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First-Start Easy Reader
Three Little Witches (A First-Start Easy Reader) by Sharon Gordon
Three little witches go for a joy ride and have some high-flying adventures.
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First published March 1, 1980
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Sharon Gordon
191 books21 followersI think my book Ever Herself is far more interesting than I am.
From the intro:
The naked female body has inspired artists from the beginning of time.
The poet, the sculptor, the painter and, more recently, the photographer, each in their own medium, expresses the beauty, fragility and power of her form.
Sometimes the image is made for profit, or vanity confuses the objective, and rather than the muse offering a glimpse into higher worlds, she has been subjected to baser realms. What this book offers is an alternative.
This is a work that celebrates the diversity of the female figure with respect and humour. It is about the women you know – all shapes, all sizes, from diverse backgrounds and of differing nationalities.
Rather than plastic, pouting personalities, here are real women sharing an intimate moment with you.
Their uniqueness and appeal is interspersed with erotic poetry and salient quotes too. The words of celebrated beat poet John Esam, and the lauded William Shakespeare, Walt Whitman, SK Tremayne and Chaucer, as well as lesser-known writers, all add to the richness of this publication.
Jacqui Thake, journalist, Sunday Mirror/Daily Mirror.
I hope you enjoy it.
From the intro:
The naked female body has inspired artists from the beginning of time.
The poet, the sculptor, the painter and, more recently, the photographer, each in their own medium, expresses the beauty, fragility and power of her form.
Sometimes the image is made for profit, or vanity confuses the objective, and rather than the muse offering a glimpse into higher worlds, she has been subjected to baser realms. What this book offers is an alternative.
This is a work that celebrates the diversity of the female figure with respect and humour. It is about the women you know – all shapes, all sizes, from diverse backgrounds and of differing nationalities.
Rather than plastic, pouting personalities, here are real women sharing an intimate moment with you.
Their uniqueness and appeal is interspersed with erotic poetry and salient quotes too. The words of celebrated beat poet John Esam, and the lauded William Shakespeare, Walt Whitman, SK Tremayne and Chaucer, as well as lesser-known writers, all add to the richness of this publication.
Jacqui Thake, journalist, Sunday Mirror/Daily Mirror.
I hope you enjoy it.
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June 21, 2020
Three witches take to the skies in this early reader intended to build confidence in young children who are just beginning to read on their own. Wendy, Wanda and Wilma each have their own way of flying - on a broom, a magic carpet, and a big bird, respectively - but they all find a way to experience the magic of the stars up close...
Published by Troll Associates in 1980, as part of their First-Start Easy Reader collection, Three Little Witches utilizes forty-eight different words to tell its simple tale, with a list of some of the more common ones presented at the beginning of the book. It's a fun little book, with alliteratively named witches and simple, cartoon-like artwork in one or two colors. Although I never encountered it as a young girl myself, growing up in the 1980s, I am glad to have stumbled across it now, given my interest in witchy picture-books and early readers. Recommended to any young witches or witch-lovers who are just beginning to read.
Published by Troll Associates in 1980, as part of their First-Start Easy Reader collection, Three Little Witches utilizes forty-eight different words to tell its simple tale, with a list of some of the more common ones presented at the beginning of the book. It's a fun little book, with alliteratively named witches and simple, cartoon-like artwork in one or two colors. Although I never encountered it as a young girl myself, growing up in the 1980s, I am glad to have stumbled across it now, given my interest in witchy picture-books and early readers. Recommended to any young witches or witch-lovers who are just beginning to read.
October 19, 2018
Kind of a ridiculous children's book with no real point or moral. So the sisters are witches who fly? What?! Other than practicing reading I don't see a real value to this text. The illustrations are even that good.
March 1, 2015
The book is not an example of great writing, but its repetitiveness helps new readers. I like that the bird bird helped the third witch fly. I would use this to encourage new, timid readers. It is important to instill a sense of self confident. I would ask my students how the third witch felt when she wanted to fly but did not have a way.
February 12, 2009
One of the first books my two older girls learned to read. We had tons of fun interchanging our names for theirs. Reading the names as written in the book - Wendy, Wanda and Wilma - was lots of fun too. Fun, simple text. Delightful.
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January 15, 2019Three little witches is a very good story with a meaningful moral, the third witch was left out so a giant bird appeared and the witch flew around with the witch, i recommend this story to everyone that has participated in halloween. I give it a BIG BIRD/5
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