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Title: Courage
ISBN: 0618238557
Author:
Bernard Waber
Publicate Date: 2002-10-28
Publish: 2002-10-28
List Price: $12.00
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Hardcover
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1: Suprisingly inspirational
This book is part of a literacy program my principal is starting, so I read it to my class today. I loved the inspirational messages and the huge variety of ways that courage was showed--some funny, some downright touching. The illustrations are amazing and I think this will hook any kid willing to listen.
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2: Simple, but, gets the message across
I needed a book to help my children understand this word at a time when we are faced with deep family crisis. My son is 7. My daughter is 4. It is a short simple book with simple pictures. If you not only read the book, but, discuss the drawings (like jumping off a diving board..or saving one candy bar for the next day...or seeing an airplane fly away while the kids watch with one parent)...they will understand the word better. My son was afraid to go to camp one morning. The book helped him through.
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3: COURAGE for everybody
When I think of examples of courage, only a few things come to my mind. Waber listed all kinds of courage...even for dogs! Everyone must have experienced one in the book. I really enjoyed it because I could relate to many pages of the book. Waber did a good job to show that courage is never too small or silly. And I loved the last line- courage is what we give to each other. It's so true~
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4: The Many Faces Of Courage
As Maya Angelou has said "One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential." If you agree with this philosophy, then you realize that courage, as character, must be fostered and developed.
Bernard Waber's book works so well because it shows young readers the many faces of courage. There are the obvious kinds -firefighters entering a burning building, mountain climbers scaling the heights - involving people and actions which youngsters find heroic, larger than life-size. But children will realize, thanks to this insightful book, that ordinary, everday actions also require courage, whether it's breaking bad habits, holding on to your dreams, or being the first to apologize after an argument. Even acts of common courtesy may display courage in action.
This book encourages youngsters to go on in the face of adversity and feel good about themselves for doing so. It should serve as an excellent starting point for parents to discuss this important topic with their children.
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To paraphrase Maya Angelou once more, "Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest."
Those who read Courage will undoubtedly agree.
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5: I just bought 3 copies
A friend in Maine showed me this book, which she'd just bought for all her grandchildren and children, when I was visiting her last week. I promptly ordered one for each of my adult children to give them next Christmas.
It's a honey of a book, detailing courage in all its permutations. Written as a children's book, it could leap the gap (like Pooh, and Where the Wild Things Are, and many of Dr. Seuss' books) into classic adult enjoyment status.
Give it a try.
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