Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Social Themes - Values & Virtues

The peoples of the world have been in conflict for as long as time can remember. It is easy to feel cynical about any prospect of lasting peace in the world when we do nothing more than recycle past mistakes. What if we took another path? Could it be we are more alike than we realize? Maybe our disillusionment only comes from a lack of perspective. As we rise to higher ground, the borders between us begin to fade. From up here, we can see a shared, conflicted past, but also a common origin. And we can see a path that leads to a united and peaceful future.

The Nightowls and the...

A short, illustrated children's story for ages 4-8 about a boy who learns the true meaning of freedom and how to honor those who helped provide it.

Winner of the 2016 Newbery Medal
A 2016 Caldecott Honor Book
A 2016 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book
A New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of 2015
A Wall Street Journal Best Children's Book of 2015

Every Sunday after church, CJ and his grandma ride the bus across town. But today, CJ wonders why they don't own a car like his friend Colby. Why doesn't he have an iPod like the boys on the bus? How come they always have to get off in the dirty part of town? Each question is met with an encouraging answer from...

Lyle's heart is in the right place, but his habit of lying about everything from whether he's brushed his teeth to why he's missed the bus make it hard for people to believe him when he does tell the truth. He doesn't want to be known as "Lyle the Liar." Can Lyle ever regain the trust of family and friends?

UNITED WE RISE features four distinct stories "dreamed up" with 80 fourth graders at Larchmont Elementary School in Mount Laurel, NJ. The stories, written by author S F Hochman based on the students' plotting and characters, carve out highly creative paths to welcome new and very different kinds of students to the mythical Mont Larch School. Larchmont Elementary plans to use the book to introduce students to their values and the "Larchmont family." That said, you do not have to be a Mount Laurel student to enjoy and learn from these stories. In fact, you don't even have to be a fourth...

The Fiddlers is a fun, quirky story of a colony of Fiddler crabs. Boingo is the main character and he deals with all kinds of life's little challenges. In this first story, Boingo is worried because his claw won't grow like his friends' did. This is a great moral lesson on being happy with yourself, just the way you are. It also teaches that worrying about life's challenges, will many times prove to be useless to improving the situation. This series will travel through many of life's issues that we all face and that relying on God can get us through. He gives us the strength and the wisdom....

Storytime With 11 Community Workers is a spirited and engaging story that uses repetitive language and rhymes to teach career education to children under age 8, as well as the value of sharing compromise and non-violent conflict resolution.

James & Jayne are two young turtles who are very good friends. This book is the first in the series on developing social skills and other good values. "Super Manners" teaches children the basics of using manners and how to be polite.

Watch Tommy and Little Prance become great friends from their love of music and learn to overcome stage fright

The Fiddler Crab, Boingo, learns the importance of being on time and gets a new watch to help him.

With his heart pounding, Tom Taber slowly stood up and put his feet on the very edge of the dock. His eyes were focused on the diving platform which still looked to him to be a very long way away.

Learning has never been more fun in Michael Kayes's delightful new children's book, Life Lessons from Tom Taber.

Perfect for young children who are just discovering the magic of reading, this colorful volume is filled with four short stories featuring the one and only Tom Taber

In "Tom Taber and the Long Distance Swim," seven-year-old Tom learns the importance...

This children's chapter book for beginning readers and their elders tells about a pair of Crocs shoes that journey from the discard pile of two brothers in the United States to the feet of a boy in Kenya. Understanding blossoms in this tale based on a real project in a real African village. Readers learn how much a pair of outgrown rubbery sandals can mean to a child who has never before owned any shoes of any kind. The company of Crocs, Inc., was not involved with the book, which was produced independently and focuses on helping American children learn about life in the developing world.

Stories of human values inspire in children the recognition of their innate goodness. Ancient cultures used stories as the central and most powerful means of handing down traditions and communicating the wisdom of life and living. It is hoped that these stories of compassion, kindness, and friendship, will allow for deep reflections and consideration of the ways in which these inherent values can manifest in our own lives.

What is a value? How can I know

Where values come from? How values grow?

When will I know if I have enough

Values and goodness and all the right stuff?

Do they have special seeds?

Do I plant every one?

Do I need to add water?

Do I need to add sun?

Values are very important, but figuring out what values to plant and how to make them grow can be difficult. In Planting My Values, a young boy shares his journey of self-discovery as he learns how to develop values in his life.

It's never too early to...

What is a value? How can I know

Where values come from? How values grow?

When will I know if I have enough

Values and goodness and all the right stuff?

Do they have special seeds?

Do I plant every one?

Do I need to add water?

Do I need to add sun?

Values are very important, but figuring out what values to plant and how to make them grow can be difficult. In Planting My Values, a young boy shares his journey of self-discovery as he learns how to develop values in his life.

It's never too early to...

All the world is here. It is there. It is everywhere. All the world is right where you are. Now. This simple, profound, Caldecott Honor story is now available as a Classic Board Book.

Following a circle of family and friends through the course of a day from morning until night, this book affirms the importance of all things great and small in our world, from the tiniest shell on the beach, to the warmth of family connections, to the widest sunset sky.

Now available as a Classic Board Book, this Caldecott Honor picture book written by Liz Garton Scanlon and illustrated by Marla...

Elmer Kay, the Peanut Butter Kid, plans his Birthday Party with his parents, close friends and the family dog, Pappy. They all decide on what peanut butter refreshments should be served. Elmer surprises everyone when he tells them what he would like to do instead of having people give him presents. His mother, Mrs. Kay comes up with an idea. All of them find a way to make her plan work. Everybody feels very good about the party and all want to do the same thing for their celebrations. The author envisions this book not only as an enjoyable read but as a tool for discussions by teachers,...

This colorful book uses whimsical illustrations to help young children imagine all kinds of exciting possibilities such as "What if people could make rainbows or fly like birds?" or "What if no one got sick and everyone was healthy?." Then, in a touching twist, it asks them to make it happen-they are the future and they can make it beautiful. A truly extraordinary story, it will delight and inspire children and adults alike.