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Topics: friendship, bullying, emotional literacy.

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Kevin loves to go to the playground, but not when Sammy is there. Sammy, who boasts that he is King of the Playground, is there most of the time. If he catches Kevin on the swings or the slide or the monkey bars, Sammy says, he will do awful, terrible things to him. A book about friendship and bullying.

Ages: 4 to 8 years.

Naylor, Phyllis. King of the playground. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1994.
ISBN: 9780689718021

This report provides an analysis of a literature review focusing on what works to increase resilience for at-risk and marginalised young people. It forms part of a larger body of work that the NSW Centre for the Advancement of Adolescent Health (NSW CAAH) undertook, in partnership with NSW Health, towards developing the 2011-2016 Youth Health Policy for NSW. [PDF 1.8MB. Opens in new window]

Topics: feelings, emotions, emotional literacy.

Fiction

A hamster describes the feelings he and his family members experience during the day, including feeling happy, sad, jealous, angry, and scared.

Ages: 4 to 8 years.

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Hunter, Jana Novotny. I have feelings!. New York: Mondo Publishing, 2002.
ISBN: 9781590341964