Rich Linville

My email is teachersask@yahoo.com, and I will respond to comments and questions. Using a child’s first name and interests, I will custom-written books for adults and children.Email me if you are interested in a custom children's book. For 45 years, I enjoyed teaching all subjects in elementary, midd...

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Rhymes for Children

By: Rich Linville

Rhymes can have meanings that are not the same for different people or rhymes can just be nonsense. Enjoy these many bedtime rhymes.

The Platypus and its Life Cycle

By: Rich Linville

The platypus or duckbill has feet and beak like a duck with a flat tail like a beaver and fur like an otter. Except for zoos, the platypus is only found in the rivers and streams of eastern Australia ...

1980 to 1989 The USA Conservative Decade

By: Rich Linville

Some historians refer to the USA 1980’s or Eighties as “The Conservative Decade”. It was a time when traditions were emphasized such as social and family stability, economic growth, military str...

The Good Samaritan (Bible for Children)

By: Rich Linville

There were many parables told by Jesus in the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament of the Bible. What can we learn from the parable of the Good Samaritan?

Pixie and the Whispering Woods

By: Rich Linville

Pixie is a beautiful dog with bright eyes and a tail that wags like a paintbrush that paints the air with joy. Pixie’s owner owns a bookstore named after her. Pixie hears the Woods whispering to her...

Writing for Children Who Don’t Like Writing (Fun with Words)

By: Rich Linville

What do you do if you don’t like writing? First, try to find out why you don’t like writing. This can help you find ways to enjoy writing. If your hand hurts when you write, there are many ways to...

The Tortoise and the Hare A Retelling of an Aesop Fable

By: Rich Linville

This is an Aesop Fables over 2,000 years old. You can enjoy reading this fable and try to think about its meaning. At the end of this tale, you will be challenged to figure out the meaning or moral of...

Three Billy Goats Gruff plus Facts about Goats (Folk Tale)

By: Rich Linville

“Mama and Papa, I’m hungry!” says baby goat Gruff. Mama goat and Papa goat Gruff say, “Yes, we’re starving, too. Baby goat Gruff asks, “Can we cross over the bridge to greener pastures?”...

Martin Luther King Junior An Interactive Story of His Life

By: Rich Linville

Martin Luther King Junior is an important person in Black History. In this interactive book, follow his life from birth to adulthood. He stood against racism and dedicated his life to attaining equali...

Harriet Tubman and Her Life An Interactive Book

By: Rich Linville

A book about the life of Harriet Tubman. Around 1820, I am born into slavery in the state of Maryland with the name of Araminta Ross. My nickname is Minty. Maybe my name will change later. I am now 5 ...