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Protecting Your Body: Germs, Superbugs, Poison, & Deadly Diseases
By Christie Marlowe. 2015
Each day, dangerous germs surround us. At home, many of the products we use to keep our houses clean and…
our bodies healthy can also be poisonous and very dangerous. The wrong pill, medicine, or household cleaner can cause major health problems. Whether from diseases, germs, or poisons, keeping your body safe from harm means knowing the dangers that are around you.Loose Threads
By Lorie Ann Grover. 2002
Seventh grader Kay Garber's happy home is made up of four generations of women: Great Gran Eula; Grandma Margie; Kay's…
mother, Karine; and Kay. But on the evening Grandma Margie tells her family she has a lump in her breast, Kay's world is changed forever. Struggling with issues of popularity in junior high school, trying to understand her too-perfect mother, dealing with her feelings about friends, and coming to terms with Grandma Margie's cancer diagnosis and illness, Kay is awhirl with questions that have no easy answers. But Kay is a survivor, and as she journeys through these difficult months she comes to a new understanding of the complexities and importance of faith and family. Told through forthright and perceptive poems in Kay's own voice, Loose Threads reverberates with emotion and depth and will leave no reader untouched.The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything
By Lou Aronica, Ken Robinson. 2009
A New York Times-bestselling breakthrough book about talent passion and achievement from the one of the world s…
leading thinkers on creativity and self-fulfillment The Element is the point at which natural talent meets personal passion When people arrive at the Element they feel most themselves and most inspired and achieve at their highest levels With a wry sense of humor Ken Robinson looks at the conditions that enable us to find ourselves in the Element and those that stifle that possibility Drawing on the stories of a wide range of people including Paul McCartney Matt Groening Richard Branson Arianna Huffington and Bart Conner he shows that age and occupation are no barrier and that this is the essential strategy for transform ing education business and communities in the twenty-first century Also available from Ken Robinson is Finding Your Element the practical guide to achieving your highest potentialWhy Is Brian So Fat?
By Lynne Adamson, Ph.D. Gary Solomon. 2012
Saying Good-bye, Saying Hello...
By R. W. Alley, Michaelene Mundy. 2005
We all have moved sometime in our lives, and we remember some of the feelings we had. In moving with…
children, one should help them feel safe and secure among all the hustle and bustle and the many changes ahead. This enchanting guide will help children recognize the fun and excitement of a move, while recognizing the fears of new places and people, and the sadness of good-byes. Who knows. . . in helping children make a happy adjustment, you might just help yourself, as well!What REALLY Matters?
By R. W. Alley, Brother John Mark Falkenhain. 2013
One of the most important gifts we can offer a child is passing along to them the values that will…
help them form their own sense of what is important--a sense of what REALLY matters. In What Really Matters? A Kid's Guide to What's Really Important in Life, author John Mark Falkenhain, O.S.B., helps both children and adults reflect on those things in life which are most important, especially respect, relationships, and love.Right and Wrong and Being Strong
By R. W. Alley, Lisa O Engelhardt. 2001
Kids aren't born knowing right from wrong. But, somehow, over the years, we hope to help them become caring, responsible,…
respectful adults. This practical how-to book for kids is an invaluable tool in guiding children on the journey of moral development. Through concrete language and interactive examples, it addresses such topics as honesty, peer pressure, and how to tell right from wrong. Even more, it shows kids how to go beyond doing right to doing good.When Mom or Dad Dies
By R. W. Alley, Daniel Grippo. 2008
When Mom or Dad dies, children grieve deeply. But we can show our care and love for them by encouraging…
them to share their feelings of sorrow and loss. We can give them the time and space they need to adjust and listen to--if not answer--their questions. We can let them know that they can heal and live a happy, full life of faith, hope, and love--the kind of life their Mom or Dad would want for them. We can listen to their hurt and respond in a loving and supportive way.Feeling Bad, Getting Better
By R. W. Alley, Tom Mcgrath. 2002
Illness is distressing for anybody, but it's especially disturbing for children. This book escorts the sick child through the strange,…
scary, and often lonely world of illness and hospitalization. Empathizing with the confusing feelings and questions sick children often have, it offers comfort and understanding. The little elves that populate its pages present creative ways for sick kids to have fun, stay connected with family and friends, and help themselves to heal.Sad Isn't Bad
By R. W. Alley, Michaelene Mundy. 1998
Here is the book that Elf-help fans everywhere were asking for . . . a book to help children grieve…
in healthy ways. This friendly and loving guide is loaded with positive, life-affirming help to coping with loss as a child.We Are Different and Alike
By Anne Fitzgerald, Cynthia Geisen. 2013
We only have to look at the world around us to find diversity: cats, dogs, birds, people . . .…
no two of us are exactly alike. Every creature is unique and every person has his or her own individual personality, talents, and interests. In We Are Different and Alike, author Cynthia Geisen helps young people understand and appreciate the diversity of the world around us and its many expressions in families, faiths, races, and cultures.Forgiving
By R. W. Alley, Carol Ann Morrow. 2003
We are a world in need of forgiveness. In our local and world communities, we see violence and escalating conflict.…
Author Carol Ann Morrow hopes to instill the virtue of forgiveness in young hearts. Young readers learn, along with little elfin friends, that sometimes we all need another chance.Five Pages a Day
By Peg Kehret. 1994
Peg Kehret, who told of her childhood battle with polio in Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio, now shares…
the story of her writing career. It began at the age of ten when she wrote and sold the Dog Newspaper. The paper was supposed to feature the tales of local dogs, but mostly it was about her own dog, B.J. After four issues, it folded. But Peg learned a valuable lesson: If she wanted people to read what she wrote, she had to write something interesting. Peg went on to write radio commercials, prize-winning contest entries, magazine articles, plays, and adult nonfiction books before she discovered her true voice as a writer in books for young people.I Don't Want to Go to Church!
By R. W. Alley, Brother John Mark Falkenhain. 2009
This book is written for younger, school-age children for whom going to church doesn't always make sense, particularly when it…
competes with things they'd rather do like sleeping in or playing. Younger children don't have the cognitive abilities in place yet to understand many of the abstract ideas that go along with faith and religion. For these young people, the experience of church often needs to be more concrete, story-based, or tied to everyday experiences and relationships. Through insightful text and enchanting illustrations, this book helps make the experience more concrete and meaningful, and even something to look forward to rather than resist.When Mom and Dad Divorce
By R. W. Alley, Emily Menendez-Aponte. 1999
Fit Can Be Fun!
By R. W. Alley, J. S. Jackson. 2011
People come in all shapes and sizes. That's the way God makes us. How boring would it be if we…
all looked the same? Some things we can't change, like how tall we are or the color of our eyes. Some things we can, like how we treat other people or how we take care of our bodies. This book is about taking care of our bodies so they work the best they can. You'll find that life is a lot more fun when you have a body that works well.Worry, Worry, Go Away!
By R. W. Alley, Christine A Adams. 2012
All kids experience worries. Helping children understand what worry is, where it comes from, and how to challenge it is…
the first step in overcoming anxieties. The little elves in this book help children to learn to STOP, to THINK TWICE, and to see their worries for what they are. By presenting new ways of evaluating and overcoming the psychological, spiritual, and physical dimensions of fear, this creative book will help your child find the confidence and courage to say "Worry, Worry, Go Away!"Sugar Was My Best Food
By Carol Antoinette Peacock. 1998
Diabetes brought big changes for eleven-year-old Adair and his family. He learned to prick himself to test his blood-sugar level…
and got used to two insulin shots a day. For a while he was too weak to run track or ride his bike. He often felt lonely and weird, different from the other kids. Worst of all, he could hardly ever eat candy, his "best" food. A true story about a boy who has learned to manage his illness and continues to do the things he loves.What We've Learned So Far
By H. Jackson Brown. 1997
All of us have had a great teacher at some time. Mine was Miss Mitchell. She was my first-grade teacher,…
and what I remember best was that she never criticized the colors I used when I drew. "That's lovely," she would say, and my little fingers would eagerly pick up a crayon to draw another purple horse. Partly because of her, I have never been reluctant to take chances. And then there was Coach Hood who thought I could play first string even though I was twenty pounds lighter than the rest of the squad. In the first game of the season, I ran for two touchdowns. I still carry with me the newfound confidence I felt walking off the field that afternoon. Thank you, Coach Hood. Then there is the one teacher we all share--the oldest, wisest, and most demanding. When Experience stands at the head of the class, we all pay attention. How do you make a girl go crazy? What really happens when you lick a slug? Some lessons cannot be found in books. We quickly learn that cars roll down steep driveways when the emergency brakes are released and that, nine times out of ten, a tall person will sit in front of a short one at the movies. But sometimes hope triumphs over experience--for there are a few of us who, regardless of how many times we've been disappointed by the picture on the box, still buy the cereal with the toy inside.Standing Up to Peer Pressure
By Jim Auer, R. W. Alley. 2003
Wanting to be accepted by peers is a natural part of children's social development. Yet kids can be overly influenced…
by what "friends" think of them or urge them to do. Through simple language and engaging illustrations, this book explains the concept of peer pressure. It encourages a solid sense of self-identity--or "elf-identity"--and teaches kids how to say "No."