Karl Beckstrand

Gebundenes Buch

The Bridge of the Golden Wood

A Parable on How to Earn a Living

Beschreibung

"Masterful...immensely appealing...readable...realistic but soft Asian-style illustrations." - Crystie Cook, poet A child with a knack for solving problems helps some hungry fish and gains a reward. "What are you looking at?" asked the boy. "Trouble and treasure," said the old woman. The folk tale captivates young children; older ones want to apply the things they learn (joy for ages 6 - 15, 1st - 10th grade). Selected by the State of Vermont for primary school career curriculum. This picture book on the value of work bridges the gap between what kids learn about business and economics--and what they should know (how to observe and serve others). INCLUDES:Career/business inspiration Money management/saving tips Asian characters Dyslexic-friendly font Online SECRETS "5 stars. A clever storyteller.... Colorfully illustrated...ideas [on] how to build one's own treasure.... A very educational resource." - Jane Hills Orford for Readers' Favorite Explore the perfect length book for kids (not too long for adults): 26 full-color pages. This children's book shows how to spot opportunities to help others, earn one's keep, and save money (financial literacy). End notes have ideas for businesses, money-making activities, plus online bonus material on career choices, finding customers, and moving up in an organization. Don't miss this children's business book with summer job ideas. 530 words by award-winning author-illustrator and former Silicon Valley recruiter Karl Beckstrand (explore his 60 multicultural books). Art by Yaniv Cahoua and Karl Beckstrand. Teach a child to fish. Included in 4 Career Books for Kids (bound in one): Bright Star, Night Star: An Astronomy Story; Ma MacDonald Flees the Farm; Great Cape o' Colors: Capa de colores (English-Spanish). Get online SECRETS, free ebooks, and classroom lesson plans: KidsWorldBooks (Premio worldwide rights (c) July 2017), libraries, and major kids' book distributors. LOOK inside this entrepreneur's guidebook (8.5"x 8.5" fish fable/graduation gift with Chinese boy and red panda; ESL/ELL/ESOL/ESE.). No AI, CRT, gender, or orientation discussions--just pure fun! LCCN: 2016949820; JUV009090, JUV006000, JUV012060, JUV039220, JUV030020, JUV063000, BUS025000, BUS012000, BUS060000, BUS019000, BUS048000; (eISBN: 978-1370287222), Hard ISBN: 978-0985398811, soft ISBN: 978-1536889864

Autor

College media instructor Karl Beckstrand is the best-selling and award-winning author/illustrator of 30 multicultural/multilingual titles and more than 60 ebooks. He's lived abroad and interned for a Massachusetts publisher and for Congress in D.C. He earned a B.A. in journalism, an M.A. in international relations and conflict resolution, and a broadcast/film certificate. He's been a technical recruiter in Silicon Valley, a Stanford Hospital chaplain, a Spanish interpreter for Angel Flight (aviator nonprofit), and a rock band front man. He's won multiple publishing awards, including a 2016 International Book award for his Y.A. western survival thriller, To Swallow the Earth, and his works have been lauded by Publisher's Weekly, Kirkus, The Horn Book, and School Library Journal. Raised in Silicon Valley, he has worked with people from all continents (except Antarctica). His work reflects cultural diversity-not only in protagonists, but in collaborators (his illustrators hail from Latin America, Europe, and Asia). Since 2004, he has run Premio Publishing. Beckstrand has presented to Taiwan's Global Leadership for Youth, city and state governments, festivals, and schools. His Y.A. stories, self-help, ebook mysteries, nonfiction, Spanish/bilingual, career, and STEM books feature ethnically diverse characters-and usually end with a twist. His work has appeared via: Amazon, Apple/iBooks, Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble, Costco, Deseret Book, Follett, Ingram, Kobo, Papercrafts Magazine, Everand, Target.com, The U.S. Congressional Record, Walmart, and PremioPublishing.com

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Premio Publishing & Gozo Books
• Seitenzahl: 28
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 221mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 305g
• ISBN-13: 9780985398811
• ISBN-10: 0985398817
• Artikelnr.: 48901391