books by Doris Orgel     books:       Button Soup (Bank Street Level 2*)1 review Doris Orgel Bank Street, 1994 This is a wonderful book about a homeless and hungry lady. I am a fifth grader at North Hills Traditional Academy. I like this book.It will be interesting to you because everyone wants to help the homeless.This was a good book because it shows how many people help the homeless and hungry.You would like this book because it tells you how to make button soup.Button soup means people working together. It talks about sharing.             She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain (Bank Street Ready-T0-Read)1 review Emily Coplon, Doris Orgel, ... Gareth Stevens Publishing, 1997 A rollicking good time! My 4 year old son and 1 year old daughter absolutely adore this book. The baby hands it to me and starts dancing before I even get the first page turned. It's lots of fun to sing and has become a family staple.             Ariadne Awake3 reviews Doris Orgel Viking Juvenile, 1994 Outstanding Story I was so impressed with this version of Theseus and the Minotaur. The reflections of Ariadne are very feminine and will inspire children to think more deeply about her predicament. We read this after reading another picture book version of the myth. After having read a rather brief version of the story, we enjoyed hearing this expanded version, rich with reflection, causing female students to ...             Sarah's Room6 reviews Doris Orgel, Maurice Sendak HarperCollins Children's Books, 1991 A Classic Children's Book Poor Little Jen! She's too little and careless and messy to have a nice room like her big sister Sarah. In fact, she's banned from the room by a lock because she made such a mess out of it. But in a dream, Jen realizes she's grown enough to reach the lock. Later, while awake, she can in fact get inside and plays nicely. When she's discovered, she's praised and she too ends up with a beautiful ...             Nero Corleone2 reviews Elke Heidenreich Viking Juvenile, 1997 Excellent Children's Story Well written and beautifully illustrated story. I read it to my children (ages 4-8) who listened intently as the story progressed. Excellent character development and plot. I bought the book because I share the same last name as the author. Interestingly, we have a black cat with white paws and a brown dog that the cat swats and chases. Must be a relative of Nero Corleone! Great family ...             Princess and the God4 reviews Doris Orgel Bt Bound, 1999 beautiful masterpeice Not only is this novella beautifully written, but it is also a fast and enjoyable read. I spend many nights dreaming of the actions that occur between the two main characters-Cupid and Psyche-just to try and re-experience its spender. Based on the mythological love affair that was forbidden by Cupid's own jealous mother, Venus, Orgel portrays the struggle for true love that occurs between the ...             The Lion and the Mouse and Other Aesop's Fables1 review Doris Orgel, Bert Kitchen DK CHILDREN, 2000 Just Right for Little ones I read this to my three children (ages 3-6) and they all liked it. My three year-old enjoyed the pictures and fast pace of the stories. My Six year-old liked the factoids about ancient Greece and my four year-old liked puzzling out the moral of the story.             Next Door to Xanadu: A Novel2 reviews Doris Orgel Harpercollins Juvenile Books, 1969 Story of Friendship This novel is a beautiful coming-of-age story about a young girl who struggles with low self-esteem, her weight and finding friends. During the course of the novel, she grows, makes a friend and through this a young reader is able to make connections about decisions for self-awareness and self-care. I remember this one growing up, and it's stayed with me for years. I still think about the two ...             Merry, Rose, and Christmas-Tree June2 reviews Doris Orgel Knopf, 1969 Satisfying doll fiction Jane's parents give her two wonderful dolls, Merry and Rose. But when Jane has to stay overnight with her arrogant wealthy Great-Aunt, the dolls are mistakenly left at home. Her Great-Aunt promises to buy her a new one, and takes her to a very fancy toy shop. But will Jane be able to find a doll that fits in with the other two? This is one of my favorite doll fiction books, and I recently ...             My Mothers' Daughter1 review Doris Orgel Roaring Brook Press, 2003 I luv this book! This book is awesome. It brings four greek goddesses to life and gives them personalities. It goes farther into their individual lives than any other mythology book i have ever read! READ IT!             Nobodies and Somebodies2 reviews Doris Orgel Viking Juvenile, 1991 the best book of a stroy of any girls life!!! If you want a book that is the truth about any childs life and the ups and downs of growing up this is the perfect book. even though it may be a easy, big print childs book anyone can relate to it. I have read this book many times and I have grown older but I would still recommend this book anyday             Mouse Who Wanted to Marry2 reviews Doris Orgel Ipicturebooks, 2001 Kat's Kind Review The book the mouse who wanted to Marry was written by Doris Orgel and illustrated by Holly Hannon. I thought that this book was a very good book. It is a great book for all ages. It is about a young female mouse that is all-alone and wants to find someone to marry. So one day she goes and asks the sun to marry her but he said that he is not strong enough. So then she asks the cloud but he said he ...             Daniel Half Human2 reviews David Chotjewitz, Doris Orgel, 2008 The bittersweet story of friendship gone wrong Until the spring of 1933, Daniel has been lucky enough to enjoy a good German childhood with his well off and well educated family. Daniel has even enjoyed jail because one exciting night along with his best friend, Armin, they were caught painting a swastika on a wall in the hated Communist section of Hamburg. In their cell, the boys the boys swear lasting brotherhood but this camaraderie is ...             Two Crows Counting1 review Doris Orgel Weekly Reader Early Learning Library, 2003 Counting Fun For Small Children Bright colors make a great contrast for a wonderful story for young children. The great price was well worth my adventure. Learning to read is a huge challenge for young children and with this book you can help your child to learn their text as well as learn their numbers. I loved "Two Crows Counting"             Daniel Half Human: And the Good Nazi (Mildred L Batchelder Honor Book (Awards))6 reviews David Chotjewitz Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books, 2004 Daniel Half Human : And the Good Nazi I loved this book! The Nazi/WWII era is one I have always found interesting and have read many books about it. This is one of the best. It portrays the Nazis effect on Aryans, Jews, youth, poor, rich, and adults. The story is about Daniel, a regular teenage boy, who admires and wants to be a Nazi. All that changes when he learns he is Jewish. He is then faced with tough realizations and new ...             Sing, Little Sack! Canta, Saquito: Canta, Saquito! : A Folktale from Puerto Rico (Bank Street Ready-T0-Read)1 review Doris Orgel, Nina Jaffe Gareth Stevens Publishing, 1999 This is NOT a folktale from Puerto Rico! At least not from the Puerto Rico I grew up in. I am always in the look out for stories that will allow my daughter to remain connected to the culture of my childhood. I was apalled when I read this book, in preparation to introducing it to my 3-year old's bedtime routine. The book preys on parents fears of "strange little man" abducting your daughter. In instills terror and helplessness as ...             Devil in Vienna18 reviews Doris Orgel Dell Pub Co, 1980 A New Understanding We all feel that we understand the Holoquast. Jews were seperated from thier families and tortured in concentration camps. While we can all imagine this as being horrible, most don't see the story behind the eyes in the pictures of thin, ghostly looking faces of the victims, it seems as if skin was just draped over an empty skeleton. Which, by all means is understandible because it seems as if ...             The Bremen Town Musicians: And Other Animal Tales from Grimm2 reviews Doris Orgel Roaring Brook Press, 2004 Play that funky music, animals Authors tackling Grimm Brother stories today have the difficult task of not always knowing what the best way to present the authors' original material is. If you've ever read a direct translation of a Grimm story then you know that they have a tendency towards violence, black and white terms of good and bad, didacticism, and some truly disgusting scenes. For her part, German born Doris Orgel ...             We Goddesses4 reviews Doris Orgel Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, 2000 a gorgeous book... I fell in love with this book the very moment I saw it. Drawing on the oft-overlooked power and beauty of the ancient goddesses, Orgel spins wonderful tales from the perspectives of Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera. She provides excellent background in her introduction, and additional information at the end. One of my favorite features about this book are the marginal notes to help with pronunciation, ...              search for books animal, ariadne, around, awards, batchelder, bremen, button, christmas, christmas-tree, coming, corleone, counting, daniel, daughter, folktale, goddesses, little, mildred, mothers, mountain, musicians, nobodies, princess, puerto, ready-t0-read, saquito, somebodies, street, vienna, wanted books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Coaching Youth Baseball the Ripken Way we recommend A Classic Children's Book leave a comment home  impressum - about us