Books with author DEBBIE

Ten-year-old twins, Zeb and Deb, help their father photograph and spy out ways to help at-risk animals. Where are they going this time? They are going to travel all the way to the Canary Islands to track down and photograph the only Albino Crabs on the entire planet.Come along and join them on this amazing adventure! Disclaimer: Please be aware that this Edition 2 book is a total revamp of the former book entitled “Albino Crab Adventure: A Zeb & Deb Animal Rescue Book.” The author feels Edition 2 will be more fun for kids.About the Author: Debbie Dunn has been a professional storyteller since 1989. She has also served as a teacher of at-risk teens, an anti-bullying specialist, and she taught both elementary and middle school. She now indulges her love of nature, traveling, and writing as she follows the trail of at-risk animals.

This trilogy of tales was written in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Black History Month. After reading multiple biographies of his great life, the author was inspired to write a story that demonstrates that the sky would not fall if people of all races co-mingled.Tale #1: Parable of Strange Fox: A ‘stranger-danger’ fox arrives at a peaceful forest. He manages to convince President Bear to confine all rabbits to Forest Corner or else the sky would come crashing down upon their heads.Tale #2: Parable of Martin Rabbit and Grandmother Frog: Years later, young Martin Rabbit meets with his mentor, Grandmother Frog. Will she convince him to bravely take a stand?Tale #3: Parable of What Martin Rabbit Taught President Bear: When facing starvation, Martin Rabbit leads the rabbits to the fallen tree to meet with President Bear the 3rd. Will Martin be able to convince one and all that a bad law is a law needing to be changed?Tune in to read this trilogy of three parables to find the answer.About the author: Debbie Dunn has been a professional storyteller since 1989. She has also served as a teacher of at-risk teens, an anti-bullying specialist, and she taught both elementary and middle school. She now indulges her passion for anti-bullying and her love of nature, traveling, and writing as she follows the trail of at-risk animals and strives to help young people at risk, as well.

Squirrel loved to brag more than just about anything else in the world. Sadly, all that bragging was a cover-up for hiding his big secret. What was his secret? Squirrel truly thought his tail was ugly and useless. When confronted by a hungry hawk, will Squirrel learn his lesson that all parts of his body are essential and important before it is too late?This story of Squirrel attempting to reject his bushy tail was inspired by hearing a Native American tale about Coyote plus the author’s past weight loss efforts. See if it reminds you of any time when you might have rejected or put down any part of your body or life.About the author: Debbie Dunn has been a professional storyteller since 1989. She has also served as a teacher of at-risk teens, an anti-bullying specialist, and she taught both elementary and middle school. She now indulges her passion for anti-bullying and her love of nature, traveling, and writing as she follows the trail of at-risk animals and strives to help young people at risk, as well.

When Sarah discovered that she was going to have to enter the seventh grade wearing braces, she wondered, “How will I handle it when people taunt me with brace-ist remarks? Will I manage to feel empowered or belittled?”Three other rising seventh graders wondered the very same thing. All four of them spent the summer preparing. When the school year began, they joined forces and interchanged multiple humorous and clever retorts. Before long, they found themselves relishing the opportunity to trailblaze numerous ways to triumph over toxic Brace-ism.Should your preteen and teen have to also wear braces, they, too, will learn multiple ways to successfully challenge Brace-ism. You may even wish to donate an extra copy to your orthodontist and school library.About the author: Debbie Dunn has been a professional storyteller since 1989. She has also served as a teacher of at-risk teens, an anti-bullying specialist, and she taught both elementary and middle school. She now indulges her passion for anti-bullying and her love of nature, traveling, and writing as she follows the trail of at-risk animals and strives to help young people at risk, as well.

Once there was a goofy gal named Jane. More than anything in the world, eighteen-year-old Jane wanted to be a movie star. To that end, each day, she would go into town to take either dancing lessons or singing lessons or acting lessons.An important Hollywood agent, Mr. Headworthy, lived just down the street. On his days off, as he worked in his garden, he got very curious to always see Jane sashay by on her way to and from town. One day, he decided to ask her. And that is where the fun begins.It will soon become very clear just why it is so important to be an effective communicator. Just watch the numerous ways that Jane very nearly ruined her chance to be an actress in Hollywood. About the author: Debbie Dunn has been a professional storyteller since 1989. She has also served as a teacher of at-risk teens, an anti-bullying specialist, and she taught both elementary and middle school. She now indulges her passion for anti-bullying and her love of nature, traveling, and writing as she follows the trail of at-risk animals and strives to help young people at risk, as well.

Do you wish to utilize a totally self-contained, field-tested middle school anger management program? This is all you will need. As either a paperback or Kindle tablet program, purchase one copy of the teacher’s manual and 10 or more reusable student manuals for students to share. The teacher’s manual is called “Anger Management the 4C’s Way: Teacher’s Manual.” The student manual is called “Anger Management the 4C’s Way: Student Manual.”All 8 anger management lesson plans include: Lesson Objectives & Teaching Posters, K-W-L Model Discussion & Vocabulary Terms, Story & Role-Play, Bloom’s Taxonomy Discussion Questions or Main Idea, and Writing Assignments.Other 4C’s anti-bullying manuals are also available. They are called (1) Anger Management the 4C’s Way, (2) Basic Skills the 4C’s Way, (3) Character Education the 4C’s Way, (4) Communication Skills the 4C’s Way, (5) Diplomacy & Peer Mediation the 4C’s Way, (6) Fight or Flight the 4C’s Way, (7) Perception the 4C’s Way, and (8) Self-Mentoring the 4C’s Way.About the Author, Debbie Dunn: Debbie Dunn is a professional storyteller, retired teacher, and an anti-bullying specialist. She spent five years field-testing these stories and role-plays with over 500 middle school students per year until a budget-cut eliminated most of the district’s special programs. The eight anti-bullying programs are listed above.

Do you wish to utilize a totally self-contained, field-tested middle school anger management program? This is all you will need. As either a paperback or Kindle tablet program, purchase one copy of the teacher’s manual and 10 or more reusable student manuals for students to share. Ideal for on-line learning! The teacher’s manual is called “Anger Management the 4C’s Way: Teacher’s Manual.” The student manual is called “Anger Management the 4C’s Way: Student Manual.” All 8 anger management lesson plans include: Lesson Objectives & Teaching Posters, K-W-L Model Discussion & Vocabulary Terms, Story & Role-Play, Bloom’s Taxonomy and Main Idea Discussion Questions, and Writing Assignments.Other 4C’s anti-bullying manuals are also available. They are called (1) Anger Management the 4C’s Way, (2) Basic Needs & Anti-Bullying the 4C’s Way, (3) Character Education the 4C’s Way, (4) Communication Skills the 4C’s Way, (5) Diplomacy & Peer Mediation the 4C’s Way, (6) Fight or Flight the 4C’s Way, (7) Perception the 4C’s Way, and (8) Self-Mentoring the 4C’s Way. About the Author, Debbie Dunn: Debbie Dunn is a professional storyteller, retired teacher, and an anti-bullying specialist. She spent five years field-testing these stories and role-plays with over 500 middle school students per year until a budget-cut eliminated most of the district’s special programs. The eight anti-bullying programs are listed above.