Elementary Booklist

Mentoring

The Dot

by Peter Reynolds (2003) - mentoring good work (K-3)

Molly Goes Shopping

by Eva Eriksson (2003) - mentoring through mistakes (K-2)

Lilly's Big Day

by Kevin Henkes (2006) - engagement evolves into mentoring (K-2)

That Book Woman,

by Heather Henson (2008) - mentoring through obstacles (2-4)

Thank you, Mr. Falker

by Patricia Polacco (1998) - mentoring broadens perspective (2-4)

The Wednesday Surprise

by Eve Bunting (1989) - child mentors adult in unique way (1-3)

Dear Whiskers

by Ann Whithead Nagda (2000) - child mentoring child across cultural divide (2-4)

Good Work

The Carrot Seed

by Ruth Krauss (1945) - good work in the face of adversity (K-2)

Thank you, Bear

by Greg Foley (2007) - belief in good work despite negativity (K-1)

Albert the Fix-it Man

by Janet Lord (2008) - individual engagement brings small and large social change and engagement (K-1)

Bear's Picture

by Daniel Pinkwater (2008) - maintaining engagement and good work despite opposition (K-1)

Catie Copley

by Deborah Kovacs (2007) - good work needs meaning and purpose (K-2)

How to Heal a Broken Wing (2008)

by Bob Graham - child's good work brings social hope (1-3)

Henry Builds a Cabin

by D.B. Johnson (2002) - redefining good work (1-3)

The Gardener

by Sarah Stewart (1997) - doing good work despite adversity (2-4)

Shall I Knit You a Hat

by Kate Klise (2004) - good work that has social impact and meaning (1-3)

My Heart Glow: Alice Cogswell, Thomas Gallaudet, and the birth of American Sign Language

by Emily McCully (2008) - maintaining vision of good work despite obstacles

Engagement & Ethics

Ruthie and the (not so) teeny, tiny lie

by Laura Rankin (2007) - engagement leading to bad ethical decision making (K-2)

The fantastic undersea life of Jacques Cousteau

by Dan Yaccarino (2009) - engagement inspiring ethical action (K-2)

Wangari's Trees of Peace

by Jeanette Winter (2008) - ethics inspire engagement and good work (1-3)

Individual & Community

On Meadowview Street

by Henry Cole (2007) - child's engagement and good work changes community (K-2)

Miss Rumphius

by Barbara Cooney (1982) - individual engagement leading to contribution to community (1-4)

Mermaid Queen: the spectacular true story of Annette Kellerman, who swam her way to fame, fortune, & swimsuit history!

by Shane Corey (2008) - changing cultural values through individual engagement

The Trouble with Henry: a tale of Walden Pond

by Deborah O'Neal (2006) - individual beliefs standing up to community (2-4)

Hoot

by Carl Hiasson (2002) - individual good work challenging community (4-6)

Seedfolks

by Paul Fleischman (1997) - individual social effort creates greater social good work

Perspectives

The Name Jar

by Yangsook Choi (2001) - maintaining cultural values in new cultural setting (1-3)

The Jacket

by Andrew Clements (2002) - ethical imperative leads to changes in individual perspective and social relations