Ordinary Mary's Positively Extraordinary Day
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Picture Book · Ages 4–7 · 2019

Ordinary Mary's Positively Extraordinary Day

By Emily Pearson, Fumi Kosaka (Illustrator)

Can one act of kindness transform a school? Discover how Mary's simple gesture sparks a wave of change.

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Mary, an ordinary girl, embarks on her school day with a simple act of kindness that unexpectedly transforms her entire school. As her courage and positivity ripple through classrooms and hallways, friendships blossom and lives change. Can one child's good deed truly change the world? Follow Mary's journey to find out how her small gesture creates a powerful wave of kindness, reaching farther than she ever imagined. This heartwarming tale explores the incredible impact of compassion and the potential for one person to inspire a community.

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Follow Mary in this feel-good story as she once again inspires others with positivity and kindness through a variety of ordinary deeds!

Including examples that happened at schools as a result of using the first book, this book focuses on the ability kindness has to change an entire school. Can one child’s good deed change the world? It can when she’s Ordinary Mary—an ordinary girl on her way to her an ordinary bus stop and an ordinary school—when with one act of kindness she makes a friend. Through her school day, Mary’s courage and kindness spreads, reaching farther than could ever be imagined.

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Reading age
4–7
Audience
Picture
Lexile
620L
Themes & topics
Books about kindnessBooks about friendshipBooks about bullyingBooks about social themesBooks about values and virtues
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4
F&P level
~O
Publication
Published
September 3, 2019
First published
September 17, 2019
Publisher
Gibbs Smith
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781423651819

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