This is a very funny book with a surprise ending that will leave the reader guessing as he or she reads. Written by an educator who spends her day in the classroom, Paula Parton brings everything she knows about children into this book. The book is entertaining as it educates with plays on words and funny detail that will leave parent and child chuckling. Where is this planet where the many legged creatures read, write and speak just as we do? Who are the HU, and why do the creatures there read the classics? There is a war and a rescue and acid rain and love and marriage on this planet...

This is a very funny book with a surprise ending that will leave the reader guessing as he or she reads. Written by an educator who spends her day in the classroom, Paula Parton brings everything she knows about children into this book. The book is entertaining as it educates with plays on words and funny detail that will leave parent and child chuckling. Where is this planet where the many legged creatures read, write and speak just as we do? Who are the HU, and why do the creatures there read the classics? There is a war and a rescue and acid rain and love and marriage on this planet just...

Enter the magical and exciting Room 17 and find out why this school room is so exciting and what happens to one group of kids when they enter the pod between the school rooms to work on their group history project. Long time teacher, writer and artist Paula Parton has done it again! And this time she makes history come alive! Find out what life lessons these fourth graders learn, and how they might have actually affected history. To say the story of Room 17 is awe inspiring is an understatement, and the good news is this is the first book in a brand new series of books all about the...

The excitement is on again in Room 17! Travel with our group of time travel explorers through the learning pod and back into time where they meet none other than Sir Francis Drake! Meet a parrot named Billy Be Hanged and find out what it really was like to be a pirate and an explorer in the days of old! Learn about the struggles and the real realities of those who braved the waves of yesteryear to discover new worlds and new cultures they could never have imagined, and find out why Vic is a true hero and what he did for one of his classmates. Most importantly, take the time to look inside of...

This book is a teaching tool and resource that can be used by all teachers and parents to teach their children, whether in the classroom or at home, that dreams can come true and everyone can write. Word is that the fourth graders in Room 17 excitedly went to work when they found out they were asked by Bellissima Publishing, LLC to put together a book of their best creative writing efforts, and they met the challenge and got right to work. Under the guidance of teacher, Paula Parton, these fourth graders showed us exactly what they could do and what your kids can also do with a little...

Paula Parton shares her vision of Christmas with us with her wonderful poetry and artwork, reminding us what it means to be a family and what it really means to celebrate Christmas. So open this book and take a look Take a peek into the author's world and see the love inside of it. Ask yourself what Christmas means to you and whether you have let its true meaning get away from you. And if it has, there is no time like the present to bring back its important meaning to you. Because Christmas is the best gift ever, and the best holiday of them all Remember the star over Bethlehem, and the...

Step into the Room 17 pod and travel back in time with room 17, where history really does come alive. This time go back to the time of the founding of the missions. Find out what our heroes bring back with them from the past and what they learn about San Diegos Mission de Alcala. And what is the Dark Angel? Why and how does Jacob Learner become a true buckaroo? Will there be another trip in the pod through time, or will this be the last trip? And if you are a history buff, can you guess why they were sent to this time and place?
Written by retired fourth grade teacher and artist, Paula...

If you have ever wondered about heaven, where it is, what it means to be there and how you will get to heaven, then this is the book for you, and who hasn't wondered about all of these things? Written in response to a question from a child who was worried about his grandmother getting older and what would happen to her if she died, this book lovingly addresses a question that that particular grandmother, a friend of the author, Paula Parton, had difficulty answering. The print is large so that children can see the words clearly and even read this book all by themselves, but it is better when...