A story to help children of parents who are divorcing. When Rosie's parents tell her they are divorcing, she wonders what she can do to keep them together. Nothing she tries seems to work. Then she visits the school counsellor, and joins a group of children with divorced parents.
A celebration of a child's growing self awareness, and a prime example of how books can contribute to this. Whether brave or shy, strong or weak, in the end the young boy celebrates all different, apparently contradictory parts of himself.
An adoption story for children of all ages. It tells of a couple who long for a child, of a pregnant young woman who is not ready to be a mother, and of the events that bring them together for a happy ending. It also invites children to ask questions about their own adoption story.
Intended for ages 3-8 year olds, this book helps youngsters express a range of feelings they encounter in their early years and as they grow. It provides a non-threatening means to address the importance of emotion in a child's voyage of self-discovery.
Written for children as well as for parents and professionals, this book discusses this topic in a manner designed to help children feel good about themselves.
How do we communicate the wonders of science to children and young adults? This book presents 100 common science questions and provides simple answers with illustrations such as: Why is the sky blue? and, Why are there seasons?
How can young people enrich their lives, become more effective, and enlarge their personal power? Aiming to answer this question, this book seeks to show young people how to confront any circumstance, achieve any goal, and deal with any setback, by cultivating an attitude that mixes youthful optimism with tough realism.
In a world not unlike our own, a distant land is stricken by a mysterious purple cloud - a natural or man-made disaster. Children in a land of plenty force their elders to act to save their spiritual brothers and sisters who are suffering in another land half a world away.
First published in 1984, a picture book in which the Little Mouse will do all he can to save his strawberry from the Big, Hungry Bear, even if it means sharing it with the reader. The Little Mouse and the Big Hungry Bear are known and loved by millions of children around the world. Little Mouse loves strawberries, but so does the bear... How will ......
People who help us understand the world and how it works are important people. They should also help us understand what it means to be a human being. They should help people to want to be good by showing everyone that being good makes the world much nicer for all of us. Then no one would have to scare anybody into being good by inventing gods.