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