Overview
Children are bullied every day. Most often it is done in secret. Kids witness these injustices. When they see a friend or classmate hurting and don't know what to do about it, and they hurt too. The adorable characters in this story learn to practice bravery and stand up to bullies. Jericka is bullied by another student. Their teacher, Miss Work, leads her students to understand how to become braver, and she encourages them to use their hearts to help their friends. Following a math lesson where Miss Work teaches her students about equality, the students witness bullying for the third time and realize that, together, they can stand up to the hurtful words of the bully. They learn that they will put more good into the world if they work together. An important story for every 3rd-5th grade student.
Full Product Details
Author: Jayne E Sbarboro ,
Wendy Leach
Publisher: Montgomery Publishing Company
Imprint: Montgomery Publishing Company
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 0.50cm
, Length: 27.90cm
Weight: 0.245kg
ISBN: 9780999242056
ISBN 10: 0999242059
Pages: 72
Publication Date: 25 October 2019
Recommended Age: From 7 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Thank you, Jayne. We need this book....Our children need this book. --Teacher, Aurora Public Schools
Author Information
After being an elementary school principal for six years and addressing bullies with restorative justice practices, Jayne Sbarboro learned that the most important effort is always to first RESTORE THE CHILD who has been hurt. This was the subject of her first book, ""The Truest Heart."" The second most important thing is to teach children how to stand up for each other when an adult isn't nearby. Using story writing to empower children, especially those who have been targeted by bullying, she chooses to focus exclusively on the importance of using strength-based practices to increase children's resilience. In ""The Bravest Hearts--A Story to Empower Our Friends,"" which is the sequel to the Truest Heart, she shows students how to work together to overcome bullying. She also co-authored ""Miss Work's Truest Heart Companion: An Anti-bullying Guide"" with her niece, Francesca Sbarboro, who is the model for Miss Work these books. Jayne chose to make Miss Work African American because she believes we need more African-American teachers. Wendy Leach is an author and illustrator from Overland Park, Kansas (just a jump, hop and a skip away from Kansas City). Wendy graduated with a BFA in painting from the University of Missouri. Along with a prior collaboration illustrating The Truest Heart, Wendy wrote and illustrated Francis-the story of a lovable monster who goes on a hilarious journey of misplaced love. She illustrated I Campaigned for Ice Cream by Suzanne Jacobs Lipshaw, and has done illustrations and artwork for other community projects.
