Element 6- Social Action by Lesly Gonzales

 ELEMENT 6- SOCIAL ACTION 

By: Heather Avis

Illustrated by: Sarah Mensinga

Link to purchase the book: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/everyone%20belongs

Review link: https://www.theluckyfewpodcast.com/episodes/173-everyonebelongs

This book encourages children to understand and act on themes of social justice, showing how to create welcoming spaces and respond to prejudice through empathy and community action. There is two versions of this book by Heather Avis and both versions encourage social action by providing examples of positive behavior. One shows a community coming together to make amends for an act of racism, while this one shows to actively create an inclusive space through community wide talent show. 

I would use this book in the classroom as just fun read along. Hopefully it will shed light onto a topic that may be reliable for some kids.

Element 5 Raising Awareness by Lesly Gonzales

 ELEMENT 5 RAISING AWARENESS

 

By: Kristen and Benjamin Hart

Illustrated by: Daniel Wiseman 

  Link to purchase the book:https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/the%20world%20needs%20more%20purple%20people

Review link : https://iowacitymoms.com/2021/02/18/the-world-needs-more-purple-people-a-book-review/

This book teach every young reader how to be a purple person; kind, curious and really really silly! It encourages asking questions, laughing, using one’s voice to stand up for what is right and embracing what people have in common, rather than focusing on what divides them.

I absolutely love this book so much that I read it to my kiddos every year. The activity I did with them after reading the book, was very similar to this one i found online ->