Words Are Not for Hurting / Las Palabras No Son Para Lastimar
Words Are Not for Hurting / Las Palabras No Son Para Lastimar

Words Are Not for Hurting / Las Palabras No Son Para Lastimar

Written by Elizabeth Verdick & illustrated by Marieka Heinlen
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1 - 4
Reading age
24
Page count
AD450L
Lexile measure
Apr 1, 2009
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This simple book guides toddlers to choose words that are helpful instead of hurtful and to say “I’m sorry” when hurtful words come out before kids can stop them. Includes tips for parents and caregivers.

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      Author
      Elizabeth Verdick

      Elizabeth Verdick has written more than thirty books for toddlers to teens. She collaborated with Marc Rosenthal on Small Walt, which Kirkus Reviews called “reminiscent of Virginia Burton’s classics” in a starred review, and its sequel, Small Walt and Mo the Tow. She is a graduate of the Hamline University MFA and lives in Woodbury, Minnesota.

      Illustrator
      Marieka Heinlen

      Marieka Heinlen received her BFA at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and also studied at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London. She launched her career as an award-winning children’s book illustrator with the original edition of Hands Are Not for Hitting and has illustrated the Best Behavior and Toddler Tools series. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, with her husband, son, and daughter.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781575423111
    Publication Date
    April 1, 2009
    Publisher
    Free Spirit Publishing
    Page Count
    24
    Audience
    Board
    Reading Age
    1 - 4 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2008034740
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    243602029
    Lexile® Level
    AD450L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~M
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~3.1

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