All of the books listed below are effective in building safe
and caring classrooms even in these uncertain times.  For a more colorful
and detailed description of the books click on www.esrnational.org and the
Educators for Social Responsibility store.


Teaching Young Children in Violent Times by Diane Levin
Essential Guide helps teachers create a Peaceable
Classroom>Developmentally appropriate practice>193 pages> ESR 1994>New
second edition coming simmer 2003
Price: $13.17

Early Childhood Adventures in Peacemaking, 2nd Edition by William J.
Kreidler and Sandy Tsubokawa Whittall (Sandy and I taught peaceable
classrooms to early childhood teachers in Lawrence 3 years ago).
Price: $19.96

Changing Channels: Preschoolers, TV, and Media Violence
by William J. Kreidler with music by Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer
Price: $12.76

Linking Up! (Guide with CD)  by Sarah Pirtle and (many centers have
borrowed this set from Early Childhood Connections)
Price: $23.20
Hundreds of activities thast build social and emotional competence on 46
easy-to-learn songs.  twenty songs are bilingual with Spanish and English
lyrics.  Sheet music, lyrics and CD included. ESR 1998

Linking Up! (Guide only)
Price: $17.60

Linking Up! (Audio cassette only)
Price: $9.60
Quantity in Basket: none

Early Childhood Parent Connections
Price: $7.20
Packets of 12 blackline masters designed for parents of preschoolers>
Reinforces themes of Peaceable Classroom at home>  For use with Early
Childhood Adventures in Peacemaking

Early Childhood Parent Connections, en Espanol
Price: $7.20

Anti-Bias Curriculum: Tools for Empowering Young Children
Price: $14.00

Battles, Hassles, Tantrums & Tears: Coping with Conflict and Creating a
Peaceful Home by Susan Beckman and Jeanne Holmes (2001)
Price: $14.00
 Battles, Hassles, Tantrums & Tears offers strategies, activities, and
infor-mation that help parents discover their own conflict resolution
styles, develop realistic expectations, understand what triggers their
conflicts, and positively change the way they manage conflicts. Parents
learn how to adapt to the broad range of differences in children's
temperaments, set limits, and generate new ways to handle conflicts.

Before Push Comes to Shove: Building Conflict Resolution Skills with
Children by Nancy Carlsson Paige (1998)
Price: $14.95

Best Day of the Week by Nancy Carlsson Paige (1998) children's book
suitable for older preschoolers
Price: $10.95

Roots and Wings: Affirming Culture in Early Childhood Programs by Stacey
York (1991)
Price: $24.95
This highly recommended resource for early childhood educators includes
over 60 activities to support young children with an awareness of their
cultural roots and the skills to respect differences.