Ari the Brave's Jungle Journey

With imagination and empowerment, any battle can be won, especially when you have a cheetah sidekick!

While Ari is hospitalized, he gets through the challenging time with his adventurous spirit and wild imagination. Continue the jungle journey with this teaching guide full of adventure and learning. This guide includes lesson plans, discussion prompts, integration activities, social emotional skill building and fun worksheets that will spark imagination and a love of learning.

Readers' Favorite Review (5-Stars) - "Wallick skillfully uses entertainment to educate children to the fact that they can and will overcome the experience of being hospitalized... I loved this book!" -- Joe Wisinski

Families will delight in reading aloud the masterfully written positive message created by Krystal Wallick, a certified school social worker and children's mental health professional. The story was written from her perspective sitting at her son, Ari's bedside in the NICU while he was undergoing treatment for a double-collapsed lung. She imagined the adventures Ari may be going on as he drifted off with anesthesia and bravely facing the surgery ahead. 

The tale focuses on social-emotional learning, providing children the tools to use their imagination to confront challenges and dilemmas, and the courage to persist.

While Ari's story begins in the hospital; challenge and bravery come in many forms, shapes, and sizes. Nightma...