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Author
Publisher
Rodale
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Graciousness is practicing the arts of kindness, thoughtfulness, good manners, humanity, and basic decency. As a bonus, it makes your life and even the world (or at least the room you're in) much lovelier. It's not about memorizing every rule of traditional etiquette to a T (though there is so much there to explore!) or spending all your time maintaining a spotless house. It's about approaching the world with compassion, conviction, self-confidence,...
Author
Publisher
Intermón Oxfam Editorial
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
Español
Description
En este libro ilustrado para niños el rinoceronte pequeño hace ruidos rudos de la mañana a la noche, en privado y en público. Casi todo el mundo dice que ya se le pasará pero no se le pasa hasta que una niña humana le enseña lo feo que es ser rudo.
In this illustrated book for children the little rhinoceros makes rude noises from morning til night, in private and in publc. Almost everyone says he will get over it but he doesn't until a little...
Author
Publisher
CIDCLI
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
Español
Description
Lucía is a little girl who never ever says please or thank you. One day, she meets a terrible boy who else never says please and thank you and she realizes that that's what she looks like to others.
Lucía fue una niña que nunca dice por favor or gracias hasta que un día vió a un muchacho que nunca pedía nada. "¿Así me veré también?" se preguntó Lucía. Desde luego no quería parecerse al monstruo aquel.
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English
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"What does it mean to show respect in real life? Showing respect could look like saying "please" and "thank you." It could mean apologizing when you make a mistake or do something hurtful. One of the best ways to show respect is to honor someone's boundaries or listen to their feelings. Respect is a key tenet of citizenship, but it can be a difficult concept for little citizens to understand. Using helpful examples of how to apply this principle in...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
In a time of fractious politics, being rude can feel wickedly gratifying, while being polite can feel simple-minded or willfully naïve. Do manners and civility even matter now? Is it worthwhile to make the effort to be polite? When rudeness has become routine and commonplace, why bother? When so much of public and social life with others is painful and bitterly acrimonious, why should anyone be polite? As Amy Olberding argues, civility and ordinary...
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Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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A guide to personal and professional empowerment through civility and social skills, written by two White House Social Secretaries who offer an important fundamental message-- everyone is important and everyone deserves to be treated well.--Provided by Publisher.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"This book offers the reader genuine hope that civility has not been lost to blind, dogmatic beliefs in personal or political ideology and that we can regain our sense of fairness and continue to have discussions about important matters, disagree entirely, but still be able to get along and appreciate discourse over hatred, dialogue over violence, and most importantly, fairness and understanding in our disagreements on important issues"--
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"During a TV interview with a comedian, Rebecca Reid found herself unable to get a word in edgewise. So, when she put her finger to her lips and shushed him, she became instantly known on the internet as "Rebecca Rude." It was only then that she realized that being rude could actually be her superpower. A captivating blend of advice and pop culture, Rude will show you how to utilize the power of boldness in every area of your life. Exploring famous...
Author
Publisher
Blue Sky Press, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Do dinosaurs spit broccoli on the floor, hog the slide at the playground, or wreck the bathroom with their latest mud science experiment? Of course not! They share, they show kindness, and they are polite. Being courteous is an important lesson in children's lives. While learning good manners is full of its own struggles and quandaries, the payoff of hearing "please" and "thank you" is worth it. -- from Amazon.
20) Smell my foot!
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
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Description
Meet Chick and Brain. And their friend Spot. Chick likes to follow the rules. Brain might not be as smart as he looks. And Spot just wants to eat lunch. In a graphic reader loaded with verbal and visual humor, Cece Bell offers a comical primer on good manners gone awry. Simple, silly, and perfectly suited for its audience, this tale of Chick and Brain's constant misunderstandings and miscommunications proves once again that Cece Bell is a master at...
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