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Outside Looking In
by James Lincoln CollierAshamed of his parents' way of life traveling around the country peddling honey for medicinal purposes and stealing, Fergy takes his young sister and runs away to find his mother's wealthy parents and a better way to live.
Outside Looking In
by James Lincoln CollierAt fourteen, Fergy is tired of his family's life style. He's tired of living in a van with his parents, J. P. and Gussie, and his younger sister, Ooma. He's sick of peddling honey and pamphlets of his father's writings. And most of all he hates stealing things, even though J. P. says it's all right to "reclaim" necessities from society. Fergy listens to J. P. talk about the evils of "the system," and gradually Fergy realizes that he no longer believes or respects his father. In fact, Fergy longs more than anything to be a part of that system! One day, when Fergy's father steals a motor home from an elderly couple who have befriended them, Fergy knows the time has come to act. He's fed up, and he has to escape. Early one morning, with Ooma in tow, Fergy runs away. Gussie's wealthy parents live in Boston, and Fergy hopes that if he can find them he and Ooma can have the "regular and normal" life he longs for. How Fergy comes to grips with his relationship with his parents and his own expectations makes a provocative, at times painful, but always absorbing story about a boy's determination to make a better life for himself.
Outside My Window
by Linda AshmanA joyous glimpse into different cultures Children living in different parts of the world see very different things when they gaze out of their windows. One child looks out over a boulevard lined with palm trees, another sees a train whistling past snow-capped mountains, and another waves to her father as he tends to their garden. But while their lives may seem different, there&’s something important that they all share. This beautiful book will spark readers&’ curiosity and imagination with its celebration of global diversity.
Outside My Window (Step into Reading)
by Melissa LagonegroWhen the kingdom's most wanted—and most charming—bandit Flynn Rider hides in a mysterious tower, the last thing he expects to find is Rapunzel, a spirited teen with an unlikely superpower—70 feet of magical golden hair! Together, the unlikely duo sets off on a fantastic journey filled with surprising heroes, laughter and suspense.With super simple text and full-color illustrations, this Step 2 Step into Reading leveled reader is based on Disney's swashbuckling, computer-animated comedy, Disney Tangled!
Outside My Window (Tangled)
by Disney PressWhen the kingdom's most wanted—and most charming—bandit Flynn Rider hides in a mysterious tower, the last thing he expects to find is Rapunzel, a spirited teen with an unlikely superpower—70 feet of magical golden hair! Together, the unlikely duo sets off on a fantastic journey filled with surprising heroes, laughter and suspense.With super simple text and full-color illustrations, this Step 2 Step into Reading leveled reader is based on Disney's swashbuckling, computer-animated comedy, Disney Tangled!
Outside Nowhere
by Adam BorbaFrom the author of The Midnight Brigade, this heartwarming and humorous middle grade novel follows one boy's summer adventure at a peculiar farm in the middle of nowhere. Charming and funny, Parker Kelbrook can wriggle out of anything he doesn&’t want to do. So when he&’s forced to take a job at the local pool—a threat to his beach-filled summer plans—he comes up with the perfect prank to get himself fired.Once Parker&’s father catches wind of his latest scheme, he decides enough is enough, and Parker is sent halfway across the country to work on a farm alongside five other kids who find him less than charming. As Parker learns to roll up his sleeves and keep his head down, strange things start happening. And after he awakens one morning to find a seventeen-hundred-pound dairy cow on the roof of a barn, he suspects that something magical and mysterious is growing in the farm&’s fields.Adam Borba presents a whimsical new story about a boy&’s discovery that mistakes and miracles can have serious consequences.
Outside Over There
by Maurice SendakMaurice Sendak, the master conjurer of images and words, mingles dark memories with myth, nightmares with sweet dreams and turns them all into "a profound work of art for children".--New York Times. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Outside Play (Hodder Cambridge Primary English Ser.)
by Ruth PriceExplore, support and consolidate communication and language and literacy skills with a colourful non-fiction book for ages 4-5, containing key concepts and practice opportunities. Practise key communication, language and literacy skills and concepts with simple question prompts on each page and activities at the end of the book. Support the themes covered in Activity Book A and the Teacher’s Pack. Outside Play What can we play outside today? Books in the Hodder Cambridge Primary English series for the Foundation Stage: Activity Book A – 9781510457249 Activity Book B – 9781510457256 Activity Book C – 9781510457263 Reading Book A FICTION No Nap for Grandad – 9781510457270 Reading Book B FICTION The Floating Market – 9781510457294 Reading Book C FICTION How Zebra got his Coat – 9781510457300 Reading Book A NON-FICTION Outside Play – 9781510457287 Reading Book B NON-FICTION Ring-a-Ting-Ding! – 9781510457331 Reading Book C NON-FICTION Let’s Pretend – 9781510457348 Teacher’s Pack – 9781510457379 HODDER EDUCATION e: education@bookpoint.co.uk w: hoddereducation.com
Outside Shooter
by Thomas J. DygardCrazy, Deke thought again. Nobody loses their leading scorer and still is able to whip a team like this Warfield Tech outfit. Crazy, for sure. But crazy things work sometimes. The players were approaching the bench now for the final moment before the game-opening tip-off. The referee was walking toward the center of the court with the ball under his arm. Deke knelt into the circle of players. They clasped hands. "Now is the time to do it," Deke said, and he sent them onto the court....
Outside Shot (All-Star Sports Stories #21)
by Fred BowenAn eighth-grade basketball player has amazing shooting talent but could use a little team spirit in this novel “bound to engage and entertain young readers” (School Library Journal). Richie Mallon is known as “the shooter”—the one on the team who scores most of the baskets. Every day he practices at his driveway hoop, perfecting his technique. Richie never plays any other roles on the court, leaving it to his teammates to do the assisting and rebounding. Under a new coach, Richie makes the team, but isn’t given a starting position. Then, when his shooting skills fall into a slump, he must find a way to become a more well-rounded player. With over 440,000 copies sold, Fred Bowen’s Sports Story Series continues to deliver play-by-play action that’s sure to keep readers on the edge of their seats.
Outside and Inside Alligators
by Sandra MarkleHow can an alligator swim swiftly with its short, stubby legs? How can it open its big mouth and grab prey underwater without getting water in its lungs? Why would an alligator guard a big mound of plants and mud? "Outside and Inside Alligators" answers these questions and many others. With stunning color photographs of developing alligator babies as well as their huge parents and with clear, accessible text, Sandra Markle invites children to learn all about these unique and fascinating creatures. Curious young readers will delight in this close look at alligators -- from the inside out!
Outside the Box!: Creative Activities for Ecology-Minded Kids (Dover Children's Activity Books)
by Linda Hendry Joan IrvineIf you've got a box, you've got it made! With step-by-step instructions and hundreds of illustrations, this book can help kids transform a cardboard box into easy-to-make playthings--and teach them firsthand about recycling. Start with the basics: a box and an imagination. Tissue boxes, cereal boxes, corrugated boxes, and cardboard boxes can all be put to good use. Then just follow directions for dozens of projects.The possibilities are endless! Thinking beyond the box, kids can make a puppet stage, sports car, propeller airplane, robot, tin man costume, moon suit, giant dragon, miniature golf game, musical box band, and much more. It all adds up to enjoying a fun day in an earth-friendly way--a creative, environmental lesson that kids will love!
Outside, Inside
by LeUyen PhamFrom Caldecott honoree LeUyen Pham, Outside, Inside is a moving picture book that captures the unforgettable moment during the pandemic when people all over the world came together. It celebrates the essential workers, frontline workers, and communities that worked with each other to protect our loved ones.Something strange happened on an unremarkable day just before the season changed.Everybody who was outside . . .. . . went inside.Outside, it was quieter, wilder, and different. Inside, we laughed, we cried, and we grew.We remembered to protect the ones we love and love the ones who protect us.While the world changed outside, we became stronger on the inside and believed that someday soon spring would come again.A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book of 2021Evanston Public Library 101 Great Books for Kids List of 2021A Shelf Awareness Best Children's Book of 2021A 2022 Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts List
Outsider Kids: A Parachute Kids Graphic Novel (Parachute Kids #2)
by Betty C. TangCan one spoiled cousin upend three kids' hard-won happiness? Find out in this hilarious, big-hearted, high stakes companion to the award-winning bestseller Parachute Kids! Perfect for fans of School Trip, A First Time for Everything, The Tryout, and The Squad.★ "Humorous and relatable...tugs at the heartstrings." -Kirkus Reviews, starred review★ "Powerful and triumphant." -School Library Journal, starred review★ "Reflects true-to-life immigrant experiences." -Horn Book Magazine, starred review"Another truly superb graphic novel from Betty C. Tang! Fascinating, funny, and, at times, heart-wrenching. I adored this story!" -Christina Soontornvat, New York Times bestselling author of The Squad and The Tryout"An incredible, refreshing, heartfelt companion to Parachute Kids that is not afraid to illustrate the hardships of many immigrant families. I could not put this book down!" -Joanna Cacao, New York Times bestselling illustrator of The Squad and The TryoutWITH FAMILY LIKE THIS, WHO NEEDS ENEMIES?After seven months on their own as undocumented immigrants, the Lin siblings have settled into their new lives in California. Sis has a new job, Bro has a new crush, and Feng-Li (Ann) is excited to celebrate her eleventh birthday with her new friends. Their parents still await visa approval in Taiwan, so the trio is trying to take better care of one another and stay under the radar of immigration authorities.But when their cousin Josephine-a violin prodigy-arrives with her privilege and demands, suddenly their world is turned upside down. Will they have to give up the life and the stability they worked so hard to achieve?
Outsiders
by Kevin Crossley-HollandSix strange and haunting stories, set in isolated communities inland and by the sea, where insiders stick together, and outsiders - a girl outlawed for her illegitimate child, a wild man who walks out of the sea - are regarded with suspicion.Kevin Crossley-Holland has a genius for reinventing folk tales in a way that makes the characters real people, whose thoughts and feelings are our own. This little collection brings together some of his finest and most admired retellings, including the three best-known of all, 'The Green Children', 'Sea-Tongue' and 'The Wild Man'. Linked by ideas about exile and displacement, they make a thought-provoking book for our times, beautifully presented with line drawings by a notable artist.
Outsiders
by Kevin Crossley-HollandSix strange and haunting stories, set in isolated communities inland and by the sea, where insiders stick together, and outsiders - a girl outlawed for her illegitimate child, a wild man who walks out of the sea - are regarded with suspicion.Kevin Crossley-Holland has a genius for reinventing folk tales in a way that makes the characters real people, whose thoughts and feelings are our own. This little collection brings together some of his finest and most admired retellings, including the three best-known of all, 'The Green Children', 'Sea-Tongue' and 'The Wild Man'. Linked by ideas about exile and displacement, they make a thought-provoking book for our times, beautifully presented with line drawings by a notable artist.
Outstanding Women in Public Administration: Leaders, Mentors, and Pioneers
by Claire L. Felbinger Wendy A HaynesThis first-of-its-kind project documents the contributions of women in public administration. It contains eight research-based case studies on women who have contributed to the field - academics, government managers, and activists. The women profiled are not from a random sample - they were selected based on their contributions to the theory and practice of public service. Each chapter relates the life and work of each subject to the broad issues faced by today's public servants. The result is a book that is both instructive and inspirational, and that should be read by every aspiring public service practitioner.
Outwalkers
by Fiona ShawIn this tense, page-turning story of survival in near-future England, Jacob must go to all lengths to find his dog and escape to freedom with a gang of rebel children.In a frighteningly real near future England, Jacob escapes from the Academy orphanage to reenter a world that is grimly recognizable. The Coalition can track anyone, anywhere, from a chip implanted at birth. Now Jacob must fulfill his promise to his parents, find his dog, Jet, and navigate his way out of England. Their only hope is a band of children who have found a way to survive off the grid: The Outwalkers. Their rules are strict, but necessary if they're going to get out alive...
Oven Chips For Tea
by Alex GutteridgeKatrina has always relied on her grandparents to provide stability in comparison with her rather volatile parents. Her grandad has coached her to be an excellent table tennis player and they have a close relationship. Following a serious stroke, Grandad seems to have changed a lot and family tension runs high. When Kat hears rumours about a split in the family, she assumes her argumentative parents are splitting up, but when it turns out to be her grandparents who are getting divorced, her world is turned on its head. Worse still, her beloved Grandad is moving to Spain. Despite her desperate and sometimes comical efforts Kat fails to keep Gramps in the country, and the divorce goes ahead. In the meantime, though, she discovers several other worthwhile and important relationships in her life. Though this book tackles a serious subject it is funny and upbeat with a twist that will catch readers by surprise.
Oven Trouble & The Mean Berries (Strawberry Shortcake)
by Charlie MoonStrawberry Shortcake is back in a whole new adventure in Big Apple City in this fun storybook with stickers!2 stories in 1 book? Flan-tastic! In The Mean Berries, Strawberry Shortcake meets her match with Raspberry Tart, who isn't happy that Strawberry is stealing all her customers with her home-made recipes. Will Strawberry keep her business going, or will Raspberry squash her dreams? And in Oven Trouble, Strawberry Shortcake's baked goods are more popular than ever! But her teeny-tiny oven can't keep up with the demand. Can Lemon Meringue give her the oven of her dreams?
Over & Out (Camp Confidential #10)
by Melissa J. MorganJenna Bloom swore she'd behave herself this summer. She knows that one more practical joke and even her friends won't be so friendly anymore.<P><P> But when she's sidelined from the color war by an unexpected injury, will Jenna revert to her mischievous ways? Could the ultimate prank be, ultimately, way too tempting?
Over Jordan
by Norma JohnstonIn 1836, fourteen-year-old Roxana undertakes a dangerous journey up the Ohio River to help her beloved servant, Joss, and Joss's fiance, a runaway slave, escape to freedom, aided by Roxana's former teacher Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Over My Dead Body (43 Old Cemetery Road #2)
by Kate KliseThe International Movement for the Safety & Protection Of Our Kids & Youth (IMSPOOKY) dictates that Seymour cannot live in the mansion at 43 Old Cemetery Road "without the benefit of parents. " Ignatius B. Grumply tries to explain to Dick Tater, the head of IMSPOOKY, that he and Seymour are in a lovely living (and publishing!) arrangement with the ghost of Olive C. Spence. Dick Tater is not convinced. But this clever trio can't be broken up as easily as he imagines . . . This companion to Dying to Meet You, the first book in the 43 Old Cemetery Road series, is another spooky tale told in letters, drawings, newspaper articles, and television scripts.
Over Sea, Under Stone: Over Sea, Under Stone; The Dark Is Rising; Greenwitch; The Grey King; Silver On The Tree (The Dark Is Rising Sequence #1)
by Susan CooperThree siblings embark on an epic quest for a mythic grail in this first installment of Susan Cooper&’s epic and award-winning The Dark Is Rising Sequence, now with a brand-new look!All through time, the two great forces of Light and Dark have battled for control of the world. Now, after centuries of balance, the Dark is summoning its terrifying forces to rise once more…and three children find themselves caught in the conflict. The Drew siblings—Simon, Jane, and Barney—are on a family holiday in Cornwall when they discover an ancient map in the attic of the house they are sharing with their Great Uncle Merry. They know immediately that the map is special but have no way of knowing how much. For the map leads to a grail: a vital weapon for the Light&’s fight against evil. In taking on the quest to find the grail, the Drews will have to race against the sinister human beings who serve the dreadful power of the dark—an adventure that puts their own lives in grave peril.
Over The Edge (Jennie McGrady Mystery #9)
by Patricia H. RushfordJennie McGrady plans to spend the last weeks of summer relaxing and hanging out with her boyfriend in her grandmother's coastal hometown. But she barely arrives before learning that the mayor's teenage daughter has been murdered. Jennie's reluctant to get involved in the emotional case, until the suspect turns out to be someone she knows. ... Todd Kopelund is under arrest for murdering the mayor's daughter--his girlfriend, Jessica Ames. He claims he's innocent, and Jennie can't imagine Todd hurting anyone. But the mayor is determined to prove Todd guilty--and the evidence is pretty convincing. Ryan Johnson is Jennie's boyfriend and Todd's best friend. He says he cares a lot for Jennie, yet when she expresses doubts about Todd's innocence, Ryan pulls away--leaving Jennie to look for answers on her own. Jessica's death is only the beginning. ...