The Portal in the Park

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by Cricket Casey




  Text, illustrations, and cover illustrations copyright © 2010 by Cricket Casey and Melle Mel.

  Audio book and songs copyright © 2010 by Joseph Malloy, Cricket Casey, and Melle Mel

  All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. Not to

  be reproduced in any manner except a brief quotation when used in reviews.

  More Books Press P.O. Box 1225, New York, New York 10008

  Audio Book unabridged edition ASIN: B0038RVVOG

  Mobile App Book (animated) abridged for iPad ISBN: 978-0-97864-882-4 release

  11/11/2011

  Kindle Mobi ISBN: 978-0-9786488-3-1 or EPub ISBN: 978-0-97864-881-7

  Original Source: Print Edition 2010 (ISBN: 978-0-97864-880-0)

  Library of Congress Cataloging-In-Publication Data Available

  Cover art created by David Combs.

  Cover and book designed by Yvonne Liao.

  Music produced by Joey Mekkah; project recorded at Black Solaris Studios in NYC.

  Edited by Cliff Carle; assistant editor: Rita Cody.

  Illustrated by Allison Casey.

  The Portal in the Park/Cricket Casey and Grandmaster Melle Mel.

  (The Portal in the Park 1)

  Sequel: The Biorhythm Academy.

  Summary: A boy accidently falls through a portal and takes a scary journey into another dimension peopled by horrible creatures who attempt to destroy his spirit.

  1. Creatures—Fiction. 2. Children—Fiction. 3. Relato—Fiction. 4. Mind/Bodybuilders—Fiction.

  CONTENTS

  Cover

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Dedication

  Table of Contents

  List of Songs

  Introduction

  1 Movin’ On

  2 The Adventure Begins

  3 Time Warp

  4 Battle of the Viroids

  5 The Magician of the Mind

  6 Viroid Extraction

  7 “I Want Answers!”

  8 Flashback

  9 Future Flash

  10 Escape from Angroid and Graboid

  11 Biofitness Fun

  Inner National Bank of Worth

  Glossary

  About the Authors

  SONGS

  Produced by Joey Mekkah of Black Solaris Entertainment

  Destiny

  Performed and written by Melle Mel

  Viroid Battle Song

  Performed and written by Melle Mel

  Get a Life

  Performed and written by Melle Mel

  Fountain of Truth

  Performed and arranged by Lady Gaga, Featuring Melle Mel, Written by Melle Mel and Cricket Casey

  When I Laugh

  Performed by Melle Mel and Joey Mekkah, Written by Melle Mel

  World Family Tree

  Performed by Melle Mel/Featuring Lady Gaga, Outro by Brittany Beall

  Activity—Not Passivity

  Performed by Melle Mel, Written by Melle Mel and Cricket Casey

  For more information and to download audio book with songs, visit our website and check out video of teachers using the book in the classroom at theportalinthepark.com

  Oprah Radio Show, Dr. Oz interviews Cricket M. Casey and Grandmaster Melle Mel on “The Portal in the Park.”

  www.oprah.com/oprahradio/The-Portal-in-the-Park_1

  Reviews and Blurbs

  “Grandmaster Melle Mel has done it again! Melle Mel and M. Casey have written and produced a read ’n’ rap fable with a new message for our youth through story and hip-hop songs, to help kids choose the right path of activity – not passivity. Read ’n’ rap with your kids and join Melle Mel and Lady Gaga as they give a Grammy-worthy performance. It’s “The Message” that counts and Melle and Casey are our kind of messengers for the future.”

  –QUINCY JONES

  “Scott’s journey will inspire young adults to be students of empathy, guardians of their own truth, thus citizens of our world!”--Nilaja Sun

  Teaching artist in New York City public schools, and Star of off Broadway hit No Child.

  “The combination of reading and music engages both hemispheres of the brain giving balance and ease to the learning process. Our kids developed a new attitude after reading The Portal in the Park. It is fun for them to read, dance, and sing to such inspirational songs.”

  --Dr. Michael A. Singer and Mrs. Maggie Singer

  Parents, San Antonio, Texas

  “M. Casey creates this imaginative story with life learning lessons to inspire young adults to make the appropriate choices as they go through life. Grandmaster Melle Mel uses catchy raps and hip-hop music as a tool to motivate today’s youth about their future and the right path to get there. This book will spark the interest in everyone who reads and listens to it.”--Kathy Rogers

  Elementary grade teacher Sacramento, California Public Schools.

  “Thank you for this value-based message of health and hope for youngsters who need daily

  biopsychosocial skills. May the significance of your work impact this generation ….one child at

  a time….so that their dreams may be nurtured and they may realize the power and promise

  within their grasp.”-- Sandee Westfall

  Coordinator, Successful Aging Institute, St. Vincent Hospital, Indiana

 

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