What Is Beautiful? (What Is?, 4) - Hardcover

Etan Boritzer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0963759760 ISBN 13: 9780963759764

Publisher: Veronica Lane Books, 2002

Synopsis

WHAT IS BEAUTIFUL? provides children with ways to explore the underlying ideas of what constitutes true beauty. With issues of self-esteem and peer pressures inside and outside of school leading children to self-abuse, WHAT IS BEAUTIFUL? conveys a deeper understanding of inner values, as opposed to media hype. Encouraging a consideration of what makes a person truly beautiful, WHAT IS BEAUTIFUL? is a useful tool in giving children a sense of identity and worth.

About this title

About the Author:

Etan Boritzer writes best selling books for children (ages 5 - 11) on character education, social values and the BIG questions which children ask about life. He believes as Audrey Hepburn said while Director of UNICEF: Children are the only hope; His books are translated into 10 languages and have been widely praised by numerous parents magazines, national newspapers and professional and educational reviews. He has written books for children on topics such as self-esteem, grief and loss, bullying, ethics and tolerance.

Review:

WHAT IS BEAUTIFUL? provides a healthy antidote to the worst aspects of our appearance-based culture, and helps parents and teachers to constructively appreciate with children what is really beautiful. --Joan Jacobs Brumberg, PhD, Cornell University, Author, The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls

WHAT IS BEAUTIFUL? allows the reader, both parent and child, to dream and wander, while thoughtfully challenging unspoken assumptions about our physical and internal worlds. It is a joy to read, and its message lingers gently. --Dr. Judith Brisman, Director, Eating Disorder Resource Center, New York, Co-Author, SURVIVING AN EATING DISORDER

WHAT IS BEAUTIFUL? is a guide to seeing the beauty in being alive, in the unexpected and in ourselves. At once both serious and hopeful, WHAT IS BEAUTIFUL? is a book that imagines kindness to be the most beautiful thing of all. --Roberta Myers, Editor-in Chief, ELLE Magazine

WHAT IS BEAUTIFUL? allows the reader, both parent and child, to dream and wander, while thoughtfully challenging unspoken assumptions about our physical and internal worlds. It is a joy to read, and its message lingers gently. --Dr. Judith Brisman, Director, Eating Disorder Resource Center, New York, Co-Author, SURVIVING AN EATING DISORDER

WHAT IS BEAUTIFUL? is a guide to seeing the beauty in being alive, in the unexpected and in ourselves. At once both serious and hopeful, WHAT IS BEAUTIFUL? is a book that imagines kindness to be the most beautiful thing of all. --Roberta Myers, Editor-in Chief, ELLE Magazine

About this edition

• Publisher: Veronica Lane Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0963759760
• ISBN 13: 9780963759764
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Nancy Forrest