(4) K-3 Character Education series. With just two or three simple sentences per spread, each volume provides a series of examples to illuminate an abstract character-building concept: "Lola raises her hand. Her teacher trusts her to follow the rules." Some examples seem overly simplistic, but these are adequate conversation-openers about complex topics. Bright, relevant stock photos featuring a diverse cast of children accompany the texts. Glos., ind. Review covers these Character Education titles: Fairness, Forgiveness, Kindness, Respect, Responsibility, and Trust.

Reviewer: Rebecca Fox

(4) K-3 Character Education series. With just two or three simple sentences per spread, each volume provides a series of examples to illuminate an abstract character-building concept: "Lola raises her hand. Her teacher trusts her to follow the rules." Some examples seem overly simplistic, but these are adequate conversation-openers about complex topics. Bright, relevant stock photos featuring a diverse cast of children accompany the texts. Glos., ind. Review covers these Character Education titles: Fairness, Forgiveness, Kindness, Respect, Responsibility, and Trust.

Reviewer: Rebecca Fox

(4) K-3 Character Education series. With just two or three simple sentences per spread, each volume provides a series of examples to illuminate an abstract character-building concept: "Lola raises her hand. Her teacher trusts her to follow the rules." Some examples seem overly simplistic, but these are adequate conversation-openers about complex topics. Bright, relevant stock photos featuring a diverse cast of children accompany the texts. Glos., ind. Review covers these Character Education titles: Fairness, Forgiveness, Kindness, Respect, Responsibility, and Trust.

Reviewer: Rebecca Fox

(4) K-3 Character Education series. With just two or three simple sentences per spread, each volume provides a series of examples to illuminate an abstract character-building concept: "Lola raises her hand. Her teacher trusts her to follow the rules." Some examples seem overly simplistic, but these are adequate conversation-openers about complex topics. Bright, relevant stock photos featuring a diverse cast of children accompany the texts. Glos., ind. Review covers these Character Education titles: Fairness, Forgiveness, Kindness, Respect, Responsibility, and Trust.

Reviewer: Rebecca Fox

(4) K-3 Character Education series. With just two or three simple sentences per spread, each volume provides a series of examples to illuminate an abstract character-building concept: "Lola raises her hand. Her teacher trusts her to follow the rules." Some examples seem overly simplistic, but these are adequate conversation-openers about complex topics. Bright, relevant stock photos featuring a diverse cast of children accompany the texts. Glos., ind. Review covers these Character Education titles: Fairness, Forgiveness, Kindness, Respect, Responsibility, and Trust.

Reviewer: Rebecca Fox

(4) K-3 Character Education series. With just two or three simple sentences per spread, each volume provides a series of examples to illuminate an abstract character-building concept: "Lola raises her hand. Her teacher trusts her to follow the rules." Some examples seem overly simplistic, but these are adequate conversation-openers about complex topics. Bright, relevant stock photos featuring a diverse cast of children accompany the texts. Glos., ind. Review covers these Character Education titles: Fairness, Forgiveness, Kindness, Respect, Responsibility, and Trust.

Reviewer: Rebecca Fox

(4) YA Character Education series. Readers are presented with real-life examples, practice exercises, and possible strategies to help them deal with everyday issues that may create some challenging moral dilemmas. Though the series is inherently didactic, students and their mentors may find it a useful tool for discussion and conflict resolution. Photographs and sidebars add some interest. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Character Education titles: Overcoming Prejudice, Handling Peer Pressure, Being Fair and Honest, and Handling Teamwork and Respect for Others.

Reviewer: Aimee Chevrette Bear

(4) YA Character Education series. Readers are presented with real-life examples, practice exercises, and possible strategies to help them deal with everyday issues that may create some challenging moral dilemmas. Though the series is inherently didactic, students and their mentors may find it a useful tool for discussion and conflict resolution. Photographs and sidebars add some interest. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Character Education titles: Overcoming Prejudice, Handling Peer Pressure, Being Fair and Honest, and Handling Teamwork and Respect for Others.

Reviewer: Aimee Chevrette Bear

(4) YA Character Education series. Readers are presented with real-life examples, practice exercises, and possible strategies to help them deal with everyday issues that may create some challenging moral dilemmas. Though the series is inherently didactic, students and their mentors may find it a useful tool for discussion and conflict resolution. Photographs and sidebars add some interest. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Character Education titles: Overcoming Prejudice, Handling Peer Pressure, Being Fair and Honest, and Handling Teamwork and Respect for Others.

Reviewer: Aimee Chevrette Bear

(4) YA Character Education series. Readers are presented with real-life examples, practice exercises, and possible strategies to help them deal with everyday issues that may create some challenging moral dilemmas. Though the series is inherently didactic, students and their mentors may find it a useful tool for discussion and conflict resolution. Photographs and sidebars add some interest. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Character Education titles: Overcoming Prejudice, Handling Peer Pressure, Being Fair and Honest, and Handling Teamwork and Respect for Others.

Reviewer: Aimee Chevrette Bear

(4) K-3 Character Education series. Each book comprises nine two-page "chapters" featuring a concise main paragraph and a full-page color photograph of kids exhibiting the virtue being discussed, plus a "Hands On" activity that reinforces that quality. The strengths of the series are its spare prose, civic-mindedness, and vivid, immediate images; its weakness is its sanctimonious tone, which might repel kids who learn lessons better from stories than from lectures. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) K-3 Character Education series. Each book comprises nine two-page "chapters" featuring a concise main paragraph and a full-page color photograph of kids exhibiting the virtue being discussed, plus a "Hands On" activity that reinforces that quality. The strengths of the series are its spare prose, civic-mindedness, and vivid, immediate images; its weakness is its sanctimonious tone, which might repel kids who learn lessons better from stories than from lectures. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) K-3 Character Education series. Each book comprises nine two-page "chapters" featuring a concise main paragraph and a full-page color photograph of kids exhibiting the virtue being discussed, plus a "Hands On" activity that reinforces that quality. The strengths of the series are its spare prose, civic-mindedness, and vivid, immediate images; its weakness is its sanctimonious tone, which might repel kids who learn lessons better from stories than from lectures. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) K-3 Character Education series. Each "chapter" comprises a concise main paragraph and a full-page color photograph of people demonstrating patriotism, from sports fans waving American flags to kids saying the Pledge of Allegiance. While the clear introductions of concepts such as democracy are useful, the author is sometimes categorical ("Patriotic people make the United States safer and stronger"). Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) K-3 Character Education series. Each book comprises nine two-page "chapters" featuring a concise main paragraph and a full-page color photograph of kids exhibiting the virtue being discussed, plus a "Hands On" activity that reinforces that quality. The strengths of the series are its spare prose, civic-mindedness, and vivid, immediate images; its weakness is its sanctimonious tone, which might repel kids who learn lessons better from stories than from lectures. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) K-3 Character Education series. Each book comprises nine two-page "chapters" featuring a concise main paragraph and a full-page color photograph of kids exhibiting the virtue being discussed, plus a "Hands On" activity that reinforces that quality. The strengths of the series are its spare prose, civic-mindedness, and vivid, immediate images; its weakness is its sanctimonious tone, which might repel kids who learn lessons better from stories than from lectures. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Nell Beram