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Homework. Later! Chores. Later! When it comes to kids, everything that isn't fun can always be done LATER.
Kids are notorious for putting things off. It's easy for homework and chores to take a backseat to video games, hanging out with friends, watching television, or surfing online. Cómo dejar de procastinar (¡Hazlo ya!) hooks kids from the start, introducing Peter Procrastinator, who has every reason from video games to phoning his friends NOT...
2) Feeling Blue
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Mr. Wren is feeling very blue, so Mrs. Wren decides to find out why.
With Mark Eatwell's spectacular nature photographs and Trevor Todd's simple, uncomplicated text, we find out Mr. Wren thinks he doesn't measure up to other birds. But once his secret is revealed, Mrs. Wren knows just how to cheer him up.
3) Mia's Glamma
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Mia's grandma is no ordinary grandmother.
Mia calls her Glamma.
Mia's Glamma wears the latest fashions. She owns a restaurant. She even runs in marathons.
But she always makes time to share her love of the world with Mia.
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Tickets to the Fall of Icarus charts the flight of two flamboyant characters, Icarus and Audrey, as they navigate their way through the maelstrom of modern life amidst natural disasters, pandemics, online dating and even a little self-sabotage.
In artfully executed narrative poetry, Gering deploys his inimitable style and humour to bring characters into dynamic life on the page. Few readers won't see glimmers or shards of themselves in Audrey and...
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Follow the adventures of an inquisitive
shop-vacuum robot named Snoozer and his
inventor friend, Checkers, as they read, learn,
and play. In this Level 1 Paw Prints Readers early reader, Snoozer is signed up to perform at the summer camp talent show. He is nervous. What is his
skill? When not writing in his spiral notebooks, Jason M. Burns can be found outside getting his tattoo-covered arms dirty where he spends the warmer months hybridizing daylilies...
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The seventh book of the Charity series, Don't Bully Me! is about a ten-year-old boy who has been picked on and teased by a teen-age bully. He is afraid to let anyone know what is going on. Instead, he begins to act out and others take notice. Charity comes on the scene to give him the courage to confront the bully and to let adults know about the situation. This book is designed to give kids the courage to speak up and out about the effects of bullying...
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Step into a world of radiant self-care with "Journi Quest: A Holistic Guide to Skincare," where Tarsiana Urnice Hauses, a dark-skinned African Myelinated woman, unfolds the secrets to embracing your unique beauty. This exceptional skincare journal is a testament to Tarsiana's passion for the transformative power of nature, food, and holistic well-being. In 250 words, explore the pages curated by Tarsiana, a visionary who transcends conventional beauty...
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In this middle-grade novel, Lo's best friend, Jazz, is ditching her for the popular crowd, makeup and boys. But when Lo finds new friends who share her love of comics and Doctor Who, she discovers her voice-and the confidence to speak up for what's right.
Who would ditch cosplay and Doctor Who for bras and boys?
In this funny yet moving coming-of-age novel, a girl finds comfort, and eventually her voice, by writing letters to The Doctor from her...
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Celebrate the #1 Dad in your life with this adorably pun-tastic shaped board book for babies and toddlers!
No one else can measure up to Dad, it's true! Show him how much he nails it at fatherhood every day in this funny and heartfelt story from the USA Today bestselling Punderland series that brought you I Love You Like No Otter. Filled with tool-tally awesome puns, cute illustrations, and a special handle cut-out format shaped like a toolbox,...
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A humor-filled take on a sickening subject: homework.
Homework can be horrible! It's the worst after eight hours at school; the last thing kids want to do is another hour or two of schoolwork at home. Not when there are zombies to fight and television to watch.
But homework isn't going anywhere, and kids need to learn to do it . . . without throwing up. Translated into Spanish, this book provides specific tips for starting, doing, and finishing...
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Spanish how-to guide offers practical, humorous help for kids who want to manage their tasks, time, and stuff.
In the quest for school success (not to mention a happy home life) kids have a lot to juggle: schoolwork, friends, activities, chores, bedrooms, electronics, lockers, and desks. Aprende a organizarte sin desesperarte provides friendly, entertaining help for kids who want to manage their tasks, time, and stuff, without going overboard.
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Um dia, a vida de Carmina Kavalcanti, uma adolescente de quinze anos, era perfeita; no outro, havia sido virada de cabeça para baixo. Sua família, sua casa, quase tudo que conhecia. Sozinha nas ruas, ela não podia confiar em ninguém, mas também não conseguiria seguir adiante sozinha.
Nilo Corveira é o investigador do caso Kavalcanti. Ele sabe que precisa desvendar a teia de mentiras e encontrar Carmina o mais rápido possível; caso contrário,...
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"Learning Life Skills With MYA: PERSEVERANCE" is part of the "Learning Life Skills With MYA" series, a collection of character education books designed to aid parents and teachers in delivering life skills to children. Each colorfully illustrated book will help children learn important life values that will positively impact them for the rest of their lives.
For preschool and elementary children.
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A humorous take on a nerve-wracking topic: STRESS!
Stress can make you feel anxious, awful, and afraid. It can leave you jumpy and jittery, upset and uptight. When kids show signs of stress, they need stress management tools that work.
With jokes, fun illustrations, and plenty of authentic examples, this Spanish book helps kids understand what stress is and gives tons of tips to cope. Addressing stressors like electronic devices and social media,...
15) Damn You Anxiety
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Throughout our years of working to empower people, especially teenagers and young people, we have seen, time and time again, that the term anxiety gets thrown around like it's a disease that someone has and cannot ever get rid of. This just isn't the case. Anxiety is a normal, natural response that every human being experiences at particular times in their lives.
It's also important to note that anxiety is an emotion of the future. We can either...
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No one wants to be picked on, pushed around, threatened, or teased. With practical suggestions and humor, kids will learn to stop bullying in its tracks.
Beginning with a compelling introduction asking kids if they have been bullied or maybe they are the ones exhibiting bully behaviors, El acoso es algo muy doloroso immediately captures kids' interest. Assuring them that by the end of the book, they can be bully-proof and get along with others while...
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The perfect tool to teach children how to respond to set their own limitations and respect limits set by others. Sometimes You Have to Say No provides parents, grandparents, teachers, and caregivers the opportunity to speak with children about this important topic.
Sometimes you're not interested in performing a task, going somewhere, or speaking to someone, so you say no.
But whenever Matilda, Emil, Lukas, and Taya refuse a piece of cake from their...
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Felicity the dragon may live near a castle and lounge in its moat, but she is not a typical dragon. "No smoke from her nose, no spikes on her toes, and her wings were too tiny to carry her hiney." Because Felicity is small and different, she keeps to herself instead of playing with others. But one day, a small boy falls into the castle moat, and Felicity has the chance to help-and make some new friends in the process.
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Each of us has a unique and powerful voice, whether we speak loudly or softly, sing or sign, or without any words at all. What matters is how we use that voice--because voices are meant to be used. Some of us use it to express ourselves through art. And some use their voices to vote and make big changes. Others use their voice to inspire or lift up others, helping other voices to be heard. Your voice is yours alone--and the world needs a voice like...
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Finalist, Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society Novel-in-Progress ContestWhen blue collar workers confront a factory owner for stealing soup at a neighborhood meeting, millionaires start a war against the community's budding campaign for worker's rights. Teenaged Friends Paul Mäkinen, son of a truck mechanic, and Karen Ahlberg, daughter of a railroad engineer, have just begun leading the Shingle Creek Park Teen Council and its programs for kids. ...