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The gardener
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Sarah Stewart |
A series of letters relating what happens when, after her father loses his job, Lydia Grace goes to live with her Uncle Jim in the city but takes her love for gardening with her. |
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Give a Little
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Wendy Smith |
"With open hearts and open hands, we gave what we could, and a little became a lot." -from Give a LittleDimes destroyed polio. Five bucks can beat malaria. Give a Little: How Your Small Donations Can… |
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The Pine Tree Parable
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Liz Curtis Higgs |
A farmer and his wife who grow trees to sell for Christmas give their prized, perfect tree to a poor family who cannot afford to pay for it. Text is interspersed with Bible verses. |
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The organ donor experience
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Katrina Bramstedt |
"Organ donors are, by definition, altruists, and their act is even more generous when they remain anonymous. But altruism doesn't tell the whole story. There are myriad motivations, some subconscious… |
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Don't say a word, mamá =
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Joe Hayes |
Sisters Rosa and Blanca are so kind, thoughtful, and generous--and such good gardeners--that their Mamá who lives between the two winds up with a great deal of corn, tomatoes, and red hot chiles. |
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Grandma Rose's magic / by Linda Elovitz Marshall ; illustrated by Ag Jatkowska
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Linda Elovitz Marshall |
Every day Grandma Rose sews for her friends and neighbors and puts away the money she earns, saving for a set of dishes just like her grandmother's Shabbos dishes. |
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Kevin Garnett
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Kimberly Gatto |
"A biography of basketball star Kevin Garnett, highlighting his charitable work"--Provided by publisher. |
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The gift
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Cecelia Ahern |
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. Can Gabe help Lou fix what's broken before it… |
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Those shoes
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Maribeth Boelts |
All Jeremy wants is a pair of those shoes, the ones everyone at school seems to be wearing. Though Jeremy's grandma says they don't have room for "want," just "need," when his old shoes fall apart at… |
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¡Te lo regalo!
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Gabriela Keselman |
"Los vecinos de la charca de Patón tienen problemas: el castor no se ha puesto la gorra y ahora le quema mucho el sol, la ardilla ha perdido sus nueces y ahora tiene mucha hambre, y el oso ha volcado… |
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Lend a Hand
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John Frank |
"A picture book collection of poems centered on spontaneous acts of kindness, representing diverse voices and topical themes"--
This collection of poems centers on spontaneous acts of kindness, from… |
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The giving way to happiness
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Jenny Santi |
"We often focus on how our gifts can help those in need. But the act of giving actually improves our own lives as well. In The Giving Way to Happiness, Jenny Santi overturns conventional thinking abo… |
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Love let go
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Laura Sumner Truax |
xii, 203 pages ; 23 cm |
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A little princess
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Tracy Christopher |
When a young girl in a London boarding school is impoverished by her father's death and made to work as a servant, she struggles to remain a "little princess" on the inside, no matter what her positi… |
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Giving
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Shirley Hughes |
A small girl and her toddler brother explore different ways and kinds of giving. Suggested level: junior. |
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The Christmas visitor
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A. Lussert,L Koopmans |
Simon expects a visit from a king and a royal reward for his hospitality, but when a beggar turns up at his door instead, he learns the satisfaction of giving. |
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One gift deserves another
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Joanne Oppenheim |
When a poor, but generous, man gives the king his giant turnip and is richly rewarded, the man's rich, selfish brother decides to follow suit. |
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Franklin's Christmas Gift
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Paulette Bourgeois,Brenda Clark |
When Franklin is asked to donate one of his toys to his school's Christmas toy drive, he learns that others are less fortunate than himself and how rewarding it is to give. |
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The value of generosity
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Janet Grosshandler |
Discusses the benefits of generosity and the many different ways in which people can be generous. |
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The Giving Tree
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Shel Silverstein |
From Shel Silverstein, New York Times bestselling author of Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light in the Attic, comes a poignant picture book about love and acceptance, cherished for over fifty years. … |
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