A rhyming, heartfelt celebration of school communities and the vital role they play in young children's lives, now as a bilingual edition.
This formative board book is an appreciation of school communities and the many ways in which they help develop empathy, compassion, and collective responsibility. Through a handful of specific yet universal school scenarios, young readers will understand what it means to be a part of a school community and celebrate how to share with and care for one another.
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Dan Saks is an author, musician, and music educator specializing in early childhood education. He has lived and taught in New York, Mexico City, and Switzerland and has traveled the world as a performing musician. He has published seven books for children, centered around themes of family and community. He currently lives with his wife and two daughters in Brooklyn, New York, where he produces Noodle Loaf, a popular music education podcast for kids with over one million downloads. A Top 10 Apple Podcast in Music Education for Kids, Noodle Loaf builds on the fundamentals of music through play and the exploration of musical genres and silly sounds... lots of silly sounds.
Ariela Rudy Zaltzman is an author, translator, and editor of books in English, Spanish, and Spanglish. She has a BA in Writing, Literature & Publishing from Emerson College and an MTS focused on Religion, Literature & Culture from Harvard Divinity School. When she's not working on books, you can find Ariela flying on a silk, spinning in a wheel, or trying out a new circus skill. Born and raised in Mexico City, Mexico, she now lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Brooke Smart is an illustrator based in Sandy, Utah, where she spends her days gathering ideas for stories and her nights telling those stories with her pen and paintbrush, inspired by her children. Brooke earned a BFA in Illustration from Brigham Young University and started her artistic career as a fine artist. She loves working with traditional media, especially with watercolor, gouache, and on occasion, acrylic paint. Her work appears in children's magazines, children's books, and also on cards and other learning materials. She lives in Utah with her husband and three children.