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Tomorrow on rocky pond

Reiser, Lynn

A child can't wait to go fishing on Rocky Pond so she can see animals and have picnics. It's a day full of adventure and fun.

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adventures, amphibians, animals, beaver, birds, boat, bodies of water, clothing, deer, dragonfly, duck, exercise, family, fish, fishing, five senses, food, frog, geography, insects, listening, maps, moose, nature, nonverbal communication, nutrition, observation, owl, parents, picnic, pond, rabbit, recreation, siblings, smell, spider, swimming, taste, touch, transportation, walking, woods

An introduction to the human body, how it functions, and its need for exercise. Kids have a variety of phyical activities and sports to enjoy while keeping their different body systems fit, healthy, and happy.

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beverage, body parts, bones, food, games, hard work, nonfiction, nutrition, picnic, skating, sleep, soccer, sports, vocabulary

Henry and mudge in the green time

Rylant, Cynthia

For Henry and his big dog, Mudge, summer means going on a picnic in the park, taking a bath under the garden hose, and going to the top of the big green hill.

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adventures, animals, bath, cleanliness, dog, exercise, food, friendship, hygiene, imagination, park, picnic, play, seasons, summer, swimming

The barking mouse

Sacre, Antonio

A Spanish speaking mouse family goes on a picnic. The parents spend the day showing each other affection while the brother and sister go play. While they are playing, the come across a cat. The cat scared everyone, except the mother mouse who saves them by speaking another language.

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affection, animals, cat, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, fear, feelings, food, hispanic, language, mouse, multicultural, parents, peer resistance, picnic, playing, self esteem, siblings, sounds, spanish, verbal communication

Before, now

Salmieri, Daniel

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animals, balloon, beach, bicycles, birds, bodies of water, books, buildings, car, careers, change, concert, dog, five senses, food, life, lightning, microscope, music, opposites, park, picnic, planet, playing, sand, technology, train, transportation, tree, umbrella, weather

Fish fry

Saunders, Susan

Edith wakes up and rushes out of bed. She is excited because today is the fish fry. The whole town gathers down by the river to fish and have a picnic.

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celebration, community, family, fishing, food, nutrition, picnic, recreation, traditions

The rain came down

Shannon, David

The rain creates unexpected chaos one Saturday morning. The endless arguments in houses and on the street turn into disaster, until the rain finally stops.

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airplane, animals, argument, beauty, birds, car, careers, cat, chicken, colors, dog, five senses, food, humor, moods, noise, nonverbal communication, nutrition, picnic, rain, rainbow, running, sleep, stress management, sun, taxi, technology, television, transportation, truck, umbrella, verbal communication, weather

The magic kite

Stanbridge, Bobette

A kite travels to America through time and watches America change and grow. Katy the kite spends time with a young girl in a city until it becomes too busy to fly. A Native American medicine man teaches Katy to speak to mother earth, father sky, angels, and fairies.

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angel, animals, birds, butterfly, elephant, friendship, grasshopper, imagination, insects, kite, magic, multicultural, native american, picnic, prayer, spiritual, tree, turtle

The school picnic

Steffy, Jan

Amish children have a full day of activities which start very early in the morning. After school, all the children and their parents go on a large picnic and have lots of fun.

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amish, animals, baseball, celebration, community, cow, family, farm, fishing, food, games, multicultural, nutrition, picnic, recreation, school, sports

Sylvester and the magic pebble

Steig, William

Sylvester the donkey finds a magic pebble which grants him whatever he wishes. He runs into a lion and wishes that he is a rock. He turns into a rock and is unable to wish himself back. A year later, his parents find the rock while picnicing and wishes to see Sylvester again, which brings him back.

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animals, change, coping, critical thinking, decision making, donkey, family, feelings, happiness, imagination, lion, loneliness, magic, parents, picnic, self esteem

Hip, hug, hooray!

Tangvald, Christine

Do you know how many types of hugs there are? Look and learn how hugs are imporatant everywhere and everyday.

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activities, affection, animals, baby, bath, beach, bedtime, birds, birthday, books, caring, celebration, church, cleanliness, climbing, dog, family, feelings, food, friendship, glasses, god, grandparents, happiness, hygiene, lake, library, love, night, parents, party, picnic, playground, rabbit, rain, reading, religion, sand, seasons, sheep, snow, soccer, sports, squirrel, storytelling, summer, swimming, tree, umbrella, weather, winter

The mellops strike oil

Ungerer, Tomi

During a picnic, the Mellops family drinks water from a spring and finds it tastes like oil. The family looks for the possibility of oil in the area. When they find that there is oil, they build a derrick. A forest fire sends the family home to take baths.

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bath, beverage, camping, cleanliness, decision making, discovery, environment, family, feelings, fire, fuel, goal setting, hygiene, picnic, recreation, verbal communication, water

Ernest and celestine's picnic

Vincent, Gabrielle

Ernest and Celestine plan to go on a picnic, but it is raining outside. They decide to pretend it is a sunny day and they go on the picnic anyway. While they are on their picnic, they make a new friend who invites them to his house.

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animals, bear, conflict resolution, creativity, decision making, food, friendship, goal setting, imagination, mouse, nonverbal communication, nutrition, picnic, rain, verbal communication, weather

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

Hazel's amazing mother

Wells, Rosemary

A little girl and doll go through town and buy goodies for a picnic with their mother. The girl gets lost and bullies tear up her doll. Her mom comes and saves her.

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bully, conflict resolution, dolls, family, lost, parents, peer resistance, picnic, rescue

Remember me?

Wild, Margaret

Ellie's grandmother doesn't remember very much anymore. For example, she forgets where her keys are, and she needs to pay the electric bill. She does remember one thing though -- Ellie growing up. Ellie and Grandma celebrate with a picnic in the park.

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aging, animals, biking, conflict resolution, decision making, exercise, family, feelings, food, frustration, grandparents, happiness, memory, nutrition, picnic, rabbit, running, self esteem, verbal communication

Playtime 123

Williams, Jenny

Counting to 20 can be fun!Nine children go on a Sunday picnic and 10 bear-buddies eat in the sun. Later on in this book, 19 children run to the ice cream truck and eat a treat.

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exercise, food, numbers, nutrition, picnic, sequence

We had a picnic this sunday past

Woodson, Jacqueline

Teeka and her grandmather wait fo the arrival of all their relatives at the family picnic. They both fear that Aunt Martha will show up with her dried-out apple pie. When everyone arrives, they have a wonderful feast.

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african american, celebration, colors, family, five senses, food, multicultural, nutrition, picnic, reunion, sun

Jake goes peanuts

Wright, Michael

Jake refuses to eat anything his parents makes, except for things with peanut butter in it. He ate so much peanut butter in it. He ate so much peanut butter that he finally gets sick of it.

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animals, beverage, decision making, dreams, elephant, family, food, nonverbal communication, nutrition, onomatopoeia, parents, peer resistance, picnic, refusal skills, school, signs, vegetables, verbal communication, zoo

Picnic with piggins

Yolen, Jane

Piggins the butler solves the mystery of Mrs. Reynard's disappearing necklace before anyone else.

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animals, critical thinking, dog, fox, loss, mystery, picnic, pig, rabbit, rat, reptiles, turtle

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Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

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Tomorrow on rocky pond

The busy body book

Henry and mudge in the green time

The barking mouse

Before, now

Fish fry

The rain came down

The magic kite

The school picnic

Sylvester and the magic pebble

Hip, hug, hooray!

The mellops strike oil

Ernest and celestine's picnic

Hurray for the fourth of july

Hazel's amazing mother

Remember me?

Playtime 123

We had a picnic this sunday past

Jake goes peanuts

Picnic with piggins