self-esteem

An alphabet book that explores self-esteem.

Provides bibliographic information, synopses, and activities correlated to books that appeal to the interests of children, address a variety of issues, and enhance their self-esteem; and includes support materials and suggestions for increasing motivation.

Eight-year-old Benjy, who resembles Abraham Lincoln, is tired of being teased and always being Lincoln in the school play, but a special camp helps him to appreciate his appearance.

Katie is very surprised when her father--one of the smartest people she knows--was unable to help her study for her third grade spelling test because he admitted to not knowing how to spell Mississippi.

Lucia Latham is a very good student and is driven but she has to face defeat in a political race at school and keep going in front of everyone.

Zoe, an imaginative third grader, thinks that she has to make things up to be interesting, until a good friend and an eagle convince her that she does not have to lie to be special.

An Asian cook and a Chinese New Year celebration help a ten-year-old girl at a Montana stage coach station to regain her confidence after smallpox scars her face.

Since the death of his mother, Tobin's family and school life have been in disarray, but after he starts raising chickens with his seventh-grade classmate, Henry, everything starts to fall into place.

Contains dozens of activities designed to help people make the world a better place.

Explains how self-esteem and self-confidence can be achieved and maintained.