Books with title Courage to Ride

Trista Thompson is enjoying a fun summer before entering 5th grade. She is training for Level 5 at Perfect Balance Gymnastics Academy and gets to attend a gymnastics camp with her friends. For the first time in her gymnastics career she is learning her new skills in plenty of time for testing day at the end of summer. Just when Trista feels great about her progress, she has a major setback. Can she overcome her challenges and fears to reach her goal of making the Level 5 team?Perfect Balance Gymnastics Books teach girls to be kind to each other, flexible in life, courageous, strong, and most of all, confident. The books set the reader in the world of gymnastics. The characters are relatable and have age appropriate challenges. Each book explores a major life lesson that empowers girls to understand their own inner strengths.

Annie Boyd's dream has come true. She finally has a horse of her own. But she's got a secret, too. She's scared. Scared of riding, scared of failing. She's beginning to make friends at the Ridgeview Riding Club, but one girl has made it very clear that she'll make Annie's life miserable there. It seems like after every step forward, Annie has to take two steps back.

Annie Boyd's dream has come true. She finally has a horse of her own. But she's got a secret, too. She's scared. Scared of riding, scared of failing. She's beginning to make friends at the Ridgeview Riding Club, but one girl has made it very clear that she'll make Annie's life miserable there. It seems like after every step forward, Annie has to take two steps back.

Annie Boyd's dream has come true. She finally has a horse of her own. But she's got a secret, too. She's scared. Scared of riding, scared of failing. She's beginning to make friends at the Ridgeview Riding Club, but one girl has made it very clear that she'll make Annie's life miserable there. It seems like after every step forward, Annie has to take two steps back.

Alberta Children_s Book of the Year Alberta Book Illustration of the Year Can she find courage in her new big city home? Meg is new to the city with its tall buildings and long shadows. It_s nothing like her Caribbean home. Here, the city closes in on her and she feels safe in her bedroom. But gradually she begins to discover that there_s more to the city than she thought. For instance, there_s the Chinese man who exercises in the courtyard near her apartment. His exercises are intricate and graceful, and they have interesting names. One day on her way home from school, Meg finds a tiny swallow brought down by a sudden early snowstorm, and she takes it home to nurse it. Once it is better, she is reluctant to let the bird go, but her mother and the Chinese man both gently suggest that the bird needs to be free if it is going to live. Meg and her new friend, Jenny, both release the bird. Courage to Fly captures the anxiety of a child who is alone in a new and strange world but whose imagination and courage are nourished by unexpected friendships.

Emily is happy to be spending the next year with her grandfather on his horse farm. Her sister, Jen, couldn’t be angrier about being stuck in the middle of nowhere while their mother is deployed in Afghanistan and their dad repairs bridges in California.Jen is miserable at the thought of starting high school in a new town. She takes out all her frustration on Emily, who doesn’t know how to help Jen see the beauty in farm life.Emily’s time on the farm gets even better when Grandpa hints that he will buy her a horse of her own. All Emily has to do is finish all the math schoolwork she’s been assigned over the summer. Emily falls in love with the kind and gentle Gemini, but Grandpa declares that any horse with four white hooves is bad news.As Emily works to get Grandpa to accept Gemini and her sister to accept their new situation, the unthinkable happens. Their mother goes missing in Afghanistan! Emily and Jen feel helpless, but their special bond holds the clue to getting their mother home safely.

Emily is happy to be spending the next year with her grandfather on his horse farm. Her sister, Jen, couldn’t be angrier about being stuck in the middle of nowhere while their mother is deployed in Afghanistan and their dad repairs bridges in California. Jen is miserable at the thought of starting high school in a new town. She takes out all her frustration on Emily, who doesn’t know how to help Jen see the beauty in farm life. Emily’s time on the farm gets even better when Grandpa hints that he will buy her a horse of her own. All Emily has to do is finish all the math schoolwork she’s been assigned over the summer. Emily falls in love with the kind and gentle Gemini, but Grandpa declares that any horse with four white hooves is bad news. As Emily works to get Grandpa to accept Gemini and her sister to accept their new situation, the unthinkable happens. Their mother goes missing in Afghanistan! Emily and Jen feel helpless, but their special bond holds the clue to getting their mother home safely.

Have you talked to your children about predators? One in four girls and one in six boys are sexually abused before the age of eighteen and never disclose their abuse. One in 4 girls will be raped in college What is your plan to protect your children? I was a victim of sexual abuse from the ages of six to eleven. I never told anyone. I do not want children to ever go through what I did. I talked to my three children from the age of three about anyone touching them inappropriately. My book will help parents to have a conversation with their children, and to Tell, Tell, Tell if anyone inappropriately touches them. Use this storybook to have that discussion with your children, and teach them. Knowledge is Power for our children.

Have you talked to your children about predators? One in four girls and one in six boys are sexually abused before the age of eighteen and never disclose their abuse. One in 4 girls will be raped in college What is your plan to protect your children? I was a victim of sexual abuse from the ages of six to eleven. I never told anyone. I do not want children to ever go through what I did. I talked to my three children from the age of three about anyone touching them inappropriately. My book will help parents to have a conversation with their children, and to Tell, Tell, Tell if anyone inappropriately touches them. Use this storybook to have that discussion with your children, and teach them. Knowledge is Power for our children.

Alberta Children’s Book of the Year Alberta Book Illustration of the Year Can she find courage in her new big city home? Meg is new to the city with its tall buildings and long shadows. It’s nothing like her Caribbean home. Here, the city closes in on her and she feels safe in her bedroom. But gradually she begins to discover that there’s more to the city than she thought. For instance, there’s the Chinese man who exercises in the courtyard near her apartment. His exercises are intricate and graceful, and they have interesting names. One day on her way home from school, Meg finds a tiny swallow brought down by a sudden early snowstorm, and she takes it home to nurse it. Once it is better, she is reluctant to let the bird go, but her mother and the Chinese man both gently suggest that the bird needs to be free if it is going to live. Meg and her new friend, Jenny, both release the bird. Courage to Fly captures the anxiety of a child who is alone in a new and strange world but whose imagination and courage are nourished by unexpected friendships.