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The baby dances

Henderson, Kathy

A baby is born and as she grows she learns to do many new things. As her brother watches her grow during her first year, he shares his observations. She sits, walks, runs, and finally dances as her brother looks on.

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accomplishment, activities, autumn, baby, birth, change, dancing, family, growing up, parents, poetry, rain, seasons, siblings, spring, summer, sun, walking, weather, winter

All in a day

Anno, Mitsumasa

Eight children from eight different countries are shown at the same time each day over two days. The contrasts and similarities of the children and their activities are described.

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australian, autumn, chinese, cold, family, food, holidays, multicultural, new year, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, seasons, siblings, spring, summer, verbal communication, weather, winter

Climbing kansas mountain

Shannon, George

Sam's father takes him to climb Kansas Mountain one day. The mountain in reality is a grain elevator. His father takes him to the top, and they both now share this place together.

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car, family, parents, seasons, summer, transportation

Basket moon

Ray, Mary Lynn

When a young boy learns through nature his purpose in life, he has a hard time dealing with it. He has to overcome peoples' judgement on the career he chooses. But in the end he comes to se the true meaning of his work.

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author's note, autumn, bias, bodies of water, critical thinking, decision making, family, feelings, food, market, nature, nonverbal communication, parents, rain, river, sadness, seasons, snow, spring, stress management, summer, time, tree, weather, wind, winter, woods, work

When the wind stops

Zolotow, Charlotte

A little boy questions the beginning and end of nature, and his mother helps him to understand that there truly is no end.

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assertiveness, autumn, bodies of water, conflict resolution, confusion, contentment, critical thinking, exercise, family, feelings, happiness, moon, nature, nonverbal communication, ocean, parents, play, rain, sadness, seasons, self esteem, spring, summer, sun, verbal communication, water, weather, wind, winter

Louie's goose

Ehrlich, H.M.

Louie's toy goose goes everywhere he goes. Sometimes the goose needs to be fixed. Louie's mom and dad, and even the sun, fixes the goose.

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accidents, accomplishment, affection, animals, assertiveness, beach, birds, boat, bodies of water, caring, clams, coping, crab, critical thinking, crustaceans, decision making, disappointment, dog, exercise, family, feelings, goose, happiness, helping, ocean, parents, play, sadness, sand, seagull, seasons, self confidence, self esteem, song, summer, swimming, toys, verbal communication

Turtle spring

Zagwyn, Deborah Turney

One summer, as young Clee finds herself lost in the shuffle with the arrival of a new baby brother, Uncle Fishtank Hal comes to the rescue when he asks her to care for his special southern-breed turtle. For Clee, caring for the turtle is like therapy to cope with the new changes in her life. That is until the turtle dies due to the harsh cold winter and Clee is forced to bury him out in the yard. Without the turtle, Clee spends time with her new brother and learns to enjoys his company. In spring however, the turtle springs back to like in the compost pile and Clee gains a new outlook on the changes in her life.

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affection, author's note, autumn, baby, caring, change, closeness, cold, coping, disappointment, environment, excitement, family, feelings, friendship, geography, grief, guilt, happiness, hibernation, jealousy, loneliness, nonverbal communication, parents, radio, reptiles, sadness, seasons, siblings, snow, spring, stress management, summer, surprises, survival, technology, telephone, turtle, weather, wind, winter

Mommy, daddy, me

Hoopes, Lyn Littlefield

A boy and his parents sail to visit their grandfather one summer day.

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family, grandparents, parents, seasons, summer, transportation, travel

White socks only

Coleman, Evelyn

A young African American girl walks into town and is faced with prejudice. The community proudly stands up for her and the rights of all African Americans.

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african american, community, exercise, family, fear, feelings, grandparents, multicultural, prejudice, pride, seasons, summer, walking, weather

Valerie and the silver pear

Darling, Benjamin

Valerie enjoys visiting her grandfather. One day, during her visit, he tells her a story of a pear tree. After hearing the story, they decide to make pear pies.

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family, food, grandparents, memories, nutrition, recipe, seasons, storytelling, summer

Cherry tree

Bond, R.

A young girl from India plants a cherry seed with her grandfather. They observe the tree as it grows through the seasons and eventually it grows quite large. The tree serves as a constant reminder of the girl's grandfather.

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animals, family, five senses, food, goat, grandparents, multicultural, numbers, nutrition, plants, seasons, sight, spring, summer, taste, winter

On our vacation

Rockwell, Anne

The bear family takes a vacation to an island. They pack their things and hit the road. They see many water activities from the deck of the boat. After pitching their tent they begin a busy two weeks of swimming, fishing, and many other fun activities.

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animals, beach, bear, boat, bodies of water, car, exercise, family, food, motorcycle, nutrition, ocean, rain, seasons, summer, swimming, transportation, travel, truck, walking, weather

The country fair

Tudor, Tasha

One summer, a brother and sister decide to enter the country fair. They enter their calf, gander, and strawberry jam. After a big day of exploring the fair, the children head home. At the end of the week, the children are happy to find that their animals and jam have won awards.

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animals, competition, cow, decision making, excitement, fair, family, feelings, goose, happiness, seasons, siblings, summer

My mamma had a dancing heart

Gray, Libba Moore

A ballerina remembers how she developed a dancing heart just like her mother's. After each dance, both mother and daughter shared in a special moment for that season. For example, the autumn dance would be a leaf-kicking leg lifting, hand clapping, hello autumn ballet, and afterwards, they would press leaves and drink hot tea spiced.

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autumn, balloon, beach, dancing, exercise, kite, rain, seasons, snow, spring, summer, water, winter

Earthdance

Ryder, Joanne

Imagine that you are a place streaked with roads and bridges, spinning so that cities wake up when you face the sun and sleep when you are in darkness. Imagine that cracking icebergs are your voice. You are earth, and you are home.

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dancing, environment, exercise, nature, poetry, seasons, summer, winter

Red riding hood

Galdone, Paul

Little Red Riding Hood goes off to visit her grandmother. A wolf spots her and beats her to her grandmother's house. The wolf is after both the grandmother and Red Riding Hood, but a hunter ends up killing the wolf and saving them both.

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animals, clouds, death, family, feelings, grandparents, happiness, parents, seasons, shadows, summer, sun, violence, weather, wolf

The two of them

Aliki.

A little girl spends time with her grandfather. They go shopping for food, share a meal together and grow fruit in the garden. An apple tree becomes a good way for the girl to remember her grandfather forever.

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change, coping, death, family, food, friendship, grandparents, illness, nutrition, summer

Grandmas at the lake

McCully, Emily Arnold

Pip and Ski go on a camping trip with their Grandmas Nan and Sal who cannot agree on anything. The kids do not have any fun until they take a boat into the middle of the lake, and the Grandmas learned to compromise.

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boat, bodies of water, camping, compromise, conflict resolution, decision making, family, grandparents, happiness, lake, summer, verbal communication, walking

Bayberry bluff

Lent, Blair

Bayberry Bluff starts out as a summer tenting island but some of the campers wish to extend their visit. The campers stay and the little island becomes a small village with houses instead of tents.

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boat, change, community, island, seasons, summer, transportation, vacation

Knoxville, Tennessee

Giovanni, Nikki

A young girl likes summer best because of the fresh corn from her daddy's garden, the okra, barbecue, and homemade ice cream from the church picnic, and the gospel music from the church homecoming. She also likes to go to the mountains with her grandmother where she feels safe and warm.

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african american, church, community, family, food, garden, grandparents, multicultural, music, nutrition, picnic, seasons, sleep, summer

Growing vegetable soup

Ehlert, Lois

Shows the process of planting, growing, and eating colorful vegetables for food.

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colors, food, garden, nutrition, plants, seasons, summer, sun, vegetables

The story of may

Gerstein, Mordicai

May gets lost and is found by her Aunt Jane. She is informed that she has a father and trys to find him.

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assertiveness, autumn, colors, critical thinking, family, grandparents, lost, parents, plants, rain, seasons, siblings, snow, spring, summer, verbal communication, weather, wind, winter

The house of four seasons

Duvoisin, Roger

A family buys a house and fixes it up. They decide to paint it many colors. They have some trouble getting the colors they want, but in the end, everything works out.

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assertiveness, autumn, colors, conflict resolution, critical thinking, disappointment, family, parents, seasons, shopping, siblings, spring, summer, verbal communication, winter

The sky dog

Turkle, Brinton

While spending the summer at the beach, a boy notices that the clouds look like a dog. He wishes the dog was real and that it belonged to him. One day the boy finds a dog like the one in the clouds. He asks people in the town if it belongs to them, but no one claims it. At the end of the summer, the boy takes the dog home.

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animals, beach, bodies of water, clouds, community, dog, feelings, happiness, lost, nonverbal communication, ocean, pets, sadness, seasons, summer, travel, verbal communication, weather

A pocketful of seasons

Foster, Doris Van Liew

A farmer tells Andy what happens to his crops from spring to winter.

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change, critical thinking, food, nature, nonverbal communication, nutrition, plants, seasons, spring, summer, verbal communication, weather, winter

Green beans

Thomas, Elizabeth

Dorthea's Gramma has very proper and strict ways of doing things including growing green beans. When Gramma leaves for a trip, she leaves Dorthea and her father in charge but they forget to take care of the beans. Everyone is surprised when Gramma returns.

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assertiveness, change, conflict resolution, dancing, disappointment, exercise, family, five senses, food, frustration, garden, grandparents, hard work, helping, hobby, nutrition, obedience, peer resistance, persistence, plants, rain, seasons, spring, stress management, summer, sun, taste, travel, trust, vacation, weather, worry

My ol' man

Polacco, Patricia

Patricia Polacco tells the story of her childhood summers at her dad's house. As a traveling car salesman, her father brought home many stories to share with his children. Together they experience a magic rock that has the power to change their outlook on life.

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careers, change, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, divorce, family, goal setting, grandparents, magic, seasons, storytelling, summer, verbal communication

Little bear's friend

Minarik, Else Holmelund

Little Bear made a new friend named Emily one summer. They play with each other until Emily has to go back to school in the fall. Little Bear is sad to lose his friend.

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animals, autumn, bear, change, coping, feelings, friendship, happiness, imagination, nonverbal communication, school, seasons, summer, verbal communication

Can't sit still

Lotz, Karen E.

A girl describes her busy days through each season, including all of the sights and sounds she sees as the seasons change.

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activities, autumn, bicycle, change, exercise, family, jumping, parents, play, seasons, skipping, spring, summer, winter

Barn

Atwell, Debby

After the American Revolution, a barn is built and endures the many stages of history. The barn describes its transitions through farming days, world wars, peace rallies, and other historical events.

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accidents, accomplishment, aging, animals, autumn, baby, change, cow, depression, family, fire, food, grandparents, history, horse, multicultural, native american, parents, peace, reunion, seasons, siblings, snow, spring, summer, war, weather, wind, winter

Hurray for the fourth of july

Watson, Wendy

A family shows how they enjoy celebrating the Fourth of July through a series of events like a parade, picnic, and watching fireworks.

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baseball, birthday, celebration, exercise, family, five senses, food, fourth of july, games, holidays, nutrition, parade, party, picnic, recreation, seasons, sight, sports, summer, swimming

Summer business

Martin, Charles E.

A bunch of children on an island decide to work for the summer. They sell painted rocks, have a flea market, lemonade stand, dog-sit, and take people across the river. They earn enough money to go to the fair and have a wonderful time together.

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assertiveness, beverage, careers, conflict resolution, cooperation, decision making, friendship, goal setting, island, responsibilities, seasons, stress management, summer, teamwork, transportation, verbal communication

Sugaring season: Making maple syrup

Burns, Diane L

The making of maple syrup is a long process. First you must grow maple trees. Next is the tapping of the maple trees to collect the syrup. Once the syrup has been collected, it is cooked. the next step is grading and then the packing of the syrup.

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autumn, business, food, hard work, nutrition, plants, seasons, spring, summer, time, winter

X-rays and other fun things

Scarry, Richard

Huckle and Lowly are learning all sorts of fun things. First, they visit the doctor and learn about x-rays. Then they learn about making bread. Finally, they practice safety outside playing in the sun and while walking to the grocery store.

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beach, beverage, bones, car, caring, cooking, doctor, farm, food, health, hunger, learning, nutrition, safety, summer, sun, water

Dear rebecca, winter is here

George, Jean Craighead

Someone is writing a letter to a friend to remind her that winter is here again. She also reminds her that summer will be back.

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bodies of water, mountains, plants, rain, river, seasons, snow, summer, verbal communication, weather, winter

In the middle of the night

Fisher, Aileen

A girl loves the night and watches the sky and environment almost nightly. For her birthday, she wants to go out and explore that night. Her father takes her out, and they explore a wooded area finding a variety of plants, animals, and insects.

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animals, autumn, birthday, decision making, family, night, nonverbal communication, parents, plants, seasons, spring, summer, tree, verbal communication, winter, woods

Old black fly

Aylesworth, Jim

An old black fly bothers a crazy mixed-up family by flying around and interrupting every aspect of their lives. The fly progresses through the alphabet by landing first on an apple pie, a baby, cookies, then a dog.

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alphabet, animals, baby, birds, birthday, cat, clothing, concepts, death, dog, family, fly, food, grandparents, insects, nutrition, parents, parrot, seasons, sequence, summer

Grandpa and bo

Henkes, Kevin

Young Bo spends the summer with his grandfather in the country and has a wonderful time. They walk, fish, and make things together. They celebrate Christmas together -- a very special summer Christmas!

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adventures, birds, christmas, conflict resolution, decision making, family, goal setting, grandparents, holidays, recreation, relaxation, seasons, summer, travel

Chicken man

Edwards, Michelle

The summer that Rody worked in the kibbutz chicken coop, the hens laid more eggs than ever before. When Rody gets moved from job to job, the chickens become very unhappy. So they do something to get Rody back.

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birds, chicken, conflict resolution, feelings, happiness, love, nonverbal communication, sadness, seasons, song, summer, unselfish, verbal communication

Nene

Coste, Marion

The female nene keeps watch over her eggs, while the male nene stays close by watching for danger. When the eggs finally hatch, the birds must keep close watch over the baby goslings so that no cats, rats, or mongooses eat the young. The family must stay in this area for a few months, waiting until the babies get their flying wings. Not all of the goslings survive the wait, but when all the new feathers grow in, the family flies from the land near the ocean to the mountain.

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animals, author's note, birds, birth, bodies of water, cat, challenges, change, escape, family, goose, habitat, mountains, ocean, parents, protection, rat, seasons, summer, survival, winter

Nobiah's well: A modern African folktale

Guthrie, Donna

Nobiah is an African American boy who is very generous. One day he fetches water for his mother, but by the time he gets home, his water is all gone. His generosity pays off when his friends build him a well in return.

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african american, animals, bear, beverage, family, helping, multicultural, parents, responsibilities, seasons, sharing, siblings, summer, water

This year's garden

Rylant, Cynthia

As summer comes and goes, we can see all of the good things that come out of a garden. It's never too early to think about next year's garden.

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autumn, beetle, family, farm, food, garden, insects, nutrition, seasons, spring, summer, verbal communication, winter

Lullaby for emily

Kherdian, David

A mother sings a lullaby which describes all things that her daughter, Emily, will do as she grows older. Some of the things the mother envisions Emily doing are picking blueberries for cereal, jams, and pies, making cider, playing in the meadow, planting a garden and playing in the snow.

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animals, autumn, baby, birds, exercise, feelings, food, garden, love, nutrition, pets, plants, play, seasons, sledding, sleep, snow, spring, summer, swimming, winter

The garden in our yard

Quinn, Greg Henry

A family plants seeds in spring, watches them grow in summer, says goodbye to the garden in fall, then lets it sleep in winter.

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autumn, birds, change, cycle, family, food, garden, insects, nutrition, plants, seasons, spring, summer, winter

In the small, small pond

Fleming, Denise

Each season brings changes to the pond including a variety of animals.

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amphibians, animals, autumn, birds, duck, frog, heron, muskrat, raccoon, seasons, spring, summer, swallow, winter

My favorite time of year

Pearson, Susan

Kelly enjoys all the seasons, because she and her family do many things together.

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autumn, family, food, games, memories, nature, nutrition, plants, play, recreation, seasons, self esteem, sledding, spring, summer, verbal communication, weather, winter

Seasons

Burningham, John

The four seasons, spring, summer, fall, and winter, are described by what they look like and things we associate with them.

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autumn, environment, seasons, spring, summer, winter

A busy year

Lionni, Leo

Twin mice, Willie and Winnie, befriend Woody, the talking tree. They visit her every month and witness the changes the different seasons bring to their friend.

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animals, autumn, change, critical thinking, fire, friendship, mouse, rain, seasons, snow, spring, summer, verbal communication, weather, wind, winter

Gathering a northwoods counting book

Bowen, Betsy

Starting in May, the winter countdown begins. Preparation activities are described using the numbers one through thirteen. For example, winter countdown includes five blueberries and six bags of rice.

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amphibians, animals, autumn, bear, bodies of water, bus, counting, exercise, family, fish, food, friendship, goal setting, helping, lake, numbers, nutrition, preparation, responsibilities, river, seasons, self esteem, skiing, snow, spring, summer, teamwork, toad, transportation, weather, winter, woods

Picasso and the girl with the ponytail

Anholt, Laurence

Sylvette is a shy young girl, until she meets Picasso. He has moved to France for the summer to work on his art. Seeing Sylvette through his window, he decides to use her as his new model. All summer they work together and become good friends. Picasso helps Sylvette unlock her secrets and artistic talent.

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anger, animals, art, author's note, beauty, biography, careers, dog, encouragement, feelings, french, friendship, fun, goat, happiness, history, monkey, multicultural, nonverbal communication, owl, photograph, sadness, seasons, secrets, shyness, summer, verbal communication

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