Books with title Zippy's Christmas Tree

1 cassette / 90 minutesRead by David BirneyWinner of the Audie Award for Best Inspirational/Spiritual AudioBook for 1996"The Christmas Tree is genuinely moving; and David Birney's sensitive and sympathetic reading does much to enhance the appeal of the winning contemporary fable."--Los Angeles Daily NewsDestined to become a Christmas classic, it is the magical tale of a little girl named Anna from New York City, who is orphaned and sent to live in a convent. Lonely and unaccustomed to her new surroundings, Anna befriends a tiny fir tree. "Tree" becomes Anna's best and most special friend. They grow up together, unlocking the secrets of friendship as well as sharing the wonders of nature. Indeed it is this profound appreciation and love of nature that Anna later, as Sister Anthony, passes on her adoring students. When Tree is threatened by a cruel winter storm, Sister Anthony, now an old woman, decides finally to give up her dearest friend -- allowing him to become what is perhaps the most enjoyed and famous Christmas tree of all.

The Christmas tree tradition has roots in many ancient cultures. Originally, it had little to do with gift-giving, reindeer, or elves. O CHRISTMAS TREE explores the history and traditions--from the tree's origins to the first tree lights and decorations--that led to how people enjoy these trees today. Also includes information about how these special evergreens are grown.Beautiful illustrations capture the magic and festivity of the holiday season.

Charles would call the holidays - especially Christmas - his favorite time of the year. In this book, he takes the reader from a holiday season when he was ten years old to the present. Charles tells you the story in his own words. He explains why the holiday has meant so much, complete with the traditions his parents started that he has since passed down to his own family.Through his journey, you will hear how he fell and love with his high school sweetheart, Shelly, and how she has made him a better man. "The Christmas Tree" is a coming of age tale of a boy maturing into an adult. It is a love story about how an unsure teenager had a date with a girl and how that girl changed him for the better. It is about the lessons in life that are unplanned. It about learning what is truly important in life.

Hide and Seek through the North Pole in these fun holiday lift-the-flap books. Whether little ones are helping Santa find toys for his toy bag, Mrs. Claus get Christmas dinner ready, or elves find ornaments to decorate the tree, they will love these books, while their parents will love this combination of features and price! Product Features: * Attention getting illustrations * Classic story basics to promote the joy of reading through illustrations and inspiration for learning with parents. * Supports hand / eye coordination with interactive lift the flap action to find what's hidden * Padded board construction for quality and long life with a touch of sensory soft cover * Child safety tested

I have been looking on, this evening, at a merry company of children assembled round that pretty German toy, a Christmas Tree. The tree was planted in the middle of a great round table, and towered high above their heads. It was brilliantly lighted by a multitude of little tapers; and everywhere sparkled and glittered with bright objects. There were rosy– cheeked dolls, hiding behind the green leaves; and there were real watches (with movable hands, at least, and an endless capacity of being wound up) dangling from innumerable twigs; there were French– polished tables, chairs, bedsteads, wardrobes, eight–day clocks, and various other articles of domestic furniture (wonderfully made, in tin, at Wolverhampton), perched among the boughs, as if in preparation for some fairy housekeeping; there were jolly, broad–faced little men, much more agreeable in appearance than many real men—and no wonder, for their heads took off, and showed them to be full of sugar–plums; there were fiddles and drums; there were tambourines, books, work–boxes, paint–boxes, sweetmeat–boxes, peep–show boxes, and all kinds of boxes; there were trinkets for the elder girls, far brighter than any grown–up gold and jewels; there were baskets and pincushions in all devices; there were guns, swords, and banners; there were witches standing in enchanted rings of pasteboard, to tell fortunes; there were teetotums, humming–tops, needle–cases, pen–wipers, smelling–bottles, conversation–cards, bouquet–holders; real fruit, made artificially dazzling with gold leaf; imitation apples, pears, and walnuts, crammed with surprises; in short, as a pretty child, before me, delightedly whispered to another pretty child, her bosom friend, “There was...

"O Christmas Tree" is a traditional and well-loved Christmas song that will capture a child's imagination during the holiday season. Inspired by this popular carol, O Christmas Tree! features new verses that give meaning to the beautifully decorated tree that stands in the center of your home. This delightful book will engage children in the wonderful tradition of the Christmas tree when they read and sing along with the caroling choir featured on the clear sound module.