interpersonal relations

Fourth-grade science whiz Phineas MacGuire is forced to team up with the new boy in class on a science fair project, but the boy's quirky personality causes Phineas to wonder if they have any chance of winning.

When Randall and his friend Max start a chess club in the park to keep busy during the summer, there are unexpected benefits for the community.

When Desmond and Clayton, two mice, finally learn to cooperate, they create a wonderful valentine for their teacher.

Third-grader Emma's peaceful life as an only child is disrupted when she has to temporarily share her tidy bedroom with four-year-old Anthony Scarpetto, a bona fide "pain in the patootie.".

Uses the metaphor of filling a bucket to encourage children to practice kind and considerate behavior and teach them the benefits of positive relationships.

When the Los Angeles riots break out in the streets of their neighborhood, a young boy and his mother learn the value of getting along with others.

Four fifth-grade students--a geek, a class clown, a teacher's pet, and a slacker--as well as their teacher and mothers, each relate events surrounding a computer programmed to complete homework assignments.

Twelve-year-old Greg, who has always been good at moneymaking projects, is surprised to find himself teaming up with his lifelong rival, Maura, to create a series of comic books to sell at school.

Discusses feelings such as shyness, embarrassment, and anger and examines specific situations such as the death of a loved one and fighting with family members.

Duck and Goose learn to work together to take care of a ball that they think is an oversized egg.