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Athena the Owl: Athena Teaches Self-Esteem Kindle Edition

by Jan McMahon (Author), Ken McMahon (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Follow Athena, the wise little owl, as she once again helps a friend. This time it's a spider who doesn't recognize her own worth. Athena helps the spider to learn that everyone has a unique skill, and that includes her.
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  1. Reading age
    4 - 12 years
  2. Part of series
    Athena the Owl
  3. Print length
    28 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    Kindergarten - 8
  6. Publication date
    February 6, 2021
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08W4P1BD1
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 6, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 9303 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 28 pages
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Jan McMahon

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Jan is the co-author of the Athena the Owl series. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her partner and co-author Ken. Their love of children and animals guides them to storytelling featuring animals as characters in stories that encourage, inspire, and uplift children.

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Red Wolf
5.0 out of 5 stars About Appreciating Differences
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2021
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This very pretty book is a pleasant story about how different animals have different things that they are good at, and seems to be designed for starting a conversation with a young child about what the child is good at, which can be a useful part of teaching about self-esteem. And probably that is all that there is room for within the attention span of a young child.

But I don't like the title. It is possible for a child to know that "I am better than these children in riding my tricycle fast." "I am very good at jumping high." I am very good at saying kind things."

But being good at something, and talking with a parent about what the child is good at is only one part of self-esteem.

I would rather see this book titled, "Finding What I Am Good At" or "We Are Each Good At Many Different Things" or "What Am I Good At".

Self-esteem includes liking myself, which might be aided by knowing something that I am good at, and even more by thinking that someone has noticed that this is something I am good at. But there are people of all ages that know about something that they do unusually well, who are depressed and miserable. Other people are happy and enjoy life and are able to try and fail over and over without getting discouraged. That's me! Eventually I ended up being good at a lot of things because I kept tryinv
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Melissa J. Saab
5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone has something they’re good at
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2021
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What a beautifully illustrated and uplifting children’s book. There’s so many precious teaching elements to this book. Teaching children how we’re all not alike, we all have our own beautiful gifts, this book also describes how each animal is unique and gifted. And Athena is so good at making Mr. spider appreciate others gifts as well as his own. A well written Childrens book that keeps you captivated.
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Radblz
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it !
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2021
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Athena Teaches Self-Esteem is a wonderful continuation of the over-arching approach introduced in Athena learns About Happiness, and developed in Athena Teaches Courage: that through knowledge and experience can come wisdom and understanding. Virtually everyone takes their own capabilities for granted while admiring what others can do. Anyone reading this story can come to recognize the folly of that point of view, and learn to appreciate their own strengths. Hopefully this will be a valuable lesson for children who may not have discovered their distinctive strong points.
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Janice Leilani
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully illustrated
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2022
Again Athena the young owl helps a friend, this time it is a spider who doesn't think she can do anything special. The story is sweet, and the illustrations are vivid and beautiful. It's fun to read and it's a delight to study the pretty pictures.
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harmony
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Kids and Adults Who Are Kids at Heart
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2021
This story is delightful and creative. It's beautifully illustrated with an empowering message for kids and adults alike. It is even educational using many specific examples of animal behavior. The book also imparts a favorable impression about an animal towards which many people feel squeamish.

Also, I could personally relate as one who considers house spiders to be pets.
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Kelly L. McCullen
5.0 out of 5 stars Athena the Owl is a wonderful teacher!
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2021
Athena the Owl Teaches Self-Esteem is a joy to read. Our family appreciates Athena’s wisdom as she encounters each friend in the forest. The illustrations are beautiful as well. I recommend this book to others who seek to instill in their children virtues of wisdom, friendship, and kindness.
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Sh42
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!!
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2021
Another well written Athena the Owl story! The theme, self-esteem, is explained in both an educational and fun style for kids. The book also highlighted how self esteem is valuable when it's based on an accomplishment, versus just physical appearance.
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