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Drawing Werewolves
Carter Hayn
Library Binding (Windmill Books, Jan. 15, 2013)Werewolves are half man-half wolf creature that all fear. Readers will follow simple step-by-step instructions to create 8 finished drawings showing everything that makes these beings, from their drooling fangs, to their hairy backs and other wolf-like features.
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Worms, Worms, Worms
Carter Hayn
Paperback (Rosen Classroom, Jan. 15, 2015)This informational text provides many opportunities to build domain-specific vocabulary and to introduce some basic concepts of life science and earth science.
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Engineers Work With Levers
Carter Hayn
Paperback (Rosen Classroom, Aug. 1, 2015)From wheel barrows and oil fields to a massive construction site, readers will learn how levers work, and their terminology. New vocabulary such as fulcrum is introduced in an easily compressible manner.
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Badger Finds a Home
Carter Hayn
Paperback (Rosen Classroom, Aug. 1, 2015)Readers follow Badger as he figures out how to create a perfect home. It has to be in just the right place with the right conditions, using the right tools to create it. This fiction title is paired to the nonfiction title "A Badger's Burrow" for connecting across texts and comprehension through connection strategies.
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Wanda's Watering Can
Carter Hayn
Paperback (Rosen Classroom, Aug. 1, 2015)It's time for Wanda to take care of her plants. She planted flowers and vegetables. Young readers follow along as she counts her trips between the faucet and her prized plants. This fiction title is paired with the nonfiction title "Water and My Garden" for connecting across texts and comprehension through connection strategies.
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The Race Car: Velocity
Carter Hayn
Paperback (Rosen Classroom, Jan. 15, 2015)Race cars are exciting and seeing them in action can be compelling evidence of the principles of speed and direction and how the two come together to create velocity. Explanatory text and photo illustrations make this abstract concept concrete.
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Drawing Dragons
Carter Hayn
Library Binding (Windmill Books, Jan. 15, 2013)Dragons have never lost their magical effect on children, or adults alike. Readers will follow simple step-by-step instructions to create 8 finished drawings showing everything that makes these magical creatures a must from the fantasy world.
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Drawing Zombies
Carter Hayn
Paperback (Windmill Books, Jan. 15, 2013)Zombies might appear dead, but theyre still in fashion and very much alive. Readers will follow simple step-by-step instructions to create 8 finished drawings showing everything that makes these living-dead monsters, from their eerie eyes, to flesh and bones.
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My Avocado Plant
Carter Hayn
Paperback (Rosen Classroom, Aug. 1, 2015)This sequential text shows readers how to conduct their own life science project. Multi-step procedures are displayed with coordinating images, showing readers how to grow their very own plant. A picture-word glossary is included.
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Drawing Witches and Wizards
Carter Hayn
Paperback (Windmill Books, Jan. 15, 2013)Witches and wizards can be bad but they can also be good. What they are though is all about magic. Readers will follow simple step-by-step instructions to create 8 finished drawings showing how these fantastic powers come to life.
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Drawing Vampires
Carter Hayn
Paperback (Windmill Books, Jan. 15, 2013)Vampires are creatures that fascinate and scare, but never go out of fashion. Readers will follow simple step-by-step instructions to create 8 finished drawings showing everything that makes these creatures, from fangs and capes, to real-life bloodsuckers.
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I Just Want to be Her
Hazel Carter
Paperback (New Generation Publishing, Feb. 14, 2017)When Hazel starts chatting to Denzil online, she believes she may have met her match. He's everything she wants, including – most importantly – honest. Denzil wants her to know all about him from the start, including Danielle, his cross-dressed alter ego. 'Boy Meets Girl' takes on a whole new meaning, but following her initial shock, Hazel becomes interested. She learns to accept Danielle as part of her relationship with Denzil, and helps her grow and emerge into daily life. Through this journal, Hazel explores her relationship with both Denzil and Danielle, as well as theirs with each other, as the three of them integrate their lives. The story of Denzil's journey to Danielle is touching, bittersweet and funny all at once. Shopping, feminine etiquette and the art of high heels are all covered in this charming story, which also highlights the pain and pathos experienced by many trans-people, simply through others' lack of understanding. Perhaps through reading this, acceptance will become easier.