''A Kid's Guide to Giving'' is a non-fiction

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by Freddi Zeiler, with illustrations by Ward Schumaker. It sets out to teach and inform young people on how to give – both money and other help – to charities and other causes. It was published in 2006 by Innovative Kids in collaboration with By Kids For Kids. The book was recommended by former US President

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in his '' Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World''. Freddi Zeiler realized when she was in

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that she had a privileged life, seeing that other kids around the world worked all day just so their families could buy food and survive."Why I Give: Freddi's Story", an interview published by Colorado Children's Hospital
/ref> She searched on the computer for the "perfect charity" for her interests and discovered a lot about charities in the process. She wrote the book to save other children the same effort. The book is a reference of many

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organizations that young people can relate to, divided into the categories ''People'', ''Animals'', and ''Environment''.

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