Kindness of Children

Name: Kindness of Children
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ISBN: 9780674003903

ISBN-10: 067400390X

ISBN-13: 9780674003903

Edition: 1999

Authors: Vivian Gussin Paley

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Visiting a London nursery school, Vivian Paley observes the schoolchildren's reception of another visitor, a handicapped boy named Teddy, who is strapped into a wheelchair, wearing a helmet, and barely able to speak. A predicament arises, and the children's response--simple and immediate--offers Paley the purest evidence of kindness she has ever seen. In subsequent encounters, "the Teddy story" draws forth other tales of impulsive goodness from Paley's listeners. Just so, it resonates through this book as one story leads to another--taking surprising turns, intersecting with the narrative unfolding before us, and illuminating the moral meanings that children may be learning to create…

Book details

List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 10/2/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 4.69" wide x 7.19" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English

Vivian Gussin Paley, a former kindergarten teacher, is the winner of a MacArthur Award and of the 1998 American Book Award for Lifetime Achievement given by the Before Columbus Foundation.