Taking Turns - Blackstone Tabner, Marianne

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Résumé :
Sun and Moon have been together for a lifetime. Can they resolve their differences? A whimsical tale written with a universal theme about restoring balance. Moon's refusal to take turns with Sun to gain more attention not only impacts his friend, Sun, but affects our whole planet, Earth. Fun facts about our Sun and Moon included. Filled with nature, science and how Sun and Moon resolve their differences, Taking Turns, offered in both English and Spanish, provides social skills for children to learn kindness, sharing and friendship with a science theme. This book follows the common core standards for English, Science, Spanish and in social skills for children up to grade five....

Biographie:
Marianne Blackstone Tabner is passionately curious about everything. As an author, she shares her own fascination of learning with children by making reading fun. Taking Turns, offered in both English and Spanish, helps children to explore concepts of sharing while providing them with opportunities to expand their creativity and imagination with hands-on science activities. Inspired by the birth of her first grandchild, Marianne rediscovered her passion to advocate for children's literacy and their learning needs which began when she was a special education teacher in the Boston suburbs. Marianne is a devoted supporter of local and national literacy foundations. A portion of Marianne's proceeds is donated to Every Child a Reader and Children's Literacy Foundation (Clif). Marianne has created Mimi's Story Hour to share her love of reading with children and to provide fun, educational, hands-on activities for parents and teachers. Visit MarianneBlackstoneTabner.com to access more resources, including a downloadable teacher-parent resource guide found @Mimi's Story and to follow Mimi on her next story hour adventure. She now lives, writes, and plays in sunny San Diego, CA.

Sommaire:
Marianne is an award-winning author of inspiring picture books. She has been a strong advocate for children's diversity and literacy since her days as a special education teacher in the Boston suburbs, her years as a mom raising three children and a Mimi to her grandchildren.She explores science, nature, history, and the wonders of the world around us to spark curiosity, imagination, and creativity in young readers. Marianne celebrates writing books with STEM themes crossing multiple disciplines, adding a sea of facts, and maybe even making children laugh from time to time. She volunteers with local coastal advocacy environmental groups and helps young readers struggling to make connections with words in her local public school system.She now lives, writes, and plays in sunny San Diego, CA.When Marianne is not writing books for children, you can find her reading stories virtually to her granddaughter or traveling to discover new faraway places....