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Education - Children's Literature in the Classroom

A guide for locating grade-appropriate children's literature for use in the classroom.

Featured books

The Enemy by Davide Calì; Serge Bloch (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0375845003
Publication Date: 2009-04-14
Talk peace by Sam Williams; Mique Moriuchi.
ISBN: 0340883782
Publication Date: 2005
What Does Peace Feel Like? by Vladimir Radunsky (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0689866763
Publication Date: 2004-11-01
And the Soldiers Sang by J. Patrick Lewis; Gary Kelley (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781568462202
Publication Date: 2011-08-24
One Peace by Janet Wilson
ISBN: 1551438925
Publication Date: 2008-10-01
Peace Walker by C. J. Taylor
ISBN: 0887765475
Publication Date: 2004-09-14
Yeny and the Children for Peace by Michelle Mulder
ISBN: 1897187459
Publication Date: 2008-09-01
Seeds of Change by Jen Cullerton Johnson; Sonia Lynn Sadler (Illustrator)
ISBN: 160060367X
Publication Date: 2013-04-01
The 10 most influential speeches in world history by Dave Suchanek (Editor); Jeffrey D. Wilhelm (Editor)
ISBN: 1554483379
Publication Date: 2008
Courage and Compassion by Rona Arato
ISBN: 1897349351
Publication Date: 2008-10-01
I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai; Christina Lamb (As told to)
ISBN: 0316322407
Publication Date: 2013-10-08
Featuring a youth activist
Stand up for Your Rights by Paul Atgwa; Riffat Lotia (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0716603535
Publication Date: 1998-09-01
Conflict resolution by Jessica Pegis
ISBN: 0176204032
Publication Date: 2004
On the Wings of Peace by Sheila Hamanaka (Intrduction)
ISBN: 0395726190
Publication Date: 1995-09-09
Peaceful Heroes by Jonah Winter; Sean Addy (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0439623073
Publication Date: 2009-09-01
Wangari's Trees of Peace by Jeanette Winter
ISBN: 0152065458
Publication Date: 2008-09-21
Why War Is Never a Good Idea by Alice Walker; Stefano Vitale (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0060753854
Publication Date: 2007-09-18
Though this book is more about describing what war is - it could be used to discuss the importance of peace education.
Old Turtle and the Broken Truth by Douglas Wood; Jon J. Muth (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0439321093
Publication Date: 2003-10-01

Professional resources for peace education

Story Solutions by Kevin Strauss
ISBN: 1591587646
Before Push Comes to Shove by Nancy Carlsson-Paige; Diane E. Levin
ISBN: 1884834531
Publication Date: 2004-12-01
Theatre for Conflict Resolution by Patricia Sternberg
ISBN: 0325000883
Publication Date: 1998-08-24
Crucial Skills: by Tina Rae; Penny Johnson
Call Number: Ebook
ISBN: 9781446264713
Publication Date: 2012-08-21
Teaching Controversial Issues in the Classroom by Paula Cowan (Editor); Henry Maitles (Editor)
ISBN: 1441182446
Publication Date: 2012-04-19
The Little Hummingbird by Michael Yahgulanaas; Wangari Maathai (Afterword by)
ISBN: 1553655338
Publication Date: 2010-04-27
Not directly related to peace education, but there is a strong message that individuals can make a difference by doing what they can.
War and Peace by Virginia A. Walter
ISBN: 1591582717
Publication Date: 2006-12-01
A bibliographic guide to literature and new media : grades 4-8
Creating caring schools : peace-promoting activities for all seasons by Hetty van Gurp
ISBN: 0973216468
Publication Date: 2007

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