Books published by publisher Child1st Publications

The Easy-for-Me™ decodable readers are designed for initial teaching of reading and wonderful for working with children who have dyslexia, ADD/ADHD or autism, or are right-brained/ visual learners. Set C readers are designed for children who have already mastered the sight words in Set A and Set B. Use the teaching tips provided for each book to prepare children for success before having them read each title. The teaching tips detail any new sight words used in the book as well as phonics concepts children will need to know. The Easy-for-Me™ Books are designed to be read in sequence, as the skills used in each build on each other and gradually increase in difficulty. Set C covers sight words from List C (59 words), all the nouns from SnapWords™ Nouns List 1 (59 words), the sound spellings for OO and oo, sound spellings for OW, the R controlled spellings, diphthongs, digraphs, and much more. This new edition includes 24 stories divided into 8 books by target sound spelling. Books are perfect bound, 5.5" x 8.5". All illustrations are full color.

Children's reader -ages 3-9. A wonderful story about the Christmas train tradition. Read how Lionel (Santa's littlest helper) saves Christmas by building a special train by accident! Illustrated by Disney illustrator Lin Shi, this 32 full color book is sure to become a classic! See how the Christmas Train fights through a fierce blizzard to deliver toys and presents to waiting boys & girls! Read how Lionel becomes a hero and earns a medal! An uplifting story for the entire family! Be one of the first to get this wonderful book for your family!

London 1817. Maggie Collins, born into slavery in Maryland, whose mathematical genius and strength of mind can match those of a goddess, must build the world's most powerful and sophisticated machine - to free the lost land of Yount from the fallen angel Strix Tender Wurm. Sally, of the merchant house McDoon, who displayed her own powers in challenging the Wurm and finding Yount in The Choir Boats, must choose either to help Maggie or to hinder her. Together - or not - Maggie and Sally drive to conclusion the story started in The Choir Boats - a story of blood-soaked song, family secrets, sins new and old in search of expiation, forbidden love, high policy and acts of state, financial ruin, betrayals intimate and grand, sorcery from the origins of time, and battle in the streets of London and on the arcane seas of Yount.

The Holy Child Books Series helps children learn lasting Biblical principles in a fun and unique way. Each book features a parent/mentor discussion page, along with full-color illustrations; age-appropriate content; an easy-to-read format; a page-number counting aid; a highlighted vocabulary; and diverse characters. Young readers will be delighted while learning valuable life lessons. Where Can I Find God? is the fourth book in the Holy Child Books Series and features Sara as the main character. Sara has heard that God is everywhere, but she has not seen Him. With curiosity leading the way, this spunky 5-year-old decides to set out on a quest to find God--and of course her faithful friends are ready to lend a helping hand. Will they find Father God? This amusing book of fun-filled adventure encourages friendship, caring, charity, teamwork and community involvement. It contains a discussion page to promote mentor/child interaction, to expand thinking and to connect the story to their own experiences. This book uses rhyme to promote phonological awareness and includes a page for vocabulary building.

The Mythmaker is a personal myth, a fiction based on actual events, and tells the extraordinary tale of Katie Neumann's childhood, interrupted when her mother dies in childbirth leaving seven children and their overwhelmed father to figure out what to do. What Katie faces next, most people can't imagine. The appearance of a mysterious—and unwanted—figure opens an enchanted space for all that follows.

"A fierce competitor and one of baseball's most intimidating figures on the pitching mound for four decades. His overpowering fastball and unparalleled longevity produced 324 victories and a host of Major League records. Lifetime bechmarks include 5,714 strikeouts and 7 no-hitters in 27 seasons pitched...a Texas legend whose widespread popularity extended far beyond his native state." This is the legend of Nolan Ryan. The book brings you a first-hand account right from the warm-up bullpen with Nolan Ryan heating up, then photographs the Texas Rangers hero in all phases of his famous windup and delivery from a fan's on-field perspective. From Spring Training to "Nolan Ryan Day" in 1993, the reader is then taken through the last year of his storied career. The Texas Rangers said "Farewell to a Legend" in 1993 and then celebrated his Hall of Fame Induction in 1999, with "Nolan Ryan Weekend." In the years between, Nolan Ryan's jersey #34 is retired by both the Houston! Astros and Texas Rangers, an honorary statue is unveiled for permanent display by the Rangers, and a major airline names a plane after him, "The Nolan Ryan Express." Mr. Ryan is shown throwing out the first pitch at the new Ballpark in Arlington and at the 1995 All-Star game in Texas. The book ends with up-close press photographs of Nolan Ryan taken at the Hall of Fame Induction in Cooperstown, New York. The reader gets a great sense of being there. The entire text of Mr. Ryan's Hall of Fame speech is included. President George W. Bush is pictured in the book at various important events with his hero*, Nolan Ryan. *When running for Governor of Texas, George W. Bush named Nolan Ryan as the person outside his family whom he most admired.

"A fierce competitor and one of baseball's most intimidating figures on the pitching mound for four decades. His overpowering fastball and unparalleled longevity produced 324 victories and a host of Major League records. Lifetime bechmarks include 5,714 strikeouts and 7 no-hitters in 27 seasons pitched...a Texas legend whose widespread popularity extended far beyond his native state." This is the legend of Nolan Ryan. The book brings you a first-hand account right from the warm-up bullpen with Nolan Ryan heating up, then photographs the Texas Rangers hero in all phases of his famous windup and delivery from a fan's on-field perspective. From Spring Training to "Nolan Ryan Day" in 1993, the reader is then taken through the last year of his storied career. The Texas Rangers said "Farewell to a Legend" in 1993 and then celebrated his Hall of Fame Induction in 1999, with "Nolan Ryan Weekend." In the years between, Nolan Ryan's jersey #34 is retired by both the Houston! Astros and Texas Rangers, an honorary statue is unveiled for permanent display by the Rangers, and a major airline names a plane after him, "The Nolan Ryan Express." Mr. Ryan is shown throwing out the first pitch at the new Ballpark in Arlington and at the 1995 All-Star game in Texas. The book ends with up-close press photographs of Nolan Ryan taken at the Hall of Fame Induction in Cooperstown, New York. The reader gets a great sense of being there. The entire text of Mr. Ryan's Hall of Fame speech is included. President George W. Bush is pictured in the book at various important events with his hero*, Nolan Ryan. *When running for Governor of Texas, George W. Bush named Nolan Ryan as the person outside his family whom he most admired.

Dragon Fire The hot new designer narcotic flooding the West Coast. It promises to take its user to the height of ecstasy, but leaves the abuser dead in a pool of their own blood. The Golden Dragon The enigmatic man who developed Dragon Fire. Powerful, cunning, relentless, brutal, unforgiving. For years he has remained elusive and untouched by numerous bodies of law enforcement. Until now... A handful of strong young men are about to unintentionally throw in their gauntlet and wage battle against this deadly foe. With the help of their enigmatic mentor, Nick James, and an overly-rambunctious A.I., they'll lay everything on the line to put an end to the Golden Dragon's reign of Fire. More of them may die before it's all over.