Books published by publisher Word Association Publishers

Want to introduce children to the colorful and amusing world of birds? Out of all of nature’s wonders, birds are chattering, swooping, squawking creatures that kids see every day. Birds in My Backyard is a whimsical introduction to the show going on outdoors. Learn to look and listen! Each page presents a new bird with a playful, descriptive rhyme: Robins go fishing for worms. Blue jays boss other birds. Hawks play with breezes. And so on. Children discover new chirping friends with Birds in My Backyard! This book celebrates colorful birds artistically rendered in imaginative collage. It’s a picture book that entertains while educating. Birds in My Backyard starts at dawn and ends at dusk, so that kids might “soar with the birds” in their dreams. Like any favorite bedtime story, the book concludes with soothing, enchanting images and text. While budding bird watchers have fun learning about feathered friends, Birds in My Backyard also boosts language and affective skills, creativity, and cognitive abilities. In this book, you’ll encounter: ✅ Visually-stimulating illustrations of birds in collage form ✅ Engaging stories and playful verses ✅ Passages with easy-to-read fonts for emergent readers ✅ Creative and gift-worthy book with an artistic cover Your kids’ new bird buddies are waiting. Add the Birds in My Backyard book to your cart TODAY!

Meet Merlyn, a french-fry-loving German Shepard with a very important job. Merlyn is a K-9 police officer with the Allegheny Valley Regional Police Department. He works with Chief Mike and helps him keep the community safe. Along with Merlyn’s love of french fries, he loves meeting with the children of his community and all the attention, affection, and curiosity they bring. Merlyn enjoys riding through town in Chief Mike’s police car but most of all he loves Chief Mike.The creators of this book are dedicated to improving reading skills through stories that will interest, entertain and show young people how books can expand their world and their understanding of it.

Disabled veterans, listen up! Disabled veterans, listen up! If you are reading this, you are probably one of the several veterans who are struggling with the Veterans Administration, an organization that moves about as fast as pond water. Lucky for you, you’ve made the right decision by picking up my Veterans Disability book, which means you will be squared away in no time. You’ve served your country, but now your service-connected injury or illness has made it difficult for you to transition to civilian life. Unfortunately, applying for these benefits and navigating the system on your own could make your claim dead on arrival (DOA), and a weak or incomplete claim could languish for a long period of time before ultimately being denied, leaving you feeling let down by the country you have served.As a veteran myself, and a squared away attorney who has helped hundreds of veterans with their disability claims, I know firsthand just how drawn out the process can be. This book will help you understand the basics of veteran disability claims, as well as offer some tips and helpful suggestions. The better you understand the system, the quicker you can receive the benefits you deserve.

This book includes introductory material, a parent-teacher’s guide, the process I call Music-Inspired Creativity (MIC), and twenty original stories. The stories are to be shared with children eight to twelve years of age. The audio with classical music selections to be played after each story provides a doorway for the children to expand self-awareness, share personal experiences, and discover their values. This music also encourages a child to interact with the meaning of the story and deepens the experiential possibilities for the child. The MIC process can be used by teachers in public and private schools, facilitators in community centers and after-school programs, parents with their own children, adults working with children in individual and group settings, therapists and counselors of children with special needs, and directors of character education programs.The MIC process gives the child a safe place to explore imagination under gentle adult guidance. In this place, the child can discover personal empowerment and self-awareness.The following is an outline of the MIC process:1. Read the story.2. Help the children relax, quiet their bodies, and close their eyes or softly stare.3. Read the “directions” to the children. Each set of directions encourages the children to relate to the meaning of that particular story.4. Play the audio to hear the music at the end of each story.5. Gently invite the children to bring their attention back to the room.6. Ask the children to describe their experience during the music through writing, drawing, or verbal sharing.In sharing this process with children, I have seen their smiles as they respond with comments such as, “That’s neat!” “That was fun!” “Let’s do that again.” I have seen children discover and use their imagination in new ways as they explore a new idea or awareness and find ways to make positive changes in their life. Their descriptions showed the validity of their experience, and their responses highlighted their interaction with the essence of the story. I am constantly amazed by the wisdom of our children.

What Mommy Doesn’t Know will enlighten mothers about teenage children who are sexually abusing infants, children and siblings. You will learn how easy it was for themto prey on their victims due to the lack of awareness that was not provided to parents and guardians. This book will also enlighten you on the very lenient sentencing that teenagers receive for sexually abusing a child.This book is very informative formothers who are raising children and wish to keep them from losing their innocence and hope to keep them from experiencing the same thing the children in this book have experienced. These children may never be the same again.“This book boldly takes on the critical task of raising awareness about youths who are sexually abused and youths who sexually offend others. The author’s discourses are both informative and thought provoking—providing insight into a sensitive topic that is often difficult to discuss.”Caroline M. Brackette, PhD,PCAssistant Professor Counselor Education

A frantic, late night phone call from his estranged wife, Linda, brings Jake Sullivan back to his hometown in Western Pennsylvania. Jake s childhood friend and law school classmate, Simon Branson, is about to be appointed a Federal Judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania when his wife is brutally murdered and he is charged with the crime. Turning to Jake for help, Branson pleads his innocence and claims to be the victim of a political plot to wreck his judicial appointment. Using his reputation and the friendship his investigator, Mike Lang, has with the Pittsburgh Special Agent in Charge of the FBI, Jake takes on his friend s case, discovering a political plot does exist . . . one that leads to an unbelievable conclusion.

A children s book with war as a backdrop is not an easy subject to pull off. But the creators of Is Your Dad a Hero have found just the right approach. The reader they address is any child whose father is serving in the military, far away from home. These are children who miss their dads, worry about them, and have lots of conflicting emotions and unanswered questions. The authors know this is a tender subject for young readers and have kept the book uplifting and free from scary words like guns, war and fighting. The book gives kids permission to be happy and proud of their military dad.

Well, it all began in the Bellevue neighborhood of Pittsburgh when three cool cats take a walk one windy night. And it is, strangely enough, the howling wind itself that reminds them that even the wind, has a sound of its own. But here they are, alone in the world and so sad to be without a sound that belongs just to the cats of the world. But what can they do about it? Open this book and you’ll find out.

First love is thrilling. But it is often full of uncertainty and unbearable pain. Growing up in sports-crazy suburban Pittsburgh, Leo and Jessie each kept private their passion for poetry and writing. But when their middle school friendship blossomed into young love, it was strengthened by the very words they wrote to each other—their Secret Words.For Leo, Jessie’s shocking death takes all the sweetness from life, leading him down a path that brings him to an unexpected understanding of himself and his true connection to friends, family, and God.