National Volunteer Month

Monkey and Elephant have a tough job ahead of them when they volunteer to babysit MeeMee?s babies. Will they be able to get the job done?

The four Alden children, aged six to fourteen, uncover a mystery while volunteering at a food pantry for the needy.

Bugs happily living in an empty lot are in trouble when a gang of rats moves in and takes over, but when a group of volunteers arrives to clean up, not only do the bugs get their lot back, they learn about recycling, composting, and garbage dumps. Includes facts about dumps, littering, and recycling.

Mentoring programs are undoubtedly a hot topic - if they're not implemented in every workplace, they are certainly widely discussed and considered. This program explores the aims and benefits of a mentoring program, including effective and ineffective strategies, laying the groundwork for further discussion regarding the value of mentoring programs, their objectives, and the most appropriate means of implementing them to maximize benefits. This video...

"Bake Sale guides students as they conceive and set up their own bake sale for their friends and community. The considerate text includes easy-to-follow lists and will hold the readers' interest, allowing for successful mastery and comprehension. Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience, these books maintain a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. A table of contents, glossary...

Miguel searches for sunflowers to take to his community garden party in this vibrant, diverse exploration of gardening and healthy eating. From the Where in the Garden? series. Miguel is throwing a party at his community garden for all of his friends, and he needs help searching for sunflowers to complete the celebration. What do we know about sunflowers? They're tall with petals and leaves-and, hold on, is that a sunflower? No, that's an artichoke....

"What is an easy, actionable way to put excess atmospheric carbon back in the ground and reduce our contributions to emissions and food waste? By creating our own "climate victory gardens." We now recognize that plots in towns and cities are critical to supporting planetary diversity, and by instituting organic, regenerative practices and growing some of our own food, we can sequester carbon as well as shift toward living in a more ecologically responsible...

Mr. Fish and an increasing number of sea creatures investigate, then decide how to deal with, a huge mess in the ocean. Includes tips for the reader to help clean up and protect the ocean.

Little by little, can by can, Mr. Gillie, the trash man, cleans up his town.

Learn how to tell a story that inspires others to take action for your organization. Do you need to build a following or grow your community? No matter how many facts you rally in support of a cause, they will never hold the same weight as a well-told story. In this course, Michael Kass, founder of StoryImpact, explains how to identify and craft your story in order to create change in the world. Learn about the different types of stories that can...