Misha the mermaid is excited to use her magic to make big waves and spinning whirlpools, but her lack of control negatively affects the small sea creatures around her.
With a focus on social and emotional learning (SEL), tightly controlled vocabulary, and bright, fun illustrations to match the storyline, children will learn about the importance of social awareness and self-control.
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Grasshopper Books offers simple, fun fiction for emerging readers. Misha the Mermaid Swims with Self-Control is part of Jump!’s Learning Life Skills with Mythical Creatures series.
About the Learning Life Skills with Mythical Creatures series:
In Learning Life Skills with Mythical Creatures, readers follow along as mythical creatures experience strong emotions and learn how to successfully navigate them, all while developing essential life skills. With a focus on social and emotional learning (SEL), these books highlight how a strong emotion affects the mythical creature, how their response to the emotion affects others, and how the mythical creature can learn from their experience to build life skills including showing respect, working as a team, and staying positive. Tightly controlled vocabulary and bright, fun illustrations that match the storylines enhance self and social awareness. Titles include tools for teachers and caregivers, a table of contents, and a picture glossary to reinforce new vocabulary. A comprehensive visual quiz at the end of each book asks readers to identify the life skill the mythical creature has learned.
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