Books with author Paula Borton

Enter the magical and exciting 'Room 17' and find out why this school room is so exciting and what happens to one group of kids when they enter the pod between the school rooms to work on their group history project. Long time teacher, writer and artist Paula Parton has done it again! And this time she makes history come alive! Find out what life lessons these fourth graders learn, and how they might have actually affected history. To say the story of 'Room 17' is awe inspiring is an understatement, and the good news is this is the first book in a brand new series of books all about the adventures of the kids in 'Room 17'! Ask yourself what you would do if you had entered the pod. (And what exactly is the pod?) Better yet, join the kids of 'Room 17' and let your imagination soar through time and space as you embark upon a great and sometimes perilous adventure! Paula Parton (a fourth grade teacher who just happens to teach in 'Room 17') is the author and cover illustrator of 'The Tic Chronicles.' And she absolutely swears Room 17' is pure fiction! But is it? Read and decide for yourself!

This is a very funny book with a surprise ending that will leave the reader guessing as he or she reads. Written by an educator who spends her day in the classroom, Paula Parton brings everything she knows about children into this book. The book is entertaining as it educates with plays on words and funny detail that will leave parent and child chuckling. Where is this planet where the many legged creatures read, write and speak just as we do? Who are the HU, and why do the creatures there read the classics? There is a war and a rescue and acid rain and love and marriage on this planet just like we have on our planet. They even travel to outer space, but exactly where is outer space? Paula Parton has created a brand new concept in children's literature that will fascinate, entice, and educate children of all ages, and that is only one of the surprise secrets of this book! You must read to the very end if this delightful chapter book to find out all of the answers, but what are the questions? Read and discover it all for yourself!

This is a very funny book with a surprise ending that will leave the reader guessing as he or she reads. Written by an educator who spends her day in the classroom, Paula Parton brings everything she knows about children into this book. The book is entertaining as it educates with plays on words and funny detail that will leave parent and child chuckling. Where is this planet where the many legged creatures read, write and speak just as we do? Who are the HU, and why do the creatures there read the classics? There is a war and a rescue and acid rain and love and marriage on this planet just like we have on our planet. They even travel to outer space, but exactly where is outer space? Paula Parton has created a brand new concept in children's literature that will fascinate, entice, and educate children of all ages; and that is only one of the surprise secrets of this book! You must read to the very end if this delightful chapter book to find out all of the answers. But what are the questions? Read and discover it all for yourself!

This is a very funny book with a surprise ending that will leave the reader guessing as he or she reads. Written by an educator who spends her day in the classroom, Paula Parton brings everything she knows about children into this book. The book is entertaining as it educates with plays on words and funny detail that will leave parent and child chuckling. Where is this planet where the many legged creatures read, write and speak just as we do? Who are the HU, and why do the creatures there read the classics? There is a war and a rescue and acid rain and love and marriage on this planet just like we have on our planet. They even travel to outer space, but exactly where is outer space? Paula Parton has created a brand new concept in children's literature that will fascinate, entice, and educate children of all ages; and that is only one of the surprise secrets of this book! You must read to the very end if this delightful chapter book to find out all of the answers. But what are the questions? Read and discover it all for yourself!

Step into the Room 17 pod and travel back in time with room 17, where history really does come alive. This time go back to the time of the founding of the missions. Find out what our heroes bring back with them from the past and what they learn about San Diego's Mission de Alcala. And what is the Dark Angel? Why and how does Jacob Learner become a true buckaroo? Will there be another trip in the pod through time, or will this be the last trip? And if you are a history buff, can you guess why they were sent to this time and place? Written by retired fourth grade teacher and artist, Paula Parton, and especially geared for the pre-teen crowd, this book is nothing less than fun through and through. Room 17- Where History Comes Alive - Missions is, as are all of Parton's Room 17 Books, historically true to fact, entertaining, funny, and educational. Learning is fun and Bellissima is here to prove it through all the children's books it publishes! Even if your child doesn't seem to like history, he or she will love history after reading the Room 17 Book Series by Paula Parton! Remember that books are a mind investment, and you cannot go wrong with a Bellissima book. Before school starts in the fall, or to gear up after school begins, or to review your history lessons, or just for pure entertainment---anytime is the perfect time to buy a Paula Parton Room 17 Book. So read them all, have fun, and learn something while you are at it!