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February 2008
Everyone Can Make a Difference in the World
Fiction
- Huppert, Susan
The
Perfect Gift
Homegrown Publications, 2007
E Hup (Christmas)
Josiah sees the perfect Christmas gift for his father at the flower
shop, but he doesn't have any money with him.
- Lowry, Lois
Number
the Stars
Houghton Mifflin Co., 1989
+ Low
In 1943 during the German occupation of Denmark, 10 year old Annemarie
learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish
friend from Nazis.
- McKissack, Pat
Messy
Bessey and the Birthday Overnight
Children's Press, 1998
E McK (Easy to Read)
Messy Bessy shows herself to be a true friend and a good guest when she
helps to clean up after a mess birthday sleepover.
- McSwigan, Marie
Snow
Treasure
Scholastic, 1958
+ PB McS
A daring adventure based on a true story about a group of Norwegian
children who smuggled nine million dollars in gold past Nazi sentries
during World War II.
- Moncure, Jane
Caring
Child's World, 1997
E Mon (Grades 1-3)
Simple pictures and text depict behavior such as feeding the wild birds
all winter long, picking paper and trash left behind by someone else and
teaching a friend to do a cartwheel.
- Riley, Susan
Help
Child's world, 1978
E Ril (Picture)
Simple text and pictures who how children can help other children and
grownups and be helped by them too.
- Spafford, Suzy
Helping-out
Day! Hooray!
Scholastic, 2003
E Spa (Grades 1-3)
Suzy know exactly what her project will be for Helping Out Day.
- Tripp, Valerie
Good
Sport Gwen
Pleasant Co., 2004
E Tri (Grades 1-3)
Gwen learns that being a good sport means helping people on your own
team whether it is for soccer or the spelling bee.
- Winthrop, Elizabeth
Counting
on Grace
Wendy Lamb Books, 2006
+ Win
It's 1910 in Pownal, Vermont . At age 12, Grace and her best friend
Arthur must go to work in the mill, helping their mothers work the
looms. Together Grace and Arthur write a secret letter to Child Labor
Board, about underage children working at the mill. A few weeks after,
Lewis Hine, a famous reformer, arrives undercover to gather evidence.
Grace meets him and appears in some of his photographs, changing her
life forever.
Nonfiction
- Aaseng, Nathan
Peace
Seekers
Lerner, 1987
+ 902 Aas
Profiles of nine Nobel Peace Prize winners who fought for peace by
resisting violence through words, marches and protests.
- Brill, Marlene Tan
Extraordinary
Young People
Children's Press, 1996
+ 920 Bri
Biographical accounts of remarkable individual in history who achieved
noteworthy goals at an early age . Includes the likes of Joan of Arc,
Phyllis Wheatley, Louis Braille, Wilma Rudolph, Shirley Temple, Ida
Lewis, Samantha Reed, to name just a few.
- Children's
Book of Virtues
Simon and Schuster, 1995
+ 808.8038 Ben
A collection of stories and poems presented to teach virtues including
compassion, courage, honesty, friendship and faith.
- Canfield, Jack
Chicken
Soup for the Preteen Soul 2
Health Communications Inc, 2004
+ 158.1 Can
Short stories about preteens finding themselves, achieving dreams, and
dealing with tough issues. The stores help young people see that those
tough times can be defeated, and that you have the power to make a
positive difference.
- Day, Eileen M.
I'm
Good at Helping
Heineman Library 2003
+ 177.7 Day
Explains what it means and how it feels to be helpful, and shows how to
help at home and in other locations.
- Suen, Anastasia
Doctors
without Borders
Powerkids Press, 2001
+ 610.601 Sue
Doctors without Borders began in France in 1972. The simple text of this
book tells the story of those who help, not only doctors and nurses, but
others wanting to help in areas struck by disaster, whether it be war,
or a natural disaster.
- Suen, Anastasia
Habitat
for Humanity
Powerkids Press, 2001
+ 363.5 Sue
The beginnings of the organization Habit for Humanity is told in very
simple text. This group is known for having many young people who work
for them and truly do help to make a difference.
- Suen, Anastasia
The
Red Cross
Powerkids Press, 2001
+ 363.77 Sue
Very simple test with photos and illustration tell about the history and
of the World Organization
- Suen, Anastasia
The
Peace Corps
Powerkids Press, 2001
+ 361.6 Sue
Simple text along with photos and illustration tell about the beginning
of the Peace Corp, which began under the Kennedy administration.
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