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Peg Kehret's middle grade books have won more than 50 state and national young reader awards. So these "scare-free" monologs are perfect for speech contests, acting exercises, auditions, or as part of a performance. Warm and funny, these monologs will feel "nontheatrical," and best...

Readers will learn about the fifth UN Sustainable Development Goal and what it takes to commit to achieving gender equality by 2030. Aligned to curriculum standards, this book also highlights key 21st Century content: Global Awareness, Public Policy, Health and Wellness, Civics Literacy, and...

Families come in all forms and sizes. Who is in your family? Let's share and celebrate what makes each family specialAuthor: Melissa HigginsISBN-10: 1429678895ISBN-13: 9781429678896Publisher: Capstone PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2012Pages: 24Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 8.93h x 10.84w x 0.17dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 1.7Point Value: 0.5Interest Level: Lower...

When babies are born early, they are so tiny. They need lots of extra love and care, and often they have to stay with the doctors for a while, so they can grow strong and healthy. Then, before you know it, the time has...

Advice to help guide the African-American male and increase his chance of success in today's society.Author: Anthony DavisISBN-10: 0913543586ISBN-13: 9780913543580Publisher: African American ImagesLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/1998Pages: 145Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.52lbsSize: 9.18h x 6.02w x 0.36d

Readers will learn about the fourth UN Sustainable Development Goal and what it takes to commit to ensuring quality education and learning opportunities for all. Aligned to curriculum standards, this book also highlights key 21st Century content: Global Awareness, Public Policy, Health and Wellness,...

Say cheese Good dental hygiene is an important way to stay healthy. With engaging text and colorful photos, readers learn good habits for heathy teeth. Care for Your Teeth includes a glossary, read more section, kid-friendly internet sites, and an index.Author: Martha E. H....

Uniforms can help students feel like they are part of a team, but picking your own clothes shows your unique style. Which side do you agree with? Third graders provide the pros and cons of wearing uniforms to help you decide: Should we wear...

Readers will learn about the third UN Sustainable Development Goal and what it takes to commit to ensuring healthy lives and promoting healthy well-being for all ages. Aligned to curriculum standards, this book also highlights key 21st Century content: Global Awareness, Public Policy, Health...

Preteens will appreciate these 101 stories of inspiration and support from kids just like them. Preteens Talk and share their stories with you. Being a preteen is harder than it looks. School is more intense, your body is changing, friends and parents seem different,...

Many children and adults occasionally have trouble differentiating between "telling on someone" and tattling. This resource presents 13 typical examples of children telling or tattling, and asks young readers to judge whether the characters are "tattling" or "telling." Ultimately, it helps children learn when...

An inspiring and compelling memoir from a young woman who lost her childhood to slavery--and built a new life grounded in determination and justice. Shyima Hall was born in Egypt on September 29, 1989, the seventh child of desperately poor parents. When she was...

This interactive book is designed to be read by parents to their children. Throughout the book, relatable social and emotional situations are presented with questions for children to answer about what they think are good choices for characters to make. Each situation in the...

Sharing Seeds is a short illustrated book for parents and children (ages 3 and up), telling just one of the many blessed tales of much-loved children conceived via fertility treatment. This children's book about IVF focuses on a family's donor sperm journey, told in...

A young boy learns a basic concept in life. How to be generous and also consider the needs of others. In this story book, a six year old boy receives a gift from his mother on his birthday. A gift that he receives but...

When a young curly-haired light-brown-fur dog named Hudson goes off to work each day, he is in search of healing his next patient. He is also in search of a hug and handshake, both of which he is really good at sharing all of...

Do you want your kids to be able to tell you anything? Are you looking for a way to prevent your kids from keeping secrets that could be harmful to them? If that's the case, this is just the book for you When kids...

If you look closely, joy is everywhere. Where do you see joy? Instill a joy for reading while learning about the feeling with the children's book I See Joy! Joy feels and looks different for everybody. This kid's book illuminates the real lives of...

Life can be pretty tricky when you're a teenage girl. New things matter: Clothes. Parties. Boys. Suddenly being liked and being popular don't mean the same thing. Your parents get completely bizarre when the subject of dating comes up. A friend you've had forever...

"Until this century, most children's poetry was either syrupy sweet or overblown and didactic, and tended to talk down to its readers. Contemporary children's poets have thrown all that condescension and moralizing out the window, and write with today's real child in mind."- from...

Grab your lantern and follow the remarkable and world-famous Mammoth Cave explorer--and slave--Stephen Bishop as he guides you through the world's largest cave system in this remarkable homage to the resilience of human nature. Welcome to Mammoth Cave. It's 1840 and Stephen Bishop is...

Provides a thorough overview of the major pros and cons of vaccines. Readable text, interesting sidebars, and illuminating infographics invite readers to jump in and join the debate.Author: Patricia HutchisonISBN-10: 1635175275ISBN-13: 9781635175271Publisher: Focus ReadersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2018Pages: 48Format: Library BindingWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 9.10h x 7.00w x...

An intergovernmental science agency recently concluded that one million species, plants, and animals are at risk of extinction because of nature's dangerous decline. What is the cause of this decline? And what are humans doing to protect themselves and other species? Readers will discover...

Whether you like bedtime or not, sleep is important. But why do we need to sleep? And what happens while we sleep? These questions and more will be answered in Rest Your Body, which also includes informative text, bright photos, a glossary, a read...

Join a girl named Rose with a desire to show that we all have differences from our head to our toes. She has a port wine stain on one side of her face and is determined to handle herself and others with grace. Sharing...

Join Hannah and her friends as they discover why talking to share ideas is important--and fun, too!Author: Brian MosesISBN-10: 1039647642ISBN-13: 9781039647640Publisher: Crabtree ClassicsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2022Pages: 32Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 8.10h x 8.20w x 0.30dReview Citation(s): School Library Journal 04/01/2022 pg. 85

Join Levi and his friends as they discover why listening carefully is important--and fun, too!Author: Brian MosesISBN-10: 1039647626ISBN-13: 9781039647626Publisher: Crabtree ClassicsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2022Pages: 32Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 8.10h x 8.00w x 0.30dReview Citation(s): School Library Journal 04/01/2022 pg. 85

If you look closely, community is everywhere. Where do you see community? Instill a love for reading while learning about diversity with the children's book I See Community! Community looks different for everybody. This kid's book illuminates the real lives of four different people...

If you look closely, family is everywhere. What does family look like to you? Instill a love for reading while learning about diversity with the children's book I See Family! Family and life look different for everybody. This kid's book illuminates the real lives...

If you look closely, joy is everywhere. Where do you see joy? Instill a joy for reading while learning about the feeling with the children's book I See Joy! Joy feels and looks different for everybody. This kid's book illuminates the real lives of...

When COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in 2020, nearly every country in the world went into some form of lockdown. Yet each was different. With fascinating images and informative text, this book looks at the rules and restrictions people lived under and how they...

Americans come from many different backgrounds and cultures. What's yours like? Let's share and celebrate what makes our cultures special!Author: Melissa HigginsISBN-10: 1429678879ISBN-13: 9781429678872Publisher: Capstone PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2012Pages: 24Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.31lbsSize: 8.93h x 10.84w x 0.17dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 2.3Point Value: 0.5Interest Level: Lower GradeQuiz...

So great were the reviews and the response to Winning Monologs for Young Actors that we had to develop this sequel This monolog book includes 63 more monologs written expressly for teenagers to use for classroom exercises, speech contests, auditions, or simply as discussion...

School has never been so much fun When your science homework eats your dog, you spend lunch dodging flying food, and your backpack weighs a thousand pounds, you know you've got a great answer to the question, "What did you do at school today?"...

This guidebook provides advice and hope for children who provide care for others. The author, Mike Raynor, was a young carer when he was a child. He describes the challenges he faced, the impact that caring had on him and how he has coped....

For use in schools and libraries only. This paean to diversity teaches that though children all around the world may look different or speak different languages, they are all alike inside.Author: Mem FoxISBN-10: 0613538811ISBN-13: 9780613538817Publisher: Turtleback BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2001Pages: 32Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.83lbsSize: 9.84h x...

An introduction to voting.SScholastic News Nonfiction Readers: We the Kids series gives the youngest reader (Ages 6-7) an introduction to being good citizens. Each book includes chapters that help readers identify key details while the photographs, and other text features encourage students to make...

The engaging and interactive books in this series help preschool and elementary school-aged children begin to learn problem-solving skills. Each book introduces a specific problem familiar to most children and then prompts the child to consider alternative solutions. The stories encourage critical thinking and...

The drama of the teen years is played out in these thirty-four scenes and monologs for young actors. Written as teens speak and encompassing the myriad of emotions typical of the "growing up" years, the scenes in this drama book cover real-life situations from...

An inspiring and compelling memoir from a young woman who lost her childhood to slavery--and built a new life grounded in determination and justice. When Shyima Hall was eight years old, her impoverished parents sold her to pay a debt. Two years later, the...

When COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in 2020, nearly every country in the world went into some form of lockdown. Yet each was different. With fascinating images and informative text, this book looks at the rules and restrictions people lived under and how they...

When people boarded the Diamond Princess cruise ship in February 2020, they had no idea their luxury vacation would turn into a nightmare of quarantine, sickness, and death. Using real examples of living through the pandemic, this fascinating book gives an overall inside look...

When a young curly-haired light-brown-fur dog named Hudson goes off to work each day, he is in search of healing his next patient. He is also in search of a hug and handshake, both of which he is really good at sharing all of...

Grab some friends and play tag. Take a bike ride. Go on a hike. There are so many ways to be active Lively photos mixed with informative text will explain why we need to be active and inspire every reader to get up and...

We need food to keep our bodies going. But what are healthy foods and why should we eat them? With engaging text and colorful photos, readers learn how to make healthy food choices. Food Is Fuel includes a glossary, read more section, kid-friendly Internet...

From exercising to getting enough sleep, you are in charge of your body. It's important to take good care of it. Using informative text and vibrant photos, Care for Your Body reminds you of simple ways to keep your body healthy. Complete with a...

Yuck, germs Germs can make us sick. How do we stay healthy? With engaging text and colorful photos, readers find out how to keep the germs away. Stop the Germs includes a glossary, read more section, kid-friendly internet sites, and an index.Author: Mari SchuhISBN-10:...

This is an amazing healing workbook to help children who have a loved one working towards Eating Disorder Recovery Emily's Guide is a workbook for boys and girls ages 5-11. This workbook is created by Sherri Hicks, LMSW who has treated Eating Disorder patients...

From the first female African American principal dancer in American Ballet Theatre history, Misty Copeland, comes an encouraging guided journal that's inspired by her New York Times bestselling memoir, Life in Motion. Misty Copeland has broken down barriers in the world of dance, becoming...

Stephen Curry is one of the top players in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Now he uses his fame to give back to others. Learn more about how Curry became an NBA starAuthor: Matt LilleyISBN-10: 1543590845ISBN-13: 9781543590845Publisher: Capstone PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2020Pages: 32Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.52lbsSize:...