Showing results for "Walking" in Literature & Fiction

When Kristy sees how much her little brothers and sisters want to play on a softball team, she organizes a ragtag team of her own. They may not be champions, with Jackie Rodowsky, walking disaster, on the team, but at least they have team spirit! Now Bart's Bashers have challenged Kristy's Krushers to a game. The Bashers really are lean and mean...but the worst part of it all is that Kristy has a giant crush on the Bashers' coach.

T.J. just moved from New York City to a small town in the country. One day, he sees something incredible, something he would never see in the city—catfish walking on land!

Hike through the rainforest, scale a snowy mountain, swim across the ocean and still make it home for dinner! Join a fearless young explorer as she encounters different animals and terrains of the world and makes it home for supper, safe and sound.

Henry discovers that old age is no excuse for good behavior!

Sojourner Truth was born into slavery in New York in 1797 or 1798. She never knew for sure which year she was born or even whether it was summer or winter. By the time she was a young woman, Sojourner knew she could no longer live as a slave, and with the help of Quakers, she escaped to freedom. She then began her long struggle to reunite her family and to free other slaves.

Following Garud's idea, they walk towards the west to escape the scorching heat. The ignorant friends only learn at the end that they were walking with the sun. Later, there is a big surprise awaiting Gaja!

Alice is angry at having to move to Rainbow, Georgia - a too small, too hot, dried-up place she's sure will never feel like home. Then she gets put in charge of walking her elderly neighbor's dog. But Clarence won't budge without Miss Millie, so Alice and Miss Millie walk him together. Strolling with Clarence and Miss Millie quickly becomes the highlight of Alice's day and opens her eyes to all sorts of new things to marvel over.

In a story told in simple and elegant prose, Maga takes her little granddaughter for walks throughout the seasons. With each small adventure they experience countless delights-from discovering shapes in clouds and shadows, to eating ice-cream and listening to the ocean in seashells. Both parents and children will delight in this warm story, richly illustrated in detail.

A gentle story that captures the humor and quiet magic of the relationship between a young girl and her grandfather. Told in Roy’s distinctive style, this series of anecdotes, life lessons, and inventive half-truths is rich in authenticity and charm as Bamps explains the world to Bronwen during their walks together through the countryside.

Gramps and Tiny's story is the tale of two turtles' adventures and the creatures they met along the way to the lost pond.

After Billy gets sent home for fighting with the bus bully, Randy, he's got extra time to do some community service. Inspired by a speech about bullies and mistreated animals from his grandmother, Billy decides to spend some time with the dogs down at the local pound. But he soon learns that walking dogs is no picnic. Can Billy survive the heat and exercise? Can he keep the dogs on leash and out of the butcher shop? Can Billy be a good citizen to all, even the bus bully?!

While walking Bobo at the zoo, funny thoughts come to mind. There are lots of funny kid jokes about hippos, hamsters, and snakes along the way. Sorry, only the funny ones are in this narrative.

The valley is in serious trouble. A drought threatens farmers, families, and wildlife. Another problem Jim is facing: kids tease him because he's the shortest boy in his class. Hurrying home from school one day, Jim falls into a rut. It's not an ordinary rut, it's a huge footprint! Jim is astonished to discover a giant boy who has wandered down from his snowy mountain home to visit the valley in distress. Both boys feel different and soon become friends.

Louise Miller (Lou for short), a fourth grader in Mrs. Smith's class at Corine L. Cannon Elementary school, has a major problem. She has been late for school several times and will be in big trouble if it happens again. She has to face her fears in order to get there before the bell rings.

When a priceless - and cursed - Egyptian statue suddenly disappears out of a collector's home, Rick, Jed and their ingenious robot, Meek, are determined to find out the facts. Soon they are hot on a trail of international thieves and a mystery that spans millenniums, where danger lurks at every turn. Is the horrible curse of Ash-ba about to be fulfilled? Rick, Jed and Meek are about to find out.

Brady is no ordinary soon-to-be sixth grader. He has a hidden magic power that only he can tap into. As he is anxiously waiting for the start of middle school, he falls asleep. As Brady tosses and turns in his bed, his soul is awakened by an evil Demon. Soon Brady begins to sleepwalk and travels through Mirror World and enters a foreign land with no turning back unless he accomplishes the Demon's tasks. Here he faces his toughest battles with Drogs, Oak Beasts, and evil Molts. But, he gets help from some Ground Folk that leads him safely to the Lady of the City that rules Horizon City.

Była sobie raz dziewczynka, która chodziła we śnie. To się zdarza i dzieci najczęściej z tego wyrastają. Z tym chodzeniem we śnie jest trochę zamieszania. Oto wstaje sobie młody człowiek i krąży w piżamce po mieszkaniu w środku nocy. Albo młoda dama w koszulce nocnej. Śpi, chociaż chodzi i oczy ma otwarte. Mruczy coś pod nosem i wreszcie niechcący budzi rodziców. Z Adelką było zupełnie inaczej.

While walking Bobo to the park, he meets different animals, and funny thoughts come to mind. There are lots of funny kid jokes about birds along the way. Sorry, only the funny ones are in this narrative.

Druga część historii Adelki, która chodziła we śnie. Czy uda się odnaleźć dziewczynkę? Posłuchajcie, dalszych losów małej dziewczynki i jej rodziny.

While walking Bobo to the park, he meets different animals, and funny thoughts come to mind. There are lots of funny kid jokes about dogs along the way. Sorry, only the funny ones are in this narrative.