In the shade of ancient redwood trees, a father builds a house for his newborn daughter, where she grows up wild and strong, but when a wildfire takes back their beloved home, he writes his now-grown daughter a letter telling her it is gone.
"In this wacky true tale of American ingenuity, Annie Miller took to raising pigs in the yard after losing all but her mansion, but when the town wanted the pigs out, she removed the whole mansion instead--rolling it away slowly on logs"--Provided by publisher.
In this picture book celebration of family life, young readers are invited into Lucia's home where she takes them on a tour of her busy and cozy house and introduces them to her beautiful family.
Text and images examine the diversity of homes around the world. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.
"Quirky, tool-wielding Alice Cannoli-Potchnik begins to repair the dilapidated mansion next door--only to discover the old house is home to ghosts, and they need mending, too.".
"Many people know that claustrophobia is the fear of small or confined spaces, but how about hypnophobia? That's the fear of sleep. Your curious readers will discover 10 different kinds of phobias, which are fears so great that they affect one's daily life and cause racing hearts, sweat, and other extreme responses. The brain's role in this response is detailed with age-appropriate language among the unbelievable, vivid descriptions of what dealing with these phobias is like. Anyone suffering from bibliophobia will quickly overcome it with this intriguing and entertaining narrative."--.
"When an unexpected inheritance gives Greg Heffley's family a chance to make big changes to their house, they soon discover that renovations may not be worth the effort"--OCLC.
An unexpected inheritance allows the Heffley family to make major improvements to their home, but construction causes so much trouble they consider just moving, instead.
