International Day of Peace 2024

Updated August 30, 2024
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A bowl full of peace : a true story
Stelson, Caren Barzelay
Paper Book
A heartbreaking but essential perspective on war and survival.--starred, Kirkus ReviewsIn this deeply moving nonfiction picture book, award-winning author Caren Stelson brings Sachiko Yasui's story of surviving the atomic bombing of Nagasaki and her message of peace to a young audience.Sachiko's...
Can you say peace?
Katz, Karen
Paper Book
Children everywhere wish for peace International Peace Day is September 21. On this day and every day throughout the year, children all over the world wish for peace. Karen Katz takes readers on a bright and colorful journey around the globe to meet some of these children and...
How to heal a broken wing
Graham, Bob
Paper Book
In a spare urban fable, Bob Graham brings us one small boy, one loving family, and one miraculous story of hope and healing. "No one saw the bird fall." In a city full of hurried people, only young Will notices the bird lying hurt on the ground. With the help of his...
The peace book
Parr, Todd
Paper Book
Peace is making new friends. Peace is helping your neighbor. Peace is a growing a garden. Peace is being who you are. The Peace Book delivers positive and hopeful messages of peace in an accessible, child-friendly format featuring Todd Parr's...
Peace Train
Stevens, Cat
Paper Book
The instant #1 New York Times and Indie bestseller! Hop aboard the Peace Train in this picture book adaptation of Cat Stevens's legendary anthem of unity and harmony in time for the song's 50th anniversary! With illustrations by New York Times bestselling illustrator...
Just mercy : a story of justice and redemption
Stevenson, Bryan
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING MICHAEL B. JORDAN AND JAMIE FOXX * A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice--from one of the most brilliant and influential...
I am Malala : how one girl stood up for education and changed the world
Yousafzai, Malala
Paper Book
In this New York Times bestselling memoir, Malala Yousafzai--the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize--inspires young readers with her stunning story of resilience and power. I Am Malala. This is my story. Malala...
Beyond religion : ethics for a whole world
Bstan-?dzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV
Paper Book
An unprecedented event: a beloved world religious leader proposes a way to lead an ethical, happy, and spiritual life beyond religion and offers a program of mental training for cultivating key human values Ten years ago, in his best-sellingEthics for a New Millennium,...
The better angels of our nature : why violence has declined
Pinker, Steven
Paper Book
Selected by The New York Times Book Review as a Notable Book of the Year The author of The New York Times bestseller The Stuff of Thought offers a controversial history of violence. Faced with the ceaseless stream of news about war, crime, and terrorism,...
Long walk to freedom : the autobiography of Nelson Mandela
Mandela, Nelson
Paper Book
"Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand history - and then go out and change it." -President Barack Obama   Nelson Mandela was one of the great moral and political leaders of his time: an international hero whose lifelong dedication to the fight...
Peaceful fights for equal rights
Sanders, Rob
Paper Book
A primer for peaceful protest, resistance, and activism from the author of Rodzilla and Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag. Protesting. Standing up for what's right. Uniting around the common good--kids have questions about all of these things they...

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