Rourke Educational Media Honesty Reader (Little World Social Skills)

Rourke Educational Media Honesty Reader (Little World Social Skills)

In the book, Honesty, young learners will explore the importance of being honest and how their truthfulness affects others. Each 24-page book in this series features real-world examples that teach everything from personal accountability to manners, and everything in between. The Little World Social Skills series helps young readers learn how to handle the many different situations they'll face as they grow. Featuring full-color photographs, a picture glossary, websites to visit for more exploration, and more, young learners will gain reading comprehension skills as they learn important life concepts. K-Gr 2-Full-page color photos of a diverse group of adorable kids are the most appealing element of this series, which helps early readers learn about building character and social skills. The books' word counts range from around 70 to a little over 250 words each, and the layouts (which typically have a sentence or two on the left and the photo on the right) are clean and easy to read. Some titles, such as Integrity and Honesty, define concepts and describe the associated behaviors. Others, such as Sharing and Friends, focus on suggestions for developing social skills. Dialogue bubbles voiced by cartoon creatures ask questions or suggest behaviors. The depicted social scenarios are age-appropriate. Most titles include activity pages with quizzes, exercises, or actions readers can practice. The content in this set is standard fare, but the titles are so attractive that they will draw an audience.α(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. This set of books covers different social skills in simple, clear text and short sentences that young children will be able to understand. The pictures featured are relevant and modern and show kids interacting, completing work, and playing with current technology such as tablets and video games. Various questions let readers assess whether they have the social skill mentioned, and numerous examples are given if children who are properly displaying the social skill. A different cartoon character appears as a type of mascot in each book and speaks directly to the audience via word bubbles, which young readers are likely to enjoy. Links to websites lead to stories and activities to help parents, educators, and students work to develop and improve social skills. Small misspellings are present in some of the books. A good set of resources to use with small children who are just starting to learn about these concepts and with kids who may need a brief reminder. ―Selenia Paz, Helen Hall Library, League City, TX Do you know what to do in difficult situations? Little World Social Skills will help you learn how to handle the many different situations you’ll face as you grow. This series is filled with real world examples that will teach you about everything from how to handle bullies to what it means to be a responsible person.