Raúl and Rudy: Special School Friends A cross-cultural friendship develops in a classroom emphasizing the strengths of culture, language, and diversity. This children’s story features a third grade teacher Mrs. Murphy who welcomes Raúl, a boy from Honduras who speaks Spanish. Two weeks later a boy named Rudy with German background joins the class. Mrs. Murphy models learning the languages and cultures of the boys and their families, and the two boys become best friends. This 44-page book best reaches primary and intermediate learners in schools, clubs, summer camps and home. The classroom discussion questions at the end of the book can help develop the Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) competencies that strengthen empathy for others and help build supportive relationships within their school community and the world around them
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