A lonely scarecrow with a scary face has trouble making friends with the animals who surround him, until a heavy snowfall transforms him into a jolly snowman.

Introduction Welcome to Scarecrow Hollow The Urban Myth: The house was built around the turn of the century by an elderly man with many children. When the man died in the 1940?s of old age, he left his spirit behind in the home. The apparition drags people out of their beds during the night, leaving them in the hallway. The man also has an affinity for doors-every door in the house that is left open, and is always found closed again. The Fiction: WELCOME TO SCARECROW HOLLOW where things go bump in the night... Meet old man Wilson. Viciously murdered by his children for his money, his spirit is left behind. Outside, in the deserted cornfield, a lonely scarecrow dwells in the wind, and is used as a perch for the black birds. But with a closer look, it isn't a scarecrow at all. The birds flock to it like a moth to a flame, one by one pecking at the loose, decayed flesh hanging on the meat hook. People who visit the old farm house begin to disappear, one by one with no explanation...spray painted in red paint --the sign into the town of Scarecrow Hollow reads: Warning: Don't go into Scarecrow Hollow if you want to live... That's not what the Winter children had in mind while on their way to visit their favorite farm with their father, where things tend to go bump in the night. It will take the three siblings, Lance, Gwen and Merle to solve the mystery, in this middle grade thriller. Readers beware...you're in for a scare! Find out what happens in ?Welcome to Scarecrow Hollow.?

The third volume of Using Picture Storybooks to Teach Literary Devices joins volumes 1 and 2 of this best-selling series to give teachers and librarians the perfect tool to teach literary devices to students in grades K-12. In this volume, 120 well-reviewed picture storybooks, published mainly in the last few years, are listed (sometimes more than once) under 41 literary devices. All-ages picture storybooks, which can be enjoyed by adults, as well as children, are included. For each device, a definition is given, and descriptions of appropriate storybooks, with information on how to use them, the art style used in the book, and a curriculum tie-in, are provided. Among the literary devices included are alliteration, analogy, flashback, irony, metaphor, paradox, tone, and 34 more. Indexes by author, title, art style, and curriculum tie-in add to this outstanding book's great value. Grades 4-12.

Stories don’t just transport us into a world of imagination; they teach us good morals too. 365 Moral Stories bring forth a special story for each day of the year and a lesson to learn with it. Immerse yourself into the wonderful world of stories and learn a new moral each day! After 365 stories, you’re bound to learn a lot! Let the reading – and the learning – begin!

The short preface is in Spanish and English. Annotations are in English only. Arrangement is by country of publication and within that, by subject. Indexed by author and title. Entries identify appropriate grade levels. Most of the books included have been published since 1986, were in print as of December 1988, and come from Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Spain, the US, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

A collection of poems written from my heart over the last three years. There's everything from love poems, emotional poems, dream poems, some a little dark, some for fun. In the last few pages are seven poems to read to the children I know they will enjoy.

Keep primary students writing joyfully every day. Thinking, imagining and writing have been woven into this collection of open-ended language activities that ask students to complete a drawing and then, using the idea starter that accompanies each drawing, write about their drawing. This creative collection provides a wide variety of language experiences and integrates the functions of both right and left brain into one creative expression. Book jacket.