Books with title The Little Fir Tree

A little girl discovers a tree in the playground of her school that is little like she is.When she talks to the tree, the tree talks back to her and says, "use your imagination, and don't forget to dream, then close your eyes and just believe and you'll see things other people can't see." The little girl does close her eyes and she does believe and she does see things other people can't see.

These captivating little books for K-2 children are filled with delightful rhymes, humorous stories, exciting plot lines, and beautiful illustrations. Designed to promote early success in reading, they are uncomplicated, with easy-to-read type, bright and engaging illustrations, and language repetition to reinforce fundamental reading skills. Dominie Readers have amusing and engaging story lines, with delightful characters that motivate children to read and develop comprehension. With a good mix of humor, appropriate for young readers, the books help build rich vocabulary through interesting events. Youngsters particulary love the imaginative rhymes and rhythmic language in Dominie Readers, which cover a broad range of genres. Suitable for small group and independent reading, as well as whole-class instruction, these readers support the researched skills highlighted in the Reading First initiative.

The Little Green Tree is a modern parable, that is, an allegory designed to illustrate and teach truths, spiritual principles, or moral lessons. This parable presents a fresh but profound view concerning the central theme, the dangers of disobedience as it successfully captures the challenges of parenting. This powerfully moving story, written as a poem, offers believable, everyday moments between mother and son. The compelling subject of the short tale is about the relationship between the mother tree and her son. The Little Green Tree takes readers and listeners-both children and adults-on an imaginary journey into a mother's understanding heart and a son's rebellious spirit that reveals both joy and pain. Lesser themes are living responsibly, enlightened self interest, and personal power through awareness. Readers and listeners, alike, will witness the love and caring of both the mother tree and her self-destructive offspring. Unfortunately, the son fails to take his mother's knowledge, ancient wisdom, and perspective into account. It is sad, but it is also uplifting because of its honest statements of pure, natural truths concerning the universal laws that govern our time-space-reality. With candor, this powerful, practical, and poignant story is written as a lyrical poem with 18 verses written in octaves. The vibrant narrative style, characterized by the fun-to-read rhymes, will help children and their parents to understand the enchanting tale. Succeeding on multiple levels, it is a story about nature and nurture. It is about compassionate parenting. Note that the little green tree is reared in an emotionally safe and caring environment; thus, the community is a major character. Because there is not a page that fails to grip the reader and the listener, dialogue will be initiated between parent and child. The Little Green Tree is an essential book for teaching and entertaining toddlers to pre-teens.

The Little Firefly is an enchanting tale about a late-blooming firefly who can't wait to be all grown up. When all the other fireflies are glowing except for the Little Firefly, she discovers that true friends will love and support her just the way she is. This charming story helps kids learn about love, friendship, and acceptance. Themes include: Shyness, Popularity, Growing Up, Maturity, Love, Acceptance, Tolerance, Friendship, Sports

One day a little fish gets plucked from his ocean home by a curious boy. But the fish isn't little for long. Soon he is too big for the fishbowl, too big even for the bathtub. The boy must return the fish to the sea. What will happen when the boy brings home a tiny lizard? Find out in this wordless graphic novel in which the artwork brings the story to life.