Ruth the Sleuth and the Messy Room - Hardcover

Carol Gordon Ekster

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0983935513 ISBN 13: 9780983935513

Publisher: Character Pub, 2011

Synopsis

Did you ever lose something, because your room was so messy? That is exactly what happened to Ruth the Sleuth. As she searches her messy room for a potholder she borrowed from her mother, Ruth the Sleuth gets distracted again and again by the wonderful items she finds within her mess. But, will she find her mom's potholder in time to have cookies with her friend, Zack? Ruth the Sleuth and the Messy Room nurtures the characteristics of organization, time-management, motivation, and focus in children between the ages of 4 and 9. Includes parental guide for motivating children to keep their rooms clean and a timed, checklist game to teach children how to clean up properly.

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Did you ever lose something because your room was so messy? That's exactly what happened to Ruth the Sleuth. As Ruth searches her very messy room for a potholder she borrowed from her mother, she gets distracted by the wonderful items she finds within her mess. Will she be able to find her mom's potholder in time to have cookies with her friend, Zack?

About the Author

Carol Gordon Ekster was a passionate elementary school teacher for 35 years. Now retired, Carol spends time in writing critique groups, doing yoga, exercising and bike riding, and working on her books. She's grateful that her writing allows her to continue communicating with children. She is also the author of Where Am I Sleeping Tonight? (A Story of Divorce), Boulden Publishing, fall 2008, an About.com Readers' Choice 2012 finalist for Best Children's Book for Single Parents, and Before I Sleep: I Say Thank You, Pauline Books and Media, 2015, which is now in its third printing. It was a finalist for the ACP Excellence in Publishing Awards 2016 and a Catholic Press Association 3rd place winner in the children's book category, 2016.  Her first e-book, Hip Hopping Books, came out spring 2015 as part of a digital library with Schoolwide, Inc. And her newest picture book, You Know What?, came out first in Dutch (Mama, Wist Je Dat?), December 2016 with Clavis Books, and the English version released September 2017 with the Chinese and Korean versions to follow. She lives in Andover, MA with her husband Mark.  Connect with her on Pinterest, Twitter, Goodreads, and Facebook.

About this edition

• Publisher: Character Pub
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0983935513
• ISBN 13: 9780983935513
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 34
• Editor: Bosarge Jerusha L.
• Illustrator: Soderberg Kimberly