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Quote of the Week
"We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children." - Native American
How Kids Are Saving The Planet
"Mary McLeod Bethune once said, "We have a powerful potential in our youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends."
These children, teens and young adults have done more than their fair share for their communities and the environment, proving that age doesn't coincide with the amount of potential impact.
If this group is any indication of what to expect in the future, rest assured we're in good hands." [read more]
Reading Corner
 Title: If Kids Ran The World
By: Leo & Diane Dillon
Ages: 4+
"Two-time Caldecott Medalists Leo and Diane Dillon show children playfully creating a more generous, peaceful world where everyone shares with others.
All roads lead to kindness in this powerful final collaboration between Leo and Diane Dillon. In a colorful tree house, a rainbow of children determine the most important needs in our complex world, and following spreads present boys and girls happily helping others. Kids bring abundant food to the hungry; medicine and cheer to the sick; safe housing, education, and religious tolerance to all; and our planet is treated with care. Forgiveness and generosity are seen as essential, because kids know how to share, and they understand the power of love.
The book closes with examples of fun ways to help others--along with FDR's ""Four Freedoms"" and ""The Second Bill of Rights,"" which illuminate these concepts.
A tribute to peace and a celebration of diverse cultures, this last collaboration by the Dillons captures the wondrous joy of all people, and the unique beauty within each one of us shines forth. If kids ran the world, it would be a better place--for grown-ups, too." -- Publishers
Recommended by Cubs Editors
Be The Change
Here's some cool ideas of simple things kids can do to make one little difference at a time. You could even step up by structuring simple challenges with your kids and their friends, where an activity is incomplete without the help of the other friend; thereby encouraging inter-dependence.
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