Caring

by Lucia Raatma

It's cool to be kind These books are approachable, colorful, and fun. What better way to teach character values and possible behavior? Easy-reading text presents understandable, everyday examples of how to exercise caring, consideration, self-discipline, and much more. Hands-on activities support the basic messages and give students a way to easily explore these values for themselves. This series explores and supports the standard "Individual Development and Identity" as required by the National Council for the Social Studies.

Paperback

First published August 1, 1999

About the author

Lucia Raatma has worked in print and online publishing for over twenty years, as a writer and copy editor. She has held roles at G. P. Putnam's Sons and Reader's Digest, and in higher education. She freelances for Penguin Random House and writes children's books for educational publishers, and lives near Richmond, Virginia, with her husband and rescue dog Phoebe.

Reviews

[Elisha · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought this book was amazing because it teaches about helping others. Notice how it says helping someone, not doing something for someone. If you are helping your classmate with his/her homework you are saying: "This is how you do it, do you understand now?" not "5x5= 25 not 20, and 10x9= 90, not 70." My favorite part was when they were talking about Mother Teresa because she dedicated all her life to helping the poor and the needy. She helped orphans and sick people. She said "Let us keep the joy of loving in our hearts and share this joy with all we meet." This means we should help everybody, not just people you know. Jesus said "Love thy neighbor." Your neighbor is anybody in the whole world, not just the people who live right next to you!

[Lindsay · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book to read with your child about how to care for others and how it feels to have others care for them. It is kid friendly and has questions and thinking prompts to give additional thought into what caring is and how it plays a role in our lives.