Other editions of book Another Sommer-Time Story: Light Your Candle

What has happened to Stephanie's neighborhood? With mounting trash in the streets, homes and businesses in need of repair, and drug dealers and gangs on the street corners, the area around her home is dirty and corrupt. Stephanie yearns to do something to help her neighborhood, but as her friend Lori laments, "one little candle in a big dark room doesn't do any good." Or does it?Stephanie proves that one little candle DOES do some good. Lighting one area encourages others to light more, and more, and more. This heart-warming narrative from the Sommer-Time Story™ series emphasizes courage, determination and the tremendous power of one good deed.

Witnessing the deterioration of her inner-city neighborhood, Stephanie decides to "light her candle" to help clean up the trash and stop the violence. After convincing her two friends to do as much good as they can for one week, Stephanie and her friends, with the help of parents, end up transforming their inner-city school and the whole city from a place of violence and deterioration to a model of order and cleanliness. Carl Sommer shows that in spite of many obstacles, one person's determination and desire to do well can transform an entire community. This inspiring story teaches the importance of citizenship, caring for others, and community service. Grades 1-4. Virtues: Citizenship / Caring / Community Service Other Virtues: Appreciation, Assertiveness, Civic Virtue, Cleanliness, Commitment, Compassion, Cooperation, courage, Courtesy, Creativity, Diligence, Generosity, Initiative, Kindness, Patience, Perseverance, Positive Mental Attitude, Respect for the Environment, Respect for Others, Responsible Citizenship, Self-Discipline, and Self-Reliance.

Witnessing the deterioration of her inner-city neighborhood, Stephanie decides to "light her candle" to help clean up the trash and stop the violence. After convincing her two friends to do as much good as they can for one week, Stephanie and her friends, with the help of parents, end up transforming their inner-city school and the whole city from a place of violence and deterioration to a model of order and cleanliness. Carl Sommer shows that in spite of many obstacles, one person's determination and desire to do well can transform an entire community. This inspiring story teaches the importance of citizenship, caring for others, and community service. Grades 1-4. Virtues: Citizenship / Caring / Community Service Other Virtues: Appreciation, Assertiveness, Civic Virtue, Cleanliness, Commitment, Compassion, Cooperation, courage, Courtesy, Creativity, Diligence, Generosity, Initiative, Kindness, Patience, Perseverance, Positive Mental Attitude, Respect for the Environment, Respect for Others, Responsible Citizenship, Self-Discipline, and Self-Reliance.

Witnessing the deterioration of her inner-city neighborhood, Stephanie decides to "light her candle" to help clean up the trash and stop the violence. After convincing her two friends to do as much good as they can for one week, Stephanie and her friends, with the help of parents, end up transforming their inner-city school and the whole city from a place of violence and deterioration to a model of order and cleanliness. Carl Sommer teaches that in spite of many obstacles, one person's determination and desire to do well can transform an entire community. This inspiring story teaches the importance of citizenship, caring for others, and community service. Grades one to four. Virtues: citizenship/caring/community service. Other virtues: appreciation, assertiveness, civic virtue, cleanliness, commitment, compassion, cooperation, courage, courtesy, creativity, diligence, generosity, initiative, kindness, patience, perseverance, positive mental attitude, respect for the environment, respect for others, responsible citizenship, self-discipline, and self-peliance.