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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The concept of bucket filling is an effective metaphor for encouraging kind and considerate behavior and for teaching the benefits of positive relationships. Updated and revised, this 10th anniversary edition will help readers better understand that "bucket dipping" is a negative behavior, not a permanent label. It also explains that it's possible to fill or dip into our own buckets.
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English
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"You gotta know the rules to play the game. Ball is life. Take it to the hoop. Soar. What can we imagine for our lives? What if we were the star players, moving and grooving through the game of life? What if we had our own rules of the game to help us get what we want, what we aspire to, what will enrich our lives? Illustrated with photographs by Thai Neave, The Playbook is intended to provide inspiration on the court of life. Each rule containswisdom...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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"Athlete after athlete in this book found discipline, hope, and inspiration on the playing field, rising above their circumstances. Filled with first-hand accounts from stars who exemplify the idea of enduring at all costs, Rising Above will serve as a must-read source of inspiration for kids and sports fans of all ages"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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The author, a Rhodes scholar and combat veteran, analyzes factors that influenced him as well as another man of the same name and from the same neighborhood who was drawn into a life of drugs and crime and ended up serving life in prison, focusing on the influence of relatives, mentors, and social expectations that could have led either of them on different paths.
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Bearport Publishing
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Mold your mind for clarity and focus. Join Caring Koala's class on meditation to improve your brain and your body. Learn what meditation is, where it comes from, and practice some meditation with your furry teacher."--
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Bearport Publishing
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Focus on the now to quiet your mind and find calm. Join Caring Koala's class on mindfulness to improve your brain and your body. Learn what mindfulness is, how it can help, and practice some mindfulness sessions led by your furry teacher"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
New from the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling authors of The Confidence Code for Girls!
The best way to understand confidence is to see it in action. That’s why bestselling authors Katty Kay, Claire Shipman, and JillEllyn Riley have collected 30 true stories
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Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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From realizing that there is no "right" way to live to respecting our planet and learning what really makes someone a winner, the messages at the heart of Natalie Portman's Fables are modern takes on timeless life lessons. Told with a playful, kid-friendly voice and perfectly paired with Janna Mattia's charming artwork, Portman's insightful retellings of The Tortoise and the Hare, The Three Little Pigs, and Country Mouse and City Mouse are ideal...
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Diane Albert Art LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Kids experience frustrating situations everyday, whether it's someone taking their toy or they feel like they can't do something. This story shows them that instead of yelling or stomping their feet, they can practice some fun ways to help them stay calm.
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Diane Albert Art LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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What is courage? You might think of super hero when you hear COURAGE, but all of us can do small and big acts of COURAGE everyday! A Little SPOT of Courage will show you some ways you can grow your COURAGE SPOT From trying out for a basketball team to helping someone when they are being treated unkind too much more! --Amazon.
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Diane Albert Art LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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A story about working together as a team, collaboration and leadership! Join lots of little Teamwork SPOTS as they show two children all the ways to be a good team. From respecting others opinion to being a good leader that encourages others. You will see first hand examples of what to do when there is conflict to amazing teamwork building activities as well! --
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Publisher
Diane Albert Art LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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"Confidence is very important to a child's future happiness, health, and success. Confident children are better equipped to deal with peer pressure, challenges and negative emotions. A little spot of Confidence is a story that uses an orange spot to help a child visual there confidence spot growing or shrinking. It shows a child real world situations on how they can grow their confidence spot"--Amazon.
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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A powerful collection of essays from actors, activists, athletes, politicians, musicians, writers, and teens, each writing about a time in their youth when they were held back because of their race, gender, or sexual identity-- but persisted. Among others: actress Alia Shawkat was told she was too "ethnic" for parts. Former NFL player Wade Davis bullied other gay classmates in an attempt to hide his own sexuality. Holocaust survivor Fanny Starr tells...