Nonfiction Friendship

This Highlights Listen & Learn! Audio Study, intended for those in grade five, features a story called The Video Game Hero and focuses on vocabulary, plot, and characterization. The story follows Jack, a very talented video-game player who also uses a wheelchair. Jack often feels lonely at school because he doesn't have many friends. When Jack wins a video-gaming competition, his classmates seem to take more of an interest in him. At the end of the story, Jack learns a very interesting lesson about the people around him.

This Highlights Listen & Learn! Audio Study, intended for those in grade four, introduces listeners to the importance of caring for your community. Getting Down and Dirty focuses on some of the run-down problem places found in cities, and how communities have joined together to turn these places into beautiful shared spaces. In addition to discussing bettering our communities, this audio study takes a look at some key comprehension skills including identifying an author's purpose, determining cause-and-effect relationships, and building vocabulary.

Dies ist die Geschichte von einer lahmen Ente und einem blinden Huhn, die sich zusammen auf die Reise zu einem Ort machen, an dem der geheimste Wunsch in Erfüllung gehen soll. Als sie nach einer Reihe aufregender und erstaunlicher Abenteuer endlich am Ziel angekommen sind - aber man soll nicht gleich das Ende verraten.

In this book Etan explores the themes of co-operative and supportive behavior between individuals, as well as what sometimes goes wrong in our relationships with one another. With numerous openings in the text for discussion, What Is a Friend? will help children cultivate the critical thinking required for understanding the complex dynamics of personal interactions. This book will become an important part of any child’s library, and a valuable resource for parents, educators, and child-life professionals.

What Is Love? is a way for children to discover how we all share many of the same needs and concerns in life, especially the need for love! This book communicates a message of multiculturalism and diversity as the means by which goals of understanding and tolerance can be reached. A sincere yet playful message for appreciating one of life's tenderest emotions through which children can ponder the total human experience of honest caring and good will.

What if a friend asks you to share a secret? Is it ever okay to tell? Can you sometimes lie to stay out of trouble, or is it better to be completely honest? It's not always easy to tell right from wrong. Learning about trustworthiness will help you do what's right. The examples in this book show you how to be a good friend even in the trickiest situations. See how good it can feel to be trustworthy!

After his debilitating surgery, Pepe must learn to run again. His dreams of becoming an athlete seem unattainable. Will his hard work, along with the love and support he receives from his family, change his future? This touching true story of determination, love, and faith is sure to inspire listeners of all ages.

Nearly eight feet tall, Captain Bates arrives in Seville, Ohio, with his head sticking out of the train window. He and his wife - who is just as tall - are tired of being in the circus and are looking for a nice place to live. But is Seville big enough?

The Big Hug Collection comprises of ten enlightening tales that offer gentle explanations of emotions and relationships through analogies children can relate to. Each story in the collection has grown from psychological sessions with children (and sometimes with grown ups) to help them understand and talk about complex emotional situations in simple, approachable ways. The Big Hug Collection acknowledges that some moments in life are tricky and encourages acceptance, problem solving and help-seeking as needed.

Speckerl isst den ganzen Tag Wurstsemmeln und bröselt alles an. Sein Freund Steckerl mag das gar nicht und läuft mit seinem Handstaubsauger jedem Brösel hinterher. Fleckerl, der dritte Freund, liegt am liebsten faul in seiner Hängematte. Eines Tages bekommt er einen Brief von seiner Tante und sie besuchen sie am Meer. Doch Speckerl fällt bei der Muschelsuche in eine tiefe Grube und alle suchen ihn! Ob sie ihn finden? Eine lustige Urlaubsgeschichte mit spannendem Schluss für alle Kinder und "neugierigen Nosn" die gern Muscheln sammeln.

In der ersten Geschichte des dritten Teils geht es darum, wie sich die sechs besten Freundinnen kennengelernt haben und wie sie mit Hilfsbereitschaft, gegenseitiger Unterstützung und Vertrauen sofort eine Basis für wahre Freundschaft schafften… und was ein Kindergarten voller Schlamm damit zu tun hat.

Marco Moves In - A grizzly bear walked all the way from the zoo to my front door and not a single person noticed him. Marco: Master of Disguise - Nearly everyone in my class had a pet of some sort. Lots of them had dogs and a fair few had cats, budgies and goldfish. But no one I knew had a grizzly bear sleeping in their garden shed. Marco: Moonwalker - After escaping from the zoo and coming to live with Patrick and his mum, Marco proves to have many talents.

Friends like to play, share, and laugh with one another. Early listeners can explore ways to care for a friend in this easily accessible text. Pairs with the fiction book Kaleo Helps.

Lexi and Her Unicorn Glitter Puff and Fairy Friends Have Fun is about Lexi and how she travels around with her unicorn Glitter Puff and fairy friends. They always laugh, make cakes, visit amazing places, and experience so much fun. The roses taste like chocolate, and kangaroos are seen in the clouds. They even turn a mean troll into a sweet troll.

Tres niños multirraciales de 7 años se hacen amigos de un ser especial con poderes sobrenaturales de una parte encantada de la Antártida: Cubbie Azul, de 3 pulgadas de alto y su perro, Punto. Cubbie y Punto aprenden el verdadero significado de la amistad y cómo resolver pequeños y grandes problemas, mientras les enseñan a los niños mensajes sutiles sobre lo que está bien y lo que está mal, y que a veces se encuentran aliados improbables entre seres que parecen tener las mayores diferencias.

"Man könnte sagen, dass Mix der Kater von Max ist; aber auch, dass Max der Mensch von Mix ist." - So beginnt die zärtliche Schilderung einer engen Beziehung zwischen einem jungen Mann und seinem Kater. Über Jahre hinweg begleiten sie einander, und während Max zu einem Mann voller Pläne heranwächst, wird aus Mix ein alter, blinder Stubentiger. Eines Tages fängt dieser - trotz seiner Gebrechen - eine Maus. Und weil er sie verschont, freunden sich die beiden an und helfen einander.

When a strange creature appears after the big rains, Australian animals wonder what he could be! His fur, feet, tail, and ducklike bill remind each animal of something different. But with a "down-under" spirit, they all pitch in to help him discover where he belongs. Kersplatypus is the story of one creature's journey to find his place in the world and how he sometimes falls flat on the way there.

Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert come from completely different places and play tennis in completely different ways. Chrissie is the all-American girl: practiced, poised, with perfect technique. Martina hails from Czechoslovakia, a Communist country, and her game is ruled by emotion. Everything about them is different, except for one thing: they both want to be the best. But as their intense rivalry grows, something else begins to swing into place, and a friendship forms that will outlast all their tennis victories.