The Circle of Help
One good deed travels through a whole town and comes back
- Audio-only book • Pure listening, no pictures, no words
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 | Hearable Book – Audio only. No pictures, no words on screen. Made for listening. |
|---|---|
| Author | Sippi S. |
| Ages | 9 to 11 years, also 7 to 9 years |
| Grade | Grade 4 |
| Reading level | Level 4, Advanced Readers |
| Length | 1790 words, about 18 minutes of listening |
| Categories | Story Time |
| Interactive features | Audio-only listening |
| Language | English |
Where you can listen to this book
Reading and Math app: listen to it here, audio-only, no pictures, no words.
Get the Reading and Math AppRead Along App: audio-only listening, no pictures, no words.
Get the Read Along AppThis edition has no quiz or activity.
Why read The Circle of Help with your child
This is an audio-only book, so listen together with no screen 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 a hearable book, so a natural human voice tells the story for pure listening. There are no pictures and no words on screen.
Which apps carry this book?
Both the Reading and Math app and the Read Along App, as an audio-only edition. This edition has no quiz or activity.
How long is the book?
1790 words, about 18 minutes of listening time.
Can children just listen to this book?
Yes. As a hearable book it is made for listening only, with no screen at all, so children follow the story through the narration.
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