Brief summary
An A-Z of social and emotional vocabulary to make the world a better place.
My comments
Leesa McGregor has written a wonderful A-Z book, empowering children to be kind and compassionate towards themselves, others and the planet. Every page gives a carefully written explanation of each value, and is accompanied by a beautiful illustration by Daniela Sosa, who you might recognise from Love You to Pieces Beautiful Monster and the Agent Zaiba series. For every book sold they plant a tree, which I think is such a lovely idea!
Unity is knowing we are all connected to each other as one big human family. Together we can change the world.
Leesa McGregor
I’d like to give Impact Humanity Publishing a big thank you for sending me this book. A New Alphabet For Humanity linked in perfectly with some of the other books that I used in my class this year, echoing the sentiment that children are never too young to make a difference. Leesa McGregor’s book inspired my class to create their own A-Z books during our first week back, linking them with our school values and classroom ethos, which was such a lovely way to develop children’s vocabulary.
Class comments
I teach primary 6/7, so this is obviously not a book that children in my class are likely to pick up to read by themselves. However, where this book shines is as a visual aid to go along with health and wellbeing lessons and in that light, I can see there being a benefit to having this book in every class. At the back of the book, Leesa McGregor has written some fantastic empowering questions, which was a thoughtful addition, helping to encourage meaningful discussion.
Curricular links
- Social and emotional literacy (health and wellbeing).
- Diversity (health and wellbeing).
Points to consider in class
- This book doesn’t contain anything that would be an issue in class.
