Blue the Buffalo's Tales of Honesty By: MacKenzie Richter Blue the Buffalo’s Tales of Honesty shares the importance of always being honest through the eyes of a young, clumsy buffalo kid named Blue. Set on the Bar None Ranch in the Texas Hill Country, readers of all ages can learn everyday values by falling in love with the playful spirits of the ranch animals. Blue’s Tales are part of an 8-book Children’s Series written to partner with parents to create and spread uplifting content that engages young hearts and minds. Values-based Parenting focuses on the importance of using good values to guide our decisions every day.

Dramatic, poignant, hilarious, and sentimental, anecdotes about our presidents are as varied as the presidents themselves. This new and revised edition of Presidential Anecdotes recounts some of the most striking stories about America's 42 chief executives, from Washington to Clinton, shedding light on the presidents as human beings and on the culture that produced them.

This novel is a western celebrating the valuable addition that the Buffalo soldiers made to southwestern history. It follows the exploits of a cavalry Captain, and a Native American woman as their hopes and dreams collide in West Texas desert.

“A satisfying ending ensures this nighttime adventure will soothe even the wildest child.” Kirkus Reviews An exuberant celebration of the Buffalo’s return to the wild. Since Declan was born, his kokum has shared her love of Buffalo through stories and art. But Declan longs to see real Buffalo. Then one magical night, herds of the majestic creatures stampede down from the sky. That’s when things really get wild! Azby Whitecalf’s playful illustrations add to the joy and reverence in Deidre Havrelock’s picture book debut. A reprinting of the Buffalo Treaty and an author’s note describe the importance of Buffalo to Indigenous Peoples and efforts to revitalize the species.

This funny, charming story is the perfect way to introduce young children to what honesty is, and help them understand the importance of owning up to your mistakes. Also included are suggestions for activities and ideas to talk through together to help children fully understand how their behaviour can impact on others. Hippo is having a bad day. It all started when he missed his breakfast. He can't concentrate in class and his tummy won't stop rumbling. And when he sees Mrs Croc's special chocolate cake, he can't resist. Now somebody else is getting the blame for eating it. Will Hippo do the right thing and tell the truth and make amends for what he's done? The Behaviour Matters series of picture books provide a gentle means of discussing emotions, boosting self-esteem and reinforcing good behaviour. Supports the Personal, Social and Emotional Development Area of Learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage, and is also suitable for use with children in KS1 and can be used to discuss values. Suitable for children under 5.

"The Buffalo Runners: A Tale of the Red River Plains" is a children's adventure novel set in the American Old West by Scottish author R. M. Ballantyne. Full of thrilling action, terrible danger, and intrepid heroism, "The Buffalo Runners" will appeal to children with an interest in history and would make for a worthy addition to collections of vintage Western literature. Robert Michael Ballantyne (1825 - 1894) was a Scottish author of children's fiction. He was a prolific writer and produced over 100 books in his lifetime. As well as being an author, Ballantyne was also an accomplished artist, having exhibited his work at the Royal Scottish Academy. Other notable works by this author include: "The Coral Island" (1858), "The Gorilla Hunters" (1861), and "The Eagle Cliff" (1889). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction and biography of the author. This book was first published in 1861.

Why were marvelous and enigmatic ancient statues that did no one any harm desecrated? Is there a danger in dwelling too much on the past? Is a powerful sense of grievance always justified? Can humans indefinitely rely on being able to access the Earth’s resources? These stories are a collection of personal reflections on a few selected events and issues. Nothing more. I offer no judgments, answers or solutions. My purpose is simply to offer up new and alternate perspectives without condemning the beliefs and viewpoints of anyone. Sanctimony and righteousness divide and split asunder but a spirit of respectful tolerance and understanding allows all to flourish.