Peace Resources
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Help the Environment Book Set
All five exciting books, with many concrete ways for children to care for their world. Simple text and engaging photos of children taking small actions make big conservation ideas accessible to beginning readers. Learn More -
The Peace Rose - From The Parent Child Press
“… and they took turns talking.” Lovely paintings and simple text show children modeling how to use a “peace rose” to share feelings and resolve conflicts. Paperback, 36 pages. Learn More -
A Little Peace - From National Geographic
A riveting visual message! Image after image shows people around the world making peace in their own way. Minimal text. Photos keyed to world map. Endnotes detail how each image relates to peace. A must! Hardcover, 32 pages. Learn More -
Peace Begins with You - A Sierra Club Book
Beautiful artwork and matter-of-fact text gently explain peace as a way of being rather than just the absence of conflict. Explores all kinds of peace (personal to global) — a powerful peace-making primer. Paperback, 40 pages. Learn More -
Ten Amazing People - And How They Changed the World
An inspiring, well-written biography and time line for each of ten historic figures who made the world a better place. Themes coincide well with Montessori philosophy and will resonate with the elementary-age child. Hardcover, 50 pages. Learn More -
If Peace Is
What is Peace? For each of us it is something different... Inspiring verse and joyful jewel-like illustrations express the many ways children find personal peace and comfort. A moving resource children will love. Learn More -
Faith
About 80 intimate cultural images of families of faith around the world plus 11 excellent resource pages make this a wide, in-depth exploration of human spirituality. Photo captions, soaring prose, labeled map, more. Learn More -
I Want to Hear the Quiet - From The Parent Child Press
Aline Wolf wrote I Want to Hear the Quiet to help awaken children’s sense of wonder and awe. This book nurtures the human spirit with respectful messages about caring for the Earth and cherishing peace. Learn More -
Cosmic Wonder Set - By Aline Wolf
Aline Wolf wrote this series to help awaken children’s sense of wonder and awe. These three titles nurture the human spirit with respectful messages about caring for the Earth and cherishing peace. Learn More -
What is Death?
A gentle book that acknowledges the questions this profound mystery inspires without providing pat answers. Instead, it recounts many possibilities that can help children find their own conclusions. 35 pages. Learn More -
Many Ways - How Families Practice Their Beliefs and Religions
Vibrant images of families of faith around the world are a gentle introduction to diversity for the youngest children. Shared ideas are expressed in simple, respectful prose. Photo endnotes provide place, religion, and activity depicted for 51 cultural images. 32 pages. Learn More -
Manners - By Aliki
Teaching manners is a delicate process, made easier by this lively book. In the illustrations, children model how to behave — and how not to behave! Paperback, 32 pages. Learn More -
365 Manners Kids Should Know - Games, Activities and Other Fun Ways to Help Children and Teens Learn Etiquette
This superb reference covers just about everything a child, teen (or adult) needs to know to navigate the modern world with grace and courtesy. Paperback, 322 pages. Learn More -
On Earth
Comparisons children can understand are paired with clear, explanatory graphics. Night and day, lengthening shadows, seasonal changes — all the complex dynamics of Earth’s journey through space are explored. 32 pages. Learn More -
A Handful of Quiet - Happiness in Four Pebbles
Nobel Peace Prize nominee Thich Nhat Hanh has created a very simple meditation for children. Includes easy-to-understand instructions, further resources, an activity, and a song with score. Spiral-bound hardcover, 62 pages. Learn More -
A Little Book of Peace
This sweet little book is a gift of love from Montessorian Chandra Fernando, written in response to 9/11 because she wanted to let children know the world is still a beautiful place. Paperback, 36 pages. Learn More
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