Lessons from the Wise Oak

By Vernon Snell
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Length58m

About this audiobook

Concrete Flowers: Lessons from the Wise Oak is a powerful prevention and awareness journey created for children, families, and educators. In the Concrete Garden, children become “Concrete Flowers,” learning from an ancient Wise Oak whose roots have witnessed generations grow. Through 20 imaginative lessons, young readers meet unforgettable characters representing influence, peer pressure, vaping and nicotine, alcohol, medicine, unknown substances, caffeine, food choices, social media, and more. Instead of fear or shame, the Wise Oak teaches children to pause, ask questions, recognize pressure, listen to their bodies, seek trusted adults, and protect their future. Written by Vernon Snell, Concrete Flowers transforms prevention education into storytelling—teaching one lasting lesson: Protect the roots. Protect the flower. Protect the next Garden.

Audiobook details

GenreEducation and Learning, Action and Adventure
Length58 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 28, 2026
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1POETIC CINEMA KIDS
220 Lessons in Awareness, Prevention & Protecting Your Roots
3Dedication
4Meet the Wise Old Oak
5Lesson 1: The Tree Who Felt Something Change
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6Lesson 2: The Package That Knew the Child's Name
7Lesson 3: The Colorful Cloud
8Lesson 4: ZIP Doesn't Have Time to Sleep
9Lesson 5: When the Laughing Vine Came to the Party
10Lesson 6: The Sleep Bloom in the Medicine Cabinet
11Lesson 7: The Flower With No Roots
12Lesson 9: The Garden on the Screen
13Lesson 16: The Flower Who Needed Help, Not Shame
14Lesson 17: The Speed Leaf
15Lesson 18: FILL and the Hungry Roots
16Lesson 19: The Garden You Choose to Grow
17Lesson 20: Protect the Next Garden
18The Five Root Questions
19The Wise Oak Classroom Promise
20Twenty Lessons - One Garden
21I AM A CONCRETE FLOWER
22The Concrete Flowers Pledge
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