HSC 343: Health Education in the Elementary School: Communication / Goals & Decisions

This easy-to-read story about peer pressure by comedian and storyteller Bill Cosby is now a Scholastic Reader! Michael Reilly has introduced a new game to Little Bill and his friends. You get twelve chances to say something mean to another kid--and whoever comes up with the biggest insult is the winner. Dad teaches Little Bill a strategy that enables him to save face while remaining the nice kid that he really is!

Lilly loves everything about school, especially her cool teacher, Mr. Slinger. But when Lilly brings her purple plastic purse and its treasures to school and can't wait until sharing time, Mr. Slinger confiscates her prized possessions. Lilly's fury leads to revenge and then to remorse and she sets out to make amends.

Trixie, Daddy, and Knuffle Bunny take a trip to the neighborhood Laundromat. The exciting adventure takes a dramatic turn when Trixie realizes some bunny was left behind.

Groups of ebullient mice narrate this humorous text as young children try in vain to get what they want, learning along the way that it is helpful to say 'Please,' 'Thank you,' 'Excuse me,' and 'I'm sorry.' Oh, and you have to mean it, too.

Ellie and Carrie decide to try out for the school team in their favorite sport, soccer. But when only one of the girls is selected, the inseparable pair faces a challenge. For every reader who has ever set his or her heart on joining a sports team, getting a part in the school play, or winning a class election, and been let down, Katie Couric's reassuring and inspiring story gives a charming lesson in confidence.

Mia Hamm, American soccer champion and best–selling author of Go for the Goal, tells a true–life–inspired story of learning that winning and losing aren't as important as being part of a team. More than anyone, soccer superstar Mia Hamm knows the value of teamwork and perseverance. She shares this lesson, paired with energetic illustrations by Carol Thompson, in this motivational story perfect for soccer kids and their soccer moms!

The story of a train filled with toys and gifts for little boys and girls that breaks down before reaching the children. After asking several passing trains for help over the hill, a little blue train agrees to help the stranded toys. Even though she is small, the blue train tries her best to bring the toys to the children on the other side of the hill.

Ramon loved to draw. A single reckless remark by Ramon's older brother, Leon, turns Ramon's carefree sketches into joyless struggles. Luckily for Ramon, though, his little sister, Marisol, sees the world differently. She opens his eyes to something a lot more valuable than getting things just "right."

All journeys face perils, whether from indecision, from loneliness, or worst of all, from too much waiting. Seuss' message is simple but never sappy: life may be a Great Balancing Act, but through it all There's fun to be done.

A small bear looks for and finds courage and a way home. While Mama hangs the wash out and Papa rakes the leaves, Oliver is so intent on following a blowing autumn leaf that he doesn't even notice that he has lost his way. With a firm faith in the power of pluck, Phyllis Root quietly captures a big, defining moment in the world of a small child.