Social Kids

Brave Benny Bear's Adventure: Facing Fears Together is more than just a story—it's an empowering experience that encourages children to embrace challenges and find strength in unity. Join Benny and his forest friends as they prove that even the smallest acts of bravery can lead to the most wonderful adventures.

Lila Greer is full of worries. Even the smallest things—from cabbages to cardboard—fill her with dread and What Ifs. So when her family makes a big change—moving to a new town—the worry and What Ifs only grow. What if things go wrong? What if no one likes her? At first, Lila feels right to be worried. In her new home, everything is strange. The new kids, the new smells. Lila feels alone and invisible. But there’s one person who sees her: Lila’s teacher, Ms. Kern.

Our increasingly fast-paced world is interfering with sound educational practices and harming kids both physically and mentally. Overloaded and Underprepared: Strategies for Stronger Schools and Healthy, Successful Kids gives teachers, administrators, and parents the information, tools, and strategies needed to begin making immediate changes at school, in the community, and at home to benefit all students.

Spider-Man’s Bad Connection is the second novel, after the acclaimed Spider-Man’s Social Dilemma, in a new series chronicling teenager Peter Parker's first adventures as Spider-Man. Peter Parker is still learning the ropes—er, webs?—as Spider-Man, and he has a new partner in...

Having a pet dragon is very fun. You can teach your dragon to sit, stand, roll over, and you can even potty train him. But what if your dragon is not responsible? What if he always says "It's not my fault!" and puts the blame on others for his mistakes? What do you do? You teach him that mistakes are not bad, as long as he learns from it.

Chaos, Spaß und Humor! Jessica versteht die Welt nicht mehr: Schon immer waren Natalie und sie unzertrennlich – einfach allerallerbeste Freundinnen! Doch seit Amelia neu in ihre Klasse gekommen ist, hat sich alles geändert. Amelia ist eine richtige Zicke und gründet doch tatsächlich zusammen mit Natalie eine geheime Bande, in der Jessica nicht Mitglied sein darf. Aber Jessica lässt sich das nicht gefallen und heckt einen genialen Plan aus.

Für alle, die gerne lachen! Beste Freundin oder schlimmste Feindin? Voll fies, was da abgeht! Dabei könnte alles so schön sein: Jessica hat sich mit ihrer besten Freundin Natalie wieder versöhnt und ist an ihrer Schule als Comiczeichnerin erfolgreich. Doch dann taucht Scarlett auf und die ist echt die schlimmste Person unter der Sonne! Sie lässt keine Gelegenheit aus, um Jessica bloßzustellen. Und zu allem Überfluss zeichnet sie ebenfalls Comics – und das gar nicht mal schlecht. Doch Jessica weiß sich zu helfen.

Happy days! Davey Warner, Sunil Deep and Tay Tui have been selected to play for the local rep team, the South-East Slammers. It's a dream come true, even if Josh Jarrett, aka Mr Perfect, is captain. Training is twice a week, no excuses. Davey, Sunil and Tay would go every day if they could – the only problem is that it clashes with cheeky Max's doggy school.

Road trip! Davey and the South-East Slammers travel to the country for a match against the dreaded North-West Whackers. Not only is cranky Mr Mudge coming along, school bully Mo Clouter and his band of buffoons have joined the cheerleading team. What are they up to?

Every morning on CNBC's Squawk Box, Joe Kernen asks challenging questions. And at home he does the same with his young daughter, Blake. What are you learning in school? What TV shows do you like? What message did you get from that movie? When Blake was nine, her answers told Joe that she had already absorbed a distorted view of economics---from her school, pop culture (even animated movies!), and just about everywhere else.

Over the past decade, educational instruction has become increasingly digitized as districts rush to dole out laptops and iPads to every student. Yet the most important question, “Is this what is best for students?” is glossed over. Veteran teachers Joe Clement and Matt Miles have seen firsthand how damaging technology overuse and misuse has been to our kids. On a mission to educate and empower parents, they show how screen saturation at home and school has created a wide range of cognitive and social deficits in our young people.

Originally published in the hopes of children understanding their place in the world better, both in a geographic and global sense, these stories by Post foreign correspondents feature the real-life stories of kids all over the world. From Yuki who rides a subway train to school every day in Tokyo to Sayeed who guides tourists on camel rides in Egypt, these children's stories carry the underlying message that in the eyes of our children, there is far more that unites us than divides us.

Ein neues Abenteuer mit "Pfeffer & Minze"! Schule, Chaos und ein durchgeknallter Mathelehrer – diese beiden Freundinnen werden mit allem fertig! Juna Pfeff und Millie Minze halten zusammen wie Pech und Schwefel. Und das ist auch bitter nötig, denn Gefahr zieht auf: Mathelehrer Flöter hat sich in Millies Mama verliebt, davon sind die beiden Mädchen überzeugt.

Juna Pfeff und Millie Minze sind beste Freundinnen. Auch wenn sie so verschieden sind wie Feuer und Wasser: Niemand kann die beiden auseinanderbringen! Am allerliebsten schmieden die zwei Mädchen ihre Pläne in Rosis kleiner Imbissbude. Hier kann man in Ruhe über nervige Lehrer und doofe Klassenzicken reden und dabei leckere Pommes mit der leckersten Spezialsoße überhaupt essen. Und als Gratiszugabe gibt es Rosis unverwechselbar warmherzige Lebensweisheiten obendrauf. Doch die liebenswerte Rosi hat Mietschulden. 2.500 Euro.

In Archies Leben läuft alles schief! Die spießige Freundin seines Vaters ist mit ihrer doofen Tochter zu Hause eingezogen und in der Schule halten ihn alle für einen nervigen Streber. Doch als seine Klassenkameradin Miranda, eine leidenschaftliche Unruhestifterin, Archie unter ihre Fittiche nimmt, beginnen die mit Abstand erstaunlichsten Tage seines Lebens.

Meet the kids in Mrs. Z’s wacky and wonderful third-grade class! Olive Little thinks a crafting club would be the perfect way to connect with her classmates—but when her club plans keep falling short, can she still find a way to make a place for herself in Mrs. Z's class?   Olive Little...

Meet the kids in Mrs. Z’s wacky and wonderful third-grade class! Synclaire Fields is proud to be the best in the class at math—until one mistake in a high-stakes situation means she's NOT the best after all. So who is she instead? Synclaire Fields is the Math Kid in Mrs. Z's class, getting...

Through the voices of students themselves, Fires in the Mind brings a game-changing question to teachers of adolescents: What does it take to get really good at something? Starting with what they already know and do well, teenagers from widely diverse backgrounds join a cutting-edge dialogue with adults about the development of mastery in and out of school. Their insights frame motivation, practice, and academic challenge in a new light that galvanizes more powerful learning for all.

Kid Curry has been portrayed as a cold-blooded killer, without any compassion or conscience, and possessed of limited intelligence. Curry indeed was a dangerous man with a violent temperament, which was aggravated by alcoholic drink. Mark Smokov has researched extensively in areas significant to Curry's story and corrects the many false statements that have been written about him in the past. Curry was a cunning outlaw who planned and executed robberies.

Since its initial publication in hardcover in 2003, Fires in the Bathroom has been through multiple printings and received the attention of teachers across the country. Now, Kathleen Cushman's groundbreaking book offers original insights into teaching teenagers in today's hard-pressed urban high schools from the point of view of the students themselves. It speaks to both new and established teachers, giving them firsthand information about who their students are and what they need to succeed.