Review of Canaries Among Us
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[Following is a volunteer review of "Canaries Among Us" by Kayla Taylor.]
Canaries Among Us by Kayla Taylor is about a mother who finds out that her daughter Hannah is being bullied at school by two classmates. It relates the story of how Kayla tried to help her daughter by asking the school authorities and the community for their assistance. In the process, Kayla finds a more complex issue than she thought and after consulting with various experts in the matter, she discovers not only the school standpoint and processes but the way the community is facing the issue as well.
There are many great aspects about this book, the author takes you with her during her journey to find the help she and her daughter needed. Additionally, this book addresses bullying and that might be a very sensitive topic but it is carefully described and managed which makes sense considering it was an actual experience. Thus, I find this story very inspiring to learn what to say and how to comfort people when they go through difficult times. It helps you learn about empathy and I think that might be useful to everybody in any scenario.
Although, I did find myself intrigued and outraged by certain decisions and behaviours in this book, but I cannot say they were negative aspects since they were all explained. Therefore, this story makes you think twice when giving advice to people you care about and it helps you understand human behaviour so you can appreciate that everybody is different but we all are worth the same.
The only negative point I could mention might be the extensive research Kayla went through since it was a bit overwhelming for me and considering not everybody might be interested in going deep on a subject, however, it might be very suitable for another reader who likes getting all the details.
It is not very common to find a book that makes me doubt what I know regarding certain topics. Canaries Among Us gave me insight about the way I am reacting to some issues and behaviours and made me value differences so for these reasons I would give this book 5 out of 5 stars. Also, the story is very well written, the vocabulary is easy enough, the timeline is coherent and I could not find any typos or grammar errors.
I would recommend this book to parents and people who work with children, like a teacher who is struggling with a student, this book might give them insight about where to start asking questions and how to find answers about diversity.
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Canaries Among Us
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Canaries Among Us by Kayla Taylor is about a mother who finds out that her daughter Hannah is being bullied at school by two classmates. It relates the story of how Kayla tried to help her daughter by asking the school authorities and the community for their assistance. In the process, Kayla finds a more complex issue than she thought and after consulting with various experts in the matter, she discovers not only the school standpoint and processes but the way the community is facing the issue as well.
There are many great aspects about this book, the author takes you with her during her journey to find the help she and her daughter needed. Additionally, this book addresses bullying and that might be a very sensitive topic but it is carefully described and managed which makes sense considering it was an actual experience. Thus, I find this story very inspiring to learn what to say and how to comfort people when they go through difficult times. It helps you learn about empathy and I think that might be useful to everybody in any scenario.
Although, I did find myself intrigued and outraged by certain decisions and behaviours in this book, but I cannot say they were negative aspects since they were all explained. Therefore, this story makes you think twice when giving advice to people you care about and it helps you understand human behaviour so you can appreciate that everybody is different but we all are worth the same.
The only negative point I could mention might be the extensive research Kayla went through since it was a bit overwhelming for me and considering not everybody might be interested in going deep on a subject, however, it might be very suitable for another reader who likes getting all the details.
It is not very common to find a book that makes me doubt what I know regarding certain topics. Canaries Among Us gave me insight about the way I am reacting to some issues and behaviours and made me value differences so for these reasons I would give this book 5 out of 5 stars. Also, the story is very well written, the vocabulary is easy enough, the timeline is coherent and I could not find any typos or grammar errors.
I would recommend this book to parents and people who work with children, like a teacher who is struggling with a student, this book might give them insight about where to start asking questions and how to find answers about diversity.
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Canaries Among Us
View: on Bookshelves |
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