The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Independent Publishing versus Traditional Publishing The stereotypical image of a writer ensconced in a garret, tucked far away from reality so that they can concentrate on creativity is a thing of the past. Whether you decide to publish through the traditional route or publish independently most authors will have to partake in marketing their works from bookshop signings, having a social media presence to school visits. Now that I am beginning to see my manuscript take shape it saddens me…

This will allow farmers across the continent to enjoy increased productivity, pest resistance, and stable incomes, without having to compromise their environment. Creating a unified opinion on GM crops will allow us to feed millions of people who go hungry each…

might be! Brown, M. Stone Soup. (1947/1997). New York: Aladdin Paperbook. Traditional Literature (Folktale), Grade Level K – 3. How can you share what you don’t have? The villagers find out very quickly in the classic tale, Stone Soup. In this story, three French soldiers find themselves tired and hungry in a foreign land. They are…

she said would help strengthen my hands and fingers to help write the typical way. She used to become infuriated with me and would actually yell at me whenever she caught me writing the way that I still do now until this day. My parents also became very worried about me at this time. With me being their first child in school they freaked out like it was the end of the world. I felt embarrassed, stupid, and inadequate. I look back on this experience now and just think it was all because I…

right. We could see our names printed everywhere; on our cubbies, on the Birthday board and on all of our personal items we brought to school. It seemed only natural that our names would be one of our first written words. My dad tells me, “One of the very first places I remember you writing your name was in all of your books. You were so proud to own…

train station. Daisy suddenly began to chase after him. Her heels made loud crashing noises on the cement as she ran for her life. “Marcus! Wait!” she exclaimed. She caught up to him. “Would you mind helping me out with something. A job. I know it’s very late but I sort of need this done in the coming hours.” Daisy said reluctantly. “Daisy, It’s past midnight. Though my work often does go late into the night, I’m quite tired. Are you sure we can’t just meet in the morning?” Marcus said.…

eyes. What was slightly horrible, was that from the stream of sound that poured out of his mouth it was almost impossible to distinguish a single word. Just once Winston caught a phrase -'complete and final elimination of Goldsteinism'- jerked out very rapidly and, as it seemed, all in one piece, like a line of type cast solid. For the rest it was just a noise, a quack-quack-quacking. And yet, though you could not actually hear what the man was saying, you could not be in any doubt about its…

Unfortunately, some companies have mismanaged their greatest asset—their brands. This is what befell the popular Snapple brand almost as soon as Quaker Oats bought the beverage marketer for $1.7 billion in 1994. Snapple had become a hit through powerful grassroots marketing and distribution through small outlets and convenience stores. Analysts said that because Quaker did not understand the brand’s appeal, it made the mistake of changing the ads and the distribution. Snapple lost so much…