Bøger af Sandra Miller Linhart

Every family has a story worth telling.In this melting-pot of a world, where cultures blend, separate, or sometimes clash, it's important to remember our heritage. Our skins' colors may be different, our grandparents may have strange last names, but if we look far enough into our families' histories, we'll find we're becoming a nation, and a world, of humans with surprisingly similar backgrounds. Teaching our children to learn and appreciate the adversities their ancestors overcame is the first step in showing them how they can improve the world they live in, for generations to come.Mixed Up opens up the dialogue for your child to explore the wonders of their unique, yet similar, ant's mysteries - regardless of the world's ever-changing definition of 'Family'.www.lionheartgrouppublishing.com

This award-winning chapter book series follows four friends -- two military brats (one African American), one Arapaho Indian, and a mini-genius -- as they live, learn, explore, and discover cultures, mysteries, and caves.Jones' dad has taken a turn for the worse. JEEP enlists Buck and Blue's assistance to attempt everything to beg, earn or acquire enough money to send Jones to be with her parents. It couldn't be that hard. Or, could it?When JEEP and Buck locate the old, abandoned mine will they discover enough gold? What other nightmares await to be unearthed there? Will they both escape with their lives?www.lionheartgrouppublishing.com

This award-winning chapter book series follows four friends -- two military brats (one African American), one Arapaho Indian, and a mini-genius -- as they live, learn, explore, and discover cultures, mysteries, and caves.Buck doesn't feel so alone anymore now that Jones and Blue have entered his life. And then the curious little JEEP guy pops in and balances out the group. Does it matter he's three years younger?When a strange circle appears practically in Blue's front yard and Grandfather's prize bull ends up dead, will Buck be able to prove he's not responsible to the local sheriff? Will JEEP's logical approach be of any help? Do aliens exist?The stakes are higher for the four friends in this, their third adventure. But, together? Anything is possible.www.lionheartgrouppublishing.com

This award-winning chapter book series follows four friends -- two military brats (one African American), one Arapaho Indian, and a mini-genius -- as they live, learn, explore, and discover cultures, mysteries, and caves.Uprooted again - this time to Wyoming - Blue and her best friend, Jones, discover new friends can be found in mysterious places. And, nothing has been more mysterious than the strange, glass-like object their new friend, Buck, calls the Indian Meditation Stone.When a school mate goes missing, can the trio investigate clues and follow signs using Northern Arapaho Indian rituals as their guide?www.lionheartgrouppublishing.com

This award-winning chapter book series follows four friends -- two military brats (one African American), one Arapaho Indian, and a mini-genius -- as they live, learn, explore, and discover cultures, mysteries, and caves. It's already hard enough to be an Army brat, but when Jones' dad comes back from the war with parts missing, she has to come to terms with brand-new challenges. And to top it off, her best friend, Blue, gets upsetting news about her own dad.As the girls struggle to face life head-on, a mystery unfolds in the field. Bones. Are they baby bones? Can the girls' investigation reveal the mystery? Will they have time to figure out the clues before their lives are uprooted and forever changed?This is the first book in the chapter book series, set in Ft. Benning, GA. It explores loss, love, and separation - all facts of life for military families.www.lionheartgrouppublishing.com

This award-winning chapter book series follows four friends -- two military brats (one African American), one Arapaho Indian, and a mini-genius -- as they live, learn, explore, and discover cultures, mysteries, and caves. Jones, JEEP, Buck & Blue are as diverse a group as you can get. From all different cultures and walks of life, these four find friendship in the oddest places, under just as odd circumstances. Although they're different, they're surprisingly very much the same.Follow the girls from Ft. Benning, GA to Lander, WY where they team up with the boys... and follow the clues to solve many mini-mysteries with this group of un-fit-ins, in this award-winning chapter book series - all together inside one cover for the first time!www.lionheartgrouppublishing.com

When food tastes like mud, smells like trash, and feels like mush, what's a hungry dinosaur to do? Pickysaurus Mac is not your typical dinosaur. Mealtimes pose a special problem for our picky little friend. Sometimes foods smell too gross to eat, they taste different than they look, and their textures feel like garbage in his mouth. His friends tell him to eat right to stay healthy but some things you just can't fix with words. Will Pickysaurus Mac ever find something he likes? When he finds he likes it, will it be the best food for him? Will he find it in time? Children with Sensory Processing Disorder, or SPD, must learn to navigate the crossed sensory receptors between their senses and their brain. Symptoms span a wide range, between being oversensitive or under-sensitive to stimulation of any or all of their senses. Foods pose a particular problem in the SPD child. Learning to tolerate textures, smells, and tastes sometimes makes mealtimes traumatic. "Pickysauraus Mac is a must for sensory-challenged children, their parents and teachers. Using colorful graphics and lilting rhyme, Pickysuarus demonstrates the challenges and difficulties of those with Sensory Processing Disorder. A recently recognized neurological disorder, SPD responds to behavioral therapies designed to build tolerance to discomfort created by the condition. While not "curable," those with SPD are able to lead healthy, full, and productive lives. "Children (and teens) long to be part of the crowd and not feel different or left out. Learning of a delightful dinosaur experiencing the same anti-food struggles lets the SPD child know they are not alone. Pickysaurus Mac provides insight to their condition and establishes the need for change while validating the child's distress. An excellent resource for the child and their caregiver. Pickysaurus promotes acceptance and understanding of a complex and demanding disorder." Julie Cox, MS

This award-winning deployment book for kids is a favorite of all major military branches: Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, National Guard, and Reserves in military books and best deployment books for children.The illustrator has masterfully drawn the lovable and relatable characters to be racially non-specific; Bean is non-gender specific, as well. It's Boot's task to take Daddy where he's needed, but it's Daddy's job to explain why.In only 37 pages, the author provides a valuable tool for caregivers to explain to service members' children why their daddy leaves, what he does, and how he helps others while he's away. As it would be impossible to explain every job, rank, and branch specific name for every object and service member, the author succeeds in covering the essentials in a generic and loving way. Daddy is a soldier. Boots are preparing to take him away. If Bean can hide Boots, will Daddy be able to stay? Daddy explains the many jobs he's called to do, and how his work isn't that much different than the work other daddies do.Being deployed is a fact of life for soldiers of all military branches. Humanitarian efforts, operations other than war (OOW), peaceful or wartime missions - a soldier's duty is to be there. Sometimes it means leaving little ones behind wondering why.Daddy's Boots is a loving description of a few quiet moments between a father and his child, as Daddy prepares to deploy for his job with the military.This charming picture book written by the award-winning author, Sandra Miller Linhart, and illustrated by the accomplished artist, Tahna Desmond Fox opens up a dialogue between the military child and his or her dad, and makes military deployments a more positive event.Check out her complementary award-winning picture book, 'But...What If?' which deals with the separation anxiety and reunion and other anxieties in kids brought on by military deployments. These award-winning books are best bought together. www.lionheartgrouppublishing.com

In Squat's search for identity, true beauty, purpose, and substantive form are found in one selfless act.www.lionheartgrouppublishing.com

Paige has knack. She can pile just about anything into a tower, a line, or a path. She gathers colors, sizes, shapes, and objects and puts them in their places. Toddlers like Paige normally sort as a way of learning similarities and differences, but when this behavior interferes with other activities, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder might be the reason. Little ones with OCD get overly upset when their routine changes. Repetitive behaviors like washing, counting, or lining up of objects when used to control their world may be a clue. Children with OCD don't understand why they like order. They only know it feels right for their things to be 'just so'.Please look for the Amazon Prime listings for these books. Per Amazon: "Amazon has allowed third-party sellers to compete for the Buy Box across categories for many years. [They've] now extended this policy to books. In some instances, the winning merchant will be a third-party seller instead of Amazon." This means independent authors receive no royalties on books sold through third-party sellers. Thank you!www.lionheartgrouppublishing.com

Pickysaurus Mac is not your typical dinosaur. Mealtimes pose a special problem for our picky little friend. Sometimes foods smell too gross to eat, they taste different than they look, and their textures feel like garbage in his mouth. His friends tell him to eat right to stay healthy but some things you just can't fix with words. Will Pickysaurus Mac ever find something he likes? When he finds he likes it, will it be the best food for him? Will he find it in time? Children with Sensory Processing Disorder, or SPD, must learn to navigate the crossed sensory receptors between their senses and their brain. Symptoms span a wide range, between being oversensitive or under-sensitive to stimulation of any or all of their senses. Foods pose a particular problem in the SPD child, Learning to tolerate textures, smells, and tastes sometimes makes mealtimes traumatic.

Who can determine what makes a family? Is a grandparent and grandchild considered a family? How about a single parent with children? Two individuals of the same sex or unspecified gender? Who is to say, and why should it matter?Families are like yummy brownies. They come in all shapes and sizes. Some are frosted. Some are plain. Some even have nuts. No matter who you call your family member, love is the main ingredient.

Gold medal winner of the 2015 TAZ Awards for Children's Literature in Pittsburgh, PA, Don't Label Me addresses bullying on a deeper level. Schools claim zero tolerance to bullying but a policy won't stop the subtle ways children exclude or 'label' others - keeping them separate or at least making them feel that way. Don't Label Me opens the dialogue for children to express their discomfort and helplessness regarding their situations. Don't Label Me is a first step toward realizing the issues and healing."...If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself ... You are a child of the Universe no less than the trees and the stars, you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the Universe is unfolding as it should..." ~ Desiderata; Max EhrmannAccepting yourself with all your quirks is the first step to self-esteem. Sandra Miller Linhart's book, Don't Label Me is a true asset for parents, schools, teachers, and counselors in guiding children down the positive and empowering path of loving who they are and being who they want to be.

Aesthetic beauty, by definition, is superficial - empty of any real worth - yet worshipped and coveted by the shallowest of spirits.Unless we look deeper into the soul, the being, we are limited by what our eyes see. A pretty face, a great physique - defined by a faction of society - will sour over time, hastened by a meanness of spirit."The love we give away is the only love we keep." Elbert Hubbard