Best Selling Books by Whitney Stewart

This entertaining book introduces kids to 14 holidays, from Brazilian carnival and Chinese New Year to Day of the Dead. Each spread showcases a different holiday, offering background, cultural context, vocabulary words, photographs, and instructions for festive projects. Full color.

It''s a big, tasty world out there--and this book takes kids on a tour through the cuisines of 14 countries, complete with an overview of the country and its native foods, pronunciations and descriptions of popular dishes, an easy recipe, and an illustrated crop map. Full color.olor.

Guitarist Eric Wieman has a lot to look forward to. He''s won a trip to a famous music camp in San Francisco, jamming with the best guitarists in the country. Nothing could make this summer less than the best yet. He''s not thinking about second chances, only how this first chance will bring him everything he''s ever wanted as a musician. But Eric finds that a second chance for someone else may be more important to him than his own dreams. And he will have to call on reserves of courage he doesn''t know he has to help them. Will he be up to the challenge?

Introduce small children to a mindfulness practice designed to nurture compassion towards oneself and others with this sturdy, stylish board book. Pair with Mindful Tots: Tummy Ride to help toddlers manage the ups and downs of everyday emotions. This edition features bilingual Tagalog-English text. Please note, these special editions have a reduced trim size.

"Make any moment mindful from morning to night with 5 categories of cards, designed to fit into each part of the day. Whimsical full-color illustrations on both sides of the cards provide easy-to-follow steps for each practice. The cards and 8-page instructional booklet include tips for children of a wide range of abilities"--Publisher''s website

Profiles the life of the explorer who, with Tenzing Norgay, was the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953.

Introduce small children to a mindfulness practice designed to nurture compassion towards oneself and others with this sturdy, stylish board book. Full color.

The simple breathing exercise presented in this stylish board book uses a basic mindfulness technique to help toddlers learn to soothe themselves. Pair with Mindful Tots: Loving Kindness to help toddlers manage the ups and downs of everyday emotions. This edition features bilingual Haitian-English text.

"An imaginative movement exercise that adults and toddlers can do together to help children focus and transition between activities. One of four stylish board books in the Mindful Tots series, designed to help toddlers manage the ups and downs of everyday emotions"--

This directory offers detailed information on 128 language service organizations and includes addresses and less specific information on over 100 additional organizations. Teachers, students, and others interested in languages and cultures will find the directory to be an invaluable guide to resources and services related to language study and teaching. The directory is divided into the following sections: individual listings of language service organizations; a list of applied linguistics organizations affiliated with the Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquee (AILA); information on English as a Foreign Language teaching opportunities abroad; a list of Multifunctional Resource Centers; a list of National Resource Centers for foreign language and area studies; resources and materials; and a language and subject index. (VWL)

Introduces readers to a mindfulness practice designed to manage early emotions and nurture compassion toward oneself and others.

In 1864, Francis B. Carpenter wanted to commemorate Abraham Lincoln''s Emancipation Proclamation in a painting. President Lincoln gave the young painter permission to set up a giant canvas in the State Dining Room and spend six months painting. This story documents Carpenter''s experience in the White House. Carpenter spent hours studying the president''s face. And he witnessed Lincoln''s sadness over the Civil War. But Carpenter had a second, private mission at Washington. He hoped to tell Mr. Lincoln the sad story of a Civil War solder who was dying in prison. But the president was always busy. Would Carpenter be able to help save the young soldier? Would Lincoln listen to Carpenter''s plea?

"A simple body scan exercise that adults and toddlers can do together to soothe themselves and get ready for sleep. One of four stylish board books in the Mindful Tots series, designed to help toddlers manage the ups and downs of everyday emotions"--

Explores the life and work of pioneering American animator Walt Disney.