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Dictionary for a better world : poems, quotes, and anecdotes from A to Z / Irene Latham and Charles Waters ; illustrated by Mehrdokht Amini.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Latham, Irene, author.
- Waters, Charles, 1973- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Conduct of life--Juvenile literature.
- Conduct of life.
- Children--Conduct of life.
- Children.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (124 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- 2020.
- Minneapolis, Minnesota : Carolrhoda Books, 2020.
- 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"-- Provided by publisher.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-5415-9080-5
- 1-5415-9081-3
- 1-5415-7893-7
- OCLC:
- 1091237827
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