Review: outstanding
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 8, 2013
THE POWER OF THE WORD - The Island Of Empathy by Suzy Liebermann- Children's Ebook ReviewI love the series of Hugo the Starfish. When I worked in the school system as a social worker I scoured the world for educational materials that would engage the children with thoughts of how their actions affected others.  This book has delightful colorful images of the ocean and the island.  There are so many ways to present this book as a group or one on one. The discussion prompts are excellent.  Ms. Liebermann has an exceptional ability to relate to youth.Hugo learns that words can hurt because they pierce his skin with pointed arrows and those were the words he used against another that came back to hurt him. Likewise, when he used kind words they came back to him as kind words.