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Free Leader’s Guides

Many Free Spirit titles come with a free leader’s guide providing teachers, youth leaders, and parents with valuable information for using the books in the classroom and other group settings. Download them today to reinforce the lessons and get the most out of these books.

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Author Spotlight

Gill Connell and Cheryl McCarthy

In their new book, A Moving Child Is a Learning Child, authors Gill Connell and Cheryl McCarthy explain the crucial role that movement plays in young children's brain development. Just as kids’ bodies need specific nutrients for good health, they also need a balanced diet of physical activity to help them reach their potential.

In this exclusive interview, Connell and McCarthy explain how they met and why they teamed up to spread their message. Read on.

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A Moving Child Is a Learning Child

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Words Wound

Written by experts in cyberbullying prevention and reviewed by teens, this book provides practical strategies for teens dealing with bullying happening online—such as saving a screenshot of hostile Facebook posts as evidence—as well as for those who have taken part in bullying others.

It also presents ways for teens to make their schools and their communities kinder places that are free from online cruelty.

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Advisory Board Members Wanted

Free Spirit seeks early childhood educators and grades preK–12 teachers, administrators, librarians, counselors, and social workers to join its advisory board. In order to make our books and other products even more beneficial for children and teens, the advisory board will provide valuable feedback on things like content, text, and art and help us identify what educators need to support the kids they serve.

Free Spirit also seeks young people, grades 6 and up, to join its teen advisory council. In order to keep our books and other products current and relevant, the advisory council provides valuable feedback on such things as the design, art, and content of our resources for young people.