Arno is grumpy. His friends are tired of his bad mood. Will Arno stop being a grump?

Arno is grumpy. His friends are tired of his bad mood. Will Arno stop being a grump?

"This resource will help you introduce students to the writing process through daily mini-lessons. Writing prompts support writing and drawing exercises in engaging ways that relate to content and are within the framework of the Common Core State Standards"--

Create a vibrant writing classroom! Take 5! for Language Arts: Writing that builds critical-thinking skills supports K-2 students who are just beginning to grasp the elements of writing. This resource will help you introduce students to the writing process through mini-lessons and daily writing prompts. Writing prompts support writing and drawing exercises in engaging ways that relate to content and are within the framework of college and career readiness standards. They also provide support on the different writing purposes: informative, opinion, narrative, and descriptive writing. This resource is filled with diverse prompts that will have students looking forward to the part of the day when they're asked to "Take 5!" for language arts. Each ready-to-use prompt includes corresponding standards, supply lists, language arts links, teacher tips, assessment options, rubrics, digital connections and resources, and opportunities for teacher-modeled writing and independent writing activities. Begin every day of the school year with a burst of critical thinking and fun with this comprehensive resource. Ready? Set? Take 5!

Is kindness the best medicine? Larry is a kind and friendly lobster that likes helping others. Rocky is a grumpy lobster that tends to start trouble. One day, Larry and Rocky meet. When Larry is bullied by Rocky, something unexpected happens. Will Larry and Rocky become friends? This heartwarming tale of two lobsters is sure to leave you chomping for more!

These tales are thematically eclectic and cover spiritual growth, hilarity and misadventure, romance, solo journeys, service to humanity, family travel, and exotic cuisine, all told from a woman's perspective.

The Lonely Lobster The story of the Lonely Lobster is the heartwarming tale of an unlikely friendship between two crustaceans: a lobster and a crab. The two are thrust together during a storm and became the best of friends despite the fact that lobsters like to dine on crabs. This surprising bond between predator and prey will leave you wondering, "Why can't we all just get along?"

Piper is trapped in a tuna net and it is up to Meko the dolphin to rescue her sister.

More than 250 seafood recipes are complemented by instructions for selecting, preparing, and cooking fish; a lexicon describing hundreds of sea creatures; and interesting digressions about fish and those who harvest them

A trio of smart and stylish mermaids are about to make a splash in this hilarious start to a new middle-grade series that's The Little Mermaid meets My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish. Mermaids Beattie, Mimi, and Zelda's summer on land with temporary legs is going swimmingly-until they receive a strange message ordering them to return home at once. The beloved queen of the Hidden Lagoon has been fishnapped, and some seriously bad mermaids have taken over instead! Now, the girls are the only ones who can stop them. If they're going to save the day, they'll need a clam car, some piranha-print nail polish, and possibly a talking seahorse named Steve. Can they do it? Filled with magical mysteries, fabulous shell fashions, and three fin-tastic protagonists to root for, Bad Mermaids Make Waves is a hysterical new middle-grade adventure that will have readers begging for the sea-quel.