The Circle of Help
One good deed travels through a whole town and comes back
About this book
In a town, one good deed sets off a chain. A firefighter saves a chef's restaurant, and help passes from person to person, a hairdresser, a shoemaker, a construction worker, a police officer, a tailor, a bus driver, a doctor, a programmer, a scientist, an artist, a singer, and a soldier, until it comes full circle back to the chef.
Book details
| Book type | Audio Book – Narrated in a natural human voice, without word highlighting. For children who already know how to read and do not need to track each word. |
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| Author | Sippi S. |
| Ages | 9 to 11 years, also 7 to 9 years |
| Grade | Grade 4 |
| Reading level | Level 4, Advanced Readers |
| Length | 18 pages, 1790 words, 18 minutes |
| Categories | Story Time, Character Education, Professions |
| Interactive features | Match the Following activity |
| Language | English |
Where you can read this book
Reading and Math app: Read it here, plus Match the Following activity in the Reading and Math app.
Get the Reading and Math AppRead Along App: Audio narration in a natural human voice.
Get the Read Along AppQuizzes and activities live in the Reading and Math app only. They are not part of the Read Along App.
Why read The Circle of Help with your child
This is an audio book, so listen together and follow the chain. After each helper, pause and ask who helped whom, and what the helper got in return. Every helper answers with the same line, The pleasure is all mine, and every helper ends with a smile, feeling good, useful, valuable, or proud. The closing idea is the one to talk about: a community where everyone's skills and kindness link together into one big happy family.
Talk about it together
- How does this story show that we are all connected? Each person's skill meets the next person's need, until the chain reaches back to where it started.
- Can you trace the chain from Charlie back to Charlie, naming each helper?
- Which helper would you like to be, and why?
Inside the book
The Circle of Help is about a town connected by kindness. One person's good deed leads to another's, and another's, until neighbors who never met are linked by the help they gave. It is a story about community: how towns work when people look out for each other.
Children gain a feel for interdependence, and for the jobs that keep a town running, from firefighters to tailors to bus drivers. Listening together, pause after each helper and ask who helped whom. The closing idea is the one to carry into real life: kindness comes back around.
From the book: “This circle of help shows how we are all connected.”
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Frequently asked questions
What ages is this book for?
Ages 7 to 11 years, at Grade 4 and Level 4 for advanced readers.
Is this book narrated?
Yes. It is an audio book, so the story is told in a natural human voice for listening. There is no word by word highlighting in an audio book.
Which apps carry this book?
Both the Reading and Math app and the Read Along App. The Match the Following activity is a Reading and Math app feature. This book has no quiz.
How long is the book?
Eighteen pages, 1790 words, about 18 minutes of listening time.
Can children just listen to this book?
Yes. As an audio book it is made for listening, so children follow the story through the narration.
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