¿Está seco? (What Is Dry?)

What’s the best way to solve problems between people? By talking them over and working them out. It’s never too soon for children to learn the process of peaceful conflict resolution. This book distills it into clear, simple language and supporting illustrations. Children learn to calm themselves, state the problem, listen, think of solutions, try one, evaluate results, and even agree to disagree when a solution isn’t possible. Includes conflict resolution skillbuilding games and role plays for adults to use with children. Now children and adults can enjoy our most popular Learning to...

El poderoso tridente del rey Tritón ha traspasado la barrera mágica que mantiene a los villanos encerrados en la Isla de los Perdidos. Aprovechando la ocasión, la eterna rival de Mal, Uma, hija de Úrsula, la bruja del mar, se ha propuesto adueñarse del preciado objeto y ha reunido una tripulación pirata junto a Harry, hijo del capitán Garfio, y Gil, hijo de Gastón. Mientras tanto, una tormenta se cierne sobre Áuradon. Cuando Mal, Evie, Carlos y Jay descubren que el tridente ha desaparecido, saben que tienen que hacer cualquier cosa por recuperarlo antes de que caiga en las manos de...

Helps parents mitigate the drastic and often traumatic effects a divorce or parental separation has on children, from preschool age through the teens, by helping them open up frank and honest dialog geared to the child's specific age level, so that each child can cope with the natural feelings of loss, sadness, rejection, and abandonment that occur with such life-changing events.

As they say, necessity is the mother of invention, and this book introduces readers to 14 women who invented very useful, helpful items. They include Chicago native Margaret Wilcox who invented the car heater, Indiana native Marion O'Brien Donovan who invented disposable diapers, Pennsylvania native Stephanie Kwolek who invented Kevlar, and Austria-born actress Hedy Lamar whose secret communications systems led to the creation of WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS.