Book excerpt: LET'S BUILD A LOVING COMMUNITY will assist in teaching children to… 1 Understand their present situations and establish a healthy self-image. 2 Communicate and live in harmony and peace with neighbors and the natural world. 3 Set meaningful goals and develop the ability to accomplish these goals within their respective communities. With this book, children will learn... 1 TO understand that the places where people come together to live are communities and those communities have important effects on the people who live within them. 2 To think about what makes a good community 3 That certain efforts and attitudes are essential to creating good communities. 4 To see the necessity of being a hard-working citizen of the community where we live in order to build a better, more beautiful community.