Don't Despair on Thursdays! The Children's Grief-Management Book -- by Adolph Moser (Author) (Book - Child)
Card catalog description- Examines, in simple text, how to deal with feelings of grief when people or pets die, or when friends move away.
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Starbright: Meditations for Children -- by Maureen Garth (Author) (Book)
"The books by Maureen Garth including e.g. STARBRIGHT... are excellent, particularly when read first by parents who can be guided/supported in selecting those parts of the books best for their child."...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Parenting Work/Stress (Parent Handouts and Info - Parent)
Good Ways To Raise Good Kids - Firm, But Fair (Book - Parent)
Provides practical tips for positive discipline, stresses the value of praising good behavior, and advocates ongoing parent-child communication. Includes guidelines for responding constructively when...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Paul Bunyan -- by Steven Kellogg (Author) (Book - Child)
"Do you know how the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River were first formed? How about the Great Plains and the Grand Canyon? Some people think these wonders were established by the forces nature,...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
What I Really Think of You -- by M.E. Kerr (Author) (Book - Child)
"The daughter of charismatic Christians and the son of a television evangelist come to terms with their families and faiths." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Coming and Going Men: Four Tales -- by Paul Fleischman (Author) (Book - Child)
"Four short stories present the adventures of itinerant artisans and tradesmiths as they travel through a small New England town in the year 1800." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Secret Ship -- by Ruth Kluger, Peggy Mann (Authors) (Book - Child)
"The author relates the tremendous obstacles involved in the rescue of European Jews who were being secretly and illegally trans ported to Palestine on the ship 'Hilda' to escape destruction by the...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Gorilla Signs Love -- by Barbara Brenner (Author) (Book - Child)
"A summer spent studying gorillas in the Nigerian jungle changes eighteen-year-old Maggie's life in many ways marking the beginning of her involvement with a very special gorilla and teaching her much...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Huckleberry Finn -- by Mark Twain (Author) (Book - Child)
"Revered by all of the town's children and readed by all of its mothers, Huckleberry Finn is indisputably the most appealing child-hero in American literature. Unlike the tall-tale, idyllic world of...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)