Winner, 2014 Wilderness Society Award for Children's Environmental Literature In this delightful collection of organically-grown eco-tales, a prince wants to marry the girl with the smallest carbon footprint in the land; Space Cadet Lox finds out why a planet is like a bowl of porridge; a girl in a little green hoodie tries to save an endangered wolf; and Chicken Licken warns the sea is rising. Times have changed in Fairytale Land! From the...

Rosie is a little girl with big worries. Today is her sixth birthday, and she is having a party at the space museum with all her friends. She loves everything about space... but she cannot stop worrying about all of the things that might go wrong. What if nobody comes to her party? What if it's too loud? What if it's scary? Her 'worry whisperer' often twists her tummy into knots with questions like this. This is the story of how Rosie begins her...

Children learn to recognize and understand the feelings of happiness, excitement, and pride. A young feelings detective looks for clues, both physical and emotional, to identify happiness, excitement, and pride in themselves and in others. The child uses a special notebook to draw their feelings and identify how they feel. By noticing the clues, the feelings detective knows their sister is surprised and their grandma is excited. We Find Feelings Clues...

Through the Gate tells the story of a girl who is struggling to cope with all the changes in her life. It explores how our perceptions colour our world, through the eyes of a young girl who learns to notice all the fun adventures and friends there are out there if you open yourself up to opportunity! Young readers will delight in this beautifully illustrated picture book about resilience and coping with change. Watch the girl's new house become a...

"This illustrated nonfiction book for middle-grade readers explores the art and science of memory, and what it can tell us about ourselves and the world we live in."

Fühlen Sie sich jemals inmitten Ihrer digitalen "Freunde" isoliert? In einer Ära, in der ein "Freund" nur einen Klick entfernt ist, verliert das Wort Freundschaft oft seine wahre Bedeutung. Dieses Buch begleitet Max auf seiner Erkundungsreise durch das komplexe Geflecht digitaler und physischer Beziehungen. Mit Hilfe eines weisen Online-Coaches hinterfragt Max die Unterschiede zwischen Online-Bekanntschaften und tiefgreifenden Freundschaften, erlebt...

Jeremiah is a young boy who, by the wishes of his mother, who is a deacon in the church, comes up with a very intuitive idea of her own design to bring her young son to come to know the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit--wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord--and also the twelve fruits of the Holy Spirit: love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance, modesty, charity, chastity. As...

"What appears to be a simple story upon first glance actually offers uncomplicated yet practical remedies for helping a child deal with a strong emotion." -Booklist (Starred review) Allie All Along deserves a spot on the shelf with Where the Wild Things Are, When Sophie Gets Angry--Really, Really Angry... and My Mouth Is a Volcano." -Shelf Awareness "Allie's crayon broke. I blinked. She was suddenly . . . furious, fuming, frustrated . ....

The Chameleon' vacation is off to a bumpy start. Frankie, the family fish, causes trouble on the plane. Papa gets lost driving in the mountains looking for Mystery Lake, where Frankie is sure mermaids lurk.When they return home, Charlie's old friend,Tamika Turtle, visits him to attend a soccer game and meets his new friends. Charlie hopes his friends will accept her, never expecting what happens.These multicultural stories are intended for second...

Would you help a tiny fragile snake? Fifteen poems explore close encounters with animals … and choosing to respond tenderly. Whether it's helping a hummingbird escape, respecting a bear's habitat, admiring a heron's beauty, or giving way to ants at a picnic, the human response in these poems is to do no harm, and to help whenever possible. The poems follow a seasonal progression, ending with a final poem that imagines where each animal might...