In Sarah's First Soccer Game, beginning readers learn about the thoughts, emotions, and body sensations associated with new situations and how we can mindfully address them. Follow along as Sarah plays in her first soccer game, overcomes her nerves, and successfully works with her team. Vibrant illustrations and carefully leveled text engage young readers in a supportive educational fiction reading experience about a new situation. A Let's Review! quiz asks readers to reflect on the story, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Sarah's First Soccer Game also features reading tips for teachers and parents and a table of contents.
In Mel's Moving Day, beginning readers learn about the thoughts, emotions, and body sensations associated with new situations and how we can mindfully address them. Follow along as Mel says goodbye to her old home, moves into a new one, and processes the mixed emotions that come with this big change. Vibrant illustrations and carefully leveled text engage young readers in a supportive educational fiction reading experience about a new situation. A Let's Review! quiz asks readers to reflect on the story, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Mel's Moving Day also features reading tips for teachers and parents and a table of contents.
In Hal Gets a Haircut, beginning readers learn about the thoughts, emotions, and body sensations associated with new situations and how we can mindfully address them. Follow along as Hal visits the hair salon for the first time, at first feels upset, and learns to embrace change. Vibrant illustrations and carefully leveled text engage young readers in a supportive educational fiction reading experience about a new situation. A Let's Review! quiz asks readers to reflect on the story, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Hal Gets a Haircut also features reading tips for teachers and parents and a table of contents.
In Leo Visits the Library, beginning readers learn about the thoughts, emotions, and body sensations associated with new situations and how we can mindfully address them. Follow along as Leo takes his first trip to the library and learns self and social awareness in a new, public environment. Vibrant illustrations and carefully leveled text engage young readers in a supportive educational fiction reading experience about a new situation. A Let's Review! quiz asks readers to reflect on the story, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Leo Visits the Library also features reading tips for teachers and parents and a table of contents.
In Felix Goes to a Funeral, beginning readers learn about the thoughts, emotions, and body sensations associated with new situations and how we can mindfully address them. Follow along as Felix attends his grandmother's funeral and learns to process the overwhelming emotions that come with it. Vibrant illustrations and carefully leveled text engage young readers in a supportive educational fiction reading experience about a new situation. A Let's Review! quiz asks readers to reflect on the story, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Felix Goes to a Funeral also features reading tips for teachers and parents and a table of contents.
In Bri Goes to the Beach, beginning readers learn about the thoughts, emotions, and body sensations associated with new situations and how we can mindfully address them. Follow along as Bri visits the beach, at first experiences disappointment, and learns how to address it and enjoy herself. Vibrant illustrations and carefully leveled text engage young readers in a supportive educational fiction reading experience about a new situation. A Let's Review! quiz asks readers to reflect on the story, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Bri Goes to the Beach also features reading tips for teachers and parents and a table of contents.
Siblings explains to emergent readers who siblings are and introduces different sibling relationships and interactions. Accessible, carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references and labels to support readers and provide them with a supportive first nonfiction reading experience. Siblings includes Tools for Teachers and Caregivers and a Let's Review! question and image, as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, and an index.
Cousins explains to emergent readers who cousins are and introduces different cousin relationships and interactions. Accessible, carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references and labels to support readers and provide them with a supportive first nonfiction reading experience. Cousins includes Tools for Teachers and Caregivers and a Let's Review! question and image, as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, and an index.
Grandparents explains to emergent readers who grandparents are and introduces different grandparent relationships and interactions. Accessible, carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references and labels to support readers and provide them with a supportive first nonfiction reading experience. Grandparents includes Tools for Teachers and Caregivers and a Let's Review! question and image, as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, and an index.
Parents care for us. They can be different genders and ages. In this book, emergent readers are introduced to different parent/child relationships and interactions. Accessible, carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references and labels to support readers and provide them with a supportive first nonfiction reading experience. Parents includes Tools for Teachers and Caregivers and a Let's Review! question and image, as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, and an index.
Aunts and Uncles explains to emergent readers that aunts and uncles are our parents' siblings and their spouses. Accessible, carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references and labels to support readers and provide them with a supportive first nonfiction reading experience. Aunts and Uncles includes Tools for Teachers and Caregivers and a Let's Review! question and image, as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, and an index.
In Siblings, readers will learn how to build relationships and social skills with their siblings, including half-siblings, adopted siblings, and foster siblings. Social and emotional learning (SEL) concepts support growth mindset throughout, while Grow with Goals and Try This! activities further reinforce the content. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they learn more building relationships with others. Also includes sidebars, a table of contents, glossary, index, and tips for educators and caregivers.
In Peers, readers will learn how to build relationships and social skills with their peers, including classmates and teammates. Social and emotional learning (SEL) concepts support growth mindset throughout, while Grow with Goals and Try This! activities further reinforce the content. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they learn more building relationships with others. Also includes sidebars, a table of contents, glossary, index, and tips for educators and caregivers.
In Friends, readers will learn how to build relationships and develop social skills with the friends in their lives, including making and strengthening friendships, showing friends you care, and what happens when friendships change or end. Social and emotional learning (SEL) concepts support growth mindset throughout, while Grow with Goals and Try This! activities further reinforce the content. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they learn more about building relationships with others. Also includes sidebars, a table of contents, glossary, index, and tips for educators and caregivers.
In Parents and Guardians, readers will learn how to build relationships and social skills with their caretakers, including parents, stepparents, foster parents, and non-parent guardians. Social and emotional learning (SEL) concepts support growth mindset throughout, while Grow with Goals and Writing Reflection activities further reinforce the content. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they learn more building relationships with others. Also includes sidebars, a table of contents, glossary, index, and tips for educators and caregivers.
In Adults, readers will learn how to build relationships and social skills with the adults in their lives, including teachers, coaches, and strangers they interact with. Social and emotional learning (SEL) concepts support growth mindset throughout, while Grow with Goals and Try This! activities further reinforce the content. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they learn more about building relationships with others. Also includes sidebars, a table of contents, glossary, index, and tips for educators and caregivers.
In Communities, readers will learn how to build relationships with people in their communities, from getting to know neighbors to volunteering with others and interacting with people who share their cultural or interests. Social and emotional learning (SEL) concepts support growth mindset throughout, while Grow with Goals and Try This! activities further reinforce the content. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they learn more about building relationships with others. Also includes sidebars, a table of contents, glossary, index, and tips for educators and caregivers.
Kids will love this sweet story and song combination as they follow along word-for-word in this captivating, illustrated eBook. Children will feel empowered and confident as this song encourages them to celebrate everything that makes them unique.
A child tries to understand the life of a man he has seen sleeping under a bridge. The boy’s mother patiently answers his questions and explains how people’s life paths can be so different. The child observes the things he has in common with the man and wonders where his own path will lead. This unique book will speak to children and adults alike.
Moving to a new city and a new school is never easy. So Lauren is relieved when Callie, Treena and Maddy welcome her into their group. But then Lauren witnesses their reaction to a first grader in a wheelchair. That boy is her little brother, Will. But she’s afraid that if she tells them, they may not want to be friends with her. Soon Lauren finds herself living a double life as she struggles with the challenges of building new friendships and trying to make it up to Will for not acknowledging him at school.
The dog shows up the way snow does on a winter's day. She just drifts in and stays, becoming the friend of a young Cree boy. The boy and the dog set out on an adventure that ends in a quandary involving quills and a big brother who swears to take revenge on the porcupine. But Lindy, a Cree elder and master carver, reminds the brothers of the importance of the great porcupine. After a day spent carving in town, the boy learns some truths about human nature and realizes that sometimes, like the porcupine, you must put your quills up to keep from getting pushed around.
When Kurt is hurt in a soccer game and ends up in the hospital Tina tries to help him, but nobody will tell her what is wrong, and Kurt's parents don't want her around. Tina learns that Kurt needs a donor with a rare blood type, and she finds a match in Kurt's soccer rival Jason. Jason agrees to donate his blood to Kurt, but when Kurt disappears from the hospital, the situation becomes desperate.
Buddy wants to prove to his big brother that he is not a scared little kid anymore. For as long as Buddy can remember, there has been a rumour that the local theme park is haunted. After a fight with his brother, he convinces his friends that they should sneak into the park and spend the night. But can Buddy and his friends avoid the guards and the cameras and whatever is haunting the theme park? Or is the whole thing just an urban legend after all?
Seventeen-year-old Nova Abbott grew up dancing barefoot in the backyard with her aunt Ivy, whose dreams of becoming a professional ballerina were cut short by cystic fibrosis. Nova is invited to attend a prestigious ballet school's summer intensive program. She is a bit overwhelmed by New York City. With a coveted apprenticeship up for grabs, Nova isn't sure she'll make it in the big leagues, and now she's not even sure she wants to.
A heartwarming, funny, fast-paced story about the bravery it takes to live as your true self, no matter the cost. Ten-year-old Caspar "Caz" Cadman loves baseball and has a great arm. He loves the sounds, the smells, the stats. Even though Caz is thrilled when he makes the team, he worries because he has a big secret. No one in this city knows that before Caz told his parents he was a boy, he lived a very different life. It's nobody's business.