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Offers a range of over five hundred activities for readers eager to share nature with their children, so that their children will not suffer from nature-deficit disorder.

"About fifty percent of the marriages in the United States end in divorce. This book empathetically presents children with new ways of thinking about life during and after their parents' divorce, help in vocalizing and working through their feelings and emotions, and useful tools to help them thrive in their new family lives"--Provided by publisher.

"Each family is unique. Sometimes families only have one parent, and that's OK. Many children in the United States live with one parent. This title explores the joys, hardships, and complexities of life with a single parent"--Provided by publisher.

"This thoughtful book explores families with members who have special needs or challenges. It will encourage young readers to consider both similarities and differences, as well as how they can help or support friends whose families might have their own unique differences"--Provided by publisher.

"About 2 percent of children in the United States are adopted. This book carefully approaches the different types of adoption and some of the challenges that families through adoption may face. It encourages young readers to consider how adoption affects a family and how they can understand peers who are adopted"--Provided by publisher.

The boxcar children travel to Maine, take canoes into the wilderness and live in a house exactly like the one on Surprise Island, except the Maine house is brown, not yellow. They untangle the mystery of the two houses.

While trying to find a new best friend after feuding with Rowley, middle-school slacker Greg Heffley is warned by older family members that adolescence is a time to act more responsibly and to think seriously about his future.

She could've been rich if Miriam's grandfather, co-creator of the hit comic series Tomorrow-Men, hadn't sold his share of the company to his partner back in 1960. Now she's worried about how she'll pay for college. To complicate matters, a new, attractive boy shows up in town who just so happens to be the grandson of the man who "stole" Miriam's future, and is now heir to the Tomorrow-Men fortune. Long-held bitterness notwithstanding, Miriam is disappointed to find herself falling for the handsome boy.

Despite her parents' divorce, her father's coming out as gay, and his plans to marry his boyfriend, ten-year-old Bea is reassured by her parents' unconditional love, excited about getting a stepsister, and haunted by something she did last summer at her father's lake house.

A collection of friends and family-themed knock-knock jokes, riddles, puns, and more.