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Jahdu

Hamilton, Virginia

Jahdu uses creativity to outwit his shadow in order to recover his magic dust.

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assertiveness, body image, creativity, critical thinking, decision making, goal setting, magic, shadows, verbal communication

Milo the magician had one more chance to pull a rabbit out of his hat or else he would be fired. While searching for a rabbit, he finds a bear. The bear is able to pretend his bones are made of rubber and agrees to jump out of Milo's hat. The show is a huge success until the bear becomes tired. Milo wonders what he will do until he realizes that he too can pretend his bones are made of rubber.

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anger, animals, bear, bones, careers, clothing, disappearance, disappointment, entertainment, helping, magic, missing, performance, pretend, rabbit, restaurant, taxi, train, transportation

Nothing to do

Hoban, Russell

Walter is bored, so his father gives him a magic stone that will make him think of fun activities when rubbed. However, after Walter loses the stone, he realizes that he is capable of entertaining himself. He gives his sister a magic stick so she will stop bothering him.

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boredom, critical thinking, family, imagination, imitation, magic, parents, play, recreation, siblings

The bakers dozen

Forest, Heather

Jan Van Amsterdam is a well known baker. People travel from all over to buy his goods. When he begins to get greedy, he starts to use less ingredients in his cookies. When a woman asks for a bakers dozen, he only gives her 12 She puts a curse on him and his baked goods. When he finally realizes that a bakers dozen is 13, the curse is broken.

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author's note, careers, celebration, christmas, community, deception, folktale, food, greed, holidays, magic, nutrition, poverty, seasons, winter

The magic fan

Baker, Keith

One night a boy who liked to build things found a magic fan. The fan showed him what he should build to help enhance the village. The fan helped him until he no longer needed it. The fan helped the boy see that the magic was a part of himself.

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critical thinking, decision making, goal setting, helping, magic, self esteem

The magic school bus at the waterworks

Cole, Joanna

A class takes a field trip to the waterworks. The trip is magical because the children actually become the size of raindrops. They go through the water purification cycles and learn all about water.

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adventures, bodies of water, bus, creativity, critical thinking, imagination, magic, school, transportation, travel, verbal communication

The bee-man of orn

Stockton, Frank R.

A magician tells the Bee-man how he was transformed into the Bee-man, then sets out to find out what he was before.

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assertiveness, bee, critical thinking, decision making, fear, feelings, goal setting, insects, magic, self esteem

The train

Lenica, Jan

A train that carries people and animals travels to magical places.

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animals, magic, train, transportation, travel

Which one is whitney?

Stevenson, James

Whitney is a clever fish who shows his mom how clever he is. He helps without knowing it and outsmarts some egotistical mackerels.

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creativity, fish, mackerel

The rainbabies

Melmed, Laura Krauss

An old couple wants a child of their own. They find a bunch of little rainbabies in the grass and they take care of them. A fairy comes to Earth and gives them a real child to love.

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animals, baby, conflict resolution, fairy, family, love, magic, parents, rain, weasel, weather

Treed by a pride of irate lions

Zimelman, Nathan

An animal likes his Mother but not his Father -- so off he goes to Africa where he hopes to find some loving animals. In the end, the Dad returns home, telling his family that no animal will ever be like him. Dad is happy that his family still loves him.

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african, animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, goal setting, love, peer resistance, refusal skills, self esteem, stress management, travel, verbal communication

More more more

Williams, Vera B.

Three different families give their babies love. First a father, then a grandmother, then a mother shower their baby with attention and affection.

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affection, attention, baby, family, grandparents, love, nonverbal communication, parents, self esteem, verbal communication

Left behind

Carrick, Carol

Christopher goes on a field trip with his class to an aquarium. They take the subway there, but on the way back Christopher gets pushed off the train and lost. Eventually, he finds a policeman who helps him go home.

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conflict resolution, fear, loneliness, lost, separation, transportation, travel

Where's waldo?

Handford, Martin

The reader follows Waldo as he hikes around the world. The reader must try to find him in the illustrations as Waldo is lost in the crowded places he visits.

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adventures, assertiveness, critical thinking, decision making, lost, mystery, nonverbal communication, self esteem, travel

This is the bear and the scary night

Hayes, Sarah//Craig, Helen

A boy leaves his bear behind in the park. The bear begins an exciting nighttime adventure. After the boy realizes he forgot his bear, he goes back to the park to retrieve him.

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, bear, conflict resolution, decision making, fear, feelings, loneliness, lost, night, sadness

Finding the green stone

Walker, Alice

Johnny loses his green stone because of his mean behavior. The entire community helps him look for it, but he finally realizes that he, alone, can find it.

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assertiveness, bully, community, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, goal setting, helping, lost, mischief, nonverbal communication, self esteem, verbal communication

The mystery of the missing red mitten

Kellogg, Steven

While out playing in the snow, Annie has lost one of her mittens. Annie and her dog Oscar search each place Annie has been that day to try and find the red mitten. You'll never guess where they find it!

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animals, clothing, critical thinking, dog, goal setting, lost, missing, play, snow, weather

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

Jacko

Goodall, John S.

Jacko, the monkey, runs away from his organ-grinder master. He takes a journey on a ship out to sea.

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animals, bodies of water, curiosity, family, lost, monkey, nonverbal communication, ocean, travel

Have you seen my duckling?

Tafuri, Nancy

A mother duck swims around the pond with her ducklings looking for one duckling who is lost.

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birds, conflict resolution, critical thinking, duck, family, lost, parents, verbal communication

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

The tale i told sasha

Willard, Nancy

Follow along in an adventure as a yellow ball rolls out of sight and into a place where all lost things are found. Discover a quiet, small, and plain house where its rooms run far and wide and adventure lurks in the shadows.

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adventures, animals, balloon, bee, beetle, birds, butterfly, colors, cow, direction, disappearance, discovery, fish, flowers, horse, images, imagination, insects, light, lost, maps, mythical, perspective, shadows, sheep, tiger

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

My grandson lew

Zolotow, C.

Lew misses his grandfather who died when he was two. Although Lew was young, he can still remember his grandfather's beard and eyes. Together, Lew and his mother reminisce about someone they both loved very much.

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critical thinking, death, family, grandparents, loss, love, memories, nonverbal communication, parents, verbal communication

Batter up!

Johnson, Neil

A young boy named Nick joins a baseball team and learns everything about the game. He has to deal with losing a big game. The loss helps him to refine his weaknesses.

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baseball, cooperation, determination, feelings, friendship, goal setting, learning, loss, peer resistance, practice, sadness, self esteem, sports

The little weaver of tahi-yen village

Tuyet, Tran Khanh

Hien is a young Vietnamese girl who lives in a bombed village. She must cope with the deaths of her mother and grandmother, and is flown to the United States to have a special operation on her injured throat. She meets two nice Americans who give her a weaving loom and becomes known as the Little Weaver of Thai-Yen village.

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accidents, beliefs, change, coping, death, injury, loss, multicultural, travel, vietnamese, war

My mother lost her job today

Delton, Judy

A six-year-old's mother loses her job. As she watches how upset her mother is, she wonders if life will ever be the same again.

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anger, birthday, careers, change, coping, family, feelings, loss, parents, sadness

Amelia's nine lives

Balian, Lorna

A little girl has the misfortune of losing her best friend, a cat named Amelia. Her friends and family try to help the little girl by giving her cats that look like Amelia. In the end, Amelia returns home with four kittens.

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animals, birth, cat, conflict resolution, family, friendship, kindness, loss, numbers, pets

After charlotte's mom died

Spelman, Cornelia

Charlotte lost her mother only six months ago, so she and her father still grieve a lot over the death. Charlotte gets into a fight at school and has to see a therapist, Anna. Anna helps Charlotte to bring out her emotions which establishes a better bond between her and her father.

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accidents, affection, aggression, author's note, car, careers, communication, conflict resolution, confusion, coping, death, depression, emotions, family, feelings, fight, guilt, helping, hope, listening, loss, parents, school, stress management, transportation, verbal communication

Dog heaven

Rylant, Cynthia

A simple and creative way to look at death is illustrated. By viewing pictures of dogs, you can learn what happens to someone who dies.

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animals, clouds, death, dog, feelings, happiness, loss, memories

Fox's dream

Tejima, Keizaburo

A fox, who is on his own, struggles to survive during the winter. He is cold, hungry, and misses his family. In the end, he meets a friend and realizes that he is no longer alone.

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animals, family, feelings, fox, hunger, loneliness, sadness, seasons, survival, winter

The lonely doll

Wright, Dare

A little doll, Edith, is lonely when two bears come to visit her. Mr. Bear watches Edith and Little Bear for awhile, but Mr. Bear has to leave for an errand. Edith and her new friend disobey, get into trouble and are punished. Edith is afraid that Mr. Bear and Little Bear will leave which will bring back feelings of loneliness again. However, they stayed.

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animals, bear, child care, conflict resolution, decision making, disobedience, dolls, feelings, friendship, loneliness, peer resistance, self esteem, verbal communication

The forgotten bear

Joerns, Consuelo

Stuck on an island attic and very lonely, Sam Bear sends a message in a bottle to a boy named Peter. Peter finds Sam Bear and they sail away into a storm!When Sam Bear's firecrackers are struck by lightning, they light the stormy sky, and help is found.

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adventures, animals, bear, boat, bodies of water, island, loneliness, rescue, sea, sky, storm, transportation, travel, weather

Sea swan

Lasky, Katheryn

Elzibah Swan decides to take up swimming at the age of seventy-five. She shares her new hobby with her grandchildren.

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aging, birds, change, conflict resolution, exercise, family, goal setting, grandparents, learning, loneliness, recreation, self esteem, swimming

Amelia bedelia goes camping

Parish, Peggy

Amelia Bedielia follows exact instructions given to her on a camping trip, including rowing boats and pitching the tent.

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boat, camping, confusion, decision making, literal interpretation, recreation, stress management, travel, verbal communication

Fierce john

Fenton, Edward

After John goes to the zoo, he wants to be a lion. He dresses up like a lion and pretends to be one around his family. They believe that he is the lion from the zoo and that he ate John. He must prove to them that he is not a lion, but John.

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animals, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, imagination, lion, verbal communication, zoo

Birdie's lighthouse

Hopkinson, Deborah

Ten year-old Bertha, daughter of a lighthouse keeper, receives a diary for her birthday. She records significant family events such as their relocation to rugged Turtle Island and the time when her brother went to sea for a long time.

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author's note, birds, birthday, boat, bodies of water, bravery, calendar, careers, challenges, change, courage, diary, family, fishing, fog, growing up, hard work, helping, heroism, island, light, moving, ocean, recreation, responsibilities, sea, seagull, seal, ship, storytelling, stress management, transportation, verbal communication, weather, writing

Flashlight

James, Betsy

Marie is afraid of the dark while she is sleeping over at her grandparent's house. Her grandpa gives her a flashlight to become familiar with her surroundings and to overcome her fear.

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bedtime, family, fear, feelings, grandparents, light, night, sleep, verbal communication

Harry in trouble

Porte, Barbara Ann

Harry tells his own story about how he misplaces his library cards. He feels ashamed about not being responsible, but then learns that he is not the only one.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, forgetful, forgiveness, friendship, library, lost, problem solving, responsibilities, self esteem, stress management, understanding, verbal communication

Where does it go?

Miller, Margaret

Various children learn where different objects are supposed to go. After four tries, the correct answer is given.

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bicycle, books, clothing, decision making, dolls, food, goal setting, learning, nonverbal communication, nutrition, responsibilities, teeth, toys, transportation

Hop on pop

Seuss, Dr.

This book presents two or three rhyming words and then uses them in a sentence to help beginning readers.

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learning, reading, rhyme

Mrs. merriwether's musical cat

Purdy, Carol

Mrs. Merriwether gives piano lessons to neighborhood children. Their ordinary lives are transformed when a cat joins the piano lessons and helps keep the beat of the music. The cat even brings her three kittens to the lessons.

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animals, birth, cat, community, conflict resolution, goal setting, learning, music, neighbors, nonverbal communication, practice, rhythm, seasons, summer, surprises, verbal communication

The jacket i wear in the snow

Neitzel, Shirley

A girl is playing in the snow. Her zipper gets wet and becomes stuck so she goes home so her mother can help her.

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assertiveness, clothing, conflict resolution, critical thinking, learning, play, problem solving, snow, verbal communication, weather

Ralph's secret weapon

Kellogg, Steven

During his summer vacation with his eccentric aunt, Ralph is forced to take bassoon lessons. When he succeeds at charming snakes, Aunt Georgiana sends Ralph to charm a sea serpent for the navy!The music only makes the monster angry, but Ralph saves the day with his secret weapon.

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critical thinking, learning, monsters, music, seasons, secrets, stress management, summer, vacation

If...

Perry, Sarah

This imaginative book takes you through different If... scenerios that will help you think and learn about new situations.

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animals, cat, creativity, critical thinking, dog, fantasy, frog, imagination, insects, learning, literal interpretation, mice, perspective, pretend, vision, whale, worm

All kinds of time

Behn, Harry

A five year old tells about how she learned to tell time. She compares clocks to people's faces. She also compares time to bugs, children, people, Sunday School, Santa Claus, and George Washington.

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holidays, learning, nonverbal communication, seasons, time, verbal communication

Henry possum

Berson, Harold

Young Henry Possum has so much energy that he'll never learn to play dead. He makes many friends, but one is a wolf, so he soon discovers what his mother has been trying to teach him all along.

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, critical thinking, deception, decision making, family, learning, music, nature, nonverbal communication

Minerva louise at school

Stoeke, Janet Morgan

Minerva Louise is a chicken on a mission. She ends up finding a really fancy barn, which is really a school. Minerva Louise goes exploring through the school and then returns home. She wants to go back to the fancy barn because it is a wonderful place to get ideas.

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adventures, animals, birds, chicken, creativity, curiosity, exploration, farm, learning, nonverbal communication, school

Meeting trees

Sanders, Scott Russel

A father takes his son on an educational walk through the woods stopping to look at all of nature's details. They identify different trees and leaves and see several animals along the way.

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animals, author's note, birds, butterfly, deer, exercise, flowers, games, identification, insects, learning, nature, plants, robin, squirrel, tree, verbal communication, walking

The triumphs of fuzzy fogtop

Rose, Anne

Fuzzy Fogtop has a short memory. He cannot remember anything from the night before. Fuzzy decides to visit the next town, but he falls asleep on the train and does not know where he is when he wakes up.

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forgetful, laziness, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, self esteem, stress management, train, transportation, travel

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