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Description
This book begins with a young girl reflecting on the “ugliness” she sees when looking around her inner city neighborhood. In her attempt to find something positive within this urban landscape, she polls those around her on the things they see as beautiful. The young girl is surprised by all of the things people value and vows to create something beautiful for herself. She begins to make changes in her community while recognizing the beauty all around her.
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General Assessment
Recommendation of how and where to use it
This book will help students see that they too can make a difference in the world around them and encourage them to take action in their own communities. Students may choose to reflect on their own classroom, the school or larger community to see the beauty that surrounds them and identify ways in which they can contribute to this beauty.
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- Citizenship: Understanding local, national, and global issues empowers individual and collective action toward an inclusive society
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- Stories and traditions about ourselves and our families reflect who we are and where we are from
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- Being Together:: The People around Me
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- My Environment
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- The World and Me
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- Stories and traditions about ourselves and our families reflect who we are and where we are from
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- Identity and Families
- Identity and Families
- Grade 1
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- Social Studies
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- Local Communities: Healthy communities recognize and respect the diversity of individuals and care for the local environmen
- Local Communities:: We shape the local environment, and the local environment shapes who we are and how we live.
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- Regional and Global Communities: Canada is made up of many diverse regions and communities
Themes Addressed
Citizenship (1)
- General Guide to Taking Action
Ecosystems (1)
- Appreciating the Natural World
Human Health & Environment (1)
- Quality of Life
Human Rights (2)
- Cultural Diversity
- Poverty
