A book that expresses big ideas with few words
Introduces the concept of point of view, or looking at the world in different ways
Social-emotional learning resource for exploring feelings of inclusion and exclusion
An afternoon in the playground introduces different kinds of walls: a
brick wall to draw on with chalk, a water wall, and a climbing wall.
What follows is a playful yet profound exploration of the many ways
walls can divide us or bring us together. When one child is excluded
from a game, another builds a castle to leave him out. When the builder
declares the castle MINE, other kids feel alienated—but the builder
becomes lonely, too, when the others have fun without him. The book ends
with the optimism of a new start: friendship, forgiveness, and
imagination give the wall new meaning.
Told with short, simple lines of playful, rhyming text and loose line
illustrations by internationally known artist Barroux, this book sparks
questions with empathy, insight, and charm. It’s a timely tool for
inquiry-based and social-emotional learning, sharing the important
message that walls can unite or divide, depending on the choices we
make.
A book that expresses big ideas with few words
Introduces the concept of point of view, or looking at the world in different ways
Social-emotional learning resource for exploring feelings of inclusion and exclusion
An afternoon in the playground introduces different kinds of walls: a
brick wall to draw on with chalk, a water wall, and a climbing wall.
What follows is a playful yet profound exploration of the many ways
walls can divide us or bring us together. When one child is excluded
from a game, another builds a castle to leave him out. When the builder
declares the castle MINE, other kids feel alienated—but the builder
becomes lonely, too, when the others have fun without him. The book ends
with the optimism of a new start: friendship, forgiveness, and
imagination give the wall new meaning.
Told with short, simple lines of playful, rhyming text and loose line
illustrations by internationally known artist Barroux, this book sparks
questions with empathy, insight, and charm. It’s a timely tool for
inquiry-based and social-emotional learning, sharing the important
message that walls can unite or divide, depending on the choices we
make.