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The watertower

Crew, Gary

Two friends, Bubba and Spike, go for a swim in the Preson Water Tower. Bubba's clothes are blown away so Spike has to go get some more clothes, leaving Bubba alone. The water tower seems to hold some power over the whole town, so what will happen when Bubba is left alone to face the tower?

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australian, bodies of water, challenges, community, critical thinking, exercise, fear, feelings, friendship, multicultural, seasons, summer, swimming

See you in second grade

Cohen, Miriam

A first grade class spends their last day of school at the beach. They are afraid of going onto second grade, but the teacher assures them it will be fun. When they go home for the summer, they are excited about what the next school year may bring.

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beach, bodies of water, change, conflict resolution, cooperation, fear, growing up, memories, nonverbal communication, play, recreation, school, seasons, self esteem, summer, verbal communication

Curious George rides a bike (Georges fait du velo)

Rey, H.A.

Curious George, a monkey from Africa, receives a new bicycle from a man who wears a yellow hat. He has many interesting adventures on his new bike, including riding into a rock when he watches boats travel down the river.

Box turtle at long pond

George, William T.

A day in the life of a box turtle. The turtle uses it's senses to be aware of danger, to find food, and to survive.

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bodies of water, conflict resolution, five senses, food, nature, pond, reptiles, safety, shelter, stress management, turtle

My daddy

Paradis, Susan

A little boy observes his father crossing the street, running outside in the rain, mowing the grass, riding his bike and diving into the ocean. The boy has great admiration for his father and everything his father does seems extraordinary to him. When the boy's father hugs him and throws him in the air, the boy feels very special and loved.

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animals, bear, biking, birds, bodies of water, bravery, elephant, exercise, family, giraffe, leopard, llama, love, monkey, moon, night, observation, ocean, parents, rain, reading, relationship, running, swimming, tiger, toys, trust, woods

The someday house

Shelby, Anne

Follow the path of a child's dream world as she describes many wonderful places to live from the mountains to a bakery to the moon.

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bodies of water, dancing, dreams, exercise, fishing, food, games, moon, mountains, music, nutrition, ocean, play, recreation, river, travel, tree

Rain talk

Serfozo, Mary

A girl listens to the sounds of the rain. She hears it hit on the pond, her umbrella, and the roof while she travels around her community.

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animals, bodies of water, car, dancing, dog, exercise, family, feelings, five senses, happiness, parents, pond, rainbow, sounds, touch, transportation, truck, walking

Peter's pockets

Rice, Eve

Peter's mom made him a new pair of pants, but forgot to sew in pockets. When Peter visits the boat pond with his uncle, he has no place to put the little treasures he finds. When he gets home, Peter's mom sews on lots of pockets.

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bodies of water, clothing, discovery, family, parents, pond, self esteem, sharing, verbal communication

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

Folks call me appleseed john

Glass, Andrew

Johnny Appleseed is one of America's favorite heroes. As he travels across the wilderness of a peaceful land, he meets people and leaves behind appleseeds.

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adventures, animals, bodies of water, cave, critical thinking, decision making, exploration, heroism, lake, native american, neighbors, nonverbal communication, plants, river, verbal communication, wolf

The old pirate of central park

Priest, Robert

An old pirate who lives in New York City takes a walk in Central Park and spends time with other old pirates. One day, when he brings his ship to sail on the pond, he meets the retired Queen. A battle ensues between vessels. Chaos reigns until a truce is called. Now the Old Pirate and the Old Queen spend time together at the pond every day as Retirates.

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animals, birds, boat, bodies of water, chaos, conflict resolution, dog, exercise, friendship, park, parrot, pets, pirates, pond, relaxation, retirement, royalty, tools, transportation, verbal communication, walking, war

Kindle me a riddle: A pioneer story

Karm, Roberta

Jack, Constance, Mama, and Papa play a riddling game which helps them understand life on the frontier. Their riddles are about their log cabin, food, icehouse, candles, and baskets.

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alphabet, bee, bodies of water, cabin, critical thinking, duck, family, fire, neighbors, pioneers, pond, school, sewing, sheep, teaching, transportation, verbal communication, wagon

Tim's friend towser

Ardizzone, Edward

Tim and Ginger are cabin boys who find a dog on the S.S. Royal. The captain does not like dogs, so they try to find it a home every time they go to shore. When the captain finds the dog in hiding, he scolds the boys. In the end, the boys get to keep the dog.

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animals, boat, bodies of water, careers, conflict resolution, decision making, dog, friendship, hiding, pets, responsibilities, transportation, travel

Heron street

Turner, Ann

Herons, ducks, geese, and raccoons all live together in a marsh by the sea. Soon people move into the land of the animals. The animals leave the areas inhabited by people to find some peace and quiet far away.

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animals, birds, bodies of water, change, community, duck, family, goose, nonverbal communication, peace, sea

Little toot

Gramatky, Hardie

Little Toot is known only to play, but when he decides to work, no one lets him. So he drifts away to the ocean where he saves a big liner who gets stuck between rocks.

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boat, bodies of water, careers, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, helping, ocean, transportation

When the tide is low

Cole, Sheila

A child wants to go to the beach, but her mom will not let her because the tide is too high. When the tide is low again, they are able to go to the beach.

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assertiveness, beach, bodies of water, critical thinking, goal setting, ocean, patience, play, verbal communication

Turtle splash! Countdown at the pond

Falwell, Cathyrn

Ten turtles rest on a log. Startled by various sounds, they jump in one-by-one from around the pond then rest in the water for the night.

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alliteration, amphibians, animals, author's note, birds, bodies of water, butterfly, counting, day, deer, duck, frog, insects, mosquito, nature, night, noise, numbers, rabbit, reptiles, rhyme, sequence, sounds, squirrel, turtle

Train leaves the station

Merriam, Eve

This rhyming book uses the numbers one through ten in the fashion of one, two buckle my shoe.

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angel, animals, bodies of water, happiness, numbers, ocean, rhyme, snake, train, transportation, verbal communication

Moonbathing

Rosenberg, Liz

A young girl goes out moonbathing at night when her cousin comes to visit. They search along the coast looking for different treasures.

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animals, beach, birds, bodies of water, exploration, family, feelings, happiness, moon, night, ocean, parrot, seal, shells, sky, stars

I'd really like to eat a child

Donnio, Sylviane

One morning, Achilles the crocodile decides that he wants nothing more than to eat a child. His parents try everything to get Achilles to change his mind, but he refuses. He fails his mission and hunger winds up getting the best of him.

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animals, bodies of water, cooking, crocodile, disobedience, family, food, growing up, hunger, moon, morning, night, obedience, problem solving, reptiles, sizes, sun, teeth

Where does the brown bear go?

Weiss, Nicki

When the lights go down on the city street and the sun sinks far behing the seas, the animals of the world are on the way home for the night.

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animals, assertiveness, bodies of water, critical thinking, night, nonverbal communication, sea, sun

Christmas at long pond

George, William T

On their way to pick out a Christmas tree, a father and son observe the wildlife around them as they journey through the woods.

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bodies of water, christmas, family, holidays, nature, parents, plants, pond, woods

The pearl

Heine, Helme

A beaver dreams about a pearl. He dreams that he becomes so greedy that he destroys his friendships, the pond, and eventually the whole forest. When he awakens, he gets rid of the oyster he has without even opening it in order to save his friendships and the forest.

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animals, beaver, bodies of water, conflict resolution, decision making, dreams, forest, friendship, goal setting, greed, nature, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, pond

Greyling

Yolen, Jane

A fisherman and his wife want a child. The find a selchic (man on land and seal in sea) and raise him. At fifteen, he goes back to the sea to help his father and doesn't return to being a man.

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assertiveness, bodies of water, careers, child care, family, fishing, growing up, mythical, parents, sea

Starring mirette and bellini

McCully, Emily Arnold

Young Mirette and the Great Bellini are high wire partners in Paris. While performing on a tour of Europe, they visit Russia where the people are not free. Bellini speaks to them about freedom during their act and is arrested. Then it is up to Mirette to be brave and rescue him from prison.

Seashore story

Yashima, Taro

Come learn about the old legend of Urishima, which tells about the birth of the sun.

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beach, birth, bodies of water, critical thinking, japanese, multicultural, sea, storytelling, stress management, sun, teaching

The river that gave gifts: An afro american story

Humphrey, Margo

When Yanava and her friends find out that Neema, the elder woman of the town, is losing her sight they decide to make special gifts for her. While sitting next to the river pondering over what to give Neema, Yanava is called to put her hands in the river. The river helps her hands produce a rainbow, which gives Neema the light she needs to see.

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african american, blindness, bodies of water, five senses, friendship, giving, multicultural, presents, rainbow, river, sharing, sight, vision

Very last first time

Andrews, Jan

Eva, a little girl who lives in an Inuit Village in Canada, makes her first trip under the ice on the Seabed looking for mussels. While under the ice, she makes many discoveries and has an adventure.

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bodies of water, canadian, critical thinking, family, feelings, food, happiness, mollusks, multicultural, mussel, nutrition, ocean, parents, sadness, seasons, stress management, verbal communication, winter

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

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

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

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

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

The spider who created the world

MacDonald, Amy

Nobb, the spider, needs a place to set her egg but the sun, moon, and cloud don't want her around. Her only friend, Air, offers her a place but Air can't hold an egg so Nobb uses her net to catch the sun, moon, and cloud and uses pieces of them to create a home for her egg. When she had created the world the egg hatched and from it came all the creatures of the world.

The tale of mr. jeremy fisher

Potter, Beatrix

After a near escape from a hungry trout, Jeremy Fisher has a nice meal with his friends.

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animals, bodies of water, escape, fish, fishing, food, frog, insects, nutrition, pond, reptiles, turtle, worm

Thy friend, obadian

Turkle, Brinton

A seagull takes a liking to a young boy and follows him around. The boy finds the seagull annoying and tries to scare it away. However, when the bird is missing, the boy goes to find it. He finds it with a fishhook in it's beak. Obidian takes the fishhook out and gains a new friend.

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birds, bodies of water, feelings, friendship, happiness, helping, injury, lost, nonverbal communication, sadness, seagull, verbal communication, worry

Tiger watch

Wahl, Jan

When a tiger in the village causes trouble, Azad and his father are sent out to search for it. When Azad comes face to face with the tiger, it changes his outlook on hunting.

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anger, animals, assertiveness, birds, birthday, boat, bodies of water, change, community, exercise, family, fear, feelings, food, goat, holidays, hunting, monkey, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, reptiles, river, running, sadness, self esteem, sleep, tiger, transportation, walking, weather, wind, woodpecker, zoo

Uncle elephant

Lobel, Arnold

Uncle Elephant comes to the rescue of his nephew because his parents are lost at sea. When the parents are rescued, Uncle Elephant leaves. The nephew promises to keep in touch with his uncle.

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animals, bodies of water, conflict resolution, elephant, family, helping, lost, ocean, parents, rescue

No dragons for tea: Fire safety for kids (and dragons)

Pendziwol, Jean//Gourbault, Martine

A little girl meets a friendly dragon at the beach and invites him to tea and lunch. During lunch the dragon sneezes fire and the table and curtains catch on fire. The fire alarm goes off but the little girl knows the important rules of fire safety. She tells the dragon that they must not stay inside and must meet their mother outside by the tree. When the dragon tries to go back in for his teddy bear, the little girl tells him to never to go back insidde a burning building. The little girls mother calls for help and the fire men come and put out the fire. Everyone is safe which is really important. The next time that they want to have tea, the friends will have a picnic on the beach.

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accidents, author's note, beach, bodies of water, critical thinking, dragons, emergency, family, fire, fire engine, food, friendship, health, nutrition, parents, playing, rhyme, rules, safety, toys, transportation, water

Armien's fishing trip

Stock, Catherine

A boy struggles to find his own place among the hard working people of Kalk Bay in Southern Africa.

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african, assertiveness, bodies of water, careers, decision making, hard work, multicultural, ocean, peer resistance

Moonbear's pet

Asch, Frank

Bear and Little Bird are thrilled with their new friend Splash, who is really a tadpole. When Splash begins to change, Bear and Little Bird get into an argument about which kind of animal Splash is. They come to realize that every kind of animal is valuable and special.

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amphibians, anger, animals, bear, birds, bodies of water, change, conflict resolution, differences, feelings, fish, friendship, frog, growing up, happiness, learning, pond, self esteem, verbal communication

Letting swift river go

Yolen, Jane

Boston needs water, so the Swift River is damned. Sally Jane's town is flooded so she rows out onto the lake and finds it hard to remember what her town looked like when she was young.

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bodies of water, change, community, growing up, lake, memories, river

Annushka's voyage

Tarbescu, Edith

When Tanya and Annushka's mother dies, their father has no choice but to leave Russia for the streets paved with gold. Several years later, the girls' father sends two tickets for their own voyage to America. Before the girls leave, their grandmother gives them each a Sabbath candlestick which will light their way to the New World. Tanya and Annushka's voyage is filled with many sick and sleepless nights. The girls unite with their father by raising their candlesticks.

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animals, author's note, birds, bodies of water, colors, cow, death, doctor, dolls, excitement, family, feelings, grandparents, happiness, horse, illness, immigrants, island, Jewish, letters, loneliness, loss, lost, multicultural, nonverbal communication, ocean, pigeon, prayer, russian, ship, smell, stress management, traditions, train, travel, verbal communication, writing

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

When i am old with you

Johnson, Angela

A young boy and his granddaddy spend a lot of time doing different activities together. For example, they fish, go to the ocean, play cards, talk to people, and learn about the past.

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activities, aging, bodies of water, family, fishing, food, games, goal setting, grandparents, imagination, nonverbal communication, nutrition, ocean, play, recreation, relationship, security, verbal communication

A beach day

Florian, Douglas

A family takes a trip to the beach on the Fourth of July. The family flies kites, collects shells, builds castles, and watches fireworks.

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beach, birds, bodies of water, family, fourth of july, holidays, ocean, seagull, stress management, sun, verbal communication

Enona and the black crane: An aboriginal story

Meeks, Arone Raymond

Enona is an Aborigine village person who lives in a rainforest. He is very interested in the many birds in the forest. He spends his free time climbing trees to watch the birds.

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aborigine, birds, bodies of water, conflict resolution, crane, critical thinking, decision making, food, forest, multicultural, nonverbal communication, play, river, verbal communication

Flim and flam and the big cheese

Garrison, Christian

Two brothers, one fat and one thin, live together. Flam eats all the food and leaves nothing for Flim. So Flim decides to trick Flam into drinking the pond by placing a piece of cheese in the middle of it. Flam drinks the whole pond not realizing the cheese was the reflection of the moon. When Flam cannot move, Flim eats a very satisfying meal.

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assertiveness, beverage, bodies of water, body image, conflict resolution, decision making, family, food, greed, nutrition, pond, self esteem, siblings

Nightfall: Country lake

Cunningham, David

Imagine the sights and sounds of summertime by a country lake. During bright mornings, hot afternoons, and clear summer nights, the lake is full of life and beauty. Watch deer drink out of the lake and listen to frogs croak with delight as summer arrives.

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amphibians, animals, beauty, birds, bodies of water, cat, deer, five senses, frog, insects, lake, nonverbal communication, owl, peace, seasons, sounds, summer, sun

Beach ball

Sis, Peter

Mary and her mother visit the beach. They see numbers, opposites, letters, and shapes. There are many fun things to do at the beach.

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beach, boat, bodies of water, colors, critical thinking, differences, fishing, letters, numbers, opposites, play, sequence, shapes, swimming, transportation

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