This resource will bring an animal-loving slant into your guidance lessons and provide you with a collection of more than 100 lessons, reproducible worksheets, games and discussion questions that are ready to use. For some of these lessons, you might find it helpful to bring in a described pet from home. For others, you might be able to use some of the pets found in classrooms in your school. If you cannot find a live animal ambassador you might use puppets, stuffed animals or printed animal images. Animal-assisted guidance and therapy has been shown to increase empathy for others, acting as a catalyst for the expression of emotions, enhancing self-esteem, improving self-control, expanding social competence, decreasing feelings of stress and diminishing feelings of social isolation. ... Less

Exquisite and fun! The frame of the Vintage Animals on Parade print is reminiscent of a European antique complete with golden hues. The attention to detail brings this animal to life allowing your child's imagination to run wild. Child-friendly acrylic is used instead of glass and a wire is attached to the back for hanging. Multiple animal prints: Emily, a dainty elephant dressed to the nines in a yellow bow and pink umbrella Geraldine, a classy giraffe dressed to impress in her strand of pearls and Sunday bonnet Zoe, an elegant zebra dressed to impress in her crown and daffodil corsage Louise, a graceful sheep holding a beautiful pink rose and showing off the feathers in her bonnet Henri, the stately hippo sporting a top hat, bowtie and mustache Jacques, a tiger ready to hit the... Less

A unique keepsake made especially for each child, featuring her name and birth date. Animal characters in the story select letters one by one to spell out the child's first and last names. At the end, the animals celebrate because they have created the perfect name. The book helps children learn to recognize letters and spell their own names, and also includes an illustrated encyclopedia of 53 animals. Makes a wonderful gift that children of all ages (and their parents) will treasure. Accommodates up to 15 characters for first name and 15 characters for second name. 35 pages. Hardcover. 9" x 11". USA. Please note: Our online order system cannot accommodate names such as "McCosh" that require a capital letter somewhere other than the first letter. If you would like personalization of this... Less

All the soft animals make sounds: the cow jingles, the giraffe rattles, the sheep squeeks, the dog shakes, and the bird crinkles. They all store inside the soft 9" x 7" x 11" H. house who's roof opens. 6 mos. +.

Exquisite and fun! The frame of the Vintage Animals on Parade print is reminiscent of a European antique complete with golden hues. The attention to detail brings this animal to life allowing your child's imagination to run wild. Child-friendly acrylic is used instead of glass and a wire is attached to the back for hanging. Multiple animal prints: Emily, a dainty elephant dressed to the nines in a yellow bow and pink umbrella Geraldine, a classy giraffe dressed to impress in her strand of pearls and Sunday bonnet Zoe, an elegant zebra dressed to impress in her crown and daffodil corsage Louise, a graceful sheep holding a beautiful pink rose and showing off the feathers in her bonnet Henri, the stately hippo sporting a top hat, bowtie and mustache Jacques, a tiger ready to hit the... Less

ModTots BLACKBEARPAINTING Gregg Deal and his wife Megan are at it again with a new creative endeavor under the umbrella of their baby, Modern Bird Studios. When they found out they were expecting their first child back in 2005, they were beyond excited at the new changes that were coming to their life, including decorating their first nursery. Megan was loudly hoping for a little girl, and Gregg was secretly hoping for a human. They were ecstatic to find out they were going to have a daughter who they named Sage. During their quest for art to decorate Sage's nursery, they were disappointed in their available choices. Now they've decided to do something about it. Hello, ModTots by Modern Bird! Our animals are cute and cuddly and love children as much as children love them. They come from... Less

From termite mounds and caterpillar cocoons to the elaborate nests of social birds and the deadly traps of spiders, the constructions of the animal world can amaze and at times even rival our own feats of engineering. But how do creatures with such small brains build these complex structures? What drives them to do it? In this fascinating volume, Mike Hansell looks at the extraordinary structures that animals build--whether homes, traps, or courtship displays--and reveals what science can tell us about this incredible behavior. We look at wasp's nests, leaf-cutting ants, caddis flies and amoebae, and even the extraordinary bower bird, who seduces his mate with a decorated pile of twigs, baubles, feathers, and berries. We discover how some animals produce their own building materials,... Less