Be a Bridge

Irene Latham, Charles Waters, Nabila Adani

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Carolrhoda
03 November 2022

Children's & Educational; School stories (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues

"In this upbeat picture book, acclaimed authors Irene Latham and Charles Waters bring key themes from their earlier collaborations (Can I Touch Your Hair? and Dictionary for a Better World) to a young audience.

Rhyming verse describes different ways in which readers can ""be a bridge,"" from welcoming a new student and listening respectfully when someone else is talking to standing up to a bully and comforting a classmate who is upset.

Nabila Adani's cheerful illustrations depict a diverse group of students, including young versions of Charles and Irene. Scan a Page Plus QR code at the end of the book to download a Bridge Builder Pledge. An ideal book to share with students in the fall to set the tone for the whole school year!"

By: Irene Latham, Charles Waters
Illustrated by: Nabila Adani
Imprint: Carolrhoda
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 254mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 399g
ISBN: 9781728423388
ISBN 10: 1728423384
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 03 November 2022
Recommended Age: From 7 to 8 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Irene Latham is the author of more than a dozen current and forthcoming works of poetry, fiction, and picture books, including Charlotte Huck Honor Book Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship (co-written with Charles Waters) and the Caldecott Honor Book The Cat Man of Aleppo(co-written by Karim Shamsi-Basha). Winner of the 2016 ILA Lee Bennett Hopkins Promising Poet Award, she became obsessed with octopuses after reading The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery. Just like Agnes, she enjoys sending--and receiving--postcards. Visit her at www.irenelatham.com. Charles Waters is a children's poet, actor, and co-author of Charlotte Huck Honor Book Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship. His poems have appeared in various anthologies including One Minute Till Bedtime and The National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry. Charles performs his one-person show as well as conducts poetry performance and writing workshops for elementary and middle school audiences. He lives in Georgia. Nabila Adani lives in Jakarta, Indonesia and enjoys illustrating different cultures around the world. She originally studied Industrial Product Design in Bandung Institute of Technology earning her degree in 2013, yet found her way into illustration later in life. She briefly worked as product designer in Japan and Indonesia before moving to the United States with her family. Now, living back in Jakarta she enjoys illustrating and telling stories for children worldwide.

Reviews for Be a Bridge

"""[A] great book to start the school year, to help create rules for the classroom, or to start discussions about connecting to others.""--Children's Literature -- (10/10/2022 12:00:00 AM) ""A charming and welcome read bound to help cultivate a kinder next generation.""--Kirkus Reviews -- (6/1/2022 12:00:00 AM) ""Latham and Waters reteam for this rhyming exploration of how children can learn to be a ""bridge,"" building key connections through kindness.""--Publishers Weekly -- (8/1/2022 12:00:00 AM)"