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Every Home Needs an Elephant
One hot summer’s day nine-year-old Sarah goes to the grocery store...and comes home with an elephant. Sarah's new elephant is not without its challenges, he has trouble fitting through doorways, knocks over everything in sight, is allergic to the neighbor’s cat and cowers at the sight of a mouse. But he also has a knack for arranging flowers and keeping Sarah company. And it’s because of the elephant that Sarah meets her new next-door neighbor and makes her first real friend. It's because of the elephant that Sarah's mother starts spending more time with her. In fact, despite the destruction, just about everything good that happens is because of the elephant. It turns out that every home, and every nine-year-old girl, does need an elephant. A story about friendship, adventure, and never being afraid to be yourself, this hybrid graphic novel is the perfect introduction to chapter books for all the young animal-lovers in your life.
How I Learn
When a child struggles in school, it is difficult to find the words to help. Once a child is diagnosed with a learning disability, another journey begins. How do you explain learning problems to a child? What strategies may support academic success? How I Learn provides a simple explanation of why some children struggle. It introduces learning disability in concrete terms for younger students, emphasizing that they are capable of learning, but they do so in a different way. Includes a “Note to Parents.”
Playing with Sketches
Beginning with an introduction to the philosophy of learning through the process of play, this book brings you through a series of basic warm-up exercises that can be combined with later projects. Then you'll move quickly on to more challenging and engaging exercises, including word games, dimensional shapes, and inventive sketchbooks and letterforms, eventually creating a "toolkit" of ideas and skills developed through the process of play. This book features creative, adaptable ideas, and numerous examples of designers and artists responses to each exercise, giving you a peek into their way of thinking and seeing.
Up, Up and Away!
This is the story of Mattie, a little girl who lives on a farm. She has no brothers or sisters, and is very lonely – until one night when something magical happens. An elephant comes knocking at her window, and that is the start of Mattie’s amazing adventures in the secret dreamworld of animals. Find out what happens as she joins them every night in their exciting fun and games, especially when Ellie the elephant wants to fly ...
On Our Street
A gentle introduction to the issue of poverty, On Our Street explores the realities of people living with inadequate resources. Using age-appropriate language, this book addresses mental illness, homelessness and refugee status as they are connected to this issue. Insightful quotes from individuals and organizations such as UNICEF are included throughout to add further perspective on the issue. An invaluable section on how kids can help empowers readers to take what they have learned and use it to make a difference.
The Castle of Cupcakes
Mattie is a little girl who enters the secret dreamworld of animals every night. In this adventure she joins in their Baby Show. Every animal mother wants her babies to be the prettiest, and win the Grand Prize, which is a magnificent Cupcake Castle. But a nasty, greedy buffalo charges into the party and spoils all the fun. What is Mattie to do? Can she save the day?
Under Our Clothes
This illustrated nonfiction picture book by child psychologist Dr. Jillian Roberts introduces children to the topics of bodies, body safety and body image through a conversation-based story that begins with an observation at the community pool. Modesty, privacy and boundaries are discussed, along with how self-image is formed and how some people are more sensitive than others—sometimes at different stages in their lives. Relevant themes around body shaming, body positivity and self-esteem building are explored, with a final call to action empowering children to build their own confidence and speak up when something doesn't feel right.
The Learned Collector
The first empire-wide study to examine the eclectic marble statuettes collected and displayed by the wealthiest Roman aristocrats
On the Playground
On the Playground: Our First Talk About Prejudice focuses on introducing children to the complex topic of prejudice. Crafted around a narrative between a grade-school-aged child and an adult, this inquiry-focused book will help children shape their understanding of diversity so they are better prepared to understand, and question, prejudice witnessed around them in their day-to-day lives and in the media. Dr. Jillian Roberts discusses types of discrimination children notice, what prejudice means, why it's not okay, how to stand up against it and how kids can spread a message of inclusion and acceptance in the world around them.
The Animals’ Funny Funfair
This is the story of Mattie, a little girl who lives on a farm. She has no brothers or sisters, and was very lonely – until one night when something magical happened. Up, Up and Away! and The Castle of Cupcakes were the first two stories in the series. Now her adventures continue. In The Animals’ Funny Funfair once again Wiseman Owl invites Mattie to another exciting event in dreamland – the animals’ funfair. There are stalls of every description, including Rupert Rhino’s Hoopla and an apple bobbing pool. As usual, things go wrong, threatening to spoil the fun but Mattie always finds a way to save the day.
