Take a closer look at natures amazing insect architectthe hornet! Each year, a young female hornet queen selects just the right spot and designs a nest of six-sided cells. Every cell is made from a paper-like material she creates by mixing wood with her own saliva. Once she has a small structure, she lays an egg in each cell and raises her young. Soon the queen has a whole family of workers, which continue to build more cells and increase the size of the hive. These workers also hunt insects for food, care for the queen and her young, and protect the nest. In this exciting book, you can learn what makes hornets similar to and different from other insects. Close-up diagrams reveal extraordinary details about hornets bodies, both inside and out. And you can perform an activity that helps you understand how a female hornet queen creates the paper-like material for her nest. Learn more about this exciting member of natures fascinating Insect World!

Tickles the Brave Teddy™ is a curious, yet restless teddy bear trying to make sense of all the sudden, uncomfortable, and puzzling changes that have come alongside the coronavirus pandemic. When Tickles misses playing with friends, an unexpected visitor arrives to explain the coronavirus pandemic and how kids and their families may stay safe.

Designed to encourage understanding and boost confidence in children trying to cope with such huge changes, this easy-to-read, rhyming, and cleverly illustrated picture book also offers timeless and helpful information beyond the COVID-19 coronavirus. It teaches children in an empathetic manner, skills that they can use again and again to help them develop healthier habits and carry them into adulthood.

Brave Like Me! goes far beyond lessons about the COVID-19 coronavirus. This informational resource:

• Documents a historical event for future generations to study.
• Offers social/emotional support ideas for families during any natural disaster crisis.
• Encourages healthy relationship building and communication among family and friends.
• Promotes empowering messages about self-esteem and self-love.
• Celebrates diversity and inclusion.
• Fosters daily personal hygiene and self-care practices.
• Highlights career exploration, including public health careers.

Brave Like Me! also supports educational connections, adding value to any classroom through:

• Science
• Health/PE
• English Language Arts and Reading
• Geography
• Art
• & Math

Brave Like Me! Courageous Lessons About the COVID-19 Coronavirus and Healthy Coping for Children and Families Anytime is the first children’s book in the Tickles the Brave Teddy™ family health literature series.

Be on the look-out for more adventures to come.