Personal Space Camp (Children's/Life Skills) | Julia Cook

Personal Space Camp (Children's/Life Skills) | Julia Cook | Love this book! Great for kids who have "space" issues

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	Personal Space Camp (Children's/Life Skills) Julia Cook National Center for Youth Issues, 2007 - 32 pages average customer review:based on 2 reviews view larger image
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Louis is delighted to learn that his teacher has sent him to the principal's office to attend "Personal Space Camp." This book addresses the complex issue of respect for another's person's physical boundaries. Told from Louis' perspective, this story is a must-have resource for parents, teachers, and counselors who want to communicate the idea of personal space in a manner that connects with kids. Color. Grades K-3.

Funny book on serious topic

This book is great for those k-3rd grade kids who don't seem to understand that not everyone wants them in their face. Lois goes about his day crashing into people (flying through space) and is told he would have to go to Personal Space Camp. He is all excited because he imagines that he'll be flying rockets or getting to eat astronaut's ice cream. When he sees hoola hoops on the floor, he is confused... I love the gray pictures of Lois's imagination and how he views his world (or more appropriately, his out-of-this-world) experiences. At the end he finally realizes that he had misunderstood what others had been saying all along. The humor is just what this topic needs and it allows the kids to grow without being embarrassed.

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Love this book! Great for kids who have "space" issues

I use this book as a teaching tool in social groups to talk about personal space and respecting others space. The book gives great examples of what is personal space when sitting, standing, waiting in line, etc. I love the humor used by the author to help kids understand that not everyone gets it at first about space. The main character finally gets it at the end about his relationship to others and that he wasn't attending a planetary space camp! Great story!

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