Faith is a little girl who wonders about God. Unable to see or hear God herself, Faith asks her mother how she will know God is with her every day. Her mother tells her she must be quiet, listen, and thank God for all she has each day in order to feel Gods presence in her life, and soon Faith begins to learn how easy it is to talk to God. As Faith wakes up the next morning, she remembers to be quiet, listen, and thank God for being with her. After she arrives home from a busy day at school, Faith reminds herself to be quiet, listen, and thank God for being with her at schooland again as she helps cheer her team at a game, visits her grandparents, and gets ready to go to sleep. This story tells the tale of a little girl who learns that all she needs to do to be closer to God is simply be quiet and thank Him and know that He loves her.

Students will practice listening skills and respect in the classroom as they read and sing along. Text is paired with engaging music and colorful illustrations. This paperback book comes with CD and online music access.

A little shrew had wonderful news! He wanted to tell the whole world, but it was too noisy. 'I know the secret of Peace on Earth!' he said. Nobody heard him. Everyone was much too busy doing their own thing, creating their own noises, and not listening to anything. He wanted to say that if everyone in the whole world just sat still for a moment and listened, there would be Peace on Earth. Jeanne Willis uses a wonderful hurly-burly of onomatopoeic words to accompany her familiar energetic rhythmic text, and Tony Ross rises to the challenge, producing illustrations that perfectly match both in their imaginative variety and in their glorious details.

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Students will practice listening skills and respect in the classroom as they read and sing along. Text is paired with engaging music and colorful illustrations. Includes online music access.