Dictionary for a better world : poems, quotes, and anecdotes from A to Z

Latham, Irene, author.

Book

Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, [2020]

©2020

119 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm

"Organized as a dictionary, entries in this book for middle-grade readers present words related to creating a better, more inclusive world. Each word is explored via a poem, a quote from an inspiring person, and a short personal anecdote from one of the co-authors, a prompt for how to translate the word into action, and an illustration."--Provided by publisher.

960L Lexile

Age: 8-12.

Grade: 4-6.

Conduct of life -- Juvenile literature.

Self-help publications.

Illustrated works.

Poetry.

Quotations.

Anecdotes.

Dictionaries.

Waters, Charles, 1973- author.

Amini, Mehrdokht, illustrator.

Poems, quotes, and anecdotes from A to Z

Words for a better world -- Acceptance -- Ally -- Belonging -- Compassion -- Courage -- Create -- Dialogue -- Diversity -- Dream -- Empathy -- Equality -- Exercise -- Experiment -- Forgiveness -- Freedom -- Fuel -- Gratitude -- (Epitaph for) hate -- Hope -- Humility -- Intention -- Justice -- Kindness -- Laughter -- Listen -- Love -- Mindfulness -- Nature -- Netiquette -- Open -- Pause -- Peace -- Question -- Reach -- Release -- Respect -- Service -- Shero -- Team -- Tenacity -- Upstander -- Voice -- Vulnerable -- (Bear) witness -- Wonder -- Xenial -- Yes -- Zest -- The etymology of progress.

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