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Two good friends

Delton, Judy

A duck stays at home and cleans his house all day. His friend, Bear, comes to visit and tries to find something to eat. Bear cannot find anything and they go to Bear's house to cook some food.

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animals, assertiveness, bear, birds, conflict resolution, decision making, food, friendship, nutrition, responsibilities, shelter, teamwork, verbal communication

A little girl spends the summer up north at a cabin with her grandparents and family. Her summer is filled with exploration and activities that she cherishes during the winter months until she can return again.

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adventures, appreciation, assertiveness, critical thinking, family, grandparents, imagination, memories, nonverbal communication, recreation, seasons, self esteem, shelter, summer, vacation

Weslandia

Fleischman, Paul

Wesley never really fits in at school. Even his parents think he is odd. One summer though, he creates his own civilization. Everyone develops a new respect for Wesley by the time he returns to school in the fall.

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bully, clothing, creativity, culture, differences, exploration, flowers, food, friendship, games, garden, inventions, language, learning, nutrition, peer resistance, plants, problem solving, school, seasons, self esteem, shelter, sleep, sports, summer, time, work

What can you make of it?

Brandenburg, Franz

The Fieldmouse family has a lot of junk that they take with them when they move - just in case they could use it someday. Their junk eventually takes over all the space in the house. The aunt and uncle suggest that they make an arts and crafts circus out of all the junk.

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animals, change, circus, conflict resolution, cooperation, creativity, critical thinking, family, mouse, moving, shelter

When i was young in the mountains

Rylant, Cynthia

The daily activities of a child who lives in the mountains are shown with many simple pleasures and warmth.

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activities, family, grandparents, happiness, love, mountains, shelter

Where can it be?

Jonas, Ann

A little boy lost his blanket. He looks all over his house and can not find it anywhere. Actually he left it at his friends house and she brings it to him.

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determination, friendship, goal setting, lost, shelter

Where does the butterfly go when it rains

Garelick, May

This story shows all the places animals go when it rains.

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animals, conflict resolution, critical thinking, goal setting, insects, nature, nonverbal communication, rain, shelter, weather

Where is everybody?

Merriam, Eve

This alphabet book depicts different animals in habitats which correspond to each letter.

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alphabet, animals, sequence, shelter

Won ton: A cat tale told in Haiku

Wardlaw, Lee

A cat tells his story through a collection of Haiku poems. Starting from when he lived in a lonely cage at the shelter, the cat shares his adventures of traveling to a new place and finding a new home.

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adoption, animals, author's note, body parts, cat, comparisons, dog, flea, fly, home, insects, mice, pets, playing, poetry, routine, sequence, shelter

Ziggy piggy and the three little pigs

Asch, Frank

A new character is added to the story of the three little pigs, changing the tale to four little pigs. The fourth pig saves his brothers from the wolf by being resourceful.

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Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

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Two good friends

Up north at the cabin

Weslandia

What can you make of it?

When i was young in the mountains

Where can it be?

Where does the butterfly go when it rains

Where is everybody?

Won ton: A cat tale told in Haiku

Ziggy piggy and the three little pigs