Books with author Marilynn Barr

Prayer is a powerful gift that children readily learn and enjoy. From the time they can fold their hands and recite memorized phrases, children can pray. Teaching prayers is the first step in the Christian familys life-long commitment to religious education and living as faithful children of God. And for many children, saying prayers is the way they begin to learn to participate in the divine service. This book combines classic prayers with practical applications to help young children visualize how prayer applies to all aspects of daily life. In addition, it shows children how the prayer that Jesus taught us is the model for all prayer. A Childs Garden of Prayer provides them with prayers for all occasions that they can read or commit to memory for a lifetime. This book will help children learn a variety of prayers including the Lords Prayer, common table prayer, Luthers morning and evening prayers, hymns and poems, and many more (50 prayers in all).

Mookie, a curious little mouse, is on his first toy box adventure. Follow him as he scurries in the dark—to the toy box where he discovers a wealth of objects to create something new. Mookie is inspired by the winter holidays in this first title. "A Toy Box Adventure" wordless picture book series is designed to encourage critical thinking, sequencing, counting, spatial concepts, and color recognition skills; the art of storytelling, and foster imagination in the young and the young at heart.

Pocket Pals includes alphabet pocket pattern sets and a variety of project ideas for creative skills practice fun. Each set includes an alphabet character pocket pattern and matching pocket picture cards for each letter of the alphabet. Each set of vowel pocket picture cards includes at least one long vowel picture. These patterns are designed for children to color, cut out, and assemble using easy-to-find supplies. Perfect for practicing beginning sounds recognition.

Introduce the majesty of Ancient India with these fascinating facts and projects: research the lost civilizations; discover the birth of written language; introduce the art of writing poetry; develop a system of counting, weighing and measuring; make jewelry, design a coin, build a story wall, wrap up in a saree or turban, create grocery bag bark pictures and much more!

Ancient Civilizations Etruscans introduces students to an ancient civilization shrouded in mystery and its people, the Etruscans. Although, to date, no manuscripts have been discovered and scholars have had little success in translating the Etruscan alphabet, archaeological discoveries have uncovered a multitude of artifacts that offer insights into their daily lives.

ABC Art is one of four Hands-on ABC books (ABC Scissor Skills, ABC Mini Books, and ABC Games) designed to provide alphabet skills practice activities for early learners. Children practice recognizing letters and letter sounds and associating letters with alphabet pictures. These activities also offer early skills practice such as coloring, cutting, gluing,folding, and lacing while fostering individual creativity.