Books in Help Me Understand series

Navigating life's many complexities can be difficult for young children. It's difficult for adults, too. Sometimes, the questions kids may have might not have easy answers. This set aims to help answer kids' questions about issues that arise in their lives. Readers have the opportunity to find answers on their own or with the help of a guardian. Each book tackles difficult topics, including racism or the death of a pet, and provides readers with solutions for how to handle these situations. Age-appropriate text and text-related photographs foster the development of necessary reading comprehension skills. Features include: Full-color photographs help readers put the texts in context. Sensitive and complex topics are explained carefully and clearly. Easily understood advice regarding guidance topics.

In a time of increasing political and social tensions, students are sure to find themselves in complicated ethical situations. What happens if someone they know and love is racist? This book introduces readers to the concepts of prejudice and racism and gives them guidance on how to deal with these concepts in daily life. Readers will learn how to show their support for equality by celebrating diversity and standing up for what they believe in. This book tackles a complex subject in an accessible and sensitive way, so young readers can discover new ways to approach this tough topic.

Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia in the world. In 2019, about 5.8 million Americans were living with this disease. Alzheimer's is often called a "family disease" because watching a loved one's health decline can affect the entire family. Understanding this situation can be especially difficult for children. Why doesn't grandma remember my name? Why did grandpa have to move into a care home? This book will help young readers understand what Alzheimer's disease is and provide them with healthy coping strategies. Photographs and age-appropriate text aid readers in understanding what's going on and what might be different.

Everyone on Earth is different. Kids who have someone in their family with Down syndrome might wonder about their family member's unique differences. This guidebook will help children who have questions about Down syndrome. What is it and how is their family member different? How can young readers respond to questions from their own friends about their family member? The age-appropriate text and full-color photographs presented in this sensitively written book will help children tackle questions and situations that might arise.

Navigating life's many complexities can be difficult for young children. It's difficult for adults, too. Sometimes, the questions kids may have might not have easy answers. This set aims to help answer kids' questions about issues that arise in their lives. Readers have the opportunity to find answers on their own or with the help of a guardian. Each book tackles difficult topics, including racism or the death of a pet, and provides readers with solutions for how to handle these situations. Age-appropriate text and text-related photographs foster the development of necessary reading comprehension skills. Features include: Full-color photographs help readers put the texts in context. Sensitive and complex topics are explained carefully and clearly. Easily understood advice regarding guidance topics.

According to the World Health Organization, more than 5 percent of the world's population has disabling hearing loss. Some people's hearing loss is mild. They can communicate through spoken language and may use a hearing aid. Some people have profound hearing loss, which most people refer to as being deaf. With this book, readers will learn the causes of deafness and the different ways in which deaf people communicate. Full-color photographs and age-appropriate text help readers understand this condition.

You know the story: a tale of star-crossed lovers. It's timeless. It's romantic. It's tragic. It's...confusing! If only Shakespeare wasn't so Shakespeare, right?!It's not that Shakespeare is a bad writer--he's obviously one of the greatest; the problem is his plays were written hundreds of years ago and if you don't understand the context, the plays can be really confusing.If you are struggling to get through Romeo and Juliet or if you just want a bit more help, then this book is for you!Inside you will find summaries of each scene, overview of themes and characters, and even a modern version of the play (right next to the original text, so you can read it together)!If you wish that Romeo and Juliet were written today (and not hundreds of years ago), then read on!

Faith is always full of energy and loves to say "yes" to new opportunities, but she's setting herself up for a disaster! Over- committed and stressed out, Faith must learn to prioritize, delegate, and practice self-care. Will she be able to manage the demands without breaking her commitments? Can you? Understand stress and learn to balance work and rest with our MVP Kids. Faith and her best friend Olivia are excited to be in the drama club’s spring play! Faith has landed the lead role and eagerly signed up to help with every opportunity from set building to collecting costume pieces and props. Faith soon discovers that being involved in too many extra commitments is overwhelming! She rarely has time to be a kid, spend time with her friends, or do the things that make her feel relaxed and happy. Bad dreams, poor sleep, and habits of nail biting and hair twirling all point to the fact that Faith is stressed out! Her mom explains the skills of delegating, prioritizing, and organizing her tasks, and friends and family show support by offering their own time to help her complete her commitments. A bit of mindfulness and self-care recharge her for the busiest days, and she learns the value of balancing work with rest. This book showcases diversity in positive ways with characters that span various cultures, ethnicities, family situations, physical challenges and more. Readers of all backgrounds will see themselves in these pages while learning to value the diversity within their own community and being exposed to differences from around the world. This title includes a trans-racial foster adoptive family. About the Help Me Understand seriesThe Help Me Understand series provides elementary children with tools to identify, understand, and responsibly manage difficult emotions. Each book follows the life of one of our sixteen diverse MVP Kids and contains a discussion guide with further insight and reflection questions related to the book's content. Themes include children overcoming and managing anger, anxiety, insecurity, boredom, arrogance, and more. Through difficult challenges, the MVP Kids learn to make the right choices in the midst of big feelings. About MVP KidsFamilies with a diverse range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds drive the inspiration for child education and social emotional learning. MVP Kids enables real-world kids to address the challenges in their lives through story-based character lessons where the kids interact at school, in social situations, and in their communities. MVP Kids board books enrich preschool readers while hardcovers and paperbacks focus on school-aged children. Each MVP Kids book includes extensive coaching information for parents and educators that promotes character education, wise decision-making skills, and social and emotional learning.

Like almost every good Shakespearean tragedy, King Lear packs a lot into the story: love, revenge, murder and, of course, scandal! What's not to love! If only it wasn't so...Shakespeare sounding!It's not that Shakespeare is a bad writer--he's obviously one of the greatest; the problem is his plays were written hundreds of years ago and if you don't understand the context, the plays can be really confusing.If you are struggling to get through King Lear or if you just want a bit more help, then this book is for you!Inside you will find summaries of each scene, overview of themes and characters, and even a modern version of the play (right next to the original text, so you can read it together)!If King Lear sounds like a fascinating read...you just wish it were written today (and not hundreds of years ago), then read on!

According to the World Health Organization, more than 5 percent of the world's population has disabling hearing loss. Some people's hearing loss is mild. They can communicate through spoken language and may use a hearing aid. Some people have profound hearing loss, which most people refer to as being deaf. With this book, readers will learn the causes of deafness and the different ways in which deaf people communicate. Full-color photographs and age-appropriate text help readers understand this condition.