Reading Age: 10 to 12 Years

What is A W-Fun Story: The Adventures of Wanda-Luu? A W-Fun story: The Adventures of Wanda-Luu is a story that reminds you, through the character of Wanda-Luu, that you are your own best friend, especially when no one else seems to understand. Using simple rhyme and colorful, fun... graphics, the story deals with the discovery of a helpful tool for getting to know the two yous inside each of us. Combining elements of traditional story telling with sound psychology, Dr. Wendy has created a tale that helps kids (and adults as well) dig into the imaginative process of self-inquiry. Through the main characters of Wanda-Luu and Daddy-O, Dr. Wendy shows that we can learn valuable lessons about relationships and ourselves when we become more aware. What else is the story about? The story also deals with many emotions: sadness, frustration, fear, anger, loss, joy, love, caring, forgiveness, and celebration. It also touches on issues of power, cooperation, honesty and integrity. Its chock full of healthy lessons and has been a great learning and teaching tool for over a decade. How is A W-Fun story: The Adventures of Wanda-Luu a learning and teaching tool? The book contains a story-writing guide that helps readers to write their own stories. There is a discussion guide for parents or teachers that address issues that develop emotional intelligence and reasoning. There is also a W-Fun! workshop that Dr. Wendy offers for upper elementary school students, which aids participants in discussing issues and writing their own stories. What is a W-Fun! Workshop? The W-Fun! Workshop includes a performance of The Adventures of Wanda-Luu, performed with props and music, followed by discussion and activities that get students geared up to write their own stories. It has been performed for hundreds of people in dozens of different audience settings: schools, camps, conferences, schools, bookstores, and college campuses. The story itself takes about 20 minutes to perform, with time for discus
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Visit author's website at http: //www.readersareleadersusa.net/gift.html Adoption? Thank God for That Option! is a children's story. The foreword is appropriate for adults. The characters are very real and the story is non-fiction. It has humor, repetition and rhyme, plus ends wi...th a poem titled, The Gift. The book is fully illustrated with color and black and white photographs. It shows how adoptive children are no different from biological children when it comes to love and to care for. They grow, eat, sleep, breathe and play sports. They have good days and bad, just like everybody else. Most important of all, they are loved in good times and bad.
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This is the first book in our series - and still one of the favourites with younger children. They love joining in with the real animal noises on the sound track. Children also love the large illustrations of the farm animals. Some little ones have even been known to insist on sl...eeping with this book!
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Seasonal changes provide the backdrop for Who Paints the Sky?, the story of a young boy's growing awareness and the adventures he shares with his grandfather. Their loving relationship is evident as they experience the silent beauty and poetry of Nature, visiting a series of idyl...lic locations ranging from a mountain chain that resembles a sleeping giant to a serene lake surrounded by the green fuzz of re-emerging spring; from the thick woods, cut through by the familiar rhythms of a rushing brook to a mysterious clearing where the boy and the man discover secret and special meaning. This is a book that celebrates the intangible wisdom of the world around us and provides a glimpse into the experiences of two people who share a memorable journey through it.
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A girl finds herself caught up in a secret government experiment of monsters and darkness.