School is More Than a Building - Donner, Kelley
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A great school is so much more than a building... it is a place where children feel accepted for who they are. It is a place where kindness and empathy are commonplace. It is a place where children know and feel that people are there for them and that they are safe and loved. With its delightful watercolor illustrations of school life, School is More Than a Building paints a positive picture of a school environment where children know and understand that the people who work there care and look out for their best interests. When read aloud, children are reminded that they are part of a very…mehr

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A great school is so much more than a building... it is a place where children feel accepted for who they are. It is a place where kindness and empathy are commonplace. It is a place where children know and feel that people are there for them and that they are safe and loved. With its delightful watercolor illustrations of school life, School is More Than a Building paints a positive picture of a school environment where children know and understand that the people who work there care and look out for their best interests. When read aloud, children are reminded that they are part of a very special community and that schools are there for them. The pandemic made it painfully clear just how sensitive children are to the world around them and how important schools are for many children's health and well-being. Unfortunately, for some children, schools are more than just a place for learning, they are also a place of refuge and escape. It is important that children are aware that schools are a safe place where there are people that they can trust and go to if they need help. School is More than a Building, it is a place where people listen. In addition to celebrating schools and everything they do, School is More Than a Building is a great book to generate discussion about the many aspects of school life. At KelleyDonner.com/school-is-more-than-a-building you will find lesson plans, bulletin board ideas, activities and more that can be used on a school wide-level, in the classroom, or in your library. School is an integral part of a child's life. School is more than a building, it is a place where... Keywords: children's book, school, classroom, teaching, empathy, diversity, kindness, communication, safety, mental health
Autorenporträt
Kelley Donner knew she wanted to be an artist as a little girl where she grew up on a farm in rural Kansas. She has written many children's stories including The Day the Lines Changed, which was featured in the Washington Post as one of the top ten children's books about the pandemic and School is More Than a Building. Kelley has a Masters Degree in Illustration and Book Arts from the Cambridge School of Art and has worked as an educator for over 20 years in the US, UK, and Germany. She is also head of the website StorybookWalk.com. When Kelley is not busy drawing, you will often find her playing Lego with her three boys. She currently lives in Munich, Germany.