LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
June 2023 Book of the Month
Written in partnership with EmpathyLab, a cross-disciplinary organisation devoted to using stories to develop young people’s experience of empathy, Rashmi Sirdeshpande’s We've Got This! provides users with an informative, interactive, inspirational toolkit for living their best empathetic lives.
“If there’s something we need in this world now more than ever, it is empathy” – these wise words come from Michael Morpurgo’s introduction, in which he also states that “Books and stories to me are the key to empathy and understanding for everyone. They are the pathway to understanding people as individuals.”
In this context, We've Got This! sets out six steps to help kids build their “empathy superpower”, with chapters running through what empathy is, how it works, how to use it out in the wild, how to recognise emotions, how to be a brilliant communicator and, finally, how to “become the ULTIMATE empathy hero!”
Packed with activities and examples, and supported by clear design and engaging illustrations, readers will come away enriched, and armed with everything they need to become a more empathetic person.
Joanne Owen
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We've Got This! Synopsis
We've Got This! Seven Steps to Build your Empathy Superpower, written in partnership with EmpathyLab, is the essential empathy handbook for young readers.
The emotional well-being of children is just as important as their physical health but it's not something that all children are taught about or are offered support for. Understanding empathy and growing emotional intelligence allows children and young people to develop the resilience to cope with whatever life throws at them and grow into well-rounded, healthy adults.
This essential handbook, created in collaboration with EmpathyLab, the UK's leading empathy research organisation, includes:
Accessible tools for building empathy skills
Packed with case studies that children can relate to and learn from for real life scenarios
Empathy exercises created
About This Edition
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9780711284920 |
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18th May 2023 |
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Rashmi Sirdeshpande |
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Juliana Eigner |
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words & pictures an imprint of Aurum Press |
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Paperback |
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128 pages |
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About Rashmi Sirdeshpande
Rashmi Sirdeshpande is a lawyer turned children's author, with two young children who ask her lots of questions. Rashmi writes non-fiction picture books that ignite children's curiosity, as well as fictional stories that crackle with imagination. When she's not playing with words, you'll find her on her yoga mat twisting herself into all sort of shapes.
Commenting on what inspired her to write Good News, Rashmi Sirdeshpande said: “I grew up loving comics, picture books, puzzle books and fact books. Anything that sparked that WOW feeling inside me. Anything that carried me away! Because books are the cheapest ticket to absolutely everywhere - real and fantastical. And I love that today especially, there really is something for everyone out there. I wrote Good News to give young readers the facts about the biggest challenges we face on this planet but also the facts about how far we've come already, how much amazing work is being done, and how we have so many reasons to be hopeful about the future. Good News is the hardest, truest, most important thing I've ever written and to see it shortlisted for this incredible award means everything to me. Everything.”
Photo credit Charlotte Knee
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Empathy Day co-founder Miranda McKearney commented: “We want every child to have the chance to practice and develop empathy skills – imagine the world run by an empathy-educated generation! This book is an important development in EmpathyLab’s drive to inspire children to understand and embrace their empathy superpower, and build a kinder and less divided world."
Rashmi Sirdeshpande added: “It’s such an honour to be involved with this important project. I’m so proud of the book we’ve made together and I hope it goes on to create whole waves of empathy in our homes, schools and communities, helping to break down barriers and build a kinder, more connected world.”
