thought and thinking

Grumpy Ninja went through his day becoming grumpier and grumpier, until his friend Positive Ninja reminded him of all the things he has to be grateful for, and Grumpy Ninja never felt happier.

Presents a message of encouragement and hope for teenagers suffering from such negative emotions as anger, confusion, depression, fear, worry, and doubt.

"Finn is awakened in the night by something rustling around inside their head. It isn't heavy like a worry, it doesn't swirl like a fear, and it certainly isn't shaped like a question. It's something much more exciting--an idea! Finn can't wait to share it, and they do, at school, with their best friend Sima. Sharing energizes the idea. Then the more Finn thinks about it, the more the idea grows, and by the end of the day the idea is huge and amazing. But not everyone is excited about Finn's idea, and, in a heart-stopping moment, a bully knocks it to the ground. Devastated, Finn begins to doubt their idea, and the more Finn doubts it, the smaller it becomes. Only when it has faded away to almost nothing, does Finn suddenly realize that the idea is actually exactly the way it should be! Confidence renewed, Finn shares the idea with the other kids, who in turn add their thoughts. And as the idea grows, even the bully has a change of heart, offering his own thought to the mix. As the story closes, the idea blossoms and flows across the page, taking wing in rich, glorious color. Sharing has made it bigger, better and more beautiful. Now who knows what this idea will become and where it will go!"--Provided by publisher.

A counting book about height that uses the Tyrannosaurus rex and other animals to compare body size between each.

Theodore and Violet trudge up the big sledding hill. Then they jump in their sleds and take off. Now which way are they going? You guessed it--down! Keep reading, guessing, and flipping the page to discover more position words.

Wah! Wah! A crying baby is loud. But what about a sleeping baby? A sleeping baby is quiet. You will discover that opposites are everywhere.

Find out how your life is full of patterns and sequences, from the days of the week to playing hopscotch.

Lightning flashes. Thunder rumbles. It's a big storm! How do you think Micah feels? Woof! Woof! Gemma's grandma brought her a puppy. How do you think Gemma feels? Find out which feeling matches the description.

"Making thinking visible is the idea that learning is about making connections between topics, concepts, and activities rather than steps, assignments, and testing. The power of developing thinking routines is the positive impact they have on student engagement and learning. A thinking routine is the pattern by which we operate and go about the job of learning and working together in a classroom environment. . . . the author has been working with colleagues at Project Zero, a research group founded within the Harvard Graduate School of Education, to develop and trial new thinking routines to facility student engagement and learning. The result of that research is a new book that focuses on the power that thinking routines can bring to learning"--Provided by publisher.