Books with author Barbara Davis

This invaluable resource helps K-3 teachers deal with restless, energetic students including those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The book contains quick movement breaks that can be used between other classroom activities to minimize disruptions and maintain a positive learning environment for all students. The activities, labeled according to appropriate age levels, length of play time, and group size, include shape recognition, stretching and relaxing, pantomime and imagination movements, balancing, and team relays. None of the activities require special skills, and there are enough for every day of the school year.

When something is most important to me and I do not want to lose it, I gather it into a poem. It is said that women must employ the needle and not the pen. But I will be a Poet! That's who I am!Before she was an iconic American poet, Emily Dickinson was a spirited girl eager to find her place in the world. Expected by family and friends to mold to the prescribed role for women in mid-1800s New England, Emily was challenged to define herself on her own terms.Award-winning author Barbara Dana brilliantly imagines the girlhood of this extraordinary young woman, capturing the cadences of her unique voice and bringing her to radiant life.

Odie Speaks for the First Time About Brothers and Sisters is the first in a series of children’s books where the family dog, Odie, possesses a special gift discovered by two sisters and their brother. These siblings learn that the possibilities are endless if they work together to accomplish their goals. The Odie Speaks! Series is designed to be uplifting and provide positive messages for children ages three to 103. Look for more Odie Speaks! Books to follow along as Sissy, Gidget, and Puck ask Odie’s views on other situations that sisters and brothers face!

Velma is a little girl Vulture who makes friends with a human boy. She finds out that boys are o.k. after all and being an ugly bird doesn't mean she is a bad bird. And just because she can't sing doesn't mean that she is dumb or has no talent. Velma is very smart and comes from a good family. Her family teaches her lots of thing that not even many humans know.Now, Casey, that's the boy Velma gets to know, is very patient with Velma because he knows she is afraid of something and he does not want to alarm her. Velma is patient with Casey too, and ends up teaching him a few things he never knew.