Books with title Good as Gold

The fourteenth book in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling series featuring fractured fairy tales for fearless kids!Is this story TOO long? Is this story TOO short?Nope, it's just right!Abby and Jonah get pulled into their magic mirror and land in the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. There's porridge to sample and beds to test out! But if they help Goldilocks, will they risk running into big trouble with the Bear family in their cottage?Sarah Mlynowski delivers another feminist fairy tale for modern kids in her enchanting, bestselling series.

Is this story TOO long? Is this story TOO short?Nope, it's just right!Abby and Jonah get pulled into their magic mirror and land in the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. There's porridge to sample and beds to test out! But if they help Goldilocks, will they risk running into big trouble with the Bear family in their cottage?Sarah Mlynowski delivers another feminist fairy tale for modern kids in her enchanting, bestselling series.

The American West is best-selling author Larry Watson's forte, and in this, his tenth novel, he has created his most vivid, genuine antihero yet in Calvin Sidey, a man stuck in a myth. Calvin Sidey - steely, hardened, with his own personal code - is one of the last cowboys. It's the 1960s, and he's living off the grid in a trailer on the prairie when his adult son, Bill, seeks his help. A mostly absentee father and grandfather, Calvin nevertheless agrees to stay with his grandchildren for a week. He decamps for his son's house in the small town where he once was a mythic figure, and soon enough problems arise: A boy's attentions to 17-year-old Ann are increasingly aggressive, and a group of reckless kids portend danger for 11-year-old Will. Calvin knows only one way to solve a problem: the Old West way, in which ultimatums are issued and your gun is always loaded. In the changing culture of the 1960s, Calvin isn't just a relic; he's a wild card. At the same time, his old-school ways exert a powerful effect on those around him, from widowed neighbor Beverly Lodge, who feels herself falling for him and wants to be part of his life, to his grandchildren. Ann and Will see in their grandfather a man who brings a sudden, if shocking, order to their lives, as Calvin terrorizes those who have often terrorized them. With the crisp, restrained prose for which Larry Watson is revered, As Good as Gone is a story of a man increasingly at odds with the world. This is Larry Watson at his best.

Elijah's brother disappeared five years ago. There was no search party, no police investigation, no funeral. His parents deny everything, pushing it aside as a simple "accident". All Elijah wants is closure. He knows his brother can't be dead, but everyone thinks he's just clinging to hope. So, when a girl comes from seemingly nowhere, claiming to be his Guardian Angel, Elijah has to decide who he can trust.

Megan and her pony, Blondie, had just completed their first attempt at a real jumping course. Megan had been nervous, but Blondie had seemed eager and had soared over each jump. Only a few months ago Blondie had been strong-willed and stubborn, responding to Megan’s cues only when she felt like it. All of the ponies and their riders had made much progress with Trish’s help. That gave the girls courage to ask Trish if she thought the Ready to Ride Club would be ready to ride in a real horse show at the end of August. “Of course, you’ll be ready to show…But maybe not ready to win,” Trish said. What would happen when the girls competed against each other?

Stories of values from around the world teach us to distinguish between good and evil and to recognize what is truly valuable Gold, the ultimate symbol of wealth and worth, has inspired many of the world's favorite tales. More than just a precious metal, gold can bring happiness to some, sadness to others. In this wonderful book, expert storyteller Barbara Baumgartner has brought together a range of stories about gold in all its guises. Each tale offers a piece of moral advice to guide the young reader to a fuller understanding of the story, while Amanda Hall's richly colored illustrations feature strands of gold that glow from every page.

When Yosef Gold sets out for Pikes Peak, he has big dreams of a country where the streets are paved with gold. With little more to his name than the gold nugget in his pocket from his grandfather he discovers soon enough that times are hard all over in the 1860’s and not just in Poland. Realizing, much to his dismay, that he has become more of a burden than a help to his brother and his family in the Territory of Kansas, Yosef makes plans. But can a greenhorn from Poland make good on a dream of riding for the Pony Express and earning the astonishing sum of a hundred dollars a month? And can a twelve-year-old single handedly force Congregation Beth Jacob to rehire his brother? Yosef certainly hopes so, and in between preparing for his bar mitzvah and spending time with his new friend Aron, Yosef makes plans the like of which no one in Pikes Peak has ever dreamed of before.

Megan and her pony, Blondie, had just completed their first attempt at a real jumping course. Megan had been nervous, but Blondie had seemed eager and had soared over each jump. Only a few months ago Blondie had been strong-willed and stubborn, responding to Megan's cues only when she felt like it. All of the ponies and their riders had made much progress with Trish's help. That gave the girls courage to ask Trish if she thought the Ready to Ride Club would be ready to ride in a real horse show at the end of August. "Of course, you'll be ready to show...But maybe not ready to win," Trish said. What would happen when the girls competed against each other?

Some treasures are more precious than gold. When twelve-year-old Yosef Gold leaves his Polish hometown for Pikes Peak, he has big dreams of a country where the streets are paved with gold. After a harrowing stagecoach ride through rugged territory he sees that times are hard, as thousands of dusty prospectors eagerly pan for riches. Yosef longs to join the Pony Express and bravely deliver mail throughout the West-but is that the right job for the ambitious young man about to turn bar mitzvah? In this exciting historical adventure, readers embark on a fascinating journey through America's western frontier-with its clever cowboys, mighty stallions, and hostile bandits. Join Yosef as he discovers a treasure that really is more precious than gold.

SCIENCE TEACHING AIDS CREATED BY TEACHERS!Have fun guessing which mystery substance, object, or phenomenon is being described.The "What Am I?" series of books gives you personal and fun hints about 10 substances, objects, or phenomena, and then asks you the question, "What Am I?"AS GOOD AS GOLD:Which substance protects you if it is far away from you, but damages your health if it’s nearby? What two substances made the Queen of Sheba rich? What is the most powerful thing on Earth? Read As Good as Gold to find out the answers.THE 10 SUBSTANCES, OBJECTS, & PHENOMENA COVERED IN THIS BOOK:OzoneJet streamsFrankincense and MyrrhPotatoPerfumeSaltA SmileTooth EnamelToilet TissuePesticides, Herbicides, and FungicidesIF YOU WANT TO HAVE FUN LEARNING HISTORY:Check out our "What Should I Do?" series of 9 books, which let you pretend for five minutes that you are various famous people from the past.FOR SOME GEOGRAPHY FUN: Check out our "What Country Am I?" series of 3 books, which give you hints about 10 countries and then ask you "What country am I?""I am a citizen of the world." (Laertius Diogenes, 4th century BC)