Somewhere Today: A Book of Peace - Hardcover

Thomas, Shelley Moore

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0807575453 ISBN 13: 9780807575451

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company, 1998

Synopsis

Somewhere in the world each day, people just like you are acting in kind, peaceful, loving ways. Perhaps they are visiting someone who is old, teaching a little sister to ride a bike, or sharing an experience with a friend from a different culture.

About this title

About the Author:

Shelly Moore Thomas is a published author of children books including:Somewhere Today.

From Publishers Weekly:

This affirming prose poem asserts that peace begins with simple gesturesAacts in which any child might take part: "someone/ is/ visiting/ a/ friend/ who/ is/ old"; "someone/ is/ planting/ a/ tree." Some of the peace-promoting acts involve crossing cultural boundaries, such as whacking a pi?ata or learning to master chopsticks. Thomas (Putting the World to Sleep) quietly makes readers aware of the kindness and pleasures around us. Her spare text and repeating phrasesAeach page begins with the words "Somewhere today.../ someone/ is..."Aplay off well against the warmth and specificity of Futran's photographs. In some, the multicultural families and kids smile happily for the camera; in others, they seem entirely absorbed in their activities. The numerous pictures, varying in size, proportions and quality, show children horsing around, celebrating or concentrating (a few appear washed-out or slightly blurry). The book is a bit like the good deeds it describesAa modest step in the right direction; the author wisely averts didacticism through her use of cogent, everyday examples. Ages 5-9.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0807575453
• ISBN 13: 9780807575451
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 24