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Animal alphabet

Kitchen, Bert

Each letter is represented by an animal whose name starts with that letter.

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alphabet, animals, learning, sequence

Animal action abc

Pandell, Karen

Come work out with the animals while you learn your ABCs. See all the kids stretching, reaching, crawling, and moving just like the cats, bears, elephants, and whales that are pictured nearby.

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activities, alphabet, amphibians, animals, birds, crane, duck, elephant, exercise, frog, giraffe, hippopotamus, kangaroo, nonverbal communication, penguin, sequence, tiger, whale, wolf

Angus, the dog, becomes bored with all his familiar surroundings. One day, he leaves the yard in search for something different. Realizing he cannot communicate with many things, he is happy to return home.

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animals, assertiveness, boredom, conflict resolution, dog, exploration, feelings, verbal communication

Angus and the ducks

Flack, Marjorie

Angus is a curious dog who wonders what the sound is on the other side of the hedge. He discovers ducks and scares them away. The ducks finally turn on Angus and scare him.

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animals, assertiveness, birds, curiosity, dog, duck, fear, feelings, goal setting

Angus and the cat

Flack, Marjorie

Angus, the dog, explored many things. One day he finds a cat in the house. He does not like the cat, until it is gone - then he misses it.

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animals, appreciation, assertiveness, cat, conflict resolution, dog, feelings

Angry arthur

Oram, Hiawyn

Arthur is angry at his family, so he expresses it and causes destruction in the world.

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aggression, anger, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, decision making, destruction, family, feelings, refusal skills

Angelo goes to the carnival

Goodenow, Earle

Angelo has his first experience with an Italian carnival.

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carnival, conflict resolution, family, italian, multicultural, parents, stress management

Angelo

Macauley, David

A man is repairing when he comes upon an injured pigeon. He nurses the pigeon back to health and a friendship fast emerges. The pigeon helps the man fulfill his lifelong dream and is surprised to find an addition to the building.

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aging, ambition, birds, careers, church, death, food, friendship, health, italian, kindness, monuments, multicultural, music, pigeon, teamwork, work

Angelina's christmas

Holabird, Katharine

Angelina sees Mr. Bell all alone the night before Christmas. Angelina and Henry make cookies for Mr. Bell. She and Henry go over to take the cookies to Mr. Bell. He invites them in and they have fun listening to stories. In return, Mr. Bell plays Santa in Angelina's Christmas Pagent.

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christmas, decision making, feelings, friendship, helping, holidays, loneliness, performance, presents, self esteem

Angelina's birthday surprise

Holabird, Katharine

Angelina breaks her bicycle while riding with Alice. She works hard to earn money for a new bike. She gets a bike for her birthday because of her hard work.

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bicycle, biking, birthday, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, dedication, exercise, goal setting, hard work, nonverbal communication, persistence, presents, stress management, teamwork, verbal communication

Angelina on stage

Holabird, Katharine

Angeline and Henry are asked to do a play and both are excited. Angelina gets jealous when Henry gets to speak. During the performance, Henry gets nervous and Angelina saves him and the play.

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conflict resolution, excitement, friendship, jealousy, nonverbal communication, performance, self confidence, selfishness, verbal communication

Angelina ballerina

Holabird, Katharine

Angelina wants to be a ballerina. She never does her chores and dances all the time, annoying her parents and friends. Finally, her parents decide to enroll her in dance lessons. Angelina practices very hard for many years and eventually becomes a famous ballerina.

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animals, careers, conflict resolution, dancing, dedication, determination, exercise, friendship, hard work, mouse

Angelina and alice

Holabird, Katharine

Angelina and Alice were very good friends and they did everything together. One day when Angelina tried to do a handstand on the playground and fell, everyone laughed including Alice. Angelina was very mad at Alice for laughing. But when Angelina needed a partner in gymnastics class, Alice volunteered and they had a great performance.

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anger, conflict resolution, exercise, feelings, friendship, gymnastics, performance, play, recreation, self esteem, sports, teamwork

Angela's airplane

Munsch, Robert

Angela loses her father at the airport and climbs into a plane. She starts pushing buttons and the plane takes off. Then she crashes the plane and promises never to fly again, but becomes a pilot later.

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airplane, careers, curiosity, injury, mischief, travel

Angel's kite

Blanco, Alberto

Young Angel is sad because the town bell is missing. One night, Young Angel builds a giant kite that mysteriously turns into the town bell. (Also in Spanish).

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animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, dog, feelings, goal setting, mystery, sadness, secrets, spanish

Angel pig and the hidden christmas

Waldron, Jan

All the little pigs are in a hurry to go Christmas shopping. However, they discover they have an empty wallet. When angel pig pays them a visit, they soon learn what Christmas is really about.

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angel, animals, christmas, cleanliness, holidays, love, money, pig, preparation, presents, rhyme, shopping

Angel mae

Hughes, Shirley

The event of a birth in her family and preparations for a Christmas play cause Mae to be anxious. Mae's courage helps her to make decisions to solve her problems.

Andy and the lion

Daugherty, James

A boy named Andy reads a book about a lion. After reading it, his imagination goes wild and he dreams about saving a lion.

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animals, books, conflict resolution, decision making, imagination, lion, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, reading

Andrew's loose tooth

Munsch, Robert

Andrew's tooth is loose and he can't eat breakfast until it comes out. Mom tries, dad tries, the dentist tries, and even the tooth fairy tries, but the tooth won't come out. Will his best friend's final plan work to get Andrew's tooth out?

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body parts, challenges, courage, critical thinking, dentist, family, food, frustration, health, parents, problem solving, teamwork, teeth, tooth fairy

Andreas in king's park

Sundin-Wickman

Andreas, Matt, and Ruff are great friends who do everything together. When Ruff runs off, Matt and Andreas use clever thinking and courage to find their dog.

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adventures, animals, birds, chicken, dog, duck, food, friendship, pets

And to think that we thought we'd never be friends

Hoberman, Mary Ann

Arguments erupt everywhere. For a brother and sister, conflicts end as quickly as they begin. When a fight almost starts with their neighbors next door, music erupts until the whole town marches into the ocean. Even the whales join in the rhythmic fun!

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anger, animals, argument, beverage, bodies of water, conflict, conflict resolution, dancing, exercise, family, feelings, five senses, friendship, instruments, music, neighbors, nonverbal communication, ocean, parade, parents, relationship, rhyme, siblings, walking, whale

And to think that i saw it on mulberry street

Seuss, Dr.

A young boy walking home from school fantasizes about events on Mulberry Street. Although he tells his father a fantastic tale about an elephant pulling a brass band, a policeman, a trailer and the mayor, he later admits that all he saw was a horse and wagon.

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animals, creativity, critical thinking, deception, decision making, elephant, family, fantasy, horse, imagination, parents, rhyme, verbal communication

And the cow said moo!

Phillips, Mildred

A cow wonders why she says moo but all the other farm animals make different noises. She soon learns that each animal has its own identity and makes its own sounds, making them all unique.

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animals, cow, differences, dog, duck, farm, horse, individuality, morning, noise, nonverbal communication, owl, pets, pig, rhyme, sheep, sounds, uniqueness, verbal communication

And still the turtle watched

MacGill-Callahan, Shiela

Delaware Indians carve a rock into a turtle. The turtle watches man progress as centuries go by. Eventually, it is found by an archaelogist and taken to the New York City botantanical gardens for all generations to revere.

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archeology, careers, garden, history, native american, nonverbal communication, reptiles, traditions, turtle

And my mean old mother will be sorry, blackboard bear

Alexander, Martha

Anthony is tired of his mean mother always yelling at him, so he runs away with his bear. After some fun, he misses his mother, his bed, his pillow, and food. He happily returns to his home.

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adventures, conflict resolution, decision making, family, running away, safety

And juan

Shannon, Terry

Juan wishes that his father would forget to say "...and Juan" when he calls on his brothers and him. As he continues to learn his culture and how to become a potter, Juan begins to feel as though he really belongs.

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art, careers, diversity, family, mexican, multicultural, parents, preparation, siblings, verbal communication

And it rained

Raskin, Ellen

A pig, a parrot, and a monkey try to have tea, but their tea party is ruined by a rain storm. They all come up with ideas to solve the problem, but only one works.

And if the moon could talk

Banks, Kate

A young child gets ready for bed. Her father reads her a book, and her mother tucks her into bed. Soon, she is fast asleep and dreaming. The moon watches from outside as the world prepares for nightfall.

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animals, beach, bedtime, boat, books, crab, desert, donkey, dreams, family, fire, five senses, lion, lizard, moon, night, parents, rabbit, reading, sleep, stars, storytelling, wind

Anatole and the cat

Titus, Eve

While working as the Cheese Taster at M'sieu Duval's factory, Anatole the Mouse is forced to face his biggest fear: a cat. When the cat threatens Anatole's job, Anatole puts his brain to work and comes up with a plan that saves his job and makes him the most respected mouse in all France.

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animals, bravery, careers, cat, critical thinking, decision making, fear, feelings, french, heroism, mouse, multicultural

Anatole

Titus, Eve

Anatole finds a way to leave something in return for getting food. He becomes the greatest cheese taster by his secret identity, working late at night in the factory.

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animals, careers, food, giving, mouse, nutrition, secrets

Anancy and mr. dry-bone

French, Fiona

Anancy and Mr. Dry-Bone attempt to win the hand of the beautiful Miss Lause by making her laugh.

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assertiveness, competition, conflict resolution, creativity, decision making, goal setting, imagination, marriage, nonverbal communication, self esteem, verbal communication

An ocean world

Sis, Peter

A whale sails new seas and after several unsuccessful attempts, makes a friend.

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animals, bodies of water, critical thinking, decision making, determination, feelings, friendship, goal setting, loneliness, ocean, peer resistance, refusal skills, self esteem, stress management, whale

An invitation to the butterfly ball

Yolen, Jane

Different creatures are invited to the butterfly ball. Each creature is missing something, which you will find at the end of the journey.

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animals, butterfly, conflict resolution, counting, critical thinking, goal setting, insects, lost, numbers, party, sequence, verbal communication

An extraordinary egg

Lionni, Leo

Three frogs live together by a pond. One of them finds an egg. When the egg hatches, the three frogs believe that the animal is a chicken.

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alligator, amphibians, assertiveness, birds, birth, bodies of water, chicken, family, frog, helping, parents, pond, reptiles, self esteem, verbal communication

An evening at alfie's

Hughes, Shirley

A babysitter encounters a crisis situation when a water pipe bursts. She solves the problem by enlisting aid from others.

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assertiveness, child care, conflict resolution, cooperation, coping, crisis, critical thinking, curiosity, decision making, imagination, stress management, teamwork

An enchanted hair tale

De Veaux, Alexis

Sudan had unruly hair. Everyone made fun of him for it. He found a place to be himself with people who were like him. He began to appreciate his differences.

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acceptance, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, differences, multicultural, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, prejudice, self esteem, stress management, understanding, verbal communication

An ellis island christmas

Leighton, Maxine Rhea

Krysia and her family leave Poland around Christmas to meet their father, who is already living in New York. It is a long trip on land and by water, but they eventually land at Ellis Island where their father is waiting.

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anticipation, boat, christmas, freedom, geography, holidays, immigrants, multicultural, polish, separation, transportation, travel

An edwardian holiday

Goodall, John S.

A family takes a trip away from home to a variety of places.

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family, holidays, nonverbal communication, travel, vacation

An edible alphabet

Christensen, Bonnie

Each letter of the alphabet is described using a type of food or plant. The pictures of this book are clear and vivid.

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alphabet, author's note, food, garden, nutrition, plants, sequence

An early american christmas

dePaola, Tomie

A Christmas family moves into a not so spirited town. See how their joy and traditions eventually rub off on the town and gives them the Christmas spirit.

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celebration, christmas, faith, family, goal setting, history, holidays, pride, snow, verbal communication

An autummn tale

Updike, David

On the eve of Halloween, Homer carves a jack-o-lantern from a pumpkin in his yard. That night, when he goes to watch the moon rise, he puts the pumpkin on his head. He is surprised to see the trees moving and talking. Homer goes on a short journey with the trees and returns home the next morning.

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adventures, animals, autumn, dog, halloween, holidays, moon, plants, seasons, travel, verbal communication

An artist

Goffstein, M.B.

Goffstein depicts how an artist's work is part of him and how his work is like a creation from God.

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art, careers, conflict resolution, critical thinking, environment, god, individuality, nonverbal communication, self esteem

An apple pie for dinner

VanHecke, Susan

Wishing to bake an apple pie, Old Granny Smith sets out with a full basket, trading its contents for a series of objects until she get the apples she needs.

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animals, author's note, cat, cooking, dog, fable, five senses, food, hunger, illustrator's note, money, nutrition, recipe, smell, tree

An apartment's no place for a kid

Knox-Wagner, Elaine

Kelly and her mom move out of a house and into an apartment when her mom gets transferred after their divorce. Kelly struggles with the lifestyle in an apartment. She handles a confusing situation which shows her the advantages to living in an apartment.

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boredom, change, confusion, critical thinking, divorce, family, feelings, misunderstanding, moving, parents, sadness, shelter

An anteater named arthur

Waber, Bernard

An anteater named Arthur learns that he can overcome certain problems with the help of his mother. Arthur learns to eat right, clean, and become a responsible anteater.

An angel for solomon singer

Rylant, Cynthia

Solomon Singer, alone and lonely, wanders the streets of New York City dreaming of things he will never have. He dreams of a fireplace, porch swing, a purple wall, a cat, and his boyhood home in Indiana. One night he wanders into a small restaurant where he reads on the menu that this is the place where all dreams come true.

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animals, birds, cat, community, critical thinking, decision making, depression, dog, feelings, food, loneliness, nonverbal communication, sadness, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

An American story

Alexander, Kwame

An African American story is an American story of slavery, brutal conditions, struggle, and oppression. Remember the American story of hard work, pride, and strength in the fight for liberty as Black people stand up and speak out while "holding history in one hand and clenching hope in the other".

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african american, body parts, bravery, culture, fairness, feelings, fight, food, future, history, hope, justice, leadership, literacy, multicultural, oppression, pride, reading, sadness, storytelling, war

An African princess

Edmonds, Lyra

Lyra is a young girl who lives in the city and who comes from a line of African princesses. She is teased by her classmates and starts to wonder whether or not she is a princess. Her family goes to visit her aunt who confirms that she is an African princess.

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african american, airplane, assertiveness, conflict resolution, family, feelings, history, learning, multicultural, parents, royalty, self esteem, teasing, travel, vacation

An actor

Goffstein, Brooke

A little boy speaks to the reader about his feature presentation and past character roles. He depicts his life as an actor.

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assertiveness, careers, nonverbal communication, verbal communication

Amy's travels

Starke, Kathryn

Come along with Amy on her wonderful journey to all seven continents on earth. Read about the desert in Asia, the rainforest and jungles of Africa, the mountains of South America, and the cities of Europe. Feel the bitter cold of Antarctica, go on a safari, and meet people around the world who speak different languages. Traveling to brand new places is one of the most exciting ways to learn, and it's a trip you'll never forget!

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africa, america, animals, antarctica, asian, australia, bodies of water, camel, change, culture, desert, differences, europe, exploration, geography, home, honduran, jungle, kangaroo, kenyan, koala, language, maps, mountains, moving, multicultural, rainforest, river, safari, seasons, south american, spanish, transportation, travel, united states

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