Hey Warrior
Karen Young
A book for kids about anxiety.
Kids can do amazing things with the right information. Understanding why anxiety feels the way it does and where the physical symptoms come from is a powerful step in turning anxiety around.
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How Do I Feel?
Rebekah Lipp & Craig Phillips
A dictionary of emotions for children.
Join Aroha and her friends as they share how different emotions feel in the body and how each emotion can be helpful. This dictionary is all about helping children find the words to how they truly feel. Learning to recognise and bale our emotions is an important skill for life. Only when we know how we feel can we know how best to manage that emotion, if we need to. how we feel is never wrong or bad. Our feelings are always valid!
How to Live With Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Chris Williams and Barry Wright
Practical strategies for parents and professionals.
This accessible and valuable introduction to caring for a child with autism is an ideal resource for teachers and members of a child with autism’s immediate and extended family. In clear and simple language, with many illustrations, the authors tackle common problems experienced in everyday routines such as eating, sleeping and going to the toilet, as well as how to cope with aggression and tantrums, preoccupations and compulsions and how to enable better communication and socialising. Based on up-to-date research and using many case examples, the authors consider step-by-step why each problem may be happening and suggest a number of solutions.
A note from SWAN: ‘Asperger’s Syndrome’ is no longer used as a diagnosis and the term “high-functioning” is harmful, as it minimises the varied support needs of autistic people. SWAN does not endorse these terms, but recognises that this resource contains other useful information.
I Am Creative
David Parker
This book is about being creative. Creativity lets you think of things in a way that no one may have realized before.
This can lead to effective ways of solving problems or developing new ways to improve an existing situation. It can also be lots of fun! Creativity shows our uniqueness. Each child has creative potential that should be recognised and nurtured.
I Am Responsible!
David Parker
A book in "The Best Me I Can Be" series.
This book is about being responsible. As adults, we know we are accountable for certain tasks. This concept does not come easily to young children. The aim of this book is to help children understand that when they have a job to do, it is their responsibility – not anyone else’s – to get it done.
I Can Share
David Parker
This book is about sharing. Sharing can be difficult for young children to do. It takes a great deal of practice to become comfortable with it.
The feeling that is associated with true sharing is a special one and takes time to develop. That feeling is one that will need to be identified and learned by the young reader.
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 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 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 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 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 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?”
