I Just Want To Be… Me!

Timothy Bowden & Sandra Bowden

Today's children struggle with a range of issues, from depression and anxiety to poor body image and low self-esteem.

In fact, research suggests that at any given time around 10 per cent of students will be suffering from a mental health issue that directly impacts on their education and health. These simple but sobering facts motivated Tim and Sandra Bowden to write their book, I Just Want to Be Me!, to help build resilience in young people. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) (the subject of Dr Russ Harris’s bestselling ) has been proven to be effective in teaching young people effective, flexible strategies for dealing with the stressors in their life and these principles are now brought to life in this graphic novel. By following the main character, Holly, through her encounters with monsters (symbolising her inner doubts and unpleasant thoughts), children will learn how to similarly deal with their own issues and develop a more resilient mental attitude and achieve better emotional balance. Support materials for the book can be downloaded from Tim and Sandra’s website

I Just Want To Be… Me!

I love being my own Autistic self!

Landon Bryce

Vector: "I think we can all learn to accept ourselves and each other, exactly as we are."

I love being my own Autistic self!

I Show Respect

David Parker

Pride in independence, being a friend, showing respect and working together is for all ages! These stories tell what some children do and happily ask "how about you?"

Books about difficult concepts made accessible for the youngest children, these predictable emergent readers practically guarantee eager responses.

I Show Respect

I Tell The Truth

David Parker

This book is about honesty. Honesty may be a bit over the heads of young children since, in some cases, they are not developmentally able to see it the same as adults.

In addition, they are at a level when their goal is to please and not lose the affection of the important adults in their lives. Often, when faced with a question requiring the truth, they may feel conflicted and want to escape the situation by giving a fanciful excuse.

I Tell The Truth

I Wonder Why Caterpillars Eat So Much

Belinda Weber

...and other questions about life cycles.

The best-selling I Wonder Why series answers demanding questions in an unrivalled child-friendly and informative style, guaranteed to arouse the reader’s curiosity and develop reading skills.  I Wonder Why Caterpillars Eat So Much  is jam-packed with fascinating facts about life cycles, from “Which living thing splits in two?” to “How do penguin eggs stay warm?”

I Wonder Why Caterpillars Eat So Much

I Wonder Why Columbus Crossed The Ocean

Rosie Greenwood

...and other questions about explorers.

The best-selling I Wonder Why series answers demanding questions in an unrivalled child-friendly and informative style, guaranteed to arouse the reader’s curiosity and develop reading skills.  I Wonder Why Columbus Crossed The Ocean  is jam-packed with fascinating facts about explorers, from “Which Italian teenager travelled the Silk Road?” to “Why did some explorers wear dresses?”

I Wonder Why Columbus Crossed The Ocean

I Wonder Why Countries Fly Flags

Philip Steele

...and other questions about people and places.

The best-selling I Wonder Why series answers demanding questions in an unrivalled child-friendly and informative style, guaranteed to arouse the reader’s curiosity and develop reading skills.  I Wonder Why Countries Fly Flags is jam-packed with fascinating facts about people and places, from “Where do elephants glow in the dark?” to “Which country speaks over 800 languages?”

I Wonder Why Countries Fly Flags

I Wonder Why Flutes Have Holes

Josephine Paker

...and other questions about music.

The best-selling I Wonder Why series answers demanding questions in an unrivalled child-friendly and informative style, guaranteed to arouse the reader’s curiosity and develop reading skills.  I Wonder Why Flute Have Holes is jam-packed with fascinating facts about music, from “re rattles just for babies?” to “Which composer was deaf?”

I Wonder Why Flutes Have Holes

I Wonder Why Lemons Taste Sour

Deborah Chancellor

...and other questions about senses.

The best-selling I Wonder Why series answers demanding questions in an unrivalled child-friendly and informative style, guaranteed to arouse the reader’s curiosity and develop reading skills.  I Wonder Why Lemons  Taste Sour  is jam-packed with fascinating facts about human and animal senses, from “Which drum helps me hear?” to “Why do skunks stink?”

I Wonder Why Lemons Taste Sour

I Wonder Why My Tummy Rumbles

Brigid Avison

...and other questions about my body.

The best-selling I Wonder Why series answers demanding questions in an unrivalled child-friendly and informative style, guaranteed to arouse the reader’s curiosity and develop reading skills.  I Wonder Why My Tummy Rumbles  is jam-packed with fascinating facts about the human body, from “Where do I come from?” to “What is sleepwalking?”

I Wonder Why My Tummy Rumbles

I Wonder Why Planes Have Wings

Christopher Maynard

...and other questions about transport.

Full of lively answers to all those tricky questions about how the world works, I Wonder Why books are a brilliant way to keep young minds buzzing.  With information and quirky facts to explain everything from “Why do cars need petrol?” to “Why don’t ships sink?”, I Wonder Why Planes Have Wings with amaze, amuse, satisfy and inspire!

 

I Wonder Why Planes Have Wings

I Wonder Why Pyramids Were Built

Philip Steele

...and other questions about ancient Egypt.

The best-selling I Wonder Why series answers demanding questions in an unrivalled child-friendly and informative style, guaranteed to arouse the reader’s curiosity and develop reading skills.  I Wonder Why Pyramids Were Built  is jam-packed with fascinating facts about pyramids, from “Why were mummies wrapped up?” to “How did Egyptians travel quickly?”

 

I Wonder Why Pyramids Were Built