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James Vollbracht

Auteur van Small Acts of Kindness

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James Vollbracht has been a national speaker and trainer on leadership for twenty years. He presents Search Institute's work to national and regional audiences, assisting communities to implement programs and strategies that promote community-wide support for the healthy development of young toon meer people. Vollbracht has an M.A. in Human Development from St. Mary's College, and hopes that his work will teach kindness, respect, and compassion. He is also the author of several children's books. toon minder

Bevat de naam: James R. Vollbracht

Werken van James Vollbracht

Small Acts of Kindness (1995) 90 exemplaren
Her Father's Garden (1996) 9 exemplaren
The Way of the Circle (1993) 9 exemplaren
Mishan's Garden (2013) 8 exemplaren
Way of Virtue (1995) 3 exemplaren

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One small act of kindness everything from everyone can really change the world. But not expecting anything in return is nest done that way. Ages 7- 12
 
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Anad00 | 2 andere besprekingen | Jun 1, 2018 |
This is the cutest of books. TI starts off with a small boy hugging his mom randomly one morning. it shows how one thing leads to another. I think it encourages children to think about others and do the little things that matter the most. You never know what someone is going through or feeling so one small kind gesture could go for miles.
Age: 4-5
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JsMom18 | 2 andere besprekingen | Mar 15, 2018 |
Trying not to be cynical. Cute little stories about teachers taking the classroom bully out to the movies. Excellent approach, but I'm not even allowed to give a student a ride home if they miss the bus....

I guess this book should be inspiring people to take more risks in embracing and touching the lives of our youth, but I'm seeing all of the legalities in place that seem to make humanity a bit of a crime at times. For example, at my church rummage sale, my son paid with pennies, nickels, and dimes for a $3 skateboard. He wanted to ride it right away and went out to the parking lot (this was the evening before the sale and there wasn't any traffic). Oh no! You can't ride that on our property...liability.... etc. It was almost a perfect childhood moment.

I'm at a polka with my son and take an hour break from dancing to watch my son and a new friend run around the grounds of the community club. They notice a huge snowbank rendering a tree easy to climb. I watch, the smile on my face growing, as I reminisce about how this is what childhood is made of, and this is why I moved here. Immediately, "Get off that tree! Liability, etc. etc. from a representative of the building.

Add this to what appears to be a quintessential neighborhood but none of the kids play together outside. It's all done on the sports fields, something my son isn't interested in. Everyone seems terrified of us, no matter how many times I introduce myself, no matter how many times they see my husband walk him to school, play ball with him (alone) in our backyard, etc.

My son does make a connection with another non-sports kid, and when I meet the parents in order to establish a relationship, I find that his house is very unsafe and scary.

I think we're all worried about scary pedophiles, and the idea of a community where people connect again the way we used to seems more difficult than this author suggests.

I will continue to stop at every lemonade stand...
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engpunk77 | Aug 10, 2015 |
Mishan’s Garden is the charming tale of young Mishan a kind-hearted innkeeper’s daughter, who is determined to cultivate a garden on land that won’t allow anything to grow. Through her attempts at gardening, Mishan has a positive influence on everyone she meets in her village. Beautifully illustrated by Janet Brooke, Mishan’s Garden is a magical story for young readers.
 
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JoStARs | Jul 7, 2013 |

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