Teapot Full of Tales - Individual Stories

So cute - such a disaster! He melted into the captain's favorite soup. He filled the engine room with lightning. Now the ship has a hole in it - and Plesku is the only one who can help. Join Captain Hedgy and his hedgehog crew aboard the starship Gardenia Prime for a hilarious space adventure about a lovable blue alien who is spectacularly bad at everything... until the moment it counts most. In this read-aloud storytime, we follow Plesku - a shape-shifting blob of neon blue jelly - through one side-splitting mishap after another aboard Captain Hedgy's starship. The kitchen? Ruined. The engine room? Crackling with lightning. But when an asteroid field punches a gaping hole in the hull and the whole hedgehog crew is in danger, Plesku steps up in the most surprising and wonderful way imaginable. Perfect for kids ages 5-10. Great for bedtime, tea time, road trips, or rainy afternoons on the couch. If your child loves... • funny aliens for kids • space adventure stories • brave little heroes • books about being different ...then Plesku is about to become their new favorite character. In the parent's guide you'll find: • Discussion questions to help your children grow in wisdom and virtue • Lesson on the Rule of Three for writing • Guided storytelling activity to help your children make their own space-themed adventure using the Rule of Three

One burrow. Seven animals. One impossible truce. In the Florida flatwoods, wildfire isn't a disaster. It's a season. And for the animals that live there, a gopher tortoise burrow is the safest place on earth when the flames arrive. In this narrative nonfiction story, six Florida wildlife species, each a real animal with real fire-adapted behaviors, find their way to one ancient burrow. Florida Mouse. Indigo Snake. Bobcat. Marsh Rabbit. Gopher Frog. Armadillo. None of them are friends. Some of them are enemies. But Gopher Tortoise has seen this before, and he knows what it takes to survive. "No hunter, no hunted while danger is near." His repeated refrain sets the terms of the truce, and readers will root for every animal to hold to it as smoke fills the sky and fire crackles through the pine trees overhead. Perfect for: • Nature-loving kids ages 5 to 9 • Classroom read-alouds on ecosystems, fire ecology, and animal adaptations • Florida wildlife units and science curriculum This audiobook includes bonus content: a lesson about fire ecology for kids in grades K-8. You can keep the learning and the fun going as your students learn more about the role of fire in the environment, what happens after a fire, and how some plants need the fire in order to survive. The Fire Truce brings fire ecology to life through character, conflict, and a burrow full of unlikely neighbors.

Apples gone. Oatmeal gone. Cinnamon sugar gone. Ranger Ted has a mystery on his hands! It's Ranger Ted's birthday, and all he wants is one quiet cup of coffee on his porch before starting the day. Instead, he gets a campsite full of trouble! From the dad with a laminated meal plan for every bite of breakfast to the pair of siblings who can't agree whether they were thieves or just cute, Ranger Ted will have a whole campsite full of wonderfully wacky characters to deal with as he tries to solve this puzzle. Each clue leads him closer to solving the case - but the answer is closer to home than he ever expected. Ranger Ted and the Campsite Caper is a funny, heartwarming read-aloud about friendship, honesty, and owning up to your mistakes, with just enough mystery to keep young readers guessing the whole way through. Perfect for kids age 5-10 who like: • Detective stories • Adorable animal friends • Silly characters Great for: • Summer road trips • Lazy afternoons • Bedtime stories Join in on the mystery today!