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Emily Pearson is the coauthor of Fuzzy Red Bathrobe: Questions from the Heart for Mothers and Daughters. Emily and her two children live in Salt Lake City, Utah. This is her first children's book. Fumi Kosaka was born and raised in Japan and studied illustration at Brigham Young University. Her credits include Let's Count the Raindrops and Bubbles, Bubbles. She lives in New York City.
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Ordinary Mary was so very ordinary that you'd never guess she could change the world. Read the first page
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Ordinary Mary was so very ordinary that you'd never guess she could change the world. Read the first page
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The truth that one small act of kindness does in fact change the world is beautifully expressed in this story. Yes, it is sweet and simple but it also goes to a new level showing, with exponential growth how one kind gesture from one person to another really can impact six billion people. My grade 5-6 kids were touched by the sweetness of the story and the illustrations but were genuinely excited and moved by the mathematical "proof" that this isn't just a nice idea. I discovered this book at a math workshop, actually. Don't hesitate to buy it. What a gem!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I appreciate this simple book for it's extrordinary challenge to young people and old alike - change the world, pay it forward! It is a regular part of my story reading to the kids I teach! Thank you
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31 of 36 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Why is everyone white?
May 13 2007
By Baby Catcher
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
This is a book with a lovely message. One child has the power to change the world for the better through a simple act of kindness. The story describes the happiness and good deeds that spread across the planet in a chain reaction of goodness. The story is well done, but the illustrations are not. Why is every person white in the chain of good deeds? Even when children from every contintent are pictured they're all white! This is a major flaw in an otherwise worthwhile story.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ordinary Mary's Extraordinary Deed
May 25 2007
By C. Himstreet
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
I love this little book. I've given it to 7 people so far. It reinforces the fact that one person can make a difference. I like the idea that we don't have to do something big, but it is often the small things that make a big difference.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
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Jan 15 2006
By Donna M. Boyd
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
This is a fabulous book. If you embrace the philosophies of service learning and making a difference, and it is important to you that your child or classroom of children understand and become civically responsible individuals, then this book is a great tool. It is an outstanding story for children from kindergarten through fifth grade (although some explaining and reviewing will be necessary for the younger children). Even though it is a story/picture book, the older children will enjoy it as well.
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