Everything has a place. Things last longer when we take care of them. Respect, responsibility, and stewardship are concepts that even young children can relate to—because they have things they value. This book encourages children to pick up after themselves, put things back where they belong, and ask permission to use things that don’t belong to them. It also teaches simple environmental awareness: respecting and taking care of the earth. Includes ideas for adult-led activities and discussions.
Cheri J. Meiners, M.Ed. was born in Logan, Utah, and lives in Maryland with her husband David. They have six children and one grandchild.
The 'Learning to Get Along' series of 15 books (and one software product) evolved from books that Cheri wrote for her own children. In 2008, Reach Out and Give won the Carol D. Reiser children's book award for promoting volunteerism. The series was also a finalist in 2006 for Learning Magazine's Teacher's Choice Award. In 2005, Booklist named the books 'Top 5 Character Education Series'. Several of the books are currently translated into Portuguese, Arabic, Korean, Slovak and Indonesian and Greek.
Her education included studying art in London, studying Swedish history and culture at Stockholm University, student teaching on a Ute Indian reservation in Utah, and graduating with High Honors in Elementary Education from Brigham Young University. She also volunteered as a missionary in Italy for a year and a half and later taught first graders in Idaho. She earned her masters degree in Elementary and Gifted Education at Utah State University, where she also taught classes and supervised student teachers.
