Everything changes all the time, and change can be a very good thing. Some things change because they have to change, and some changes we make all by ourselves. This book is about some changes in life that happen every single day; and the purpose of this book is not only to teach kids reading skills, but also to open a conversation about this thing we call 'change.' Written by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, this book is written just for kids, to tell them change is okay as word recognition skills through repetition and rhyme are presented to her readers in a...

There are tons of things for a kid to do and see in Kauai, Hawaii, and award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, along with award winning photographer, John D. Weigand have combined their efforts once again to show you just a few of those things. You can kayak down a river, surf on the beach and you can see some fun and beautiful birds. Chickens run wild on Kauai, surviving all on their own, left over from early settlers, and the Hawaiian geese are a real treat to watch and they paddle right up to you. There is a lighthouse you can visit that is 100 years old, and it...

Vancouver, BC, Canada is the largest city in Canada and is a true melting pot of people who have brought with them to this city art, music, traditional ethnic foods and more. The people are very kind and engaging and you never know what you will find, even on a very simple walk. You can go from the main part of Vancouver by boat to North Vancouver where you will find a large European style shopping area where you can get everything you need under one roof. You can also see the stadium where parts of the 2010 Winter Olympics were held. Vancouver has been ranked one of the most livable cities...

Read all about a girl named Dot. Maybe you know someone just like her, and maybe you would like to be just like Dot. Our author, Penelope Dyan does Why/ because kindness and a smile can go a long way in our mixed up world full of bullies and kids who don't have anything at all nice to say. Use this book to get a values discussion going. Talk about characteristics that you think are good for people to have, and ask yourself how you can be more like Dot. now you might think a person like Dot could never exist, but that isn't true. We can all be a Dot if we simply follow the golden rule. Yes ...

Everyone has birthdays. The question in this book is not what do you want for your birthday, but rather, what do you already have? And what do you not have? Use this book as a learning tool to practice reading skills through word recognition and rhyme, and add new words to your reading vocabulary as you have fun with the very simpe kid-friendly illustrations by Penelope Dyan. Penelope Dyan is an award winning author, an attorney, and a former teacher who uses tried and true teaching methods that are simple to use in all of her early reader books for kids. Dyan believes learning should be fun,...

Jan and Jenny are off to visit Jan's aunt and uncle in Missouri, and on their way to the airport Jan is told something that is a huge surprise She is related to none other than the notorious Jessie James Jenny is really excited because she had read that the James brothers hid their treasure somewhere near Dragon Lake, and Jan's aunt and uncle own a cabin right on that very lake The girls decide that when they get to their destination they will go treasure hunting And when she is given an antique photograph of Jessie James, she is surprised to see how much they look alike. Once again, this...

Skagway, Alaska celebrates its gold rush past; and if you go there you can ride a train high into the mountains and on a clear day see all the way to the sea. There is a quaint, preserved town that you can walk through to your heart's content where you can shop, snack, walk, ride in a horse and buggy and just enjoy the quiet simplicity of this town that bills itself as the gateway of the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898 And when you see the breadth of the land and the cold mountains covered in snow, you can visualize the hardship these prospectors went through in their search for the golden ore....

The Seattle area had been inhabited by Native Americans for at least 4,000 years before the first permanent non-native settlers, Arthur A. Denny and the Denny Party, who arrived at Alki Point on November 13, 1851. The settlement was subsequently moved to its current site and named "Seattle" in 1853, after Chief Si'ahl of the local Duwamish and Suquamish tribes. Logging was its first major industry, but by the late 19th century the city and become a commercial and shipbuilding center. Seattle was also a 'Gateway to Alaska' during the great Klondike Gold Rush. Skipping ahead, Seattle again...