Abigail the whale / written by Davide Cali ; art by Sonja Bougaeva.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: French Publisher: Toronto, ON : Owlkids Books, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Description: 26 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 24 x 31 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781771471985
- 1771471980
- Marlène Baleine. English
Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Picturebook | My Body | Cali Davide | Available | 33111008964625 | ||||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Picturebook | My Body | Cali Davide | Available | 33111008827285 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Abigail dreads swimming lessons. Every time she dives into the pool, she makes a big splash, and all the girls in her class shout: "Abigail's a whale!" Abigail can see that she is larger than the other girls. She feels huge, heavy, and out of place.
Abigail's swimming teacher takes her aside and points out: we can change how we see ourselves. He offers a creative visualization technique she can use to feel bolder, more confident, and more accepting of herself. Abigail tries it out in challenging situations that week--walking home in the dark, eating her vegetables, trying to fall asleep. Illustrations in the book show her perspective morphing powerfully to match her new thought patterns.
Next time she's in swimming class, instead of feeling heavy, Abigail thinks sardine , eel , barracuda , shark ! She starts to figure out how to draw on mindfulness, creative thinking, resilience, and positive self-esteem to embrace exactly who she is. This picture book supports social/emotional learning and serves as a perfect jumping-off point for topics like bullying, empathy, confidence, and creative problem solving.
Translation of: Marlène Baleine.
"Translated by Karen Li"--Copyright page.
Abigail dreads swimming lessons. Every time she dives into the pool, she makes a big splash, and all the girls in her class shout: Abigail's a whale! Abigail can see that she is larger than the other girls. She feels huge, heavy, and out of place. Abigails swimming teacher takes her aside and points out: we can change how we see ourselves.