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The Power of One: Every Act of Kindness Counts

Trudy Ludwig

This book uses brief wording and illustrations to show how one person’s action can contribute to a collective result. Images of diverse children connect individual acts of kindness with their effects on a wider community. Additional material includes suggestions for planting seeds of kindness in a community, along with recommended books and websites. The book’s focus is on kindness, individual action, and the way small choices can matter alongside the actions of others.

This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.

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Book details

Themes
Activism · Community · Diversity And Inclusion · Kindness
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
August 25, 2020
ISBN-13
9781524771584
Language
English
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