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Empathy & Appreciation

Help readers better understand different points of view, and appreciate the perspectives and experiences of others.
By: National Education Association
Published: 01/27/2021

December 2018

Empathy & Appreciation

Books of the month:

Books of the month:

Elementary

Alfie: (The Turtle That Disappeared)

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Alfie: (The Turtle That Disappeared)

by Thyra Heder

Nia is excited to bring home her new turtle named Alfie on her 6th birthday, but eventually loses interest as Alfie doesn’t seem to notice all the effort she makes to include him in her life. Alfie has noticed, though, and sets off to do something special for Nia for her 7th birthday.
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Middle Grade

Can I Touch Your Hair?

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Can I Touch Your Hair?

by Irene Latham & Charles Waters

Irene and Charles end up as partners for a poem-writing project—and the poems they write focus on family, friends, food, and what they learn about race and the world around them.
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Young Adult

You Bring the Distant Near

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You Bring the Distant Near

by Mitali Perkins

Three generations of women in the Das family struggle to find their places in the world and to accept one another and their life choices.
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