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Part of the popular Exploring Our Community series, here's the perfect child-friendly introduction to mindfulness.Friends Yulee, Nick, Martin and Sally are at Pedro's house for a sleepover. Pedro is moving in a few days, and he's been feeling both sad about leaving his old house and worried he won't be happy in his new one. To try to help Pedro feel better, his mom decides to teach the five friends about mindfulness, which is, as she describes it, ?being aware of what is happening right now.? As the children practice focusing on their bodies, using their senses, paying attention to their feelings and accepting life as it happens, Pedro learns there are many ways to manage the stress of his upcoming move.As with all the titles in the popular Exploring Our Community series, award-winning author Scot Ritchie tells an engaging story about five culturally diverse friends while also providing comprehensive factual information on each spread.
About the Author
Scot Ritchie is an award winning illustrator/author who lives in Vancouver Canada. Many of Scot's 65 books have been translated into French, Korean, Indonesian, Polish, Finnish, Arabic and Dutch.Scot has been published by Canada's top publishers including Groundwood, Kids Can Press, Pajama Press, Owl Kids, Annick Press, Scholastic and Harbour Publishing. He has also worked with the National Film Board of Canada and exhibited in the National Gallery of Canada.In 2020 Scot's book Follow That Bee! was given the Children's Science Picture Book Award, AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize as a FinalistIn 2019 Follow That Bee was also a Best Books for Kids & Teens, Starred Selection, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Winner.In 2010 'Follow that Map!', a book Scot wrote and illustrated, was nominated for the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non Fiction. His book "Let's Go!' (written by Lizann Flatt) was chosen as the 2009 give-away Book of the Year by the Canadian Children's Book Centre. This honour involves a special print run of half a million books - one given to every grade one student in Canada.In 2008 Scot was chosen as artist of the year by British Columbia Library Association for their Summer Reading Club.
