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Rhythmic text and colorful illustrations depict a breaking thunderstorm in the city that drives a variety of people down to the subway to stay dry. There strangers become friends as people chat, share food, and dry themselves off during this unexpected break in their daily routines.
6) Hurricane
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After a devastating hurricane, a young boy asks for help rebuilding the neighborhood dock, his favorite place in the world, but finds that his neighbors need help first.
10) Some good news
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Nine-year-old cousins Rosie, Lily, and Tess make a neighborhood newspaper celebrating all their friends on Cobble Street.
13) Sweet dream pie
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Pa Brindle helps Ma bake her irresistible sweet dream pie, and the whole neighborhood is affected.
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For more than thirty years, Fred Rogers was a beloved fixture in American homes. Warm and welcoming, he spoke directly to children--and their parents--about the marvels of the world, the things that worried them, and above all, the importance of being themselves. Dressed in his cardigan and sneakers, Fred Rogers offered a wholesome message of generosity and love that changed the landscape of television and shaped a generation of children. Kindness...
15) I got community
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A young girl describes, in rhyming verse, how members of her community make her feel loved.
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Presents encouragement and life advice from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and the words of Fred Rogers himself--including stories, sayings, encouragement, and lessons from characters like King Friday XIII, X the Owl, and Daniel Tiger, including the fact that readers are special, that all feelings are okay to feel, and to always remember to play.
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This program features Stephanie Mann and Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith. Stephanie Mann is a community activist who launched a "neighborhood watch" program in her hometown in California. As a result, crime was cut by more than 50%. She has since gone on to help others organize similar groups. Dr. Prothrow-Stith became interested in preventing violence while working as a resident at a hospital in Boston, where she began to see youth violence as a disease....
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"One day, Kamala and Maya had an idea. A big idea: they would turn their empty apartment courtyard into a playground! Based on a true story, this is the uplifting tale of how the author's aunt and mother first learned to persevere in the face of disappointment and turned a dream into reality. This is a story of children's ability to make a difference and of a community coming together to transform their neighborhood."--Jacket.
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Berneetha plans to turn a vacant lot into a community garden, and with the help of twelve-year-old Kate, her dream begins to become a reality. Just as the pair and their garden are beginning to bloom, however, the owner of the lot announces that he wants to build a parking garage.