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social awareness

Books about social awareness for readers of all ages.

Cover of Homeless

Homeless

Mike Boyce

Ages 6–12homelessnessempathy

Cover of Baby faces peekaboo!

Baby faces peekaboo!

Dawn Sirett

Ages 0–3facial expressionsemotions

Cover of Another Sommer (Another Sommer-Time Story)

Another Sommer (Another Sommer-Time Story)

Carl Sommer

Ages 7–12valuescharacter development

Cover of Cliques, phonies & other baloney

Cliques, phonies & other baloney

Trevor Romain

Ages 8–14friendshippeer pressure

Cover of Grown-ups, the world, and me!

Grown-ups, the world, and me!

Judith Lazar

Ages 5–10relationshipsgrowing up

Cover of Look inside

Look inside

Lilly Ernesto

Ages 3–7communityexploration

Cover of Shouting Sharon

Shouting Sharon

David Pace

Ages 3–7self-controlbehavior

Cover of Lily and the Paper Man

Lily and the Paper Man

Rebecca Upjohn

Ages 4–8kindnesscompassion

Cover of Revolutions of the heart

Revolutions of the heart

Marsha Qualey

Ages 10–15prejudicefamily relationships

Cover of Rachel Parker, kindergarten show-off

Rachel Parker, kindergarten show-off

Ann M. Martin

Ages 4–7friendshipsocial awareness

Cover of Disney's The Prince and the Pauper

Disney's The Prince and the Pauper

Fran Manushkin

Ages 5–10mistaken identityfriendship

Cover of Another Sommer-Time Story Noise! Noise! Noise! with CD Read-Along (Another Sommer-Time Story Series)

Another Sommer-Time Story Noise! Noise! Noise! with CD Read-Along (Another Sommer-Time Story Series)

Carl Sommer

Ages 5–8self-controlrespect

Cover of Parenting

Parenting

Ages 15–18familyresponsibility

Cover of The Old Negro and The New Negro by T. LeRoy Jefferson, MD

The Old Negro and The New Negro by T. LeRoy Jefferson, MD

Mary, M. Jefferson, Mylia Tiye Mal Jaza

Ages 12–16cultural identitysocial history

Cover of AIDS

AIDS

Taussig Dr., Pedro Z., M.D. Taussig, Grady H. Pennington

Ages 10–18health educationscience

Cover of Peacetimes

Peacetimes

Katherine Scholes, Katharine Scholes, Sierra Club Books

Ages 4–8peacevalues

Cover of Lives turned upside down

Lives turned upside down

Jim Hubbard

Ages 7–14homelessnessempathy

Cover of Field Trip

Field Trip

Cindy Leaney

Ages 5–8conduct of lifesharing

Cover of Mud Pie Annie

Mud Pie Annie

Sue Buchanan, Dana Shafer

Ages 4–8kindnessvalues

Cover of Teen Ink

Teen Ink

Stephanie H. Meyer, John Meyer

Ages 12–18self-expressioncreativity

Cover of Cassidy's guide to everyday etiquette (and obfuscation)

Cassidy's guide to everyday etiquette (and obfuscation)

Sue Stauffacher

Ages 9–13etiquettefriendship

Cover of Late edition

Late edition

Rachel Wise

Ages 10–14journalismadvice and guidance

Cover of The little black fish and other modern Persian stories

The little black fish and other modern Persian stories

Ṣamad Bihrangī

Ages 8–12courageindependence

Cover of People who help us stories

People who help us stories

Jean Adamson

Ages 3–7community helpersgratitude