Alone together : a curious exploration of loneliness / Petti Fong ; illustrated by Jonathan Dyck.
Material type:
TextSeries: Orca think ; 12.Publisher: Victoria, British Columbia : Orca Book Publishers, 2024Description: 78 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781459837232
- 1459837231
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Children's Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's NonFiction | New | 155.92 F674 | Available | 33111011124761 | ||||
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | New | 155.92 F674 | Available | 33111011337579 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The world is facing an epidemic of loneliness.
The COVID-19 pandemic taught us new words, like isolation, quarantineand social distancing. In places like the UK and Japan, governments have appointed ministers of loneliness to examine the problem and find ways to help their citizens. What does it mean to be lonely, and what can we do about it?
Alone Togetherexplores what superheroes can teach us about being alone, the ways kids have survived on their own and how activists in the civil rights movement took a stand against loneliness. Discover what comfort foods, sweatpants and being kind to each other have to do with loneliness.
Based on the podcast of the same name. Readers will learn about loneliness and how being alone can ultimately bring us closer together.
The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This illustrated nonfiction book for middle grade readers explores loneliness and the lessons we can learn about connection even when we're alone."-- Provided by publisher.