5 books about empathy

Empathy Day was celebrated on 12 June. Find out more at empathylab.co.uk

Tender Earth by Sita Brahmachari (Macmillan Children’s Books) Laila has always been the baby of her family, but now that she’s starting secondary school and her older sister and brother are leaving home, everything seems to be changing. Can a special book help Laila find her own voice? This is a warm-hearted story about growing up and the importance of our local communities. El Deafo by Cece Bell (Abrams) This funny and moving graphic novel is based on the author’s experience of growing up with hearing loss. The only deaf child in her school, Cece has to put up with wearing the Phonic Ear – an awkward hearing aid. Soon she finds a way to harness the power of the Phonic Ear, however, to become “El Deafo, Listener for All”.…

You're reading a preview of

The Week Junior (Digital) - 1 Issue, No. 132

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.