Sometimes do you feel like you just can't be still? And does your mother tell you you have ants in your pants? Of course, you know you don't have ants in your pants, even though ants may seem to be lurking just about everywhere else Penelope Dyan explores the concept of what it means to have ants in your pants, and while you are laughing, you can learn to count to ten. This is a book perfect for either boys or girls, even though it says it is for boys only on the cover, because sometimes even girls have big problems with sitting still. Dyan is a former K-12 teacher and an award winning poet...

The name 'Athens' comes from the Greek goddess, Athena. Athens acquired this name through a legendary contest between Poseidon and Athena. Both Athena and Poseidon wanted to be patrons of the city and to give the city named after them. They competed with one another for the honour by each giving the city a gift. Poseidon made a spring appear by striking the ground with his trident, but Athena created an olive tree, the symbol of peace and prosperity. The Athenians, ruler Cecrops, decided in favor of the olive tree and named the city after Athena. Athens is truly an amazing place. From the...

Do you have bunny eyes? Do yo know who does? The answer might surprise you as you read this whimsical story filled with words from the Dolch reading word list. Use this book to have some fun and to practice your reading skills and increase your reading vocabulary at the same time. This delightful book uses all the basic fundamentals of teaching reading, from word repetition to recognizing words by sight to picture/sight word match and more. Laugh at the surprise ending of this book written and illustrated by award winning author, former teacher and attorney, Penelope Dyan; and see if you can...

This book is another book written for boys only, with extra large print for the littlest eyes. This book can be used as an introduction to beginning reading. Written and illustrated by former teacher, award winning writer and attorney, Penelope Dyan, with all her humor and fun, this book is sure to make your boy laugh, and those a bit older will smile and even laugh. It is a companion book to Penelope Dyan's "Time To Scrub " Dyan's famous cast of characters are here, and this time can you guess where they are? See if YOU can guess exactly how they got where they are and make up your own story...

Someone is turning three I wonder who that can be? Could it be you? You are no longer two? A lot of very good things can happen when you are three. One of those things is that you are a year closer to four; and the writer of this book, Penelope Dyan, heard someone say that when you are four you can do anything Your mother may disagree with the idea that when you are four you can do ANYTHING. . . but THAT is beside the point The point is that NOW you are THREE Three is a VERY fun age to be, just ask any random three year old child; and they will tell you that being three is great Picture...

Who is always with us? Can you solve the riddle of this book? Penelope Dyan has used her gifts and talent to create yet another faith based book for you, filled with poetry and based on verses from the Holy Scriptures, set out on each page to give you a hint to the answer to the riddle. What is the question? Read this book and find out Enjoy the fun illustrations and poetry of this award winning author, attorney and former teacher as you explore your fears and realize you are not alone. Just in case you can't figure out the answer to the riddle, by the time you get to the very last page of...

The city of Granada is the capital of the province of Granada, in the community of Andalucia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, There is a lot to see and do in Grenada, and parents might like to go out at night, and see lots of museums during the day that kids may or may not like; but there is one museum kids will absolutely love And that is the Natural History Museum because it's interactive There are also lots of parks where you can go and play and lots of fun souvenir shops where you can see and buy interesting things. You can take a cab or bus to the...

Jan and Jenny visit the Museum of Man in Balboa Park in San Diego, California (their hometown) with their classmates and teacher, Mrs. Murrary, and find something they didn't expect to find when they mistakenly enter a strangely shaped room through a revolving door that is marked "Secret Chamber." Although they thought this was merely a new exhibit they mistakenly entered, they are surprised to find something they had never in their wildest dreams imagined they would find, and one thing leads to another as things usually do with our young heroines, Jan and Jenny. Once again, the girls turn to...

Things go up and things go down and in Mallorca de Palma, Spain there are things that are up and things that are down, especially when you look at the topography and the landscape of this beautiful place Palma de Mallorca is the capital of the Balearic Islands and the largest city in Mallorca. The name Palma dates back to the Roman settlement on the site of the present city. Originally settled during the Bronze Age, in the early middle ages, it was conquered by Arabs. After that, in 1229, it was conquered by King Jaime I, ruler of Valencia and Aragon, and became an important trade city. Then...