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9. Responsibility (Assertiveness, Moderation, Service, Reliability)
= = == =1. General: Books that covers numberous character traits=


 * Picture || Title || Audience || Call# || Description ||
 * [[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRl9TQlioImVWGOUf5jPrNSNebZoCo3vQEdrjjq5p73xf72BCJayD1-JLE width="53" height="80" link="http://images.betterworldbooks.com/157/Character-Building-Day-by-Day-9781575421780.jpg"]] || Character Building Day by Day- 180 quick read alouds || J & I || TR170.44MAT || Thirty-six character traits, with five short fictional stories about each trait, used most frequently in character education programs. ||

=2. Respect (Thankfulness/ Courtesy)= =3. Empathy and Compassion (Caring, Patience, Forgiveness, Considerate)=
 * Picture || Title || Audience || Call # || Description ||
 * [[image:http://www2.scholastic.com/content/media/products/49/9780545032049_lg.jpg width="66" height="74"]] || Harriet Dancing || P || E SYM || Respect for Diversity: Harriet the hedgehog learns that dancing is for everyone, big and small. ||
 * [[image:http://www2.scholastic.com/content/media/products/49/9780545032049_lg.jpg width="66" height="74"]] || Harriet Dancing || P || E SYM || Respect for Diversity: Harriet the hedgehog learns that dancing is for everyone, big and small. ||


 * Picture || Title || Audience || Call# || Description ||
 * [[image:http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSpQUXAcI7shIGvYgN4-ktz92oEg4IZf54C9JdPQEw3e7d2f16HWk8gTw width="106" height="80" link="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2_UP4DuuNxE/TLjo1Z6cM1I/AAAAAAAAD78/T7WYd-X6sUg/s1600/KnuffleBunnyFree.jpg"]] || KnufflebunnyFree: An Unexpected Diversion || P || E WIL || While traveling with her family to Holland to visit her grandparents, Trixie once again loses her beloved Knuffle Bunny and when she finds it gives it to someone more in need. ||
 * [[image:http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51vX45R5DrL._SL500_SS100_.jpg width="78" height="83"]] || How Full is Your Bucket? || P & J || E RAT || When Felix wakes up on morning, he finds an invisible bucket floating overhead. A rotten morning threatens his mood--and his bucket--drop by drop. Can Felix discover how to refill his bucket before it's completely empty? ||
 * [[image:http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&isbn=9781933916163/LC.GIF&client=uppergdsb&upc=&oclc=zaccp2%20b36396451 width="105" height="77"]] || Have you filled a bucket today? || P & J || 177.7MCC || Uses the metaphor of a bucket filled with good feelings show how easy and rewarding it is to express kindness, appreciation, and love on a daily basis. ||
 * [[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRDdZzwHOLkT9a6RDCkfLfaQ492eKf0GuImARmQ-i5xrAvbdWxF4QfdMFE width="65" height="87" caption="See full size image"]] || I Love My New Toy || P || E WIL || When Elephant accidentally breaks Piggie's new toy, they both experience intense feelings before coming to realize how important their friendship is. ||
 * [[image:kdlibstaff/lily_paper_man.jpg width="72" height="76"]] || Lily and the Paperman || P & J || E UPJ || On the way home home from school one day, Lily runs into a gruff and untidy man selling papers. At first she is afraid of him, but when the weather turns cold she worries about how he will stay warm. Excellent book to teach compassion!** ||
 * [[image:http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSadSmfy7kDZm8N3EGkNFtxNUrA2MKKqAHhYSpdDCnGTfYkVkCsJ-jOGXI width="80" height="80" caption="See full size image"]] || 14 Cows for America || J & I || 327.6DEE || Presents an illustrated tale of a gift of fourteen cows given by the Maasai people of Kenya to the U.S. as a gesture of comfort and friendship in the wake of the attacks of September 11, 2001. ||

=4. Fairness (Justice, Tolerance)= Colours || P, J & I || 535.6COT || Perspectives: Invites readers to imagine living without sight through illustrations done with raised lines and descriptions of colours based on imagery. Braille letters accompany the illustrations and a full Braille alphabet offers sighted readers help reading along with their fingers. ||
 * Picture || Title................................... || Audience || Call# || Description ||
 * [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ_DSr_pLJbEjRWcVdxtcjwrBi0Eh3H9efuJv4ykEgrhF1DR81alXgSAQ width="63" height="63" caption="See full size image"]] || The Delicious Bug || P || E PER || Find out what happens when two chameleons catch the same bug at the same time. ||
 * [[image:http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&isbn=9780972394642/LC.GIF&client=uppergdsb&upc=&oclc= width="56" height="97"]] || One || P & J || E OTO || Red picks on Blue while Yellow, Orange, Green, and Purple wonder what they can do until One unites the colors and helps everybody learn about acceptance, tolerance, and boundaries amidst bullying while the reader learns numbers and primary and secondary colors. ||
 * [[image:http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTh3di3d1giw0kSPKx4NA7HmD3z8VTXbZkouUwbr9j_tphfoqK3VhQFzA width="66" height="80" caption="See full size image"]] || Oh Brother! || P & J || 811.52GRI || Perspectives: A collection of twenty poems about a boy named Xavier who is unhappy when his mother remarries and he suddenly has a new stepbrother, as well as a stepfather, in his home. ||
 * [[image:http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&isbn=0888998732/LC.GIF&client=uppergdsb&upc=&oclc=tvdsb width="160" height="73"]] || The Black Book of

= = =4. Honesty (Truthfulness/ Trust/ Trustworthiness)=
 * Picture || Title || Audience || Call# || Description ||
 * [[image:http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS9dV_cp-O17z8YtXLkvXMZfdRrkAveZymW0VW7w4Xg73NXfp1AOAwlUA width="55" height="72" caption="See full size image"]] || The Empty Pot || P & J || 398.2 DEM || When Ping admits that he is the only child in China unable to grow a flower from the seeds distributed by the Emperor, he is rewarded for his honesty. ||
 * [[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTAFFaNzlJ-xumSWbGTeWusTnd7-Lhdy1_QXbZP_KlkOvQDWbUc_oGm9zE width="53" height="64" caption="See full size image"]] || Sarah's Little Ghosts || P || E THI || When Sarah breaks her mother's favourite necklace and then does not tell the truth, little ghosts that only she can see begin to interfere with her life. ||

=5. Excellence (Determination, Self Discipline, Humility)=
 * Picture || Title || Audience || Call# || Description ||
 * [[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRlaVY2txX6ZKQI97jZWoOQ2Gb9jwo836eGS2xg39JKTZX5CGhnUsLKwgk width="81" height="64" caption="See full size image"]] || Martha Doesn't Say Sorry || P || E BER || Young Martha learns that she must apologize for her bad behavior if she wants people to cooperate with her. ||
 * [[image:http://covers.powells.com/9780971539037.jpg width="96" height="69"]] || Howard Wigglebottom Learns About Bullies || P || 302.3.BIN || Howard B. Wigglebottom learns a valuable lesson in bravery after he makes the decision to confide in his teacher about how the Snorton twins have been bullying him. ||
 * [[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRbw10y-P5jiLQwZJjDZBVzIqXNf4xBaxua0tEA2sfYaVWBMbXp6ZcNvQ width="104" height="78" caption="See full size image"]] || Running shoes || P J &I || E LIP || Sophy, a determined young girl living in an impoverished Cambodian village, fulfills her dream of going to school--with the help of a pair of running shoes. ||

=6. Kindness (Generosity, Helpfulness, Friendliness, Loyalty, Gentleness=
 * Picture || Title........................................ || Audience || Call#.... || Description ||
 * [[image:kdlibstaff/bird_child.jpg]] || Bird Child || P & J || E FOR || Kindness: When bullies pick on the new student, Lainey, gradually robbing her of her smile and ability to paint beautiful pictures, Eliza wants to help, and she does, by finding a way to show Lainey all that she can be. ||
 * [[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRBrai5wCoziitGhFbPbolkU28_t7bMlBZCsEL1tAVxTRACP2rK1xvoE8M width="80" height="72" caption="See full size image"]] || Jack the Bear || P || E LEI || Sharing: When Brainy Owl tells Nosy Fox that Jack the bear is making the world a better place by sitting under a tree sharing his honey with Grumpy Squirrel, Nosy Fox wonders how it is that a humble bear can make a difference in the world. ||
 * [[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTTZ2dhu38ee7hjdg6cXvAniZPL2zVWAzimC2lUah6tPuaVFtnfDB_hsg width="66" height="71" caption="See full size image"]] || Not So Tall For Six || P || E AST || Six-year-old Kylie Bell comes from a long line of not-so-tall people, but she remembers the family motto--"Brave and smart and big at heart"--which helps her to treat the class bully with kindness. ||
 * || Duck Soup || P || E ERB || Maxwell Duck is trying to invent a soup that everyone will remember him for, but when he goes out to look for the missing ingredient and his friends show up, they think he has fallen into the soup. ||
 * [[image:http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/412QCm0vtgL._SL500_AA300_.jpg width="46" height="91"]] || Grumpy Cat || P || E TEC || Friendship: Cat seems so grumpy, that is, until a little kitten caught in a rainstorm seeks shelter with Cat and won't go away no matter what Grumpy Cat does. ||
 * [[image:http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/412QCm0vtgL._SL500_AA300_.jpg width="46" height="91"]] || Grumpy Cat || P || E TEC || Friendship: Cat seems so grumpy, that is, until a little kitten caught in a rainstorm seeks shelter with Cat and won't go away no matter what Grumpy Cat does. ||

=7. Courage (Faithfulness, Tact, Steadfastness)=
 * Picture......................... || Title........................................ || Audience || Call # || Description ||
 * [[image:http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR9dXTfscws_X8fi0tV1Hy6C_JDBx6rADoF-vUQn7y72MlOcB7cSh5monc width="75" height="64" caption="See full size image"]] || The Lion and the Mouse || P || 398.2PIN || In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when he rescues the King of the Jungle. ||

=8. Responsibility (Assertiveness, Moderation, Service, Reliability)= = = =Creativity and Enthusiasm, (Joyfulness, Flexibility, Self, Acceptance)=
 * Picture || Title......................................... || Audience || Call# || Description ||
 * [[image:http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSrW7wr0cxR9tspsESy7JD4xs7CCozpxpUJuy8RoTj3C79Z3ljQ_a71OA width="62" height="80"]] || The Curious Garden || P || E BRO || Social Responsibility: Liam discovers a hidden garden and with careful tending spreads color throughout the gray city. ||
 * Picture || Title || Audience || Call# || Description ||
 * [[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSbANhTIqL0C0WjDQyH2b19Ic119bTEnjRb6Jqs3czHi4mJq9itRAauLYU width="100" height="80"]] || Howard P. Wigglebottom listens to his heart || P || 158.1BIN || Howard, feeling as if he is not good at anything, takes his grandfather's advice and does what makes him happy, resulting in him impressing all of his classmates with his dance moves. ||
 * [[image:http://images.filedby.com/bookimg/1582/9781582462349.jpg width="80" height="92" caption="external image 9781582462349.jpg"]] || Finklehopper Frog || P || E LIV || Self Acceptance: Finklehopper Frog's jogging style and wild jogging suit meet with criticism until he runs into Ruby Rabbit.. ||
 * [[image:http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSrW7wr0cxR9tspsESy7JD4xs7CCozpxpUJuy8RoTj3C79Z3ljQ_a71OA width="73" height="92"]] || Woolbur || P || E HEL || Woolbur, a sheep with a mind of his own, never seems to follow the flock, despite his parents' reminders about how he should behave. ||
 * [[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQRH-4FmjJNsVfhrQ3Ib-Cc9Y-EMqtcOahHOGfCaT7NBbhLzonvs9NKGQ width="70" height="80"]] || Alfred's Nose || P || E FLE || Self acceptance: Even though everybody loves him as he is, Alfred, a French bulldog, finds it hard to accept his unusual looks, especially his nose. ||

=Confidence (Idealism, Purposefulness)=
 * Picture............................................ || Title.......................................... || Audience || Call#...... || Description.................................................................................................................. ||

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