What Does it Mean to Be Global and What Does it Mean to Be Present by Rana DiOrio

What Does it Mean to Be Global

Can you say “hello” in nine languages? You can! Join children from around the world as they play, sing, and travel, trying all types of food and experiencing other traditions. Living respectfully and peacefully with one another, they celebrate diversity, see how their actions affect another person’s experience, and come to understand that being global means being a citizen of the world. The first book in Rana DiOrio’s award-winning What Does It Mean To Be …?® series, What Does It Mean To Be Global? has won six awards: The USA Book News Best Books Award for Children’s Picture Book: Nonfiction; the Next Generation Indie Book Award for Multicultural Nonfiction; the Mom’s Choice Gold Award for Children’s Picture Book, Peoples, Places and Cultures; Learning Solutions Magazine Teachers’ Choice™ Award for Children’s Books; IBPA Benjamin Franklin Silver Winner for Interior Design in Children’s/Young Adult; and The Nautilus Silver Award for Children’s Illustrated.

What Does it Mean to Be Present

What does being present look like? Noticing when someone in your class needs help and taking the time to help them. Sound like? The rain outside your window. Smell like? Briny seaweed at the beach. Taste like? A bite of orange. Feel like? Allowing the rhythm of your breath, in and out … to make you feel peaceful. Follow a group of friends at school, at home, and at the beach as they experience just what it means to be present. The third book in Rana DiOrio’s award-winning What Does It Mean To Be …?® series, What Does It Mean To Be Present? has won four awards: The Living Now: Books For Better Living Award; The Nautilus Silver Award for Children’s Picture Book; The Moonbeam Gold Children’s Book Award for Mind-Body-Spirit/Self-Esteem; and The Mom’s Choice Gold Award.