I can make a difference : a treasury to inspire our children / selected by Marian Wright Edelman ; illustrations by Barry Moser.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Edelman, Marian Wright, editor of compilation.

Moser, Barry, illustrator.

HarperCollins (Firm), publisher.

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Children's Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conduct of life--Quotations, maxims, etc.

Conduct of life.

Conduct of life--Literary collections.

Quotations--Juvenile literature.

Genre:

Literature.

Children's nonfiction.

Literary collections.

Quotations.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

112 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, [2005]

Summary:

Teaches young readers how individual acts of courage, even though small in appearance, can have a great effect on one's life and the lives of those nearby through a review of actions by others in the past and the effects they have had on the world in which we live today. Marian Wright Edelman has drawn from a variety of cultures and peoples to compile these timeless stories, poems, songs, quotations, and folktales that speak to all children to let them know that they can make a difference in today's world.

Contents:

I can make a difference by loving myself and others as God loves us and treating others respectfully and fairly

I can make a difference by being courageous

I can make a difference by aiming high and holding on to my ideals

I can make a difference by caring and serving

I can make a difference by being honest and telling the truth

I can make a difference by persevering and not giving up

I can make a difference by being determined and resourceful

I can make a difference by being grateful for the gift and wonders of life

I can make a difference by working together with others

I can make a difference by being compassionate and kind

I can make a difference by being nonviolent and working for peace

I can make a difference by being faithful and struggling for what I believe.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 110-112).

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

Banks Collection copy: dust jacket retained.

ISBN:

0060280514

9780060280512

0060280522

9780060280529

OCLC:

56809464

Publisher Number:

9780060280529

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