Kindness is a Kite String
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Picture Book · Ages 4–7 · 2021

Kindness is a Kite String

By Michelle Schaub, Claire LaForte (Illustrator)

Discover how small acts of kindness can transform a community and uplift spirits.

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32 pages
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In 'Kindness is a Kite String,' explore how simple acts of kindness can ripple through a community, spreading joy and hope. Through poetic language, young readers learn to plant seeds of empathy and support. As kindness connects diverse groups like a footbridge, the book invites children to reflect on how they can lift others. With a free Reader’s Guide, it encourages creativity with similes and metaphors, making it a perfect tool for parents and educators to inspire positive change. How will you let kindness soar in your world?

From the publisher

Cultivating kindness is easy when you try. Spread a little kindness and watch empathy ripple through the community… spreading happiness like sunshine, connecting diverse groups like a footbridge and lifting hope like a kite string. How can YOU lift others with kindness?This compelling book illustrates simple, yet impactful ways, to spread kindness and brighten the lives of others. Through poetry, the inspiring words uplift young readers, planting seeds of empathy, kindness and community support. The best book for positively teaching kindness.Kindness is a Kite by Michelle Schaub carries the key message of kindness as well as how to teach similes and metaphors supported by the many advocates of positive parenting solutions. It’ll sit comfortably on your shelf alongside other books that focus on the power of kindness. Like the work of Diane Alber (Scribble Stones) and Brandon Walden (Trees) This book comes with a free Reader’s Guide for children. The guide is available for free download from the publisher website. Lesson plans, activities and discussion questions to allow parents, teachers and caregivers to explore the topic further and deepen comprehension.

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Reading age
4–7
Audience
Picture
Lexile
460L
Themes & topics
Books about diversityBooks about manners and etiquetteBooks about social themesBooks about values and virtuesBooks about lifestyles
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.1
F&P level
~M
Publication
Published
April 1, 2021
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781733035989

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