Description
Book SynopsisIn this uplifting collection of true stories, readers are introduced to real-life heroes and heroines who have chosen to act in kindness, even when they have faced terrible persecution, prejudice, disaster, and illness. These stories are designed to empower children to make positive choices in their own lives by embracing kindness as their superpower.Stories include Harriet Tubman?s remarkable rescue missions to free enslaved African Americans, the French village of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon?s protection of Jewish refugees under Nazi persecution during WWII, and the brave people who volunteered to clean up after the nuclear crisis in Japan. Also included are everyday examples of acts of kindness to protect nature and lift up others, even complete strangers.Let?s Fill This World with Kindness
Trade Review'The profiles are well crafted with intriguing, often inspiring details... Bravery, compassion, and initiative go hand in hand in these concise, compelling stories' - Kirkus Reviews
'Inspiring [with] bright, colorful illustrations... Some subjects readers might recognize, while others they may not, making this an especially enlightening read' - Booklist
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Chapter One: The Science of Kindness Survival of the Kindest
Kindness: The Best Medicine
The Loop of Kindness
Flexing the Kindness Muscle
Chapter Two: Kindness in the Face of Persecution The World’s Kindest Village: The Story of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon
Harriet Tubman: Guided by Kindness
Walter and Adelaide: Fighting Injustice with Kindness in Apartheid South Africa
Chapter Three: Kindness in the Face of Prejudice Sinead Burke: Campaigning for a Kinder World
Daryl Davis and the KKK
Chapter Four: Kindness in War Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler: Kindness In the Clouds
Henri Dunant and the Red Cross
Ukrainian Refugees
Chapter Five: Kindness In the Face of Disaster Titanic Kindness
The Great East Japan Earthquake 2011
Chapter Six: Kindness in the Face of Illness A Touch of Kindness
Dispensing Kindness with Dr Peyo
Shirley Nolan: Signing up to Kindness
Chapter Seven: Kindness in Sport The Olympic Spirit: Jesse Owens and Luz Long
A Victory for Kindness: Abel Mutai and Ivan Fernandez Anaya
The Sisterhood of Sportswomanship: Nikki Hamblin and Abbey D’Agostino
Chapter Eight: Kindness Towards Planet Earth Anj Sharma
Afroz Shah
Ella and Caitlin McEwan: Battling the Burger Giants
Chapter Nine: Kindness Towards Animals Save the Bear (Italy)
Alex and Kajazo: Fostering Kindness
Chapter Ten: Kind Customs Ubuntu
Omotenashi (Japan)
The World’s Most Generous Country
Caffè Sospeso
Iran’s Wall of Kindness
London’s Underground Kindness
Conclusion
Important Afterword: Be Kind to Yourself! Teaching Kindness / Fill the World with Kindness Today
