Friends - Rosella Calauti - Bog

Friends Here...There...Everywhere...focuses on encouraging children to discover healthy friendships during their first encounter outside home. It uses everyday events to strengthen community awareness, and suggests ways to make and keep friends. It also teaches children about opposites and adverbs. Friends here...There...Everywhere...provides opportunities for children and adults to discuss the meaning of friendship and becoming good citizens or positive community role models. The characters Brandi, Salvatore, Lee, Lori, and Erika enjoy playing together, pretending, sharing, and caring for each other. They explore their community and build friendships that remain through out time. Young children will find the cartoon images playful and enjoyable. This book will appeal to readers because it is educational, age appropriate, easy to read, and has attractive colorful pictures that stimulate a child''s imagination, so, they can confidently dream, interact and make friends. The characters are positive role models. Also, adults have an opportunity to share their childhood memories, strengthen relationship bonds and develop more effective communication.