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Cute photographs of animals combined with tips on life skills will help kids build up their resilience skills

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Find out how to keep safe at home, out and about and online with this fun guide to becoming a more confident you! Short comic-strip stories featuring a diverse range of characters show you how to deal with different situations. Sound non-fiction advice will help you to learn best ways to keep safe, whether you''re at home, on the beach, on your bike or playing online.Includes notes for parents and teachers about how to most effectively use the books at home or in the classroom.Series consultant, Sarah Davis, Sarah Davis, is qualified in child and Adolescent Psychotherapy and provides counselling support for children, young adults and parents.The ''Confident Kids'' series is perfect for children aged 7-11, teaching children important life skills to help them manage their social and emotional health now and in the future. The clear, bright design and light-hearted humorous artwork make these engaging guides to help children boost self-esteem and

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This short but essential book will quickly and clearly advise children on how to deal with bullies, including cyberbullies, being left out, frenemies and peer pressure. Know how to stay safe online, recognise when you need to ask for help and learn how to improve your self-esteem and believe in yourself again.The 12 Hacks series helps readers to improve their mental health not just now, but for the rest of their lives. These simple steps might seem obvious to some, but it is important for us to raise awareness of these relatively simple steps that everyone can take to improve overall health and well-being.

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This short but essential book will quickly and clearly advise children on how to worry less. Find out about practical ways to learn how to control worries. Find out how to handle worries such as starting a new school, handling peer pressure, fighting social media anxiety and the fear of missing out, as well as deal with bullying or panic attacks. There are so many thing to worry about when you're young, but this book will help you to tackle your fears and build your confidence and resilience so you can face any challenges in your life ahead.The 12 Hacks series helps readers to improve their mental health not just now, but for the rest of their lives. These simple steps might seem obvious to some, but it is important to raise awareness of these relatively simple steps that people can take to improve their overall mental and physical well-being.

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Discover 12 simple steps to build happiness and better mental health. This short but essential book will quickly and clearly advise children on 12 steps to happiness. From learning new things to getting outside more, to talking to others, giving and learning to appreciate the simple things in life, children can find out that happiness is easier to find than they might have realised.The 12 Hacks series helps readers to improve their mental health not just now, but for the rest of their lives. These simple steps might seem obvious to some, but it is important to raise awareness of these relatively simple steps that people can take to improve their overall mental and physical well-being.Children need only dip into just one page of this book to pick up useful life skills - read the whole book and children will have the knowhow needed to look after themselves better and build awareness and resilience for the challenges that are yet to come.

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Find out how to build resilience and persevere with this fun guide to becoming a more confident you! Have you ever felt like giving up? Maybe that homework was too difficult, swimming training was too tiring, you just couldn''t get the hang of how to ride a bike, or you felt too scared to try the new club. Everyone feels like that sometimes. That''s when you need to be more determined and persevere. Persevering is about not giving up and getting things done even when they are difficult or boring.This book will give you lots of advice about how you can persevere when things get tough, from making a plan to believing in yourself. Sound non-fiction advice will help you to learn the best ways to cope with change, not compare yourself with others and overcome any fears of failure. Short comic-strip stories featuring a diverse range of characters show you how to deal with different situations. The consultant, Sarah Davis, is qualified in child and Adolescent

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"Very accessible and age-appropriate, with lots of helpful suggestions." Diana M. Cant, Consulatant child and adolescent psychotherapist."A very valuable tool for children, teachers and parents. The text is fabulous and very informative." Clare Arnold, art psychotherapist, CAMHSThis book aims to help children aged nine and above develop and maintain good mental and physical health. It discusses how to overcome feelings of stress and anxiety and safely navigate the pitfalls of time spent on social media. It encourages children to understand their feelings and look after their brain and body. There are hints and tips throughout on quick ways to improve mental health that can be done every day or as often as needed. The text has been approved by consultants working in the field of young people's mental health at ChildNet, Tavistock Psychotherapists and CAMHS.

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Discover 12 simple steps to boost self-esteem and improve your emotional well-beingThis short but essential book will quickly and clearly advise children on how to improve their self-esteem. From changing the way you think about yourself to building up life skills, not being afraid of failure and improving body image, everyone can learn to believe in themselves and know that they are special.The 12 Hacks series helps readers to improve their mental health not just now, but for the rest of their lives. These simple steps might seem obvious to some, but it is important to raise awareness of these relatively simple steps that people can take to improve their overall mental and physical well-being.Children need only dip into just one page of this book to pick up useful life skills - read the whole book and children will have the knowhow needed to look after themselves better and build awareness and resilience for the challenges that are yet to come.

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In this heartfelt picture book, children can go on a journey with Panda as she experiences feeling sulky, grumpy, and angry, and learns to navigate these emotions.Experiencing an extreme emotion such as anger can be very scary for young children. They may feel out-of-control and panicked. My Angry Book guides children through these difficult feelings and helps them make sense of their emotions.With charming, full-colour illustrations, this empathetically written book takes children on a heartfelt journey with cute Panda as she experiences feelings of anger. Alongside Panda, children learn to understand why they feel the way they do, and how to make themselves feel better.Developed in consultation with a mental health professional Clare Arnold, CAMHS, My Angry Book equips young children with the insight and vocabulary they need to express, anticipate, and navigate their feelings. Perfect for children aged 4+.

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In this heartfelt picture book, children can join Elephant as he experiences feelings of loneliness and learns to make sense of and deal with these difficult emotions. Children can feel lonely for many reasons and many do not have the language to express how they feel. This empathetically written book takes children on a journey with sweet Elephant as he experiences feelings of loneliness. Alongside Elephant, children learn to recognise their feelings and discover ways to make themselves feel better. Developed in consultation with a mental health professional Clare Arnold, CAMHS, My Lonely Book supports Social Emotional Learning, equipping young children with the insight and vocabulary they need to express, anticipate, and navigate their feelings. With heartwarming, full-colour illustrations by Sara Ward, this book is perfect for children aged 4+. ABOUT THE SERIES: The My Feelings Picture Book

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Sabes qué es un astromóvil o cómo se mantiene un avión en el aire?Mueve la lupa mágica para descubrir todos los secretos de las máquinas que nos rodean.

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Helping children aged nine plus to develop and maintain good mental and physical health.This book aims to help children aged nine and above develop and maintain good mental and physical health. It discusses how to overcome feelings of stress and anxiety and safely navigate the pitfalls of time spent on social media. It encourages children to understand their feelings and look after their brain and body. Hints and tips throughout the book offer quick ways to improve mental health that can be done every day or as often as needed. The text has been approved by consultants working in the field of young people's mental health at ChildNet, Tavistock Psychotherapists and CAMHS.

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Young children can find the world we live in daunting and a bit scary. There's just so much going on with new schools, making friends and even things like climate change. This book will help young readers to develop a flexible mindset and to explore feelings around ANXIETY AND SELF-ESTEEM in a gentle and supportive way. Building resilience is a key life skill that is important to learn from a young age. Very cute photographs of animals illustrate each scenario to help young readers understand: what anxiety is, why talking about it will help, why trying new things is good for us, tips on building confidence and that failure isn't always a bad thing. Readers are asked to think about how those scenarios might relate to their experiences and then encouraged to have a go at some practical activities, ask for help, be brave and to embrace feelings of nervousness as well as enjoying feelings of pride or happiness. The Build Resilience series is suitable for readers aged 6+ and for those studying PSHE as part of the schools curriculum. They are an excellent resource of PSHE topics for parents, teachers and carers as talking points for class discussion or as books to read together.Series consultant, Clare Arnold is a psychotherapist with 25 years' experience working with CAMHS, the NHS's Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.Titles in this series:Anxiety and Self-esteemCoping with ChangeFriendships and BullyingUnexpected Challenges

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Find out how to be more grown up and take responsibility with this fun guide to becoming a more confident you! Every day you have to make choices. Part of growing up is making the right choices and taking responsibility for those choices. Taking responsibility helps you to become more independent. It means you can be trusted to do what you say you will do, or what others have asked you to do. Being responsible means others can count on you.Short comic-strip stories featuring a diverse range of characters show you how to deal with different situations. Sound non-fiction advice will help you to learn best ways to become more responsible by learning how to plan, think about others feelings, be helpful, look after your belongings and others'', saying sorry when you make a mistake and looking after the environment. The consultant, Sarah Davis, is qualified in child and Adolescent Psychotherapy and provides counselling support for children, young adults and parents

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Find out how to take control of your emotions with this fun guide to becoming a more confident you!Part of growing up is being able to handle the way an emotion makes you feel. Managing emotions properly helps you to manage your behaviour, build good relationships with people around you and make positive decisions. This book will help you to learn the best ways to manage emotions such as anger, jealousy, worry, sadness, shyness and fear.Short comic-strip stories featuring a diverse range of characters show you how to deal with different emotions and situations. The consultant, Sarah Davis, is qualified in child and Adolescent Psychotherapy and provides counselling support for children, young adults and parents.Includes notes for parents and teachers about how to most effectively use the books at home or in the classroom.The ''Confident Kids'' series is perfect for children aged 7-11, teaching children important life skills to help them manage

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How to overcome feelings of stress and anxiety and develop good mental health

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How to look after your brain and body and develop good mental health

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A simple introduction for younger children on how to stay safe and have fun on a bicycle, from wearing the right protective clothing and helmet and checking your brakes to riding responsibly on the road, signalling and using cycle lanes.

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Cute photographs of animals combined with tips on life skills will help kids build up their resilience skills

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Discover 12 simple steps to start to worry less and build resilience

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A series that explores mental health and provides practical advice

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Find out about the different jobs the police do. Discover how the police fight crime and keep us safe. Meet the police who work with dogs and horses. Learn how to dial 999 in an emergency.

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In this heartfelt picture book, children can go on an uplifting journey with Puppy as he shares his joy with others and learns to recognise these emotions.Being happy is great, and it is important for young children to realize when they are feeling happy and to recognize what makes them happy. My Happy Book helps children to understand their happy feelings. When they are young many children do not have the language to express how they feel. This charmingly illustrated, clearly written book takes children on a fun journey with bouncy Puppy as he expresses his happiness and shares his joy with others. My Happy Book provides the insight and vocabulary youngsters need to express how they feel and encourages them to talk about their feelings. Perfect for children aged 4+

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Use your Magic Magnifying Glass to see inside a whole world of mind-boggling machines in this cutting edge interactive titlle, ideal for budding scientists, engineers, or other curious young minds! See pistons pumping, gears grinding and turbines turning as you explore the inner workings of the machines that make the world go round. With the amazing x-ray magnifying glass, you'll be able to peer beneath the surface of each machine and examine what keeps it chugging along. On each spread, read all about different types of machine, from jumbo jets to supersonic cars, bullet trains to the International Space Station and so much more. Discover how each machine has a job to do and how it works with humans and other machines to get it done. Then, put on your engineer's hat and get the inside story on each machine, using your special x-ray magnifying glass (included). With real scientific detail and a huge variety of machines from throughout the modern world, Magic Magnifying Glass: Mind-Boggling Machines is the perfect introduction to STEM subjects for the budding scientist. This hands-on interactive exploration book is sure to delight any curious boys and girls alike.

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This book will help you navigate the potential pitfalls of activity on social media and develop good mental health.How has being on social media made you feel today? Our experiences on social media have a big effect on how we think, feel and behave. Social media can be brilliant, but it can also cause all sorts of problems. This book will help you to get the most out of social media by making sure you stay in control and use it in a fun and safe way, rather than letting it control you and make you feel anxious and unhappy. There are hints and tips on quick ways to improve your mental health that you can try every day or whenever you need to.

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Stan and Pam are dinosaurs who are overjoyed when they are given a pet rat called Pat. However, when Pat goes missing, Stan and Pam look everywhere and end up enlisting the help of some friends to find her. This fun story is written by Honor Head and illustrated by Julian Mosedale. Red A/Band 2A books offer predictable text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development. Text type: A simple story with a familiar setting Pages 14–15 provide an opportunity for children to recap the story. Curriculum links: Personal, Social and Emotional Development; P.S.H.E. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

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