Empathy

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Army Dog

When an army dog returns to the United States, he goes on a camping trip with his owner and tries to help him repair his relationship with his daughter.

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Be kind by Pat Zietlow Miller

When Tanisha spills grape juice all over her new dress, her classmate wants to make her feel better, wondering: What does it mean to be kind? From asking the new girl to play to standing up for someone being bullied, this moving story explores what kindness is, and how any act, big or small, can make a differenceor at least help a friend.

With a gentle text from the award-winning author of Sophie’s Squash, Pat Zietlow Miller, and irresistible art from Jen Hill, Be Kind is an unforgettable story about how two simple words can change the world.

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Because of Winn Dixie by Kate Di Camillo

Main character, young lady, Opal, and her father, a preacher, move to Naomi, Florida. Opal goes into the Winn-Dixie supermarket and adopts a dog who is the most compassionate creature she’s ever met. Throughout the story, Winn-Dixie and Opal change the people in her small town into empathetic listeners and loving people.

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Because of You: a Book of Kindness by Barbara G. Hennessy

Tells how every single person helps make the world a kinder and more peaceful place.

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Become an Empathetic Person

3:45 video – Learn the difference between empathy and sympathy and how you and your kids can become more empathetic.

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Bee & Me by Alison Jay

A little girl and a bee develop a friendship. The bee takes the girl on a journey of discovery and shares what she can do to aid in conservation of the bee population.

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Being Kind by Janine Amos

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

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Brave

Scottish princess Merida makes a decision which defies family custom and brings chaos to their kingdom.

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Bridge To Terabithia by Katherine Patterson

Jess Aarons has been practicing all summer so he can be the fastest runner in the fifth grade. And he almost is, until the new girl in school, Leslie Burke, outpaces him. The two become fast friends and spend most days in the woods behind Leslie’s house, where they invent an enchanted land called Terabithia. One morning, Leslie goes to Terabithia without Jess and a tragedy occurs. It will take the love of his family and the strength that Leslie has given him for Jess to be able to deal with his grief.

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