Friedhelm – The loving read-aloud book about being different.

✔ Boost self-confidence – Bella recognizes her own beauty, but also becomes aware of the importance of inner values.
✔ Change of perspective – She learns not to be guided solely by external impressions.
✔ Mindfulness and patience – The butterfly must wait until its wings are ready to fly.
✔ Dealing with mistakes and mishaps – Bella gets annoyed when she gets dirty, but learns from it.

✔ Acceptance of being different – Bibbi doesn't just want to collect honey, but wants to try something different.
✔ Self-discovery and identity – She realizes that she is different from her bee colony.
✔ Respect for one's own decisions – Feodora and Gino help Bibbi find her own way.
✔ Career diversity and freedom – The book shows that not everyone has to follow a predetermined role.

✔ Empathy and compassion – Feodora and Gino take care of the injured snail and consider how they can help it.
✔ Taking responsibility – The children actively work for the well-being of a helpless creature.
✔ Problem-solving and creativity – you look for solutions to repair the broken snail shell.
✔ Friendship and cooperation – They work together as "Team Giodora" and involve others in their rescue operation.

✔ Social integration and friendship – Feodora and Gino realize that Karl is lonely and help him find a girlfriend.
✔ Empathy – The children consider why Karl is sad and look for a solution.
✔ Acceptance and appreciation – Karl is recognized as a unique living being and not dismissed as a “useless” insect.
✔ Community and cohesion – Team Giodora works together to make Karl happy

✔ Courage and self-confidence – Gino overcomes his fear to save Henrietta.
✔ Cohesion and teamwork – Feodora and Gino work as a team to get the grasshopper out of the water.
✔ Responsibility for animals and nature – The children stand up for a small living being.
✔ Problem-solving skills – You weigh up different possibilities to free Henrietta from the current.

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✔ Questioning prejudices – Initial feelings of disgust towards a cockroach are overcome.
✔ Curiosity and a spirit of inquiry – Feodora observes Charlie closely and realizes that he is not a pest.
✔ Respect for all living beings – Instead of driving the cockroach away, the children bring it back into nature.
✔ Environmental awareness – children learn: Every living being has a role in the ecosystem.

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✔ Moderation and responsibility – Elli eats too many nuts and can no longer get into her home.
✔ Consequences of her own decisions – She realizes that greed is not always good.
✔ Helpfulness and friendship – Feodora and Gino help Elli, even though she initially behaves unfriendly.
✔ Resilience and problem-solving – Elli needs to find a new way to get home.

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✔ Develop courage – Alwin learns to overcome his fear of water.
✔ Learning by example – Gino shows him how it's done and encourages him.
✔ Perseverance and stamina – Alwin does not give up, even when he fails.
✔ Understand the natural way of life of animals – children learn how sea eagles hunt.

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