In a season of drought, Sparrow borrows food from Tortoise with a promise to pay back. When Sparrow later resorts to tricks, Tortoise makes it his life's mission to get her to pay him back. This heartwarming story encourages positive behavior and guides children through the process of showing love and forgiveness to others.The "Tortoise adventure series" by Simons Acquah, teaches character building through children's books. This story encourages positive relationships in a way that children can appreciate and practice.Other titles include; The Speeding Tortoise and Tortoise finds a Best friend.

Whose your best friend? The one who enjoys being with you and allows you to be yourself or the person you wish was your best friend? A lot of children struggle with finding and keeping friends.Tortoise has two birds and a butterfly in his life. Which one will he choose to be his best friend and why? You are invited to join him in a delightful adventure to find a best friend. This is a beautiful story to help kids understand healthy friendships. Teachers and parents are loving the Tortoise series. Another amazing story.Books > Children's Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Family Life > Values Books > Children's Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Friendship, Social Skills & School Life > Self-Esteem & Self-RespectBooks > Children's Books > Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths > CollectionsBooks > Children's Books > Animals > TurtlesPlease help other parents and teachers find this book by leaving an honest review of this book and its illustrations.

A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print. One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning—but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.

A cute story of a Tortoise who hates being slow, and wishes to be the fastest animal in the world. Join in his excitement when this wish is granted and find out how his new speed leads to discovering more about himself. The first of the Tortoise adventure thriller for kids. Children enjoy reading folktales from around the world and listening to this story with its brilliant illustrations. They just want to find out what happened in the end. The conclusion also makes it an amazing bedtime story.This is an Elementary school reading and middle school reading for parents and teachers who would want to enforce self- love into their children's lives through an amazing story.

Tortoise's happy life falls apart when Monkey decides to flip him upside down every time they meet. It's a classic bullying situation. This charming story demonstrates how Tortoise finds the strength to stop Monkey and reveals the roles that other animals play in ending the bullying.Bullying hurts and must be stopped. This book gives you and your child an opportunity to talk about how to end bullying.

Discover the power, joy, and love of living a present, authentic, and intentional life despite a world full of distractions. If technology is the new addiction, then multitasking is the new marching order. We check our email while cooking dinner, send a text while bathing the kids, and spend more time looking into electronic screens than into the eyes of our loved ones. With our never-ending to-do lists and jam-packed schedules, it's no wonder we're distracted. But this isn't the way it has to be. Special education teacher, New York Times bestselling author, and mother Rachel Macy Stafford says enough is enough. Tired of losing track of what matters most in life, Rachel began practicing simple strategies that enabled her to momentarily let go of largely meaningless distractions and engage in meaningful soul-to-soul connections. Finding balance doesn't mean giving up all technology forever. And it doesn't mean forgoing our jobs and responsibilities. What it does mean is seizing the little moments that life offers us to engage in real and meaningful interaction. In these pages, Rachel guides you through how to: Acknowledge the cost of your distraction Make purposeful connection with your family Give your kids the gift of your undivided attention Silence your inner critic Let go of the guilt from past mistakes And move forward with compassion and gratefulness So join Rachel and go hands-free. Discover what happens when you choose to open your heart--and your hands--to the possibilities of each God-given moment.