Bücher von Darcy Pattison

GREATESTWhen your name is Love Truly, you need to act with, well, love. But the new rhino in town, PeeWee is big, blue, and scary. When he spills his food tray, will Love Truly and her friends, Faith Deep and Hope Big, conquer their fear and step up to help? Or will they turn away? Learning to act with love may be the most courageous thing Love Truly ever does. "Three things will last forever-faith, hope, and love-and the greatest of these is love." I Corinthians 13:13 NLT This simple, yet profound story will challenge kids to think about their actions toward others in new ways. Come along on the emotional journey of learning to accept people who are different from you.

GREATESTWhen your name is Love Truly, you need to act with, well, love. But the new rhino in town, PeeWee is big, blue, and scary. When he spills his food tray, will Love Truly and her friends, Faith Deep and Hope Big, conquer their fear and step up to help? Or will they turn away? Learning to act with love may be the most courageous thing Love Truly ever does. "Three things will last forever-faith, hope, and love-and the greatest of these is love." I Corinthians 13:13 NLT This simple, yet profound story will challenge kids to think about their actions toward others in new ways. Come along on the emotional journey of learning to accept people who are different from you.Award-winning author teams up with illustrator Rich Davis to create a story that will resonate with kids in many situations.

Follow Angel Persian as she tries to follow in her parents' footsteps and become a KittyTube star.

When the dust storms of the 1930s threatened to destroy U.S. farming and agriculture, Hugh Bennett knew what to do. But he needed the government's help. How do you convince politicians that the soil needs help? Hugh Bennett knew what to do. He waited for the wind.

It's the first day of school.Howie is worried. Will he find a friend?With high hopes, Howie goes to robotics club.But no one chooses him as a partner.Then Lincoln bounds into the room.The strange new bird is too big and fluffy.Howie hides!The teacher, however, puts the unlikely pair together.Will they be able to accept each other's wonky ideas and become friends?For STEM classes, this story emphasizes the discussion of form v. function. It encourages divergent thinking as Lincoln and Howie design a robot. For kids who are rigid and inflexible, they'll see the value of considering different options, and accepting those who are different. "e;. . .offbeat and clever. . . With pages filled with animals and robots, this tale will certainly appeal to kids. . . ."e; Kirkus ReviewsWHAT THEY ARE SAYING"e;A delightful story of friendship and teamwork."e; Dori Hillestad Butler, Theodore Geisel Honor Award for King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats, and Edgar award for The Buddy Files: The Case of the Lost Boy"e;Charming. . .Pattison's storytelling skills give readers a look into the give-and-take of friendship."e; Carla Killough McClafferty, author of The Many Faces of George Washington"e;What's WONKY? The heart-warming story of an unlikely friendship between Robot Club partners, told in Darcy Pattison's classic, charming voice. WONKY is a good reminder that friendships are often found with a heart that's open to the unexpected."e; Lynn Rowe Reed, illustrator of Punctuation Takes a Vacation"e;WONKY is a delightful mixture of a story about new friends and a robot club--honestly, what could be more fun? I adoredHowie and Lincoln, Darcy Pattison's endearing animal characters, and Nathaniel Gold's colorful illustrations just pop off the page!"e; Monica Clark-Robinson, author of Let the Children March

Dennis and Mellie, cousins, celebrate Grandma's birthday and then write informative or expository essays.

Jake Rose joins the courageous crew of the Eagle 10 as they streak across the galaxy to Rison, the other blue planet. Their goal is to find the umjaadi starfish, the host of an organism that is deadly to the Phoke, the water people of Earth. The mission is foolhardy because Rison will soon implode-the catastrophe is mere days away-from a science-gone-wrong scenario. Forced to enter the Risonian society at its darkest hour, the team struggles against local politics and races against time to find the starfish.Utz Seehafer, the son and heir-apparent, of the southern Bo-See coalition is assigned to help the Earthlings' search. He battles his own demons of a lost brother, a grieving father, and the urgency of escaping a dying planet. Will he be able to save his beloved Derry, and their pet project, the great white shark named Godzilla?Pilgrims is the exciting conclusion of an epic science fiction trilogy that pits Risonians and Earthlings against inevitable implosion of a planet. In a rush against time, they must deal with the politics of desperate men and the tricks of a dying planet. Will they find the cure and escape in time?

THE BLUE PLANETS WORLD SERIESEarth finally receives a message from space:"e;You only live on land. Allow us to live in the seas."e;Rison will implode soon. They desperately need a new blue planet, a water planet. But Earth is crowded. Will humans be able to open their hearts to an alien race?SLEEPERS, Book 1A rogue militia.A diabolical sabotage.Is an alien teen is the only hope for either blue planet?A test-tube baby, fifteen-year-old Jake Rose is half human and half alien; he has both lungs and gills.He's been raised on the "e;other blue planet,"e; Rison. However, in a horrifying science-gone-wrong scenario, Rison will soon implode. He evacuates to Earth to live with his human father's parents on Bainbridge Island in Puget Sound. His mother, Dayexi Quad-de is Rison's ambassador to Earth. She's tasked with finding Risonians a new home on Earth in a peaceful manner.Jake accidentally discovers that Earth's elite ELLIS forces are trying to sabotage Mt. Rainier by starting an eruption so that they can blame it on the Risonian aliens. Working to thwart them, Jake suddenly realizes his mother--the ambassador--is missing.Sleepers is the first novel in the action-packed science fiction The Blue Planets World series. This classic teen novel of finding your place in society combines with thrilling science fiction that delivers a punch. If you like the intrigue and excitement of Ender's Game or I Am Number Four, you'll love Darcy Pattison's science fiction series of survival among the galaxies.ALSO IN THE BLUE PLANETS WORLDSee the series page at amazon.com/gp/bookseries/B074Y28FGWSirens, Book 2 is the continuing story in a science fiction trilogy. When aliens beg refuge on Earth, they ask only for a home in the seas. But what if Earth's oceans aren't empty? The Phoke, the mer men and mermaids of Earth have remained hidden for centuries. But a Risonian water-borne illness forces them to come out of hiding and take a place at the negotiation table.Pilgrims, Book 3 is the exciting conclusion of an epic science fiction trilogy that pits Risonians and Earthlings against inevitable implosion of a planet. A small courageous team from Earth travels to Rison to find the cure for a water-borne disease that threatens the Phoke, the mermen and mermaids of Earth. But Rison's implosion is pending. In a rush against time, they must deal with the politics of desperate men and the tricks of a dying planet. Will they find the cure and escape in time?ENVOYS, PrequelEnvoys, Prequel is the short story of the first contact with the Risonians on their Cadee Moon Base. The ambitious naval officer Blake Rose joins the team as the comparative biology specialist. He's the first to shake hands with a Risonian, Dayexi Quad-de, who immediately captures his heart. Still, he has a job to do: protect Earth from aliens.Interested in the origin of the Blue Planets World series? This is the short story for you.

A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTIONDo you believe everything you read in the newspaper?Early in August 1937, a news flash came: a sea monster had been spotted lurking off the shore of Nantucket Island. Historically, the Massachusetts island had served as port for whaling ships. Eyewitnesses swore this wasn't a whale, but some new, fearsome creature. As eyewitness account piled up, newspaper stories of the sea monster spread quickly. Across the nation, people shivered in fear.Then, footprints were found on a Nantucket beach. Photographs were sent to prominent biologists for their opinion. Discussion swirled about raising a hunting party. On August 18, news spread across the island: the sea monster had been captured. Islanders ran to the beach and couldn't believe their eyes. This nonfiction picture book is a perfect tool to discuss non-political fake news stories. Back matter discusses the freedom of the press guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Quotes from Thomas Jefferson make it clear that fake news has always been one of the costs of a free press. A Timeline lists actual events in the order they occurred. A vocabulary list defines relevant words.