Social Smarts: Manners for Today's Kids - Hardcover

James, Elizabeth; Barkin, Carol

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 039566585X ISBN 13: 9780395665855

Publisher: Clarion Books, 1996

Synopsis

Providing practical, upbeat advice on everything from formal etiquette to problems in interacting with classmates and family members, a guide for young people outlines modes of conduct for a variety of situations.

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About the Author

Carol Barkin is also the author of "The New Complete Babysitter's Handbook", along with Elizabeth James.

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-6?This guide explores a wide variety of settings in which consideration of others and appropriate etiquette are important?introducing people, speaking on the telephone, etc. Key chapters explain social conventions and procedures for behaviors at school, at the dinner table, at parties, on vacation, and in the general public (e.g., movie theaters, bus stops, malls). James and Barkin provide not only the "hows" but also the "whys." The explanatory text is neatly spliced with fictionalized question-and-answer advice-column letters to a mythical columnist, "K.T. (Knows The) Answer." The authors are to be commended for giving wise counsel for difficult situations such as supporting a friend who is mourning the loss of a loved one. However, they seem to aim their book chiefly at young women. Yes, boys' names are sprinkled throughout and boys are included in the cartoon-style pen-and-ink illustrations, but the examples in the text more often than not appear to be directed at girls. Shopping behavior, for example, describes the rude behavior of girls trying on clothing in a store with no intention of making a purchase. Clamorous, boisterous boys need good manners, too.?Jerry D. Flack, University of Colorado
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 039566585X
• ISBN 13: 9780395665855
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 112
• Illustrator: Weston Martha