Books in Stories for Young Children series

This is one volume in the Moonstones series for 8 to 12 year olds. Each story has an element of mystery or adventure, with a strong storyline, and is suitable for the multi-cultural classroom. Ranjit, Baljit and their family and friends have a problem: the school mini-bus, a vital part of their inner-city community, isn't working, and there's no money available for a replacement. The friends come up with the idea of organising events relating to various religious and other festivals in order to raise the money needed. Some members of the school staff cause problems, but the children learn to work together, and have fun along the way ...

This is one volume in the Moonstones series of stories for 8 to 12 year olds. Each story has an element of mystery or adventure, with a strong storyline, and is suitable for the multi-cultural classroom. Marina and Joff are left in the charge of their three-year-old sister's domineering and sinister babysitter while their mother is abroad. As they struggle to cope, they are drawn into the fantasy world of Psi, an underwater city of their own invention. Their encounters there mysteriously mirror their own lives, and it is soon clear that their problems won't be solved unless they can help their counterparts in Psi.

Original Story Poems is a collection of children's stories that were written by John Marinelli, the author, for his children when they were small. That's been over 40 years ago. The stories came right out of the imagination of the author, as well as, several true-life experiences that prompted him to pen a rhyme.The true life experiences were, "Chasing Rainbows", when he and his young son actually drove through the end of a beautiful rainbow; "Three Vans All In A Row" which were traveling down the road in the other lane one night as the author watched them pass on by; and "The Little Chicken" a real child hood experience that the author recalls even unto this day.The book also contains the fictional story; "The Adventures of Buddy Boy. There are over 80 pages full of humorous, real to life and imaginary stories about little chickens, dogs, bulls, cars, rainbows, trees and numerous other characters.It's a timeless source of reading pleasure. It has been used in elementary school poetry classes, as daycare reading material, and bedtime story readings.

This is one volume in the Moonstones series for 8 to 12 year olds. Each story has an element of mystery or adventure, with a strong storyline, and is suitable for the multi-cultural classroom. Bernie and her mother have inherited Great Aunt's second-hand clothes shop in a small country town. The eccentric Miss Wensip, Aunt Addie's former shop assistant and apparent childhood friend, soon introduces herself. While out exploring, Bernie experiences a ghostly sensation near a disused railway line. As Bernie's empathy with the aged Miss Wensip grows, she gradually solves the mystery of the noises in the attic, and of the ghostly train.

This is one volume in the Moonstones series of stories for 8 to 12 year olds. Each story has an element of mystery or adventure, with a strong storyline, and is suitable for the multi-cultural classroom. Life on Earth in the 22nd century is grim. Many people have chosen to abandon this harsh existence in favour of starting anew, on a space station or even another planet. Those left behind are expected to conform to strict rules, and independence is discouraged. But Pete and his friends find such restrictions hard to accept and, despite the constant threat of the Children's Centres, they are determined to search for a place they can call home.