THE SCHOOL THE SCHOOL OF LIFE
u003cbu003eAn imaginative and engaging exploration of childhood emotions through poetry and evocative illustration.u003c/bu003eu003c/pu003e u003cpu003eu003ciu003eEmotions are like animals: u003cbru003e No two are quite the same.u003cbru003e Some are quiet; some are fierce;u003cbru003e And all are hard to tame.u003c/iu003eu003c/pu003e u003cpu003eChildren experience all sorts of emotions: sometimes going through several very different ones before breakfast. Yet they can struggle to put these feelings into words. An inability to understand and communicate their moods can lead to bad behavior, deep frustration, and a whole host of difficulties further down the line. Like adults, they need help to recognize and verbalize their inner state. The greater their emotional vocabulary, the more likely they are to grow into happy, healthy, and fulfilled adults. u003cpu003eu003ciu003eAn Emotional Menagerieu003c/iu003e is an emotional glossary for children. A book of 26 rhyming poems, arranged alphabetically, that bring our feelings to life--Anger, Boredom, Curiosity, Dreaminess, Embarrassment, Fear, Guilt, and more. The poems transform each emotion into a different animal to provide a clear and engaging illustration of its character: how it arises; how it makes us behave and how we can learn to manage its effects. Boasting a rich vocabulary, the poems also give children a wide variety of options for describing their feelings to others. u003cpu003eFilled with wise, therapeutic advice, brought to life through musical language and beautiful illustrations, u003ciu003eAn Emotional Menagerieu003c/iu003e is an imaginative and universally appealing way of increasing emotional literacy.
