Böcker av Rich Linville

A day without laughter is a day wasted! Nobody understands every joke. When someone doesn't "get it", you can say, "I don't get it either," or say, "Do you want me to explain it, or do you want to figure it out on your own?" When someone gets the joke, they may moan and groan or laugh or say nothing. Anyone can tell jokes.

What do you do if you don't like writing? First, try to find out why you don't like writing. This can help you find ways to enjoy writing. If your hand hurts when you write, then there are many ways to write without hurting your hand.If you have trouble spelling words, that's all right. Many people are terrible spellers. There are spell checkers that you can use. How you learn can help you write.

In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth.

Find the order of things. Put on the coat. Point to the order: 1,2,3. Check your answer.

Chocolate is one of the most popular flavors in the world. Over 5,000 years ago in the rainforests of Ecuador, the people planted the seeds from the wild cocoa trees. They ground the beans to make a chocolate drink with water.

It is 1620. We Pilgrims do not agree with the Church of England and decide to sail to America which is known as the New World. Ahead of us is a wooden cargo ship with no sails. We see a wooden mayflower carved and painted on the stern or back of the ship. I wonder what the ship is called?

The Hubble Space Telescope was launched in 1990 aboard a Space Shuttle. Since then, it has made over 1.5 million observations. Enjoy seeing many pictures taken of our universe.

Martin Luther King Junior is an important person in Black History. In this interactive book, follow his life from birth to adulthood. He stood against racism and dedicated his life to attaining equality and fairness to Americans of all colors.

I'm reading a book about Robin Hood. Oh, how, I wish I could go back in time to the Sherwood Forest in England. Suddenly, I'm spinning around and around. Where am I going? Why am I wearing this forest green outfit? Why do I hold a bow and arrow

Sitting Bull was born in 1831 near the Yellowstone River in Montana. He was originally named "Jumping Badger" and nicknamed "Slow" due to his careful nature. Sitting Bull was 14 years old when he went on a raiding party with his father, uncle Four Horns, and Lakota warriors. They took horses from a camp of Crow warriors.

Easter celebrates Jesus rising from the dead with the promise of new hope and a new life.

In 1897, I am born in the home of my grandfather. It is the custom in my family for the first newborn baby girl to be named after both grandmothers. My name is Amelia Mary Earhart. My nickname is Meeley. I am adventurous and curious about things. I can do anything that a boy can do. My father loses his job. We move to Chicago to live with friends. I keep a scrapbook of newspaper articles about successful women in many careers. I have a difficult childhood. My mother wants me to go to a better high school than the one near us. So, I go to Hyde Park which has a better science program. I excel in science. What will become of me?

A cycle is a series of events that are repeated in the same order or almost the same order. Everywhere you look on earth as well as in outer space, you will find many cycles.

Visiting the train museum, I say to myself, "Wouldn't it be neat to ride on these model trains!" Suddenly, I shrink smaller and smaller. I find myself on the platform of the model train station. I'm the same size as the plastic models of people around me!What's going to happen to me?

Twice upon a time long ago, Isaiah and Benjamin were walking with their bows and arrows through the most beautiful woods in the world, Sherwood Forest. Who is that up ahead?

The platypus or duckbill has feet and beak like a duck with a flat tail like a beaver and fur like an otter. Except for zoos, the platypus is only found in the rivers and streams of eastern Australia and the island of Tasmania.

A life guide is a plan for how to live each day. You work hard, do your best, enjoy doing things and learn from your mistakes and the mistakes of other people.

How was our moon formed? Why is the moon so important?

Who were the ancestors of the Native Americans? How did they reach North America and survive?

There are many different types of spirals. Each type may be found in our world or deep space. Each can have its own mathematical formula.

This is a retelling of an Aesop Fable about Melony, the milkmaid who is going to market to sell her pail of milk. Her parents tell her to carefully hold the pail on her head. What lesson will she learn from what happens on her way to market?

With the help of God, Deborah became a leader and prophetess who could foretell the future. People would line up for Deborah to judge and rule on problems while she was under the shade of a palm tree.

It is 1849. Our family lives in a cabin on a farm near the city of Independence, Missouri. Our parents show us a map and say, "Teresa and Eva, we're selling the farm and heading for California. Gold has been discovered at Sutter's Mill."

My name is Violet. Can you guess what my favorite color is? I find a penny on our living room floor and make a wish. I wish I were a unicorn! Suddenly, I'm spinning around and around. What's happening to me? Where am I going? Unicorns say in unison: Welcome to Unicorn Land. We can read your mind. Your name is Violet, and you came here on a wish! We're happy to see you.

Jesus is preaching to a crowd near the Sea of Galilee. Near the edge of the water, Jesus sees two boats. Jesus boards the boat belonging to Simon who will be later called Peter. Moving away from the shore, Jesus taught the people from the boat. Later, Jesus tells Simon to move to deeper water and let down his nets. Simon answers that they have worked all night and did not catch any fish.

Follow the journey of Ertle Turtle traveling across the ocean encountering many dangers. Learn about the endangered leatherback sea turtles.

Over 3,000 years ago, Moses freed the people of Israel from slavery under the Egyptian Pharaoh. Moses lead the Israelites to an area near Mount Sinai. Then, Moses went to the top of Mount Sinai and received the Ten Commandments from God. Moses went down to the Israelites and called them to hear the Ten Commandments of God that they may learn and observe them. The first commandment is: 1. You shall have no other gods before me. What do you think that means? The first commandment: You shall have no other gods before me means to have only one God. You should pray to and worship God instead of animals, people or other things.

Long ago, the Egyptian Pharaoh (King) was worried that the people of Israel might become friends with Egypt's enemies. The Pharaoh ordered all newborn boys of Israel to be killed in order to reduce the population of the Israelites. The mother of the Israelite, Moses, secretly hid him. What will happen to Moses?

Jesus was born over 2,000 years ago near the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea.What can you learn from the Christmas story of Jesus?

Huskie Dog describes his dog sled adventures from start to finish. This annual Iditarod sled race covers one thousand grueling, perilous miles. "Yipee! I'm in the Iditarod race with a team of dogs and my musher who is the driver of the dog sled. Originally, the Iditarod was a mail supply route across Alaska in the 1800's. In 1925, the children in Nome were sick and needed serum. In bad weather, the medicine had to be carried by mushers over a long distance. The medicine was delivered in time to save the children. The Iditarod race celebrates those brave mushers and their dogs. Let the race begin."