Author: James Proimos
Illustrator: James Proimos
Title: Paulie Pastrami Achieves World Peace
Genre: Children’s picture book,
Sub genre: kindness, peace
Theme: Fiction
Primary and secondary characters: Paulie Pastrami, mom, dad
Date: 2009
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Publisher Company: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Brief summary on how to use for students: The students will be able to use this book to learn about how simple acts of kindness can help someone become a better person. Doing simple deeds can make anyone feel better.
Summary: All Paulie Pastrami wants is to achieve world peace. How does a simple seven year old achieve his? He cannot whistle and has trouble matching his socks but to him, he must achieve world peace! He begins by simple acts of kindness- from reading to the trees and being nice to his little sister by making her a special doll-to cheering up the principal and sharing cupcakes to complete strangers. Paulie learns that spreading peace is not that hard after all.
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