Books published by publisher Five Star Publications, Inc.

From its beginning in 1846 to the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 and beyond, the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail, from Nauvoo, Illinois, to Salt Lake City, Utah, has captivated the fancy of Mormons and non-Mormons. It is one of the most written about trails in all history--hundreds of contemporary journals were kept and much has been written since. Drawing on this rich legacy of historical documents along with modern photographs the authors weave a rich story of life along the Mormon Trail.

Decoding the Ethics Code: A Practical Guide for Psychologists introduces psychologists to the 2002 American Psychological Association′s Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct. The book helps psychologists apply the Ethics Code to the constantly changing scientific, professional, and legal realities of the discipline. Author Celia B. Fisher addresses the revised format, choice of wording, aspirational rationale, and enforceability of the code and puts these changes into practical perspective for psychologists. The book provides in-depth discussions of the foundation and application of each ethical standard to the broad spectrum of scientific, teaching, and professional roles of psychologists. This unique guide helps psychologists effectively use ethical principles and standards to morally conduct their work activities, avoid ethical violations, and, most importantly, preserve and protect the fundamental rights and welfare of those whom they serve.

One sunny day, author BJ Jewett and her husband were traveling home when they spotted a tree shaped like the letter “A” set against the bright blue sky. They marveled at it and wondered if the forest held any other letter-shaped trees for them to find. And so began their journey to photograph all the letter trees of the alphabet! From A to Z, Letter Trees explores the Missouri forests and sings a song of appreciation for the outdoors! Brightly illustrated with the author’s own, untouched photographs, this book celebrates the wondrous beauty of the forest and inspires every reader to simply go outside and play. Writer and photographer BJ Jewett believes children should be outdoors exploring and getting dirty as often as possible. Nearly every day, BJ explores her own surroundings with her camera in tow. She lives on the edge of a hardwood forest in central Missouri with her husband of 38 years, two dogs, and two cats. Her grandchildren love to visit her on “The Farm,” and she loves it too! Together they have adventures big and small.

Adolescents are a particularly vulnerable patient population in the justice system. Mental health providers can get specific tools for improving evaluation and treatment of at-risk youth with this comprehensive and developmentally appropriate treatment program. About the Participant’s Workbook Presents a written and illustrated format designed to help adolescents better understand and reflect on each of the 32 treatment sessionsSupplies adolescent clients with a visual and written record of all treatment objectives, content information, modeling and role plays, discussion points, interactive exercises, Encourages journaling with reflective assignments and space to record ideas, insights, short and long term goals, and progress Geared toward a range of reading and conceptual abilitiesUses comic strip illustrations and first-person stories to engage adolescents Guides participants through three discrete phases of resiliency and success: Challenge to Change – WHAT?Commitment to Change – HOW?Ownership of Change – NOW!

When Jesus returns in glory, He is coming for only one bride. This quest for Christian unity is called ecumenism. The Roman-Catholic Second Vatican Council timely recommends “all the faithful to recognize the signs of the times and to take an active and intelligent part in the work of ecumenism.” Fr. Marc van Rossem helps readers to discover the quest for unity in the church. It is a quest already begun across denominations, continents, and time, now beckoning this present generation. He reveals the desperate need for the Bride of Christ to more fully experience the Holy Spirit and emphasizes that unity in Christ alone will release the church into her end times calling.

This bank of graphic organizers, rubrics, and writing prompts are a timesaver for busy teachers. You can help your students organize their ideas with the graphic organizers or collaborate to develop a plan for evaluation with a rubric. Encourage students to process learned materials and identify misconceptions with the writing prompts. All resources have been correlated to national standards.

This book is one of a six-piece series that lays a strong foundation for language skills by guiding students through creative story lines. They’ll take a trip to an amusement park in "Words & Vocabulary." They’ll investigate a tip, then follow the clues to solve a mystery in "Study & Research." They’ll find unique situations that create learning environments in each book of this excellent series.

Have you ever been bullied about your name? Has your child come home from school complaining about an interaction with a schoolyard bully? Bullying plagues students in schools around the world, and now Oscar Winners Morgan Freeman, Olympia Dukakis and Oscar Nominee Nia Vardalos lead an all-star cast in the audio narration of the new book, Loukoumi And The Schoolyard Bully by Nick Katsoris (November 2013: Dream Day Press), which teaches kids that bullying is not cool. Proceeds from the book benefit St. Jude Children s Research Hospital. In Loukoumi And The Schoolyard Bully, Loukoumi is about to have a baby brother. When her friends discuss what to name him, schoolyard bully, Igor the alligator, ridicules Loukoumi's name, which Loukoumi explains means sweet in Greek and is a type of jelly candy with powdered sugar on top. During the course of the day, through several common interactions, Igor realizes that he and Loukoumi are more alike than he thought. In the end, he learns that bullying is not cool, and although Loukoumi's name is different, everyone is really all the same. The book includes an audio download of the story narrated by Nia Vardalos, Oscar nominated screenwriter and star of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and author of the bestselling book Instant Mom. Oscar winner Morgan Freeman voices the role of the schoolyard bully, Igor the alligator. Other character voices, reprising their roles from past Loukoumi audio books, include Oscar winner Olympia Dukakis as Marika the monkey, Grammy Winner Gloria Gaynor as Fistiki the Cat, Days of Our Lives star John Aniston as Loukoumi's Daddy, Tony Nominee Constantine Maroulis as Gus the bear, Actor Frank Dicopoulos as Dean the dog and CBS News anchor Alexis Christoforous as Loukoumi. Loukoumi And The Schoolyard Bully is also part of a Bullying Awareness project with PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center in schools nationwide. Also appearing in the book is the new character of Oinkerella the pig, which was inspired by Caila Tsamutalis, the 10 year-old winner of the Loukoumi Illustration Contest. Sponsored by Katsoris, the contest called on young illustrators to draw a new character to be featured in Loukoumi And The Schoolyard Bully. Ten finalists were chosen and the winner was selected by a combination of Facebook voting and a celebrity judging panel including Celebrity Chef Cat Cora, Alexis Christoforous, Frank Dicopoulos, and FOX News anchor Ernie Anastos.

Every student can be a great debater! Rethink your curriculum so that argumentation, critical thinking, and standards can meet in a single, engaging format. Teach your students to argue effectively, research and organize information, think critically and analyze information, and write well persuasively. If They Can Argue Well, They Can Write Well is just what you need to engage students and to assure that they develop research, speaking, and writing skills vital to their future success. This book is packed with practical, hands-on activities that you can begin to use immediately in your classroom.

This set of standards-based reproducible activity pages is basic, not boring. In Whole Numbers and Integers, students practice high interest math exercises built around sporting events. They will score a bowling contest and decide whether a racing pigeon moves faster than a guy on a skateboard. As your students take on the challenges of these adventures, their math skills will be strengthened. An assessment and a glossary of math terms are included.