LIBROS DEL AUTOR: penelope dyan

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  • The Fish That Got Away
    Penelope Dyan
    Is there something you would really like to do? Maybe you want more than anything to have a surprise birthday party, and you make a secret wish for one at someone else’s surprise birthday party. Maybe you want to do something simpler, like learn to fish. Do you think it is an easy thing to fish? The boy in this story found out fishing was not as easy as it looks.In the end ...
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  • Lovely Libby
    Penelope Dyan
    Lovely little Libby isn’t so pretty when she is mean and yells at her mother. Her mother says she is just a drama queen, and is afraid to say no to Libby who wants everything she sees. Libby had a terrible problem with being mean; and something had to be done. What do you think happened that helped to solve Libby’s problem? Do you sometimes have a problem like Libby’s? Penelope...
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  • I Like Football--For Boys Only(r)
    Penelope Dyan
    Are you a boy who likes football? Do you like it a lot? Is it a time you and your dad can get together with something in common? Then this is the book for you! The hero of this book tells a very funny story about what happens when he goes to a football game with his mom and dad, and I’ll bet you might even have a story to tell that is something like his. Written and illustrated...
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  • The Carousel
    Penelope Dyan
    Is it really true that life is like a merry-go-round? And do you like to ride the carousel? This is a story all about reaching for the brass ring. Have you ever wondered what you would win if you grabbed the brass ring off the carousel? Well, this is the story of one girl who did exactly that! She grabbed the brass ring only to find the result was not as she had expected. Once ...
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  • Just Look Out The Window!
    Penelope Dyan
    Sometimes when you go looking for answers, the answer is just outside your window. Of course, that does depend on what the question is. Penelope Dyan explores the answer to one question and finds her answer by looking just outside the window. Can you guess what the question is? If someone told you to look outside your window, then what would you see? What answers would you...
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  • In My Attic
    Penelope Dyan
    What do you have lurking in your attic besides dust bunnies and Christmas bulbs and ornaments that you pull out every year? You might be surprised to find out that there are some interesting thingslurking in the unknown, but you don’t need to be afraid.Explore one attic with Penelope Dyan and find out what is up there. Have some fun with Dyan’s kid friendly illustrations and ...
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  • I Am a Monster!
    Penelope Dyan
    Do you have a monster under your bed? Or is the monster only on your head? And does it make any difference where a monster resides as long as there is a monster? And if there is a monster, then what can you learn from that monster about life and how to live it?Explore these questions and more as you read yet another fun filled book written and illustrated by Penelope Dyan tha...
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  • A Turtle’s Life For Me!
    Penelope Dyan
    Have you ever thought about what it would be like to be a turtle? Just think, you could go anywhere you wanted to go and never leave your home, because you would be carrying your home on your back! (Or at least that’s what everyone says.)This is the story of a very funny couple of turtles who like to sing and who never stay anywhere for very long. And Penelope Dyan introduces...
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  • Off to School
    Penelope Dyan
    It’s ’Off To School’ with Penelope Dyan! Use this book to get the dialog going about that first day od school. Dyan knows that sometimes kids are apprehensive about going to school, and so she addresses that apprehension directly in this fun little book and gives parents a chance to explore all those crazy thoughts and feelings with their children.Penelope Dyan is an award win...
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  • Who’s the Fairest of Them All?
    Penelope Dyan
    Is it true beauty is only skin deep? Author Penelope Dyan thinks so, but the important thing is not what she thinks, it’s what you think!Meanwhile all the characters in this book think they are beautiful simply because of what their mothers told them and what they think they see on the outside. Is beauty an illusion. Is beauty only in the eye of the beholder, or is there som...
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  • Life in the Pits
    Penelope Dyan
    You can learn a lot about life from a tar pit, like don’t get too close or you just might fall in and get stuck and never be able to get out! Penelope Dyan was inspired by her visit to the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, California, because the Tar Pits spoke to her about the origins and the disappearance of so many species. Surprised at how many different species were excava...
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  • There Are No Ants in My Pants! for Boys Only(r)
    Penelope Dyan
    Sometimes do you feel like you just can’t be still? And does your mother tell you you have ants in your pants? Of course, you know you don’t have ants in your pants, even though ants may seem to be lurking just about everywhere else! Penelope Dyan explores the concept of what it means to have ants in your pants, and while you are laughing, you can learn to count to ten. This is...
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  • I Am Eight!
    Penelope Dyan
    This is a book that will tickle your funny bone, and while you are giggling, please remember how really great it is to be eight! The extra large print is perfect for little eyes that have trouble seeing, and the poetry is simple and fun to read. This book will serve several purposes. It can teach a child creativity because the simple artwork encourages children to experiment wi...
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  • Happy Birthday USA!
    Penelope Dyan
    Victory in the French and Indian War cost the British plenty. At the war’s end in 1763, King George III and his government decided to tax American colonies to recoup war costs. A series of taxes were passed against the American Colonies. And when the Crown tried to tax tea, that was the last straw for the colonists.Penelope Dyan takes a look at our history through her poetry ...
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  • Today I am Two! I am Two Years Old Today!
    Penelope Dyan
    When you are two all the world is a grand, grand place; and today is a big day for the two year old in this book, because it is her birthday! Now she knows she won’t always be two, and she most doesn’t consider herself a terrible two.. And soon, as she will see, she will be three, four and five. However, today she is two and that is bigger than one.Let your child know he or s...
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  • Out of Deepest Africa---Another of Ben’s Big Adventures---For Boys Only (R)
    Penelope Dyan
    Everyone has dreams and sometimes those dreams you dream at night can be scarey. That’s how it was with Ben one night. He had a dream that was both scary and fun, but it was still a dream he was glad to get out of when he saw the vultures and realized he was among so many wild animals.There are basically two types of dreams, the dreams you wish for and hope will come...
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  • An Apple A Day! A Kid’s Guide To Julian, California
    Penelope Dyan
    The small community of Julian, California is nestled in the Cuyamaca mountains just about an hour east of San Diego, California. Here you can take a step back in time all the way to Julian’s 1870’s gold rush. You can follow the signs and visit a gold mine, on weekends take a horse and carriage ride, eat apples and apple pie and shop in stores and sit at an historic soda founta...
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  • Gold Rush! A Kid’s Guide To Techatticup Gold Mine, Eldorado Canyon, Nevada
    Penelope Dyan
    The Nelson and Eldorado Canyon areas were home to ancient Puebloan, Paiutes and Mojave Indians who lived in peace there for hundred of years. In 1775, Spaniards arrived looking for gold. They settled at the mouth of the Colorado River and called it Eldorado. However, they missed the rich gold veins beneath the canyon’s flanks, and found silver and there was not enough silver...
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  • Endangered--The Peninsular Bighorn Sheep
    John D. Weigand / John DWeigand / Penelope Dyan
    Approximately two hundred Peninsular bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) live in the Lake Mead territory that covers the Lake Mead National Recreation Area and part of Arizona. The Lake Mead Area staff cautions visitors to remember the sheep are not tame, and they (the sheep,that is) butt heads at 50 mph with 2400 pounds of force and can and have butted people who get too close. T...
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  • The Hatchling, The Story of Stegi Stegosaurus
    Penelope Dyan
    The oldest dinosaurs known are from Argentina and Brazil and are about 230 million years old. The most primitive of these, Eoraptor, was a small meat-eating dinosaur. A lot of people think today’s dinosaurs are birds; that is, that birds evolved from dinosaurs, but this book isn’t about that. This is just a fun little story about Stegi, the dinosaur, who hatched from an egg a...
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  • Over The Edge, A Kid’s Guide to Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
    Penelope Dyan
    Somewhere under the rainbow flowers grow, and maybe that is where you will find your pot of gold. Photographer John D. Weigand and author Penelope Dyan take you on another fun filled journey to Niagara falls, Ontario, Canada. See some of the fun stuff kids can do while they are there, and take some time to marvel at this creation of nature that has done its best to serve mank...
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  • What Happens In Vegas. . .A Kid’s Guide To Las Vegas, Nevada
    Penelope Dyan
    Photographer John D. Weigand and author Penelope Dyan went to Las Vegas and came back with another very special travel book meant for kids that will look great ion your coffee table. Suffice it to say, this is a new Las Vegas full of lots of surprises as it captures the essence of so many places all over the world! Los Vegas is till the city of lights, but now it is even more!E...
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  • Take a Dam Tour! a Kid’s Guide to Hoover Dam, Nevada
    Penelope Dyan
    During the depression; thousands of men brought their families to Black Canyon to tame the Colorado River. In less than five years the largest dam of its time was built. Many lost their lives during its construction. Today Hoover Dam is a National Historic Landmark. And the American Society of Civil Engineers named it one of America’s Seven Modern Civil Engineering Wonders! S...
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  • For The Matterhorn’s Face, Zermatt Is The Place, A Kid’s Guide To Zermatt, Switzerland
    Penelope Dyan
    The mountain village of Zermatt, Switzerland is nestled in a valley between steep mountains, and it is dominated by the Matterhorn. When you exit your Swiss-red train, and see the cobblestone streets and horses and carriages, you immediately will notice are no cars. The air is clean and fresh, and the people want to keep it that way! The main street bustles with people sh...
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  • It’s Nice to Be Gone When You’re in Milan, a Kid’s Guide to Milan, Italy
    Penelope Dyan
    Milan, Italy was founded under the name of Mediolanum by the Insubres, a Celtic people. It was captured by Romans in 222 BC. After that Milan was ruled by the Visconti, the Sforza, the Spanish and the Austrians. In 1796, Milan was conquered by Napoleon I, and in 1805 he made it the capital of his Kingdom of Italy. During World War II, the city was bombarded by Allied bombs,...
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  • One Big Hole in the Ground, a Kid’s Guide to Grand Canyon, USA
    Penelope Dyan
    Three thousand to four thousand years ago, Native Americans first inhabited the the Grand Canyon. The Pueblo Indians built adobe houses around the canyon and made animal figures out of twigs. The Hopi Indians believed when they died, their spirits came to rest in the canyon. The first American to cross the Colorado River was Hamblin in 1864. And in 1869 Major John Wesley Powe...
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  • Spend A Day In Old Pompeii, A Kid’s Travel Guide To Ancient Pompeii, Italy
    Penelope Dyan
    The Roman city of Pompeii was destroyed by a volcanic eruption in 79 A.D. It was first occupied in 6th century B.C, and the Romans turned it into a place to vacation in 81 B.C., and it served that purpose (among others) until it was buried, lost, and forgotten under mud and ash.Two million people now live under Mount Vesuvius, and it has erupted more than fifty times since 9 ...
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  • When in Rome, a Kid’s Guide to Rome
    Penelope Dyan
    Rome! Magnificent Rome! From the lights of Rome at night to its busy days, there is excitement and magic in the air! There is truly no place quite like Rome. So take a walk through history as you and your child uncover the old Rome and marvel at the splendor of today’s Rome. Tour the Colosseum and hear the tales of the games played there. Imagine you are a citizen of old R...
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  • My Mother Always Says (I Love You!)
    Penelope Dyan
    Mothers are important people, and sometimes kids don’t like to listen to their mothers and fathers; but it is very important that they listen, because mothers and fathers do have some important things to say. And you don’t want to miss a word.Who you ultimately become and what you do with your life is ultimately up to you, but all of us are given some very special people along ...
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  • Great Grandma Is Getting Old (or So I Am Told)
    Penelope Dyan
    Everyone gets older and we all have aches and pains as we age, but there are those who see us age with different eyes. The little girl in our story notices people are saying her great grandma is getting old, just as the title of this book suggests. However, our heroine only sees the beauty and wisdom her great grandmother has to offer. She sees her great grandmother’s beauti...
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