Jo Smith: 33 books

In Echoes of a Country Heart, Barbie-Jo Smith shows her skill as a story teller who paints exquisite pictures with her words. Whether it be through raw emotion that tugs at your heartstrings or hilarious humour about the lighter side of life, she leaves you wanting more. Because she writes about experiences...

Established in 2004, Maori Television has had a major impact on the New Zealand broadcasting landscape. But over the past year or so, the politics of Maori Television have been brought to the foreground of public consciousness, with other media outlets tracking Maori Television's search for a new...

“A Country Gal in the City” is a compilation of short stories and poems, all based on real life experiences. Barbie-Jo has lived in many places across the Canadian Prairies, with deep ancestral roots in the Maritimes. The title refers to her love of the many rural places where she has lived, but...

One afternoon my husband and I were driving in our truck heading home from a great day of fishing. As we chatted, he began to recount a story about being with friends and drifting down a lazy shallow mountain river on a sunny afternoon, enjoying the wonders of Mother Nature. Ahead was a bush trap,...

Young children are better able to cope with their ever-changing world, overcome obstacles, and grow into emotionally healthy adults if they are provided opportunities to build their self-awareness and confidence. Help children appreciate themselves and others, explore relationships, and develop coping...

Filled with rich narrative and designed for educators working with troubling students each day, this insightful, practical guide leads you in developing helpful, trusting student-teacher relationships.

The 20th century brought dramatic change to the closely knit yet independent-minded farming community of Pleasant Garden, North Carolina. Although descendants of the families who migrated from the Eastern Shore of Maryland still lived on the lands of their ancestors and attended Pleasant Garden Methodist...

Children deserve to play and learn in safe environments. The earlier children understand safety concepts, the more naturally they will de¬velop the attitudes and respect that lead to lifelong patterns of safe behavior. Support children as they begin to incorporate actions into their lives that make...

How many of us make plans, assume an outcome only to have it all go terribly wrong? I know I have. I learned to recognize the shift from everyday to atypical from my dad. He was the master of crisis management and Plan B thinking and I am a chip of the old block! A regular work day turned into a gummy,...

As young children become aware of their bodies, they can begin to appreciate and care for their health. Encourage children to feel good about their bodies, prevent the spread of diseases, and gain a measure of independence and control in their lives with this Body Care curriculum. Children will understand...

25% new content Addresses how to respond to 12 common behavioral challenges such as aggression, defiance, tantrums, separation anxiety, and more Updated resources and research 36 new strategies to work with behavioral challenges A quick guide to work through behavioral challenges

Children develop a sense of security and self-worth by becoming familiar with themselves, their home, and the world around them. Increase children’s awareness of their own communities and the ways they can help within their home and environment with this Community and Environment curriculum. It...

Interspersed with the recipes are random stories, mostly relating to pie making, but forgive the author if she slipped in a thought or two that has nothing at all to do with the subject matter! You’ll also notice “pie notes” that are flagged with the little pie icon - it’s a delicious slice...

For the fourth anthology in the Fiction River line, paranormal romance writer Kristine Grayson invited a stellar lineup of cross-genre authors to tell heartwarming stories of love set in the holiday season. From Regency England to modern day Portland, Oregon, ghosts facilitate—or try to stop—true...