From revered nature writer Brenda Peterson and told through striking and vibrant mixed-media collages by Caldecott Medalist Ed Young, Catastrophe by the Sea is a poignant story of redemption through empathy and compassion found in the most surprising places, and also provides a rich understanding of small creatures that live in a dangerous tidal zone.A lost cat roams the tide pools, pawing relentlessly at the small creatures that live there. One day an ane...

Crane Maiden is a love story of people and birds. A tale of loss and reunion, a dream. a dance of ancient birds believed to live for a thousand years.

According to the biblical text of Matthew 28:19 teaching is a command by Christ that shepherds should structure foundational teaching through Christian Education Ministry to develop discipleship growth for all ages. Only a few and far between churches have Christian Education perpetually structured that is reflecting shepherds are not obeying THE GREAT COMMISSION. It is this author’s aspiration that the reading audience would find this resource invaluable and become a “servant leader” will...

Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) is a framework for delivering effective and efficient services and supports to meet the needs of all young children and their families so they can achieve essential developmental and early academic learning outcomes. With this evidence-based planning book and video set, you'll discover how to design, implement, and monitor successful MTSS for children ages 3–5 across various early learning environments, including classrooms, programs, districts, and t...

Acclaim for the 12 Traits of the Greats“Every sentence of this book is pregnant with wisdom and I enjoyed the mind-expanding experience of this exciting book. I admonish you to plunge into this ocean of knowledge and watch your life change for the better.”- Dr. Myles Munroe, BFM International, ITWLA, Nassau Bahamas“The 12 Traits of the Greats” outlines principles of life, personal development, success, leadership and so much more. I’ve had a lot of great coa...

For anyone going through grief, loss, hurt, or trauma, A Path Through Pain guides readers through their first steps toward healing.Ed and Lisa Young, pastors of Fellowship Church, know the kind of grief that no one should have to suffer—the death of a child. With deep vulnerability, they tell the story of their family's journey through sorrow and anger to hope and healing after the tragic and sudden loss of their daughter.Having been through the wo...

DO YOU WANT AN EXCITING AND SATISFYING MARRIAGE?When the dreams fade and the realities of life set in, those magical vows from your wedding day can start to lose their luster. You begin to negotiate the marital maze of budgeting, balancing in-laws, choosing careers, and then you add children to the mix. To top it off, the romantic feelings for each other ebb and flow in the stresses of everyday life. How can we be men and women who consistently and creatively live ...

This set includes The 10 Commandments of Marriage and The 10 Commandments of Parenting.In The 10 Commandments of Marriage, Ed Young uses his decades of experience counseling couples to provide ten commandments for a lifelong marriage that sizzles. God wants your marriage to be nothing short of incredible. And it could all begin with this amazing book.In The 10 Commandments of Parenting, Ed Young draws from decades of counseling and raisin...

The third collaboration between Young and DaCosta (Nighttime Ninja and Mighty Moby) tells the story of a lonely girl who finds an unlikely friend in her elderly neighbor.Each night kids have been creeping around and spray painting houses in Tasha's neighborhood. Two days in a row, her neighbor Mrs. Lucy awakes to find graffiti outside her home. Tasha helps her paint over it. They discover that they are alike, except for their age, and become insep...

In this deeply personal book, artist and author Ed Young explores twenty-six Chinese characters, each describing a feeling or emotion, and each containing somewhere the symbol for the heart. Through stunning collage art that interprets the visual elements within each character, Young uncovers layers of emotional meaning for words such as joy and sorrow, respect and rudeness. He invites children to probe the full range of their own emotions, and gives parents, librarians, and older readers ...

*"Awe-inspiring artwork as powerful as any force of nature."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)From Caldecott Medalist Ed Young comes a picture book retelling of Aesop's fable The Wind and the Sun.Once upon the sky, there were three powers--the Wind, the Rain, and the Sun--each claiming to be the mightier than the others. One day, the powers came upon a shepherd girl fast asleep upon a hill, so they made a bet to see who cou...

Moon Bears, or Asiatic black bears, are so named because of the white moon-shaped blaze on their chests. The moon bears are seldom seen but their footprints, claw marks, hair, and bear nests high in the trees give us clues about how they live. Sadly, there are now more moon bears in captivity than in the wild, as these animals are being "farmed" for their commercially valuable bile.Brenda Guiberson's lyrical text and Ed Young's stunning illustrations combine in a winning tribute to...