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Kindness is something anyone can learn: Give to others and ask nothing in return. Helping others is simply the best thing to do. When you are kind, kindness comes back to you.

The concept of bucket filling is an effective metaphor for encouraging kind and considerate behavior and for teaching the benefits of positive relationships. Updated and revised, this 10th anniversary edition will help readers better understand that "bucket dipping" is a negative behavior, not a permanent label. It also explains that it's possible to fill or dip into our own buckets.

Presents situations that demonstrate the meaning and importance of kindness.

Teaches kids about kindness and friendship.

Provides examples and tips for being kind to someone who seems worried or alone.

The Hero book invites children to think about the the qualities that make people admirable and takes them on a journey to find positive role models and discover the hero inside themselves.

Share a little kindness, love. Be the good that others see. Look inside and ou will find all that you can true be.

"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces kindness to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--

"How to Change the World in 12 Easy Steps was inspired by Eva Kor, a child survivor of Auschwitz. She always stressed to young audiences that even though a child, they had the power to change the world. Easy, simple gestures from picking up a piece of trash on the sidewalk, tidying a bedroom, accepting someone who is different, along with other gestures of kindness and thoughtfulness can make a big difference. The book could also serve as a starting...

Teaches children about what it means to be kind by discussing the importance of caring, patience, forgiveness and acceptance, giving children and adults alike the opportunity to live more fully and richly.