Bücher von Penelope Dyan

Malta has been inhabited since it was settled around 5200 BC from the Italian island of Sicily. Later, the Phoenicians and the Greeks arrived, the Romans and the Arabs, and the French and the English. Malta is a virtual melting pot. The Siege of Malta (also known as the Great Siege of Malta) took place in 1565 when the Ottomans invaded the island, then held by the Knights of Saint John. For the next 275 years, the knights called this island home. They built towns, palaces, churches, and fortifications. Malta is rich in history and is a very fun place to explore and to see. Take some time to explore this beautiful island through the words and photography of John D. Weigand and Penelope Dyan and walk the streets of this amazing place as you look through these pages. This book is meant for children, and it is also meant to encourage the minds of the young to imagine and to explore; and award winning author and poet Penelope Dyan, who is also an attorney and a former teacher, aims to do just that! Malta is a colorful and amazing place seeped in culture and history that will amaze kids and adults alike.

Gibraltar is a British territory on the south end of the Iberian Peninsula at the Mediterranean entrance. It's total area is 2.6 square miles and it has a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is its major landmark. At its foot is a densely populated city of almost 30,000 people. An Anglo-Dutch force captured Gibraltar from Spain in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession. The territory was ceded to Britain "in perpetuity" under the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht. It became a base for the Royal Navy. Now its economy is based n tourism, finance and shipping. The sovereignty of Gibraltar is at issue in Anglo-Spanish relations, because Spain assets a claim to the territory. However, the people of Gibralter have rejected proposals for Spanish sovereignty, once in a 1967 referendum, and again in 2002. Under its 2006 constitution, Gibraltar governs all of its own affairs. However, powers of defense and foreign relations remain the responsibility of the UK Government. To understand Gibralter, one needs to talk to its people and see everything it has to offer. Look for Penelope Dyan music videos that go with this book, and for more from Bellissima Publishing, LLC, as you learn all you learn all you can about this place that gave rise to the expression: ". . . as strong as the rock of Gibralter." The companion book to this book is "The Comeback Kids, Book 9, The Barbary Macaques of Gibraltar."

Sometimes you go to a place, and you feel just as though you are in a Fairytale! And this is just how it feels when you visit Ackergill Tower Castle in Wick, Scotland! In fact, the whole town of Wick feels like a magical place!Wick, Scotland is a town and royal burgh in the far north of Scotland. It is situated along the River Wick on both sides of the Wick Bay. Visit Wick vicariously simply by turning the pages of this book, and see some of what you can find in this colorful place called Wick!This fun 'learn to read' book, filled with word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, written by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, with photos by John D. Weigand, was created just for kids; and it looks through the eyes of a kid at the things a kid would see that a grown up might not even notice as something special. And what could be more special than a castle by the sea with a fun, storybook town below it to capture a kid's imagination? And when you are all done traveling through the pages of this book, watch the free music video that goes along with this book on the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel.

Little Baylee wants a giraffe (or maybe she wants two giraffes or three or four) and her mother brings her a very small kitten, It isn't that Bailey doesn't like the kitten, it is just that Bailey has always wanted a giraffe, because giraffes make Baylee laugh. Find out why Baylee simply can't have a giraffe. (Perhaps you know the answer to THAT question already!) Also discover how Baylee's mother comes up with a good solution to this somewhat perplexing problem, and what that solution is.Have fun again practicing your reading skills and enjoy the Dyan kid friendly drawings as you practice those skills using rhyme, word recognition and repetition, along with a host of familiar and fun characters that you can match with the words you see on the pages of this book. Look for the fun YouTube video on the Bellissimavideo channel that goes along with this book to further enhance the learning process.Penelope Dyan is an award winning author and an attorney. She is also a former teacher who believes all of learning should be fun, and this is why she creates these books. So have fun and learn all you can, because learning is lots of fun! Just ask Penelope Dyan!

Sometimes bees happen to take up residence in very strange places, and a beekeeper has to be called to move them to a new hive. Bees can sting you, and sometimes that hurts a lot; so you need to be very careful about bees. However, all creatures have their place in the ecosystem, and this is a very important concept children need to learn and know. That said, everything has its place, and bees in the walls of homes need to be moved to a hive that is outside where it is safe for everyone, even if it means the mouse must also go.Read the poetry and enjoy the funny illustrations of Penelope Dyan as your child learns about one small part of the ecosystem in one very small way, and about how we all have to make adjustments (sometimes) in our lives, even mice and bees. Use this little book as a sounding board to discuss place and change, and about how all things work together for good, even if we have to make a compromise (as these bees had to leave). Penelope Dyan, author of 'Surfer Girl,' best teen book at the 2008 New York Book Festival and best teen book at the 2008 Hollywood Book Festival, a former teacher and attorney, really understands kids. She brings all her knowledge and love of children with her as she writes her books, and like all Bellissima Books, her books have a lesson and a purpose.

The Nelson and Eldorado Canyon areas were home to ancient Puebloan, Paiutes and Mojave Indians who lived in peace there for hundred of years. In 1775, Spaniards arrived looking for gold. They settled at the mouth of the Colorado River and called it Eldorado. However, they missed the rich gold veins beneath the canyon's flanks, and found silver and there was not enough silver to make mining worthwhile, and so they left. By 1861 miners discovered the Salvage Vein about five miles up from the Colorado River, a rich, vertically stacked ribbon of gold running through a steep ridge along one side of the canyon. Several miners formed the Techatticup Mine through a series of shady dealings. The name is the Paiute Indian word for hungry, a term heard by early settlers and said by the starving Indians inhabiting the dry hills. The Techatticup Gold Mine was once owned by Senator George Hearst of California, father of William Randolph Hearst, the famous publisher. The history of the area is fascinating. Where else can you hear about prospectors who were Civil War deserters, gunfights over gold, daily killings and other acts so despicable even law enforcement refused to come from a mere 200 miles away? There was virtually no law in Eldorado Canyon, and the Techatticup Mine was in the middle of it all!Now owned by a family whose five sons have cleared tunnels through the mine and have found and uncovered even more of its history, this is the place to be and see American history and how a part of it was formed. So take a tour through the pages of this book with photographer John D. Weigand, and award winning author and poet, Penelope Dyan and see what they saw when they explored this fascinating place!

Córdoba was an Iberian and Roman city in ancient times. In the Middle Ages it became the capital of an Islamic caliphate. The old town contains many architectural reminders of its past. Some say in the 10th century and at the beginning of the 11th century, that Córdoba was the most populous city in the world and the intellectual center of Europe. That said, it is most definitely a beautiful place to see with many things that will interest kids of all ages, even kids who happen to be adults! Take a walk across the bridge and go into the old part of the city with award winning winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, and look through the lens of photographer John D, Weigand to see some of the things you can see and do in this exciting city. Take some pictures of your own and make your own book, and collect postcards and souvenirs and make them a part of your story. And look for a free Penelope Dyan music video on YouTube that goes with this book, and a web show for children on www.stop4fun.org to enhance the learning experience. Use all of these things and put them in your tool chest of learning, and do not stop there. Learn everything you can and explore, whether in person or vicariously using all the tools at your disposal! Most of all, have fun! Because learning is fun!

Read the words on one page (most from the Dolch reading word lists) and then draw a picture on the page right next to the page where you read the words or do what the words tell you to do. Once again, there are also no wrong ways to do this book so whatever you do, you earn an A+! So have fun and learn a thing or two, or three! If you make a mistake, do remember to make a big one! It doesn't matter! It is good. You are still learning, and you can also learn a lot by making mistakes. Embrace the mistakes you make and then learn something from them, and ALWAYS ask a lot of questions; and if you do not know a word, or you don't understand something, ask for help. The only silly question is the question you do not ask, so ask lots and lots of questions (if you have any questions at all) and you will learn lots and lots of great answers! And when you are finished, you will have illustrated a book!

Put together by award winning author and former teacher and attorney, Penelope Dyan, this workbook is a perfect way to reinforce basic reading skills while encouraging creativity and fun. It is meant to be used with Penelope Dyan's 'Mikey & Me books,' but it can stand alone as a fun workbook all by itself. All you have to do is use your very own imagination and complete the book in style, because that is what this is. It is a workbook that becomes a real book when you are finished. This workbook is made especially for kids who are learning to read or practicing their reading! It has extra big letters so you kids can see all the words very easily and it is especially good those who may have trouble seeing. The fun thing about this special workbook is that YOU GET TO MAKE A BOOK! This is how you do it. You read the words on one page (most from the Dolch reading word lists) and then you draw a picture on the page right next to the page where you read the words. When you are all finished, you have your very own special book, and there will be no other book in the whole wide world like it; because it will contain your very own work, your very own artwork! Always remember that YOU are an original, and since YOU are one of a kind, this book will also be one of a kind when YOU are finished! There are also NO wrong ways to do this book. Whatever you draw, you earn an A+! So have fun and learn a thing or two, or three! If you make a mistake, make a big one! It doesn't matter! You are learning! And oh yes, there is a small bit of math thrown into the mix as well. See if you can find it!

The story continues, and this is "My Life As I Know It, Part !V." Pam wants to go on a hayride because she thinks it will be romantic, and our heroine is not so sure it's a good idea. All sorts of thoughts and ideas are explored in this book as heroine continues to explore life past and present and gives her thoughts and perspectives on some not so pretty parts of our world and its history.Dyan is an award winning author, a former teacher and an attorney who not only understands kids of all ages, she remembers when she was a kid! This is why all her books are age appropriate and funny as well as age friendly.Life is really is an exciting ride, and it is something you don't want to miss. The trick is that the ride is so fast moving, that you really truly have to hold on tightly so you won't fall off the edge.

Penelope Dyan is back with a sequel to the sequel "More of My Life As I Know It," appropriately titled "Even More Of My Life As I know It." This story continues to explore the concept of both the first kiss and how times once were when things were simpler, or so it seemed. Penelope Dyan is a former teacher and an attorney and award winning author. Her book, "Surfer Girl," the first book in a series about a girl named Summer who swims and surfs the waves as she searches for her legacy in life, is recognized by the Girls Voices In Literature Database, Miami University, Florida, and is fifth on the Pukeke reading list(s) in Australia under best books for early teen girls. "Surfer Girl' was also best teen book at both the 2008 New York Book Festival and the 2008 Hollywood Book Festival. Dyan has followed all her dreams, and she has made them all come true. This book, third in this series, continues to remind us that our dreams can come true if we are true to ourselves.

Florence, Italy was the home of Dante, who was born in 1267 and baptized in its Baptistery. It was also the home of Galileo, Michelangelo, Donatello and many others. It's a fun place for a kid. And to peak their interest in this book, there is also a free video on YouTube that goes along with this book to enhance the learning experience where Penelope Dyan sings Cole Porter's song "Would You Like To Take a Walk?" (1931) The video has the same title, so it should be easy to locate on Bellissimavideo. Florence is a place that if it is presented correctly can infuse the imagination and enlighten the spirit. Just walking the famous Renaissance Walk will leave you in awe. . . inspired. . . as you realize you are walking where greatness once walked, Once again Penelope Dyan and John Weigand have joined forces to present another wonderful travel guide for kids, and this one also imparts a very important lesson, So walk the walk and see the sights, and small the smells of Florence, Italy. Take in its unique beauty. Remember who walked there before you and feel inspired. Penelope Dyan is an award winning author, poet and illustrator of children's books, and John D. Weigand is a director of television engineering whose photographs can only inspire. Add this book to your collection of Bellissima Books that are meant for kids, but look great on your coffee table. This book proves once again that Bellissima loves kids, and kids will love this very special Bellissima Book. In fact, Dyan and Weigand were made aware of two typos in this book, now corrected-because Bellissima wants to present the most positive learning experience it can for your child-And please note if you are offended by great works of art and do not truly appreciate them, then you probably should not go to Florence, Italy, because Florence and Italy all about art and music, and Italian children make both music and art a part of their lives. There is no spoon feeding with these books, and they are meant to be added to the same way one adds to a college textbook-and even the youngest child should ask questions so they can learn all they can learn and be all they can be! This is a picture book aimed at the younger pre-school and kindergarten set, but even older children can make this book their own, because kids like to have fun and lots of it! This book and other Dyan books are recommended by teachers and on teaching websites.Here is what Travel Europe Italia has to say about this book:"Telling Florence, in all of its historical and artistic forms, to children and adolescents. Penelope Dyan, the author of this guide of Florence, is a writer, poet and talented illustrator of books for youngsters. For this work she collaborated with John D. Weigand, great photographer and television director. In this volume children are invited to retrace the paths already traveled by Galileo, Michelangelo and all the great painters, architects and artists of the Renaissance and Middle Ages. Young readers are thus immersed in the atmosphere of a dreamy trip." ttp://www.traveleurope.it/guides/italy/florence/

Penelope Dyan is back with a sequel to "My Life As I Know It," appropriately titled "More Of My Life As I know It." She is here to tell you life goes on, and nothing is as grim as it may seem. She also reminds us that nothing is impossible and life is full of possibilities if we just give life a chance to do its thing. I guarantee you will read this book and laugh.Penelope Dyan is a former teacher and an attorney and award winning author. Her book, "Surfer Girl," the first book I a series about a girl named Summer who swims and surfs the waves as she searches for her legacy in life, is recognized by the Girls Voices In Literature Database, Miami University, Florida, and is fifth on the Pukeke reading list in Australia of best books for early teen girls. "Surfer Girl' was also best teen book at both the 2008 New York Book Festival and the 2008 Hollywood Book Festival. Dyan is also a person who has followed all her dreams, and who has made them all come true. This book continues to remind us that our dreams can come true if we are true to ourselves.

Knowing what is right and what is wrong is fundamental to becoming and then being the bigger person. And as you will discover, being the bigger person has nothing at all to do with size. Use this learn to read book written and illustrated by the award winning author, attorney and former K-3 teacher, Penelope Dyan, to practice your reading skills through word recognition and through word repetition and rhyme, and then think about and discuss what it means to truly be the bigger person. Enjoy some familiar Dyan characters as you turn the pages of this kid-sized book with its extra large print that is perfect for little eyes; but most of all, have fun with this 'learn to read' book, because if a kid doesn't have fun learning, a kid won't love to learn.Then, when you are all finished reading, you can go to the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel and watch the free music video that goes along with this book, and have even more learning fun!

Go back in time and see how things once were. Learn about the greatest generations of Americans and find out how they came to be the greatest generations of Americans. Written by the award winning author, attorney and former educator, Penelope Dyan, about a family not unlike her own, this book combines history with fiction in such a manner that it will open your eyes . Winston Churchill once said, "Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it." And even if, "We have nothing to fear, but fear itself," as President Franklin D. Rossevelt said, a needless repetiton of the past is something we can easily avoid. All we have to do is pay attention to what came before us. In this book truth is mirrored in fiction, and the past reveals the present. Whether we recognize it or not, we are all a product of what came before us through blood and sacrifice, and through love and time.

It is always fun to go to the beach, and it's no different in Germany. Take a walk with Photographer John D. Weigand and award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan through the quaint streets of Warnemunde, Germany. In Spring it is still cool, but you can go to the beach, play, shop, eat lots of sweet treats and see so many things. You will walk on cobblestone streets, an see flowers and birds and many other interesting things.Visit an historic lighthouse and learn all about the history of this wonderful place. You can take a train to Berlin from this city, or you can just go down to the train station and watch the trains come in and out. If you want to feel exactly like you are the little mermaid just coming out of the sea, this is the place you want to see. Then again, perhaps you are the handsome prince. And if you ARE the little mermaid, please do not turn into sea foam and disappear into the sea.

The Cutty Sark is a British clipper ship. Built on the Clyde in 1869 for the Jock Willis shipping line, one of the last tea clippers to be built and one of the fastest. This ship was built at the end of a long period of design development that was unfortunately halted as sailing ships gave way to ships driven by steam propulsion. You see this ship used the power of the wind and gathered the wind in its sails to further its journey, The Cutty Sark was very badly damaged by fire on May 21, 2007 as it was under restoration. It was re-opened to the public on April 25, 2012, much to the delight of would be seafaring kids and adults.Take a look at the Cutty Sark from below and above through the lens of John D. Weigand. Practice reading skills through word recognition, word repetition and rhyme as you learn some fun facts and then get to work on some research of your own, The point of all these books by Dyan and Weigand is to make kids not only learn, but also to learn to think as well as to imagine. Award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan loves kids, loves to learn herself and loves it when kids learn. There is a free music video that goes along with this book on YouTube on the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel to further enhance the learning process. The book is dedicated to a true seafaring soul.

This book is recommended by 'Simply Hotels' and the edicational website 'Maisey Goes To Barcelona.' It is a child's picture book, and sometimes even older children and adults enjoy reading it and looking at the pictures. Children can add things to the book (if they like) and write in the book and on the blank pages at the end of the book, and Penelope Dyan encourages them to do so to make the book their very own. It is a guide for the very young with colorful photographs of a walk down La Ramba (the heart of Barcelona) to the statue of Christopher Columbus pointing the way to America. There are reminders of home for those who feel a little homesick, and there is a video on YouTube that goes along with this book. Author Penelope Dyan is recognized by Kindercare, Girls Voices In Literature Database (Miami University, Florida) and the AU Pukeke recommended reading list places her books in the top ten best books for girls on two different lists! Penelope Dyan also has two of her children's books on display in the Saison Poetry Library, Southbank Centre, London, chosen by the UK Arts Council. Southbank Centre is the largest arts center in the entire world, and very few authors outside the UK are placed in this library. ( And these are only a few of her honors and awards.) You need to utilize all you can when you are teaching young children, and this book will keep the yawns and the complaints away when traveling because as one reviewer in an Istanbul, Turkey newspaper noted, these authors truly see through the eyes of a child and know how to keep their interest.