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The Pencil Project: How to Change The World
Compulsively readable, The Pencil Project is an emotionally engaging story that will draw you in and inspire you to change the world.
Colleen is a girl who wants to do something that is real, real and big, real and big and world-changing. When her fourth-grade teacher, Mr. Kent gives a class project to ‘Change the World’ Colleen, along with her classmates, accept the challenge with astonishing results.
When Colleen hears about school kids in Africa who do not have access to pencils and other school supplies, she begins a pencil drive. What began as a school project soon takes on a life of its own, growing into something that is real, real and big, real and big and world-changing.
Nadege is one of the kids in Africa who received Colleen’s pencils. This inspires her to work hard to become the best she can be. Nadege’s quest for knowledge and her desire to change the world leads her to the US. In an unforeseen twist, the ripples caused by Colleen’s pencil project touch their lives in ways they could never imagine.
Colleen is a girl who wants to do something that is real, real and big, real and big and world-changing. When her fourth-grade teacher, Mr. Kent gives a class project to ‘Change the World’ Colleen, along with her classmates, accept the challenge with astonishing results.
When Colleen hears about school kids in Africa who do not have access to pencils and other school supplies, she begins a pencil drive. What began as a school project soon takes on a life of its own, growing into something that is real, real and big, real and big and world-changing.
Nadege is one of the kids in Africa who received Colleen’s pencils. This inspires her to work hard to become the best she can be. Nadege’s quest for knowledge and her desire to change the world leads her to the US. In an unforeseen twist, the ripples caused by Colleen’s pencil project touch their lives in ways they could never imagine.
65 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 23, 2017
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James Orr
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Scottish Presbyterian minister and theologian.
Scottish Presbyterian minister and theologian.
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August 28, 2018
How to change the world indeed! I thought this book was AMAZING! It was such a short book, 66 pages, but this story still packed a huge punch. When you read the story the first thought is that this story is real. That it is based on real people. Colleen, Micheal, Nadege, and Mr. Kent are all amazing characters. I love the idea of a class project of changing the world one student at a time. I love all of the idea these kids created. I also love how Colleen's pencil project took a life on its own. That her one act of kindness changed the life of one little girl, Nadege, in Africa. Nadege's dream was to become a doctor and it was able to happen with the help of her mother, a teacher, and a young girl she never knew. I also love the ending of the story. This is a great book for all ages.
"I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart." Anne Frank
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world"- Anne Frank
"I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart." Anne Frank
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world"- Anne Frank
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