Books with author Elizabeth Cole

When the nights draw in and Christmas approaches, what better than to gather the little ones round to read seasonal stories together? In one volume for the first time, this enchanting collection by children’s author Elizabeth Clark includes such favorites as Mrs Button’s Christmas Tree, Babouschka, and The Legend of Christmas Eve. The wonder of the season and the Christmas Story is encapsulated in traditional tales that can be enjoyed independently, or read aloud to young children.

A Mouse in the House is a loveable tale about three little tails, constantly thinking with their bellies but always following their hearts.Slow Pete, the old and wise rat, leads Big Ralph, the large and brave rat, and Du Moe, the small but courageous mouse, through all sorts of adventures.But living in Mr. Newman’s house isn’t all fun and games. When a robbery leaves Mr. Newman tied up and stranded, the three little friends come to his rescue and prove to him that rodents aren’t really all that bad.Whether it’s Slow Pete making a pair of glasses for Du Moe, or Big Ralph taunting humans to entertain his friends, A Mouse in the House is a story about companionship, bravery, perseverance, and teaches that sometimes, big fun comes from small heroes.

Yet another creative book in the popular Daily Discoveries series! Special days for your students to celebrate in the classroom include: Robinson Crusoe Day, Singing Telegram Day, Magazine Day, Telephone Book Day, Levi Strauss' Birthday, Pizza Pizzazz Day and many more in addition to the familiar ones such as Groundhog Day, Lincoln's Birthday and Valentine’s Day. The creative activities can be plugged into your regular curriculum: language arts, social studies, writing, math, science and health, music and drama, physical fitness, art, etc. Your class will look forward to every day of the month when you give them a day to celebrate! Also included are reproducible patterns for writing assignments and art projects as well as lists of correlated books and bulletin board ideas.

This one-stop source for children's programs offers thematic rhymes, fingerplays, and songs about seasons, weather, and holidays.There are many books designed to help librarians and teachers come up with programming ideas, but here is one that compiles, organizes, and indexes texts and tunes thoroughly. This unparalleled collection, a follow up to the author's popular Big Book of Animal Rhymes, Fingerplays, and Songs, is organized around the four seasons, focusing on children's rhymes, fingerplays, songs, and poems relating to weather, time, and holidays.Designed as a one-stop resource to help librarians and educators find material for their programs quickly and easily, the book features approximately 300 songs, rhymes, and fingerplays, including some Spanish-language versions. Material is topically arranged and presented in a format that can easily be reproduced. There is a thematic index and generous cross-referencing, as well as age/grade levels that will help readers determine which material is best suited to a particular audience. Music for accompaniments is included, as are directions for performing the fingerplays.• Approximately 300 public domain works • Alphabetical organization for easy access• Musical scores and full lyrics for songs • An extensive bibliography of works in the public domain, as well as current resources• Title, author, and first-line indexes and ample cross-referencing

This creative book in the popular Daily Discoveries series contains another month full of special days for students to celebrate in the classroom. They include: Reindeer Mania Day, Winter Weather Day, Human Rights Day, It's a Small World Day, and of course Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa and New Year’s Eve Day. Use the activities in your regular curriculum for a shot of adrenalin in language arts, social studies, writing, math, science and health, music and drama, etc. Your students will eagerly look forward to each new day when you give them something to celebrate! Also included are reproducible patterns for writing assignments and art projects as well as lists of correlated books and bulletin board ideas.

Who knew a fourteen-year-old could become a hero? Charmaine Harp isn’t looking for adventure when she begins her job as a camp counselor in Rochester, New York. To her surprise, it turns into much more than just summer work. With strange noises, disappearing objects and scares aplenty, this is not your average summer camp.Locked doors, mysterious people, even bats attract Charmaine’s curiosity to delve into the mystery of the tower room. She teams up with her friends to discover the identity of the rec center’s elusive tenant, but her attempts set the stage to threaten her friendships and even her own well being. Finally taking matters into her own hands, she seizes one last gamble to catch the phantom. Will Charmaine discover the resident of the tower room before another person is placed in danger?