compassion

"A selfish young boy learns the importance of compassion and empathy, demonstrating how even the smallest act of kindness can make a difference to someone who has nothing"--Provided by publisher.

The Dalai Lama uses tales from his childhood in order to teach lessons about compassion.

"Two solitary children living in two different apartment buildings have nothing in common except compassion for an old man and his dog"--OCLC.

Everyone's favorite cat shares a collection of his favorite quotes about compassion and kindness, from Booker T. Washington to Henry James.

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text follow the people in a community as they show kindness to one another with different actions.

"A ... story about the simplicity of love, the importance of respect and the cultivation of compassion"--Dust jacket flap.

Ming-Li vows to save as many sparrows as she can after her country's leader called sparrows the enemy of the farmer and banished them all from China.

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.

"While his family readies his townhouse for an approaching storm, boarding up windows and laying in groceries, Noah heads to the back garden, where beetles are burrowing deeper into the bark and mice are stuffing their hole with moss. Quickly and efficiently, Noah sets to work building an ark for them and other backyard creatures - salamanders and toads, snakes and spiders, even brightly colored hummingbirds. Setting out fistfuls of nuts and leaves, berries and seeds, the boy props a flashlight inside and arranges some miniature furniture for the animals to sit or sleep on. 'Come,' Noah whispers to his friends just as his mother calls him inside and the dark storm roars in"--OCLC.

Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text convey advice about what to do when a friend becomes very sick.