{"product_id":"breathe-with-bruce-9781916421639","title":"Breathe With Bruce","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBruce is not an ordinary cloud.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe loves to make children laugh.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSometimes he tries too hard. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSometimes his frustrations get him in trouble.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFind out how his friends help him out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-----\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Mel: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMel Holliday began her career in medicine in the 1980s. She changed her pathway to run a successful business with her husband, Martin, for over 30 years. Becoming an NLP Practitioner (Neuro-Linguist Programming) in the mid-1990s, Mel began \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edeveloping programs for schools to help manage stress and support mental wellbeing. She created characters to portray different emotions for each lesson, using Bruce to introduce techniques for children to learn and manage everyday stresses. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBruce and his friends became a popular part of the program, each having a story that relates to an emotion. Mel realised a book based on the characters could reach a bigger audience to help parents, health workers and teachers teach a simple breathing \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etechnique to support young people manage their stress. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Rebecca: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is only recently Rebecca has started to explore her talents in illustration and art. She is delighted that her debut into illustration has allowed her to work closely with Mel Holliday, to breathe life into Bruce and her other characters. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRebecca has been creatively minded from a young age. She has always had a love of performing and is currently pursuing a career in the Performing Industry. Rebecca hopes that Bruce and his friends help lots of children manage their stress using Mel s breathing techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Boz Publications Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781916421639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 11.02w x 0.10d","brand":"Mel Holliday","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38350720237749,"sku":"9781916421639","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_562eaf20-95fe-4640-9049-e7cede5ae934.jpg?v=1611645946","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/breathe-with-bruce-9781916421639","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}