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A class project leads Frankie to learn where her food comes from and go up against the Food Phantom.When Frankie and her classmates are asked where their food comes from, it sparks curiosity about her town's food system. "Walking home, I tell Grandpa about my project. 'We live in a place where you can buy a burger for one dollar, or pay two dollars for one banana. That doesn't add up!'" Frankie begins to unravel the mystery of how he's affecting her community and how she and her classmates can make a difference.In Frankie versus the Food Phantom / Frankie contra el fantasma de los alimentos, the author combines years of experience fighting hunger as a food bank CEO with an MFA in writing for young children to craft an honest story of how the food system can affect adults and children. Frankie's story encourages children to investigate where their food comes from and can be used in group settings to address social justice issues in an accessible way.A section at the back of the book provides additional information in English and Spanish on what a food system is, common problems with the food system, and what we can do about the problems.Food Justice Books for Kids series This series takes complex food justice issues--food insecurity, how food is marketed and sold, and food systems--and makes them kid-friendly and fun to read. In three separate but connected stories, Lulu, Jesse, and Frankie confront the Hunger Monster, Snack Food Genie, and Food Phantom. As they do, readers follow along and learn more about how each of us can take small steps toward greater food justice for everyone. A section at the back of each book offers children ways to further explore the story and make a difference in their own communities.

When the Snack Food Genie appears, Jesse begins to recognize how food fuels his body. The Snack Food Genie tempts Jesse with all that is yummy and oh so craveable, but Jesse begins to make connections between the food the Genie wants him to eat and how that food often makes him feel. As the Genie shows up everywhere and to everyone, Jesse decides to fight back. In Jesse and the Snack Food Genie / Jesse y el genio de los bocadillos, the author combines years of experience fighting hunger as a food bank CEO with an MFA in writing for young children to craft a story of how children and adults are affected and influenced by the way food is marketed and sold. Jesse's story also addresses the ways food can fuel our bodies and change our mood. A section at the back of the book provides additional information in English and Spanish on snack food, advice for listening to body cues, and recipes to try. Food Justice Books for Kids series This series takes complex food justice issues--food insecurity, how food is marketed and sold, and food systems--and makes them kid-friendly and fun to read. In three separate but connected stories, Lulu, Jesse, and Frankie confront the Hunger Monster, Snack Food Genie, and Food Phantom. As they do, readers follow along and learn more about how each of us can take small steps toward greater food justice for everyone. A section at the back of each book offers children ways to further explore the story and make a difference in their own communities.

Outdoor time is fresh-air fun time, with a wealth of opportunities for movement, creative play, and discovery. Join a group of toddlers as they dress for outdoors; find balls, pails, binoculars, and treasures; and head outside to shout, run, play, and explore. Through a fall day that brings a sprinkling of raindrops and ends with a few early snowflakes, the children examine and collect outdoor treasures until it's time to head inside again. An English-Spanish bilingual board book, Outdoor Time/¡Al aire libre! depicts and celebrates the steps for preparing to go outside, enjoying nature and the open air, and then making the transition back indoors. "Outdoor time is almost done, everyone!" "Goodbye, outdoor treasures. We had fun!"Toddler Tools(R) series Daily transitions and routines can be a struggle for any toddler, as well as parents and caregivers. These award-winning, positive books can help ease the many challenging "times" that are a part of every toddler's day. Share them before (or during) the desired "time," or whenever toddlers need encouragement with routines. Titles are also available in English-Spanish bilingual editions.

Toddlers love to wiggle. Make wiggly time fun for everyone! "Feeling giggly-squiggly? It's wiggly time!" Wiggly Time/¡A mover el cuerpo! uses energetic body and word play to channel young children's energy and encourage them to get moving--and then help them transition to quiet time. Toddlers learn best through movement, and little ones need lots of physical activity every day. "Ahhhhh, that was fun . . . and wiggly time's all done." This English-Spanish bilingual board book taps into toddlers' inherent love of play and silliness, and the ideas can be used for a fun break, at transition times, or anytime. If a child has to wait five more minutes, call out some of the book's moves: "Dance like a robot, beep, bop, boop. Walk like a dinosaur, stomp, clomp, BOOM. " Try "Sun's out, let's melt" to encourage floor time and relaxation. Wiggly Time/¡A mover el cuerpo! also includes helpful tips in English and Spanish for parents, teachers, and caregivers about making movement fun and part of their everyday routine. Toddler Tools(R) series Daily transitions and routines can be a struggle for any toddler, as well as parents and caregivers. These award-winning, positive books can help ease the many challenging "times" that are a part of every toddler's day. Share them before (or during) the desired "time," or whenever toddlers need encouragement with routines.

Answers to common questions and concerns for anyone considering homeschooling.From "What if I don't know the content?" to "Will my child miss out on the school experience?" to "What about preparing for college?" this book answers homeschooling questions with thoughtful and concise explanations, provides practical action items, and inspires with ideas and examples. If you're considering homeschooling, Hesitant to Homeschool? gives you the pros and cons of homeschooling, shares the experiences of other homeschooling families, and provides information on where to begin.Written by active homeschool parents who lead a homeschool co-op, Hesitant to Homeschool? addresses 20 common concerns and challenges. With each chapter devoted to one question, the book makes it easy for you to read from start to finish or go straight to the homeschooling questions you have. Included are checklists, anecdotes, and planning questions.

A walk with wonder through nature helps a young boy let go of stress at the end of the day.A child is feeling anxious as the day turns to night . . . and then hears nature tapping on his window. He asks Papa to go for a walk, paying attention to how the world around him makes him feel and wonder. Their walk takes them to the ocean, where they observe and appreciate the night in awe before returning home relaxed and ready to fall asleep.Thank You, World series This series inspires children to practice appreciation and gratitude for our natural world, the people around us, and our daily lives. Each book celebrates an aspect of the world with awe and wonder and includes discussion questions to build on the stories' themes and ideas.

Hearing the beat helps James discover the courage to use his voice and find his community.James is great at tests and homework, but speaking up in class? No way. Just the thought fills his chest with bumblebees. The one thing that makes the bees calm down is music. James can't bring music with him to class, though, or to the second worse place in school: the lunchroom. Everyone already has their friends; James is the odd one out. Until one day, he goes to lunch and hears something familiar. BOOM, TAP, BOOM, TAP, BOOM, TAP, TAP! Kids are rapping in a cypher! When the girl rapping passes the beat to James, he hesitates . . . until he gets lost in the music and finds his voice.Bringing together a celebration of rap and an empowering mental health awareness message, James Finds the Beat features a young boy who struggles with social anxiety and who finds his voice and his community through music. An endnote includes discussion questions inviting children to explore the story and its ideas further.

A father and daughter's afternoon of cleaning becomes a celebration of the music, food, and culture of New Orleans.It's a quiet Sunday afternoon of chores at Clara's house. Until Clara's dad starts singing and dancing, that is! With a broom and an off-key voice, Dad brings Louisiana jazz to the drudgery of housecleaning. Together, they find music in every household object as they sing and dance through a combination of jazz, blues, soul, and African beats. The entire house transforms into a New Orleans parade, in a day filled with harmony, soul food, family heritage, and joyful memories.Soulful Struttin' is a joyful story about a father-daughter relationship full of humor and love. Inspired by her childhood with her Black father from New Orleans and Brazilian mother, author Julia Pierre Hammond has written a story that appeals to all the senses, using music, food, vivid visuals, rhythm, noises, dancing, and language. Additional material at the back of the book includes a cleanup playlist, a gumbo recipe, a game, and questions to help readers think about the story and themselves.

Self-directed, self-paced professional learning teachers can use to build agency and improve their practice, with easy-to-digest ideas that can be implemented in the classroom the next day.Teachers start their professional journey with a clear aim: to teach well so students thrive socially, emotionally, and academically. All too often, though, the hard realities of teaching (mandated curricula, scripted lesson plans, overloaded schedules, students' personal struggles) hamper the best of intentions. Navigating these challenges and avoiding burnout calls for teachers to build strong relationships among colleagues, students, families, and communities. Those relationships in turn help teachers create contexts for deep learning, reflection, and student-centered instruction. This book provides strategies and tools for doing all this.This must-have resource: Provides student teachers and new teachers with a clear set of actions to move into their position and teach well right from the start.Offers practical, step-by-step guidance for building relationships with colleagues and administrators, affirming students' identities, navigating challenges with other professionals, and putting love and care at the heart of teaching.Helps educators build a foundation and philosophy for teaching and collaborating and includes stories from educators and sample dialogues.Dr. Elizabeth Soslau wrote this book to be a resource for self-directed, self-paced professional learning that teachers could use to develop and improve their practice, with easy-to-digest ideas that can be implemented in the classroom the next day. It's a guide that every student teacher, in-service teacher, host teacher, and student teaching field instructor needs.

A boy's creativity and self-confidence challenge and inspire his teacher.What do you see outside your window? If you're like Robert, you'll see that the sky isn't always blue. Robert has an artist's eye and an independent mind who knows what he knows, even when his teacher, Mrs. Murphy, disagrees. She wants Robert to use blue crayon to represent the sky, but Robert knows that the sky is more varied, more vivid, much more beautiful than that.Children learn many things from their teachers, yet sometimes teachers can learn from students! Robert holds fast to what he knows and believes. And Mrs. Murphy comes to agree that the sky is not just blue. It's a spectrum of rich and changing colors that remind her of children full of joy and imagination.The Sky Is Not Blue invites a conversation about individual perspectives and encourages children to trust and express their beliefs.

A young girl turns a walk in the rain into a fun experience, finding gratitude and awe in the weather.With rain pattering on a child's window, she's sad she can't go outside. But when her dad comes home, they decide not to let the rain stop them and go on their planned walk. Together with her younger brother, they listen to and watch the rain, sing along with the sounds, and splash in puddles.Thank You, World series This series inspires children to practice appreciation and gratitude for our natural world, the people around us, and our daily lives. Each book celebrates an aspect of the world with awe and wonder and includes discussion questions to build on the stories' themes and ideas.

Help gender-expansive students feel safe, included, and affirmed at school.As one of the most vulnerable student populations, gender-expansive youth need school policies and practices that focus on their happiness, health, safety, and privacy. Schools and teachers need concrete, accessible strategies and tools for supporting them. This book empowers every educator with those tools and strategies. Whether educators are brand new to or already familiar with gender diversity issues, they'll find opportunities to learn and practice in a judgment-free, low-stakes way.This must-have resource: Shares how gender identity and transition impact students in schoolsHelps educators understand, advocate for, and implement research-based best practices for gender-expansive youth.Provides concrete actions educators can take to use inclusive language and create inclusive classrooms and schools.Supports educators with prompts and practice to prepare for tough conversations.Offers perspectives from gender-expansive youth in their own words.Written by educator and advocate Dave Edwards, founder of the Gender Inclusive Schools organization, this book grew from the resources and education-specific trainings he has developed working with school districts and independent schools throughout the United States and in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Digital content includes reproducible forms from the book.

Outdoor time is fresh-air fun time, with a wealth of opportunities for movement, creative play, and discovery.Join a group of toddlers as they dress for outdoors; find balls, pails, binoculars, and treasures; and head outside to shout, run, play, and explore. Through a fall day that brings a sprinkling of raindrops and ends with a few early snowflakes, the children examine and collect outdoor treasures until it's time to head inside again.Outdoor Time depicts and celebrates the steps for preparing to go outside, enjoying nature and the open air, and then making the transition back indoors. "Outdoor time is almost done, everyone!" "Goodbye, outdoor treasures. We had fun!"Toddler Tools(R) series Daily transitions and routines can be a struggle for any toddler, as well as parents and caregivers. These award-winning, positive books can help ease the many challenging "times" that are a part of every toddler's day. Share them before (or during) the desired "time," or whenever toddlers need encouragement with routines. Titles are also available in English-Spanish bilingual editions.

Help young people name, express, and give shape to their grief with this book on grieving for teens.Whether teens are in the midst of their first grief experience or have experienced grief before, It Won't Ever Be the Same is designed to support them. Reflections, analogies, and suggested activities within the pages guide teens in working through and making sense of their personal and complex grief experiences, and words and artwork from other grieving teens help them feel less alone and more connected.It Won't Ever Be the Same is a validating and reassuring book that speaks directly to teens experiencing grief, providing them with tools to understand, express, and cope. Written by grief counselor Dr. Korie Leigh, the book touches upon big milestones in the grief journey, starting with new grief and continuing through the days, weeks, months, and years after. Each chapter ends with a Give It a Try activity to help teens build an understanding of what they're going through. Other moments throughout invite teens to reflect on a specific question or experience, tune in to what they're feeling, or try out a new way of viewing or being in their grief.

Children learn practical strategies for coping with jealousy and envy.Gentle, supportive, and straightforward, Sometimes When I'm Jealous describes a child's experience with jealousy and the related emotion of envy. "Sometimes when I'm jealous, I do mean things. I don't listen to my teacher when he asks me to share the crayons at my desk. Everything is so unfair!"Along with the main character, young children learn ways to cope with jealousy, which can be a challenging emotion. "Grandpa says we can feel jealous when our friends spend time away from us. He teaches me that friends don't stop liking us because they're with other people. Grandpa asks if I want to walk to the park to find someone to play with. Or if I want to call a friend and make a playdate for tomorrow."A special section for adults offers more information on how children of differing ages express jealousy and envy, and how to help children manage these feelings in healthy and empowering ways.Sometimes When collection With quiet, sensitive illustrations, the Sometimes When collection helps young children work through big feelings, such as sadness and anger. The stories are accessible to children and grounded in research from an author with over thirty years of experience as a clinical psychologist. A special section at the back of each book provides more information for adults and activities to help young children work through their feelings.

Notice and affirm all the ways toddlers show care and kindness to themselves and others.Sharing food. Cleaning up a mess. Helping baby after they fall. In this charming board book, follow along as a toddler shows care and kindness to themselves and others. Rhyming text and bouncy rhythm engage little ones and make building an emotional vocabulary fun.I See You series Children thrive when adults see them and love them for who they are right now. These fun-to-read books provide ways of noticing and affirming how toddlers are growing physically, emotionally, and socially. Each book features a single toddler and takes place over the course of a few hours in a toddler's daily routine, covering themes of emotions, resilience, kindness, curiosity, physical growth, and self-expression.

Children learn to recognize and cope with feeling mad, frustrated, and jealous.A young feelings detective looks for clues, both physical and emotional, to identify anger, frustration, and jealousy in themselves and in others. The child uses a special notebook to draw their feelings and identify how they feel. By noticing the clues, the feelings detective is able to find a new plan to overcome feeling jealous and even help their mom when she is feeling frustrated.We Find Feelings Clues Increase children's emotion vocabulary and boost their emotional literacy. This series helps children learn how to find, notice, and use a variety of clues to identify and name their emotions and those of others. Clues are found in facial expressions and body language, sensations within the body, and knowledge of past experiences. After identifying an emotion, children also learn how they can feel better when their emotions are overwhelming. Each book features a child using the tool of the feelings detective notebook to record their feelings through drawings and words. Additional information and strategies on recognizing and dealing with feelings are included at the back of each book.

Spanish how-to guide offers practical, humorous help for kids who want to manage their tasks, time, and stuff.

A sweet story of the love between father and daughter that stays constant, even through big change.

Empower kids to develop and build positive self-esteem and self-confidence.

Sonia's adventure-filled story with worry-fighting gadgets helps kids learn how to cope when it feels like everything is going wrong.

Kids learn the ABCs of belonging and expand their view of themselves and their community.

Advice for teens wanting to help friends and peers with their mental health.

Based on real events, this charming story features a kindergarten class in Brooklyn who pays homage to their beloved lost beech tree and takes action to plant a new one.

"This is a journal about what happened to us.... One night, Dad just died and that was that." Twins Amy and Allie were eight years old and their brother David was four when their beloved father died suddenly in his sleep. Encouraged and guided by their mother, the three children kept a journal for almost two years. They wrote about the night he died, the funeral, the first week, the first year, the cemetery, their thoughts and feelings--and the future. Their real-life account is an honest, insightful, and deeply moving perspective on death, its aftermath, and the journey through grief and growth. Previously titled Our Dad Died, this acclaimed book has a fresh new cover.

Help kids understand what death means and how to cope when they've lost a special person.

Your amygdala works hard to protect you from danger, but what about when it gets things wrong? This amusing character-driven narrative helps children learn to calm their amygdala and control their fight-flight-freeze impulses.

Children learn to recognize and understand the feelings of happiness, excitement, and pride.

Children learn to recognize and cope with feeling sad, lonely, or disappointed.