Everybody Can Help Somebody

"I used to spend a lotta time worryin' that I was different from other people . . .But I found out everybody's different-the same kind of different as me."Little Denver grew up very poor, and he didn't get to go to school. As time passed, Denver decided to hop a train to the big city for a different life. But that life was difficult, and Denver spent many years as a homeless man. But God showed His love through two people who were very different from Denver.Based on Same Kind of Different As Me, the emotional tale of Denver Moore's life story, this unique children's book includes Denver's original art. Parents and children alike will be moved by this powerful story and will never forget the unexpected and life-changing things that can happen when we help somebody."Nobody can help everybody, but everybody can help somebody."Common Core Standards:R.CCR.1 Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text;R.CCR.2 Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas;R.CCR.3 Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text;R.CCR.7 Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words;R.CCR.9 Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take;SL.CCR.1 Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively;SL.CCR.2 Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally;SL.CCR.3 Evaluate a speaker's point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric