Suggests how to set goals and achieve your dreams, using such tools as discipline and maintaining a positive attitude.

Zest is living with enthusiasm, and is embodied in people like Oprah Winfrey, who encourages people to "live their best life." Readers will explore this quality and the different ways it manifests. Biographical sidebars help to illustrate how zest is an i

Explains why optimism is important and offers examples of optimistic people who went on to achieve great things.

"You gotta know the rules to play the game. Ball is life. Take it to the hoop. Soar. What can we imagine for our lives? What if we were the star players, moving and grooving through the game of life? What if we had our own rules of the game to help us get what we want, what we aspire to, what will enrich our lives? Illustrated with photographs by Thai Neave, The Playbook is intended to provide inspiration on the court of life. Each rule containswisdom...

When Felix wakes up one morning, he finds an invisible bucket floating overhead. A rotten morning threatens his mood--and his bucket--drop by drop. Can Felix discover how to refill his bucket before it's completely empty? A creative non-fiction picture book adaptation of the best selling adult non-fiction book, "How full is your bucket?"

"Finish Strong: Seven Marathons on Seven Continents in Seven Days is the inspiring true story of Dave McGillivray's epic marathon experience! In 2018, McGillivray formed a team called "Hold the Plane" to enter the World Marathon Challenge. The first stop was a desert. And not the kind of desert that has lots of sand and cacti. No, the first marathon took place in Antarctica! From there, Team Hold the Plane flew to Cape Town, South Africa; Perth, Australia;...

An introduction to the life of Marian Anderson, extraordinary singer and civil rights activist, who was the first African American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera, whose life and career encouraged social change.

"From Emmy Award-winning journalist Elisa Boxer comes an inspiring YA anthology of thirty-five trailblazing women from all walks of life detailing their struggles and achievements and featuring a personal message from each woman written just for this book, telling their younger selves what they wish they had known growing up"--

From the age of four, Abigail Harrison knew she wanted to go to space. At age eleven, she sat down and wrote out a plan, not just for how to become an astronaut, but how to be the first astronaut to set foot on Mars. With a degree in biology, internships at NASA, and a national organization founded to help kids reach for the stars themselves, Astronaut Abby is well on her way to achieving her dreams, and she wants to help others do the same! In this...

"I'm no good at sport ... I can't do maths ... I really struggle with exams ... Sound familiar? If you believe you can't do something, the chances are you won't try. But what if you really could get better at maths, or sport or exams? In fact, what if you could excel at anything you put your mind to? You Are Awesome can help you do just that, inspiring and empowering young readers to find the confidence to realise their potential."--Amazon.com.