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What can I say? : a kid's guide to super-useful social skills to help you get along and express yourself / Catherine Newman ; illustrations by Debbie Fong.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, [2022]Description: 159 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781635864342
  • 1635864348
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Greet someone -- Introduce yourself -- Introduce other people -- Put someone at ease -- Say goodbye -- Express curiosity -- Listen -- Make small talk -- Give and receive a compliment -- Compromise -- Give someone the benefit of the doubt -- Be wrong -- Be right -- Argue -- Persuade someone -- Be grateful -- Be embarrassed -- Apologize -- Forgive -- Be angry -- Say no -- Ask for help -- Shut down gossip -- Let a friend go -- Step back from a friendship -- Know if you have a crush on someone -- Ask someone out -- Go on a date -- Deal with being awkward -- Break up with someone -- Get your heart broken -- NOT be in a romantic relationship -- Show your appreciation -- Express empathy -- Be supportive when someone confides in you -- Comfort someone -- Be inclusive -- Stick up for someone -- Give advice -- Be courageous -- Educate yourself -- Disrupt prejudice -- Respond to an offensive joke -- Talk about pronouns -- Be trustworthy -- Be a good neighbor -- Volunteer -- Be an activist -- Make a protest sign -- Change the world.
Summary: "Author Catherine Newman provides supportive guidance and instruction to help kids establish or and maintain meaningful relationships and effective communication with friends, teachers, family members, and others in their communities"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 158.2 N551 Available 33111011305428
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Middle school is an essential time to learn and practice social skills, including how to get along with others, talk about hard things, be an ally, and a good friend. In What Can I Say?, Catherine Newman, author of the bestseller How to Be a Person , provides supportive guidance and instruction to help kids establish or and maintain meaningful relationships and effective communication with friends, teachers, family members, and others in their communities. Talking the talk can be tricky, and every page of this super-useful book provides easy, accessible scripts and guidance on the right thing to say in all kinds of situations, from how to be inclusive, listen, give advice, argue, stick up for yourself, and ask for help to how to turn down a date, express sympathy, deal with offensive comments, respond to bullying, and be trustworthy. Humorous, graphic-style illustrations that play our familiar scenarios reenforce Newman's friendly, non-judgmental tone and her commitment to helping kids develop the skills to express themselves clearly while showing empathy, care, and generosity towards others.

Greet someone -- Introduce yourself -- Introduce other people -- Put someone at ease -- Say goodbye -- Express curiosity -- Listen -- Make small talk -- Give and receive a compliment -- Compromise -- Give someone the benefit of the doubt -- Be wrong -- Be right -- Argue -- Persuade someone -- Be grateful -- Be embarrassed -- Apologize -- Forgive -- Be angry -- Say no -- Ask for help -- Shut down gossip -- Let a friend go -- Step back from a friendship -- Know if you have a crush on someone -- Ask someone out -- Go on a date -- Deal with being awkward -- Break up with someone -- Get your heart broken -- NOT be in a romantic relationship -- Show your appreciation -- Express empathy -- Be supportive when someone confides in you -- Comfort someone -- Be inclusive -- Stick up for someone -- Give advice -- Be courageous -- Educate yourself -- Disrupt prejudice -- Respond to an offensive joke -- Talk about pronouns -- Be trustworthy -- Be a good neighbor -- Volunteer -- Be an activist -- Make a protest sign -- Change the world.

"Author Catherine Newman provides supportive guidance and instruction to help kids establish or and maintain meaningful relationships and effective communication with friends, teachers, family members, and others in their communities"-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 10 and up Storey Publishing.

Grades 4-6 Storey Publishing.

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