Fellowship Farm 4: Books 10-12

by Melanie Lotfali Dr

Overview

In books ten to twelve, contained in the fourth volume of stories about Leezah, Skye-Maree and Olingah Fitzgerald of Fellowship Farm they prepare for the annual Naw Ruz Mahta River Boat Race. There are some unexpected hitches.

Skye-Maree and Olingah learn about loyalty and sacrifice as they work out how to respond to the challenges they face. Soon after Naw Ruz winter sets in and the family rug up and head for the ski slopes. Along the way they experience the life-threatening danger of losing unity, the challenge of learning to ski, the power of prayer, and patience in the face of frustration. They meet funny Magic, the back to front panda, and suffer some bruises. Their patience is well rewarded when their parents announce that a dear wish of the children is to be fulfilled.

Suitable for independent readers aged 8-12 years. Parent-read from 6 years.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780987333315
Publisher:	Michelangela
Publication date:	02/10/2016
Series:	Fellowship Farm , #4
Edition description:	Edition 1.3 ed.
Pages:	220
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.46(d)
Age Range:	6 - 12 Years

About the Author

Melanie Lotfali PhD is a graduate of the Australian College of Journalism in Professional Writing for Children. Melanie has taught spiritual education classes for children for the past twenty years in five countries and is currently an active animator and trainer of animators for the Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Program. She is a qualified counselor and classroom teacher, and for over six years facilitated violence prevention and respectful relationships programs in high schools. Much of her childhood was spent on the farms, beaches and mountains of Tasmania, where the Fellowship Farm series is set. As an adult she spent four years in Siberia and four years in East Timor as a pioneer. She currently lives in Lismore, Australia, with her family.

Table of Contents

NAW RUZ: Rain; Preparing the bonfire; The fair-square-share rock; Rafterama; Sick and grumpy; The meeting on Mt Carmel; Raising the banner; The derby and possum poo; A Naw Ruz resolution.

SKIING THE SLOPES: A trip to the opp. shop; Consideration and courtesy; The journey begins; The first snow; Magic Michael the back to front panda; A long wait; A crash; Exciting news; Who's Who?; Dawn and the Snow-woman.

THE SNOWY SUPER-GLIDER-SLIP-N- SLIDER: Choosing toboggans; The Abominable Snowman; A courageous friend; Eating rubbish; Amazing mazes; Prunes in gloves; A furry baby; Mad dogs; Bread and unity; Lunch orders/

Editorial Reviews

Thanks a million for the wonderful books, you have no idea how it has changed our lives in just one book. The virtues are now part of our everyday language. We have tried in the past but our daughter has not been interested at all, now we are creating a virtues chart of our own and she is forever pointing out which virtue we are using. It is fantastic. Our child loves to read about a Baha'i family that does the same things we do. You must have the books published so every Baha'i children can grow up with Fellowship Farm. We are just finishing the fourth book and on Thursday we will read the fifth. We read them as part of home schooling. Again thank you from our hearts. We were so excited to receive a copy of book 10 (Naw Ruz) that my daughter and mother read it straight away while I was at work! They really loved it and were inspired all over again, and can't wait for Naw-Ruz to try out some new ideas. Mum wishes she was well versed enough to use the virtues language used in the books, and is working on improving all the time. This book has put her back on track. So the main verdict seems to be "FANTASTIC, WONDERFUL, INSPIRATIONAL". Thanks for inspiring my family to be more positive and enthusiastic, I can't wait to read it myself.

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