New Releases by Thomas Rockwell

This poetry mixes childhood emotions with a generous portion of imagination to make a quirky, sweet collection that has the flavor of Robert Louis Stevenson, Lewis Carroll, and Shel Silverstein.

Hilarious tale, now a major film, in which Billy must somehow eat fifteen worms in fifteen days... Ages 9-11.

Based on the novel by Thomas Rockwell, this Literature Units will supplement the teacher''s own ideas, to encourage students read and discuss other books by Thomas Rockwell. This book includes integrated lessons and projects which may be used with a book you are reading with the class or be adapted to stories in your reading series. Ideas are developed to guide students in individualised as well as co-operative learning activities. There are eight useful sections: Pre-reading activities, reading response journals, vocabulary ideas, book report ideas, graphic organisers, multiple intelligences, Bloom''s taxonomy activities and culminating activities.

This time the boys plan to use the girls to get back at Billy, who''s a bit of a show off.

Briefly describes Rockwell''s life and career, and shows examples of paintings and magazine illustrations from each period in his career.

Thirteen-year-old Paul''s attempts to do research for the pornographic play he plans to write for Mrs. Coover''s writing class are hampered by the sudden devoted attentions of his classmate Margaret.

Tim doesn''t understand his playmate who vandalizes an old man''s shack and is suspected of theft.

Determined to avoid his mother''s wedding, a young boy decides to run away and live on his own in the woods.

An enormous bird who grew from a speck in a school reader fascinates the children and terrifies the adults of a small town.

Unable to stop the runaway Harley Davidson, Sam goes on a harrowing ride across rooftops, down a roller coaster, and along moonlit highways.

During a search for honey the bear discovers that the habitats and diets of other animals are very different from his.