Books with author Lewis Brech

This book is available in Full Color Paperback, Black and White Paperback and digital formatsAdvent is the four weeks leading up to Christmas. The Storybook Advent Calendar includes a number of classic Christmas Stories by many of the most beloved writers of all time including Charles Dickens, Hans Christian Anderson, Khalil Gibran and Robert Lewis Stevenson in addition to 7 original stories written specifically for this book.Stories can be read in order like an Advent Calendar, or kept separately as a children's short story collection at anytime throughout the year. With each story the authors include bio and historical information about that writer and the pieces he/she is most famous for as well as the year the story was written. The last 3rd of the book includes the words to the 20-classic Christmas Carols found on the Storybook Advent Carols Collection Volume one. As with each of the stories, notations are added to tell you when the song was written, when it was scored, what country and any other little tidbits available.Storybook Advent Calendar is designed to help families focus on the meaning of Christmas while reminding us of the very values we hold dear. Written for ages 3 to adult. Save your Kindle Receipt! This entitles you to a free PDF version that can be printed out in full color on 8.5 X 11 paper, which children prefer. Simply request your copy through the contact information on the last page of the book.

Advanced young readers can experience the unforgettable story of Anne Frank in this captivating book. Thirteen-year-old Anne Frank went into hiding from the Nazis with her family in 1942. She recorded her harrowing experience in her diary, which remains one of the most significant historical documents in the world today. Kids can read the remarkable story of her life, her death, and the remarkable legacy she left behind.Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in DK Readers, a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge.With DK Readers, children will learn to read—then read to learn!

From Storybook Advent Calendar:Inspired and adapted from a folktale, The Three Trees teaches us the wisdom of letting God determine our destiny and how what can at first appear to be a defeat can quickly become the ultimate achievement when God works through you. It's about the gifts we receive and how often we don't realize blessings in disguise. An instant classic!

From Storybook Advent CalendarA charming story about giving and the simple things in life was inspired by a folktale about that orange that seems to appear in Christmas stockings each year. Thomas and his parents leave England in 1824. Tragedy strikes and despair and destitution follow, but warmth and love are returned from a simple orange. This is an instant classic and beloved by all who read it!

From Storybook Advent Calendar:Borrowing from the ideas presented in 1 Corinthians Chapter 13 about the nature of love, this story covers a conversation between a mother and son about what God is, what He means and also what He is not. The Kingdom principles presented in this story, written in a prosaic form, instill basic ideas that can be used throughout a lifetime.

From Storybook Advent Calendar:Why don't Christians celebrate Hanukkah? What is Eid? How are Islam, Christianity and Judaism similar... and how are these three faiths different? Join Matthew, Mohammed and Micah, three teens, as they discover each others' faiths and learn to appreciate their similarities and differences. Included in this story are the basics and a few of the common misconceptions about all three faiths.

This workbook encourages children to take ownership of their feelings and promotes nonviolent conflict resolution. The readers write and/or draw pictures to describe their feelings and attitudes. It can be used over and over as a means of dealing with natural emotions that can sometimes be overwhelming. It validates the principle that feelings are natural.

Millions of children, in our country, live in the inner city. They struggle with poverty, social ills, violence, crime and a lack of positive self-esteem. Their cries for love and support fall on the deaf ears of a society that thinks that "special education" programs, free and reduced lunch programs and welfare are a universal panacea. Little Foster stands proud and faces each challenge with staunch determination and resilience.