How to Make a Better World: For Every Kid Who Wants to Make a Difference

How to Make a Better World by Keilly Swift is aimed at 7-9 year-olds and is a large hardback book filled with bright colourful pages. The attractive presentation make it inviting and I know that children will enjoy dipping into it and learning more about the world around them and how to help. The book is organised into four sections: You, Community, Humanity and Environment. These are easy to work through and could be used as stand alone sections if a child shows interest in one specific area. The author specifically starts with a book about becoming your best self before helping others. This section offers good links to the new PSHE guidance around keeping healthy and offers lots of ideas around kindness and managing feelings and emotions. The other three sections introduce famous people and protest movements that have helped make a difference. These introductions are brief and could prompt further research and discussion. Practical tips and ideas encourage children to think about starting small in their own community before thinking about the world around them. The presentation of the book is attractive with clear illustrations and diagrams helping to aid understanding of each page. Several pages require the reader to rotate book to add further interest. A great text that would be a highly interesting addition to any bookshelf or library. Although aimed at age 7-9, children in Keystage 1 would also be able to access this text and it would make an excellent introduction to an environmentalism topic or PSHE lesson about feelings. 96 pages / Ages 7-9 years / Reviewed by Bryony Davies, school librarian

Suggested Reading Age 7+