A new children's book on the boyhood of Albert Schweitzer is free to
librarians and teachers in grades K - 4.

Sheila Hamanaka, a children's book author and illustrator, has just had published a remarkable picture book for young children about the boyhood of the Nobel prizewinner Dr. Albert Schweitzer. The book instills in young children the courage to be kind to all living beings and relates true events in young Albert's life that helped him recognize his mistakes, stand by his convictions, and eventually develop
his burgeoning ethic "reverence for life." This truly is the perfect
cross-over book as it teaches humane education to children on many different levels.

You can learn more about the book at http://awionline.org/Schweitzer_Book/.
It is also free to all members of Animal Welfare Institute. Additional
copies are reasonably priced at just $4.00.

"The Boy Who Loved All Living Things: The Imaginary Childhood Journal of Albert Schweitzer" is published by the national nonprofit Animal Welfare Institute (AWI). Because AWI wants to get the book into the hands of as many children as possible, one copy is free to librarians and teachers in grades K through 4.

The collaboration of an award-winning author/illustrator and an animal
welfare nonprofit to produce a high-quality children's book is rare and
marks a turning point in partnerships between socially-conscious artists and nonprofit advocacy.

I hope you will all take a moment to check this book out. You won't be
sorry! It's creative, clever, beautifully illustrated and carries messages
that urgently need to be taught to the next generation.

Story by Tracy Basile