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Blue Bear Finds a Home is a children's picture book telling a story of a little bear who thought no one would ever want him because of his differences. He continues to hope through disappointment after disappointment until one day someone accepts him as the perfect bear. Blue Bear Finds a Home has a message of love and acceptance for children and adults alike. Written by an early childhood educator, Blue Bear is a comforting story for one-on-one reading or for a class lesson on diversity, acceptance, tolerance and love.

This book contains very specific skills and processes to be used when dealing effectively will all parents including techniques for conferencing, telephone, and more.

Anne Graham Striff was a very successful classroom teacher for over 20 years, 14 of which were in low-performing urban schools where she helped her students progress from 3 years below grade level up to and above grade level to far exceed standards on all the tests. Her exciting lessons and classroom management skills made learning fun. She worked with struggling students in small groups daily to help them master all the curriculum standards and skills for their grade level subjects. Striff taught in all grades from 1st through 7th, as well as subbing for several years in high school and middle school. She also wrote several awesome nonfiction children's books that should be available in ...

Ms Casey, as she was affectionately known, frequently inspired her students by reading fanciful stories, often illustrated with imaginative creatures and whimsical humans. This is her oft told story of her cat, Salvador Dali Taylor. Written in simple language designed to communicate with small children.

Every year millions of students are educated through our public school system. School is mandatory for both the educators and the students. Our government requires that all children shall receive an education. As more families have come to rely on dual incomes and single parent families become more common, we have seen changes in how both parents and students view the educational process. A lack of discipline and respect on the part of students has placed an increasing burden on our teachers. Teachers are faced with a lack of support on the part of parents and administrators. Parents have become more reliant on teachers, counselors, and administrators to provide solutions to social a ...

This is a book written to inspire moms and children to feel good about who they are. Moms are all so much alike, yet many experience physical hardships in their life. Losing a leg, cancer, and blindness are just a few of the hardships highlighted in the book. Children and their moms must learn to adapt in order to live life fully. This book will help readers accept moms for who they are, despite their physical differences. The book contains popular mom sayings and cute animals throughout. We all know that no matter how different our mom is,we can always say "she's still my mom."

In an age filled with interactive video games, thousands of cable channels, and homework, why would anyone be interested in reading let alone want too? In the same spirit as adult reactions to modern art, “My child could paint that!” Gabe and Cam were inspired by B.J. Novak’s “The Book with No Pictures.” As an homage, they decided to create their own, slightly modified and improved, version starring themselves. Proceeds from this initial effort will be deposited in their college fund (should colleges even be around in the future). The boys would like to thank the Apple Pages application, the Book Patch and Apple Publishing for their ingenious software, printing, and distribution serv ...