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It's not always easy to understand the experiences of people who are different from us. But we have to work at it to build better communities. In this book, you'll learn about practicing empathy, communicating respectfully, and building meaningful community with other people. With kid-friendly explanations of key ideas and relevant scenarios, this text will help young kids be engaged, respectful members of their community.

What does it mean to be a good citizen at school? Young listeners will learn what it looks like to be a part of a school community.

When Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert of Green Gables send for a boy orphan to help them out at their farm, they mistakenly get Anne Shirley, a feisty, independent but warm-hearted 11 year-old girl. Fortunately her sunny nature and quirky imagination win the hearts of her reluctant foster parents and everyone in the community. But not a day goes by without some memorable adventure or prank in the tragicomedy of her life.

May You Love and Be Loved features sound design and special effects to enhance your listening enjoyment. Listen out for the sounds of the ocean while being immersed in this beautiful poem. It is the tender and joyous audiobook from New York Times–bestselling author and poet Cleo Wade. May you...

A meteorite comes crashing down on the lives of three middle schoolers changing everything they know about family, friendships, and community in this charming and heartfelt novel with a light STEM touch. The space rock is just the latest thing to land, uninvited, in Vega Lucero’s road-stop...

This Highlights Listen & Learn! Audio Study, intended for those in grade four, introduces listeners to the importance of caring for your community. Getting Down and Dirty focuses on some of the run-down problem places found in cities, and how communities have joined together to turn these places into beautiful shared spaces. In addition to discussing bettering our communities, this audio study takes a look at some key comprehension skills including identifying an author's purpose, determining cause-and-effect relationships, and building vocabulary.

A baseball audiobook full of on the field action perfect for middle grade readers. "Strike one is the best pitch in baseball." Mike loves pitching, and he loves knowing his team counts on him to deliver wins. But Mike's father starts to worry that Mike is getting too carried away with baseball...

It's fairy gala time! Fairies from other towns around Ireland come to take part in the Merlin Woods Fairy Gala. They all look so different and there's a strange atmosphere. The locals don’t quite know how to handle the situation. See what happens when they all begin to work together and overcome their differences!

A young Sikh footballer reaches out across the generational divide to help a lonely old man in an uplifting story from acclaimed author Bali Rai. Bobby Bains loves football. He also loves helping other people. As a Sikh, it’s part of his religion. While helping his mum at the community food...

WALL-E meets THE RABBIT LISTENED in this tender audiobook about a little wagon who learns to set his own boundaries, by Caldecott Honor-winning creator Cindy Derby. Wheetle: A Little Wagon with a Big Heart features music and special effects. Listen along and enjoy the fun! Wheetle just wants to...

Young Changemakers is an inspirational series all about real kids from around the globe doing extraordinary things to make a difference in their communities and the world! In Compassionate Kids, you'll meet selfless and generous kids who put others first. They show kindness by collecting pajamas...

Young Changemakers is an inspirational series all about real kids from around the globe doing extraordinary things to make a difference in their communities and the world! Making a Difference is filled with stories of kids who are making the world a better place by following their hearts and...

Together, a Forest: Drawing Connections Between Nature's Diversity and Our Own features sound design and special effects to enhance your listening enjoyment. Listen out for the sounds of bird calling and the splashes of the winding river! Explore a forest with a curious classroom in this...

On the Last Day of School features music and special effects. Listen along and enjoy the fun! For fans of All Are Welcome and Remarkably You, this is a joyful audiobook that celebrates the triumphs of the school year and the wistful feeling of it ending. Before the final bell rings, there's...

Sisters aren’t just super, they’re superheroes in this celebration of friendship and sisterhood by Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush. Emma has been lonely all her life growing up in a neighborhood with no other kids—until the day two sets of sisters move to her street! The girls...

A folksy, larger-than-life picture book biography about Ann Richards, the late governor of Texas who has inspired countless women in politics today. Dorothy Ann Willis hailed from a small Texas town, but early on she found her voice and the guts to use it. During her childhood in San Diego and...