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The philharmonic gets dressed

Kuskin, Karla

The members of the philharmonic get ready for a performance. Their routines and all the things they have to do before the concert are discussed.

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appearance, bath, clothing, critical thinking, decision making, goal setting, hearing, listening, music, numbers, performance, preparation, sounds, verbal communication

One dancing drum

Kredenser, Gail//Mack, Stanley

Let's build a band by counting!Has numbers written in words and has 10 different instruments. This will help you recognize number words and colors.

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collection, colors, counting, instruments, music, numbers, sequence

This old man: The counting song

Koontz, Robin Michal

Learning to count to ten is made easy when you sing "This Old Man" and rhyme each of the numbers with different words.

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counting, critical thinking, five senses, learning, music, numbers, rhyme, sequence, song

Aunt elaine does the dance from spain

Komaiko, Leah

Katy's family is of Yiddish decent, born in Mexico. However; Katy's Aunt Elaine enjoys spanich dancing and speaking spanish phrases. Katy attends one of Aunt Elaine's dance shows and realizes why her aunt grealty enjoys spanish dancing.

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appreciation, counting, dancing, exercise, family, language, multicultural, numbers, parents, rhyme, self esteem, sharing, spanish, traditions, uniqueness, verbal communication

A penguin pup for Pinkerton

Kellogg, Steven

At school, Emily learns about penguins and how they care for their young. When Emily tells her dog, Pinkerton, about penguins, he begins to dream of having a penguin pup of his own. He even begins to think that his football is a penguin egg and waits for it to hatch. Later, Pinkerton steals a football from a football game. Emily and her family give Pinkerton a baby penguin of his own that he can care for.

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adoption, adventures, animals, baby, birds, counting, dog, dreams, football, numbers, parents, penguin, sports

Ten potatoes in a pot and other counting rhymes

Katz, Michael Jay

Learn numbers one through twelve with these counting rhymes!

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counting, critical thinking, food, numbers, nutrition, rhyme, sequence

The perfect pancake

Kahl, Virginia

A Good Wife makes only one perfect pancake for each person in town until one day a beggar comes along and tricks her into cooking enough until everyone was satisfied.

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community, deception, food, friendship, hunger, neighbors, numbers, nutrition, overeating, rhyme

Splash!

Jonas, Ann

A young girl owns a cat and a dog which are constantly falling in the pond with the fish and frogs. Each time a different animal falls in, the question, How many are in my pond? is asked again.

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african american, animals, bodies of water, cat, confusion, counting, dog, dragonfly, fish, five senses, frog, goldfish, insects, multicultural, numbers, pond, sequence, turtle

Whale song

Johnston, Tony

A little boy thinks that whales count when they sing. He believes that whales don't just make noise.

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animals, counting, music, numbers, sequence, song, sounds, verbal communication, whale

Henry hikes to fitchburg

Johnson, D.B.

Henry decides to take a trip to Fitchburg on foot and his friend decides to go by train. Henry partakes in numerous adventures on his journey into town, while his friend works odd jobs to earn the fare. Who will arrive in Fitchburg first?The journey to Fitchburg will prove to be an exploration of time and interests.

The smart cookie

John, Jory//Oswald, Pete

Learn how to become a smart cookie when given a chance to be creative and make something unique just like you. When the day came to share something original at school, smart cookie read her poem out loud and everybody clapped and cheered. Smart cookie learned that you can be smart in many different ways and there is always more to learn!

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baking, change, comparison, confidence, courage, creativity, differences, feelings, hard work, humor, imagination, intelligence, learning, math, numbers, performance, perspective, poetry, school, teacher, writing

Henrietta and the golden eggs

Johansen, Hanna

Once upon a time, 3,333 chickens lived in a small, crowded chikcen yard and everyday Henrietta, the baby chicken, finds a way out and everyone follows. Soon the manager builds a large, open chicken house and Henrietta lays her first egg.

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celebration, chicken, colors, cow, escape, farm, five senses, frog, growing up, hope, noise, numbers, pond, practice, running, running away, sight, smell, sounds, swimming, water

Natural disasters: Hurricanes and tornadoes

Jennings, Terry

This informational text discusses hurricanes and tornadoes by photographs and diagrams. Weather researchers use satellites to circle the earth and take photographs of cloud patterns and the ground. Tornadoes are born in thunderclouds. Learn how tornadoes and hurricanes are tracked and studied, including the damage these natural disasters cause.

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bangladesh, careers, clouds, comparisons, destruction, disasters, electricity, energy, england, geography, glossary, hurricane, index, jamaica, maps, multicultural, nonfiction, numbers, photograph, research, school, science, storm, technology, temperature, tornado, united states, weather, wind

All-of-a-kind family hanukkah

Jenkins, Emily

Gertie, the youngest of five children, wants to help her mother cook for their family dinner on the first night of Hanukkah in New York City’s Lower East Side. After many attempts of trying to help in the busy kitchen, Gertie is sent to her room by her mother and is eventually called down for dinner by her dad. In order to get her to come downstairs, Gertie’s father asks for her helping to light the candles of the menorah for the first time and Gertie happily accepts the offer.

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author's note, body parts, books, celebration, cooking, family, fire, food, freedom, frustration, hanukkah, hebrew, helping, history, holidays, illustrator's note, Jewish, learning, numbers, nutrition, parents, preparation, siblings, singing, traditions

Here we are: Notes for living on planet earth

Jeffers, Oliver

The Earth is a large planet made of land, water and the sky. Given its size, Earth is home to humans and animals alike. However, there is only one Earth and we all maintain a responsibility to care for the planet and each other.

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animals, bodies of water, body parts, constellation, day, differences, diversity, earth, fish, learning, life, night, numbers, planet, relationship, sea, sky, space, speech, stars, time, transportation, wildlife

Disney's elegant abc book

Jefferds, Vincent

All of the Disney characters in this book explain the ABCs through rhythm and fun.

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alphabet, colors, counting, humor, nonverbal communication, numbers, rhyme, sequence, storytelling, verbal communication

123 pop!

Isadora, Rachel

Pop!The numbers 1-1,000,000 are counted through pop art, ranging from astronauts, fish, and gargolyes to animals, flowers, and food. Can you count 1,000 jellybeans and 1,000,000 stars?

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animals, astronaut, body parts, buildings, change, chimpanzee, colors, counting, dancing, fish, flowers, food, heroism, numbers, performance, sequence, sounds, stars, symbols

The grand old duke of york

Ian, Nicholas

The music and song lyrics of this children's march is a nursery rhyme from England where the Grand Old Duke of York once sent his solders off to battle. Sing along as you learn how ten thousand men marched up to the top of the hill and marched down the hill again.

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basketball, bus, comparisons, england, exercise, glossary, horse, marching, mountain, music, numbers, pattern, rhyme, rhythm, royalty, school, song, sport, transportation

The doorbell rang

Hutchins, Pat

Ma made a plate of cookies. People kept coming by to share the cookies. Then grandma came by with more cookies.

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critical thinking, decision making, friendship, hunger, manners, numbers, sharing

The gummy candy counting book

Hutchings, Amy//Hutchings, Richard

Gummy candy is fun to eat, but it can be just as fun to count too!Learning to count from one to twelve is made easy through rhyming. Vivid photographs of assorted gummies helps to make exploring sets of numbers interesting and more meaningful.

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animals, colors, counting, food, numbers, nutrition, photograph, rhythm, sequence

Rhymes for annie rose

Hughes, Shirley

More than twenty rhymes tell about the daily life and activities of a young girl named Annie Rose. The playful poems cover several topics including animals, people, seasons, routines and adventures that children love.

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adventures, animals, bedtime, behavior, birds, boat, body parts, clothing, counting, cow, dancing, day, dog, dolls, dreams, food, friendship, games, garden, imagination, mice, moon, morning, nature, neighbors, night, numbers, playing, poetry, presents, rain, rhyme, sand, sea, seasons, sheep, snow, summer, sun, toys, tree, water, weather, winter

A creepy countdown

Huck, Charlotte

Using ten scary Halloween things readers count from one to ten and then back down again. Each page has illustrations that sequentially correspond to a number, featuring bats, ghosts, skeletons and other Halloween symbols.

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animals, bat, birds, cat, counting, goblins, halloween, holidays, mice, night, numbers, owl, scarecrows, sequence, symbols, toad, witches

Teacher! Sharing, helping, caring

Hubbell, Patricia

Great big school! In we go! Our teacher greets us, waves hello! A teacher and her class do lots of interesting things throughout the week. They paint, read, look at weather charts, count money, work on the computer, and greet a special guest. The students not only learn, but they have fun, too. And so does the teacher!

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african american, alphabet, art, asian american, careers, caring, computer, cooperation, Days of The Week, garden, helping, learning, multicultural, music, numbers, playground, reading, role model, school, teaching

2 is for dancing: A 1 2 3 of actions

Hubbard, Woodleigh

Animals and actions illustrate each number one through twelve. For example, 3 is for jumping, 7 is for fishing, and 12 is for balancing.

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animals, counting, dancing, exercise, fishing, jumping, numbers, reading, recreation, sequence, swimming

Big surprise in the bug tank

Horowitz, Ruth

Leo and his brother love their two giant pet cockroaches given to them by their mother. After the two cockroaches have babies, the boys try many different solutions to try to get rid of them. They finally find a solution after they receive help from their mom and local library.

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bug, chores, community, critical thinking, decision making, family, goal setting, insects, library, math, numbers, parents, pets, responsibilities, sexuality, siblings, stress management, verbal communication

One of each

Hoberman, Mary Ann

Oliver Tolliver lives alone in his one little house that has just one of everything. He thinks he is happy until he discovers that having more to share with friends is even better!

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animals, art, birds, cat, change, clothing, colors, companion, conflict resolution, counting, critical thinking, decision making, dog, feelings, food, friendship, happiness, night, nonverbal communication, numbers, nutrition, pig, rabbit, reptiles, rhyme, self esteem, sharing, sheep, snake, stars, unselfish, verbal communication

The looking book: A hide-and-seek counting story

Hoberman, Mary Ann

Nod sets out to look for his lost cat. He finds Pistachio on page 28 in a box.

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adventures, animals, cat, conflict resolution, determination, goal setting, lost, numbers, rhyme

The eensy-weensy spider

Hoberman, Mary Ann

Travel beyond the waterspout -- out into the garden, pond, brook, shoe store, and even the park with this determined spring-loving spider. Sing the all-time classic tune or just read with rhythm!This book will catch you in its colorful web and keep you on your toes as you advance beyond the traditional limits.

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acceptance, accidents, accomplishment, activities, adventures, affection, amphibians, anticipation, baby, bath, bedtime, beetle, birds, bodies of water, body parts, brook, bully, butterfly, caring, caterpillar, change, climbing, clothing, colors, community, companion, compromise, confidence, conflict resolution, cooperation, counting, courage, curiosity, cycle, dancing, decision making, determination, direction, discovery, dragonfly, duck, environment, exercise, family, fish, flowers, frog, fun, garden, grasshopper, injury, insects, instruments, language, morning, moving, music, nature, numbers, parade, parents, park, plants, pond, practice, rain, rhyme, routine, seasons, sharing, shopping, skipping, sleep, song, spider, spring, success, sun, swimming, travel, verbal communication, walking, weather, worm

Count and see

Hoban, Tana

Sequential photographs show the numbers, 1 through 100

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counting, numbers, photograph, sequence

Letters and 99 cents

Hoban, Tana

Photographs of letters, numbers, and coins help to introduce the alphabet and how to count some common amounts of money.

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alphabet, counting, money, numbers, photograph, sequence

Let's count

Hoban, Tana

Tana Hoban introduces the numbers one to one hundred. Each page shows the number, its correct spelling, dots, and a photograph.

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animals, balloon, colors, counting, dog, food, glasses, instruments, numbers, photograph, plants

Arthur's funny money

Hoban, Lillian

Arthur wants to earn enough money to buy a t-shirt and matching cap so he decides, with the help of his sister, to have a bike wash. He must use his math skills to figure out when he has reached his goal. However, he must first decide how to overcome a few obstacles.

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anger, assertiveness, bicycle, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, excitement, family, feelings, friendship, frustration, goal setting, money, numbers, siblings, teamwork

The rabbi and the twenty-nine witches

Hirsh, Marilyn

Once a month, when the moon is full, twenty-nine of the meanest, scariest, ugliest, wickedest witches that ever lived came out of the cave to terrify the villagers...until one day the wise rabbi invents a plan to rid his village of those wicked witches forever. The rabbi's clever plan works with hilarious results!

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animals, cat, cave, community, dancing, evil, fear, inventions, Jewish, magic, moon, numbers, problem solving, rain, religion, village, vulture, witches

Baby duck and the bad eyeglasses

Hest, Amy

Baby duck dislikes her new eyeglasses. She believes they look bad and hinder her ability to play. Her grandpa convinces her that her glasses are not so terrible after all.

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animals, baby, birds, boat, bodies of water, change, colors, conflict resolution, counting, dancing, duck, embarrassment, exercise, family, glasses, grandparents, health, lake, music, nonverbal communication, numbers, parents, park, play, reading, self esteem, sight, song, sun, verbal communication, vision, walking

Count your way through Ireland

Haskins, Jim & Benson, Kathleen

Count your way through Ireland as you learn to count in their original language, Gaelic. Enjoy many sports, foods, and musical instruments of Ireland and handcrafted goods from lace to waterford crystal.

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colors, flag, geography, history, ireland, island, language, maps, multicultural, numbers, poetry, religion, sequence, symbols, vocabulary

Only one

Harshman, Marc

Sometimes groups of things are called something very different. What can you count?

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counting, numbers, sequence

Wag wag wag

Hansard, Peter

At a county fair, there are 500 seeds in one pumpkin. Also, there are 10 cents in one dime, 8 horses on one merry-go-round, 4 wheels on one wagon, and so on.

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animals, bee, cooperation, cow, critical thinking, fair, food, individuality, insects, nonverbal communication, numbers, self esteem, stars, uniqueness

This old man: A musical counting book

Haber, Jon Z.

Enjoy the pop-up book version of the song "This Old Man" as you learn how to count and rhyme numbers with different words.

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counting, critical thinking, five senses, music, numbers, rhyme, sequence, song

My father who has 10 children

Guettier, Benedicte

A devoted father works hard to take care of his ten children day and night. He decides to get away and sail around the world, until he realizes something is missing and returns home.

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bath, bedtime, boat, car, child care, clothing, cooking, counting, family, fishing, food, grandparents, numbers, parents, relaxation, school, sleep, stress management, transportation

Ten little rabbits

Grossman, Virginia

Rabbits are shown in Native American tradition. Count to ten as the rabbits perform various rhyming activities. Includes a glossary on Native American customs.

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animals, counting, customs, multicultural, native american, numbers, rabbit, rhyme, traditions

My little sister ate one hare

Grossman, Bill

A little girl can eat almost anything -- except her peas!An excellent counting book for young children.

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amphibians, animals, ant, bat, counting, family, food, frog, hare, hunger, insects, lizard, mouse, nonverbal communication, numbers, nutrition, poetry, reptiles, rhyme, sequence, siblings

Teddy bears 1 to 10

Gretz, Susanna

Learn to count numbers by playing with teddy bears and keeping them clean.

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assertiveness, cleanliness, conflict resolution, counting, hygiene, numbers, sequence, toys

The stingy baker

Greeson, Janet

Jan is a stingy baker. When a woman enters his cookie shop and asks for a bakers dozen, Jan refuses to give her an extra free cookie. The woman puts an evil spell on Jan. When Jan finally gives her a bakers dozen of cookies, the spell is broken.

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careers, family, folktale, food, greed, numbers, nutrition, parents

Aaron and gayla's counting book

Greenfield, Eloise

Two African American children explore numbers on a rainy day. The children play in the rain, counting all the things they see.

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african american, counting, friendship, fun, learning, multicultural, numbers, rain, weather

Cluck's clock

Gray, Kes

Day begins on the farm at 4 o'clock in the morning. The chickens stretch and begin breakfast followed by laying their eggs from 6 to 8 oﾒclock. At 2 o'clock, they play a game of hide-and-seek, and then visit the horses before dinner. As the sun sets, the chickens return to the coop and await the fox. When the fox arrives, a chicken lures him to a hole in the door then dirt is thrown on him to scare him away. At midnight, the chickens say good night.

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animals, birds, chicken, day, dog, duck, exercise, farm, fear, feelings, fox, happiness, horse, morning, night, nonverbal communication, numbers, sequence, time, tractor, transportation, walking

Nicky and the big, bad wolves

Gorbachev, Valeri

Little Nicky is having a bad dream when his cries for help wake everyone up. After telling his mom about the dream, Nicky realizes it wasn't as bad as it seemed. He scared his brothers and sisters though, so mom has to go outside and pretend to get rid of the scary wolves so everyone can sleep.

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animals, caring, counting, dreams, family, fear, feelings, night, numbers, parents, pretend, rabbit, siblings, sleep, storytelling, verbal communication, wolf

No one else like you

Goeminne, Siska

There are seven billion people living in this world. Each person is different and uniquely original. See all the ways that people can move, act, do and be. People come in different colors, shapes, and sizes, and they wear a variety of clothing and feel a variety of emotions. People believe in different things. Not one of them is just like you.

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animals, beliefs, binoculars, body parts, cat, clothing, dog, family, fear, feelings, god, happiness, jumping, love, night, numbers, population, running, sadness, santa, siblings, singing, storytelling, swimming, technology, telephone, television, uniqueness, walking

How many snails?

Gigante, Paul Jr.

Learn to count the number of objects in a scene. How many snails do you see?

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counting, critical thinking, numbers, sequence

Pigs from 1 to 10

Geisert, Arthur

Throughout the book, you try to find 10 pigs and the numbers 0-9 in the pictures. A group of pigs are trying to find a place that their mother told them about.

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, books, goal setting, mountains, numbers, pig

Millions of cats

Gag, Wanda

An old man and woman live in a very nice, clean house, but they are very lonely until the day the old man brings hundreds of cats, thousands of cats, millions and billions and trillions of cats home.

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aging, animals, cat, counting, family, feelings, fight, numbers, sadness, travel

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