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*Welcome
to Green Dove's Peace Book List of Childrens Books. This
list is the result of twenty plus years of reading childrens
books along with favorites suggested from family and friends,
my local librarians, the libraries research catalogs and
wandering around in store book collections.
There
are many wonderful books that I have yet to meet. Please
submit
your favorites.
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A Band of Angels:
A Story Inspired by the Jubilee Singers by Deborah Hopkinson.
A biography of the Mississippi share cropper who became
a civil and voter rights leader during the 1960's. |
Adventures
in Peacemaking: A Conflict Resolution Activity Guide for
School-Age Programs
by William J. Kreidler, Lisa Furlong - Avg. Customer Rating
- Ages 6-11: |
A Gift for
Mama by Ester Hautzig (1981) Poland, FICTION
The story of how Sara earns money to buy her mother a pair
of satin slippers is lovingly told and reminds children
that effort and imagination are two of the most important
elements in a gift. The book also depicts the interactions
of a close-knit family in the town of Vilna, Poland more
than fifty years ago. |
A Group of
One written by Rachna Gilmore. Henry Holt and Company, 2001.
A handbook of ideas, activities and resources for empowering
children to care about themselves, others and the world.
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Handful of Seeds by Monica Hughes, Lester Publishing, UNICEF
Canada 1983, $16.95.
After her grandmother dies, a young girl is forced to leave
for the city. She has taken seeds from her grandmother's
garden with her and plants a garden in the city. The girl
faces huge challenges in her efforts to nurture her garden,
including its destruction. She meets other children who
are homeless and struggling. The story is one of hope and
perseverance in spite of hardship. K-5 |
Ahyoka
and the Talking Leaves: The Story of the Cherokee Alphabet
by Connie and Peter Roop (1992) Native American, BIOGRAPHICAL
FICTION
Certain that the white man's ability to read gave him a
distinct advantage, Sequoyah, with the help and encouragement
of his daughter Ahyoka, created the first Cherokee alphabet.
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All for the
Better: A Story of El Barrio by Nicholasa Mohr (1993) Puerto-Rican-American,
BIOGRAPHY
Due to poverty, Evelin Lopez's mother sends her from Puerto
Rico at age eleven, to live with her relatives in New York
City's Spanish Harlem in 1933. Although she was ridiculed
by classmates, she studied and did well and later fought
for school reform and led a nonviolent protest against the
closure of public libraries in her area. |
All
Her Paths Are Peace: Women Pioneers in Peacemaking (Kumarian
Press Books for a World That Works)
by Michael Henderson |
All
the Colors of the Earth
by Sheila Hamanaka
American printing of The Barefoot Book of Buddhist Tales,
published in England, 1997. |
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| Amber Was Brave, Essie Was
Smart written and illustrated by Vera B. Williams. Greenwillow
Books / HarperCollins, 2001 |
Amos
and Boris by William Steig, Doubleday Canada 1971.
A mouse who loves the sea falls off his boat and is saved
by a whale. Years later, the whale is beached in a storm
and the mouse can return the favour. K-4 |
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A
Million Visions of Peace: Wisdom from the Friends of Old
Turtle
by Jennifer Garrison, Andrew Tubesing |
Annie…Anya
- A Month in Moscow by Irene Trivas, Orchard Books, New
York 1992, $19.95.
A young girl visits Moscow with her parents, who, as doctors,
have signed up to work in Moscow for a month. Annie finds
everything strange and unfamiliar. A Russian girl, Anya,
she meets at a daycare helps her learn Russian and discover
the good in the strangeness. A story of friendship and generosity.
2-5 |
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At the Crossroads
by Rachel Isadora, Greenwillow Books 1991, 105 Madison Ave
New York NY 10016. (available at the Ottawa Public Library,
children's picture books).
A picture book in which South African children gather to
welcome home their fathers who have been away for several
months working in the mines. K-3 |
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Amos and Boris
by William Steig, Doubleday Canada 1971.
A mouse who loves the sea falls off his boat and is saved
by a whale. Years later, the whale is beached in a storm
and the mouse can return the favour. K-4
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A New Coat
for Anna
Harriet Ziefert and Anita Lobel
Dragonfly, 1986 |
Angel Child,
Dragon Child
M. M. Surat,
Carnival, 1983 |
Annie…Anya
- A Month in Moscow by Irene Trivas, Orchard Books, New
York 1992, $19.95.
A young girl visits Moscow with her parents, who, as doctors,
have signed up to work in Moscow for a month. Annie finds
everything strange and unfamiliar. A Russian girl, Anya,
she meets at a daycare helps her learn Russian and discover
the good in the strangeness. A story of friendship and generosity.
2-5 |
| A Separate
Peace by John Knowles, Bantam, 1981, "is not only beautifully
written but it deals with the psychological inner wars which
develop into external wars, and it does so in a very readable
manner, easily understood by anyone from the early teens
up." A wonderful book. Secondary |
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Autumn Street
by Lois Lowry, Dell 1980, ISBN 0 440 40344 8.
This novel is the partially autobiographical tale of life
in a small town in central Pennsylvania during the war years.
It's also a story about racism and the death of an innocent
child. 4-8 |
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Weed Is a Flower : The Life of George Washington Carver
Aliki |
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Battles, Hassles,
Tantrums and Votes: Strategies for Coping with Conflict
and Making Peace at Home
Susan Beckman and Jeanne Holmes
Hearst Books, 1993 |
Believe
in Me: A book of Affirmations
by Connie Bowen
This uplifting and life-affirming book will affirm your
child's inner greatness in main' ways. The illustrations
are awesome! |
| Buddhist Ganeri, Anita.. New
York : Children's Press, 1997. |
| The Barefoot
Book of Buddhist Tales |
| The Big Book
for Peace. New York, Dutton Children's Books, 1990 Durell,
Ann. written by Lloyd Alexander, Natalie, Babbitt, John
Bierhorst, Jean Fritz, Jean Craighead George, Thacher Hurd,
Steven Kellog, Myra Cohn Livingston, Lois Lowry, Milton
Meltzer, Katherine Patterson, Marilyn Sachs, Yoshiko Uchida,
Mildred Pitts Walter, Nancy Willard, Charlotte Zolotow |
Behind
the Bedroom Wall by Laura Williams, Milkweed Editions, 1996
ISBN 1 57131 606 X.
This novel is about the hiding of Jews during World War
II. Korinna is a loyal German child, part of the Hitler
Jungmadel, who discovers that her parents have been hiding
Jews behind her bedroom wall. The story brings home the
tragedy of the Jews in Europe. |
| Book of Black
Heroes, Vol. 2: Great Women in the Struggle |
Blue
and Beautiful: Planet Earth, Our Home by Ruth Rocha and
Otavio Roth UNAC* 1990, 48 pages $14.95.
A beautifully illustrated children's book about our planet
Earth and protecting the environment. It
describes the role each person must play to keep the planet
Earth "blue and beautiful". |
Bone
from a Dry Sea by Peter Dickinson (1992) Africa FICTION
This novel takes place in two time periods. "Now"
is contemporary Africa and "then" is prehistoric
times and both center on an ingenious girl. A collection
of fossils is found in Now time and the stories reach across
time to merge into an absorbing narrative that raises its
own questions about evolution. |
| Brother Against
Brother. Alexandria, Time-Life Books, 1983. Davis, William
C. |
| Buntin, Eve.
The Wall. New York, Clarion Books, 1990. |
| Buddha. New
York: Henry Hold and Co., 1996. |
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| Butterfly by
Patricia Polacco |
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Candles
in the Dark
Carlsson-Paige, Nancy and Diane E. Levin |
| The
Children We Remember. New York, Greenwillow Books, Abells,
Chana Byers. 1986. |
| Christmas Tapestry
by Patricia Polacco (Hardcover) |
| Chicken Sunday
Patricia Polacco |
Caught in the
Middle, by Kathleen Cleland Moyer, 1991, NICR*, script $8.
A one-act play using drama, comedy, music and dance to explore
an adolescent school conflict and its resolution. Gr 7-8 |
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Children
of the River by Linda Crew (1989) United States and Cambodia,
FICTION
Sundara escapes with her aunt's family when the Khmer Rouge
army sweeps through Cambodia. In the United States, Sundara
must negotiate between the rigid expectations of her aunt
who expects her to follow Cambodian traditions and the looser
social customs of her new country. |
Children's
Songs for a Friendly Planet compiled by E.Weiss, P. Prutzman,
N.Silben, 1986, CCRC*, 112 pp $13.50.
Over 100 songs and an article on how CCRC uses singing in
its classroom activities. The book is produced jointly by
CCRC, the Riverside Church Disarmament Program, and Educators
for Social Responsibility |
| Columbus:
His Enterprise, Exploding the Myth |
| Come With Us:
Children Speak for Themselves |
Communication
Aliki
Green Willow, 1993 |
Conrad's
war by Andrew Davies, Dell 1986 paper $2.25US.
In this powerful fantasy, a young boy's infatuation with
war games takes on a nightmarish quality when he finds himself
back in time piloting a plane during the Nuremberg raids.
5-9 |
| Corazon Aquino,
President of the Philippines |
Cowtails
and Cobras II: A Guide to Games, Initiatives, Ropes Courses,
& Adventure Education, by Karl Rohnke, Project Adventure
1989, ESR*, 210 pages,$20.00.
Following an adventure-based learning approach, this guide
aims to increase each participant's sense of personal confidence,
build mutual support within a group, develop an increased
level of agility and physical coordination, and foster an
increased joy in one's physical self and in being with others.
The guide includes sample curriculum materials and a chapter
on leadership and debriefing. K-Adult. |
Creative Conflict
Solving for Kids
F. Schmidt and A. Friedman
Peace Education Foundation, 1985
Curriculum and resource guide for six 2 hour sessions with
a group of families, adaptable for an individual family
or for groups of children. |
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| Darkness over
Denmark: The Danish Resistance and the Rescue of the Jews
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Daughter
of the Mountains by Louise Rankin (1948) Tibet and India,
FICTION
Momo, who lives with her family in a village on the Khyber
Pass, courageously travels to Calcutta to reclaim her stolen
dog. The variety of the terrain and people Momo confronts
offers an amazing view of the land, lifestyles, and religions
of this area just before the end of British rule. |
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Dawn
of Fear by Susan Cooper, Aladdin, 1989 ISBN 0 689 71327
4. Paperback.
A family elects to stay in London during the World War II
bombing and their air raid shelter becomes a second home
for the children. A mock war between kids erupts and escalates.
But the devastating effects of the real war shakes them
out of the previous acceptance of things as they are. This
is not a difficult book to read but it's a compelling story.
5-9 |
Day
the Earth Was Silent
by Michael McGuffee, Edward Sullivan (Illustrator), Michael
McGufee
Deedy and illustrated by Henri Sorensen. Peachtree Publishers,
2000. |
| Desmond Tutu:
Bishop of Peace |
Devil's
Arithmatic by Jane Yolen (1988) Poland FICTION
Twelve-year-old Hannah finds her Jewish traditional observances
boring . Through a fantasy, she opens the door to another
time and becomes Chaya who is taken along with the other
villagers to a concentration camp and experiences the full
horror of the Holocaust. |
Devil's
Arithmatic by Jane Yolen (1988) Poland FICTION
Twelve-year-old Hannah finds her Jewish traditional observances
boring . Through a fantasy, she opens the door to another
time and becomes Chaya who is taken along with the other
villagers to a concentration camp and experiences the full
horror of the Holocaust. |
| Dorothy Day:
Catholic Worker |
Dorothy
Day: Catholic Worker
Dougy", "Gracey","Angela by James Moloney,
Penguin 1988.
These are three linked novels which take an uncompromising
look at racism and racial identity in contemporary Australia.
The first two won literary awards and were commended by
the Australian Human Right Commission. A Bridge to Wiseman's
Cove, also by James Moloney, won the Children's Literature
Peace Prize and the Family Award. |
Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr.: Seeds of Freedom
Dragonwagon, Crescent. I Hate My Brother Harry. New York,
Harper & Row, 1983.
Dragonwagon, Crescent. I Hate My Sister Maggie. New York,
Macmillan, 1989. |
Drummer
Hoff by Barbara and Ed Emberley, Prentice-Hall 1967
The Emberleys cleverly adapt an old cumulative folktale
about the firing of a cannon; the final spread, showing
the unused cannon surrounded by flowers, offers an intriguing
springboard for discussion with young children. K-3 |
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Effie
by Beverley Allinson, Summerhill Press 1990.
Effie, an ant, has a loud voice that irritates her fellow
ants. She sets out to seek some other creature who will
listen to her, but everyone runs. Her voice comes in handy
when an elephant walks through the neighborhood. She becomes
friends with the elephant and soon elephants from all over
are taking care where they step. K-4 |
| Emir's Education
in the Proper Use of Magical Powers by Jane Roberts, Stillpoint
Publishing, 1979 |
| The Golden
Goose King: A Tale Told by the Buddah Chapel Hill: Ernst,
Judith. Parvardigar Press, 1995 |
Everyone
Wins: Cooperative Games and Activities, by S. and J.Luvmour,
An easy to use reference guide.More than 150 cooperative
games and activities for encouraging conflict resolution,
communication skills and building self-esteem. Tested and
graded according to age level and group size. |
| Eye of the
Hurricane: Tales of the Empty-Handed Masters (Martial Arts
for Peace Series) by Terrence Webster-Doyle, Rod Cameron
(Illustrator) |
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| The Faithful
Friend |
| Fair
Is Fair : World Folktales of Justice - Sharon Creeden |
| Faithful
Elephants: a true story of animals, people and war by Yukio
Tsuchiya (ISBN 0-395-46555-9) - a moving story based on
Tokyo Zoo during WW2. |
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Games
Manual, Sports Manual and Cooperative Games: For
Indoors and Out , by Jim Deacove, Family Pastimes, $3.75
each plus GST, PST in Ont. Simply produced booklets: Games
Manual has over 100 cooperative games for Pre-school-Gr
9, and Sports Manual has cooperative sports, games and athletics
for Gr 6-12.
R.R. 4, Perth, ON K7H 3C6, ph 888-267-4414, fax 888-267-6717,
http://www.familypastimes.com |
| Family Peacemaking
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| Fighting Fair
for Families |
| Flight of the
Golden Eagle: Tales of the Empty-Handed Masters (Martial
Arts for Peace) by Terrence Webster-Doyle, Rod Cameron (Illustrator)
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For
the Life of Laetitia by Merle Hodge (1993) Trinidad , FICTION
Laetitia is the first in her family to be picked to go to
secondary school in La Puerta, the nearby town. However,
this opportunity involves dealing with a tyrannical father
and teachers who tend to be racist and elitist. |
Freedom
Child of the Sea by Richardo Keens-Douglas, Annick Press,
Toronto 1994,
This picture book, beautifully illustrated by Julia Gukova,
tells the story of a mythical boy born of a drowning woman
from a slave ship. He carries the pain and the hopes of
all people. 1-6 |
| Friendly Story
Caravan, The |
Frog
and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel, Harper Row 1970.
Tales of friendship, mutual support and understanding. JK-2 |
Gandhi
by Kathryn Spink, Hamish Hamilton 1984.
A children's biography. 3-6 |
Gifts
by Jo Ellen Bogart, illus. By Barbara Reid, North Winds
Press / Scholastic 1994.
A girl's grandmother travels the world and sends gifts of
originality and whimsy from the places she visits. The gifts
demonstrate her grandmother's enthusiasm and respect for
the variety of peoples and places around the world. 1-6 |
Giving
Shirley Hughes
Candlewick, 1993 |
| The Giver - Lois
Lowry |
Good
Planets are Hard to Find! Earth Beat Press, UNAC* 1990,
41 pages $6.00.
An environmental guide, dictionary, and action book for
children in early primary school. The information is also
useful for adults seeking clear explanations of environmental
terms and issues. |
| Grandad's Prayers
of the Earth by Douglas Wood |
Grandfather's
Journey
Allen Say
Houghton Mifflin, 1994 |
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| Hamilton,
Virginia |
Harald
and the giant by Donald Carrick, Clarion Books 1982, $10.95US.
Young Harald has looked up to the knights who live in the
baron's castle, but when their practice jousts nearly destroy
his family's small garden, he is disillusioned and finds
a way to outwit the warriors.K-3 |
Hate
Hurts: How Children Learn and Unlearn Prejudice, A Guide
for Adults and Children, by Caryl Stern-LaRosa and Ellen
Hofheimer Bettmann, Scholastic with The Anti-Defamation
League, 2000.
Helps children understand what prejudice is and how easily
it can be passed from generation to generation. The Anti-Defamation
League is dedicated to fighting against "anti-Semitism,
racism, and hate of all kinds." This book's three parts
- "Understanding Hate and Where It Comes From",
"Questions About Hate/Responses to Hate" and "Challenging
Hate Outside the Home" - include activities, first
person accounts and resource listing, including a bibliography
andtips on screening TV, movies, videos, and children's
books for stereotyping and other inappropriate messages.
All Ages |
| Helping Families
Care |
Hiroshima
No Pika by Toshi Maruki, Lothrop 1982, ISBN 0 688 02197
3.
This is a disturbing picture book. It deals with the moments
after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. 5-9 |
Hispanic,
Female and Young by Phyllis Tashlik, ed. (1994) United States,
ANTHOLOGY
This book is the result of the efforts of Phyllis Tashlik
and twelve eighth-grade girls who began a course in the
New York City public school system designed to find and
read writings by Hispanic women and to encourage girls to
explore themselves through their own writing. They combined
works of published authors and poets with writings from
the class. Many of the writings are autobiographical and
describe life in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Colombia and Cuba.
There are narratives about gender roles, babies having babies
and the importance of dreams and self-direction. |
History of
Women for Children
Hodges, Margaret (retold by). Hidden in Sand. New York:
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1994. |
Homesick: My
Own Story by Jean Fritz (1982) China and the United States
AUTO- BIOGRAPHICAL FICTION
(When Fritz began to write this book, she said that her
memories "came out in lumps, not chronological sequence,"
so although the events really happened, she considers it
a fictionalized account). Fritz, perhaps the best juvenile
writer of the historical genre, was born in China in 1915.
Homesick covers her life from 1925-27. By age ten, she knew
she was American, but not ever having been to America, didn't
know what that meant. |
How
to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk
Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
Avon Publishers, 1980 |
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| Jataka tales
out of old India. Aspinwall, Marguerite. New York: G.P.
Putnam's Sons, 1927. |
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Mufaro's
Beautiful Daughters (Reading Rainbow Book)
, John Steptoe |
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*Peace
In My World
by Syeda Mleeha Shah
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Peace
is a Bright Delight
by Gay Montague and Erin Wise is a tale for young children
to illustrate every person having unique gifts, that can
be more special when shared. A beautifuly colorful, illustrated
story of small angels, representing seven of the worlds
beliefs receiving their halos, and are then inspired toexplore
in a different way. In the end they each have their imagined
fun by joining all of their halos in cooperation. |
| This book was born and raised
on two islands--Martha's Vineyard off the coast of Massachusetts
and Stony Island, seven miles out on Lake Ontario. The first
ideas came swiftly after seeing children dancing around
with glowsticks one summer night at an outdoor concert.
It was magical to see how creative and cooperative the children
were, sharing easily and being quite inventive with their
swirling sticks of color.The wisdom of the children was
so apparent as was their delight in working together. A
vision of a peaceful world unfolded. Shortly after writing
this book, Erin and Gay both became active in the Campaign
for a US Department of Peace.( thepeacealliance.org). Children
are leading the way for all of us to live in a more joyful
and peaceful world. |
| "Peacetimes
- "Peace is not a gap between times of fighting, or
a space where nothing is happening. Peace is something that
lives, grows, spreads and needs to be looked after…..
because peace begins with you in your own backyard"
from the "Beliefs and Cultures" |
| The Poet's
Craft: "In Flanders Fields" Daringer, Helen by
J. McCrae. Harcourt, Brace &World, Inc., 1935 |
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*Reiki
for Children: Using Healing Touch and Raw Foods to Tap Into
the Power of the Universe
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| Sleeping Ugly - Jane Yolen |
| The Story of
Ferdinand by Munro Leaf, Drawings by Robert Lawson |
| Socks for Supper
- Kent |
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| Three Friends
Find Spring |
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Tibetan
Tales for Little Buddhas
- Naomi C. Rose, Forward by His Holiness the Dalai Lama |
Tibetan
Tales for Little Buddhas
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| White Feather
- A true story of a Quaker family living in Southwestern
Ohio in the early 1800s, who through trust and nonviolence,
were able to live at peace with nearby Shawnee Indians |
| The Wisdom
of the Crows and Other Buddhist Chodzin, Sherab and Alexandra
Kohn. Tales Berkeley: Tricycle Press, 1998. |
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| The Year of
the Perfect Christmas Tree. Houston, Gloria. New York, Dial
Books, 1988. |
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