Bøger af Margaret Salter

Sasha helps her grandfather fix things in their family's big house. She wonders what it would be like to be an inventor of things that help people, like a dryer that folds clothes, toasters that butter bread, and trees that light up the street. Writing prompts extend learning and encourage creative thinking. Downloadable Teacher Notes available.

Mark lives on a farm and his job is to feed the chickens. He imagines what it would be like to be a cloud. He could be different shapes, make friends with a rainbow, and do the jobs of a cloud--like rain on his family's crops. Writing prompts extend learning and encourage creative thinking. Downloadable Teacher Notes available.

Evelyn, a young girl who uses a wheelchair, imagines all the ways her life would be different if she were a pirate captain.

"Living by the sea and playing with seagulls makes Kari dream of flying. Sometimes she imagines what it would be like to be a dragon with scales as blue as the sea. She'd fly, she'd breathe fire and water (at the same time!), and she'd protect her town from monsters"--

A little dragon relates the sad tale of his inability to breathe fire. Includes notes for educators and caregivers.

A rhyming zookeeper invites children to see his vampire bats, dragons, and three-headed dogs.

A boy who is scared of the dark discovers a monster that is afraid of sunlight, and together they realize bedtime is not so spooky when a friend is nearby.

"Maggie McNitch is not like other witches! Her favorite color is sunny yellow, she drinks lavender tea, and her wand is made from a feather! This story uses fun rhymes to explain that being different is something to celebrate"--

Stefan's favorite thing is music, although his dads say he plays it too loudly, but he imagines his future life as a rock star, from purple hair to all-night concerts.

Ajun, a sloth bear living in India, decides to try sleeping all through winter, even though he never has before.

Toklo the polar bear enjoys traveling, but where is his home?

Makwa, a curious brown bear, likes to visit camps where people are and eat their food, but soon learns that while their food might taste good, it upsets her stomach.

An inquisitive koala wants to know what it takes to join the Bear Club.