Climbing Rainbows

"Life is filled with challenging situations. We must face them – as children and as adults. Learning the skills to cope with the hard things in life is a rich, learning experience. Climbing Rainbows, a collection of six stories, celebrates these brave moments of struggle for children. Sudha is shocked to hear of her beloved grandmother’s sudden demise. Why do people have to die? Where does death lead us? Little Keshav does not want to be uprooted from his school and move to a new city. He cannot imagine another life, other friends. Maya and Dev come to terms in their sibling rivalry by looking at things differently. Young Ashwin is torn trying to understand that his parents love him, but that grown-ups too, need their own space. Harsha, a chubby chunk of lard, fights a seemingly hopeless battle against obesity. Joshua, boldly faces the ravages of war to pursue his dream. Here are six champions who are tested to prove their emotional resilience. Through their difficult journeys they learn to focus on what they can control. They learn to embrace the challenges they face, not run from them. They experience difficult times and obstacles and come out strong and self-confident."

Ideal for Little House fans, this novel is about a young girl from a New Mexico homesteading family who starts school for the first time at the age of ten.

Back in print from Lloyd Ogilvie! Today's pressures can create an undercurrent of panic. Stress, failure, grief, anger, pain, loneliness, or discouragement often leave us feeling empty and weary. When the clouds of despair cover the sky and your life is socked-in by an endless storm, your faith may falter as the questions build. Why me? Has God let me down? What good can come of this? You don't have to let daily problems steal your happiness. Climb the rainbow. Claim God's promise. Live the abundant life God intends.

From Ashima Shiraishi, one of the world's youngest and most skilled climbers, comes a true story of strength and perseverance--in rock climbing and in life. To a rock climber, a boulder is called a "problem," and you solve it by climbing to the top. There are twists and turns, falls and scrapes, and obstacles that seem insurmountable until you learn to see the possibilities within them. And then there is the moment of triumph, when there's nothing above you but sky and nothing below but a goal achieved. Ashima Shiraishi draws on her experience as a world-class climber in this story that challenges readers to tackle the problems in their own lives and rise to greater heights than they would have ever thought possible.

For more than 150 years, waves of poor immigrants flow into Passaic, a small city in New Jersey seeking jobs and a new life. The common dream of these hard working people is for their children to become educated and then successful in America. Climbing The Rainbow. And that's exactly what happens. Each generation is educated in the city's school system, then moved on to successful careers throughout our nation. This mobility allows a new flood of even poorer immigrants to take their place. The success process is again renewed. This book contains twenty-eight stories, each written by a person who grew up or worked in the unique City of Passaic at different times during the last ninety years. These authors are representative of the many ethnic, racial and religious groups that live peacefully side-by-side in this unique melting-pot city. Quoting from one of the book chapter authors, Jose Rodriguez who describes his reaction as a seven-year old on his first day in Passaic. ...As I walked into the parking lot on Market Street, I entered a strange new world, exciting and alive with activity, life and color...black, white, brown, yellow and yes, even red. This was not the pigment on the walls of this parking lot but the skin tones of the youth in this piece of the world. That day in 1978 in the wonderful City of Passaic I saw the rainbow that would make up the road of my youth...it was the truest of melting pots.

A book of short stories for children aged 8-11 years, aimed at developing their interest and understanding of physical science. The central character is Luke who is about 11 years old. On his travels he meets various characters, who sometimes take him to far-away and magical places such as the moon, the rainbow, and the Mid-Atlantic ridge. In these places Luke talks to the characters he meets, and starts to understand some of the wonders of science.

The author, Jeanee Cordery-Maring, was born in Hemet, California, in 1936. Until she was eight years of age, she experienced pristine woodlands, crystal lakes, white winters, and iris- and lupin-colored summers at the little mountain community of Running Springs above San Bernardino. Jeanee attended a one-room schoolhouse there. Then with her parents and brother, who was thirteen months younger than Jeanee, she moved to an apricot and walnut ranch in eastern Hemet that was adjacent to her grandparentsa home. Jeanee was born with cerebral palsy. Perhaps her handicap gave her a more acute sense of observation and appreciation. Jeanee was lucky enough to live in a very structured, but loosely encouraging, environment. Jeaneeas passion for writing came early in her life when, at the age of eight, she wrote her first poem. The love of literature and of nature has always been an important part in Joanas life and activities. Her writing reflects that love.