-6 will discover, along with Sophie, that when we take care of the woods, it provides for us for generations to come. Todd Banister's future is as bright as a new baseball. Then comes the line drive off a bat that strikes Todd square in the face. Now things are different.
Life looks a lot darker when viewed through a glass eye.
This novel is written by Scott Johnson for ages 10-14. The image of a traditional Inuit stone structure, or inuksuk, silhouetted against an Arctic sky has become a familiar symbol. Yet, for many, its purpose remains a mystery. In this new book, for ages 9-adult, artist and children's author Mary Wallace, in consultation with Inuit elders and other noted experts, gives an introduction in words, pictures, and painting to the many forms of the inuksuk structure and its unique place in Inuit life and culture. Sammy is autistic, and the story's narrator, Sammy's older brother, tells us how he sometimes wishes Sammy weren't so special.