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The Fox and the Goose: Independent Reading Gold 9 (Reading Champion #647)
by Mick GowarThis story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE).A traditional Aesop fable is retold as the story of Fox and Goose, who try to be friends, but end up misunderstanding one another and not showing compassion for each other's needs, with disastrous consequences.Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.
The Fox and the Grapes: An Aesop Fable (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading Grade 2)
by Carol Liddiment Judy SchmaussNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Fox and the Hound
by Disney Book GroupTod, a young fox, and Copper, a hound pup, love to play together every chance they get. When they get lost in the woods during a game of hide-and-seek, they learn that a true friend always sticks by you!
The Fox and the Hound: Hide and Seek (Little Golden Book)
by Golden BooksTod, a young fox, and Copper, a hound pup, love to play together every chance they get. When they get lost in the woods during a game of hide-and-seek, they learn that a true friend always sticks by you!
The Fox and the Snail: A French Burgundian Folk Tale
by Margaret PerryA slow snail tries to outwit a nimble fox in a race to see the king.
The Fox and the Stork: An Aesop's Fable (Into Reading, Level J #60)
by Annette Smith Tamsin HinrichsenNIMAC-sourced textbook <p><p> Fox invites his friend, Stork, over for dinner, but Fox plays a trick on Stork. When Stork realises what Fox has done, it’s her turn to invite Fox over for dinner to teach him a lesson about friendship.
The Fox in the Barn (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading)
by Mary Lindeen David OpieNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Fox on the Swing
by Evelina DaciutèOur story starts with a boy named Paul, who lives in a cozy treehouse in a big city with his family. And then something unexpected happens—Paul befriends a wise, friendly fox on a walk home from the bakery. The fox gives Paul a space to think about what makes him happy and what friendship means.
The Fox's Window And Other Stories
by Naoko AwaAuthor writes timeless tales that will resonate with readers of all ages. Awa was influenced by the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, and The Arabian Nights, but her take is lyrically Japanese.
The Foxman
by Gary PaulsenA town boy sent to live on a remote wilderness farm forms a friendship with an elderly, disfigured man who teaches him many things.
The Foxworth Hunt (The Thorne Twins Adventure Books #9)
by Dayle Courtney[from the back cover] "When the invitation came, Alison Thorne couldn't figure it out. No one in her family could. It was from her very eccentric, very wealthy uncle, Gordon Foxworth. He was inviting Alison, alone, to be his guest at his Long Island estate--a retreat for only the most wealthy and powerful of clients--for ten days. Exactly ten days. When she accepted the invitation, Alison found that she would not be the only guest during that time. Half a dozen others were there too, most of them rich and influential men. One of them wanted to murder her uncle. And none of them would be allowed to leave until the time was up."
The Fragile Force: Charmseekers 5 (Charmseekers Ser.)
by Georgie AdamsSes and Maddy are working on a rainforest project when they are transported to the jungly area of Karisma. They come up against huge hairy spiders, ferocious crocodiles and girl-eating plants. But nothing deters Ses in her quest and she tracks down the butterfly charm.Charmingly written stories, appealing characters and a beautifully imagined world with its own language.
The Fragrant Garden
by Day'S Lee Josee BellemareJade is a curious nine-year-old who likes to help out at her family’s Chinese restaurant, The Fragrant Garden, after school. Though she is often allowed to help set tables or clean up, she longs to be part of the more exciting tasks such as helping in the kitchen or using the cash register. Her father thinks she is too young for these responsibilities - until a fire breaks out in the kitchen. Jade’s quick-thinking response wins her praise and her father reconsiders her request for more responsibility at the Fragrant Garden. This playful character will win the hearts and minds of all who know and love a lively, precocious youngster.
The Frail Days (Orca Limelights)
by Gabrielle PrendergastSixteen-year-old drummer Stella, guitarist Jacob and bassist Miles need a wild singer for their old-school rock band. When they discover nerdy Tamara Donnelly, who nails the national anthem at a baseball game, Stella is not convinced Tamara’s sound is right for the band. Stella wants to turn Tamara into a rock goddess, but Tamara proves to be a confident performer who has her own ideas about music and what it means to be epic cool. When their band, the Frail Days, starts to build a local following, Stella and Tamara clash over the direction the band should take, forcing them to consider what true musical collaboration means. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read!
The Frame-Up
by Ian Schoenherr Wendy McLeod MacKnightWhen Sargent Singer discovers that the paintings in his father’s gallery are alive, he is pulled into a captivating world behind the frame that he never knew existed.Filled with shady characters, devious plots, and a grand art heist, this inventive mystery-adventure celebrates art and artists and is perfect for fans of Night at the Museum and Blue Balliett’s Chasing Vermeer. There’s one important rule at the Beaverbrook Gallery—don’t let anyone know the paintings are alive. Mona Dunn, forever frozen at thirteen when her portrait was painted by William Orpen, has just broken that rule. Luckily twelve-year-old Sargent Singer, an aspiring artist himself, is more interested in learning about the vast and intriguing world behind the frame than he is in sharing her secret.And when Mona and Sargent suspect shady dealings are happening behind the scenes at the gallery, they set out to find the culprit. They must find a way to save the gallery—and each other—before they are lost forever. With an imaginative setting, lots of intrigue, and a thoroughly engaging cast of characters, The Frame-Up will captivate readers of Jacqueline West’s The Books of Elsewhere.
The Fran That Time Forgot
by Jim BentonFranny K. Stein didn't think the time would ever come when someone would realize what the K in her name stood for. And she REALLY didn't think that same someone would say her middle name in front of the whole school! But that's what happened at the Science Fair award ceremony, and all the kids and teachers burst out laughing. So Franny does what any respectable mad scientist would do--she goes back in time to change her name. However, things don't turn out quite as she calculated, and Franny ends up having to face her teenage self in a warped, fourth-dimensional, kid-versus-teen, good-versus-evil, Franny-versus-Franny battle of the minds!
The Fran That Time Forgot
by Jim BentonFranny K. Stein didn't think the time would ever come when someone would realize what the K in her name stood for. And she REALLY didn't think that same someone would say her middle name in front of the whole school! But that's what happened at the Science Fair award ceremony, and all the kids and teachers burst out laughing. So Franny does what any respectable mad scientist would do--she goes back in time to change her name. However, things don't turn out quite as she calculated, and Franny ends up having to face her teenage self in a warped, fourth-dimensional, kid-versus-teen, good-versus-evil, Franny-versus-Franny battle of the minds!
The Fran with Four Brains
by Jim BentonBeing a mad scientist in the modern world is very hard work. With so much that needs to be done in such a short period of time, multitasking can become overwhelming. Franny needs some additional help. But for Franny there is only one person in the world she trusts to help her with her experiments: herself. So she acquires assistance the mad-scientist way...by building a few real, live, steel-plated Franbots!
The Fran with Four Brains
by Jim BentonBeing a mad scientist in the modern world is very hard work. With so much that needs to be done in such a short period of time, multitasking can become overwhelming. Franny needs some additional help. But for Franny there is only one person in the world she trusts to help her with her experiments: herself. So she acquires assistance the mad-scientist way...by building a few real, live, steel-plated Franbots!
The Frandidate
by Jim BentonFranny K. Stein, Mad Scientist, has always had her eye on world domination, and she has to start somewhere...like her class elections! If people vote for her, they'll be giving her all the control she wants. But Franny's platform doesn't have the same appeal as her competitors who are offering new playground equipment, so she creates The Frandidate. Made of DNA samples from a dog, a chameleon and a parrot, along with a scrap of carpet (so she'll know where people stand), Franny's special suit helps her say and do exactly what people want! But when The Frandidate starts making promises she knows she can't keep, Franny realizes she might have gone too far...
The Frandidate
by Jim BentonFranny K. Stein, Mad Scientist, has always had her eye on world domination, and she has to start somewhere...like her class elections! If people vote for her, they'll be giving her all the control she wants. But Franny's platform doesn't have the same appeal as her competitors who are offering new playground equipment, so she creates The Frandidate. Made of DNA samples from a dog, a chameleon and a parrot, along with a scrap of carpet (so she'll know where people stand), Franny's special suit helps her say and do exactly what people want! But when The Frandidate starts making promises she knows she can't keep, Franny realizes she might have gone too far...
The Frankenstein Teacher
by Tony BradmanThe floor shook. The tables and chairs shook. The children shook. Suddenly, the door creaked open... and a huge figure loomed over them. It was... The Frankenstein Teacher!Class 3F get a very unusual new teacher. Frankenstein! But although Frankenstein looks very very scary, he has a very big heart and Class 3 learn to see beyond his scary appearance to the real person beneath when the class hamster meets a very sticky end...
The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial (Cornerstones of Freedom)
by Mary Collins Anne PhillipsDescribes the construction of one of the newest Washington monuments, a memorial to the thirty-second president.
The Frazzle Family Finds a Way
by Ann BonwillEvery member of the Frazzle family is disastrously forgetful. Mr. Frazzle forgets his trousers. Wags the dog can't find his bone, and Annie and Ben bring fishing poles and towels to school instead of their homework. Not even Aunt Rosemary with her organizational tips can help. But one day Annie has an idea that combines rhyme, recall, and song into a melodic way to remember in this warmheated tribute to compensating for weaknesses.
The Frederick Douglass You Never Knew
by James Lincoln CollierExplores the childhood, character, and influential events that shaped the life of this former slave who went on to become an abolitionist and advisor to Abraham Lincoln. Includes bibliographical references and index.