Sparking peace
"Today's children grow up in a society where lockdowns and gun violence have become part of their reality. This can be a very hard conversation to have with young children. Sparking Peace provides a springboard for parents and educators seeking to discuss gun violence and trauma with children. This...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Harrisonburg, Virginia :
Herald Press,
[2025]
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| Summary: | "Today's children grow up in a society where lockdowns and gun violence have become part of their reality. This can be a very hard conversation to have with young children. Sparking Peace provides a springboard for parents and educators seeking to discuss gun violence and trauma with children. This book will help kids learn about conflict while also carefully addressing gun violence and peacemaking. Sparking Peace follows a young child who breaks a neighbor's window and discovers friendship, transformation, and new beginnings. This poetic tale offers readers a gentle introduction to peacemaking in response to gun violence, where hatred and sorrow are transformed into new life. The back matter will contain talking points for discussing gun violence with children as well as details about the non-profit RAWtools"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Audience: | Ages 4-8 Grades 2-3 |
| ISBN: | 9781513813707 1513813706 |
| Author Notes: | Hannah Rose Martin has had a passion for children's education since she was in the 2nd grade, which led to a bachelor's degree in education. She began teaching in an elementary school and is now a reading interventionist and Mennonite pastor in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She is a wife and mother of two energetic children who love books. She was inspired to teach and write because she saw a need for curriculum and books that engage children's creativity and their role in the community around them. She hopes that Sparking Peace encourages parents and caregivers to have deeper conversations with children and together find that they are just one imaginative idea away from a transformed world. Gabhor Utomo was born in Indonesia. He moved to California in 1997 to become an artist. He received his degree from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco in spring 2003. Today, he works as a freelance illustrator and has illustrated numerous children's books. His first children's book, Kai's Journey to Gold Mountain , is a story about a young Chinese immigrant on Angel Island. Gabhor's work has won awards and recognitions from local and national art organizations. His painting of Senator Milton Marks is part of a permanent collection at the California State Building in downtown San Francisco. He also created posters for the Mountain Play, an outdoor theater in Marin County, California. He lives with his wife Dina and his twin daughters in Portland, Oregon. |
