The full purpose of this work is to expose the young minds to different scenarios, open their minds to critical thinking practices, and allow the children to preemptively envision a scenario in order for them to better deal with real-life problem situations. Additionally, the critical thinking process allows for youth to better acclimate to the adult world in which theyre not readily exposed. This allows for greater preparedness to make decisions in a volatile environment, which best simulates the real world. The power of critical thinking is the essence. We need to empower all people to exercise their mind to apply critical thinking behind their decision-making processes. Given the power of choice, one feels liberation of the mind to take charge of oneself.

The full purpose of this work is to expose the young minds to different scenarios, open their minds to critical thinking practices, and allow the children to preemptively envision a scenario in order for them to better deal with real-life problem situations. Additionally, the critical thinking process allows for youth to better acclimate to the adult world in which they're not readily exposed. This allows for greater preparedness to make decisions in a volatile environment, which best simulates the real world. the power of critical thinking is the essence. We need to empower all people to exercise their mind to apply critical thinking behind their decision-making processes. Given the power of choice, one feels liberation of the mind to take charge of oneself.

With over 40 Key Stage 2 Big Books, covering a wide range of genre and text types and comprehensive teacher support for shared reading and writing, Magic Bean Big Books and Writing Files offer you an ideal way to raise standards in writing.

Written by South African's youngest (9 year old), 2016 Award Winning Author for Best Early Childhood Development Publication for 2015, this book is about two cats who are cousins. It portrays the common challenges of different socio-economics, academic and religious backgrounds in which the two survived. Stacey's book portrays the differences in geographical locations that the two went through on a daily basis and how this affected their daily lives. Stacey's book also depicts that even though the cats come from the same family, they are bound to have differences due to who they are. The constant fights between the two are real reflections of daily lives. However just like in real (human) life, fights are a vital spice of life that do not also last forever. To Stacey, "Life is not a bed of hatred. You grow better when you fight to spread love and have fun in a child's way". Stacey Fru is a bubbly 8 year old South African girl whose love for reading and writing inspired her love for creative writing. Her observance in life is exposed in "Smelly Cats". Stacey who is a Grade 3 learner at Sacred Heart College - Observatory in Johannesburg, finished writing Smelly Cats two (2) weeks before she turned 8. Stacey's parents did not take her seriously even after they read the book until a professional editor gave them reasons to trust this copy and to help her publish it.

For fans of Kate DiCamillo’s Louisiana’s Way Home, this heartwarming novel tells the story of ten-year-old Glory Bea as she prepares for a miracle of her very own—her father’s return home. Glory Bea Bennett knows that miracles happen in Gladiola, Texas, population 3,421. After all, her grandmother—the best matchmaker in the whole county—is responsible for thirty-nine of them. Now, Glory Bea needs a miracle of her own. The war ended three years ago, but Glory Bea’s father never returned home from the front in France. Glory Bea understands what Mama and Grams and Grandpa say—that Daddy died a hero on Omaha Beach—yet deep down in her heart, she believes Daddy is still out there. When the Gladiola Gazette reports that one of the boxcars from the Merci Train (the “thank you” train)—a train filled with gifts of gratitude from the people of France—will be stopping in Gladiola, she just knows daddy will be its surprise cargo. But miracles, like people, are always changing, until at last they find their way home.

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