About Crumbs on the Stairs: A Mystery (Mini-mysteries for Minors Book 2)
(Humor, parts of speech) Where are the crumbs coming from? Why are there crumbs on the stairs? Who is dropping crumbs everywhere?!
A Hispanic boy takes readers on a counting search for the crumb culprit. This funny bedtime story comes with question words (interrogatives), and vivid images to aid language comprehension at any age. Kids will love the goodies, laughs, and online secrets (for children 2 – 6 years, Pre-K – 1st grade, ESL/ELL/EFL, Easy to read & level 1 ESOL/ESE).
Count the bear! Mini-mysteries for Minors series, #2 (standalone—previous title not needed). Discover all four children’s mysteries in a bundle: Sounds in the House – Sonidos en la casa, It Came from Under the High Chair, Why Juan Can’t Sleep: A Funny Mystery: KidsWorldBooks.
The perfect length book for kids (not too long for adults): 24 pages. Explore this kids’ mystery book in Spanish or bilingual versions, hard/soft/ebook; 95 words in verse for reluctant readers (double for bilingual) written & illustrated by best-selling author-illustrator and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (don’t miss his 60 multiracial books); 8”x10” full-color picture book with Latino child, teddy bear, and the gift of sharing. Comes with classroom lesson plans: Premio Publishing (worldwide rights © 2011), libraries, schools, and all major book distributors. None of our multicultural kids’ books discuss CRT, gender, or orientation. JUV020000, JNF020010, JUV011030, JUV028000, JUV019000, JUV054000; Lexile 450-500, YBLC, CJBG, 2ACB; ISBN: 978-0977606535, eISBN: 978-1301432615 (Spanish: 978-0615443058)
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College media instructor Karl Beckstrand is the bestselling and award-winning author/illustrator of 27 multicultural/multilingual books and more than 60 ebook titles. His survival thriller, To Swallow the Earth, won a 2016 International Book Award, and his multicultural kids’ books have been lauded by Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus, The Horn Book, and School Library Journal. Raised in Silicon Valley, he has lived abroad and 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). Beckstrand has a B.A. in journalism from BYU, an M.A. in international relations from APUS, and a broadcast/film certificate from Film A. Academy. He teaches media at a state college and, since 2004, 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, ebook mysteries, nonfiction, Spanish/bilingual, wordless, 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, Papercrafts Magazine, Target.com, The U.S. Congressional Record, Walmart.com, FB, Twitter, and https://PremioBooks.com