Swoosh and Slide, Search and Glide

by Gail Kamer, Matt Real (Illustrations)

Bess swooshes her tail and glides through the swamp. She searches the bank and slides ashore. Bugs, bees, birds, and all the animals run from her. Bess is not looking for food. Read the story and find out what Bess needs. You're in for a fun surprise. The short repetitive sentences engages beginning readers as they attempt to guess what Bess needs. The story line encourages discussion about the life cycle of an alligator. The illustrations provide topics for alligator habitat discussion.

30 pages, Paperback

Published August 13, 2016

About the author

I sat alongside Rapunzel as she draped her gorgeous hair down the side of a tower. I shared a box car with other children. I've zoomed to faraway planets and lived as an alligator, a wise wizard, a fairy godmother, and a private eye. Books have always been my portal to adventures.

My career journey has taken me from a teacher to a principal, to a college instructor, and into retirement as a writer. With 38 exciting years in education, I've gathered many ideas for creating children's manuscripts. I look forward to sharing them with my readers.

My dream is to hear a child say, "Read it again!" and know they're pleading for one of my books.