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Book

Dictionary for a better world : poems, quotes, and anecdotes from A to Z

Call Number

  • J 170.44 LATH (CEN, EAS, OSH, POW)

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Publication Information

Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, [2020]

Physical Description

119 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Audience

Grade: 4-6.

Summary

"Organized as a dictionary, entries in this book for middle-grade readers present words related to creating a better, more inclusive world. Each word is explored via a poem, a quote from an inspiring person, and a short personal anecdote from one of the co-authors, a prompt for how to translate the word into action, and an illustration"--

Contents

  • Words for a better world
  • Acceptance
  • Ally
  • Belonging
  • Compassion
  • Courage
  • Create
  • Dialogue
  • Diversity
  • Dream
  • Empathy
  • Equality
  • Exercise
  • Experiment
  • Forgiveness
  • Freedom
  • Fuel
  • Gratitude
  • (Epitaph for) hate
  • Hope
  • Humility
  • Intention
  • Justice
  • Kindness
  • Laughter
  • Listen
  • Love
  • Mindfulness
  • Nature
  • Netiquette
  • Open
  • Pause
  • Peace
  • Question
  • Reach
  • Release
  • Respect
  • Service
  • Shero
  • Team
  • Tenacity
  • Upstander
  • Vulnerable
  • Voice
  • (Bear) witness
  • Wonder
  • Xenial
  • Yes
  • Zest
  • The etymology of progress.

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