Books with title Playground Heroes

A hard-hitting and inspirational novel about the redemption of a bully from international icon 50 Cent Thirteen-year-old Butterball takes readers on a journey through the moments that made him into the playground bully he is today. Loosely inspired by 50 Cent's own adolescence and written with his teenage son in mind, Playground received wide critical praise--and is now poised to become a perennial classic.

Thirteen-year-old Butterball doesn't have much going for him. He's teased mercilessly about his weight. He hates the Long Island suburb his mom moved them to and wishes he still lived with his dad in the city. And now he's stuck talking to a totally out-of-touch therapist named Liz. Liz tries to uncover what happened that day on the playground - a day that landed one kid in the hospital and Butterball in detention. Butterball refuses to let her in on the truth, and while he evades her questions, he takes readers on a journey through the moments that made him into the playground bully he is today. This devastating yet ultimately redemptive story is told in voice-driven prose and accented with drawings and photographs, making it a natural successor to The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Loosely inspired by 50 Cent's own adolescence, and written with his fourteen-year-old son in mind, Playground is sure to captivate wide attention - and spark intense discussion.

Two friends take a fun, fantastical trip to the playground through Mies van Hout's amazing art. Join them as they climb through the trees, find the way across the crocodile-infested river, bushwhack through blackberries, feel their way through the dark cave, escape from a monster, and slide into safety at the jungle gym. Note a special treat: a new creature joins the children from each landscape, contributing to an ever-lengthening parade to the playground in this fun and interactive book. Sometimes the journey is even more fun than the destination!

Thirteen-year-old Butterball doesn't have much going for him. He's teased mercilessly about his weight. He hates the Long Island suburb his mom moved them to and wishes he still lived with his dad in the city. And now he's stuck talking to a totally out-of-touch therapist named Liz. Liz tries to uncover what happened that day on the playground - a day that landed one kid in the hospital and Butterball in detention. Butterball refuses to let her in on the truth, and while he evades her questions, he takes readers on a journey through the moments that made him into the playground bully he is today. This devastating yet ultimately redemptive story is told in voice-driven prose and accented with drawings and photographs, making it a natural successor to The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Loosely inspired by 50 Cent's own adolescence, and written with his fourteen-year-old son in mind, Playground is sure to captivate wide attention - and spark intense discussion.

'I wonder what she would've said if I'd told her all the parts the report left out, like how I'd woken up that morning and pulled that sock out of my draw and filled it, one after the other, with the D batteries I'd bought the last time I visited my dad in the city. But there was no way. There was just no way I'd ever tell anyone what really went down that day...' Thirteen-year-old Butterball doesn't have that much going for him. He's teased about his weight. He hates the suburb his mum moved them to so she could go to nursing school and start her life over. He wishes he still lived with his dad in New York City - where there's always something happening, even if his dad doesn't have much time for him. Still that's not why he beat up Maurice in the playground. Now his school is forcing him to talk to some out-of-touch lady therapist, as though she could ever fix him - as though she could ever figure out the truth. No, Butterball's lips are sealed about what happened that day. But some tales can't help being told. And this is one of them.

With stunning photographs and illustrations, this book is a fascinating insight, from earliest times to today, into the experiences of Indigenous children, whose land was, and is, their playgroundThere are things which Indigenous children have been doing for thousands upon thousands of years. In traditional times, kids didn't have to go to school. The land was their school, and their playground. Since European people have come to Australia, Aboriginal children have taken on some new games and toys, but they have continued to practice their culture. Whether they live on a remote outstation or in a busy city, Indigenous kids are still learning from country, and from their community.

Playground! by Fast Flash Books is a Level B children's book for beginning emergent readers. This book includes a word match game in the back to further aid in learning and retention of the words. To view the entire book collection please visit http://www.FastFlashBooks.com or call 512-720-1234 with questions.Fast Flash Books are designed to make it as easy as possible to read, memorize and comprehend. The books use large text in 50 point plus type to help children that need large words to learn to read. Often young readers that do not have completely formed vision, children who have poor eyesight or children with special needs need larger type to learn to read.Bold, LARGE text also helps with right-brain memorization. For children who have special needs, learning to read early using right-brain memorization can dramatically help with speech. The more words and images they can recognize early, will help to form brain pathways and stimulate further learning. After a child has acquired a good vocabulary of 100-150 words, they can focus on learning phonics, which are also very important.The large text books are perfect for a classroom setting during story time, when teachers read out loud in class, so the children can see the text from the last row.Using these books with high repetition and a lot of praise will start your child in the right direction to enjoy a lifetime of reading!No matter what learning difficulty or special need your child has (Down Syndrome, Autism, DiGeorge, ADHD, ocular issues, dyslexia, cross dominance, Cerebral Palsy, etc..) keep giving your child lots of input with high repetition to help create brain pathways and retention of information.Directions: When you are reading the book make sure you are in a quiet place. Use your finger to track under each word. The flash cards should be read very quickly. Do not ever quiz your child. Make this time really fun and encouraging. Next when your child is ready play the Word Match Game. If your child is older or if your young child begins recognizing some of the words they may be ready to play the Word Match Game. You must first either make a photo copy of the Word Match cards or cut out the pages in the book. Next cut the page with the dotted lines. Then hand a word to your child and ask them to match the word to the board page. http://www.FastFlashBooks.com

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A hard-hitting and inspirational novel about the redemption of a bully from international icon 50 Cent. Thirteen-year-old Butterball takes readers on a journey through the moments that made him into the playground bully he is today. Loosely inspired by 50 Cent's own adolescence, this story was written with his teenage son in mind.