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Book List

We’ve carefully curated book lists to go with each lesson.


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Be Responsible

Children Make Terrible Pets

By Peter BrownLittle, Brown and Company

When Lucy, a young bear, discovers a boy lost in the woods, she asks her mother if she can have him as a pet, only to find him impossible to train.

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Be Green

Christian, the Hugging Lion

By Justin RichardsonSimon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

When Ace and John find a lion cub for sale at Harrods department store, they buy him, name him Christian, and the three live happily for a year in a London apartment.

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Be an Ally

Chrysanthemum

By Kevin HenkesGreenwillow Books

Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.

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Be Persistent

Chu’s First Day of School

By Neil GaimanHarper an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers

A young panda experiences the first day of school and the fears that come with it.

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Be Curious

Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13 

By Helaine BeckerHenry Holt and Co.

The story of a groundbreaking American woman who not only calculated the course of moon landings but, in turn, saved lives and made enormous contributions to history.

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Be a Leader

Creo en Ti: 6 cuentos cortos para ayudarnos a tomar buenas decisions

By Anna MoratoBeascoa

El pensar por uno mismo, el aburrimiento, la paciencia, el manejo del enfado y el valor de las cosas realmente importantes, mediante metáforas muy sencillas y potentes.

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Be Safe

Cuidate Mucho!

By Andrea PazPlaneta Junior Perú

En este libro Chimoc, el perro calato, te cuenta cómo vivir seguro y tranquilo con mensajes sencillos, fáciles de leer y comprender.

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Be a Neighbor

Daniel’s New Friend

By Becky FriedmanSimon Spotlight

After he meets a new friend, Daniel notices that she walks with braces on her legs, but he realizes that though she walks differently from him, they are the same in many other ways.

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