Ten year old Avery is disturbed by yet another unarmed black man being shot.
It also addresses the Social Emotional Learning component of Social Awareness (Understanding the perspectives and feelings of others /teaching empathy)..
The book helps parents have this really difficult conversation.
A to the L to the I-V-E...
Come home ALIVE...
That is the key! This book is NOT anti-police...it IS anti-police brutality! It is simply told from the perspective of a young black boy who has real life questions.
They use a catchy chant while also emphasizing that all police are not bad.
This prompts his parents to sit down with him and his brother to have "the talk", a conversation about what to do when approached by police.
Ten year old Avery is disturbed by yet another unarmed black man being shot
