New Releases by Leslie Tryon

They are rude and impolite! Something has to be done about the behavior of the children in Ms. Klingensmith''s first-grade class or the Open House on Friday, when all the parents come to visit, will be a disaster. And who better than Patsy Pig to teach these young ones about their manners? So each day Patsy visits the class with yet more instructions on how to be the perfect little angels she knows they can be. But does anyone listen to what Patsy says? Leslie Tryon returns to the Pleasant Valley Elementary School, home of Patsy''s dear friend, the famous Albert, and offers young readers a riotous look at their own capacity to be naughty or nice.

In this companion to Albert''s Alphabet, Albert is back at Pleasant Valley School, and this time he’s taking the stage! Come one, come all, as resourceful Albert—who built an entire alphabet for the school''s playground in Albert''s Alphabet—moves inside to help the children of Pleasant Valley School put on this year''s play: The Owl and the Pussy-cat. From auditions, to costuming and set building, to the nerves of opening night, Albert brings young readers along as he prepares the little animals for their big stage debut and then gives them a front row seat to the big show! “Any school would be fortunate to have the unflappable Albert—and every child should have a chance to meet him.” —Kirkus Reviews

Someone has stolen eighteen pumpkins from the pumpkin patch! Chief Inspector Albert and his friends are hot on the trail of the thief—but they need your help, or there may be no jack-o’-lanterns this Halloween... Follow along as they go from clue to clue until they finally apprehend a surprising suspect—and learn how much they didn''t see along the way! Illustrated in the same captivating style that has made Albert and his friends beloved by so many readers, Leslie Tryon takes the Pleasant Valley gang on a new adventure as they try to unravel the spookiest Halloween mystery ever!

Albert, the indomitable, hardworking, dedicated duck who has appeared in seven previous books by Leslie Tryon, has been a busy duck indeed. He has built an alphabet for the school playground (Albert''s Alphabet), directed the school play (Albert''s Play), organized a school field trip (Albert''s Field Trip), and coached the Pleasant Valley baseball team (Albert''s Ballgame). He has helped with the big Thanksgiving celebration (Albert''s Thanksgiving), gathered the kids together to meet a special visitor on Christmas Eve (Albert''s Christmas), and solved the mystery of the missing pumpkins (Albert''s Halloween). And now it''s time for Albert to be celebrated in return. It''s his birthday, and Patsy Pig has organized his surprise party as only she can, right down to the last detail. But will the one detail she forgets ruin the whole affair? Once again Leslie Tryon brings us Albert and the Pleasant Valley gang in a story full of warmth and humor, accompanied by her marvelously detailed artwork.

It is springtime in Pleasant Valley, home of Albert the duck, the hero of several previous books by Leslie Tryon, including Albert''s Thanksgiving and Alberts Alphabet. What is the industrious Albert involved in this time? Springtime is the opening season for America''s favorite pastime. It''s time to play ball, and Albert turns his energies to coaching the local team. There are beanballs and knuckleballs, fly balls and foul balls and maybe even a home run in a game full of the joys and mishaps that all such games entail. Leslie Tryon''s artwork is full of Spring Valley''s familiar friends as well as heartwarming detail that places the reader smack in the middle of the park. An outing to be cherished.

It is Christmastime in Pleasant Valley, and who better than Albert to usher in the season? The familiar Pleasant Valley crew returns for another fun-filled adventure, as Albert lets them in on a big secret. During his travels, Santa has to make pit stops, and Albert''s team is on call for the job. The clock is ticking down to Christmas and there''s so much to be done! The reindeer need feeding, Santa''s sleeve needs mending, and the sleigh''s windshield needs squeegeeing before they''re down to five seconds, and all systems are go. Leslie Tryon has scored another hit, with race-speed rhymes and vibrant illustrations that conjure up all the excitement of the holiday season. Join Albert and his friends in this winning countdown to Christmas.

Albert leads the third grade class on a memorable field trip to an apple farm, where they pick apples, watch apples being processed into apple juice, and eat apple pies.

Albert, a hardworking duck, is pushed nearly to his limit by PTA president Peggy Pig, when Peggy presses Albert to take on more and more tasks for the big Thanksgiving feast. Full color.

In addition to the eight stories you will find: a reproducible mini-book and patterns for stick puppets to accompany each story; also additional science facts on each topic to share with your students.

Clever Albert uses all the supplies in his workshop to build an alphabet for the school playground.

These creatures of the deep wide seas take children on a cruise of discovery. In this revealing unit, your students will study a whale''s life cycle, migration patterns, evolutionary development, environmental status, and much more. There are complete, step-by-step instructions and reproducible support materials for such projects as: sea mammal word search, crossword puzzle, dot-to-dot, whale bulletin boards, a whale play, and much more. Topics include: A Whale Is Not a Fish, Echolocation, Migration of the Gray Whale (Map and Skit), Toothed or Baleen?, The Skeleton of a Whale, Whale Haiku, Draw a Whale, among others. Illustrated throughout with dramatic, accurate, line art of whales of all kinds. All 48 pages perforated for easy removal.

By revealing the complexity of the lives of wolves with a wide range of projects, this dramatic unit smashes the myths surrounding these wild creatures. Your students will examine the grey wolf''s life cycle, habitat, favorite foods, family unit, relatives, relationships to mankind and domesticated animals, and cultural significance. There are complete, step-by-step instructions and reproducible support materials for such projects as: stick puppet, wolf mask, Venn diagram, crossword puzzle, word search, dot-to-dot, three-fold book, wolf songs (poetry), bulletin boards, and much more. Topics include: What Does a Wolf Look Like?, How Do Wolves Talk to Each Other?, Dinner Time, A Litter of Pups, Life Cycle of the Gray Wolf, Wild Dogs Around the World, Wondering About Wolves, and Little Red Riding Hood, among others. Illustrated throughout with endearing, yet accurate, line art of wolves in all kinds of situations. All 48 pages perforated for easy removal.

Real and make-believe bears teach the basic skills.You get: Science information, Literature links, Reproducible activity sheets, Center activities and Bulletin board plans

24 8 1/2" x 11" full-color cards, printed on card stock. Each card has a beautifully illustrated, full-color picture on one side and science information on the other side. Large type and simply written text encourage students to read. Use these cards to teach science concepts, as center activities, or on bulletin boards. Includes two pages of additional teacher information.