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Breathe and be: A Book of Mindfulness Poems
Hardback
Main Details
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Breathe and be: A Book of Mindfulness Poems
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Kate Coombs
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By (author) Anna Emilia Laitinen
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Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:32 | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 273 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9781622039371
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Classifications | Dewey:811.6 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Sounds True Inc
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Imprint |
Sounds True Inc
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Publication Date |
1 November 2017 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Age range 4 to 8 Teaching mindfulness helps kids learn to stay calm, regulate their emotions, and appreciate the world around us. With Breathe and Be, author Kate Coombs and illustrator Anna Emilia Laitinen team up to present a book of poetry and art for young readers to make mindfulness easy, natural, and beautiful. Created for readers aged 4-8, here is a book sure to delight parents and kids alike, blending lovingly illustrated nature imagery with elegant poetry about living with awareness and inner peace.
Author Biography
Kate Coombs KATE COOMBS is the author of numerous books, including picture books, novels, and books of poetry. Her collection of ocean poems, Water Sings Blue, won the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award for 2012. She's a former teacher, and has taught both K-12 and college. Her favorite color is the blue-green at the top of an ocean wave, and she goes out of her way to step on dry leaves just to hear them crunch. For more, see katecoombs.com.
Reviews"Nature provides reassurance in times of trouble and allows disruptive moods and angry thoughts to be moderated and transformed into peaceful mindfulness...A successful introduction to the concept of mindfulness for young children." --Kirkus Reviews "A serene collection celebrating nature and the importance of mindfulness, and a swell addition to -poetry shelves." --School Library Journal
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