Oona and the Shark

Oona and the Shark
Author: Kelly DiPucchio
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2022-07-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0008511861

Oona is one determined little mermaid, but she faces her biggest challenge yet in trying to make friends with Stanley the shark. Whatever will she do? A fun-filled and gorgeously illustrated celebration of friendship, creativity and perseverance.

Oona

Oona
Author: Kelly DiPucchio
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-08-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780008508463

Meet a brave little mermaid searching for a very special treasure in this heart-warming and gorgeously illustrated celebration of friendship, creativity and digging deep for determination! Meet Oona. She's a little mermaid who loves special treasure and big adventures - and often ends up in big trouble! But with her best friend Otto by her side, Oona is on the hunt for the grandest treasure of all - and she's about to find out it's not what she thought it was... A wonderfully watery tale of friendship, creativity and digging deep for determination, Oona is about to be your new best friend! From the New York Times bestselling author Kelly DiPucchio and featuring the extraordinary illustrative talents of Raissa Figueroa.

Shake Up Shared Reading

Shake Up Shared Reading
Author: Maria Walther
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2022-01-20
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1071872192

The joyful path from rich read-aloud experiences toward supporting young readers’ independence. When young readers join their voices together in shared reading, their literacy skills and confidence soar. Shared reading surrounds students with the language of stories and the delight of learning in community. In Shake Up Shared Reading, veteran teacher Maria Walther offers teachers a simple but robust scaffolding for moving from teacher-led demonstration of read aloud to student-led discovery of literacy skills—across the bridge of shared reading. This easily adaptable structure features short, targeted bursts of shared reading that are connected to and planned as a follow-up to a read-aloud experience. The resource includes: Read-aloud experiences drawn from 50 recently published works of children’s literature from varied voices, that provide the foundation for the short, intensive shared reading interactions that follow. 100 short, laser-focused bursts of shared reading, two for each title, that invite students to dig deeper, with a precise aim in mind—perfect for a variety of learning contexts including virtual settings. Key vocabulary, kid-friendly definitions, along with a Nudge Toward Independence section for each shared reading interaction help teachers connect shared reading to guided reading lessons and students’ independent literacy learning. A companion website offering reproducibles and a Learning Target Chart that gives an at-a-glance view of every read aloud learning target and shared reading focus, along related titles and additional links. Let the power of a read aloud and shared reading lead your students to read, talk, ponder, and react on the way to becoming joyful, independent readers.

Oona Finds an Egg (The Oodlethunks, Book 1)

Oona Finds an Egg (The Oodlethunks, Book 1)
Author: Adele Griffin
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2016-01-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0545732808

Introducing the Oodlethunks, a hilarious chapter book series starring a prehistoric girl and her wacky Stone Age family. Oona has found a very special egg. Oh, how she loves her baby! She'll do anything to protect this egg until it hatches. Then she can find out what's inside, even though it might just gobble her up! But Oona's precious bundle of eggy joy may never see the light of day. It seems everyone wants Oona's egg. Her little brother, Thunk, that smelly kid, Bruce Brute, and a bunch of others in her West Wog world all want a piece of Oona's treasure. Oona the protector, Oona the curious, Oona the mighty will do whatever it takes to safeguard her darling. No one will get their grimy, Cro-Magnony hands on her egg. Because, more than anything, Oona wants something of her very own to care for.National Book Award finalist Adele Griffin pairs with artist Mike Wu to deliver a cast of lovable, primitive family and friends in West Wog. The stories pop with adventure, original language, and an unstoppable protagonist who is as adorable as the egg she's working so hard to protect.

5 Worlds Book 4: The Amber Anthem

5 Worlds Book 4: The Amber Anthem
Author: Mark Siegel
Publisher: Random House Graphic
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2020-05-12
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0593120558

Think Star Wars meets Avatar: The Last Airbender! Kazu Kibuishi (AMULET) says this graphic novel adventure is "a magical journey, as fun as it is beautiful!" In book 4, Oona Lee arrives on Salassandra determined to light the yellow beacon and continue her quest to save the Five Worlds from the evil Mimic's influence. But the beacon is encased in amber! An ancient clue says that Oona and her friends must seek out the Amber Anthem to succeed. Meanwhile, Stan Moon sends an evil Jax robot to assassinate Oona and hunts down An Tzu himself. Turns out, as An Tzu fades away from his Vanishing Illness, he's becoming someone else--someone who could tip the scales in the battle for the Five Worlds!

Reading Beauty

Reading Beauty
Author: Deborah Underwood
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 45
Release: 2019-09-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1452177481

When a fairy's curse—a deathlike sleep via paper cut—threatens to make her kingdom barren of books, it's up to space princess Lex to break the spell and bring books back to her people. Set in the universe of the acclaimed Interstellar Cinderella, this irrepressible fairy tale retelling will charm young readers with its brave heroine, its star-studded setting, and its hilarious, heartwarming happy ending.

The Lock-Eater

The Lock-Eater
Author: Zack Loran Clark
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2022-01-18
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1984816888

"Will have readers tumbling through the pages . . . Deeply immersive, full of both heft and humor." —Soman Chainani, New York Times bestselling author of The School for Good and Evil series * "One of those special books that only comes around every so often . . . An absolute revelation." —SLJ (starred review) For fans of Nevermoor and Howl's Moving Castle comes an epic fantasy about a girl with the ability to unlock anything—including the empire's darkest secrets. Melanie Gate is a foundling with a peculiar talent for opening the unopenable—any lock releases at the touch of her hand. One night, her orphanage is visited by Traveler, a gearling automaton there on behalf of his magical mistress, who needs an apprentice pronto. When Melanie is selected because of her gift, her life changes in a flash, and in more ways than she knows—because Traveler is not at all what he seems. But then, neither is Melanie Gate. So begins an epic adventure sparkling with magic, wit, secret identities, stinky cats, fierce orphan girls, impostor boys, and a foundling and gearling hotly pursued by the most powerful and dangerous wizard in the land. Action-packed yet layered, The Lock-Eater is a mix of lush world-building, high stakes, humor, and emotional heft—a page-turner and so much more. "A new classic . . . Perfect for fans of Ursula LeGuin and Diana Wynne Jones." —Eliot Schrefer, author of The Lost Rainforest series * "Startlingly deep [while] maintaining its swift pace." —BCCB (starred review) "Will delight . . . An entertaining page-turner." —GeekMom “Incredibly memorable . . Vibrant [and] skillfully wrought.” —Betsy Bird for a Fuse #8 Production/SLJ "Inventive and lighthearted [yet still] plumbs areas of darkness and loss.” —The Horn Book “Expansive adventure, intricate worldbuilding, and a memorable cast [will] immerse readers.” —PW "A magical world unlike any other." —Cracking the Cover

Oona and the Shark

Oona and the Shark
Author: Kelly DiPucchio
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780008511845

Oona is one determined little mermaid, but she faces her biggest challenge yet in trying to make friends with Stanley the shark. Whatever will she do? A fun-filled and gorgeously illustrated celebration of friendship, creativity and perseverance. Oona loves to share her inventions with her friends. They're big and bold and loud - just like her! But there's one underwater creature who doesn't seem to enjoy Oona's company, or her creations. And that's Stanley the shark! Oona's latest hopping, chopping and popping inventions just make him angry. Oona may not know what Stanley likes, but she does know what he doesn't. And maybe that's a good place to start. Because mermaids never stop trying . . . not when there's a friend out there to make. From the New York Times bestselling author Kelly DiPucchio and featuring the extraordinary illustrative talents of Raissa Figueroa, the dynamic partnership behind Oona.

The Tea Party in the Woods

The Tea Party in the Woods
Author: Akiko Miyakoshi
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
Total Pages: 37
Release: 2015-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1771385928

Kikko sets out after her father with a forgotten pie for Grandma. When she arrives at a strange house in the wintry woods, a peek in the window reveals that the footprints Kikko had been following did not belong to her father at all, but to a bear in a long coat and hat! Alice in Wonderland meets Little Red Riding Hood in this charmed tale.