Books with author June Doolittle

Where in the world could someone hide an elephant? That's what Ashley and I had to find out. The circus was in town, and their newest star -- Maysie, the baby elephant-was missing!It was our biggest mystery yet!We had to find Maysie before show time -- which was only two hours away!No problem. It shouldn't be too hard to find something that weighs a ton, right?Wrong!

Dr. DooRiddles develops your children's fluency and understanding of word meanings and associations as it improves their spelling, vocabulary, reading, and problem-solving skills. Children carefully read through clues in each riddle, analyzing connections within and between clues to figure out what is being described. Solving the riddles requires students to evaluate homonyms, synonyms, homophones, prefixes, roots, and suffixes in order to deduce and spell whole and partial word answers. Activities may be read aloud to pre-readers.

After Pearl Harbor, he led America’s flight to victoryGeneral Doolittle is a giant of the twentieth century. He did it all. As a stunt pilot, he thrilled the world with his aerial acrobatics. As a scientist, he pioneered the development of modern aviation technology. During World War II, he served his country as a fearless and innovative air warrior, organizing and leading the devastating raid against Japan immortalized in the film Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo. Now, for the first time, here is his life story — modest, revealing, and candid as only Doolittle himself can tell it.From the Paperback edition.