by Jeff Faerber (Illustrator), Karl Beckstrand (Author)
Banana characters try wild stunts in a cautionary kids' tale with simple dishes, including banana muffins, smoothies, cookies, and pancakes.
What's the cure for "I'm bored" disease? A wisecracking picture book on the short (shelf) life of a bunch of bruisers; hands-on fun for boys and girls 4 - 10, preschool - 5th grade.
- 7 easy, yummy low-sugar recipes (more online)
- Fun family time
- African-American child
- Free lesson plans
The perfect length book for children (not too long for adults): 24 hand-illustrated pages by Jeff Faerber. 320 words, before recipes, by award-winning author and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand. Don't miss his 60 multicultural books.
#1 in the Food Books for Kids series.
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Big Black Seed: A Book with No Words GROW: How We Get Food from Our GardenThe Dancing Flamingos of Lake ChimichangaMa MacDonald Flees the FarmShe Doesn't Want the Worms: A Mystery More learning activities, bonus recipes, and gift ebooks at KidsWorldBooks (worldwide rights (c) Juneteenth 2011), libraries, and major cookbook distributors.
"Bizarrely funny." - The Horn Book
Explore this STEM book/children's snack book with Hispanic and Black characters; 8"x10" full-color fruit book for reluctant readers; classroom/homeschool ESL, YNPC, YBG, JNTS. No AI. No CRT, gender, or orientation spiel-just multiracial happiness! LCCN: 2010910826; JUV050000, JUV011010, JUV033160, JUV033190, JUV081000, JUV032140, JUV033120, JUV054000, JUV020000. Hard ISBN: 978-0977606542, soft ISBN: 978-0977606511 (eISBN: 978-1452415598)
Author Biography
is the bestselling and award-winning author of 19 multicultural books and more than 50 e-book titles (reviews by Kirkus, School Library Journal, The Horn Book blog, ForeWord Reviews). Raised in San Jose, CA, he has a B.A. in journalism from BYU, an M.A. in international relations from APU, and a broadcast & film certificate from Film A. Academy. Since 2004 he has run Premio Publishing. A college media instructor, Beckstrand has presented to Taiwan's Global Leadership for Youth, city and state governments, festivals, and schools. Beckstrand's nationally lauded Y.A. stories, e-book mysteries, ESL/ELL Spanish/bilingual books, nonfiction, and wordless books feature ethnically diverse characters-and usually end with a twist. His work has appeared in: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Border's Books, Costco, Deseret Book, iBooks, The Children's Miracle Network, LDS Film Festival, the U.S. Congressional Record, Papercrafts Magazine, and various broadcasts. FB, Twitter, http: //KarlBeckstrand.com, http: //PremioBooks.com
Number of Pages: 26
Dimensions: 0.07 x 10 x 8 IN
Publication Date: June 01, 2011
