Books with title The Rainbow Opal

Hope is a chicken who lives in the woods with friends not typically affiliated with chickens. She is happy there, until she finds herself with an egg. She has no place to rest the egg and is in search of help. A guardian red bird leads her to a chicken house full of chicken families. There she finds challenges and fear, ultimately leading to the most precious gift she could ever hope for. The Rainbow Egg is a colorfully illustrated, fresh look at adoption as a loving gift.

Find out what's waiting at the end of the rainbow in this Level E book, perfect for kids just beginning to read on their own.   When a glorious, colorful rainbow spreads across the sky after a storm, a girl wonders what might be at the end. Setting out, she gathers traveling companions—a cat, a turtle, a horse. Everyone is excited! But even though the rainbow disappears before they reach the end, it's all right—they found something even better. . . new friends!   Gentle pen-and-watercolor illustrations by The New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly enhance the simple story, giving hints to what everyone expects to find at the end of their journey.    The award-winning  I Like to Read® series focuses on guided reading levels A through G, based upon Fountas and Pinnell standards.  Acclaimed author-illustrators--including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors—create original, high quality illustrations that support comprehension of simple text and are fun for kids to read with parents, teachers, or on their own!   With an even wider range of high-frequency vocabulary, Level E stories feature a distinct beginning, middle, and end, with kid-friendly illustrations offering clues for more challenging sentences.  Varied punctuation and simple contractions may be included.

In a small village, there stands a very tall tree, with leaves of many different colors, shapes, and sizes. The Rainbow Trees leaves reflect the sun rays into everyones home and make the villagers happy.But nearby, in small black cottage with a big black fence and black furniture, there lives an old woman, eating black bean soup and dark pumpernickel bread. Everything is dark and gloomy for her, and she is sad and lonely, for no one in the village has visited her for more than one hundred years. One night, when no one is around, the old woman paints the leaves of the Rainbow Tree black, which makes the villagers sad and gloomy. The villagers are afraid of the old woman, but a small boy named Miguel decides to go visit her anyway. Can Miguel find a way to bring back the Rainbow Trees colorsand help the people of the village learn a valuable lesson?In this childrens story, when a lonely old lady paints the leaves of the villages Rainbow Tree black, a little boy pays her a visit and helps the villagers learn the value of kindness.

Take a magical journeyOVER THE RAINBOW When all the world is a hopeless jumbleand the raindrops tumble all around,Heaven opens a magic lane.When all the clouds darken up the skyway,there's a rainbow highway to be found, Leading from your window pane to a place behind the sun,just a step beyond the rain.You may not immediately recognize these words--but you definitely know and love the song to which they belong. This is the introductory verse to ""Over the Rainbow,"" sung with such memorable poignancy by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz. Although she actually recorded these opening lyrics, they were never used in the film. Now, this classic song has been transformed into a magnificent picture book and CD set. Breathtaking and magical artwork by Eric Puybaret will carry young readers from a little red farmhouse up over the rainbow, into the sky where bluebirds fly and castles rise high in the clouds, and beyond.The extraordinary soundtrack for this book is performed by Judy Collins, who has recorded what might be the very best version of ""Over the Rainbow"" ever sung. The winner of a Grammy Award, Collins's glorious voice is one of the most admired of the 20th and 21st centuries. Her version of this classic will delight and touch the heart of every parent and child who listens. As an added bonus, the enclosed CD also contains two delightful additional songs recorded by Judy Collins: White Choral Bells and I See the Moon.

Illustrated storybook with interactive CD-ROM that teaches the science behind the story. The story captures a child's imagination and curiosity about spiders and rainbows. The educational software uses interactive narrated lessons with actual photos to teach children about real spiders. The child can compare spider and insect anatomy, learn about different kinds of spiders and webs, and even mix rainbow colors. The CD-ROM includes printable activities in reading, math and science.

Readers of all ages rejoice as Marvel's youngest team of super heroes returns for more awesome action, family fun, and Snark-stomping adventures in this brand new series! It's the triumphant return of everyone's favorite super-powered siblings--Alex, Julie, Jack and Katie--in brand-new stories that are sure to delight new readers and longtime fans alike!