Pitch In!: Kids Talk about Cooperation

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Children's Literature

Like other books in the 'Kids Talk About' character education series, this one collects realistic situations that kids deal with everyday and addresses them in an accessible, engaging picture book appropriate for upper elementary and middle school students. Using the advice column format, the book pairs handwritten letters from fictional kids with typewritten responses from 13-year-old advice columnist, Frank B. Wize. Many of the questions about cooperation also concern issues of showing consideration for others. Frank answers letters about how to share use of the family telephone with a sibling, how to work with a team of peers on various projects at school or in the community, how to cooperate with a parent about chores, getting along with a step sibling on a long trip, and how to ask someone for help when you need it. Frank's sensible advice is stated in plain, reassuring language. Simple cartoon images and large planes of color illustrate each set of letters. Guidance counselors may find this book helpful as a supplemental reading resource for students. 2005, Picture Window Books, Ages 6 to 12.
—J. H. Diehl

School Library Journal

Gr 2-4-In watered-down "Dear Abby" style, fictitious Frank B. Wize, an alarmingly well-adjusted 13-year-old, serves as the character guide in each of these books, giving computer-generated, written responses to younger children who request advice on moral topics. Is That True? deals with everything from cheating to protective white lies, and the other titles have a similar scope that takes an issue from home to school to the world at large. The books include an introduction to the topic from Frank, several question-and-answer pages, a quiz with an answer key, and a short bio from the teen's "Personal Hero File." The "File" is the most interesting part of each book, with Rachel Carson the exemplar in True?, Eleanor Roosevelt in Pitch In!, and Sadako Sasaki in Get Along! The colorful, digitally rendered illustrations have a flat cartoon style that vaguely suggests "textbook." While kids might be struggling with some of the dilemmas presented, any helpful advice risks being lost in the bland pages, Frank's condescending voice, and the heavy-handed morality. Kids will find it easier and more rewarding to glean advice on honesty, cooperation, and tolerance from good stories with strong plots.-Julie Roach, Watertown Free Public Library, MA Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

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ISBN-13: 9781404806214
Publisher: Capstone Press
Publication date: 9/1/2004
Series: Kids Talk Series
Pages: 32
Age range: 5 - 11 Years
Lexile: 640L (what's this?)
Product dimensions: 10.10 (w) x 10.10 (h) x 0.30 (d)

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