Product Description: In a village full of selfish inhabitants, the idea that making stone soup would bring them all together might be hard to swallowliterally! With a few stones as the initial ingredients, three famished soldiers cleverly convince the villagers to contribute all of the items needed for a delicious pot of soup...read more

Product Description: There is an old saying that states, ""You can please some of the people some of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time."" Miller Elmo most certainly could have benefitted from this sage advice. His constant effort to please the local farmers grows into an obsession to satisfy everyone, which the miller unfortunately passes on to his son...read more

Product Description: There is an old saying that states, ""You can please some of the people some of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time."" Miller Elmo most certainly could have benefitted from this sage advice. His constant effort to please the local farmers grows into an obsession to satisfy everyone, which the miller unfortunately passes on to his son...read more

Product Description: The highly acclaimed Another Sommer-Time Story series are written to help children understand and follow the virtues that lead to successful living. These exciting character-building books are fun and easy to read. Each book is certain to delight children as they learn positive character traits...read more

Product Description: In this retelling of the tale, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, we see events from the perspective of Nicholas, a bored teenager who has to spend long hours watching sheep on an empty hillside. To break the boredom he dreamed of ways to have fun...read more

Product Description: Christopher has big dreamsfrom avoiding school to inventing the first airmobilebut the dull requirements of his daily life keep him from getting anywhere. When a neighboring inventor creates a time remote, Christopher gets the unexpected chance to make his dreams come true...read more

Product Description: Millie is convinced the world is unfair and her parents make her do most of the work. She isnt allowed to do anything she wants, like watch unlimited TV, chat unsupervised on the internet, or go to that park by herself. Her teachers are unfair, too, and her brother and sister seem to get away with everything...read more

Product Description: Theres a mystery in Roys family that puzzles him. Nelson his father and Jesse his fathers best friend are both successful businessmen, but his uncle has been in prison as long as he can remember. The three young men grew up together...read more

Product Description: Carl Sommers straight talk is hard-hitting, fast-paced, and provocative. Sommer doesnt shy away from tackling the tough issues that teens face today. He shares from his vast experience, and a host of others, practical insights to help teens become successful in school, workplace, and life...read more

Product Description: Ted is always unhappy and, no matter how hard he tries, he cant figure out why. Nothing helps: not a new baseball bat, not a new bicycle, not an afternoon of swimming, and not even a trip to the amusement park. When Ted decides to ask his grandfather for help, his friend ridicules him...read more

Product Description: To grow up to be big, young lions have to learn survival skills. But Sangu loves playing more than learningso hes unprepared to survive on his own when a rhinoceros attack drives him from his family. A friendly herd of gazelles adopt him when he cant find his way home...read more

Product Description: The highly acclaimed Another Sommer-Time Story series are written to help children understand and follow the virtues that lead to successful living. These exciting character-building books are fun and easy to read. Each book is certain to delight children as they learn positive character traits...read more

Product Description: In the retelling of the tale, The Lion and the Three Bulls, the black, white, and brown bulls were the best of friends. Whenever wild animals came to attack, they were undefeatable when they banded together and faced their enemies...read more

Product Description: The highly acclaimed Another Sommer-Time Story series are written to help children understand and follow the virtues that lead to successful living. These exciting character-building books are fun and easy to read. Each book is certain to delight children as they learn positive character traits...read more

Product Description: The bear cub Teddy is a grumpy bear. Even though he had been a happy baby from a loving family, along the way he had lost his smile. He doesn't enjoy any of the things that usually make children happy, such as baseball, bike riding, rides at Playland, and swimming...read more

The beautiful princess is of age and must choose a husband who will become the new king. She has three suitors. Simon is handsome and charmingbut he only sees the princess as his chance to become a wealthy ruler. Thomas is the mighty captain of the guardbut he wants the princess to choose him only so he can gain the peoples admiration. John is handsome but a simple commoner with a compassionate heartbut he alone truly loves the kindhearted princess. All three men behave perfectly in the princesss presence: how can she tell their true characters? After getting advice from her father the king and her mother the queen, an unusual race is designed to reveal the best man to marry.

Product Description: In this retelling of the tale, The Emperors New Clothes, we learn about a vain emperor who spends his kingdoms wealth on beautiful palaces and rich clothes. He has all he could desirewealth, admiring subjects, and a court where no one dares disagree with himuntil a pair of swindlers come to town promising to weave him invisible clothes with special powers that reveal anyone unfit for office or very foolish...read more

Quest for Success graphic novels are not simple story books; they require critical thinking skills to decode and comprehend. In addition to an action-oriented story, important character values are provided to help readers become successful. These novels can be springboards for exciting class discussions about values. The language is not dumbed down in Quest for Success novels. Due to the high interest these novels will create, students reading ability will be enhanced. In addition, there are CD read-alongs for each book to help students master the required vocabulary to read the book.

Product Description: Thats my mule! Im not sharing! cries Sally about Stiffy her mule. Benny and his mule Bossy feel the same way. So goes this entertaining saga about some very stubborn characters refusing to share, work, or play together. Its only when Dad gets involved and ties the mules together that they learn an important object lesson: in order to eat, they must cooperate...read more

Quest for Success graphic novels are not simple story books; they require critical thinking skills to decode and comprehend. In addition to an action-oriented story, important character values are provided to help readers become successful. These novels can be springboards for exciting class discussions about values. The language is not dumbed down in Quest for Success novels. Due to the high interest these novels will create, students reading ability will be enhanced. In addition, there are CD read-alongs for each book to help students master the required vocabulary to read the book.

A power-packed book dealing with issues youth will face. Carl Sommer exposes the many dangers of casual sex and the many benefits of abstinence from sex until marriage. Sommer uses straight talk to challenge todays youth to examine this important topic that has the potential of destroying their lives. A must read for those wanting a bright future.