Winner Children's Non-Fiction The 2020 Best Book Awards
The president works very hard in the White House, but this big house and its yard provide a special place to take a break for exercise too. Running, swimming, basketball, tennis, sailing, fishing, golf, and even Hoover Ball are just a few of the activities that the presidents enjoy as a break from their hard work at the White House. In this book, you will find out if there is a president who shared your favorite sport, game, or exercise to play or watch.
If you have a child or children with autism or are an autistic adult, then you will love this book because it is filled with vibrant colors of nature, landscapes, animals, and rainbows in oil pastels. It is a poignant story told through the eyes of an autistic student in her world as read in Artism and Me.
A giraffe is a safe guardian, an elephant a playmate, and bears become trusted friends on the pages of I am Mallorie. Delightful story book animals created with greenscreen photography illustrate the feelings and life of Mallorie, a happy and brave little girl that has been diagnosed with selective mutism, an uncommon anxiety disorder that affects her ability to speak in some social situations. Her symptoms were undetected until she was about three years old. She was a talkative toddler at home but completely silent in public. The concerns became more noticeable as she prepared to enter preschool. Medical professionals, a school speech and language pathologist, and her parents worked together to find alternative ways for Mallorie to communicate without using her words until she is ready to share them. This is her story. Read about Mallorie’s unique world where she conquers fears and accept herself as wonderfully made.
"Who Cares?" is part of the Chan is a Caregiver collection. This children's book inspires compassion and generosity in a simple and imaginative manner for the youngest of girls and boys. Brimming with colorful illustrations, the book gently introduces children to the disease of ALS and gives specific attention to the role played by caregivers. In an age appropriate manner, children will be taught about the crucial role friends and caregivers play.
Lou Gehrig's disease affects people of all ages, races, and backgrounds. This disease is serious, and being there for those diagnosed with ALS is critical. Introducing children to this sort of thing can be difficult, but with the help of "Who Cares?" you can teach your children about this sensitive issue and inspire them to play a pivotal role in its solution.
Fourth-grade student Ella Jane Palmer is confused about why her soccer season has been canceled. Not only that, everything is shutting down including schools! Read about how Ella handles the transition through a virus-infested world that no one has ever experienced before. When schools begin to open back up, Ella is nervous about what it is going to be like with all that is going on. Will things ever get back to the way they used to be?
Finalist Children's Non-Fiction The 2020 Best Book Awards
The White House has served as the home and office of the President of the United States for more than two hundred years. Its history fills thousands of books, but the best place to start to learn about the President's House is with the twenty-six letters of the alphabet! You'll find every letter here from A to Z! Five-year-old Rocco Smirne and his mother created this book to share a story for each letter. They will take you to see the Marine Band, the Queens' Bedroom, the Oval Office and rooms that are all red, blue, and green. Rocco's favorite picture is of Marine One, the helicopter drawn for the letter H!
Finalist Children's Non-Fiction The 2020 Best Book Awards
Rural areas cover 97 percent of the United States—yet more than 80 percent of the US population lives in urban areas. What is life like for the millions of children who populate our nation’s cities?
In Urban Playground, Katie Burke interviews fifty children, ages five to nine, who live in San Francisco. In each conversation, she explores one of ten different themes—family, school, pets, vacation, work, heroes, holidays, favorite foods, talents, and sports—followed by insights on the topic. She rounds out each segment with five questions for adults and kids to discuss after they’ve read it together, encouraging open, honest dialogue about young readers’ thoughts on the subject matter at hand. Future books in the series will expand into other major U.S. cities. Fun, accessible, and interactive, Urban Playground is an important window into the ways children in cities think about and describe the most important aspects of their lives—which is every aspect of their lives!
Finalist Children's Non-Fiction The 2020 Best Book Awards
Ever wonder about the inside of an Islamic mosque or a Sikh gurdwara? Ever wonder what the first worship spaces were like? Do you know which religions usually require removing shoes or wearing head coverings? Travel around the world and explore the ins and outs of sacred spaces from seven of the world's major faith traditions - all in one volume. The similarities and differences might surprise you!
Finalist Children's Non-Fiction The 2020 Best Book Awards
A Young Person's Field Guide to Finding Lost Shipwrecks is an autobiographical account of a nautical archeological expedition. Written by the marine geologist in charge of the survey, it discusses and explains the science behind a multibeam sonar and other technology used for the expedition, as well as describing the day-to-day operations aboard a 37-meter research vessel. The story begins alongside a dock in Cadiz, Spain, where three archeologists, two college students on a summer internship, three captains, one cook, one engineer, two scuba divers, one able-bodied seaman and the author are aboard the Hercules getting ready to set sail in search of the Santísima.Readers learn a lot more than science in this true-life account of a scientific expedition. They learn history, eat tapas, and even dance the flamenco, all while in search of a 200-year-old shipwreck.
Finalist Children's Non-Fiction The 2020 Best Book Awards
This rhythmic story about a polar bear cub who was orphaned, rescued, and taken to the Alaska Zoo will surely touch readers’ hearts. Their faces will light up with smiles, and quite possibly a tear or two will drop from their eyes. The author poetically describes Ahpun’s amazing life at the Zoo. She had a brown bear for a roommate, a swimming and fishing hole, and yearly birthday parties celebrated with her Zoo family and visitors from around the world. As a favorite attraction, she delighted people with her silly antics and her extraordinary beauty. Romance is included in this true adventure after a male polar bear arrived and they became a couple. Those who were unfamiliar with Ahpun will gain an understanding of how much she was cared for by her keepers, and those who knew her will relive their memories of times spent with this special, gorgeous animal.
Finalist Children's Non-Fiction The 2020 Best Book Awards
What if you could grow up to be a rockstar and sing at a concert in front of a stadium full of screaming fans? What if you could become such a famous TV actor that everyone would know who you are wherever you go? So famous that sometimes you’d find fans hiding in your closet, and even have to hide from people! Or maybe, you just want to have your own horses to ride and have fun with - that way you could go to places you only dreamed of. Well, what if you could do all those things - it's not impossible, because dreams are nothing more than wishes, as a special little boy named David would find out. David Bruce Cassidy entered the world on April 12, 1950, in Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital in New York City, a 7-pound, 15-ounce bundle born to Evelyn Ward during her eight-year marriage to another actor, Jack Cassidy.
I'm A Superhero! Back To School With COVID by Marianne Drasler
“Why can’t I go to school?” Why do I have to wear a mask?” “COVID who?”
Ever wonder how to answer these questions when your child asks? How they must feel when they need to return to school?
Marianne Drasler the author of “I Am A Superhero: Back To School With COVID,” hopes to alleviate these questions for parents, teachers, and others that have the privilege of working with children.
Marianne has been a preschool teacher for over twenty-four years. She wrote this book to ease some of the worries and fears children have when they need to return to school during and after COVID.
