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How Can I Deal With Bullying? A Book About Respect
How Can I Deal With Bullying? A Book About Respect
Reviewed by: Carla McAllister - New Gloucester Public Library, New Gloucester, Maine, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: February 4, 2015
Review
This is a book about what to do about bullying, whether you are being bullied or witness it taking place. It also explains that bullying can take many different forms; it may be physical, verbal or relational. It lets children know that standing by and doing nothing about bullying around you is not acceptable and suggests simple steps to take to stand up for the one being bullied, employing respect, calm tones, and basic common sense. It demonstrates that telling an adult about bullying is not like snitching or tattling, but is often the smartest step to take in certain situations. This book does not, however, address cyber bullying which I think is a huge problem and should have found a place in this title, even for the young audience it addresses. In this day and age, when bullying is such a tremendous and accelerating issue, sometimes even leading to suicide, cyber bullying should have warranted a segment in this book. Photographs are plentiful and up-to-date which is of utmost importance for prompting children to pick up a book such as this.
Overall Book Score: good
About the Book
Author:
Donovan, Sandy
Illustrator: Donovan, Sandy
Illustration Quality: good
Publisher: Lerner Publications Company
Book Type: chapter book nonfiction
Genre:
Audience: grades k-3
Binding Type: Choose Binding Type
Binding Quality: good
ISBN: 9781467713627
Price: 26.60