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  • Making the Grade

    Carl W. Bosch

    Paperback (Parenting Press, Jan. 1, 1991)
    The reader must decide what to do when extra soccer practice has resulted in a poor report card
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  • It's MY Body: A Book to Teach Young Children How to Resist Uncomfortable Touch

    Lory Freeman, Carol Deach

    Hardcover (Parenting Press, Jan. 1, 1982)
    Discusses the different types of touching and offers advice on how to react to unwanted touching.
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  • Harriet Tubman: They Called Me Moses

    Linda D. Meyer, J. Kerstetter

    Hardcover (Parenting Pr, March 1, 1987)
    Discusses the life of the slave who helped many other slaves flee to the North through the underground railroad
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  • All My Feelings at Preschool: Nathan's Day

    Susan Conlin, Susan Levine Friedman, M. Kathryn Smith, David W. Krueger MD

    Paperback (Parenting Press, Jan. 1, 1991)
    Follows four-year-old Nathan through a day at preschool and encourages toddlers to discuss feelings
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  • Mommy, Don't Go

    Elizabeth Crary

    Paperback (Parenting Press, Inc., Jan. 1, 1996)
    The engaging and interactive books in this series help preschool and elementary school-aged children begin to learn problem-solving skills. Each book introduces a specific problem familiar to most children and then prompts the child to consider alternative solutions. The stories encourage critical thinking and exploration of ideas within a familiar situation. An introduction explains how the books may be used, and provides helpful tips to assist parents and teachers. Matthew's mother has to go on a business trip, but he doesn't want to stay with the babysitter. Can the situation be resolved?
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  • Elizabeth Blackwell: The Story of the First Woman Doctor

    Shari Steelsmith, J. Kerstetter

    Paperback (Parenting Pr, March 1, 1987)
    A brief biography of the first woman doctor emphasizing the hardships she endured in becoming a physician and in practicing medicine.
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  • When You're Happy and You Know It

    Elizabeth Crary, Shari Steelsmith, Mits Katayama

    Board book (Parenting Press, Jan. 1, 1996)
    The titles in this attractive series of board books are charming beginner’s introductions to a feelings vocabulary. Each book contains rhymes that can be sung to the tune of “If You’re Happy and You Know It . . .” and gives infants and toddlers a head start on the road to a healthy expression of feelings. This unique series fills a critical need in a most engaging way. The colorful illustrations and whimsical rhymes in this book encourage children to clap their hands and bang a pan if they’re happy.
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  • Under Whose Influence?

    Rebekah Strecker, Judy Laik

    Paperback (Parenting Press, Jan. 1, 1994)
    Jamie goes home with some friends to work on a school project. Her friends decide to sample some of their parents’ liquor cabinet, and they want Jamie to join them. Should she? Kids get to determine Jamie’s actions in this story that will allow them to explore the themes of responsibility and temperance, and peer pressure.
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  • I Want It

    Elizabeth Crary, Marina Megale

    Hardcover (Parenting Press, Jan. 1, 1996)
    A little girl considers seven different ways to get the toy she wants from her playmate. Includes questions about feelings and making choices as each alternative in the story is considered.
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  • When You're Mad and You Know It

    Elizabeth Crary;Shari Steelsmith

    Hardcover (Parenting Press, March 15, 1810)
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  • I'm Frustrated

    Elizabeth Crary, Jean Whitney

    Hardcover (Parenting Press, Jan. 1, 1992)
    A young boy discusses his feelings of frustration with his mother who suggests ways for him to understand and deal with such emotions.
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  • I'm Mad

    Elizabeth Crary, Jean Whitney

    Hardcover (Parenting Press, Jan. 1, 1992)
    Katie gets mad because the rain ruins her day, and she learns how to control this anger
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