books by Joan C. Verniero

books by Joan C. Verniero

books:

Joan C. Verniero

An Illustrated Treasury of Read-Aloud Myths and Legends: More than 40 of the World's Best-Loved Myths and ...

Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2004

Read-Aloud Myths and Legends collects time-honored stories from the Greek, Roman, and Celtic traditions including: "The Adventures of Odysseus," "Pandora's Box," "Psyche and Cupid," "Lugh, the Sun God," "Queen Maeve and the Wild Sow," and much more. Also included are myths from Egypt, Arabia, China, Japan, Hawaii, and Mexico. Thirty full-color ...

101 Read-Aloud Bible Stories: Best-Loved Stories from the Old and New Testament (Read-Aloud)
Joan C. Verniero

Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 1998

Young children can experience the great pleasures and wonders of the Bible, in under ten-minutes per selection, with these faithful adaptations of the Old and New Testament now told in modern prose.

101 Read-Aloud Asian Myths and Legends

Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2001

BD&L's successful "Read-Aloud" series continues with this engaging collection of myths, legends and stories from Japan, China, Vietnam, Korea and Tibet. The vibrant cultures of the East come vividly to life in this lovingly compiled assortment of stories, each of which can be read aloud in approximately 10 minutes. Here are tales designed to ...

One-Hundred-and-One Celtic Read-Aloud Myths & Legends

Joan C. Verniero

Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2000

Read-Aloud Celtic Myths and Legends
I have spent much time looking for a book that would translate the Celtic Myths for children. I am a teacher of Pagan children. This book puts the history of the Celts into language much more easily understood by the children. I plan to use it to lay out a curriculmn ...

One-Hundred-and-One Read-Aloud Myths & Legends: Ten-Minute Readings from the World's Best-Loved Literature ...

Joan C. Verniero, Robin Fitzsimmons

Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 1999

A wonderful Book!
In a time when kids are exposed only to stories from poorly written television shows and movies, this book arrives. The stories are timeless, and well written. They are worth reading, even if you don't have children to read aloud to.

You Can Call Me Willy: A Story for Children About AIDS
Joan C. Verniero

Magination Press, 1994

This engaging story about Wilhelmina (Willy) Jones, an eight-year-old living with AIDS, encourages children to develop compassion and understanding toward those with HIV and AIDS while it also reassures children living with HIV and AIDS that they too can cope with their illness. Like all children, Willy simply wants to have friends, go to school, ...