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2) Giving
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Description
A little girl and her baby brother experience the various aspects of giving, finding that it is nice whether you are giving a present, a smile, or a kiss.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 15
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Description
When a child goes missing from the Orphan House in the town of Stone-in-the-Glen, the mayor suggests the kindly Ogress is responsible, but the orphans do not believe that and try to make their deluded neighbors see the real villain among them.
Author
Pub. Date
[2000]
Description
This book contains a collection of stories about everyday people who made it through a personal tragedy & went on to dedicate their lives to helping others. Annotation. More than a feel-good book, The Courage to Give is a call to action. These poignant and uplifting stories tell of people who have suffered great emotional or physical difficulties and then went beyond their pain to help others. In reaching out, they discovered that their healing actually...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
A family of hedgehogs receives unexpected rewards on Christmas. This heartwarming story touches on generosity, sharing and family in the true spirit of Christmas.DEEANN SCHUMACHERRegularly reading to her children had kindled an interest in writing children's books for DeeAnn Schumacher.This classic Christmas story introduces an adorable family of hedgehogs. She resides in North Dakota with her husband of over 25 years.
Author
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A servant of the Watermaster, a kind man who gives water freely to the thirsty people of the desert village, tries to restrict this gift by imposing his own terms on it, even though his master wishes to share the water with all.
12) The can man
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
After watching a homeless man collect empty soft drink cans for the redemption money, a young boy decides to collect cans himself to earn money for a skateboard until he has a change of heart.
13) Ben's trumpet
Author
Pub. Date
©1979
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Ben wants to be a trumpeter, but plays only an imaginary instrument until one of the musicians in a neighborhood night club discovers his ambition.
Author
Series
Rosa books (Vera B. Williams) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A child, her waitress mother, and her grandmother saves dimes to buy a comfortable armchair after all their furniture is lost in a fire.
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Formats
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"Christmas should be celebrated with family, but for Vera Swanson, that's not an option this year. Widowed and recently relocated, she is lonely in her condo-for-one--until little Fiona Albright knocks on her door needing help. With her mother seriously ill and her father out of town Fiona enlists Vera's aid, and when she finds out her new neighbor is a quilter, she has special request--a Christmas quilt for Mama. Vera will have to get a ragtag group...
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
For Leigh Anne and Sean, it all begins with family. Leigh Anne, the daughter of a tough-as-nails U.S. Marshal, decided early on that her mission was to raise children who would become "cheerful givers." Sean, who grew up poor, believed that one day he could provide a home that would be a "a place of miracles." Together, they raised two high-spirited children who shared their deep Christian faith and their commitment to making a difference. And then...
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
In this modern-day fable, workaholic executive Lou Steffen shows an uncharacteristic burst of generosity towards Gabe, a homeless man who always seems to be in two places at once. With Lou's personal and professional fates at important crossroads and Christmas looming, Gabe resorts to some unorthodox methods to show his stubborn patron what truly matters and how precious the gift of time is. But can Gabe help Lou fix what's broken before it's too...
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