Looking for some great books to gift the children in your lives? Here are some TPN recommended books:
Books for Holiday Gift Giving
Peace: A Teach Peace Now Book Review
Peace by Miranda (Illustrator) and Baptiste Paul  (Author) is a picture book for lower elementary school students. The simple rhyming text provides a series of ways, both small and large, to foster peace that even the youngest child can understand and carry out.
Two Mrs. Gibsons: TPN Book Review
In this simply stated book a young girl describes her mother and grandmother, both named Mrs. Gibson. One woman is African American, the other is Japanese American.
Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match: A Book Review
This bilingual book about mixing up combinations of things shows just how silly it is to think that everything, including families, have to match. A great read for children everywhere.
Martin Luther King’s Story
The Story of Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Biography Book for New Readers is a new book, published in 2020, about Martin Luther King’s life, and written for young elementary school readers.
The Wall in the Middle of the Book: TPN Book Review
The Wall in the Middle of the Book The Wall in the Middle of the Book is an example of how limited text and simple visuals can be profound. Written by well-known and award-winning children’s author Jon Agee, this book speaks with the innocence of a child and delivers a lesson in what bias is […]
Words Matter: The Value of Character Education
Character education is more important than ever. As we begin our second decade, Teach Peace Now remains committed to building peaceful values in our world in 2021.
4 Children’s Books for Human Rights Day
Human Rights Day has been observed on December 10th. This year is no exception, and is certainly, in light of the global pandemic, one of the most important years in which to reflect on the status of justice and fairness in our communities, our countries and in the world.
Rethinking Schools for Social Justice
Rethinking Schools provides materials for teaching social justice that all caring teachers should be familiar with.
Questions to Ask about Freedom in Book Discussions
If we see true freedom as being free from being harmed by others, it changes everything we do. Ask these questions about the books you read.
Teaching for Black Lives: Review by Teach Peace Now
Rethinking Schools publishes some of the best educational materials for teachers who want to open their students’ eyes to the world around them. One of their most recent publications is titled Teaching for Black Lives. This volume of essays, teacher experiences, and lesson ideas is essential reading for all teachers at this moment in our […]
4 Books About Taking a Stand
Why do people risk the contagion of a virus and potential injury to stage peaceful protests? Surely, it is easier to sit in front of the TV and scream. Or just ignore what is happening around us. But in truth, there has never been major change without people taking a stand and making their voices […]
