Sammy The Sea Star

Sammy is a sea star who gets washed up on a beach during a storm. He sees the stars in the sky and wishes he could be one of them. He meets a little boy who helps him to see that he is just as special as the stars in the sky.

Heartwarming holiday novella. Find your Sea Stars spirit with Mackenzie and Declan, as they navigate new love with real-life challenges of work, expectations and Christmas. Mackenzie wants to belong – to Declan, her boyfriend, and to Stella Mare, her new Canadian home. Putting on the village’s first-ever Sea Stars Festival at Christmas will help, but it must be perfect. She can’t risk making a mistake, but there's no way to get an entire village in line. Especially for somebody "from away," as she is. A city girl. Declan can’t commit – except to his writing career. He loves Mackenzie and he loves teaching at the high school but holds tight to his dream of moving to the city as a successful novelist. In the meantime, he’s producing his play with the kids at his school. Maybe Broadway is his future. Pulled in different directions, they both feel the distance, but can’t bridge it. In the meantime, his play and her festival create their own chaos. Twinkling lights, hot spiced cider, fluffy snowflakes, and sleighbells can’t cover up the flare of emotions as personalities clash, equipment fails, and people fall short. When the parade loses its focus, Mackenzie comes undone. She can't bear to disappoint everyone. If there is such a thing as a Christmas miracle, now would be a good time. Crusty villagers with a past, problem principals, an errant Santa and the inevitable dog all do their part as Christmas spirit - the special Sea Stars spirit - blooms in the village. Come home to Stella Mare, as Mackenzie and Declan explore what it means to belong – to a village and to each other.

Children's picture book for ages 3 to 8 years old

Children's picture book, original work

Sea Star is a three-level series for teaching English in advanced classes. Its focus on oral and written communication, its blend of readability and academic approach, and its balance of theory and useful strategies make Sea Star a flexible teaching tool. Sea Star offers most up-to-date material in the form of challenging and debatable topics, aiming at developing language skills, raising awareness to global issues, and building peace-loving attitudes, all in a pleasant, constructive atmosphere of exchanging views for common understanding of the difficulties facing humanity. Sea Star is surely a stepping stone in teaching English within a global context that embraces and celebrates diversity.

Sea Star is a three-level series for teaching English in advanced classes. Its focus on oral and written communication, its blend of readability and academic approach, and its balance of theory and useful strategies make Sea Star a flexible teaching tool. Sea Star offers most up-to-date material in the form of challenging and debatable topics, aiming at developing language skills, raising awareness to global issues, and building peace-loving attitudes, all in a pleasant, constructive atmosphere of exchanging views for common understanding of the difficulties facing humanity. Sea Star is surely a stepping stone in teaching English within a global context that embraces and celebrates diversity.

Get ready for preschool! Designed for children who are about to begin school for the first time, this activity-rich, teacher-approved workbook combines skills practice with puzzles, humor, and reward stickers. This book lowers the barriers to learning and sets children up for early learning success. Highlights brings "Fun with a Purpose" into this 144-page workbook to get kids excited about school before they even begin. This workbook introduces essential early learning skills and concepts, such as fine-motor control, letters, numbers, shapes, and colors. The book also encourages the development of other fundamental building blocks of learning--like focus and attention to detail--and it introduces what to expect in a preschool classroom. Plus, kids will love the bonus pull-out Hidden Pictures progress poster, fun reward stickers, award certificate, and extra activities that they can take outdoors.