Annotated Peace Resource List

From the Nat' Ass'n for the Education of Young Children, this classic has much that is valuable for parents. It addresses prejudice of all kinds, developmental information, useful book lists and resources.

A child treats a disagreeable classmate with kindness and is glad--even though she feels her effort is in vain.

A child meets many different kinds of people, all of whom could become friends.

Eddie Lee has Down’s syndrome. Christy considers him a pest, though her mom has told her to be good to Eddie. When he follows her and JimBud into the woods, he shares several special discoveries with her. The reader is included in the social dilemmas and the discoveries.

Ill. By Floyd Cooper

Benjamin's playful experiment to find how many things he can do with an empty paper bag leads him to an encounter with a bag lady who has no home of her own.

Includes many little-known facts and moving stories about violence and the use of firearms in our society. Divided into 4 discussion segments.

This look at contemporary homelessness show that it can happen to anybody. Encounter mothers, children, educated persons, telling their stories. Divided into 4 discussion segments.

Features Sister Helen Prejean, who was portrayed in the movie Dead Man Walking on criminal justice issues and the death penalty. Examines how the hearts of murder victims families have changed from revenge to forgiveness and raises the question of whether execution is ever right. Divided into 5 discussion segments.

Tackles how prejudice and privilege still affect jobs, education, the judicial system, and the church. Divided into 6 discussion segments.

Sexual abuse is in our churches, homes, and institutions. This award-winning video features psychotherapist and author Carolyn Holderread Heggen, along with disturbing but true stories of sexual abuse told by actors. For senior high youth and adults only. Divided into 5 discussion segments.

Examines TV’s role in society in 5 different discussion segments. Media experts explain how and by whom our attitudes on race, sex, roles, politics, and current events are being shaped. Companion video to Beyond the News: TV Violence and Your Child.

Sunny the snake doesn’t understand why everyone runs away. This book is about being judged because of appearance. Things change for Sunny when an armadillo who has broken his glasses arrives on the scene. Full-color illustrations on every page.

Set in 1942, the freighter that Phillip and his mother are fleeing on is torpedoed by Germans. Escaping alone with West Indian Timothy, he is blinded and must overcome his prejudice and disability to survive.

Examines the life of the Mexican-American labor organizer who demanded rights for farm workers

Links to sites about child abuse, violence, bullying and other issues affecting children and families. These should help you in more effectively advocating for social and emotional learning programs in your own school, family or community.
Sections for Bullying Prevention, Child Abuse Prevention, Violence Prevention and Substance Abuse, Parent Resources, General Resources, Education and Research.

A football star called Crash torments a classmate who is, among other things, a pacifist. Then Crash's grandfather suffers a stroke...

Shows the ways that this internationally recognized leader made an impact on peace issues in the US and beyond

Compiled by Merri V. Lindgren, 2003. (Cooperative Children's Book Center--CCBC, School of Education, University of Wisconsin). Includes sections: On the Job, Kids at Work, The Migrant Experience, and Labor Activists. Includes age ranges and thorough annotations.

A hands-on tool to help youth think biblically about the violence that dominates 80 percent of computer and video games. Three possible formats: one-day workshop, a two-session series, or a one-session workshop. Helps youth carefully consider the harmful effects of violent computer games.

How Harriet Beecher Stowe, whose father wanted another preacher-son, managed to find her own voice despite the lack of legal and social rights for women.