A young aspiring engineer must first conquer her fear of failure.

Ada Twist is a very curious girl who shows perseverance by asking questions and performing experiments to find things out and understand the world.

Tallulah loves the grace and elegance of ballet and can pirouette perfectly but at dance camp struggles to learn tap.

When a young rabbit quits soccer after a disappointing first game, her family encourages her to keep trying.

"As she tries to give her big, smelly dog Frank a bath, which becomes more impossible by the minute, Betty learns that she can accomplish anything with perseverance, teamwork, and one great idea"--

A chick hatched by hens turns out to be an eaglet who must get help from a boy in learning how to fly.

With the encouragement of the other Corner Kids, Alex keeps trying until he is able to swim all the way across the pool.

What happens when life takes a direction you don't expect? In this hybrid of self help and memoir, Darryle Pollack answers that question with humor, heart and hope. Her story will inspire and help others to find purpose and power in their own broken pieces; and proves that what breaks can bring the breakthrough. This is everything a satisfying memoir should be. It tells a very personal but universal story. The experiences are shared with honesty and...

"Barbara Hendricks, a tortoise, has entered a road race, but what was she thinking? With only a week to go before the big day, she worries that she doesn't stand a chance against the other animals competing. Barbara's friend and owner, Lorraine, inspires her to train a little bit more each day and coaxes her out of her shell when the race day arrives. How intimidating to line up next to the slow loris, the snail, the sloth, and the walrus! But Barbara...