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Lucille's snowsuit

Lasky, Kathryn

Lucille wants desperately to go out and play with her older brother and sister in the snow. As Lucille works at putting on her snowsuit, she gets stuck, frustrated and hot. Her patience is wearing thin as she waits on her mom to help. Finally, Lucille joins the snow fun, but does her bad mood go away?

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clothing, conflict resolution, family, feelings, frustration, growing up, happiness, moods, nonverbal communication, parents, patience, sadness, seasons, siblings, sledding, snow, sports, swimming, temperature, winter

Marven of the great north woods

Lasky, Kathryn

A boy named Marvin leaves his family during the flu epidemic. He goes to a lumberjack camp in northern Minnesota and works and learns French while making some interesting friends. Marvin learns to ski, dance, and do the bookkeeping as a lumberjack.

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assertiveness, author's note, bedtime, cabin, careers, conflict resolution, counting, dancing, decision making, diseases, exercise, family, food, forest, french, friendship, language, money, numbers, nutrition, religion, seasons, shadows, skiing, snow, train, transportation, travel, verbal communication, weather, woods

Perfect crane

Laurin, Anne

A lonely magician makes a paper crane come to life. He is surrounded by many friends. When winter comes, the crane must leave, but his new friends still come over.

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birds, careers, change, conflict resolution, decision making, feelings, friendship, japanese, loneliness, magic, multicultural, neighbors, seasons, self esteem, winter

In the snow

Lee, Huy voun

A boy and his mother go into the woods during the first snow. The mother teaches her son about Chinese characters by drawing them in the snow and pointing out certain objects.

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art, chinese, language, learning, multicultural, seasons, snow, symbols, verbal communication, weather, winter, writing

Spring is here

Lenski, Lois

Look at all the signs of spring and how two children enjoy these seasonal things.

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feelings, happiness, play, seasons, spring

I like winter

Lenski, Lois

A boy tells of all the things he likes about winter, including snow, Christmas, ice skating, sledding, etc.

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christmas, holidays, play, presents, recreation, seasons, skating, snow, song, valentine's day, weather, winter

Bayberry bluff

Lent, Blair

Bayberry Bluff starts out as a summer tenting island but some of the campers wish to extend their visit. The campers stay and the little island becomes a small village with houses instead of tents.

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boat, change, community, island, seasons, summer, transportation, vacation

What a wonderful day to be a cow

Lesser, Carolyn

For each month, an animal is featured at the farm with an explanation of why it is wonderful to be there.

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animals, autumn, birds, chicken, cow, farm, horse, month, seasons, self esteem, sequence, spring, summer, winter

My farm

Lester, Alison

A young girl explains what goes on at her farm during each season. She longs for a pony and gets a wonderful surprise at Christmas.

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animals, autumn, christmas, cow, farm, holidays, horse, pony, seasons, spring, summer, surprises, winter

Pumpkin circle: The story of a garden

Levenson, George

Did you ever wonder how pumpkins grew? From seeds to plants to flowers to pumpkins, the color of this vegetable changes three times. Beautiful photographs show the life cycle of the pumpkin.

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author's note, autumn, bee, butterfly, change, colors, cycle, garden, grasshopper, halloween, holidays, insects, mollusks, photograph, plants, seasons, snail, spider, summer

The christmas of the reddle moon

Lewis, J. Patrick

Will and Yiddy venture out on Christmas Eve to visit their aunt and cousins. On the way home, they get lost in a terrible snowstorm and are rescued by Wee Mary Fever. Mrs. Fever calls upon St. Nicholas by creating a reddle moon, and before Christmas morning the children are tucked safely in their beds.

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accidents, christmas, conflict resolution, critical thinking, death, family, fear, feelings, food, happiness, health, holidays, loss, lost, love, parents, seasons, siblings, snow, verbal communication, weather, wind

Clipper ship

Lewis, Thomas P.

Adventures aboard the Rainbird, a clipper ship, are given from the perspective of the captain's young son as he journey's from New York around South America to California. On the voyage the captain becomes ill so his wives assume the duties of captain on the ship.

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adventures, assertiveness, boat, careers, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, goal setting, illness, parents, seasons, siblings, stress management, transportation, travel, winter

Emily and the klunky baby and the next-door dog

Lexau, Joan M.

Emily tries to run away when her mother shows more interest in taxes than in her. Emily is not able to cross the street alone so she, her baby brother, and the next-door dog end up running around the block. Emily fears she is lost and wants to go home when she realizes she is in front of her house.

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animals, assertiveness, baby, decision making, dog, family, fear, feelings, noise, parents, running away, seasons, siblings, winter

Grandfather's lovesong

Lindbergh, Reeve

Grandfather describes the love he has for his young grandson. He compares his love to the different seasons and the beautiful scenery of the rural landscape.

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affection, autumn, comparisons, family, grandparents, love, nature, seasons, spring, summer, verbal communication, winter

Skrallan and the pirates

Lindgren, Astrid

Skrallan loves to spend her summers on the island of Saltcrow with her family and friends. A curious two-year old, she gets into mischief as she plays with her grandfather and other children.

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family, grandparents, island, multicultural, parents, pirates, play, sea, seasons, siblings, summer, swedish

Springtime in a noisy village

Lindgren, Astrid

Some children live in a little, simple village. They all play together and resolve any little conflicts. They watch out for one another.

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animals, community, conflict resolution, five senses, friendship, noise, play, seasons, self esteem, sounds, spring, verbal communication

The red bird

Lindgren, Astrid

A brother and sister who live a very poor and hard life find a secret doorway to a ﾓperfect worldﾔ. The children leave it to go back to their lives after being told if they shut the door they can never return. But, one cold hard day they entered the ﾓroomﾔ again and face the decision, ﾓDo we shut the door?ﾔ.

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animals, barn, birds, bodies of water, cardinal, challenges, critical thinking, decision making, excitement, farmer, hunger, mice, poverty, seasons, self confidence, snow, spring, stream, stress management, toys, verbal communication, walking

Snipp, snapp, snurr and the reindeer

Lindman, Maj

Snipp, Snap and Snurr vacation with their parents in Sweden. They meet a family from Lapland who come to their rescue accompanied by their pet reindeer.

Frederick

Lionni, Leo

While the other mice are gathering corn, nuts, wheat and straw for the winter, Frederick gathers sun rays, colors, and words. The other mice think that Frederick is lazy, but during the long winter days, his words warm the other mice.

A busy year

Lionni, Leo

Twin mice, Willie and Winnie, befriend Woody, the talking tree. They visit her every month and witness the changes the different seasons bring to their friend.

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animals, autumn, change, critical thinking, fire, friendship, mouse, rain, seasons, snow, spring, summer, verbal communication, weather, wind, winter

The christmas bunny

Lipkind, William//Mordvinoff, Nicolas

Davy ventures into the woods on Christmas Eve and meets the animals who have a party. Santa shows up and offers Davy a rabbit for his Christmas gift.

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animals, christmas, fox, games, holidays, party, presents, rabbit, santa, seasons, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication, winter

Emma's magic winter

Little, Jean

When a new neighbor named Sally moves in, Emma learns to overcome her shyness and her fear of reading out loud to her schoolmates. Early readers can explore their friendships and activities during winter then spring.

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clothing, exercise, family, food, friendship, imagination, jumping, magic, mountains, nature, neighbors, play, reading, school, seasons, self esteem, shyness, siblings, sledding, snow, spring, verbal communication, weather, winter

One lighthouse, one moon

Lobel, Anita

Nini the cat takes an exciting journey in which he discovers the concepts of color, days of the week, months of the year, and numbers. Nini sees a different colored pair of shoes each day of the week, explores a variety of activities during each month of the year, and counting the sights that surround the sea where he finally comes to one hundred stars and one moon lighting up the sky around the lighthouse.

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birth, boat, christmas, clothing, colors, Days of The Week, discovery, exploration, flag, fourth of july, goose, hanukkah, holidays, month, moon, numbers, pelican, sea, seagull, seasons, sequence, sky, stars, thanksgiving, valentine's day, whale

Frog and toad all year

Lobel, Arnold

This book contains five short stories about Frog and Toad who are best friends. Each story depicts a season of the year.

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amphibians, autumn, decision making, friendship, goal setting, helping, neighbors, seasons, spring, summer, winter

Owl at home

Lobel, Arnold

This book contains five stories about Owl and his daily adventures - from inviting winter in to sit by the fire to thinking sad thoughts to make tear-water tea.

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assertiveness, birds, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, fear, feelings, goal setting, nature, nonverbal communication, owl, problem solving, refusal skills, sadness, seasons, verbal communication

Gray fox

London, Jonathan

The life cycle of the gray fox is shown including a caring little boy who lays the fox to rest and says a prayer for his spirit.

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amphibians, animals, birds, death, deer, egret, family, fox, frog, nature, prayer, seasons

Froggy gets dressed

London, Jonathan

When Froggy wakes up and decides to play in the snow, he needs to get dressed. Each time he goes out, he forgets to put something on and must come back inside. At last Froggy is ready to play, or is he?

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amphibians, clothing, forgetful, frog, seasons, snow, weather, winter

Sun dance water dance

London, Jonathan

A group of children enjoy a beautiful summer day by swimming, playing in the hot sun, picnicking, and skipping rocks. Their day ends as they look up at the stars and dream of what tomorrow will bring.

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animals, beverage, body parts, colors, constellation, dancing, day, dreams, exercise, five senses, friendship, imagination, lizard, moon, night, picnic, rocks, seasons, sky, snake, stars, summer, sun, swimming, taste, temperature, water

Little swan

London, Jonathan

Ko-hoh cracks through his eggshell to find his parents towering over him. His trumpeter swan family stays close together as Ko-hoh and other cygnets learn how to feed themselves, to honk when predators are nearby, and to develop flight feathers. Little swan grows up and learns to migrate with his family.

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author's note, bear, birds, bodies of water, eagle, family, five senses, growing up, lake, migration, plants, pond, raven, safety, seasons, sounds, swan

Red wolf country

London, Jonathan

A wolf and his mate travel through the country during the winter in search of a home where soon the female wolf will have babies.

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alligator, animals, author's note, baby, destruction, habitat, hunger, hunting, nonverbal communication, protection, seasons, skunk, snow, sounds, travel, weather, winter, wolf

One watermelon seed

Lottridge, Celia

Max and Josephine plant a garden, counting the seeds as they go. When the plants grow, they count the food of their harvest.

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counting, farm, food, garden, numbers, nutrition, plants, seasons, sequence, summer

Can't sit still

Lotz, Karen E.

A girl describes her busy days through each season, including all of the sights and sounds she sees as the seasons change.

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activities, autumn, bicycle, change, exercise, family, jumping, parents, play, seasons, skipping, spring, summer, winter

Walden

Lowe, Steve

Selections from Thoreaus own words about a man who retreats into nature in a cabin and lives there to discover the joy of nature.

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critical thinking, discovery, exploration, nature, nonverbal communication, seasons, self esteem, woods

The star counters

Luttrell, Ida

A king thinks that the stars in the sky are made of gold. He believes they all belong to him. He counts them every night to make sure that none are missing. When he gets tired of this, he tries to find an animal to count them for him.

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animals, assertiveness, bodies of water, conflict resolution, counting, cow, feelings, fox, moods, nonverbal communication, numbers, pond, refusal skills, royalty, seasons, sky, spring, stars, turtle, verbal communication

Yesterday's snowman

Mack, Gail

A young girl recalls the time when she played in the snow at nightfall with her mother and brother.

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decision making, family, goal setting, night, nonverbal communication, parents, play, seasons, siblings, snow, verbal communication, weather, winter

Painting the wind

MacLachlan, Patricia // MacLachlan, Emily

A young boy observes the various painters who travel to his island. Through discussions and interactions with the painters, the boy learns about painting and is finally able to achieve his goal.

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animals, appreciation, art, beach, bodies of water, body parts, colors, companion, dog, flowers, images, moon, ocean, sea, seasons, shadows, teaching, transportation, weather, wind

Snow day

Maestro, Betsy

Today is a snow day!Since the roads are covered with snow, school is cancelled. City workers and people in their homes must clear away the snow.

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change, conflict resolution, cooperation, coping, decision making, goal setting, hard work, nature, nonverbal communication, school, seasons, snow, teamwork, weather, winter

Say hey: A song of Willie Mays

Mandel, Peter

Willie Mays grows up in a time when black athletes were separate from white athletes in America. But due to Willie's baseball skills, the New York Giants recruit him. Willie breaks many baseball records because of his fast running and powerful hitting power.

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african american, america, author's note, baseball, body parts, careers, crowd, fame, feelings, friendship, future, happiness, history, jumping, moving, multicultural, photograph, relationship, rhythm, running, seasons, song, sports, teamwork

The perfect christmas picture

Manushkin, Fran

Mr. Green tries very hard to get the perfect Christmas picture but can't seem to get one. He realizes that the best picture is them being themselves.

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critical thinking, family, goal setting, humor, parents, persistence, seasons, siblings, verbal communication

Buzzy bear's winter party

Marino, Dorothy

Buzzy bear wants to see his first snow fall. He helps the little woodland creatures and birds get food and then makes a surprise for his father when he returns home.

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animals, bear, birds, chipmunk, creativity, feelings, food, happiness, love, rabbit, seasons, squirrel, surprises, weather, winter

Buzzy bear goes south

Marino, Dorothy

Buzzy Bear goes south with the birds, but realizes he forgot some important articles. He goes back home, becomes tired, and decides to take a long winter's nap.

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animals, bear, birds, critical thinking, decision making, goal setting, hibernation, nature, peer resistance, seasons, sleep, winter

What's the matter with carruthers?

Marshall, James

Carruthers, the bear, is in a very grumpy mood and has been for days. His two friends notice it and try to cheer him up. Finally they realize Carruthers is tired and should have been asleep for the winter, so they help him go to bed.

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bedtime, critical thinking, feelings, friendship, helping, hibernation, moods, nonverbal communication, seasons, sleep, winter

The ghost-eye tree

Martin, Bill Jr.//Archambault, J

A brother and sister go to get milk, but they must first pass a scary tree. On the way home, they think they see a ghost.

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assertiveness, autumn, beverage, confidence, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, fear, feelings, food, ghosts, imagination, seasons, self esteem, siblings, verbal communication

Summer business

Martin, Charles E.

A bunch of children on an island decide to work for the summer. They sell painted rocks, have a flea market, lemonade stand, dog-sit, and take people across the river. They earn enough money to go to the fair and have a wonderful time together.

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assertiveness, beverage, careers, conflict resolution, cooperation, decision making, friendship, goal setting, island, responsibilities, seasons, stress management, summer, teamwork, transportation, verbal communication

Island winter

Martin, Charles E.

Heather has to stay on an island during the winter. She misses her summer friends.

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assertiveness, change, conflict resolution, coping, feelings, friendship, island, sadness, seasons, summer, winter

The cherry tree

McCaughrean, Geraldine

A family tries to recuperate after a war in which they lose their father and their home. The children meet and help an old man take care of a sickly cherry tree. As the tree grows and begins to blossom, so does the village and its people.

Time of wonder

McCloskey, Robert

A family goes to a summer island house. The daughter makes friends and learns a different way of life. They all experience a hurricane.

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conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, decision making, discovery, exploration, family, friendship, hurricane, island, seasons, self esteem, shelter, storm, stress management, summer, vacation, verbal communication, weather

Major: The story of a black bear

McClung, Robert M.

A bear cub discovers the dangers and delights of the forest. The cub learns to hunt, fish, hibernate, and eventually chooses a mate.

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animals, baby, bear, critical thinking, decision making, family, growing up, nonverbal communication, plants, seasons, siblings, spring, winter, woods

The king's procession

McCrea, James//McCrea, Ruth

As the king's procession rides through the village, Pipin, the tall boy, is made fun of becauses he rides a donkey. The king makes a proclamation to give Pipin a new grand pony, but Pipin chooses to keep his donkey.

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animals, decision making, donkey, feelings, horse, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, pony, royalty, sadness, seasons, self esteem, winter

First snow

McCully, Emily Arnold

A scared little mouse discovers the joys of sledding in the first snow of winter (A Wordless Book)

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animals, assertiveness, decision making, exercise, family, grandparents, mouse, parents, seasons, self esteem, siblings, skating, sledding, snow, weather, winter

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