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Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
xviii, 251 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A cogent, gorgeous examination of empathy, illuminating the myths, the science, and the power behind this transformative emotion. Empathy has become a gaping fault line in American culture. Pioneering programs aim to infuse our legal and educational systems with more empathic thinking, even as pundits argue over whether we should bother empathizing with our political opposites at all. Meanwhile, we are inundated with the buzzily termed "empathic...
Author
Publisher
Page Street Kids
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
As a boy searches his backyard for the perfect pet, his mother asks him to consider where a squirrel, frog, or bird would like to live.
Author
Publisher
Touchstone
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxi, 262 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Bestselling author Michele Borba offers a 9-step program to help parents cultivate empathy in children, from birth to young adulthood--and explains why developing a healthy sense of empathy is a key predictor of which kids will thrive and succeed in the future. In our hyper-connected, social-media-saturated society, many of us (especially young people) are so obsessed with snapping "selfies" and living a virtual life online that we're forgetting...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
vii, 320 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"As a journalist suddenly skeptical of the power of words to tell the deepest truths of other people's stories, Jeff Sharlet turned to taking snapshots and posting them on Instagram- images that he then reflected on in words of extraordinary intimacy and power. A visionary work of radical empathy, this collection of images and reflections is framed by the two years between his father's heart attack and his own, a time defined by insomnia and late-...
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 25 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
A young girl uses her imagination and empathy to envision people who appear to her as a little bit scary in situations where they are happy, friendly, and personable.
Author
Publisher
Andersen Press USA
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st American ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Hyena puts a banana skin in Giraffe's path, causing a chain reaction of accidents that Hyena finds hilarious, he soon learns what it is like to be the butt of a joke.
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
c2017
Physical Desc
322 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Recovering a long-suppressed ability to feel the emotions of others, a 40-year-old cattle rancher falls in love with a single mother whose son is struggling with trauma from experiences with an abusive father.
9) Just Grace
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Misnamed by her teacher, seven-year-old Just Grace prides herself on being empathetic, but when she tries to help a neighbor feel better, her good intentions backfire.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2018
Physical Desc
200 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
A naturalist and adventurer discusses the personalities and quirks of thirteen animals who have profoundly affected her, exploring themes of learning to become empathetic, creating families, coping with loss, and the otherness and sameness of people and animals.
11) The baker's wife
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
After her husband Geoff, a pastor, loses his job after a scandal in their congregation, Audrey works with Geoff to resurrect a failing bakery, but their troubles grow when Audrey hits a motor scooter whose rider has disappeared.
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Captain Cat sees three yellow birds on his pirate ship. Will they join Captain Cat for lunch, or will they become her lunch? One brave bird has a plan in this sweet story about misunderstanding and unlikely friendship"--
Author
Series
Harley Merlin volume 01
Publisher
Nightlight Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
pbk
Physical Desc
392 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Being an empathy has its advantages. Harley Merlin can sense people's emotions, among other things. It's how she snagged her first job pinpointing cheaters at a casino. But she has no clue where she got these freakish powers because she spent her childhood jumping from home to home in the foster system, and her father left her with nothing more than a cryptic note. Then she crosses paths with a terrifyingly real monster. Which is when a mysterious...
Author
Series
Harley Merlin volume 2
Publisher
Nightlight Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
396 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
A dark past. A hidden power. A dangerous enemy. Harley Merlin has a lot of unanswered questions in her life. What drove her father to kill her mother? How can she know the true extent of her magical abilities? Has Wade Crowley always been this annoying? After the violent gargoyle incident that left many dead, Harley fears what other evil tricks her psychotic aunt has up her sleeve. When she discovers that magical foster kids like herself are in danger,...
Author
Series
Harley Merlin volume 3
Publisher
Nightline Press
Pub. Date
2018
Physical Desc
398 pages : 23 cm
Language
English
Description
How does one become an all-powerful Child of Chaos? That's what Harley desperately needs to find out before her unhinged aunt raises the death toll. All she knows for sure is that magical kids are missing, and they somehow fit into Katherine Shipton's grand scheme. Now that Harley is an official member of the San Diego Coven, she feels more responsible than ever for its protection, and that of the magical world. But she's got a whole lot more on her...
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
243 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Getting in trouble is what Hector does best. He knows that not much is expected of him. In fact, he gets some of his most brilliant prank ideas while sitting in detention...When Hector plays a prank on a homeless man and is seen and shamed by a schoolmate, he reaches a turning point. He wants to be viewed differently and decides to do something that will change his fate for the better"--
19) Respect pack
Series
Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 Launchpad tablet : digital ; 20 x 13 cm + 1 power charging cord.
Language
English
Description
"The goal of the Building Community Module is to help kids to understand the perspective of others and communicate effectively to create healthy relationships. Topics in this module include empathy, conflict resolution, teamwork, and communication. Life Skills Academy is designed to help kids gain the knowledge and mindset to promote both personal and academic development. By working through each module kids will cultivate the necessary social and...
20) Mockingbird
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Caitlin, who has Asperger's Syndrome, struggles to understand emotions, show empathy, and make friends at school, while at home she seeks closure by working on a project with her father.