Books with title Mina's Ups and Downs

A FREE audio reading in Mandarin is included! It’s a fun-filled day at the carnival for Mina and her family. There are plenty of rides to try, games to play, and yummy foods to eat! With so many things to do, Mina experiences a spectrum of sensory delights and a roller coaster of feelings. Come along on this wonderful ride with Mina while learning the many ways to express emotions in Chinese!

A FREE audio reading in Mandarin is included! It’s a fun-filled day at the carnival for Mina and her family. There are plenty of rides to try, games to play, and yummy foods to eat! With so many things to do, Mina experiences a spectrum of sensory delights and a roller coaster of feelings. Come along on this wonderful ride with Mina while learning the many ways to express emotions in Chinese!

A deliciously funny read-aloud picture book of 5 separate stories about dealing with life’s challenges and the fun of riding the Ups and Downs of life. BOOM!!! The balloon popped in the air and the elephant fell into a chair. Only it wasn’t just any chair, but the throne of the king.The giraffe started to dance and the monkey started to sing:“Sound the trumpets, let the bells ring, we have a new king!”Bright illustrations and playful rhymes come together in this collection of fun stories that's sure to teach valuable lessons to kids that life is full of both success and disappointment. That there are good times and bad times. That when there are Downs, there are sure to be Ups. And vice versa. Like the elephant with the balloon that flies away to his dream lagoon where he is King of the Jungle, until the lion returns to expel the elephant and reclaim his throne. Parents will love reading this humorous book over and over again to their kids, teaching them five valuable lessons that will endure for a lifetime:1)If you become successful, don’t forget your friends and the people who made you successful.2)If you go on adventures, you should do no wrong, instead find out where you truly belong.3)There is no pleasure in life without pain.4)Don’t play cat and mouse games if you are the mouse.5)Don’t expect the Ups of life to last forever, because the Downs won’t last forever either. A bestselling book in Bulgaria, brought to the English-speaking audience. A perfect kid-combo. From the kangaroo who would only hop for a soda pop, to the rat who got a splendid idea to put a collar on the house cat, Ups and Downs is jam-packed with bedtime stories. Each tale uses rhyming verses and a lively cast of characters to create an entertaining view of the world that will teach every child to enjoy life no matter what.

What do you do when your partner dies? Tony Hill decides to cycle to the Shetland Isles from his home town in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales. He wants time to reflect, out of the sad spotlight that inevitably falls on the bereaved. Away from the well-intentioned visits of familiar friends and family and into an anonymous world of unknown places with unknown people. With an average level of fitness, the prospect of 1000 miles of pedalling and a first ever case of piles, the outcome is always in serious doubt. This is the story of one man's quest to get to the northernmost extremity of Britain on an old mountain bike and on the way, maybe find answers to some of life's most imponderable questions. The trials are physical and emotional but rewards are found in the warmth of strangers and the discovery of inner peace. Exposure to all weathers is inevitable compounded by nights spent under canvas. Supermarkets, garages, cafes and most of all pubs provide welcome sanctuary and the opportunity to break the loneliness of the road.

Ups and Downs is a story about farm animals confronted with problem solving and miscommunication; challenges we all encounter. Farm animals spend the winter separated in the barn and must find a way to communicate. Determination and imagination bring about a creative solution with unexpected and humorous results. Over 50 pages of illustrations will engage and entertain all ages. Additional author and illustrator pages provide background and the inspiration for this story.