conduct of life

Puzzled by a world of confrontation, competition, and aggression, Horatio the cat seeks a way to cultivate harmony.

Presents situations that demonstrate the meaning and importance of honesty.

Gives examples of fairness, such as taking turns using the computer, dividing a cake into equal pieces, or waiting in line instead of cutting ahead.

Nikolai asks his animal friends to help him answer three important questions: "When is the best time to do things?" "Who is the most important?" and "What is the right thing to do?".

Living in the family car in their small North Carolina town after their father leaves them virtually penniless, Georgina, desperate to improve their situation and unwilling to accept her overworked mother's calls for patience, persuades her younger brother to help her in an elaborate scheme to get money by stealing a dog and then claiming the reward that the owners are bound to offer.

Teaches lessons about the holiday season through text and illustrations about baking cookies.

An unlikely teacher takes over the disorderly fourth-grade class of Aesop Elementary School with surprising results.

When he is assigned Teddy Roosevelt as his biography project in school, fourth-grader Riley finds himself inspired by Roosevelt's tenacity and perseverance and resolves to find a way to get what he most wants--a saxophone and music lessons.

Years after a violent New England raid by the Redcoats and their Revolutionary War Indian allies, two families, one that suffered during that raid and one with an Indian mother and Patriot father, become neighbors and must deal with past trauma and prejudices before they can help each other in the present.

Traces the day of two children and focuses on everyday occurrences that can build self-esteem.