| Siblings: You're Stuck with Each Other, So Stick Together Contributor(s): Crist, James J. (Author), Verdick, Elizabeth (Author) |
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ISBN: 1575423367 ISBN-13: 9781575423364 Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing OUR PRICE: $9.89 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2010 Annotation: Brothers and sisters: they can make great friends, and it's nice to have someone who'll love you no matter what. But kids know siblings can be a real drag, too. Full-color illustrations and humorous, kidfriendly text teach kids how to cope with problems of fairness, jealousy, conflict, tattling, privacy, and other things that can make having siblings so difficult. Kids learn how to cope with a new baby in the home and how to handle special situations such as siblings with special needs, step-siblings, and adopted siblings. Unlike most other books on the topic, "Siblings" doesn't dwell on sibling rivalry; it focuses on building positive relationships. After all, siblings can grow up to be the best of friends. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Family - Siblings - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Emotions & Feelings - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Friendship |
| Dewey: 306.875 |
| LCCN: 2009025453 |
| Lexile Measure: 890 |
| Physical Information: 0.24" H x 4.32" W x 7.04" (0.33 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Humorous yet practical advice for building positive sibling relationships. Turn sibling rivalry into positive sibling relationships with this fun, humorous pocket guide for kids. Siblings can make for great friends, and it's nice to have someone who'll love you no matter what. But kids know that sibling relationships can be hard when problems of fairness, jealousy, conflict, tattling, privacy, and other things come up--and they usually do. Siblings teaches kids how to deal with sibling rivalry and more, including special situations such as siblings with special needs, step-siblings, and adopted siblings, and it focuses on building positive sibling relationships. After all, siblings are siblings their whole lives. Laugh & Learn(R) Series Self-help, kid-style! Realistic topics, practical advice, silly jokes, fun illustrations, and a kid-centric point of view all add up to one of the most popular series that young people turn to for help with school, families, siblings, and more. Kids ages eight to thirteen can tote these pocket-size guides anywhere and learn to slash stress, give cliques and rude people the boot, get organized, behave becomingly, and in general hugely boost their coping skills. |