A heartwarming and delightful story about a boy who grows from pre-school to adulthood, learning important lessons through the power of his mother's love. She teaches him how to overcome life's challenges and that anything is possible when he believes in himself. A feel-good story, Michael learns how lovable and special he is and at the end, he gives back in a way that will surely touch any reader's heart. This engaging story has "hidden" dog bones for children to find throughout the book Format: hardcover w/out book jacket]

Boys and girls, mothers and fathers, meet your new best friend! Scoop the Ice Cream Truck doesn't quite fit in with modern times. He tries to change to make himself more popular just to fit in, only to discover, through friendship, that he is fine just the way he is! Scoop the Ice Cream Truck has seen a lot of summers selling his vanilla ice cream cones across the city. But he's getting old, and the new trucks are getting fancier. Now they have waffle cones, jumbo sundaes, flash frozen ice cream, twenty-seven flavors and six special toppings. Feeling like he's fallen behind, Scoop decides that it's time for a redesign. But when his old frame can't handle the new upgrades, can Scoop discover his own value and find the right spot to sell his vanilla cones? With beautiful full-color art, and a lesson to teach, here is a big that will be a joy for parents and children at bedtime, or any time. This paperback edition includes supplemental information about the history of ice cream trucks at the back of the book.

Be the one to make a difference in your students' thinking With more than 100 games to choose from, "Brain Food" is your one-stop source for exploring the fun in learning. This compilation is filled with new, as well as traditional, brain games, and most need little more than paper and pencil to get you started. Each game is classroom tested and tailored to encourage cooperation and teamwork, as well as deductive logic. The book includesword games, math games, logic games, memory games, andmuch more One exciting aspect of this book is that it has a bit of an international flavor. It is filled with fun games from around the world that challenge and stimulate young minds. From the Japanese strategy game Hasami Shogi, to the traditional African game Wari, to the deductive game Witch Hunt, to the word challenge Wordbuilder, these mind-stretching tools encourage complex thinking skills.
Games by their very nature require thinking. With "Brain Food" you'll get teaching tools such as Alphamazement--a game of strategy that challenges both visual and verbal skills by having players connect letters of the alphabet in a zigzagging maze. Or, try the traditional Maori game Mu-Torere to enhance visual and mathematical skills.
Grades 4--12

A heartwarming and delightful story about a boy who grows from pre-school to adulthood, learning important lessons through the power of his mother's love. She teaches him how to overcome life's challenges and that anything is possible when he believes in himself. A feel-good story, Michael learns how lovable and special he is and at the end, he gives back in a way that will surely touch any reader's heart. This engaging story has "hidden" dogbones for children to find throughout the book! [Format: paperback]