Explores the world of friendship through poems meant for rapping. Includes suggestions for how to create raps about friends.
Mark is a city kid who has come to a small town to live with his grandmother after his mom goes into rehab. He has to take a school bus home for the first time. The long, noisy ride home is nothing like riding city transit. There’s some kind of secret code of knowing where you’re allowed to sit, the kids scream non-stop, and there’s pudding and cheese flying through the air. Someone even tries to set Mark’s seat on fire. Mark quickly decides that all these kids are nuts and does his best to avoid interacting with any of them. But when the bus is involved in a serious accident, Mark has to work with a couple of other students to get everybody to safety. He soon learns that he has more in common with these rural kids than he would ever have imagined. In turns funny and heartbreaking,
In this book, readers will discover how to recognize fear in others and how to best respond to it with empathy and understanding. Social and emotional learning (SEL) concepts support growth mindset throughout, while Try This! and Grow with Goals activities at the end of the book further reinforce the content. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they learn more about the emotion of fear. Includes sidebars, a table of contents, glossary, index, and tips for educators and caregivers.
In this book, readers will discover how to recognize sadness in others and how to best respond to it with empathy and understanding. Social and emotional learning (SEL) concepts support growth mindset throughout, while Try This! and Grow with Goals activities at the end of the book further reinforce the content. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they learn more about the emotion of sadness. Includes sidebars, a table of contents, glossary, index, and tips for educators and caregivers.
In this book, readers will discover how to recognize anger in others and how to best respond to it with empathy and understanding. Social and emotional learning (SEL) concepts support growth mindset throughout, while Try This! and Grow with Goals activities at the end of the book further reinforce the content. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they learn more about the emotion of anger. Includes sidebars, a table of contents, glossary, index, and tips for educators and caregivers.
In this book, readers will discover how to recognize excitement in others and how to support and join in their happiness. Social and emotional learning (SEL) concepts support growth mindset throughout, while Try This! and Grow with Goals activities at the end of the book further reinforce the content. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they learn more about the emotion of excitement. Includes sidebars, a table of contents, glossary, index, and tips for educators and caregivers.
In this book, readers will discover how to recognize loneliness in others and how to best respond to it with empathy and understanding. Social and emotional learning (SEL) concepts support growth mindset throughout, while Try This! and Grow with Goals activities at the end of the book further reinforce the content. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they learn more about the emotion of loneliness. Includes sidebars, a table of contents, glossary, index, and tips for educators and caregivers.
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Darren takes a classmate's suggestion to play smart when he finally gets a chance at bat.
