helpfulness

"Princess Eliza is lonely in her beautiful snow palace. Stuck inside all day with no one to play with, she figures out how to make almost anything with a few bits of wood and some string, including her own toys! Anything, that is, except the thing she wants most ... a friend"--OCLC.

Shows how kids can make a real difference in their communities through volunteer work. Presents photographs and stories of real students mentoring younger children, helping train service dogs, planting and harvesting food for a local soup kitchen, learning how to knit warm clothing for those in need, and packing and delivering hot meals to people who cannot leave their homes.

"Describes how to encourage others, including being supportive and using encouraging words"--Provided by publisher.

"Edie is a well-intentioned force of nature who loves to help those around her, but in doing so she leaves a trail of damage wherever she goes"--Provided by publisher.

"Spending the summer with relatives, a take-charge girl tackles the challenges of her aunt's failing bakery, her great-uncle's unique ways of communicating, and her great-aunt's perpetual gloom, before discovering that she, herself, may need help"--Provided by publisher.

"When a baby fire beetle gets lost, it's up to Blaze and the Monster Machines to return the little bug to his home--on top of a fiery volcano"--Amazon.com.

"When Crick builds a catapult, Jay gleefully volunteers to be launched across the garden. But Jays exciting flight lands him in a jam jar he can't escape!"--Back cover.

"A little Pteranodon lives on the top of a rocky mountain. His mother teaches him to be kind and to help others in need. One day, while trying to catch the little Pteranodon, a Tyrannosaurus falls from the mountain and is seriously injured. The little Pteranodon remembers his mother's lesson and decides to take care of the injured Tyrannosaurus . . ."--Dust jacket.

A hungry giant wants to eat Jack for a snack but is waylaid by other children who need his help.

"Even though it is summer, Sadiq goes to religious school four days a week to study the Quran; he and his friends find their teacher, Mr. Kassim, strict and intimidating, but when Sadiq finds out that Mr. Kassim has a injured shoulder he decides to volunteer to help with the gardening--and he convinces his friends to volunteer as well"--Provided by publisher.