Alone together : a curious exploration of loneliness
Explores what superheroes can teach us about being alone, the ways kids have survived on their own, and how activists in the civil rights movement took a stand against loneliness. Discover what comfort foods, sweatpants, and being kind to each other have to do with loneliness. Based on the podcast of the same name. Readers will learn about loneliness and how being alone can ultimately bring us closer together
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- ISBN: 9781459837232 (hardcover)
- Physical Description 78 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Alone Together : A Curious Exploration of Loneliness
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Table of Contents
Alone Together : A Curious Exploration of Loneliness
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | 1 | |
| Empty Classrooms | 2 | |
| It Starts with Curiosity | 3 | |
| Chapter 1 | Child Alone | 5 |
| Orphans in Fiction | 6 | |
| Lost in the Story | 7 | |
| Spider-Man, Spider-Man | 10 | |
| Alone | 10 | |
| Chapter 2 | Taking a Stand Against Loneliness | 13 |
| Superheroes | 13 | |
| A Wild Ride | 14 | |
| Everyone Can Be a Superhero | 16 | |
| Longing for Belonging | 17 | |
| The Greensboro Four | 18 | |
| Civil Rights Movement | 21 | |
| Chapter 3 | The World Around Us | 25 |
| Bee-ginning with Bees | 25 | |
| Kind Words | 27 | |
| Trees Break, Trees Grow Together | 29 | |
| Nature Heals | 31 | |
| Want to Go for a Walk? | 33 | |
| Get Up and Go | 35 | |
| People Walker | 39 | |
| Chapter 4 | With Mac and Cheese, You're Never Alone | 41 |
| China Lily | 42 | |
| Science behind Cravings | 43 | |
| Bao | 44 | |
| Have You Ever Eaten at a Diner? | 46 | |
| Connecting through Isolation | 48 | |
| Comfy Clothes | 51 | |
| A Father's Suit | 52 | |
| Clothes for a Greater Cause | 54 | |
| Science behind the Clothes We Wear | 55 | |
| Stretchy Pants | 56 | |
| Chapter 5 | The World Within Us | 59 |
| FOMO | 60 | |
| Boredom Lab | 62 | |
| Conquering Boredom | 63 | |
| Plant a Garden | 64 | |
| Imagination | 65 | |
| Kindness Matters | 67 | |
| Be Nice, Feel Better | 68 | |
| Science of Kindness | 69 | |
| We Are Alone Together | 70 | |
| Glossary | 72 | |
| Resources | 74 | |
| Acknowledgments | 75 | |
| Index | 76 |
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