Books with title Georgie

Find out what it's like to live in Georgia!A True Book: My United States series allows readers to experience what makes each of the fifty state distinctive and exceptional. Readers will get to know each states' history, geography, wildlife and future outlook. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study.As the southernmost of the original 13 colonies that formed the United States, Georgia occupies an important place in the country's history. As readers explore the state's rugged wilderness and amazing cities, they will learn all about its fascinating past. They will also find out what it is like to live in Georgia today, from what kinds of jobs people have to what regional specialties they'll find on restaurant menus.

Georgie is a damaged young boy acting out his rage and grief on all those who try to help him. In a final attempt to break through to Georgie, his caretakers send him to a new facility and this move is, at last, a catalyst for change. As Georgie struggles to find a place for himself in this new home he meets two people who change his life: A young girl with whom he shares the pain of loss, and a counselor whose patience and tender care help him find and maintain his sense of self.A raw, emotional and even controversial read, Georgie will strike a nerve with young adult readers. Intense situations and emotions are skillfully handled by this truly talented author.

Georgie Lee Lee is a cow. The sweetest, strangest, smartest, funniest, most inquisitive, and most mysterious black and white cow you will ever meet. You will love Georgie Lee.J. D. is a boy. J. D. loves adventure and hiking and the neighborhood dogs and haunted houses and riddles and Luna moths and swimming and spending the summer on his grandmother's farm.J. D. does not love Georgie Lee. Not yet, anyway. She's only a silly old black and white cow, and J. D. doesn't think she's smart or funny or nice at all! But there is an entire summer ahead. And almost anything can happen on Grandmother's farm. In fact, it probably will.

A friendly little ghost named Georgie must look for a new place to live when the gentleman of the house decides to nail down the stair Georgie creaks each night and oil the hinges on the door he squeeks each night. Can ghosts file for unemployment? This endearing story celebrates our interdependence -- it's only when Georgie makes his ghost sounds that Mr. and Mrs. Whittaker know it's bedtime, Miss Oliver the owl knows it's time to wake and Herman the cat knows it's time to prowl. The action moves along at a lively pace and the charming black and white drawings are full of amusing details. Children will be reassured by the fact that even those things rumored to be very scary can turn out to be as friendly as this little ghost. ( Amazon customer0