Rana DiOrio

Teaches children about what it means to be green by helping them to view everyday tasks through an environmentally friendly lens.

What does it mean to be green?

Teaches children about respecting other countries and cultures and what it means to be a community.

What Does It Mean to Be Global?

The newest addition to Rana DiOrio s award-winning "What Does It Mean To Be ...?(r)" series helps start the kindness conversation with altruistic suggestions that foster empathy and enlighten the world."

What Does It Mean to Be Kind?

Eliza Wheeler

What does being present look like? Noticing when someone in your class needs help and taking the time to help them. Sound like? The rain outside your window. Smell like? Briny seaweed at the beach. Taste like? A bite of orange. Feel like? Allowing the rhythm of your breath, in and out ... to make you feel peaceful. Follow a group of friends at school, at home, and at the beach as they experience just what it means to be present.

What Does It Mean to Be Present?

A Mom's Choice Gold Award Winner! Being present means... Noticing when someone needs help Waiting patiently for your turn Focusing on what's happening now Follow a group of friends at school, at home, and at the beach as they experience just what it means to be present. More Awards for What Does It Mean to Be Present? The Living Now: Books For Better Living Award The Nautilus Silver Award for Children's Picture Book The Moonbeam Gold Children's Book Award for Mind-Body-Spirit/Self-Esteem

You have the power to protect yourself and others! What does it mean to be safe? Does it mean beating a throw to home plate? Does it mean never taking risks? No! Being safe is about feeling secure, feeling protected and being responsive--no matter the environment or situation. You can be safe in so many simple ways. From being aware of your limits to creating healthy boundaries. By not giving in to peer pressure and by standing up to bullies. And by being safe on the Internet, or knowing the right time to get a caring adult's help. This revised and updated addition to the award-winning What Does It Mean to Be...? series is the perfect book to spark meaningful dialogue and ensure every child knows what it means to be safe.

What Does It Mean to Be Safe?

Featuring all new artwork and updated facts and backmatter, this brand new edition of What Does It Mean to Be Green? explores all the ways that children can help protect the Earth and its precious resources! A young boy and girl explore all the different ways they can be green over the course of a day. Drawing on two sides of your paper instead of just one. Walking to the park instead of getting a ride. Turning off the water while you brush your teeth. They discover lots of amazing facts (like how our food travels an average of 1,500 miles to be on our plate!) and realize there's so much they—and we—can do to help save our world! "Rana DiOrio's whimsical book teaches kids What Does It Mean To Be Green (Hint: It doesn't mean 'looking like a frog, or a pickle, or an alien.')? Kids will have fun learning to see how their everyday life makes a difference."—Parenting Magazine

What Does It Mean to Be Green?

A Mom's Choice Gold Award Winner! Being global means... Experiencing other traditions Celebrating diversity in people Opening your mind to new possibilities Join children from around the world as they play, sing, and travel, trying all types of food and experiencing other traditions. Living respectfully and peacefully with one another, they celebrate diversity, see how their actions affect another person's experience, and come to understand that being global means being a citizen of the world. More Awards for What Does It Mean to Be Global? • The USA Book News Best Books Award for Children's Picture Book: Nonfiction • The Next Generation Indie Book Award for Multicultural Nonfiction • Learning Solutions Magazine Teachers' Choice Award for Children's Books • IBPA Benjamin Franklin Silver Winner for Interior Design in Children's/Young Adult • The Nautilus Silver Award for Children's Illustrated

Now in paperback! A girl in a red hat finds the courage to be kind to the new student in class. Her kindness spreads, kind act by kind act, until her whole community experiences the magical shift that happens when everyone understands—and acts on—what it means to be kind. The fifth book in Rana DiOrio's award-winning What Does It Mean To Be ...?® series, What Does It Mean To Be Kind? was named a 2015 Moonbeam Gold Medalist and won a Mom's Choice Gold Award.

Emma D. Dryden

Part of the award-winning What Does It Mean to Be...? series, What Does It Mean to Be an Entrepreneur? is a marvelous introduction for children of all ages to the concept of entrepreneurship and creativity. Being an entrepreneur means... Following your dream Loving to learn and being curious Taking risks Celebrated by Co-Founder of Ben & Jerry's, Jerry Greenfield, What Does It Mean to Be an Entrepreneur? is a book that "Inspires young dreamers to find the courage to be doers." When Rae witnesses an ice cream-and-doggie mishap, she's inspired to create a big-scale solution to wash dogs. Rae draws on her determination, resilience, and courage until she—and everyone else in her community—learns just what it means to be an entrepreneur. This fun approach to a sometimes complicated concept is sure to inspire budding entrepreneurs to follow their dreams. After all, being an entrepreneur takes courage, creativity, and a growth mindset!

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