Smiley, Happy Planet Earth

This engaging book consists of two parts, told by a schoolteacher to his students: "Our Planet," and "Seasons". Author, Anya Beltsina, along with her character, a schoolteacher, hopes to increase young readers' interest in the place they call home and wishes to strengthen their desire to explore the Earth. "Our Planet" describes the solar system and the physical characteristics of our planet, like the four layers of the Earth as well as the other planets in our solar system. "Seasons" describes the seasons and personifies Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. These short rhyming stories complement each other and ensure educational yet entertaining quality reading time.

As a young girl in Russia, Anya's great passion was writing fun short rhyming stories. She believes that life is full of inspirations and a simple walk through a park can turn into an amazing adventure. Anya is a wife and a mother of a middle school girl. She teaches as a substitute at a local elementary school where the children inspire her to write entertaining yet educational rhyming stories. Anya loves riddles and rhymes and thinks that they really help to memorize a lot of information. She believes that our greatest gift is imagination. Anya brings inanimate objects to life. For example, in her book "Smiley, Happy Planet Earth", she personifies all four seasons of the year. She has always been amazed by teachers' creativity and hopes that her books could become another useful tool to educate children about our Planet, Solar System, Water Cycle, and many other interesting subjects.