Are you frustrated that your child doesn't seem to have anyone in the public eye to look up to or to want to emulate? Do you have this sense that life can be challenging and that you want to give your children good things in their "inner landscape" to help them deal with their "outer landscape?" T. A. Barron has written a wonderful book that explains different kinds of heroes and then gives real life examples of people our children can connect to. How can I be a hero thinks your young reader? Barron challenges the beliefs that heroes are larger than life and the book offers insights into the hero on the spot, the survivor hero, the hero within, hero to others near and far, hero for all time and in the Conclusion: the hero comes home. The opportunity for heroism is there for all to choose and it doesn't belong just to Superman or Alex Rider.
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What is a hero? Using the metaphor of a hiking trail, bestselling author T. A. Barron discusses the great variety of heroes and brings them to life through their own stories: Some are well known, like Wilma Rudolph, Anne Frank, and Stephen Hawking. Yet most are “ordinary kids” who have made amazing choices: saved their siblings from a fire, struggled to stop prejudice at their school, helped raise money to build a well in an African village. This book will be invaluable to kids, parents, and educators who need role models for young people to look up to—and a new way to look at what a hero is.---from the publisher
192 pages 978-0142407608 Ages 8-12
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Read alike: Hero Handbook by Matt Langdon 978-1433827969 168 pages Ages 9-13
Heroes take chances, do hard things, and sometimes even change the world. To become a hero, kids can surround themselves with supportive people, boost their self-esteem and self-awareness, find their passion, and have the courage make things happen. This book shows them how to be the hero of their own story and discover their own hero journey.
What makes a hero? Activists. advocates, allies, and friends. Sometimes heroes are our parents, teachers, or siblings. The truth is, heroes are inside everyone, and kids can and discover their inner hero, too!--from the publisher
