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An introduction to the human skeletal system, explaining how the 206 bones of the skeleton join together, how they grow, how they help make blood, what happens when they break, and how they mend.
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Terrible things happen to children. Traumatic events in the lives of their families, their friends or in the world leave children feeling confused, insecure and frightened. Some things happen in nature like floods and earthquakes. People, also cause violence and trauma. This book is designed to hel…
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Designed to be used in middle/high school setting, this is a selection of 80 activity handouts taken from Life Management Skills books I & II, which look at the social, personal and self growth of young people.
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A story for any child who confronts a difficult situation and needs reassurance. It tells the story of Chester Raccoon who is not ready to go to school and seperate from his mom. She reassured him with a kissing hand.
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This booklet is to teach parents about pain in children and to help them to ask for better care. It tells about sources of pain, how to measure it in children, and pain management.
This is a comprehensive resource for parents, teachers, counselors, health-care professionals, clergy and others concerned about the children in their lives. Suggests ways of explaining death to children and teens from a number of perspectives eg. philosophical, cultural and religious.
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Designed to be used in middle/high school setting, this is a selection of 80 activity handouts taken from Life Management Skills books III & IV, which look at the social, personal and self growth of young people.
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It offers children of all ages a comforting, realistic look at loss-loaded with positive, life-affirming helps for coping with loss as a child. It's a book that promotes honest and healthy grief-and growth. This book is illustrated in the "Elf-help" style of artist R.W. Alley
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Use these picture-supported story lessons to teach your students important social skills related to community. The instructional lessons teach what to say or do in social situations that are sometimes overwhelming to the student with autism and PDD. The behavioral lessons target specific social pro…
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This illustrated book follows the adventures of a wombat, weasel and woodhchuck as they set out to wander the world. As they plan for their journey, each character expresses their worries and fears, and together they figure out how to cope.
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First-person accounts of teenagers who overcame major life obstacles with insight, independence, relationships, initiative, creativity, humor, and morality. This inspiring book uses teens' stories to discuss "asking tough questions", "being your own person", connecting with people and "doing the r…
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Nevermind always carries on whatever happens! Each time something horrible happens to him he just tucks his feelings away and carries on with life. Find out what happens to Nevermind and how he begins to understand that his feelings do matter, how he learns to express them and stand up for himself.…
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Bipley is a warm cuddly creature, but someone has broken his heart. He feels so hurt that he decides it is just too painful to ever love again. When he meets some big tough Honks in the wood, they teach him how to harden his heart so that he doesn't have to feel hurt any more. Luckily Bipley meets …
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Wemberly worried about everything. Big things. Little things. And things in between. Then it was time for school to start. And Wemberly worried even more. If you ever worry (or know someone who does), this is the book for you.
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A compassionate resource for friends, parents, relatives, teachers, volunteers, and caregivers. This book addresses what to expect from grieving young people, and how to provide safe outlets for teens to express emotion. Included in each book are tested, sensitive ideas for ?carpe diem? actions tha…
This book presents ideas to help teens recognize mourning as a natural process of loss, reassures them not be afraid of deep emotions, and shows them how to release grief in healthy, positive ways.
This book presents ideas to help teens recognize mourning as a natural process of loss, reassures them not be afraid of deep emotions, and shows them how to release grief in healthy, positive ways.
Copy 1 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Thursday, June 6, 2024 |
Encourages young readers to explore the "long, winding tunnel" of the grieving process and to keep going in the face of terrible loss and sadness.
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Use these picture-supported story lessons to teach your students important social skills related to attending secondary school. The instructional lessons teach what to say or do in social situations that are sometimes overwhelming to the student with autism and PDD. The behavioral lessons target sp…
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Use these picture-supported story lessons to teach your students important social skills related to health and hygiene. The instructional lessons teach what to say or do in social situations that are sometimes overwhelming to the student with autism and PDD. The behavioral lessons target specific s…
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