Books with author Phyllis Perry

Use popular fiction to attract students to great nonfiction (expository text) about science. Focusing on the general theme of water, this resource provides webs that lead from popular fiction titles to a variety of related nonfiction titles that will generate interest and build in-depth scientific knowledge for thematic studies. Detailed summaries of books and student activities across the content field motivate young readers and help busy educators implement a multidisciplinary approach.

Focusing on animals, a subject of intense fascination for young students, this book helps educators build learning across the curriculum. It contains four sections-animals as pets, animals on the farm, animals in the woods, and animals in the wild. In each section the author describes subject-specific fiction and nonfiction materials and other books that will help readers make the transition from fiction to nonfiction. Plot summaries, discussion topics, and student projects help develop library research skills and link language arts to science, math, social studies, and the arts. Books cited were selected by children's librarians and published within the last 10 years. Grades K-5.

New author Phyllis Perez's uplifting children's book, From Raggs to Riches, is a captivating campaign that celebrates heart and hearth. Beautifully detailed and delightfully engaging, this colorful tale with a tail describes the journey of Raggs, a puppy who perseveres after he loses his way in a blizzard. With blustery snow drifting higher and higher, it isn't until Raggs finds a pile of, well, rags to keep himself warm that he has a chance to survive. It's his good fortune that the pile of cloth is near the doorstep of Jonathan and Daniel, two brothers who have wanted a dog more than anything. With an incredible message to carry on when times are tough and take care of those in need, this debut is also a shining example of why it's important to be thankful for the simple joys of life.

Summer vacation holds little promise for Oliver.Offered a thirteenth birthday present of joining his grandmother for a vacation in Great Britain, he quickly accepts. With only several children and some unpromising adults, too late he realizes there are few others on the tour with whom he can make friends.In England, Scotland, and Wales, Oliver finds friends in unpredictable places. He and eighty-year old Mr. Hahn spend time together, and he finds an ally in the Scots bus driver when he seeks to meet a popular British band. He achieves hero status when he fearlessly races after a thief and recovers a purse stolen outside York Cathedral.By the time the Wonder World tour ends, Oliver has discovered that friends can be young or old and that friendship is forged in the most unexpected ways.Friendship is a grand adventure...For 8-16 year-olds