Books with author Beth Levine

Learn to write in heiroglyphics!For modern-day scribes, this new book comes with a removable plastic stencil, cut with twenty-four designs of the hieroglyphic alpahbet. The book opens with instructions for how to write with hieroglyphs and an alphabet chart. Inside, fun activities abound: crossword puzzles, word finds, spelling challenges, and more will test readers' newfound skills. With ample practice sheets in the back, kids will soon write so well, they'll be able to personalize the front cover with their own name written in hieroglyphs and even write to their friends in this ancient language.

The fictional diaries that put DEAR AMERICA on bestseller lists are now available in the boxed DEAR AMERICA Library Collections.Each of the four books in this box set offers a different perspective of America's role in World War II and life on the homefront -- that of an American soldier; a Japanese-American internee; a soldier's daughter; and the daughter of a reporter in Pearl Harbor, Hawaiil.

The fictional diaries that put DEAR AMERICA on bestseller lists are now available in paperback in the boxed DEAR AMERICA Library Collections.Each of the four books in this box set offers a different story about the courage Americans have summoned to meet the challenges that define our history -- that of a Navajo girl facing the destruction of her way of life, a freed slave starting her life, a girl fighting for woman's suffrage, and a young boy in the Negro Leagues searching for equality.

The fictional diaries that put DEAR AMERICA on bestseller lists are now available in the boxed DEAR AMERICA Library Collections.Each of the four books in this box set offers a different story about the early days of life in the American colonies and the revolutionary battle for independence -- that of a girl on board the Mayflower bound for the New World, a pilgrim boy, a Quaker girl captured by Lenape Indians, and a girl who witnesses the bloody birth of our nation.

The fictional diaries that put DEAR AMERICA on bestseller lists are now available in paperback in the boxed DEAR AMERICA Library Collections.Each of the four books in this box set offers a different perspective of immigrating to the United States -- that of an Irish girl sent to work in the Lowell, Massachusetts mills; a Polish girl who comes to live in a western Pennsylvania mining town; a Jewish girl who moves to New York City with her family; and a Finnish boy who settles in Minnesota.

The fictional diaries that put DEAR AMERICA on bestseller lists are now available in paperback in the boxed DEAR AMERICA Library Collections.Each of the four books in this box set offers a different story about the journey to the West and the pioneering spirit that flourished in nineteenth century America -- that of a boy traveling with the ill-fated Donner Party, a girl making the journey with her family along the Oregon Trail, a girl whose father brings her to California as he takes part in the gold rush, and a girl who witnesses the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad.

The fictional diaries that put DEAR AMERICA on bestseller lists are now available in paperback in the boxed DEAR AMERICA Library Collections.Each of the four books in this box set offers a different perspective of the American Civil War -- that of a girl from the Confederate south, a Union soldier, a slave girl, and a girl living in the divided state of Delaware.

This reading companion is perfect for students, parents, and teachers who have enjoyed and want to know more about Natalie Babbitt's beloved, classic tale of immortality, Tuck Everlasting.Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt is a favorite middle-grade novel. This companion gives backgound on the author, including an interview, questions to guide reading, clues to the book's themes, plot, characters, and setting, a glossary, writing and other activities, and more. If you loved Tuck Everlasting, you need this reading companion.

In another very special Dear America Christmas story that crosses the ocean during WWI, Simone Spencer leaves home and keeps a diary of her life as a brave "Hello Girl" on the Western Front.In April of 1917, Simone Spencer's world changes. Her beloved brother Will goes off to war, and Simone seeks a way to help. The passionate daughter of a feisty French mother and a rebellious upper-class father, Simone is not cut out for the society life she is meant to lead.So, when General Pershing calls for French-speaking American girls to operate the switchboards on the Western Front, Simone becomes one of the first brave "Hello Girls" whose courage helped lead the Allies to victory. In the end, Christmas brings the Spencers back together again.

This reading companion is perfect for students, parents, and teachers who have enjoyed and want to know more about Jean Craighead George's award-winning novel, My Side of the Mountain.My Side of the Mountain is a favorite middle-grade novel. This companion gives background on the author, including an interview, questions to guide reading, clues to the story's themes, plot, characters, and setting, a glossary, writing and other activities, and more. If you loved My Side of the Mountain, you need this reading companion.

In 1776 Paris, a feisty teenager defies her mother, her closest friend, and the aristocracy that rules her life in a compelling romantic novel of social intrigue.Sixteen-year-old Sabine Durand, daughter of aristocrats, thinks of nothing but donning exquisite ball gowns and being seen at all the right parties in Paris. When she secretly rekindles a forbidden friendship with Michel, he spirits her away to her first salon and she meets the revolutionary Ben Franklin. Fueled by ideas of change, Sabine is determined to take control of her life as it spins toward an arranged marriage to a salacious aristocrat. But how can she break free of her social-climbing mother's cruel grasp? Perhaps the secret lies in her portrait, recently painted by Fragonard, and her new understanding of love.