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Spring has arrived, and pollen is in the air. Baby Bear does not like the pollen - it sticks to his fur and makes him itchy and sneezy. He's allergic! Achoo! He just wishes the pollen were gone. When his friends gather to tell him why they need pollen, Baby Bear learns that pollen is good for the forest and provides food for many animals, including him! Pollen might be something we all love to hate, but can we really live without it? This story explains why we need it.

Is taking your child to THE DENTIST A NIGHTMARE FOR ALL CONCERNED? This gentle and relaxing self-help Download has been a godsend for children aged about 8-15 years who were frightened of going to the dentist. It helps them relax and feel so much more CALM AND CONFIDENT ABOUT THE VISIT. Children imagine breathing in a sense of calm and breathing out unwanted scary thoughts and feelings.

Is your VERY YOUNG CHILD NERVOUS OF THE DENTIST? If so, this self-help gentle, relaxing, imaginative Download for regular quiet time or bedtime-listening for children ABOUT 4-7 YEARS could be your answer. With regular listening they are helped to get used to the idea of VISITING THE DENTIST FEELING HAPPY, CALM AND CONFIDENT.

Is your child soon to undergo an operation or medical procedure in hospital or a medical centre? This Download for 8-15 year olds could prove amazingly helpful since it relaxes and reassures as it informs about simple hospital routines and procedures that are more or less common to all countries. The recording has been scripted in consultation with a pediatric consultant.

Nyle’s life with her grandmother on their Vermont sheep farm advances rhythmically through the seasons until the night of the accident at the Cookshire nuclear power plant. Without warning, Nyle’s modest world fills with protective masks, evacuations, contaminated food, disruptions, and mistrust. Things become even more complicated when Ezra Trent and his mother, refugees from the heart of the accident, take temporary shelter in the back bedroom of Nyle’s house.

Children facing cancer - whether their own, a family member's, a friend's, or even a pet's - will find help in understanding the disease through this audiobook. A young boy discovers his dog's lump, which is then diagnosed with those dreaded words: "it's cancer". The boy becomes a loving caretaker to his dog, who undergoes the same types of treatments and many of the same reactions as a human under similar circumstances (transference).

It's never too early to set good nutrition habits. This audiobook covers the five food groups - grains, fruits and vegetables, proteins, dairy - and also explains how to be a healthy eater.

This heartwarming audio journal describes a critically ill sea turtle as she is nursed back to health at a sea turtle hospital. Listeners will empathize with Carolina as she undergoes many of the same medical treatments sick or injured children face and then celebrate the happy day when she returns to her home in the sea. The "For Creative Minds" section includes fun facts and information on conservation issues.

La primavera ha llegado y el polen se siente en el aire. Al bebé Oso no le gusta el polen - se le pega en su pelaje y lo hace tener comezón y estornudar. ¡Él es alérgico! ¡Achís! Desearía que el polen no existiera. Cuando sus amigos se reúnen para decirle por qué nececitan el polen, el bebé Oso aprende que el polen es bueno para el bosque y que provee alimento para muchos animales, ¡que lo incluyen a él! El polen puede ser algo que todos odiemos pero, ¿realmente podemos sobrevivir sin él?

Endorsed by authors, teachers, scientists and Congressmen, Mike Mongo's Astronaut Instruction Manual for Pre-Teens excites a new generation of space explorers. The audiobook, designed for children between the ages of 8 and 13, is a functioning, first-step instruction manual. With excitement...

For kids ages 8 to 12, this is an accessible and fun meditation and mindfulness how-to book filled with full-color illustrations, written by Mallika Chopra and with a foreword by Deepak Chopra. Just Breathe is a fun and accessible, fully illustrated go-to meditation guide written by none other...

As befits a future President of the United States of America, Maggie Mayfield has decided to write a memoir of the past year of her life. And what a banner year it's been! During this period she's Student of the Month on a regular basis, an official shareholder of Coca-Cola stock, and defending Science Fair champion. Most importantly, though, this is the year Maggie has to pull up her bootstraps (the family motto) and finally learn why her cool-dude dad is in a wheelchair, no matter how scary that is.

Poor Ed Cooper seems to have one problem after another - his life is never boring. This time around Ed is having problems in school. He just can't get his head around his time-tables.

At home things are bad too - Ed has started to wet his bed. What is Ed to do?

Eleven-year-old Valena, her family, and dog live in rural Ohio, where she and her cousin Melinda share experiences that include seeing the aurora borealis, surviving a tornado, and going to an amazing circus.

Answering questions like "why are so many vegetables green?", "what's the difference between brown bread and white bread?", and "why do beans make you gassy?", cheerful haiku poems and a simple Q&A format make this book a nutritious treat. The information in this book aligns with both the USDA's MyPlate guidelines and the Harvard School of Public Health's Healthy Eating Plate guidelines.

I am a stuffed animal called Cubanty, and I want to be your friend. By listening to my stories, you can feel wonderfully cozy and sheltered. Together, we will experience magic dream voyages to calm down and fall asleep. For my bedtime stories, I use elements from autogenic training and other enjoyable relaxation techniques. While listening to this adventure at the beach, my magic dream dust will again unfold its marvelously calming effect.

If Little Pea doesn't eat all of his sweets, there will be no vegetables for dessert! What's a young pea to do?

Children who have trouble swallowing their veggies will love the way this pea-friendly audiobook serves up a playful story they can relate to.

It's not fair! All Little Owl wants is to go to bed at a reasonable hour, like his friends do. But no . . . Mama and Papa say little owls have to stay up late and play. So Little Owl spends all night jumping on his bed, playing on the jungle gym, and doing tricks on his skateboard - but he's hooting mad about it ! Children who have a hard time going to bed will love this fun twist on the universal dilemma.

Newbery medal-winner and recipient of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award, Cynthia Rylant instills gentle humor into this cozy listen. When Mr. Putter goes outside without a hat on, he catches a cold. Tabby tries to make Mr. Putter feel better, but "colds aren't so much fun when you're old." Yet his neighbor Mrs. Teaberry and her dog Zeke know just the thing to help Mr. Putter recover.

Este es un libro muy especial y muy espacial, ya que toda la acción transcurre en el espacio y además los protagonistas son solo niños. Pero no son niños a lomos de una vaca con alas ni sufren pesadillas producidas por una indigestión de melocotones porque su autor, Luis Ruiz de Gopegui, es un científico. Este es su primer libro dedicado a los niños y en él nos cuenta todo lo que razonablemente habría que hacer para llegar al planeta Marte. Luis lo sabe bien porque siguió desde la estación espacial de la NASA en España las operaciones que hicieron posible la llegada del hombre a la Luna.