Ryan G. Van Cleave

A fast-paced, interactive adventure series for kids, featuring death-defying moments in history This book features Agent 355, a female spy during the American Revolution.A Junior Library Guild SelectionAgent 355 was one of the first spies for the United States. While the true identity of 355 remains unknown, here, young readers make decisions and determine their own survival by joining secret Agent 355 as the intrepid and brave American patriot spy. Along the way, readers can choose to thwart a counterfeiting scheme, warn General Washington of an assassination plot, or even save the day with Harry Potter's 11" wand. The sky's the limit with your historical imagination Don't forget: YOU, the reader, are in the driver's seat This time it's 1777 in Long Island, New York, and you're Myrtle Henderson's eleven-year-old niece. Stunned to discover your recently deceased mother was a member of the Culper Ring , a group of spies so secret they don't even know each other With each page turn YOU decide which way the story unravels. This book like no other--to be used in a variety of ways--challenges puzzle-solving readers and ignites a love of history for life. The perfect gift or educational book, slyly written as an interactive narrative adventure, will delight and enthrall avid and reluctant readers with its energy and excitement.As an added educational bonus, extensive backmatter includes a timeline, information about the lives of women in the American Revolution, and details about the real Agent 355 and the Culper code book.About the Decide & Survive series: Your Call to Adventure Dear Reader, this is your story.You control how history happens through the choices you make.Don't read this book from the first page to the last. Instead, follow the directions at the bottom of each page. When you're offered options, choose wisely because your decision could end in disaster as easily as triumph.No matter how your story ends, feel free to start over and create a different story with a new outcome.Adventure, mystery, danger, and fortune await. Good luck

They burp. They fart. They creak. They crack. Bodies make MUSIC A 2024 CBC Children's Favorites WinnerA 2024 CBC Teacher Favorites WinnerA 2024 CBC Librarian Favorites Winner"Yolen and Van Cleave give voice to bodily noises--from butts that "BOOM" to giggles and gasps--in a riotously silly poetry collection perfectly tuned to a toilet humor-loving audience."--Publishers Weekly"Funny, fact-filled, and succinct, this title will have broad appeal beyond the elementary aged audience it is intended for. A recommended first purchase."--School Library JournalAnd let's face it: kids love every note In Body Music, bestselling authors Jane Yolen and Ryan G. Van Cleave bring their trademark wit to fifteen hilarious poems that celebrate the sounds of the human body, from sniffles to snaps, sneezes to wheezes, hiccups to yawns, and more Each poem is illustrated with bright, lively artwork and is accompanied by scientific facts that answer questions like: What is a knuckle crack? Why do we sneeze? and What makes a tummy rumble? Funny and secretly educational, Body Music has it all: science, history, language arts, and farts From the book: What Is Body Music?: It can be accidental sounds, responses to pain, surprise, fear. But there are also folk traditions of many different countries that use body percussion, which is the art of using the body to create vibrations and sounds. Examples of body percussion include West Africa's hambone, Ethiopian armpit music, and the hand clapping in Spanish Flamenco.

Sie spielen schon lange mit dem Gedanken, ein Science-Fiction-, Fantasy- oder Horrorwerk zu schreiben, aber Sie wissen nicht, wie Sie es angehen sollen? Oder Sie sind vielleicht schon mitten im Schreibprozess, aber kommen nicht weiter? Dieses Buch liefert Ihnen alle Basics, die Sie brauchen, um faszinierende Welten und packende Charaktere zu erschaffen. Lernen Sie Strategien, um Geschichten aus verschiedenen Genres zu schreiben, zum Beispiel Romane, Kurzgeschichten, Videospiele oder Drehbücher. Anschließend geht es um das spezifische Handwerkszeug für Science-Fiction-, Fantasy- und Horrortexte. Zu guter Letzt geben Ihnen die Autoren auch Tipps, wie Sie Ihr Buch lektorieren, einen Agenten finden oder Ihr Buch per Self-Publishing auf den Markt bringen. So wird aus Ihnen vielleicht bald der nächste Tolkien, King oder Asimov!

? "A gallery of stately trees around the world associated with times and events both historic and prehistoric....Moving and, as a way of connecting today's readers to significant moments of the past, effective."--Kirkus Reviews, Starred ReviewA 2024 Notable Social Studies Trade Book (NCSS-CBC)Nominee, 2024-2025 Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Awards (MASL), Picture Book CategoryNominee, 2025 Utah Beehive Awards (CLAU), Informational CategoryFor generations, trees have silently witnessed history's most pivotal moments. Here are their stories. In the sweep of wind over grass, near the pulse of rivers, we stand, monuments of barkand age-curled green.Above, an avalanche of stars.Below, the ocean of earth.Within, the uncounted livesbirthed, bloomed, and pluckedfrom the gardens we tend.We survive.We remember.We witness.In evocative verse and stunning artwork, Witness Trees is the story of the world's most enduring witnesses: the trees. From the Flower of Kent apple tree still standing in Sir Isaac Newton's yard, to the English oak given to Jesse Owens after facing down Hitler at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, to the California redwood saved from destruction by July Butterfly Hill, to the Callery pear tree still miraculously alive after the World Trade Towers fell, Witness Trees is a moving tribute to the world's most famous trees, many of which still need humanity's protection. Be moved, be inspired, be amazed by the quiet, reverberating voices of nature's sentinels: the witness trees.For each tree depicted, there is information about that tree and the events it witnessed. Among the trees lovingly discussed are 20 treees you can visit today."Van Cleave's decision to pull on both legend and historical fact works to the book's advantage here, underscoring the idea that trees are witness not just to events in human history but also to the narratives we create around them in our attempts to shape an unpredictable world into orderly stories. The trees have no need for such order, anchored solidly into the earth, and the somber tone and poetic text have an aloof thoughtfulness--not coldly emotionless but distant enough to see an arc of wonder in the progress of the world."--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "'Our roots run deep--/ they grip history, / a restless forever, ' open the incantatory first-person plural lines propelling this tribute....landscape illustrations comfortably portray historical and geographical scenes....By piling on examples, Van Cleave impresses upon readers trees' enduring power."--Publishers Weekly

Take your shot at becoming the next Tolkien, Asimov, or King with this simple roadmap to transforming your fiction into works of art Writing Sci-Fi, Fantasy, & Horror For Dummies is your skeleton key to creating the kind of fiction that grips readers and compels them to keep turning pages (even if it's well past their bedtime!) You'll start with the basics of creative writing—including character, plot, and scene—and strategies for creating engaging stories in different forms, such as novels, short stories, scripts, and video games. After that, get beginner-friendly and straightforward advice on worldbuilding, before diving headfirst into genre-specific guidance for science fiction, horror, and fantasy writing. This book also offers: Strategies for editing and revising your next work to get it into tip-top shape for your audienceWays to seek out second opinions from editors, experts, and even sensitivity readersTechniques for marketing and publication, working with agents, and advice for writers going the self-publishing route The perfect beginner's guide for aspiring writers with an interest in horror, fantasy, or science fiction, Writing Sci-Fi, Fantasy, & Horror For Dummies is the first and last resource you need before you start building your next story about faraway lands, aliens, and fantastic adventures.

Developed for courses in first-year writing, Creativity: A Reader for Writers includes an interdisciplinary mix of public, academic, and cultural reading selections. It provides students with the rhetorical knowledge and analytical strategies required to participate effectively in discussions about creativity by covering the major theories, modern research, and current issues in the field. Topics include: -Cognitive mechanisms and creativity-Creativity, personality, and motivation-Family and social influences on creativity-Child prodigies-International perspectives-Creativity and innovation in the workplace-Marginalization of creative people due to race, ethnicity, gender, or socioeconomics-Creativity and mental health-Creativity and aging Creativity: A Reader for Writers is part of a series of brief, single-topic readers from Oxford University Press designed for today's college writing courses. Each reader in this series approaches a topic of contemporary conversation from multiple perspectives.

Visual Storytelling features a comprehensive survey of contemporary graphic narratives that encourages reflection, discussion, and various response projects in the writing or literature classroom. With its thematic organization, Visual Storytelling uses graphic narrative to identify intersections not just between visual and verbal language, but also between the overarching themes of identity, history, politics, and the arts.

The fast and easy way to write your memoir Memoir writing is a growing phenomenon, and not just by celebrities and politicians. Everyone has a story to tell, and Memoir Writing For Dummies provides hopeful writers with the tools they need to share their life stories with the world and become published authors. With easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions—along with helpful tips and advice on how to get published—Memoir Writing For Dummies shows you how to put pen to paper and hone the craft of writing a truly compelling memoir. You'll get advice on how to explore your memories, map out your story, perfect your plot, setting, character, and dialogue, and so much more. Includes tips on getting over writer's blockGuides you through every step of the writing and editing processesCovers the best ways to market a finished memoir Packed with proven tips and writing tricks of the trade, Memoir Writing For Dummies gives you everything you need to ensure your life story is never forgotten.

A collection of poems about dislocation explores the notion of "diaspora"--both physical and emotional--and delves into themes of sensitivity, tenderness, and rebellion. Simultaneous.