Books with title Up, Up, and Away!

Nickelodeon's PAW Patrol stars in a picturebook featuring a poster, cards, and over 30 stickers! When a hot-air balloon gets lost during a race, Ryder and his pup-tacular team take to the sky! Perfect for boys and girls ages 3-7.Get on the case with Nickelodeon's PAW Patrol! Chase, Marshall, Rubble, Skye, and the rest of the puppy heroes are on a mission to save their friends and protect the community of Adventure Bay using their paw-some vehicles, tools, and teamwork.

Boys and girls who love Thomas & Friends will have trainloads of creative fun as they use the four big chunky crayons included with this coloring book to color images of Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends. Fans of Thomas & Friends ages 3 to 7 will giggle at the mishaps and adventures of the Number 1 little blue engine and his pals as they try their best to buffer giant balloons to a festival on the Island of Sodor.

“Up Up and Away” is about Peep and his friends exploring the devastation of the valley forest fires in a hot air balloon with their neighbor, Mr. Pibs. “Peep” is an ancient little bluebird. He is the main character in this series, cultivated from my childhood. Peep is the essential host who engages with the other characters to educate and entertain the audience.

This charming cook helps children prepare for an international move. Written by Brenda Maxwell, an overseas schol teacher in Costa Rica, readers learn why children may fear a move, the positive apsects of an intercultural lifestyle and steps families can take to make the international transition less painful. The book invites the reader to answer questions and draw pictures. It should be required reading for those about to make an international move. A small section of advice for parents and a bibliography 0f other materials are appended to the text. Illustrated by Maxwell and Lara Murray, a 12 year old Third Culture Kid living in Portugal, "Up, Up and Away" makes a wonderful gift for young people know as TCK's, who are folowing their paretns around the world. TCKs are Third Culture Kids, children of business people, diplomats, military personnel and missionaries raised in a country(ies) other than that of their parents. No matter their nationality, they blend the cultures of their passport country with the countries of their existence and become truly multicultural. Therefore, they often find it easier to relate to others who have lived abroad than to those who have stayed close to their roots. "Up,Up and Away" guides these chidlren of the world through transition and adjustment on their international adventure. Not only for children, parents will benefit from reading this book as well, particularly to ease concerns about the long-term effects of this mobile lifestyle on their children. Maxwell addresses these concerns at a level that can be understood by young people and also in a sensitive section designed for their parents. Of course, as children confront a different language, new school system and changes in cultural expectations, families can expect bumps in the road. "Up, Up and Away" prepares families for these challenges uniques to the international mobile lifestyle. The book is relevant to readers of English from many different cultures.