Jamie has been eager for snow but when the temperature finally starts to drop, her friend Eli worries about his newly-planted strawberries, so Jamie helps him keep the seedlings warm.
In this story that introduces the math concept of symmetry, Otto and Ava have been best friends since discovering they both have special "mirror names," but Otto worries when Ava befriends new girl Vi
Initially unhappy that a summer growth spurt has made her the tallest third grader at school, Tina soon realizes the advantages of being able to jump, reach, and step farther than her peers.
Before he can go fishing, a boy has to figure out how to get himself, his dog and all his gear out to an island in a boat that can only carry 100 pounds.
Henry wants to make sure that his older sister Harriet never gets more of anything than he does so he carefully keeps score until Harriet gets a cavity and he gets none and Henry discovers that someti
As she adds up the items in the collections that some of her classmates bring to school, Kate tries to come up with a collection of her own that has enough items for her to share
While pondering how to buy her mother a birthday present with no money, Deena find a penny and follows a process of discovery about how pennies add up to nickels, which add up to dimes, all the way up
How can we tend the garden of our souls? Meg Funk turns to the wisdom of the desert fathers for the means of removing obstacles to spiritual growth, which include thoughts of food, sex, possessions, a
In Lectio Matters, respected spiritual guide Meg Funk accompanies the reader in exploring the various levels of lectio divina as taught by the ancient church writers and by sharing her own long experi
Humility Matters makes the claims that humility is for a disciple of Jesus Christ what enlightenment is for a Buddhist, realization for a Hindu, surrender for a Muslim, and righteousness for a Jew. It
Cassian taught that real intimacy with God in prayer demands renouncing one's former way of life, the thoughts belonging to that former way of life, and one's very idea of God. In Thoughts Matter, Mar
