Books with author Gary Robinson

When a child is learning to read, every word counts! While fishing one day, Jake spots a crocodile in the lake. Is it really a crocodile in the water or does Jake just have an overactive imagination? The Croc by the Rock is an innovative Lighting Reader that features a controlled word count to give readers practice with essential sight words. This leveled reader for grades PreK-K features a 150 words or less and has been professionally leveled by reading experts to ensure that the language and vocabulary are age-appropriate. Word lists and comprehension questions at the back of the book reinforce fundamental reading concepts used in classrooms nationwide! This title is also available in a Spanish version! Children ages 2 to 8 will love to learn to read with our Lighting Readers series! Over 30 titles feature humorous, high-interest stories in a variety of styles including, fantasy, fable, and rhyme, which will appeal to both reluctant and enthusiastic readers. Controlled word counts in this one of a kind series help to build the word foundation for a lifetime of reading! Check out our other titles in this series! Each title is available in an English and Spanish version!

Jasper - Space Dog is the first in a series of hilarious stories about the ambitions of Charlie Tanner and his dog, Jasper. Released to mark the 50th anniversary of the moon landings, the story cleverly weaves facts about space missions with hilarious ideas about space. In their quest, Jasper and Charlie consult space experts to see if Jasper might make history too. Several considerations regarding the design and layout of Jasper Space Dog have been made including the use of dyslexie font and cream paper stock to assist those who may find some aspects of reading challenging.

This historic volume was published in 1866. Be sure to look for more stories about the Civil War in book two, A Household Story of the American Conflict...Forward with the Flag. From the book's Preface: Some account of the American war, adapted to the children gathered in our churches, and largely dependent on our Sunday-school libraries for mental recreation, has been thought to he a desideratum by those interested in their needs. Such an account, conveyed in a familiar, unpretending manner, has been attempted in this volume, the first of a short series. It is meant to extend through the war, giving prominence, not merely to its important events, but to the generous and soldierly virtues that characterized the times. To this end, and not alone for childish entertainment, many credible incidents have been admitted that illustrate our conflict, if they do not directly make a part of it. True patriotism is so nearly allied to the religious sentiment, and the conduct of our people during the war was so largely shaped and sustained by American Chris- tianity, that it has been thought unnecessary to give to the present volume a directly religious character. Such facts as these, occurring in the self-defence of a Christian people, would, perhaps, teach more forcibly than exhor- tations or abstract lessons upon Divine Providence and ' the power of right. The writer acknowledges ner indebtedness to Greeley's "American Conflict", Putnam's comprehensive "Record of the Rebellion", Holland's "Life of Lincoln", Parton's "Life of Butler", Rev. P.B. Femm's "Heroes of the War", to the sermons, current magazines, and papers of the time, and other sources, both private and public. For statistics, reference has been mainly made to official reports. The material of the volume being truthful, will, it is hoped, prove not valueless to the young minds who may receive it. May it help them to maintain "the good fight" of their own lives, with something of the valiancy and success that attended this crisis in their national history ! November, 1866

From rebel uniforms to Yankee jargon, these interactive educational tools cover all the details that kids need to authentically portray a Civil War soldier for either the Confederacy or the Union. The more than 25 activities include a myriad of Civil War topics, including the battle names used by the Southern states, the famous army and government leaders of both the Confederacy and the Union, and the proper dress and symbols associated with both sides. Fun, hands-on activities are also presented for kids' educational entertainment, from baking army victuals and learning how to load a musket to creating their very own Civil War–era currency.