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There is a grand abbey above the town of Melk, Austria. It was founded in 1089 when Leopold II, Margrave of Austria gave one of his castles to Benedictine monks from Lambach Abbey. A monastic school, called the Stiftsgymnasium Melk, was founded way back in in the 12th century. The monastery library became known for its extensive manuscript collection. The monastery¿s scriptorium was a major site for production of manuscripts, and you can see manuscripts written by hand. In the 15th century the abbey became the center of the Melk Reform movement. You cannot photograph the library, but rest assured it is an amazing place, especially if you love books!Take a brief look at this abbey through the lens of John D. Weigand, and the verse of award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan. This is a picture book meant for young children that looks great on your coffee table and teaches children about a place past that stands glorious today.A child remembers only what catches the eye, or what he or she feels inspired by seeing. This is a place that captures both the imagination as well as the eye!

Sometimes people don't like you for no reason at all. It isn't your fault, and you have done nothing wrong; but it still doesn't feel good. This is yet another book by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, written just to remind you that you ARE okay; and that no matter what, you need to be who you are and follow your dreams. Read this book along with Dyan's book, "Woolly Bully," and get a complete picture of what Dyan is saying. Dyan believes self esteem is very important to everyone, and 'especially to a child, who should (of course) behave; but other than that, should be accepted just for whom she or he is. The reason? We all need to grow up to be who we are meant to be.Dyan again mixes serious thought with humor and kid-friendlydrawings and easy reader vocabulary so a kid can make this book his or her own. Rhyme and picture recognition, along with repetition, allow the child to guess and shout aloud what comes next, further drawing the child into the thoughts in the book and the learning experience. Look for the free music video on the YouTube Bellissimavideo Channel to further enhance the learning experience!

Bullying isn't good or fun, not for the person doing the bullying or for the person on the receiving end of the bullying. Both sides of this issue are explored by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, who believes any unkindness is fundamentally cruel as well as dangerous.You do not have to believe in the Bible to believe in the golden Rule, and if we all followed the Golden Rule, the world would be a much better place!However, this little book is about something more; and it asks children to think about both sides of this issue. What does that mean? Well, you will have to read this funny book with its words that rhyme and kid-friendly familiar characters and words kids may recognize from their Dolch Reading Word Lists. Of course there is more in this book, and the purpose of this book is more than that; but when all is said and done, this book is also meant to stir the imagination and to be just plain fun!Look for the video that goes along with this book on the YouTube Bellissimavideo Channel, and further enhance the discussion as well as the learning process.

William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody (February 26, 1846 - January 10, 1917) was an American soldier, bison hunter and showman. He was born in the Iowa Territory (now the U.S. state of Iowa), in the town of Le Claire. He lived in Canada before moving with his family to the Kansas Territory. Buffalo Bill received the Medal of Honor in 1872 for his service in the US Army as a scout. He was one of the most colorful and inspirational people of the America's Old West; and he became famous for the many wild west shows he organized and in which he performed for over thirty years. He toured Great Britain, Europe and the United States, and in the town of Cody (named after him) he built the famous Irma Hotel, where you can go and stay when you visit the town of Cody on your way to the Yellowstone National Park!Award winning author, attorney and former teacher Penelope Dyan and photographer John D, Weigand, show you a small part of this grand little town that still captures the unique flavor of the old west as it entertains and delights kids of all ages. If you are a kid, or a kid at heart, this is the place for you! Feel the old west all around you, and let your imagination go wild. Then learn all you can about the old west, and the native Americans who lived off the land and treasured it, and do your best to understand it all and to continue in the preservation of America's treasures.Rhyme and repetition enhance reading skills as adults encourage young bedding readers to guess what words are coming next in the rhyme. Open a dialog about the old west, and see through the eyes of a child. Learning isn't always about museums and words on a page. What you learn through experience and your own imagination, is what you keep with you forever.

Yellowstone National Park was duly established by the United States Congress and President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872. It is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho. Yellowstone, the first national park in the world, is known for its wildlife and its many active geothermal features, especially the Old Faithful Geyser.This book is a kid's look at Yellowstone National Park. And like award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, and photographer John D. Weigand, you may be surprised at what you see. The earth and the sky are alive, singing with the water and the trees and the land.This is a different kind of kid's picture book, and like all of the Dyan/Weigand kids' travel books, they are meant to be carried in hand as adult counterparts carry their own travel guides. The verse is meant to teach learning concepts as it increases basic reading vocabulary skills through repetition and rhyme, Most of all, this book is meant to prepare the littlest of the travelers before they begin that big trip!

Award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, broaches a very big subject about getting along with one another; and with that subject comes one very big word, and that word is "compromise." What does it mean to compromise? Dyan won't tell you because you need to figure this out for yourself. Learning to compromise is a part of growing up to be an adult; and it would seem some people never learn the meaning of this word, or at least how to implement it. This story is not about that. Dyan wants her readers to contemplate the deeper meanings of things, and as a former teacher, she believes it is never to early to begin thinking about very big things. Moms and dads can help by opening the discussion.In the meantime, some familiar characters appear in this book, and there are words that rhyme so you can guess exactly what is coming next, and words upon which young readers can begin enhancing their reading vocabularies. Make this book your own and write in all the blank spaces you can find, and copy the simple drawings all you want; because this is also how you learn. Look for the very fun video that goes along with this book, "We Can Work It Out," on the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel, and have even more fun with learning!

For a really fun time take a trip to Solvang, California. John D. Weigand and Penelope Dyan take you to this fun and magical place that looks like it was plucked right out of denmark and deposited in the Santa Ynez Valley near the California coast! Foundedv in 1911 by a group of Danish settlers, far from the cold Midwestern states, it is easy to see why this statement is true. Windmills, thatched roofs, and Danish style archetecture abounds. You can even visit a Hans Christian Andersen mueum and see so much more in the way of Danish archetecture and art. The people are friendly, and the food is good, and it is a great stop on your way up and down the California coast because you can stop and buy some Danish pastry and enjoy some great food!Follow the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, and our photographer extraordinaire, John D. Weigand, as they travel California coast, and wherever else they may go, and use this book and the other books they have created as one more learning source for young kids! Also look for all the videos that go along with these all these books (and more) on the Bellissima Publishing, LLC YouTube channel, Bellissimavideo. (Or you can type Penelope Dyan at the YouTube prompt.)

Everyone has a special light inside of them, and you have a special light inside of you as well. Please do not let anyone convince you otherwise. go outside and run and play, and have fun because no matter how old you get, you will keep the child inside and you don't want to forget who that is, because that is you.While you explore the pages of this extra large print book, practice your reading skills. Then see if you and make a book all of your own about who you are! Think very carefully about this, and then pick up your pencil and paper and your colored markers and just begin!Penelope Dyan is an award winning author, an attorney, and a former teacher, and she uses her very own tried and true methods of teaching in each and every one of her books. Most importantly, Dyan is about feeling good about yourself and about being true to who you are; and her books do much more than reinforce reading skills. So have fun, learn and experience with Penelope Dyan who is a firm believer that everything about childhood should be fun!

Who was the very first man on earth? Why, it was Adam, of course! And Adam was created out of nothing but dust and lived in a wonderful garden called Eden. What do you think Eden was like? Can you draw a picture of what you think it might have been like? Well, this is exactly what award winning writer, former teacher, attorney and poet Penelope Dyan did! She drew a whole bunch of pictures about what she thought (in her head) Eden was like! Adam was lonely, and do you know why? He had lots of animals in the garden of Eden, and he gave them all names, and they were very nice animals; but he wanted something more. Find out what God did for Adam next, just because Adam was alone and sad. Read this book and experience the love of God through this faith based book, and imagine what it was like when the earth was first created. Follow the new faith based line of books created by this award winning writer and poet and laugh and learn and practice some of your reading skills as you recognize a cast of familiar Dyan characters. Most of all, please remember this: God is love, and you can't go wrong with love!

What is a helping hand? Do you know where to find a helping hand? You might be surprised at the answer! Read this fun book and find out about helping hands. Ask yourself if helping hands are really happy hands. Penelope Dyan is back again to explore a basic truth with her young readers, and the extra large print helps little eyes to better see the words inside this book. Practice some reading skills as Dyan repeats certain words so her readers can see and remember. Try to remember the words you see on one page and use the pictures on the other page to help you put the words and the pictures together! Dyan is an award winning author, an attorney and a former K-12 teacher who wants all children to be successful and to feel good about themselves; because if children feel good about themselves inside, then there will be nothing on the outside that can daunt them. When Dyan was a teacher, one of the other teachers said, "Everything in life isn't fun," to which she replied, "When you are a kid it is!" And this is the reason she writes these books. Dyan believes both reading and learning absolutely need to be fun! And with Penelope Dyan, books they are!

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 about what they did when they got out. Where did they all go? Let your imagination soar and draw some funny pictures of your own as you make up your very own story about what happened next. Parents, remember your child is growing and learning, and all they need is a bit of encouragement. Remember learning is FUN, especially with a Penelope Dyan book!

Telling a lie is wrong. It is a mystery why people think they have to lie to others. Perhaps you have told a lie, and it is bothering you because you don't know why you lied. Maybe you felt backed into a corner and didn't want to disappoint your mother and father, or your friend. But the problem with lying is once you get started, it seems you just can't stop the lies; and sometimes the lies get bigger and bigger until everything feels out of control. Penelope Dyan looks at this subject and throws in some animal facts to amuse the reader, but the bottom line is if you are yourself, and if you are being yourself, you have no need to lie about anything. Everyone needs to be happy with the person they are, and that INCLUDES YOU! Penelope Dyan is a former teacher, an attorney and an award winning author who thinks even serious subjects can be looked at with a smile, and in this book she does just that, and she also includes some mind inspiring facts about some of her favorite animals to inspire curiosity, dialog, fun, creativity and learning!

Someone is expecting a phone call, and it hasn't come. I wonder who it is to whom our hero wants to speak? Can you guess who? Perhaps ypu should read this very silly book and find out for yourself. Simple repetition of a few good words at a time, make this book easy to read. And the cast of characters from Penelope Dyan's other books for kids will help you recognize the words that name them! Penelope Dya knows just how to do this because she was once a teacher, and she was like no other. She invented a system to teach kids that was all her own and did not teach inside the four corners of ANY box. This book also has a surprise reference to today's modern technology. (But don't tell!) The story is still timeless. The drawings are simple so kids will be encouraged to copy them and draw characters of their own. The poetry is focced on fun and teaching certain skills, but nothing is spoon fed to her readers. This is because Dyan knows that kids all have big imaginations, and they know how to think. Learning to read is not about how many words you can recognize, according to Dyan. It is about enjoying what you read. When you enjoy reading, the learning part just comes naturally! Besides being a former teacher, Penelope Dyan is also an attorney and an award winning author. She know what she knows about kids and the process of learning to read, because she remembers being one of those kids who wanted to read and write books, and she is convinced there are millions of kids out there who are as curious and excited about learning as she was. This is why Dyan wants to "keep it fun!"

Sometimes we have a pet that we love so much, and no matter how hard we try it seems we just cannot seem to completely protect them. Something happens, and they get hurt; and you take your pet to the vet and then your dear pet gets better. This is a story about what happened to a very real cat named Blake; and it seems Blake is very lucky that a cat has nine lives, because Blake is always getting into some kind of trouble. Find out what happened when Blake the cat got a very loose tooth. Find out what the kind and wise veterinarian did to make Blake the cat feel so much better. Written and illustrated by the award winning author, Penelope Dyan, this is a somewhat serious book (written in her usual comical and kid-friendly fashion) just for you! Learn, read and enjoy this book about Penelope Dyan's very own cat (who happens to be Blake the cat) and see how the problem of Blake the cat's very loose tooth was resolved!

Sometimes boys have gas, and they have to let it out. Girls try to hide these things, but boys think it is funny. This is why Penelope Dyan added this book to her For Boys Only ® series of books. The whole point of buying a book is to read it, and if kids like the books they read, they will read even more books! Penelope Dyan gets boys and she has a sense of humor about who they really are. So have a laugh and have some fun while you read this book. Penelope Dyan is a former teacher, an award winning author and an attorney, and one of her For Boys Only ® books is even on display in the Saison Poetry Library on the fifth floor of the Royal Exhibit Hall, London, UK, chosen by the United Kingdom Arts Council to be there! The kid-friendly drawings in all the Dyan books combine with the funny poetry and humor in a way kids just love! And this book is no different. Dyan wants to encourage all her readers to enjoy reading and to create and learn, proving once again that you can't go wrong with a Bellissima Book!

This is a very true story written about a very special little girl who grew up to be a famous Peking Opera Star. Not only that, she became famous for singing the star role of the bearded man! How did all of this happen. Little Miss Qi had a dream, and if you want to know how she made her dream come true, then read this book and find out. Sometimes children need to be inspired, especially when they feel like they just cant make things happen. The story of Qi Xiao Yun is inspiring because ts is the story of someone who beat what would appear to anyone else to be impossible odds to make her dream come true. Written and illustrated by award winning author, former teacher and attorney, Penelope Dyan (who has also made all her dreams come true) this book tells the story of one of her very special friends. Kids can practice their reading, have this story read to them, or use the book as a catalyst to write about their own dreams, or about someone they know who had also made dreams come true. There are a lot of inspiring people out there in this world, some alive today and some from times past. How do you think Thomas Edison felt when he invented the light bulb? I'll bet that was a dream cone true for him. How did Claude Monet feel when he finished a painting. I'll bet each painting was another dream come true for him. But the thing to remember is all those very big dreams began from somewhere, and that somewhere came from the hearts and minds of those who dreamed. Nothing is impossible. Just read this story and find out! Someday maybe you can share your dream come true story. Or perhaps YOUR dreams are ALREADY coming true! (You can have lots of dreams, you know!)

This is another Mikey and Me book, written so little eyes you have trouble seeing can really see the words. This book contains words from the Dolch reading list, works with picture/word recognition and repetition and rhyme as it tells the story of 'Mikey & Me And The Sea.' Once again there is a very important message in this book, and that message is to be yourself, a familiar theme in many Penelope Dyan books. Why does Dyan keep repeating this message? She repeats this message because so many of us are unhappy with who we are; and this is very, very wrong. Self image and self confidence are necessary elements we need in order to grow up and to be a strong and healthy individual. So go and explore the sea with 'Mikey & Me,' and be everything that you can possibly be---because you are special! And there is no one out there exactly like you. We are like fingerprints. No two of us are exactly alike, even if we are twins. Penelope Dyan is a former teacher, an attorney and an award winning writer. Two of her books for children have been chosen by the UK Arts Council and are on display at the Saisoon Poetry library on the fifth floor of the Royal Exhibit Hall at Southbank Centre, London. Two of her other books are listed in the best books (top ten) on the Pukeke Reading list in Australia; and her book "Surfer Girl" was best teen book at both the 2008 New York Book Festival and the 2008 Hollywood Book Festival and is also recognized on the Girls Voices In Literature Database, Miami University Florida.

Han's Christian Andersen said, "Every man's life is a fairy tale, written by God's fingers." And if we begin as empty slates for God to write upon, then this is what must have happened to Hans Christian Andersen! Now you can walk where he walked and see what he saw and find out what motivated him and inspired him to be a great writer.John D. Weigand and Penelope Dyan traveled to this magical place to see where all the inspiration began and to experience the serene beauty of this place they call 'Wonderful, Wonderful Copenhagen.' Kid's can use this book when they travel to Copenhagen and insert pictures, tickets and notes, and make up their very own fairy-tales to tell to their friends when they get home! Or they can travel vicariously with Dyan and Weigand through the pages of this book.Written by award winning author, Penelope Dyan to complement the beautiful photography of John D. Weigand, this book serves several purposes, one of which is to enlarge the horizons of the young. Use this book as you talk about one very famous author, Hans Christian Andersen, so that your child may see where this man lived and what inspired him. Ater all, all kids know his stories!Besides being an award winning author, Penelope Dyan is also an attorney and a former teacher. She brings her teaching expertise to the table with every book she writes. And when a child recognizes what he has already seen in a book, traveling can be ever so much more delightful and exciting!

Welcome to the world of Easter Eggs and Bunny wishes, where a kid learns there is more than this for the reason for this season. Just like Christmas, Easter is part of one long glorious story;;and Christians all over the world celebrate this day. Penelope Dyan knows how much fun those Easter baskets and things are to kids, and so she doesn't ignore them in the telling of the story. As usual, she incorporates humor and fun into this book with her kid friendly illustrations and host of wonderfully lovable characters as she presents her poetry with a story to which a child can relate and from which a child can learn. Dyan is an award winning author and poet, a former teacher and an attorney who knows and understands kids and who most importantly remembers what it was like to simply be a kid. This is why she is able to relate to them so well. Using tried and true techniques she used with children when she was a teacher, techniques she used with her own children when they were growing up, she brings her classroom right to you with her use of repetition and rhyme, reinforcing basic early reading and learning skills. All Dyan's books, as are all Bellissima books, are books with a meaning and a purpose! You can't go wrong with a Bellissima book!

Do you wait anxiously for the Easter Bunny each year? Here is a fun story that will help you pass the time as you read. This book is funny, easy for a kid to read, and its pictures are drawn just for you. Copy them and make your own books, and try writing a poem all about Easter! Penelope Dyan is an award winning author and poet, whose books are even on display in the Saison Poetry Library, Southbank Centre, Royal Exhibit Hall, London, UK, chosen by the UK Arts council. Her book "There's An Alligator In My Closet!" was recently listed on the National Kindercare recommended reading list, and she has won several other literary awards as well. Dyan is a former teacher, and she is an attorney; and the teaching techniques used in this book are the same tried and true teaching techniques she used as a teacher! Dyan will tell you she wants learning to be fun, and that when you are a kid, everything should be fun; because life is really truly lots of fun! This is the message she imparts to her young readers in her books, and even the most advanced little readers are sure to laugh and enjoy her books! The simple repetitive language helps kids learn, because what they don't recognize or "miss" on one page, they are sure to recognize on the next page, and have instant reinforcement through word recognition when that 'tough' word is repeated. This means instant success! Some words are also just ever so carefully placed to enlarge vocabulary! And please enjoy the play on words as you read this book, because words are also loads of fun!

Is it true beauty is only skin deep? Author Penelope Dyan thinks so, but the important thing is not what she thinks, it's what you think!Meanwhile all the characters in this book think they are beautiful simply because of what their mothers told them and what they think they see on the outside. Is beauty an illusion. Is beauty only in the eye of the beholder, or is there something more, something inside of a person that really makes them beautiful? This is a question you must answer for yourself, because the answer to that question is different for everyone. The monkey in this book sums it all up for us by telling us everything that glitters is not gold, and this seems to say it all.Written by award winning author and world recognized children's poet Penelope Dyan, Bellissima once again brings you a book that is certain to make you smile, and maybe even make you giggle! So read this book and then let the light inside of you shine through, because each of us has a light inside of us, and that is why we are all beautiful. Just ask your mother and she will tell you it is true. You are indeed beautiful!

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 and author who believes in education for all, even if you have trouble sitting still! Enjoy the cute illustrations and the fun poetry and share this book with all of your friends, because this book proves once again that Bellissima really does love kids, even if they do seem to have ants in their pants! Two of Dyan's other little books (that are a lot like this one) have been chosen to be placed in the Saison Poetry Library housing the Arts Council Collection at the Southbank Center, on the fifth floor of the Royal Exhibit Hall, London. You just can't go wrong with a Bellissima Book!

Victory in the French and Indian War cost the British plenty. At the war's end in 1763, King George III and his government decided to tax American colonies to recoup war costs. A series of taxes were passed against the American Colonies. And when the Crown tried to tax tea, that was the last straw for the colonists.Penelope Dyan takes a look at our history through her poetry and art and seeks to teach kids what they do not seem to be taught anymore. It used to be that year after year school kids were inundated with the familiar phrases and other acts in American history that became the birthright of all Americans, George Washington and the Delaware, Paul Revere's famous ride, the signing of the declaration of independence, the Boston Tea Party, Betsy Ross and her creation of the Colonial American Flag, and Patrick Henry's famous phrase, "Give me liberty or give me death!" are just a few of the forgotten pages of history addressed in a fun and entertaining way in this book.Penelope Dyan as a former K-12 teacher knows how to make learning history fun and entertaining, and she has outdone herself in this book aimed at the younger crowd, but enjoyed by all who peruse these pages.Dyan is an award winning poet and author who knows and loves kids, and kids love Dyan and her books. You can't go wrong with a Bellissima book. A Bellissima book is a mind investment!

When you are two all the world is a grand, grand place; and today is a big day for the two year old in this book, because it is her birthday! Now she knows she won't always be two, and she most doesn't consider herself a terrible two.. And soon, as she will see, she will be three, four and five. However, today she is two and that is bigger than one.Let your child know he or she is growing up, and enjoy every bit of your child as he or she grows into first a kid, then a tween and finally a teen, before growing into adulthood. "Today I am Two, I Am Two Years Old Today," is a book your child can save and cherish.Filled with the wonderful poetry of Penelope Dyan, and illustrations that are mean to inspire and encourage the imagination, this award winning and honored writer and poet brings home the fun in this great little book that even teaches a little math!Even if you aren't two, it is fun to read this book and remember when you were young enough to run around in your underwear, to bark like a dog, and to run through the sprinklers in your front yard! Enjoy everything. Enjoy it all. Enjoy life. Become two again. Remember when. . .It is always okay to be sentimental, because that is what being human means. It means it is okay to stop and smell the roses, to enjoy a balloon and to eat too much birthday cake! Every day is great when you are two!

Approximately two hundred Peninsular bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) live in the Lake Mead territory that covers the Lake Mead National Recreation Area and part of Arizona. The Lake Mead Area staff cautions visitors to remember the sheep are not tame, and they (the sheep,that is) butt heads at 50 mph with 2400 pounds of force and can and have butted people who get too close. These sheep, slightly smaller than the Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, are endangered, Why are these sheep endangered? The answer is simple, they are endangered because of disease, predation, habitat loss, and because of us humans disturbing them. They were Listed as a federally endangered species on March 18, 1998 and their habitat ranges (in the United States) from Palm Springs, California south right down to the U.S./Mexico international border.The Peninsular bighorn sheep are exposed to many dangers due to urban-mountain development including automobile collisions, poisonous plants, high predator densities, and parasites. They have been listed under the California State Endangered Species Act since 1971, but their numbers continued to decline; and some people are trying to live with them in tune with nature, while others too recklessly either consider them a nuisance or do not watch carefully enough for them when driving and doing other human activities.Endangered species status does, however, provide greater habitat protection, because under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service can require modification of development projects if they threaten the Peninsular bighorn sheep. You will hear many people say the sheep are becoming too tame, and this is hurting the the sheep; and what they are saying is quite true. So never feed one of these sheep, because it might harm them; and in the very least, it will make them less wild and therefore less self-protected. It is okay to look, but don't get too close; and it is never, never okay to touch a wild animal. not even these lovely sheep.Enjoy the photography of John D. Weigand and the poetry of Penelope Dyan as they take a trek to see these beautiful, majestic, Peninsular bighorn sheep; and listen as they tell their tale. These sheep are not alone on the endangered species list, but they still need to move off from this list and become one of our comeback kids!