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The Pee Wee Scouts are worried when Mrs. Peters is called out of town, leaving them with no one to help plan their big Halloween party, but after a couple of disastrous substitutes, they finally find a leader who has a plan for a great celebration.

As the seasons change, a family shares both fun and chores in their yard.

When Stillwater the panda encourages Koo, Addy, Michael, and Karl to help a grouchy neighbor, their efforts are rewarded in unexpected ways.

Martin Bridge and his friends get ready for the science fair, but a classmate refuses to do his part; and Martin gets advice from a grouchy old aunt and learns the importance of helping others.

Ernest the mini-pig does his best to help the other animals at Grandpa Bender's boarding house get along and have fun, but the arrival of a hyper Scottish terrier puppy who wants to be a fox disrupts life.

Discusses reasons for the evolution of positive emotions, such as gratitude, amusement, awe, and compassion, which encourage ethical action and form the fabric of cooperative societies, with stories of scientific findings, personal narrative, and Eastern philosophy that reveal how emotions lead to happiness.

Describes the author's personal experiences in the district of Anand Nagar in Calcutta where five million people live in the streets.

When Jessie's dog, Bear, goes missing, she hopes that everybody, including the crossing guard, the policeman, and the fireman, will help her to find him.

"An excited and frustrated boy watches hopefully as wintry weather develops slowly into a 'big snow.

The entire town of Up Yonder joins in to help their favorite teacher clean up her messy classroom.

A little blue engine comes to the rescue of a train that is loaded with toys, dolls, and good things to eat, but cannot get over the mountains to deliver the cargo to waiting children.

Makayla, afraid of bugs, backs away from her obviously needy neighbor who is planting a garden in memory of her cat, Furgus, who died over the weekend, but when she makes herself think about what it means to be caring, Makayla overcomes her fears and offers help and hugs.

Gilbert wants to do something special for his mother on Mother's Day, but first he must stop his sister, Lola, from being the center of attention.

An illustrated retelling of the classic story in which Red Hen tries to enlist the help of her friends in baking a Simply Splendid Cake, but they are not interested until it is ready to eat.

Explores the work of charity and volunteer organizations that help respond to emergencies and provide natural disaster relief around the world.