Books with title Kaleidoscope

The Kaleidoscope Kid is written for children with Asperger Syndrome and high-functioning autism to remind them of their many special gifts. Children on the autism spectrum possess a kaleidoscope of intellectual strengths and unique personality traits. Their outlook and creative ways are as variable and colorful as the view through a kaleidoscope. Written in light verse and illustrated in bold, colorful and entertaining illustrations, The Kaleidoscope Kid draws the reader to the book with the colorful, bold design of its cover. The interesting illustrations inside provide a vivid backdrop for the poetry. The book touches on subjects familiar and dear to children including pets and friends and a few of kids favorite things like dinosaurs, holidays, and summer vacations. The reader is reminded that those with Aspergers syndrome and high-functioning autism can proudly acknowledge to themselves that they are excellent, special and one-of-a-kind individuals. They are usually truthful, helpful and dependable. The book is an expansion on Elaine Marie Larson s first book, I Am Utterly Unique, an ABC book on the positive traits exhibited by children on the autism spectrum for children ages 4-10. The Kaleidoscope Kid can be enjoyed by children in this younger group, but entertains and educates readers of all ages through light verse.

Will Lyza’s 1968 summer mystery lead to . . . pirate treasure?When Lyza helps her dad clean out her late grandfather’s house, a mysterious surprise brightens the sad task. In Gramps’s dusty attic, Lyza discovers three maps, carefully folded and stacked, bound by a single rubber band. On top, an envelope says “For Lyza ONLY.” What could this possibly be? It takes the help of her two best friends, Malcolm and Carolann, to figure out that the maps reveal three possible spots in their own New Jersey town where Captain Kidd (the Captain Kidd, seventeenth-century pirate) may have buried a treasure. Can three thirteen-year-olds actually conduct a secret treasure hunt? And what will they find? In a tale inspired by a true story of buried treasure, Jen Bryant weaves an emotional and suspenseful novel in poems, all set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War during a pivotal year in U.S. history.

This book is a collection of personal kaleidoscopes, each one representing the present thoughts of a middle school student. Put together, each work becomes a tiny piece of glass inside an even bigger kaleidoscope; a kaleidoscope of minds mingled together to form a glimpse into the hearts, minds and souls of our younger teenagers at this time. Through their writing you can feel their emotions and compassion. You can experience their imaginations and their willingness to be candid. And, in some of the pieces, you sense the force of their strength. To me their kaleidoscope of thoughts has much to show us if we take the time to look inside of it.

A gigantic kaleidoscope in the CENTRAL CITY Museum turns into a fearful weapon at the hands of the colorful RAINBOW RAIDER. He uses the device to hypnotize the entire city, which is just his first step to controlling the whole world. The FLASH’s super-speed is tested to the utmost. He must try racing at the speed of light to outrun the kaleidoscope’s bewildering force. If he doesn’t succeed, CENTRAL CITY could collapse into a newly created black hole!

“Sometimes, my mind is a kaleidoscope. Somewhere, buried beneath a hundred different swirling colors, is the original image, but as the dial turns, the original meshes with colors and becomes something completely different.” Jadyn’s world twirls out of control after her mother dies in a car accident and her forgetful Great-Aunt Nadine moves in. Her dad is never home and her best friend doesn't even know half of it. Jadyn is trying to keep it all together for her little brother, Trenton. But when Aunt Nadine disappears with Trenton in the middle of a snowstorm, Jadyn may be the only one who can find them.

Hayley Fletcher has just moved away from California with its sunny weather and all her friends, to cold and snowy New England, where she knows no one. She begins to care for a starving pony in the field behind her house. Just as the pony starts to get better, an accident lands Hayley in the hospital. Temporarily blind and told she can't go home for a week, Hayley worries about the pony. Then a mysterious stranger give her a special gift--a kaleidoscope! When her eyes heal. Hayley can see in it magical images of the pony. But everyone else sees only changing colored designs. Join Hayley as she embarks on a journey to find the pony again, and learn what the strangetrmeans when she says that, "one truly sees with the heart."

For ages 3-9... Christmas 1980 will always bring back memories of a magical time for John. On Christmas Eve, with the yule log burning in the fireplace, John's dad read the book Christmas Kaleidoscope to the little ones gathered around him. The drawings and images in the story captured the imaginations of all the children. The next morning John opened his first present, and there, inside the box, was a kaleidoscope that looked exactly like the one in the book. John's first thought was that this was all a dream, but could it be? The excitement, magic, and spirit of a bygone Christmas live on in the hearts and minds of hildren for all time