Ari Magnusson

What YOU Can Do About Bullying by Max and Zoey Ari Magnusson

This comic-style guide teaches elementary and middle school students how to prevent and stop bullying on their own or with adult help. The guide explains: Physical bullying, verbal bullying, and relational aggression (friendship harming); Why kids bully and how they do it; How to respond to bullying behaviors to render them ineffective at causing harm; Ways to get bullying to stop; How to intervene as a bystander to help someone who is being bullied; How to get an adult to help the right way.

The title characters explain and demonstrate the concepts, providing students with easy-to-follow examples they can apply to their own bullying problems. The guide also contains a special section for the youngest elementary students, in grades K-2, designed to be read with an adult, that teaches basic skills that can help these students in their daily social interactions. Ages 8 - 12 for independent reading; ages 6 - 7 to read with an adult.

???The guide is a core component of the CirclePoint Bullying Prevention Program (www.circlepointprogram.org) and Massachusetts General Hospital's Stay in Shape life skills program. Black and white illustrations. New for the second edition: easier terms and definitions; text updated for Plain Language compliance.