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Parent Guide





                                                                             MAR/APR 2022

                                                                     Teaching kindness while
                                                                       helping to instill good
                                                                    reading habits in children.



                                                                       BOOK NOOK


                               KIND TIME
                                                                                 Doggie Language:
                               Happy Spring! In this issue we’ll                  A Dog Lover's
                                learn about the real role of an
                                animal control officer, straight                  Guide to
                                from the source! We’ll decode                     Understanding
                                dog language, investigate the
                                lives of snakes, and hear how                     Your Best Friend
                               one boy’s big heart inspired him
                             to help countless animals and        Written and Illustrated by Lili Chin
                            people. The first 20 children to write   Recommended for ages 8 and up
                         a letter or poem about snakes and email   Dogs communicate with so much more than barks
                    it (with the help of an adult) to KindNews@   and tail wags, and misreading doggie body language
           RedRover.org will get a sticker from Save The Snakes,   makes life challenging for dogs and their humans.
           featured in Amazing World. Children should be sure to    This small but mighty book is your perfect
           include their name, age, and address.                  illustrated guide to seeing and understanding the
                                                                  subtle visual cues and interpreting the behaviours
                                                                  used by your beloved pup to express how they're
           To access an interactive version of this issue online,    feeling. The more we notice and listen to what our
           visit KindNews.org. Check out our recommended book list    dogs are trying to tell us, the more we can improve
           at RedRover.org/books.                                 our relationship with our best friends, helping them
                                                                  to feel safe and happy.
                         Looking for more ways to help your
                         children build connection? Check
                         out our empathy app, The Restricted
                         Adventures of Raja. It is a bilingual,
                         interactive series of book and game apps   COPYRIGHT:  DOGGIE LANGUAGE: A DOG LOVER'S GUIDE TO
                         that includes questions and play-based   UNDERSTANDING YOUR BEST FRIEND. TEXT ©2020 BY
                         learning that parents can use to help    LILI CHIN. SUMMERSDALE PUBLISHERS LTD., LONDON,
                                                                  UNITED KINGDOM. BOOK SUMMARY FROM
                         children understand animal behavior      GOODREADS.COM
                         and practice empathy.
           Visit RedRover.org/empathyapp for more information.
                                                                                 Where’s Raja?

                                                                                 RAJA IS HIDING ON PAGE 7!


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