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Sarah Dillard was briefly a Brownie and a Junior Scout. She fondly remembers making macaroni necklaces and, less fondly, one horrible camping trip when she had to eat the worst oatmeal ever. On the brighter side, Sarah studied art at Wheaton College and illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design. Some of her pre...
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"Moving and filled with hope.... Red retells the story of the strong-minded girl in the red riding hood as a quest for friendship and self-knowledge."Shelf Awarenessstarred review"Liesl Shurtliff has truly outmagicked herself. Red is the most wonder-filled fairy tale of them all." Chris Grabenstein, New York Times Best...
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Sarah Dillard was briefly a Brownie and a Junior Scout. She fondly remembers making macaroni necklaces and, less fondly, one horrible camping trip when she had to eat the worst oatmeal ever. On the brighter side, Sarah studied art at Wheaton College and illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design. Some of her pre...
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R. L. Stine began his writing career when he was nine years old, and today he has achieved the position of the bestselling childrens author in history. In the early 1990s, Stine was catapulted to fame when he wrote the unprecedented bestselling Goosebumps series, which sold more than 250 million copies and became a wor...
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PreS-Gr 1Teachers and parents today know the importance of teaching young children resilience. This book explores common childhood frustrations, acknowledges the feelings, and helps point the way toward coping. The difficulties are everyday occurrences such as ice cream melting or legs getting scraped, not large-scale ...
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PreS-Gr 1In Room For Bear (Knopf, 2015), Gavin introduced Bear into the duck family, where they are now all living quite happily. So happily, in fact, that Bear does not want to hibernate and miss all the fun the rest of his family will be having. Therefore, he decides to stay awake. He has his winter clothes all ready...
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When JEANNE BIRDSALL was young, she promised herself she'd be a writer someday--so she could write books for children to read and enjoy, just as she did at her local library. She is now the author of the Penderwicks series: The Penderwicks, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street, and The Penderwicks at Point Mouette. She liv...
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Review, CM Magazine, October 15, 2010:"An imaginative and engaging introduction to the concept of composting."Review, Through the Looking Glass, June 1, 2010:"This wonderful rhyming picture book will show children how easy, and how fun, composting can be."Review, San Francisco Chronicle:"Bouncy rhymes and busy collage ...
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MAXWELL EATON III grew up in Vermont, where he spent his childhood climbing trees, damming streams, and spying on unsuspecting cows. He now creates children's books in Tucson, Arizona, where the trees can't be climbed, and the streams run dry, but the cows are still relatively unsuspecting. He is the author and illustr...
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ROGER DUVOISIN was born in Genva, Switzerland, in 1900, and came to the United States in 1925. He wrote and illustrated 40 books, including those about Petunia the silly goose and Veronica the hippopotamus, and illustrated over 100 more by other authors. He received the Caldecott Medal in 1947 for White Snow, Bright Sn...
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Praise for Punk Farm: A Child Magazine Best Book of the Year A Texas Library Association 2X2 Reading List Book Wisconsins WEMTA Golden Archer Award Abilene ISD Mockingbird Award A Junior Library Guild Selection Michigans Mitten Award Nominee Tennessees Volunteer State Book Award Nominee Recommended by NY1, the Boston G...
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Matthew Cody is the author of several popular books, including the Supers of Noble’s Green trilogy: Powerless, Super, and Villainous. He is also the author of Will in Scarlet and The Dead Gentleman, as well as one other book in the Secrets of the Pied Piper series, The Magician’s Key. Originally from the Mi...
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Grades 5-8--Grieving over the recent death of her 13-year-old brother from muscular dystrophy and the breakup of her parents' marriage that immediately followed, 12-year-old Dani runs away from home, intending to hike the Appalachian Trail, where her parents met 14 years earlier. Her mother tracks her down in the middl...
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Gr 24This intermediate chapter book showcases five very different neighborsHenry (a mouse), Emma (a squirrel), Wilbur (a cat), Violet (a chicken), and Fernando (a rabbit)all living in an apartment building. They help one another in simple ways, such as celebrating a special birthday, as well as with more complicated pr...
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This is a winner. School Library Journal Smart and witty. The detectives in training use quick thinking, book smarts, and social know-how to find a stolen gemstone. Comical narration and dialogue will charm readers thoroughly. Publishers Weekly An enjoyable plot, resourceful heroines and fun writing. Wall Street Journa...
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"Featuring a new interpretation of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, this novel weaves other nursery rhyme characters throughout the story. Beautifully written with thought-provoking vocabulary, its best suited for strong readers who will also recognize the themes of social justice. Highly recommended."School Library Jou...
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Gr 47Julia Lancaster, 11, lives happily with her very proper grandmother and Aunt Constance in their family's historic home, Windy Ridge, in 1968. She knows that her mother has left her to become a hippie but doesn't have a clear picture of why or what being hippie really means. Julia's life changes drastically when he...
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"A splendid achievement." School Library Journal (Starred Review)In Frederick, a mouse who is a poet from the tip of his nose to the end of his tail demonstrates that a seemingly purposeless life is indeed far from thatand that we need not live by bread alone!Eric Carle, author of The Very Hungry CaterpillarWhen dreary...
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1944. Wartime. A six-year-old boy goes to spend the summer with his grandmother Alida in a small town near the Canadian border. With the men all gone off to fight, the women are left to run the farms. Theres plenty for the boy to dotrying to help with the chores, getting to know the dog, and the horses, cows, pigs, and...
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Gr 46Sophie Brown is new to farm life, new to being one of the only "brown people" in town (the others being her mother and Gregory, the mailman), and definitely new to caring for chickensand these are some challenging chickens. To help herself adjust to life away from Los Angeles and her extended family, she writes le...
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Gr 47Book 1 of Cody's trilogy introduced modern siblings Max and Carter and a posse of centuries-old children lured by the Pied Piper from Hamelin, Germany, to a magical island. The second volume finds Carter trekking through the fairy tale-infused Summer Isle with several New Hameliners, plus a feisty elf and a dim-wi...
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PreS-Gr 1The family from Lobel's 10 Hungry Rabbits (Knopf, 2012) is back. When Mama gets sick, her little bunnies go out of their way to cheer her up while they wait for Papa to come home with the medicine. They bring her a fresh handkerchief, hot chocolate, a bright picture, a toy, a book (which just happens to be 10 ...
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eat detective, and his dog, Sludge, are off to San Francisco! They're going to visit Nate's cousin Olivia Sharp. She's a detective, too, and a very busy one.Olivia isn't around to solve her case number 22. Her client, Duncan, has lost his joke book. He tells Nate that if the book isn't found--and soon--the world will c...
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K-Gr 3This picture book biography introduces readers to Harriet Powers, an African American artist who grew up as a slave and was freed by the end of the Civil War. As a young girl on a Georgia plantation, she learned how to make cloth, dye it using natural colorings, and make quilts with appliqu designs stitched on fa...
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PreS-Gr 1First published in 1957 but long out of print, this rediscovered title by the remarkable husband-and-wife creative team is available again, ready to be read by a new generation of childrenand their dolls (a mini book is included). Roger Duvoisin illustrated more than 100 books, many by his wife, Louise Fatio. ...
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K-Gr 3Gus writes a report about his favorite pet(s): his family's 17 sheep. He begins with some basic facts about sheep but quickly slips into relating amusing details about his mischievous antics with the animals. Gus writes about his efforts to trade his little brother for a lamb, the time he dressed up a sheep in hi...
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K-Gr 2In this lovely, circular story set in 19th-century Vienna, Oskar searches for the perfect gift for his mother, armed with a single coin. Each time he acquires a gift, starting with a perfect yellow rose, he meets someone who convinces him to trade it for something else. Finally, the day is over, and he is back wh...
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Lurlene McDaniel began writing inspirational novels about teenagers facing life-altering situations when her son was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. "I want kids to know that while people don't get to choose what life gives to them, they do get to choose how they respond."From the Paperback edition.1The motorcycle cu...
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Maxs life wasnt going so well even before two ghosts moved into his closet. But when Nicky and Tara show up, claiming that they used to live in his room, everything changes for Max! Soon theyre following him to school, using their invisibility to embarrass him in front of the girl of his dreams. And to make matters wor...
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Sarah Dillard was briefly a Brownie and a Junior Scout. She fondly remembers making macaroni necklaces and, less fondly, one horrible camping trip when she had to eat the worst oatmeal ever. On the brighter side, Sarah studied art at Wheaton College and illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design. Some of her pre...
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PreS-Gr 2A girl yearns for a puppy. After much anticipation, her birthday present doesn't turn out to be what she expected. With dreams dashed, she eyes her tortoise warily. Assessing the abilities of her "new lump of a pet," the feisty child discovers that he's not good at fetch, won't "beg for baloney," and doesn't "...
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Grade 6-9This companion novel to The Seer and the Sword (2000) and The Healer's Keep (2002, both Holiday House) stands very well on its own. Bryn, a poor stonecutter's daughter, is recruited to become a handmaiden in the Temple of the Oracle. There she will be tutored in the ways of prophecy and might possibly be chose...
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"Liesl Shurtliff has the uncanny ability to make magical worlds feel utterly real, and the best part is: you don't even need a beanstalk to visit them." Tim Federle, author of Better Nate Than Ever"Shurtliffs second fairy-tale endeavor, following Rump (2013), soars into the sky and is a delightful story of family, pers...
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Sarah Dillard was briefly a Brownie and a Junior Scout. She fondly remembers making macaroni necklaces and, less fondly, one horrible camping trip when she had to eat the worst oatmeal ever. On the brighter side, Sarah studied art at Wheaton College and illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design. In addition to ...
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Fantasy and reality merge in this aquatic coming-of-age adventure with a compelling ecological message. . . To Velmans's credit, the improbable seems probable through the eyes and voice of her down-to-earth heroine. Watch out Little Mermaid, here comes Isabel."Kirkus ReviewsFrom the Hardcover edition.Eleven-year-old Is...
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PreSchool-Grade 1Lily and Blue Kangaroo are getting ready to celebrate the toy's first Christmas. In fact, the youngster is absolutely convinced that the entire holiday is being organized primarily in honor of her friend. Blue is confused by all the fuss, and more than a little concerned when he realizes that he doesn'...
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JORDAN STRATFORD is a producer, author, and screenwriter. Stratford first launched the Wollstonecraft Detective Agency series on Kickstarter and in under a month had gained nearly 3,000 backers--clearly there was an eager audience. You can find him on the Web at JordanStratford.com and on Twitter @JordanStratford. KELL...
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Gr 8 UpEthan Andrezejczak is a junior at a Minnesota arts school that is hosting a competitive "reality" television show starring its students. Ethan strikes just the right note of teenage hesitancy and the shrug of paralyzed inaction so common to many stalled in the years leading to adulthood. Ethan tells the story ab...
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"Beautifully crafted, both in descriptions and characterizations, this makes for a fitting end to a much-praised series."Booklist,starred review"Please don't go, Penderwicks; it's too soon to say goodbye." Kirkus ReviewsJeanne Birdsallis the National Book Awardwinning author of the children's bookThe Penderwicks and it...
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K-Gr 2Billy (a boy) and Goat (a goat) are great friends and enjoy spending time together, though they do things very differently. The boy is content to read about adventure but Goat wants to live it. Billy likes the fragrance of flowers but Goat likes the taste. They both get excited about attending the upcoming state ...
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Sarah Dillard was briefly a Brownie and a Junior Scout. She fondly remembersmaking macaroni necklaces, and, less fondly, one horrible camping trip when she had to eat the Worst Oatmeal Ever. On the brighter side, Sarah studied art at Wheaton College and illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design. Sarah lives in ...
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Gr 46In this historical mystery series, the young ladies of the Wollstonecraft Detective Agency have been hired for their second case, which may or may not involve a mysterious twin sister, a fianc with nefarious intentions, and a potential ghost. The series is a fictionalized reimagining of real-life 19th-century char...
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JOHN BOYNE was born in Ireland in 1971 and is the author of six novels for adults. His first novel for children, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, won two Irish Book Awards, was shortlisted for the British Book Award and has been made into a film. His novels are published in over 30 languages. He lives in Dublin. Visit h...
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Gr 10 UpIn Every Day (Knopf, 2012), Levithan presented the story of A, a teenager who wakes up daily in other teens' bodies. During one of those "hops," A meets Rhiannon, the beautiful but insecure girlfriend of a boy who treats her as nothing more than an object for his needs. This companion novel gives readers the st...
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Grade 1-5The creators of The Edge Chronicles (Random) are back with an auspicious beginning for a new series. When a mysterious flying box, complete with wings, arrives at Fergus Crane's window with a message from his long-lost Uncle Theo, the boy learns that he is in danger and that his uncle is sending help. Help is ...
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"Suspenseful and well-dramatized sports action scenes...Solidly drawn, both on and off the court." - Kirkus ReviewsThe realistic social situations are interspersed with sports strategy, practices, and plenty of action. Fans will cheer for more of Alexs story as he inches closer to spring and the dugout. Booklist JOHN F...
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PreS-Gr 1Na's books cover topics of great interest to young children: babies, bedtime, seasons. Here, he explores the conundrum surrounding homewhether to select the stimulation of the new or the comfort of familiarity. As the story opens, Bear is bored with "the same green forest under the same blue sky." His subseque...
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Gr 24Six episodic chapters follow the residents of 24 Sprout Street as they welcome a new neighbor from Hawaii. Each neighbor relates a small adventure like sharing breakfast with a friend, voting on a new house paint color, or navigating snowy day grocery shopping. With small black-and-white illustrations on nearly ev...
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The Wall Street Journal, January 25, 2014:A present-day fairy tale that practically sparkles with its own icy menace...[a] memorable and ultimately moving novel for young readers.The Christian Science Monitor, January 31, 2014:"Foxlee's novel will be read and loved by youngsters who've grown up on fairy tales, graduate...
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MAGALY MORALES is known for the bright colors and infectious sense of play in her illustrations. She was born in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.CARMEN TAFOLLA is a poet whose stories for children and adults have appeared in more than two hundred poetry anthologies. She lives in a hundred-year-old house in San Antonio, Texas,...
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YA?In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII, following the advice of astronomer Christopher Clavius, decided to drop 10 days from the calendar that was currently in use throughout the world. Hence, Thursday, October 4, 1582 (Julian), would be followed by Friday, October 15, 1582 (Gregorian). Shimony charmingly describes these events...
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Nobel Peace laureate Mandela understandably gets top billing here, but this collection of short fables compiles writings and translations by numerous authors and features illustrations by a diverse collection of artists. Together, the tales and their accompanying artwork create a patchwork of legends drawn from all ove...
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Reading this book is like sipping hot cider in front of a crackling potbellied stove. Every page is suffused with wit and charm and glowing with warmth.NewsweekA lovely book. . . . Honest, moving, homely in the warm and simple sense of the word. . . . It is small, accepting and loving and it succeeds perfectly.Boston G...
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The 111 tales chosen by translator and poet Ramanujan illustrate the heterogeneity of Indian society and its oral folktale tradition. Ranging in length from a few paragraphs to 10 pages, the short narratives fall into seven basic categories: male-, female- or family-centered; concerning either fate or the supernatural;...
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When Brother Bear gets a brand-new bike, he's all set to ride it-that is, after Papa Bear shows him the rules of the road.Stan and Jan Berenstain were both born in 1923 in Philadelphia.They didn't know each other as children, but met later at school, at the Philadelphia College of Art.They liked each other right away, ...
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"Amusing story and the illustrations add greatly to the humor."--School Library Journal.  lor. An allergy to roses causes this city horse many problems until, one time, his sneezes save the day.; Title: Robert the Rose Horse
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Illus. in full color. A dog who has to learn how to dig doesn't stop until he has dug up the whole town.Al Perkinswas the author of several Bright and Early Books andBeginner Books, among themHand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb;andThe Ear Book.Perkins passed away in 1975.Eric Gurney (19101992)was a well-known artist, cartoonist...
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Illus. in color. "Comic pictures show how the fish rapidly outgrows its bowl, a vase, a cook pot, a bathtub."--"The New York Times.HELEN PALMER was a children's book author and editor who—along with her husband, Theordor Seuss Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss)—founded Beginner Books, a division of Random House that sp...
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THEODOR SEUSS GEISEL—aka Dr. Seuss—is one of the most beloved children’s book authors of all time. From The Cat in the Hat to Oh, the Places You’ll Go!, his iconic characters, stories, and art style have been a lasting influence on generations of children and adults. The books he wrote and illus...
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Illus. in color. The story of an incredible twosome that "provides interest, suspense and word repetition. Illustrations excellent. Recommended."--(starred) "School Library Journal.P. D. Eastman was one of the stars of the Beginner Books line with beloved classics like Are You My Mother?; Go, Dog. Go!; The Best Nest; a...
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Illus. in full color. Every afternoon King Birtram raced around the palace on a pair of old red stilts, until they were stolen. An uproarious tale.A Chunky Book with an added surprise--a punch-out piece to play wEveryone loves Dr. Seuss! A true original, he wrote and illustrated over 50classic children's books with tot...
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"Funny."--School Library Journal.Illus. in full color. Mr. and Mrs. Bird's search for a "better" nest leads them to some peculiar spots.; Title: The Best Nest
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Illus. in color. "Joyful verse relates the many ways to enjoy snow. First graders will love it."--"Chicago Tribune.P. D. Eastman was an author-illustrator who created many children’s books, including Are You My Mother?, Go, Dog. Go!, and The Best Nest. Trained at the National Academy of Design...
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Bartholomew and the Oobleck easily qualifies as a Seuss classic, first told way back in 1949. And its message--the importance of owning up to your mistakes and saying that you're sorry--is as timeless now as it was then.Bartholomew Cubbins serves thanklessly as pageboy to King Derwin of Didd, a headstrong man who's dec...
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"Seven-year-old Juan lives in Guatemala, a place of stunning beauty and grim economic reality. Abandoned by his mother, Juan lives with his grandmother and shines shoes. He passionately wants to attend school, but fears Grandmother will say no. Finally gathering his courage, he is surprised when she not only agrees to ...
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Brother and Sister Bear want everything in sight, and they throw tantrums when they don't get what they want. Wisely Mama and Papa deal with this childhood malady by teaching the cubs about the family budget and the importance of appreciating all that they have already.Stan and Jan Berenstain were both born in 1923 in ...
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ll color. The adventures of Dr. Dolittle, the veterinarian who can talk to his patients, have been charming children the world over since 1920. This edition offers the only text especially adapted for beginning readers.; Title: Travels of Doctor Dolittle
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"Simple, rhyming text provides good practice for easy reading."--Kirkus.ces of nature conspiring against them, Papa Bear perseveres and finds the perfect spot for the Bear family picnic.; Title: The Bears' Picnic
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Illus. in color. "Riotous humor in picture and verse as an enterprising Seuss creature hunts uncommon eggs for a super deluxe dish."--"Child Study Assn.A Chunky Book with an added surprise--a punch-out piece to play wEveryone loves Dr. Seuss! A true original, he wrote and illustrated over 50classic children's books wit...
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Theres a whole lot to learn one Christmas morning in Bear Country when Papa Bear teaches his son a thing or two about skiing, skating, and sledding.; Title: The Bears' Christmas
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One of Jean de Brunhoff's five original Babar stories, Babar and His Children tells how the royal elephant and Queen Celeste await the birth of their first child... and discover to their surprise that they have three! The loyal townsfolk bring gifts, and the babies are named before being weighed by wise Dr. Capoulosse ...
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ll color. "Big Bird, Ernie, and Bert explore the ever-changing zoo with Willie, a new friend whose mother works there. Bert has already visited the zoo, but Willie shows him that one can always find something different to enjoy there. In her introduction to the text, the Bronx Zoo's curator of education lists ways to r...
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As the gradually increasing number of bears on wheels adds up through all kinds of combinations and permutations, beginning readers are offered a unique counting book, courtesy of the Berenstains.Stan and Jan Berenstain were both born in 1923 in Philadelphia.They didn't know each other as children, but met later at sch...
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Text: English (translation) Original Language: FrenchThis third title about Babar and his family follows the elephants as they build a magnificent city: Celesteville. Life is peaceful and contented, everyone has a job to do, and celebrations are frequent. But one fateful day a snake bites the Old Lady and Babar fears t...
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A decades-old dictionary that you can still use today (and know that children will love it) is an amazing testament to the genius of the Seuss stable. The roughly 12-per-page colored drawings are dated, of course--the humans far more than the animals, funnily enough--but they've aged in a way that adds to their charm r...
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A thoroughly Seussian tweak of the alphabet-book tradition, On Beyond Zebra is about all the letters that most people ignore--the ones that come after Z. Our hero (instantly recognizable to most Seuss fans as the boy who captured Thing One and Thing Two in The Cat in the Hat) takes his young friend, Conrad Cornelius O'...
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fantastical of the classic Babar stories, we follow Zephir, Babars monkey friend, home on school holiday. The monkey princess, Isabelle, has been kidnapped by the horned monster Polomoche, and everyone is very worried. But Zephir, with the help of a tiny mermaid named Eleanore, is certain that he can save the princess ...
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Photographs and simple, thoughtful narrations create sensitive portraits of children who have undergone family crises. All ages. Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc."Jill Krementz's book uses two important techniques for uncovering the issues for children of divorce -- her soul-searching pictures of the child...
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Illus. in full color. A madcap band of dancing, prancing monkeys explain hands, fingers, and thumbs to beginning readers.Al Perkinswas the author of several Bright and Early Books andBeginner Books, among themHand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb;andThe Ear Book.Perkins passed away in 1975.Eric Gurney (19101992)was a well-known a...
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Kate and her family have arrived in St. Joseph, Mo., to join a wagon train heading for Oregon. Kate finds a cat and is determined to keep it. She smuggles the animal aboard the family wagon and enlists the help of her irrepressible new friend Rosie. The action-packed, highly readable tale includes such hazards as a buf...
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Illus. in full color. "Out shopping, the Bears look at frilly and silly hats, bumpy and lumpy ones. Offers slapstick humor and simple concepts of sizes and shape."--"School Library Journal.Stan and Jan Berenstain were both born in 1923 in Philadelphia.They didn't know each other as children, but met later at school, at...
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ll color. A bear explores a carton on a truck and gets carried away. By the time he has returned, the reader will be exposed to the concepts of "inside, outside, upside down."The story is brief and funny. The words are few and easy, and have a happy, catchy rhythm. The pictures are clear and colorful clues to the text....
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The Alphabet Tree, by Leo Lionni, is tops on the list of picture books that teach as well as amuse." TimeHandsomely illustrated . . . an amusing and informative word game." The Chicago Sun-TimesThe wordbug teaches the letters on the alphabet tree, torn and tossed by a windstorm, how to become stronger by banding togeth...
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A lovely, satisfying parable of beauty and generosity . . . richly evocative of Far Eastern Art. The New York TimesThe beauty of this book lies . . . in its luxury, its aesthetic, its gorgeous densely colored patterns of trees and ushes, and the birds themselves. The Boston GlobeChildren will take the hopes and wishes ...
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"Carried along by rhyme and rhythm, enlivened by humorous, colorful illustrations."--Chicago Tribune. According to Papa Bear, a bear must use his "smarts" to search for honey. When he brings Brother Bear along on a hunt for honey, it takes more than a few missteps to outsmart the Bears.; Title: The Big Honey Hunt, 50th...
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Guttelle details one outstanding accomplishment of five different major-league baseball Hall of Famers: Babe Ruth's often disputed "called" home run, Joe Dimaggio's record 56 consecutive game hitting streak, Jackie Robinson's breaking the major league baseball "color barrier," Robert Clemente's 300th hit and tragic dea...
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in full color. From the laundry room to the attic, a playful kitten and puppyplay hide-and-seek all over the house.Kids can play along, and they'll giggle when they spot the kitten posing as a kitty canister on the kitchen counter!; Title: Puppy Peek-A-boo (Peek-A-Board Books)
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Prelutsky introduces this volume of humorous poems with a verse of his own: "If you have got a funnybone, / and I've no doubt you do, / then this completely silly book / is sure to tickle you." The poems are silly, full of high jinksstet spelling per Web. and clever nonsense. Although the author and title indexes at th...
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Are You My Mother? is a classic for beginning readers. A baby bird has hatched while its mother was away. Fallen from his nest, he sets out to find her and asks everyone he meets--a dog, a cow, a plane and more--"Are you my mother?" Children adore the little bird and are thrilled with the happy ending.--------Un pequeo...
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Full-color photos. "Historical facts and lore about flags, crests, and pennants used at sporting events, displayed on naval vessels, or brandished in revolutionary movements, as well as national flags, pepper this fascinating account. Another excellent book in this series."--Childhood Education.  ; Title: Fla...
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Babar and Queen Celeste have just been married in this early story from the most famous of elephantine chronicles. They depart for their honeymoon in a hot-air balloon, and at first all seems wonderful as they glide over a charming coastal town that might be St. Tropez before the advent of tourism. Alas, a storm takes ...
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Grade 1-3-- When Granny Bird becomes ill with a cold, Big Bird goes to help her. The soup he makes is cold (Granny gets up to heat it up and make him a birdseed sandwich); he goes to the seashore to get salty water for her to gargle and tracks in sand (which Granny gets up to sweep from the floor); and he spills rice a...
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"It is morning, and everything is waking up. / Birds are waking up the way birds wake up. / Pigs are waking up the way pigs wake up. / And children are waking up too." A black girl in a farmhouse has breakfast and gets dressed before helping her parents feed and care for the lambs, puppies and kittens that have also ju...
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Full-color photos. "Arthur showcases varieties of shelled mollusks, echinoderms, crustaceans, turtles, tortoises, and terrapins, illustrating how shells and pearls form and comparing species that inhabit such different environments as freshwater bodies and coral reefs. Stunning close-up photos and detailed captions wil...
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While taking a walk in the snow, the pet goose Petunia meets Charles, a most charming and handsome gander. Handsome, yesand hefty, because poor Charles is being fattened for Christmas dinner by the farmer next door. Will the gander of Petunias dreams be served up roasted, with applesauce on the side?Petunias determinat...
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Grade 2-4-- A more indicative title for this book might be The Story of All-Black Baseball and Jackie Robinson, as only two of the six chapters deal with the life of Jackie Robinson, the first black to play major league baseball. The writing style is consistent with the other books in this series: choppy and unimaginat...
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Oh, why won't Marvin K. Mooney just please go now? In this 1972 classic for "beginning beginners," Dr. Seuss devotes his rhymes to budging the reluctant young Marvin K.: "The time has come. The time is now. Just go. Go. GO! I don't care how." But despite his impatience, our narrator certainly isn't short of ideas on ho...
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For those who have always wanted to say things like "Mi madre es una gallina" ("My mother is a hen") or "Los zorrillos huelen mal" ("Skunks smell bad"), this book is the answer to your dreams! After all, who wouldn't want to learn Spanish from the Cat in the Hat? From "The cat runs AHEAD--El gato corre ADELANTE" to "Ga...
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Full-color photos. "From cover to cover, this openly invites the reader to discover the delights of dinosaurs. The visual appeal is impressive. The text is informative. Fossilization, skeleton reconstruction, and a superb time scale round out a stunning and compelling book. Complete, authoritative, exact, and imaginati...
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"Julian, his younger brother, and their friend Gloria read the wanted posters in the post office and decide to search their town for criminals. The plot is well-developed, and the characters are aptly drawn. A quick and interesting read--and one that will surely draw in less-able readers."--School Library Journal. From...
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