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Publisher
Instinct Dig Behavior & Training
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
If you want to teach your kids how to be safe around dogs and learn how to have a respectful loving relationship with your dog, this is the book to read. Kids, and their parents, will learn how to behave in situations that are the most common scenarios for family dogs to bite kids. This book is intended for kids ages 2 to 4 years old (and their parents:) --from Amazon.
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"This fascinating book introduces children to the 'butterfly effect,' a theory that states that a small change in the present, such as the simple flapping of a butterfly's wings, can cause big changes to happen in the future. Children will learn how even their small acts of gentleness, kindness, and compassion to family, friends, classmates, and community can have huge positive impacts where they live, around the world, and most importantly on themselves."--...
Author
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books, an imprint of Random House Childrens Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Girl Rising, a global campaign for girls' education, created a film that chronicled the stories of nine girls in the developing world, allowing viewers the opportunity to witness how education can break the cycle of poverty. Now, award-winning author Tanya Lee Stone deftly uses new research to illuminate the dramatic facts behind the film, focusing both on the girls captured on camera and many others.
Author
Publisher
MAGIC CAT PUBL
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Words matter. You matter! Choose your words wisely. This pocket-size book features an inclusive collection of 100 words to teach children about the world we live in and how to navigate their way through it. Each page offers a word and age-appropriate definition, along with a related activity, resource or mindful prompt, beautifully illustrated by Instagram star Annelies Draws. Split into four chapters, including: Feelings Matter: Afraid; Grateful;...
Publisher
Backlist, LLC, a unit of Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Today kids face grave issues and harder decisions than ever before. Gang warfare, violence, drugs, alcohol, smoking, pregnancy, depression, and suicide have found their way into middle and elementary schools. Divorce splits apart families every day. These issues make kids feel as if they must understand and accept all the troubles of the world. Now more than ever, kids want and need the inspiration and hope that Chicken Soup for the Soul provides....
Author
Publisher
Roca Junior
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
Español
Description
In this tender, beautiful letter to his daughters, President Barack Obama has written a moving tribute to thirteen groundbreaking Americans and the ideals that have shaped our nation. From the artistry of Georgia O'Keeffe, to the courage of Jackie Robinson, to the patriotism of George Washington, President Obama sees the traits of these heroes within his own children, and within all of America's children.
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Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Description
Join Nellie, Gus, baby Jake, and their parents at Funland as they go on rides, watch performers, and play games along with many other children and grown-ups. As they enjoy their excursion, they notice that people are the same as one another in lots of ways, and different in lots of ways too. Helps children realize why it's important to treat others the way they want to be treated whether a person is a lot like you or different from you, a good friend...
Author
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
From realizing that there is no "right" way to live to respecting our planet and learning what really makes someone a winner, the messages at the heart of Natalie Portman's Fables are modern takes on timeless life lessons. Told with a playful, kid-friendly voice and perfectly paired with Janna Mattia's charming artwork, Portman's insightful retellings of The Tortoise and the Hare, The Three Little Pigs, and Country Mouse and City Mouse are ideal for...
50) Citizenship
Author
Publisher
Britannica Educational Publishing, in association with The Rosen Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Many kids don't spend much time thinking about the concept of citizenship. This informative title explores the basic civics concepts and explains to readers why it's such an important part of our government. The resource defines citizenship, including one's rights and responsibilities. Readers learn about the many ways people become citizens as well as the process of naturalization. It goes on to describe the ways in which one can be a responsible...
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Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
Tener un buen espíritu deportivo también es importante más allá de los deportes. Las lecciones que se aprenden en el campo deportivo también se utilizan en el salón de clases, en el patio de recreo, y en nuestros hogares. Ya sea, trabajando en un proyecto de ciencias con un compañero de clases, ganando un partido importante de fútbol, o ayudándole a papá a limpiar el garaje, el buen espíritu deportivo es esencial en toda ocasión.
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
Description
After a series of disastrous choices and rejections, seventeen-year-old Chinese American Iris Wang is thrust into the decadent world of Beijing high society as her cousin's English tutor.
In an attempt to snap her out of a funk, Iris Wang's parents send her to visit family in Beijing, with the hopes that Iris will 'reconnect with her culture' and 'find herself.' Iris expects to eat a few dumplings, meet some of her family, and visit a tourist hotspot...
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Our thoughts have a habit of wandering when we should be focusing on what we are doing. Mindfulness is the practice of paying attention to what is happening around you right now in the present. This helpful book offers mindfulness techniques to help young readers train themselves to be aware of their thoughts with an attitude of kindness and curiosity, not stress. With an emphasis on being more positive and less negative, children will be better...
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Language
English
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"Teen girls need clear and accurate information about relationships, sexuality, safety, and consent more than ever. Written by two experts in teen mental health, this much-needed guide offers empowering tools to help teen girls build self-esteem, clarify their values, understand their sexual identity and boundaries, decide what feels right for them, and what to do when things go wrong so that they can safely navigate dating online and in person"--
"Are...
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A nonfiction introduction to thirteen principles underlying the Black Lives Matter movement and organization, written in a style that children can understand and illustrated with portraits of icons, activists, and regular people"--
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