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Parent Guide

MAY/JUNE 2022

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

BOOK NOOK

KIND TIME Do You Know Where

the Animals Live?
For summer’s arrival, we’re taking a dive
into the world’s lakes and oceans! We'll Discovering the
explore the lives of our “underwater Incredible Creatures
cousins” with ethologist Jonathan All Around Us
Balcombe, including wild fish behavior
and how to care for the fish we bring into
our homes. We'll learn about the science of Written by Peter Wohlleben
interacting with our pets, get tips for helping toads Recommended for ages 7-9
in our neighborhoods, and read a cool porcupine rescue story. This wonderful introduction to the animal kingdom
This issue also highlights both social awareness (the ability features playful questions, fun quizzes, and
to understand others' perspectives and empathize with them, activities that will help kids study animals in their
including those who are different from us) and self-awareness own backyards — and make the world a better
(the ability to understand one’s own thoughts and feelings, such place for them.
as anxiety). Learn more at the Collaborative for Academic, Social
and Emotional Learning (CASEL) website, casel.org. About the Author: Peter
Wohlleben decided to become a
conservationist at age 6. He’s
spent his life working around trees
To access an interactive version of this issue online, as a forest scientist, but it’s
visit KindNews.org. Check out our recommended book list animals that first stole his heart. He combines his
at RedRover.org/books.
love for trees, animals, and education at his forest
Looking for more ways to help your academy in Germany’s Eifel Mountains, teaching
children build connection? Check children about the calls of ravens and to be curious
out our empathy app, The Restricted and respectful of all animals.
Adventures of Raja. It is a bilingual,
interactive series of book and game apps
that includes questions and play-based
learning that parents can use to help COPYRIGHT: DO YOU KNOW WHERE THE
children understand animal behavior ANIMALS LIVE? ©2021 BY PETER WOHLLEBEN,
and practice empathy. PUBLISHED BY GREYSTONE KIDS.
BOOK SUMMARY FROM AMAZON.COM.
Visit RedRover.org/empathyapp for more information.

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