Stacy Shaneyfelt

As Strong as An Ox: Sherpa Sox's Simile Trek to Mt. Everest Stacy Shaneyfelt

Do you want your kids or students to learn about global cultures, celebrate nature, and also build their literacy skills at the same time? Are you eager to teach similes and other figurative language devices in a cool, contextualized, and creative way?

Well, pack your reading bags and passports for Nepal as Sherpa Sox the Ox leads you on a special English learning adventure! Perfect for art fans, pre-readers, independent readers, ESL students, and poetry lovers, this book reaches new heights with similes.

Specifically, keep your eagle eyes peeled for similes and have a ball with these silly animal characters. Plus, you'll proactively gain science, cultural, and geographical facts about Nepal and even some historical insights about the first 1865 Everest expedition with Sherpa Tenzing and Sir Edmund Hillary, the first Western climber to reach Everest's summit.

Check out these highlights of what you can expect to acquire from this engaging and original book: 20+ kid-friendly examples of similes20+ rhyming word pairs to enrich speech and reading skillsA free gift of 10 post-reading activities, boredom busters, and family fun10+ age appropriate vocabulary words using context clues. Again, stop being as stubborn as a mule and buy now. Make mountains of literacy growth and smiles for miles today with this outstanding book!