Jennifer Moore-Mallinos
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In the city where they lived, homeless people were invisible to Chelsea and Leo Wellington, until they met Agnes. Agnes had been a teacher and, like Chelsea and Leo, she loved to study bugs. However, then she got sick. She lost her job, her home, and her dreams. Agnes helps Chelsea and Leo solve a problem. Can they find a way to help her?
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"Learning to work as a team is an important part of growing up. Being able to pick out when it's best to work independently and when it's best to work together can be tough, but sometimes it's necessary to accept help, and to lend help. With the guidance of this innovative volume, readers see why cooperation and working together can make things easier and more efficient" -- Publisher.
11) Mom has cancer!
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Sensitively written stories encourage preschool-age and early-grade children to explore their feelings, deal with problems that trouble them, and understand others who have problems of their own.
13) We are adopted
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An adopted girl welcomes her baby brother whom her parents have also adopted from Russia, and she describes the reasons for adoption, what life is like as an adopted child, and her interactions with other adopted children.
15) I have asthma
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Uses a story about a boy who suffers from asthma to encourage kids to explore their feelings about having asthma. Includes a section of advice for parents.