Examines all the benefits that a kind word or meaningful compliment can have in creating joy, developing relationships, and gaining trust, and includes the history of compliments with tips on when to use them most effectively.

3) Plant the tiny seed

Author

Matheson, Christie

Description

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"Plant a seed to watch it grow. Press on the cloud to make it rain. Jiggle the book to scatter the seeds. Interactive text teaches very young children how flowers sprout and mature. Contains watercolor depictions of a flower in various stages of growth"--

4) Shelter

Author

Matheson, Christie

Pub. Date

[2021]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5

Description

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While ten-year-old Maya attends an elite private school on scholarship her classmates are unaware that she and her family are living in a homeless shelter, but on one poignant day Maya discovers having a house is not the only way to have a home.

5) Touch the brightest star

Author

Matheson, Christie

Pub. Date

[2015]

Formats

Book, Picture

Description

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An interactive picture book showcasing the beauty of nighttime.

6) Bird watch

Author

Matheson, Christie

Pub. Date

[2019]

Description

Read Description

"Count backward from ten as you search for hidden birds (and insects and animals) in this seek-and-find picture book"--

7) Tap the magic tree

Author

Matheson, Christie

Pub. Date

2016, c2013.

Formats

Book, Local Library Checkout Only

Description

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Invites the reader to tap, rub, touch, and wiggle illustrations to make an apple tree bloom, produce fruit, and lose its leaves.

8) The hidden rainbow

Author

Matheson, Christie

Pub. Date

[2020]

Description

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Illustrations and simple, rhyming text invite the reader to uncover the rainbow of colors hidden in a garden, which helps flowers bloom and bees find food. Includes facts about bees and their importance.

9) Select

Author

Matheson, Christie

Pub. Date

2023.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 6

Description

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"Twelve-year-old Alex loves playing soccer, and she's good at it, too. Very good. When her skills land her a free ride to play for Select, an elite soccer club, it feels like a huge opportunity. Joining Select could be the key to a college scholarship and a bright future--one that Alex's family can't promise her. But as the team gets better and better, her new coach pushes the players harder and harder, until soccer starts to feel more like punishment...

10) The Confetti Cakes cookbook: spectacular cookies, cakes, and cupcakes from New York City's famed bakery

Author

Strauss, Elisa

Pub. Date

[2007]

Description

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A sought-after New York cake designer presents a series of projects for bakers at a range of skill levels, in a detailed volume of recipes that features such options as sugar-dusted heart cookies, billiard-ball cupcakes, and a variety of elaborate sculpted cakes.