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"En esta tercera historia de la gallina Cocorina, se aborda el tema del acoso escolar. Nuestra protagonista, tan despistada como siempre, pero no menos chispeante e ingeniosa, resolverá el conflicto con la ayuda de un caldero mágico que simboliza la mejor de las actitudes en estos casos: la dialogante. Actitud que, además, ha de servir de modelo a nuestros hijos el día de mañana, fomentando así el respeto, la convivencia y la aceptación de...
2) The wave
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When history teacher Ben Ross starts a classroom experiment, with the intention of showing students the processes behind social control in Nazi Germany, things get out of hand and the power of group pressure becomes a frightening reality.
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"When third grader and inventor extraordinaire Ada Lace learns her teachers are in dire need of new school supplies, she's eager to lend a helping hand--but how? With a bake sale? A class carnival? Most ideas seem out of reach for a kid like her, until Tycho suggests Ada try her hand at posting informational videos. If she's able to build up a big online viewership, she could easily raise funds for their school. And with Nina as her visionary director,...
9) I can help
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"Zahra loves spending time with Kyle at school, but when her other classmates start teasing her for helping him she starts making choices she regrets"--
10) Jag
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Jag learns to face both her fear of water and her fear of ridicule by comforting someone else who doesn't fit into the group.
11) Enough is
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How many friends, turns, clothes, toys, fashion accessories, books? How much of anything? The pictures follow one child as she learns the difference between wanting and needing and, in the end, feels the contentment that flows from being satisfied with what she has. The text, meanwhile, frames a difficult idea in simple, spare language: "Somewhere between a little and a lot, there is Enough. It might be hard to spot, but it's always there."
12) Quinny & Hopper
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"Two polar-opposite eight year olds who become summer best friends find their friendship threatened by the uncertainties of a new school year"--
14) Joy Ride
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"When a girl and her grandfather put their hearts into sprucing up an old bike by hand, neighborhood kids are less than kind in this tender story about bullying, peer pressure, and feeling the freedom to express yourself. Needing something to fill up her summer days, Joy seeks out her granddad, who also likes to tinker, for something to do. Together they find the perfect project: sprucing up an old bike for Joy. From hardware stores to garage sales,...
15) Hocus focus
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Jack and Gina let the teasing of a classmate stop them from wearing their glasses until a class field trip makes them change their minds.
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In front of her followers, Daphne is a hilarious, on-the-rise vlog star. But at school Daphne is the ever-skeptical Annabelle Louis, seventh-grade super geek and perennial new kid. To cope with her mom's upcoming military assignment in Afghanistan and her start at a brand new middle school, Annabelle's parents send her to a therapist. Dr. Varma insists Annabelle try stepping out of her comfort zone, hoping it will give her the confidence to make friends,...
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Ten year-old Marco loved his new shoes when he saw them in the store, but on the first day of school he discovered that everybody was wearing different shoes. He wanted those shoes. His mom said he should earn some money and save up for them himself. He and his best friend Amelia take a quest through the world of money, a quest that teaches them some unexpected lessons about money and self-worth.