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Big pumpkin

Silverman, Erica

A witch plants a pumpkin in hopes of making a pumpkin pie one day. The pumpkin becomes so large it takes several people to move the pumpkin. The new friends all enjoy the pie together. The witch plants another seed for next year.

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accomplishment, challenges, cooperation, food, friendship, ghosts, goal setting, nutrition, plants, teamwork, witches

Big red truck

Schlossberg, Stephen

Ray pretends that his reliable red tricycle is a big red truck, and he wants to see the wide open country. Along his way, he has to pay for things like lunch at a restaurant, a tow truck for his wrecked truck, and a speeding ticket. Because he has no money, Ray has to do jobs like wash dishes, mow the grass, and pull weeds to pay for these predicaments. Coincidentally, these jobs are exactly the same as the chores his parents want him to do.

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bicycle, biking, community, conflict resolution, exercise, family, food, garden, imagination, nutrition, parents, play, pretend, restaurant, transportation, travel, truck

Bigmama's

Crews, Donald

Each summer, young Donald Crews takes a train ride and car ride to Bigmama's farm. He plays with the his cousins on the big porch, then explores the shed, outhouse, toolshed, stable, barn, and pond for fishing. His family gathers around a big table to eat and celebrate being together.

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african american, animals, barn, bodies of water, car, family, farm, fishing, food, horse, multicultural, nutrition, play, pond, recreation, seasons, summer, train, transportation, travel

Bird, fly high.

Horacek, Petr

As the bird flies, flaps, hops, pecks, and tugs; she fetches food. For the bird and her little ones, it is breakfast time.

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birds, caring, decision making, determination, exercise, family, food, goal setting, hopping, nature, nutrition, parents, responsibilities, shelter, verbal communication, worm

Bitter bananas

Olaleye, Isaac

Yusuf is a boy who lives in a jungle in Africa. His favorite drink is palm sap, and he sells what he doesn't drink. A family of baboons begins to steal his sap, so he tries many things to keep the baboons away.

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african, animals, baboon, careers, decision making, fable, family, food, forest, jungle, learning, market, multicultural, nutrition, problem solving, rain, sounds, tree, weather

Black, white, just right!

Davol, Marguerite W.

A little girl who has a white father and a black mother compares the differences between them. Mama like to dance ballet and walk fast along the street. Papa likes to dance to rap and stroll along the street. They have different tastes in food and art, but all is just right in this special family.

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african american, art, body parts, colors, comparisons, dancing, differences, diversity, exercise, family, food, height, love, multicultural, nutrition, parents, pets, similarities, sizes, walking

Blue moon soup spoon

Otey, Mimi

A boy looks out the window at a blue moon while his mom makes stew. The boy goes outside to wait for his dad to come home for dinner. When his dad gets home, they all sit down for dinner and the boy eats with his blue moon soup spoon.

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colors, family, food, moon, night, nutrition, parents, rhyme, siblings

Blueberries for sal

McCloskey, Robert

Little Sal is picking blueberries with her mom and she wanders off. She finds a bear who is looking for her baby. The bear and Sal wander around together to help the bear find her baby and Sal find her mom.

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animals, baby, bear, critical thinking, family, fear, feelings, food, helping, lost, nutrition, parents, problem solving

Bon appetit, mr. rabbit!

Boujon, Claude

Mr. Rabbit does not like carrots, so he investigates what his other animal friends eat. Based on his findings, Mr. Rabbit decides carrots are not so bad after all!

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animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, decision making, food, friendship, investigation, nutrition, rabbit, verbal communication

Bonaparte

Chall, Marsha Wilson

Jean Claude is going to boarding school, but no dogs are allowed at La School d'Excellence. Poor Bonaparte must find a way to be with Jean Claude!

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animals, architecture, assertiveness, bedtime, careers, caring, compromise, critical thinking, culture, determination, disappointment, dog, family, feelings, food, french, friendship, frustration, happiness, health, instruments, loneliness, love, monuments, multicultural, music, nutrition, parents, pets, problem solving, rules, sadness, school

Born in the gravy

Cazet, Denys

Margouita starts her first day of kindergarten. She tells papa all about her big day over an ice cream cone. She has one question that papa knows just how to answer.

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food, friendship, mexican, nutrition, racism, responsibilities, school, self esteem, song, stress management, verbal communication

Brave potatoes

Speed, Toby//Root, Barney

All the prize potatoes at the county fair have snuck out to ride the Zip!Hackemup the chef realizes that he needs potatoes in his stew. He spies the spuds and bags them in his burlap sack. But, because the potatoes don't have ears, they don't listen to Hackemup. They escape as the chef is cooking and the potatoes are once again free and brave potatoes.

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adventures, animation, cooking, fair, food, nutrition, rhyme, rhythm, survival, teamwork

Bread

Turner, Dorothy

A comprehensive look at bread includes the history of bread, the differences between leavened and unleavened bread, the nutritional value of bread, and the different beliefs concerning bread. Recipes for making whole wheat bread and chappatis are given.

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food, nutrition, plants, recipe

Bread and jam for frances

Hoban, Russell

Frances, the badger, likes only one kind of food, jam on toast. After two days, she tries a different food after observing her friends' lunches at school.

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animals, badger, change, conflict resolution, decision making, family, food, nutrition, parents, refusal skills, school, verbal communication

Bread is for eating

Gershator, David//Gershator, Phillis

When a little boy leaves bread on his plate, his mother reminds him how important bread is and the hard work that goes into making it. Through a song, children learn why they should not waste food, and how to be thankful for grain and bread.

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appreciation, awareness, careers, critical thinking, culture, decision making, farm, farmer, food, health, hispanic, hunger, language, machines, money, multicultural, music, nature, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, plants, poverty, rain, rainbow, snow, song, spanish, storytelling, sun, teaching, verbal communication, weather, winter

Bread, bread, bread

Morris, Ann

Bread comes in many sizes and shapes and is eaten by people all over the world. Bread helps you grow and makes you strong. Look at all the different cultures that use bread!

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author's note, careers, food, multicultural, nutrition

Breakfast time, ernest and celestine

Vincent, Gabrielle

When Celestine, a mouse, breaks a cup, her bear friend Ernest offers to help her clean up the mess. But Celestine thinks that is is her responsibility.

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animals, assertiveness, bear, conflict resolution, decision making, family, food, mouse, nutrition, parents, responsibilities, verbal communication

Breakfast with my father

Roy, Ron

When David's mother and father are separated, David and his dad only see each other during their special Saturday morning breakfasts. All winter, David's dad comes every Saturday except for one. After sulking all morning, David goes downstairs in his house and is pleasantly surprised to see his mom and dad eating breakfast together.

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change, coping, disappointment, divorce, family, feelings, food, happiness, love, nutrition, parents, sadness, seasons, separation, siblings, surprises, winter

Bronco busters

Herzig, Alison

Slim, Jim, and Grisley are the baddest bronco busters in all of the west. They think they can tame any horse, but they meet their match when they come across a small cowboy and his black pony. The bronco busters try everything, but the pony beats them every time. The small cowboy finds a way to turn this fierce bronco into a friend.

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animals, careers, cowboys, exercise, food, friendship, horse, mountains, nutrition, pony, ranch, rodeo, routine

Bunny rabbit rebus

Adler, David A.

A little rabbit is hungry, but his mom does not have any food in their cupboards. So, little rabbit and his mom go to a neighbor to get some food. In return for the food, they must do many favors.

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animals, conflict resolution, cooperation, critical thinking, decision making, food, hunger, neighbors, nutrition, poverty, rabbit, sharing, teamwork

Burro's tortillas

Fields, Terri

Burro finds it hard to get any help from his friends as he diligently works to turn corn into tortillas. Expect repetition, puns, and an accurate picture of the traditional way that tortillas are made.

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animals, assertiveness, central america, cooking, coyote, donkey, fable, feelings, food, friendship, hard work, language, Mexico, multicultural, nutrition, pattern, plants, rabbit, repetition, sadness, spanish

Busy people

Butterworth, Nick

People around town have different jobs and use different tools to do their jobs. For example, Tom is a grocer, what does he sell?Betty is a baker what does she bake?

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careers, food, multicultural, nutrition

Buz

Egielski, Richard

Buz is swallowed with a spoonful of cornflakes. While he is being chased by pills, follow Buz on his exciting adventure through the human body.

Buzzy bear and the rainbow

Marino, Dorothy

Buzzy Bear is determined to find a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, despite what everyone has told him. In his mind, he finds the treasure - it is a tree full of honey.

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animals, bear, beliefs, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, determination, food, goal setting, nutrition, peer resistance, rainbow

By the hanukkah light

Oberman, Sheldon

It's Hanukkah so Grandpa and Rachel get ready to light the menorrah. As the family gathers, Grandpa tells the story of how Hanukkah began. When the children ask for another story, Grandpa tells them about Hanukkah when he was a boy during World War II.

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celebration, family, food, grandparents, hanukkah, history, holidays, Jewish, nutrition, peer resistance, war

Cakes and miracles: A purim tale

Goldin, Barbara Diamond

Hershel is a blind boy who loves to play outside and catch frogs in the river. His mother is always angry when he comes home covered with mud. One day Hershel has a dream that he can see. After that, he is able to help his mom make three-cornered fat cakes and cookies to sell at the market so they can earn money.

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amphibians, angel, author's note, blindness, bodies of water, celebration, dancing, dreams, exercise, food, frog, handicap, holidays, Jewish, multicultural, nutrition, play, poverty, recipe, river, song, traditions

Camp-out

Maynard, Joyce

A family decides to go camping. They do many fun and exciting things, including swimming, sleeping in sleeping bags, and cooking over a campfire.

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camping, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, exercise, family, food, goal setting, nature, nonverbal communication, nutrition, recreation, sleep, swimming, verbal communication

Caps, hats, socks, and mittens: A book about the four seasons

Borden, Louise

Learn the many colors, smells, and activities of each season. We start and finish the cycle with the caps, hats, socks, and mittens of winter.

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activities, autumn, clothing, colors, exercise, food, nutrition, picnic, running, school, seasons, sledding, soccer, sports, spring, summer, winter

Car wash

Steen, Sandra//Steen, Susan

Dad and the twins hop into their car to grab some lunch at a restaurant. On the way, they drive through mud puddles so now it's time for a car wash!As the car enters the car wash, something mysterious happens. Oh boy, the twins are in for a big adventure!

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acting, adventures, animals, bravery, car, courage, crab, critical thinking, crustaceans, discovery, entertainment, environment, fantasy, fish, five senses, food, imagination, monsters, nonverbal communication, nutrition, ocean, octopus, plants, safety, sea, shark, ship, sounds, storm, transportation, verbal communication

Caribbean alphabet

Lessac, Frane

Come and take a trip through the Caribbean with the letters of the alphabet. Experience the different animals, foods, music, games, and landmarks of the Caribbean. The cultures and lifestyles of the people in the Caribbean are explained and pictured through this alphabetical adventure.

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airplane, alphabet, amphibians, beliefs, boat, bodies of water, caribbean, celebration, clothing, fishing, food, frog, indonesian, island, multicultural, music, nutrition, ocean, school, transportation

Carl goes to daycare

Day, Alexandra

When the daycare teacher gets locked out of the classroom, Carl the dog takes over and leads the children in their daily activities.

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animals, dog, food, friendship, helping, nutrition, pets, play, school

Carolina shout!

Schroeder, Alan

Delia who lives in Charleston, South Carolina and hears music wherever she goes. But her sister, Bettina, cannot hear music. So Delia shows her that music is everywhere. You just have to listen, especially along the streets and harbor of this historical city.

Chameleon was a spy

Massie, Diane Redfield

A chameleon decides to go to work as a spy. He tries to get a stolen pickle recipe, when he is bottled up in a pickle jar. He saves the recipe and the company.

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assertiveness, careers, chameleon, decision making, food, nonverbal communication, nutrition, reptiles, robbery, self esteem, verbal communication

Chanukah in chelm

Adler, David A.

Mendal, the caretaker of the Chelm synagogue must find a table to set the menorah on. He searches the synagogue and cannot find one. Rabbi Nachman sends him to a carpenter to get one. Preparation for Hanukkah in this town of Chelm is remarkably eventful and fun.

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author's note, beliefs, church, critical thinking, customs, dancing, exercise, folktale, food, hanukkah, holidays, humor, Jewish, multicultural, nutrition, prayer, preparation, religion, traditions, verbal communication, winter

Chato's kitchen

Soto, Gary

Chato, the coolest low-riding cat in East L.A., feels very fortunate when he learns a family of mice accepts his invitation to dinner. Chato and his best friend, Novio Boy, prepare an extravagant meal excluding the main dish. When the two cats open the door and see a surprise guest, they realize that their plan is ruined.

Cherries and cherry pits

Williams, Vera B.

A girl and her friend make up stories to go with the pictures she draws. All the stories have to do with eating cherries.

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african american, art, assertiveness, decision making, food, goal setting, multicultural, nonverbal communication, nutrition, storytelling, verbal communication

Cherry pies and lullabies

Reiser, Lynn

A young girl does four different things with three generations of her family. With her great grandmother, grandmother, and mother, she makes cherry pies, flower wreaths, and quilts. They also sing a lullaby. Each person does the same thing, but each of their products are different.

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activities, author's note, bedtime, comparisons, cooking, family, flowers, food, generations, grandparents, individuality, love, numbers, nutrition, quilt, sequence, sewing, similarities, song, uniqueness

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

Chester chipmunk's thanksgiving

Williams, Barbara

Chester was thankful on Thanksgiving. He was thoughtful to think of his sick cousin, Archie. Chester, Archie, and a friend all have dinner together in the end.

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assertiveness, caring, conflict resolution, decision making, family, food, friendship, holidays, illness, nutrition, thanksgiving, verbal communication

Chicken soup with rice

Sendak, Maurice

A little boy travels through the months of the year and explains how he would enjoy chicken soup with rice each month.

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food, nutrition, poetry, rhyme, seasons, sequence, travel

Chicken soup, boots

Kalman, Maira

Do you want to be a writer, an architect, a barber, a fireman, a photographer, an astronomer, a doctor, a doorman, a musician, or a short-order cook when you grow up?Someday you will know just what you want to be.

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careers, community, decision making, family, food, growing up, neighbors, nutrition

Chicks and salsa

Reynolds, Aaron

A very creative bunch of farm animals at the Nuthatch Farm decide they are tired of their regular feed, and that they want something different. They begin to create sumptuous Mexican dishes with spices that they get from the farmer's garden. After planning a fiesta, the animals discover that all of the foods from the garden have been harvested and they cancel the fiesta and begin to eat their old, dull food once again --until the next day when rooster makes crepes and white grapes with sauce!

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alliteration, animals, bull, celebration, chicken, community, conflict resolution, critical thinking, dancing, disappointment, duck, farm, feelings, food, french, garden, horse, language, mexican, multicultural, nutrition, pig, problem solving, recipe, spanish, teamwork, technology, television

Chile fever: A celebration of peppers

King, Elizabeth

Each year, Hatch, New Mexico, has a festival to celebrate being the chile pepper capital of the world. The history of chile peppers, the different types of chiles, the making of ristras (garlands of red chiles), and the Hatch Chile Festival are described.

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author's note, celebration, colors, farm, food, history, language, multicultural, native american, nutrition, plants, recipe

Chin yu min and the ginger cat

Armstrong, Jennifer

Chin Yu Min is married to a wealthy man. She takes advantage of their wealth and is very mean to people. Her husbands dies, and she is now poor. She finds a cat that catches fish, so she gets him to stay with her. She is attached to the cat now, but she accidentally gives him away. She later finds him and has now learned to appreciate her good fortunes.

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animals, bodies of water, cat, conflict resolution, critical thinking, feelings, fish, food, goal setting, happiness, nutrition, pond, sadness, self esteem

Chocolate

Dineen, Jacqueline

What is chocolate? Where does chocolate come from? How is chocolate made? Explore the history and contents of chocolate. Learn how the body uses chocolate. Learn how chocolate is used in cooking.

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cooking, farm, food, history, machines, nutrition, overweight

Chocolate chip cookies

Wagner, Karen

Two little boys show how to make chocolate chip cookies through a set of one word instructions.

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five senses, food, helping, learning, nutrition, recipe, sequence, smell, taste, teamwork

Christmas time

Stock, Catherine

It is time for Christmas, so the family goes to look for a tree. They find one and take it home to decorate it. In preparation for the arrival of Santa, they also bake cookies, sing songs, and make hot cocoa.

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celebration, christmas, family, food, holidays, nutrition, preparation, santa, seasons, winter

Clive eats alligators

Lester, Alison

This book depicts several children's daily routines and each has a different favorite activity, food, work, etc.

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differences, food, individuality, nutrition, reptiles, responsibilities

Colors

Jeunesse, Gallimard // Bourgoing, Pascale de

What happens when different colors from the rainbow mix with other colors? New colors are made. Explore lots of colors through engaging questions in real world connections.

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amphibians, animals, art, bear, birds, bluejay, colors, critical thinking, fish, food, frog, nutrition, rainbow, squirrel, zebra

Colors to know

Gundersheimer, Karen

A tiny person plays with different objects as she learns about colors.

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animals, bear, birds, colors, duck, food, learning, nutrition, snow, weather

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