KaBOOM!: A 4th of July Story

by Liz Bockelman

Overview

KaBOOM's firework friends ban him from the show because he is too noisy and scares the crowd. However, the audience complains at the end of the show, "What's the Fourth of July without lots of noise?" Fortunately, KaBoom comes to the rescue. It's the LOUDEST 4^th ever!

KaBOOM conveys teachable moments and gives the young reader a bit of historical background on why we celebrate the 4^th of July. The book includes a 4^th of July riddle, short history of Uncle Sam, a historical article on the first 4^th of July celebration printed in the July 18, 1777, Virginia Gazette, and the full text of the Declaration of Independence.

KaBOOM also conveys a number of "teachable moments," focusing on friendship, courage, forgiveness and responsibility.

KaBOOM is the first book in Liz Bockelman's American Holiday Series. Liz Bockelman tells stories that illustrate faith, morals and ethics, through plot, character, setting and conflict development.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781946924025
Publisher:	Graphocity
Publication date:	04/14/2017
Series:	American Holiday , #1
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.11(d)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Elizabeth (Liz) Bockelman was born in 1955, in the small town of Rochelle, Illinois. She earned a BFA from the University of Illinois at Champaign Urbana. Liz began a graphic design career in 1977 and started her own agency, Graphocity, in 2001. She redirected Graphocity to a publishing company for both books and fine art in 2017. Liz has always loved to write and tell stories to entertain family and friends, especially ones that illustrate a particular idea or moral. She has now added 'author' to her "list of hats," which include daughter, sister, wife, aunt, mom, grandmother and friend, as well as designer, photographer, artist, and songwriter. "I like nothing better than to solve a problem. I hope that I can use the entertainment of the written story to tease, challenge and offer some problem-solving ideas to my readers - and maybe they will send their ideas back to me," says Liz.