About She Doesn’t Want the Worms!: A Mystery – with Online Secrets (Mini-mysteries for Minors Book 3):
A STEM book about a mixed-race girl who responds to some unusual gifts—that happen to be alive.
Who’s giving worms anyway? Learn multiple nouns with vivid images of insects, reptiles, a cat, and a bat that aid language comprehension.
Build young minds! Kids love finding the hidden pictures of creepy crawlies (revealed in online SECRETS; ages 3 – 7, preschool – 2nd grade).
Top 10 Best Books of 2011 “Works effortlessly on every level…museum-quality, collage-like artwork; this title raises the bar for all children’s picture books.” – ForeWord Reviews.
Bedtime peace. The perfect length book for young kids (not too long for adults): 24 illustrations. 180 words in verse for reluctant readers by best-selling, award-winning author and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (Great Cape o’ Colors—don’t miss his 60 multiracial books), illustrated by David Hollenbach.
“Delightful book…humorous rhyming text…bright illustrations.” – Ana Rodriguez for School Library Journal
Discover this gross bug book with biracial child in Spanish (Ella no quiere los gusanos) or bilingual versions (8″x10″ hard/soft cover or ebook). Get it in 4 STEM Books for Kids (bound in one volume)—plus free ebooks and classroom lesson plans:
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Butterfly Blink: A Book Without Words
Bad Bananas: A Story Cookbook for Kids
LOOK inside! KidsWorldBooks (worldwide rights © 2011) and major children’s book distributors. Modern nursery rhyme mystery. School/homeschool ESL/ELL/ESOL/ESE. No AI, CRT, gender, or orientation discussions—just happy multicultural fun! JUV002140, JUV011020, JUV011010, JUV019000, JUV020000, JUV028000, JUV054000; YRDM, YNNL, YFP; (eISBN: 978-1301963423), physical book ISBN: 978-0615492780
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Author Bio:
College media instructor Karl Beckstrand is the best-selling and award-winning author/illustrator of 30 multicultural/multilingual titles and more than 65 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, The U.S. Congressional Record, Walmart, and KidsWorldBooks.