Saving Izzy

Download or read book Saving Izzy written by Jon Katz and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once again Jon finds himself challenged by a difficult dog. Izzy wants to go with Jon wherever he may be, and jumps fences and chews through locks to do so. Jon has been through this before with his dog Orson, and isn't sure he can cope with the responsibility and potential heartbreak again. But Jon's motley collection of animals--from Jesus the baby donkey to Elvis the surprisingly sociable steer, as well of course as farm manager and Border Collie Rose--is the perfect refuge for Izzy. As Izzy settles down to become the perfect companion, Jon realises just how much he too has learnt from life on the farm about patience, perseverance and love.

Download or read book Izzy & Oscar written by Allison Estes and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever taught an octopus to roll over? It's harder than it looks. Discover why octopuses make the best pets in this charming picture book about friendship and embracing individuality! Izzy has always wanted a pet. So when an adventurous octopus squiggles into town, Izzy decides to keep him. After all, a real pirate captain has to have a mascot. Oscar is not very good at going for walks or playing fetch. (Although he is amazing at hide and seek). And he's definitely not like other pets... But he is just right for Izzy. Readers will be tickled by Izzy's attempts to teach Oscar to behave like a dog, a parrot, a pony-and gratified by Izzy's realization that in the end we love others for who they are...eight arms and all!

Download or read book Izzy Gizmo written by Pip Jones and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-08-10 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Izzy Gizmo – a fabulously feisty new character from Pip Jones (Squishy McFluff; Daddy's Sandwich) brought brilliantly to life with exuberant and detailed illustrations from the best-selling illustrator of TheDetective Dog, Sara Ogilvie. Izzy Gizmo, a girl who LOVED to invent, carried her tool bag wherever she went in case she discovered a thing to be mended, or a gadget to tweak to make to make it more splendid. Izabelle Gizmo just loves to invent, but her inventions never seem to work the way she wants them to. And that makes her really CROSS! When she finds a crow with a broken wing she just has to help. But will she be able to put her frustrations to one side and help her new friend to fly again? Shortlisted for the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Prize 2017, this empowering book is perfect for fans of Rosie Revere, Engineer, Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World and Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. ‘If you’re looking for a new book with a determined, strong female role model then this is for you’ Being a Mummy blog ‘This was such a fun book. We need more books with girl inventors!’ Twirling Book Princess blog ‘This exuberantly riotous story… blends the fun of rhyme with the touching friendship between a charismatic crow and a never-say-die young inventor’Lancashire Evening Post ‘A lovely story of ingenuity and determination’ Parents in Touch ‘I doubt many will fail to fall for Izzy and her mechanical mind. Pip Jones’ rhyming narrative is a cracker to read aloud and Sara Ogilvie’s imagination must be almost as fertile as young Izzy’s… A real riot.’ Red Reading Hub blog ‘Jones’s loping, engaging rhymes and Ogilvie’s vivacious images evoke both inspiration and frustration’ The Guardian

Download or read book Izzy Newton and the S.M.A.R.T. Squad: Absolute Hero (Book 1) written by Valerie Tripp and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When middle school mishaps happen, five friends form the S.M.A.R.T. Squad and use their collective skills and the power of science to bring order to their school. Science reigns supreme with this squad of young brainiacs. Join Izzy Newton and her friends in the first adventure of this fun new middle-grade fiction series from National Geographic Kids. A crowded new school and a crazy class schedule is enough to make Izzy feel dizzy. It may be the first day of middle school, but as long as her best friends Allie Einstein and Charlie Darwin are by her side, Izzy knows it'll all be okay. However, first-day jitters take an icy turn when Izzy's old pal Marie Curie comes back to town. Instead of a warm welcome, Marie gives her former pal the cold shoulder. The problems pile up when the school's air-conditioning goes on the fritz and the temperature suddenly drops to near freezing. The adults don't seem to have a clue how to thaw out the school. Cold temperatures and a frigid friendship? Izzy has had enough of feeling like an absolute zero. She rallies the girls to use their brainpower and science smarts to tackle the school's chilly mystery ... and hopefully to fix a certain frozen friendship along the way. Will the girls succeed and become the heroes of Atom Middle School?

Download or read book Izzy the Ice-cream Fairy written by Tim Bugbird and published by . This book was released on 2013-01-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the ice cream well runs dry how will Izzy and her fairy friends cool their hot customers, make any money, or build a float to compete in the parade?

Download or read book Izzy in the Doghouse written by Caroline Adderson and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first title in a hilarious new chapter book series for emerging readers. Isabel and Zoë are favorite friends — most of the time. They have side-by-side cubbies. And they never take off their friendship bracelets. But sometimes, Isabel isn’t Zoë’s favorite friend at all. Because sometimes, the fun things they do end in a no-fun way. Like getting sent to the principal’s office because of Isabel’s shenanigans. Now Zoë’s mad at Isabel, and Isabel’s miserable. Isabel’s trying everything to win her friend back. Will getting a new puppy help Isabel mend her friendship with Zoë? There’s a new girl in town for early readers to love, love, love — and she comes with a fluffy sidekick!

Download or read book Trail of Secrets written by Alexa Padgett and published by Sidecar Press, LLC. This book was released on 2019-09-04 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From USA Today Best-Selling Author Alexa Padgett comes a tale of second chances and a love that can conquer their pasts. While Isobel struggles to atone for her past mistakes, Alec wants to forget his... He left behind the only woman he'd ever wanted—let alone loved—to become more than his father's pawn. Now, he's back stateside after a harrowing experience in the Army, and this helo pilot doesn’t want anything to do with psychotherapy...until he finds out his counselor is Isobel, the girl-turned-woman of his dreams. Thanks to her big dreams, her family lost their restaurant and their home. Now, Isobel has another chance—one helping soldiers with PTSD on a ranch deep in the Utah mountains. That's the last place she expected to find her former high school crush. The passion she felt for the boy sears her for the man. Getting too close is a professional taboo, but letting Alec go now could break her heart and his mind... Trail of Secrets take readers on an emotional, sexy journey of a hot man and his feisty woman who are transformed by courage, self-sacrifice, and love.