Frank Carlson Library

Not your typical how-to manual for new teachers, this jargon-free guide offers a wide variety of tools and tactics for getting through every school day with grace and sanity. Covered in glue, glitter, orange juice -- or worse? Make a quick change into the spare set of clothes you keep on hand for just this purpose. Butterflies in your stomach before your first-ever Meet the Teacher Night? Keep your cool by writing the agenda on your board --...

The magic treehouse whisks Jack and Annie back to the days of deserted islands, secret maps, hidden gold, and nasty pirates.

The six horrible Herdmans, the worst children in the history of the world, cause mayhem throughout the year at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School.

"Find out about all kinds of trucks and what they do -- from forklifts to fire trucks and more."--

While running a spy network from their elementary school, five socially awkward misfits combine their talents and use cutting-edge gadgetry to fight evil around the world.

Overview: Enter the world of Little Bear. Children will be entranced by Little Bear's trip to the moon, his birthday party, and his wishes and adventures. This is the first of the five classic books about Little Bear, introducing the funny and strikingly childlike bear cub and his friends. The combination of Else Holmelund Minarik's simple, yet eloquent, stories and Maurice Sendak's warm, tender illustrations have made this beloved character an enduring...

Description of the book: This book which focuses on the child's self-concept (also called self-perspective or self-identity) is a collection of beliefs about oneself that includes elements such as academic performance, gender roles and racial identity. Generally, self-concept embodies the answer to Who I Be? Humanist psychologist Carl Rogers believed that there were three different parts of the self-concept: 1. Self-Image or how you see yourself....

Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4-11 edited by Cliff Moon. Top children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children will love to read, banded to help you choose the right book for every child. Practical ideas for guided reading are included at the back of each book. When a young girl adopts Harry the spider as her new pet, no one is very impressed - not Mum, not Dad, and certainly not...

Nobody's hungry. They will be eating almost anything as long as it's alphabetized. This is the second journal about their journey through the alphabet. Read along as they eat their way through the ABC's. This book is nutty and nutritional. Read it, but please don't eat it.

In the world today, it is not easy for kids to find the empowerment and confidence needed to overcome major obstacles. This is obvious by the consistent loss of life through suicide, drug abuse, and gang violence at every age level, in every state, of every country ... These negative influences, along with many other forms of negative expression, have become a normal choice for kids to depend on through adversity. The busier people become as adults,...