I Am Not Missing

<p>I Am Not Missing uses a child's desire for a pet and independence to build respect and responsibility. Learn why Kayla convinces her parents to give her a pet and how she demonstrates independence and responsibility for Snow (her pet).</p><p><br></p><p>It stimulates the reader's imagination while supporting cross-curricula skills. The following skills can be practiced supported and/or reinforced using this literature: character feelings and emotions settings cardinal directions fiction and nonfiction inflectional endings letter writing parts of speech predicting outcomes drawing conclusions following oral (verbal) directions sequencing problem-solving and elapsed time.  This book will immediately become a favorite book for readers and a tremendous resource for teachers.</p><p> </p><p>This book is the author's third children's book and written as a guide and resource for single parents caregivers foster parents traditional diverse and multiethnic families who share values such as building respect and accepting responsibility while spurring the imagination of children.</p>