Entertaining stories of nature with a moral lesson thrown in for good measure are fun as well as thought provoking. Children will be enthralled with the intimate look into the lives of the woodland creatures and their way of life. Subtleness in making a moral point is always a strength in Ms. Gatty's stories.
Volume 1 of 3, includes:
1. A Lesson of Faith
2. The Law of Authority and Obedience
3. The Unknown Land
4. Training and Restraining
5. Waiting
6. The Law of the Wood
7. Cobwebs
AUTHOR
Margaret Gatty (1809-1873) was a British children's author. The wife and daughter of clergymen, Gatty's work has a moral core, but with a sweet and friendly tone, accessible to children.
COMMENTARY
Reviews for Alcazar AudioWorks' production of Parables from Nature, Volume 1
Excellent!
We are doing ""Ambleside Online"" for our curriculum this year and we love audio books to do this because my daughters reading isn't the best. BUT - we downloaded this after strugglng with the actual book and my daughter is in heaven. It's divided into chapters making it really easy for me to assign a chapter for her to listen to. She understands and enjoys listening to it.
Listener Review - Audible.com
These stories are challenging, rich and complex, as they seek to uncover God's craftsmanship in the natural world, how the seen teaches us about the unseen (""the creation declares the glory of God...."") The writing and vocabulary are quite sophisticated. We homeschool and I would recommend the book as a read aloud, no earlier than the third grade all the way through adulthood. I am enjoying reading it with my daughter as a jumping off point to discuss the nature of God. I find the book challenging and enjoyable as an adult. It's a great book to glean ideas from and stretch their intellect, imagination and understanding.
Reader Review - Amazon.com
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Entertaining stories of nature with a moral lesson thrown in for good measure are fun as well as thought provoking. Children will be enthralled with the intimate look into the lives of the woodland creatures and their way of life. Subtleness in making a moral point is always a strength in Ms. Gatty's stories.
Volume 2 of 3, includes:
1. Knowledge Not the Limit of Belief
2. The Light of Truth
3. A Lesson of Hope
4. The Circle of Blessing
5. Active and Passive
6. Not Lost But Gone Before
7. Motes in the Sunbeam
8. Red Snow
9. Whereunto
AUTHOR
Margaret Gatty (1809-1873) was a British children's author. The wife and daughter of clergymen, Gatty's work has a moral core, but with a sweet and friendly tone, accessible to children.
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"A Little Brother to the Bear"" is a collection of short stories for children with tales of woodland folk in their forest homes. Written by an American naturalist and minister, the stories are based on objective observations with a sincere respect for instincts and ingenuity of wildlife. His observations help us to understand nature and how all nature works together.
These stories include:
1. The Point of View
2. A Little Brother to the Bear
3. Whitoweek the Hermit
4. Woodcock Genius
5. When Upweekis Goes Hunting
6. K'Dunk the Fat One
7. Moween's Den
8. Kingfisher's Kindergarten
9. Pekompf's Cunning
10. Animal Surgery
11. Hunting Without a Gun
AUTHOR
William J. Long
William Joseph Long (1866-1952) was an American author, minister and naturalist. A lifelong lover of the wilderness, Long would often take his children on long trips for months in the wilds of Maine and Nova Scotia. His observation of natural phenomena combined with his natural gift for story-telling makes for fantastic tales of animal behavior.
Zelly Fried has finally convinced her parents to let her get a dog, with the help of her grandfather Ace. Unfortunately, said dog (also named Ace) is a shoe-chewing, mud-tracking, floor-peeing kind of dog. Despite Zelly's best efforts to drag Ace (literally!) to puppy kindergarten, his flunking report card says it all: "This Ace is wild."
Also wild is the other Ace in Zelly's life. Grandpa Ace has decided to begin dating again and is dining and dancing every night, against his doctor's orders. Determined to get both Aces under control, Zelly enlists the help of her two best friends, Allison and Jeremy (despite the fact that they don't quite see eye to eye). They need to come up with a plan, fast. But how? It's not like either Ace ever does what he's told.
Entertaining stories of nature with a moral lesson thrown in for good measure are fun as well as thought provoking. Children will be enthralled with the intimate look into the lives of the woodland creatures and their way of life. Subtleness in making a moral point is always a strength in Ms. Gatty’s stories.
Table of Contents:
1. A Lesson of Faith
2. The Law of Authority and Obedience
3. The Unknown Land
4. Training and Restraining
5. Waiting
6. The Law of the Wood
7. Cobwebs
8. Knowledge Not the Limit of Belief
9. The Light of Truth
10. A Lesson of Hope
11. The Circle of Blessing
12. Active and Passive
13. Not Lost But Gone Before
14. Motes in the Sunbeam
15. Red Snow
16. Whereunto
17. Purring When You're Pleased
18. The Voices of the Earth
19. The Master of the Harvest
20. The Deliverer
21. Inferior Animals
22. The General Thaw
23. The Light of Life
24. Gifts
25. Night and Day
26. Kicking
27. Imperfect Instruments
28. Birds in the Nest
AUTHOR
Margaret Gatty (1809–1873) was a British children's author. The wife and daughter of clergymen, Gatty's work has a moral core, but with a sweet and friendly tone, accessible to children.
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"Two adorably floppy dogs confront unexpected change in this endearing picture book from two-time Caldecott Honor medalist Marla Frazee Boot and Shoe were born into the same litter, and now they live in the same house. They eat out of the same bowl, pee on the same tree, and sleep in the same bed. But they spend their days apart- Boot on the back porch because he's a back porch kind of dog, and Shoe on the front porch because he's a front porch kind of dog. This is exactly perfect for them. But then a crazy neighborhood squirrel arrives . . . and everything goes topsy-turvy! Caldecott Honor medalist Marla Frazee brings her signature wit, tenderness, and hilarious illustrations to this tale of an irresistible puppy pair.
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Caldecott Honor winner David Ezra Stein's lively tale is a fantastic read-aloud, and feisty Mama Squirrel will have fierce mamas everywhere applauding!Ol' Mama Squirrel has raised lots of babies, and she knows just how to protect them. Whenever trouble comes nosing around, she springs into action with a determined ''Chook, chook, chook!'' and scares trouble away. Her bravery is put to the test, however, when a really big threat wanders into town and onto her tree. But no matter what, Mama's not about to back down!
Ever since Unicorn moved into the neighborhood, Goat has been feeling out of sorts. Goat thought his bike was cool--until he saw that Unicorn could "fly" to school! Goat made marshmallow squares that almost came out right, but Unicorn made it rain cupcakes! Unicorn is such a show-off, how can Goat compete? When Goat and Unicorn share a piece of pizza, Goat learns that being a unicorn might not be all it's cracked up to be. And when Unicorn shows his admiration for Goat, it looks like the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Mia isn't sure how she feels when Sara, the new girl in Miss Bird's dance class, puts her own twist on every move. Mia and her friends quickly learn that there's more than one way to dance . . . embracing individuality can add flair to even the smallest steps.
A heartwarming story for beginning readers looking to find their own unique dance moves.
Everyone on the ranch knows that Charlie is the boss. But when a visitor comes to stay with Charlie's family, Charlie isn't so sure that the new guy knows the rules. In fact, Rowdy the dog doesn't seem to be a very nice guest. After eating Charlie's bacon, drinking Charlie's water, and sleeping in Charlie's bed, Rowdy is in the doghouse! Can Charlie find a way to keep Rowdy in line, or at least find some more bacon?
Join Charlie the Ranch Dog in his first I Can Read book, and find out who is boss!
The kitties on the bus say,
"Come on, Pete!
Come on, Pete!"
The kitties on the bus say,
"Come on, Pete!
Hop on board!"
Pete the Cat can't wait to drive the school bus all the way to school! Everyone's favorite cat is groovier than ever in this way- cool adaptation of the classic kids' song "The Wheels on the Bus"!
Splat the Cat is so excited when Mrs. Wimpydimple announces that the class will be going to the zoo. While everyone calls out his or her favorite animal,Elephant! Giraffe!,Splat only wants to see the penguins. After all, penguins are perfect; they are black and white, just like Splat!
All day long, Splat just can't wait. But when the smallest animal makes the biggest splash and shuts down the penguin exhibit, Splat goes home disappointed and alone . . . or does he? Get on board this hilarious new adventure from bestselling author-artist Rob Scotton.
