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Books with author Rebecca Orton

  • The Lazy Dog and the Quick Fox: An Action Maze Adventure In Monochromatic Grey

    Rebecca Orton

    language (, June 18, 2016)
    Children will delight in this action maze adventure based on the English pangram, "The quick sly fox jumps over the lazy brown dog." This pangram is used as a basis for extrapolating the story plots in this book. Children can make choices on how they want the story to unfold. Emotional intelligence points are awarded based on their choices. Parents will appreciate the emotional intelligence score scale focusing on friendship at the end of the book. One good example of an action maze adventure was showcased in the movie "Big" with Tom Hanks as the leading star. There was a scene in a boardroom at MacMillan Toy Company where the adult Josh and Susan presented a proposal for a computerized version of an action maze adventure, a story format that has existed in paperback form in real life for ages prior to this movie's debut. It is ironic that the author has done the opposite, first by composing an action maze adventure in an online blog, and then converting it into a book.
  • What Is A Tesseract? And Other Scientific Stuff: With Color Illustrations

    Rebecca Orton

    eBook
    This children's book explains the features of a tesseract, wheels within wheels, and a sphere within a sphere all within the context of dimensions. Explore the 0th-4th dimensions with their unique points of view. Imagine what it would be like to exist in each dimension. What can you do? Where can you go? What shapes can exist? Ultimately, answering these questions can lead to a discovery of scientific concepts beyond the daily reality and above the mundane routines of life. This book is targeted for children in upper elementary grades who haven’t taken any geometry classes at school yet. The exposure to geometric concepts in this book is intended to help children get a head start on some vocabulary words and to be ready for geometry class when they do get registered for it. There is an intuitive element to the drawings where children might understand in a scaffolding manner how dimensions work. The illustrated suns are intended to draw out that intuition and show where directions go in each dimension.
  • The Lazy Dog and the Quick Fox: An Action Maze Adventure in Melodramatic Text

    Rebecca Orton

    language (, April 29, 2016)
    Children will delight in this action maze adventure based on the English pangram, "The quick sly fox jumps over the lazy brown dog." This pangram is used as a basis for extrapolating the story plots in this book. Children can make choices on how they want the story to unfold. Emotional intelligence points are awarded based on their choices. Parents will appreciate the emotional intelligence score scale focusing on friendship at the end of the book. One good example of an action maze adventure was showcased in the movie "Big" with Tom Hanks as the leading star. There was a scene in a boardroom at MacMillan Toy Company where the adult Josh and Susan presented a proposal for a computerized version of an action maze adventure, a story format that has existed in paperback form in real life for ages prior to this movie's debut. It is ironic that the author has done the opposite, first by composing an action maze adventure in an online blog, and then converting it into a book.
  • What Is A Tesseract? And Other Scientific Stuff: With Color Illustrations

    Rebecca Rose Orton

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Nov. 23, 2016)
    This children's book explains the features of a tesseract, wheels within wheels, and a sphere within a sphere all within the context of dimensions. Explore the 0th-4th dimensions with their unique points of view. Imagine what it would be like to exist in each dimension. What can you do? Where can you go? What shapes can exist? Ultimately, answering these questions can lead to a discovery of scientific concepts beyond the daily reality and above the mundane routines of life. This book is targeted for children in upper elementary grades who haven’t taken any geometry classes at school yet. The exposure to geometric concepts in this book is intended to help children get a head start on some vocabulary words and to be ready for geometry class when they do get registered for it. There is an intuitive element to the drawings where children might understand in a scaffolding manner how dimensions work. The illustrated suns are intended to draw out that intuition and show where directions go in each dimension.
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  • Leaving Jetty Road

    Rebecca Burton

    Hardcover (Knopf Books for Young Readers, June 13, 2006)
    Nat, Lise, and Sofia are best friends. This year, their last year of high school, none of them foresees the changes that will occur in their lives.This is the year that Nat—the go-between, the peacemaker—gets a job and meets a drop-dead gorgeous chef named Josh.This is the year that Lise—quiet, shy, and solitary Lise—decides to take control of her life by taking control of her weight.This is the year that Sofia—the ultimate guy magnet—gets her nose pierced and falls seriously in love for the first time in her life.This is the year that will change each of them forever.
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  • Reason for Spelling B Student

    Rebecca Burton

    Paperback (The Concerned Group INC, March 15, 1999)
    This is a wonderful series offering a fun way to learn to spell...Each book consists of five week-long lessons, (eighteen words per week) with a review of all words during the sixth week. Each lesson also consists of scripture memory and value lessons. This series is not only fun for children ages 6-12, but helps with retention using practice activities, visual imaging, listening, and games. This way, all learning-styles are able to benefit. The colorful lessons in this workbook are broken down into 10 components: preview, word shapes, hide and seek, other word forms, fun ways to spell, working with words, dictation, proofreading, games, and journaling. In these sections, students will explore word meanings, learn tenses, discover different forms of the root word, learn punctuation, and complete dictionary practice. Softcover. Recommended for Grade 2.
  • Leaving Jetty Road

    Rebecca Burton

    eBook (Laurel Leaf, March 11, 2008)
    Nat, Lise, and Sofia are best friends. This year, their last year of high school, none of them foresees the changes that will occur in their lives.This is the year that Nat—the go-between, the peacemaker—gets a job and meets a drop-dead gorgeous chef named Josh.This is the year that Lise—quiet, shy, and solitary Lise—decides to take control of her life by taking control of her weight.This is the year that Sofia—the ultimate guy magnet—gets her nose pierced and falls seriously in love for the first time in her life.This is the year that will change each of them forever.
  • Lost Doll

    Rebecca Purton

    language (, Feb. 11, 2013)
    "Lost Doll" is a short story for children (and grown-ups, by all means, if they are partial to a funny little tale). It's the story of a Russian nesting-doll and the journey she makes, and forms part of the "Tales from the Moonlit Road" series.
  • Ghost Tree

    Rebecca Purton

    language (, April 23, 2014)
    "Ghost Tree" is a short story for children (and grown-ups, by all means, if they are partial to a funny little tale). It's the story of Bill and his creepy weekend in the woods, and forms part of the "Tales from the Moonlit Road" series. Exciting note! The stories in Volume Two of "Tales from the Moonlit Road" have a new feature called "Words from the story," which can be found at the end of tale.
  • Insect Man

    Rebecca Purton

    language (, April 23, 2014)
    "Insect Man" is a short story for children (or grown-ups, by all means, if they are partial to a funny little tale). It's the story of Toshimasa and his local park in Tokyo, and forms part of the "Tales from the Moonlit Road" series. Exciting note! The stories in Volume Two of "Tales from the Moonlit Road" have a new feature called "Words from the story," which can be found at the end of each tale.
  • Pond: an Almost True Story

    Rebecca Purton

    language (, Feb. 18, 2013)
    "Pond: an Almost True Story" is a short story for children (and grown-ups, by all means, if they are partial to a funny little tale). It's the story of Polly Pinnton and her dream, and forms part of the "Tales from the Moonlit Road" series.
  • Martian

    Rebecca Purton

    language (, Feb. 10, 2013)
    "Martian" is a short story for children (and grown-ups, by all means, if they are partial to a funny little tale). It's the story of Jim and his Martian, and forms part of the "Tales from the Moonlit Road" series.