Books with author Marjorie Parker

A generation of children grew up loving Marjorie Parker's devotions in Jellyfish Can't Swim, which feature the interesting habits and behavior of animals. Now those children have their own families, and they want to share her accessible understanding of God with their little ones. Since publication of the original volume, she has received so many requests for more devotions to help children know God through his amazing creatures that she has written a new volume. As they show young readers God's ability to work wonders in the animal kingdom and in their own lives, these devotions and charming illustrations suggest ways children can conduct themselves at home, at school, and at church in order to glorify God. With scriptures and prayers perfectly suited to a child's developing faith, Jellyfish Still Can't Swim will become a beloved family devotional for the next generation of believers.

Bring the world to your sewing machine! A sumptuously illustrated survey of traditional clothing from across the globe--plus timesaving, innovative techniques for making and decorating garments--will absolutely enchant stitchers. Throughout, images, from richly colored photographs to vintage postcards, capture people in their authentic dress (many of which have now disappeared). Before beginning an actual project, examine the basics of construction that appear again and again in ethnic attire: unconstructed rectangles, pullover cloaks or tunics, sleeved shifts, pull-on pants, full skirts with aprons, yoked shirts, short vests, and a front-opening coat. Embellish them, using some of the exquisite techniques that make these garments so breathtaking, from weaving and braiding to beading, painting, and embroidering. The highlight: six popular folkwear outfits with instructions on pattern making, marking, cutting out pieces, and putting it all together--a Seminole skirt, Moroccan burnoose, Syrian dress, Polish vest, Tibetan coat and Japanese Kimono.

In this first book in a series of three Scholastic Reader titles about vehicles, comes a simple Level 1 rhyme about riding on the school bus!We wave. We meet.We watch and wait.Yes--here it comes!We won't be late.Hello, school bus!This is the first book in a series of three new Scholastic Reader titles about vehicles. Hello, School Bus! is a simple rhyming story for Level 1 readers about the experience of riding on a school bus. Fun colorful illustrations add energy and excitement to this transportation book.

In this second book of three Scholastic Reader titles about vehicles comes a simple Level 1 rhyme about a fire truck.Sirens and lightssay, "Out of my way!"Firefighters raceto help save the day.Hello, fire truck!This Level 1 Scholastic Reader satisfies every child's fascination with the big, red fire truck. HELLO, FIRE TRUCK! is a simple rhyme for Level 1 readers with fun, colorful illustrations that add energy and excitement to this transportation book.

Children will learn about the different cars of a freight train as it whizzes by in this beginning reader!In the third of three Scholastic Reader titles introducing children to different vehicles, children watch a freight train pass by, car by car. First comes the engine, bold and strong, and then come a flat car, a boxcar, cars with chickens and hogs, tank cars, refrigerator cars, and more! Simple rhyming text describes the function of each car, and colorful illustrations bring them to life!

IT ALL BEGAN WITH A CHILDISH PRANK...For Randall and Justin summer on Sassaquin Pond is business as usual. Randall with his paper route and Justin kicking his battered old can. That is, until both encounter the old woman they believe to be a witch. Neither can confirm or deny their suspicions, but when all three lives are inextricably drawn together by a single event, everything changes. And not for the better! Who would've ever guessed a simple childish prank could have such dire consequences? WAY OF THE WITCH is an exploration into the minds and hearts of two lifelong friends, and the solitary shame that will bind them in dark and dangerous ways forever.

How would a small, stumbling colt with the tough name "Assault" tell his own story of courage and victory? In this delightful true account of King Ranch’s Triple Crown champion racehorse, Marjorie Parker involves her young readers in the life of the Texas Thoroughbred "who ran on three hooves and a heart."Along with electrifying racing, this story gives an inside look at life on the historic King Ranch and recaptures life in another era through the eyes of a noble horse who never gave up.