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Harey, the hare-brained rabbit, is always rushing around and hurting himself, especially when dangerous objects are left as litter. He and his friends learn to tidy up and use waste in a sensible manner for compost, recycling and other uses.

During a heat wave Harey, the hare-brained rabbit, and his friends are so hot, he goes into the pond to cool off and gets stuck in the mud. He then falls asleep and gets badly sun burnt. Running towards the house for a drink he rushes along the garden path and trips over, looks in the fridge for a drink, then finds a bottle of bleach which he drinks and burns his throat as well.

It’s not easy to say ‘goodbye’ – neither for adults nor children. ‘Not just bye’ was inspired by a young boy who struggled with saying ‘goodbye’ in a nice way. He became so sad when his friends and relatives had to leave, that he started kicking and biting them! But he eventually developed...

Cecilia is Catholic. Rose is Jewish. Their worlds seem so different as they struggle to find hope in New York City's crowded tenements in 1911. Fate and circumstance bring the unlikely pair together, but they must keep their friendship secret until they are forced to work in a garment factory to support...

Teenagers have many different kinds of relationships: with their parents and grandparents, with their brothers or sisters, with their friends, and even with romantic partners. In contrast to media portrayals of teen life, the Gallup Youth Survey indicates that the lives of most young people are not...

We want our kids to be safe, happy, and well-adjusted. But we all know that our children, like us, have to face a lot of difficult things in their lives. And one of them is fear. Although adults have learned that one of the best remedies for tackling fears is an abundance of love and care, children...

Teens have questions and lots of them. This book guides Teens to the source of wisdom, the Bible for their answers to 100 of the most often asked questions. It addresses topics of importance for young adults that will help them build their faith. It's reassuring answers will not only help the teen who reads them, but will also give them answers to share with their friends and peers.

Seeing things that aren't really there, thinking thoughts you would never normally have thought— hallucinogenic drugs work on the body by altering the way a person thinks, feels, or experiences reality. Some of these drugs are found in nature, while others are created in laboratories. All of them...

It’s stressful being a teen! In Transforming Stress for Teens, leaders from the world-renowned Institute of HeartMath and Clemson University’s Youth Learning Institute team up to teach overwhelmed and stressed-out teens how to use HeartMath skills—proven-effective tools and techniques to help...

Being the new kid on the first day of school filled Penny Pettigrew, a red-haired, freckled-faced country girl, with fear and so many questions. “Will I fit in? How should I look? What do I say?”  On the way to school, she meets a personable pig named Precious who shares her story of trials...

Soon after being diagnosed with ALS/Lou Gehrig's disease, the author was admiring flowers in the garden with her granddaughter. She overheard her granddaughter mispronounce a butterfly as a "flutterby." From a simple three-year-old's mispronunciation, an idea formed that became the basis of A Joyous...

The true story of 18-year-old Danielle, who leaves her comfortable home to move into a cramped apartment with her controlling boyfriend. At first everything seems exciting and foreign. Soon, though, their small space seems to get smaller, she starts to miss the comforts of home, the peace and quiet...

When the going gets tough, it’s time to get gritty. Written by a clinical-child and school psychologist and based in the latest research, The Grit Guide for Teens will help you build perseverance, resilience, self-control, and stamina. As a teen, setting and reaching goals is an important...

An Experienced Mother Shares Her Advice For Raising An Autistic Child Raising a child with special needs is never easy. It wasn't easy for me, either. My son Ross is profoundly autistic, and has been so since he was a baby boy. I've been through the process of raising an autistic...