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Zoila's Words of Wisdom is an Anti-Bullying Prevention/Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) message. Zoila's WOW message aligns with the CASEL evidence based model in which children of all ages are taught lifelong academic, social and emotional skills through five different components: Self-management, Self Awareness, Responsible Decision Making, Relationship Skills, and Social Awareness.

Zoila The Zebra's Wows

Zoila The Zebra's Wows

Just as the stripes of a zebra are unique to each animal, so too is the reader of this book. Follow Zoila the Zebra as she tells her story about the journey from Mexico to the United States in her search of the American Dream. Along the way, she learns to overcome loneliness, experience a new culture, and gain confidence in herself as a strong leader.

Through her acronym “WOW,” Zoila lovingly and joyfully expresses her Words of Wisdom. She inspires children to have the courage to do the right thing, treat others with respect, and live a bully-free life.

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How To Stop Armadillo Tears

How To Stop Armadillo Tears

How to Stop Armadillo Tears is the story about an armadillo named Armando who has all these feelings during a very bad day on the school playground. By reading his story you can learn about how one booksic animal, Zoila the Zebra, stops his tears, and reveals the wonderfully special abilities that Armando has within him.

This book teaches children the benefits of bringing new people (amigos) into their circle of friends, and through the instruction of Eduardo the Encyclopedia, demonstrates how to ask simple questions to help discover the uniqueness within everyone.

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Zoila's Three Tricks To Help Avoid Getting Sick

What does Zoila the Zebra do when she sees Armando, her armadillo best amigo, not following basic healthcare prevention guidelines? How does she help to encourage him to keep himself and others safe during a pandemic? Could her solution help others also follow the rules?

Zoila's Three Tricks to Help Avoid Getting Sick is the story about how Zoila the Zebra cheered up her friend who was sad about not being able to hug his grandparents and play with his friends. She invented ways to make following health guidelines more fun! With her tricks, she helped her reluctant friend want to wear a mask, wash his hands, and keep a safe social distance.

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Authors

Meet the Authors.

Juanita Quinones Gandara

Juanita Quinones Gandara

Bilingual (Spanglish) Author
Guest Speaker/Educational Consultant
Founder of an Anti-Bullying Program

I am Juanita Quinones Gandara and I write books for children in Spanglish on purpose to help expedite English learning acquisition while embracing the Spanish language. I was born in Ciudad Juarez Chihuahua, Mexico but raised in El Paso, Texas! I am a proud single mother of two young men and a retired educator (10 yrs -bilingual teacher and 20 yrs - school counselor).

Today, I am living my 2nd dream! I am determined to help empower, educate and encourage all stakeholders involved in helping create a better world. How? By sharing my message on “Promoting a Chain Reaction of Kindness = Bullies No More!” everywhere I visit, with all stakeholders Involved! All educators, students, parents and community members will be trained on a “It takes a village to raise a child!” mentality.

Through author visits using puppets and music, parent workshops, and educator staff-trainings, I hope to inspire future authors, promote family literacy and help turn a very negative situation on bullying into a more positive one!

Mark Bowles

Mark Bowles is a Professor of History at American Military University. He earned his Ph.D. in history from Case Western Reserve University and was the Tomash Fellow at the University of Minnesota. He also has an MBA, an MA in history, and as BA in Psychology.

Mark is the author of 15 books, including 3 college text books. His latest was Just keep rowing, a story about Katie Spotz, the youngest person to row a boat, solo and unassisted, across the Atlantic Ocean. He also publishes children’s books including Gina Crawford’s latest, Then the Moon Fills the Sky. He and his wife, Nancy, are raising their three children, Isabel (b. 2000) and Emma and Sarah (b. 2008) in northeast Ohio. Visit him online at ProfessorMDB.com.

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