Search results for ""Author Carolyn Stearns""
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Where Did All the Water Go?
“I live on the western shore next to the Chesapeake Bay. One morning, all I could see was mud! ‘Where did all the water go?’ I asked my parents. They said not to worry, the water would be back. But that didn’t keep me from worrying. I worried about all the people on the Eastern Shore being flooded. I worried and I worried. When I came home from school that day....” The answer to this child’s puzzlement is contained in this charming story about a natural phenomenon that occurs on the bay. Early Readers: Ages 5-8.
£11.99
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Quiet Please—Eaglets Growing
On Maryland’s western shore, a young boy watches a pair of eagles nesting in a stand of oak trees near his school. When the land where the trees are growing is sold to a company that plans to build condominiums there, the boy wonders what will happen to the eagles. Eventually, he and his classmates become worried enough to do something to help the nesting pair. Students, teachers, parents, and people from the local business community all join forces to ensure that the eagles can keep their nesting site. The story is appealing for its look at the remarkable bird that is America’s national emblem. At the same time, children are encouraged to learn their voice can be heard Middle grades–ages 8-12.
£10.99
