Sunday, January 18, 2015

We All Do Something Well by Shelley Rotner & Sheila Kelly

We All Do Something Well
Shelley Rotner & Sheila Kelly, EdD
Photographs by Shelly Rotner
            This is an amazing book that treats children with dignity.  In straight forward, positive text it tells the story of what a child may do well.  It also gives examples of many different types of activities that a child may excel in.  The unique part of this book is it also explains that a child may not know what they are good at yet.  And it takes time to do anything well and it takes effort.  While showing various things different children do well the text reassures that it is okay to be different.  It is acceptable to have different things that each child does well.  The text reassures the child that one thing and one person is not more important than another.
The photographs of children perfectly compliment this book.  The expressions of concentration, wonder, confusion or delight on the children’s faces help convey the meaning of the words. 

This is a very positive book that could be used equally in the home or classroom.  It could easily be used as a springboard for a Career Fair at school or simply to get a child interested in new ventures in his personal life.

I received this book free from the publishers in exchange for my honest review.

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