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A shot for baby bear

Corey, Dorothy

A baby bear is aftaid of getting a shot. His brother serves as a model so that baby bear is no longer afraid.

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animals, assertiveness, bear, conflict resolution, decision making, doctor, family, fear, illness, role model, self esteem, siblings, verbal communication

Learn from the tiger how your teeth develop over time, how teeth are classified, and why it is so important to take care of them regularly. The tiger gives you a step-by-step explanation of how to brush your teeth, and he reminds you how to brush for two minutes twice a day. Finally, the tiger explains other ways to care for your teeth that include proper nutrition and visits twice a year to the dentist.

Toothful tales

Courtad, Jeanette

Incisa tells the story of how she and her friends, Cuspi, Mola, and Tongo, are attacked by a "sticky sweet" given to them by Grandma. After being covered in sugar, germs begin to attack as they make acid and dissolve holes in Incisa and her tooth friends. Then, Incisa, Cuspi, Mola, and Tongo get a pleasant surprise when Grandma brings other things to make the teeth happy; an electric toothbrush and floss! Finally, after a good cleaning, Incisa, and her friends, Cuspi, Mola, and Tongo, are once again, all shiny and bright just in time for lunch!

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body parts, cartoons, cleanliness, conflict resolution, consequences, critical thinking, decision making, education, family, food, germs, grandparents, hygiene, nonverbal communication, nutrition, problem solving, tools, verbal communication, vocabulary

Hooray for fish!

Cousins, Lucy

Come travel along with Little Fish to meet his many friends. As we count, identify colors, and look for opposites among the many examples, we learn it is okay to have friends different from you.

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acceptance, affection, colors, community, counting, differences, family, feelings, fish, friendship, moods, numbers, opposites, parents, rhyme, verbal communication

The block book

Couture, Susan Arkin

Betsy and Ben are blocks who save all their junk. Then one day, it comes in handy when their neighbor's house burns down. They build a new one for their friend out of junk.

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caring, critical thinking, friendship, helping, independence, neighbors, nonverbal communication, shapes, toys, verbal communication

Sarah and the dragon

Coville, Bruce

After an argument with her friend Oakhorn the unicorn, Sarah is kidnapped by a lonely dragon. In his castle, he is human and they become friends. The only way he can break the spell is to do something good while he is a dragon.

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conflict resolution, dragons, friendship, kidnapped, loneliness, mythical, nonverbal communication, royalty, verbal communication

Sarah's unicorn

Coville, Bruce//Coville, Katherine

A little girl named Sarah lives with her mean Aunt Meg who is a witch. One day when Sarah was sent to the forest to find toads, Sarah meets a friendly unicorn named Oakhorn. The unicorn with his magic horn broke the spell over Aunt Meg which made her nice again.

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amphibians, assertiveness, conflict resolution, family, fear, feelings, friendship, imagination, magic, mythical, self esteem, toad, unicorns, verbal communication, witches

It takes a village

Cowen-Fletcher, Jane

Young Yemi's responsibility is to look after her brother, Kokou, while at the market with her mother. Yemi quickly loses sight of her brother, but Kokou is safe with the neighbors in the community. Yemi learns that It takes a village to raise a family.

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africa, african, animals, community, conflict resolution, family, feelings, food, friendship, lost, multicultural, neighbors, nutrition, parents, shopping, siblings, traditions, verbal communication

Gracias, the thanksgiving turkey

Cowley, Joy

Miguel's dad, a truck driver, sends Miguel a turkey to fatten up for Thanksgiving. Miguel and his family care for and love the turkey, and they name her Gracias. When Thanksgiving arrives no one can eat Gracias the turkey, instead they eat chicken for Thanksgiving dinner!

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assertiveness, celebration, critical thinking, decision making, family, feelings, food, friendship, grandparents, hispanic, holidays, love, multicultural, nutrition, parents, spanish, support, thanksgiving, verbal communication

The duck in the gun

Cowley, Joy

A duck makes her nest in an army's cannon and will not come out. The war is postponed until the army gets the duck out. This postponement is just long enough for the two sides to become friends.

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birds, conflict resolution, decision making, duck, friendship, peace, stress management, verbal communication, war

Bossyboots

Cox, David

Abigail is a little girl who bosses everyone around. On her stagecoach ride to Narrabri, a robber tries to steal all of the passengers' valuables. However, when he encounters Abigail, she yells at him and calls him Bossyboots. He listens to her and gives up all the loot.

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adventures, assertiveness, bully, conflict resolution, critical thinking, refusal skills, robbery, travel, verbal communication

The winter bear

Craft, Ruth

Three young children bundle up for a walk on a winter day. On the way home, they find a discarded cold, knitted bear. They take him home, clean him up, dress him warmly, and give him a new home.

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animals, assertiveness, bear, conflict resolution, exercise, love, nonverbal communication, play, seasons, shelter, verbal communication, walking, winter

The dragon in the clock box

Craig, M. Jean

Joshua tapes up a clock box and tells his family that there is a dragon egg in it. The dragon is born and flies away immediately so that Joshua's family could never see it.

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birth, conflict resolution, dragons, family, fantasy, imagination, mythical, nonverbal communication, verbal communication

1, 2, buckle my shoe

Cranstoun, Margaret

Learn numbers one through ten by listening to this rhyming pattern.

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counting, nonverbal communication, numbers, rhyme, sequence, verbal communication

Dealing with feelings: I'm furious

Crary, Elizabeth

When Matt sees his Reggie Jackson baseball card floating in the toilet, his jaw drops. He is furious that his little brother did that. One thing that will solve his problem is to hit his little brother, right?Wrong!His mother presents him with six ways to successfully handle his anger. After resolving his problems, Matt makes peace with his brother.

Down down the mountain

Creedle, Ellis

Hetty and Hank want shoes, but there are no stores in the mountain and Pappy says they have no money. So Granny gives them an idea how to raise the money. They grow some turnips to take down the mountain. On the way they find most of the turnips away, but still have a happy ending.

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assertiveness, clothing, conflict resolution, family, food, goal setting, grandparents, poverty, responsibilities, sharing, teamwork, verbal communication

Trouble

Cresswell, Helen

Curious and energetic Emma is constantly being scolded by her mother who forgets what it is like to be a child. Her grandma comes and tells stories about how bad Emma's mom used to be. Emma feels better.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, decision making, family, feelings, grandparents, growing up, misbehavior, mischief, parents, stress management, verbal communication

Can you find it, too?

Cressy, Judith

Come enjoy history through a collection of famous paintings. Each has its own personality and story. Search through each painting for objects and colors. Get imaginative and create your own stories or interpretations about the paintings.

Can you find it?

Cressy, Judith

Go on an adventure around the world to many exciting places. Search through each painting for many objects. Create your own stories and imagine what life was like in each place.

Night at the fair

Crews, Donald

An evening at the fair is seen through the eyes of young children. There are so many fun things to see and do. Enjoy the food and rides, but hurry -- the fair is closing soon!

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balloon, carnival, colors, decision making, exercise, fair, feelings, food, happiness, night, nonverbal communication, nutrition, running, technology, verbal communication, walking

Shortcut

Crews, Donald

Train tracks run right behind Big Mama's house in Cottondale, Florida. Every summer the children go to visit her. They are told time and time again to stay off the tracks. They are in a hurry one day and decide to walk along the tracks for a shortcut. When they get to a point where they can't turn back, a train appears.

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critical thinking, decision making, five senses, listening, peer resistance, play, safety, sounds, stress management, train, transportation, travel, verbal communication

african american, animals, birds, boredom, cat, conflict resolution, critical thinking, dancing, decision making, exercise, family, feelings, forest, games, giants, imagination, inventions, island, jungle, library, lost, magic, maps, monsters, multicultural, mythical, park, penguin, photograph, playing, rain, siblings, sun, verbal communication, weather

Snowball

Crews, Nina

Each morning the children awake and anxiously look outside to see if it has snowed. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday go by and there's still no sign of snow!Friday is the children's last hope for a day of fun in the snow.

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anticipation, bedtime, celebration, clouds, cold, Days of The Week, dreams, excitement, fun, goal setting, happiness, hope, morning, night, nonverbal communication, patience, photograph, playground, playing, school, sequence, sleep, snow, surprises, verbal communication, weather, winter

Duck for president

Cronin, Doreen

Duck gets tired of doing chores on the farm, so he holds an election to change the way things are run. Duck wins the election, but gets bored and runs for Governor. He wins again and does not like the stress, so he runs for President and wins. Being President is even harder work than being on the farm so he returns to the farm to write his autobiography.

Great-grandma tells of threshing day

Cross, Verda

Great Grandma tells her grandchildren of threshing day. It is a day in late June when the wheat is harvested. The men harvest the wheat while the women cook a hearty meal. This was always an exciting day for grandma and her brother. Threshing day was a day she will never forget.

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accomplishment, animals, bath, bedtime, beverage, chicken, cooperation, cow, family, farm, food, grandparents, hard work, horse, machines, memories, nutrition, parents, seasons, siblings, storytelling, summer, verbal communication

Bartleby Speaks!

Cruise, Robin

Bartleby is a very quiet baby. He learns to crawl, walk and explore, but he still doesn't talk. His family and even the dog try to get him to talk by singing, dancing, playing instruments, but Bartleby still won't speak. On his birthday he speaks his first word: listen, and for the first time his family stops and listens.

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animals, balloon, bicycle, birthday, books, careers, celebration, dancing, dog, flowers, german, grandparents, growing up, instruments, italian, language, music, nonverbal communication, parents, toys, verbal communication

Clean your room, harvey moon!

Cummings, Pat

Harvey Moon's room is a mess. His mother makes him clean it up all day on Saturday and he must miss his favorite television shows. Although he was upset he had to clean, he feels a sense of accomplishment in the end.

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accomplishment, conflict resolution, decision making, family, feelings, goal setting, nonverbal communication, parents, responsibilities, stress management, verbal communication

Mary louise loses her manners

Cuneo, Diane

Mary Louise loses her manners during breakfast one day and goes on a journey to find them all around town. Through the journey, the importance of manners becomes a reality for Mary Louise while at the restaurant, doctor's office, and library.

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behavior, body parts, careers, conflict resolution, critical thinking, exercise, family, five senses, goal setting, library, listening, manners, nonverbal communication, parents, restaurant, siblings, sleep, verbal communication

I took the moon for a walk

Curtis, Carolyn

A little boy takes the moon on an adventurous walk. At first the moon is timid but then opens up to the little boy. They do things together such as swing, hold hands, and dance until the boy goes home to go to the sleep.

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adventures, animals, bedtime, biking, birds, bodies of water, bridge, church, clouds, community, conflict resolution, cow, dog, feelings, friendship, imagination, insects, ladybug, light, moon, moth, multicultural, night, owl, park, playground, rhyme, shyness, sleep, snail, verbal communication, walking, worm

Bat boy and his violin

Curtis, Gavin

Reginald loves playing the violin. His father only has time to worry about the Duke's losing streak. Reginald passionately plays the violin to improve the baseball team's losing streak. Find out what else Reginald's love for the violin improves.

Tell me again about the night i was born

Curtis, Jamie Lee

A young girl asks her mom and dad to tell her again about the night she was born and adopted by them. She knows the story well, but asks again about their feelings, their trips to pick her up, and their first night at home as a family.

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adoption, airplane, baby, family, feelings, happiness, nonverbal communication, parents, self esteem, shyness, transportation, verbal communication

Bullies never win

Cuyler, Margery

Jessica always worries and in first grade her biggest worry is the class bully, Brenda. Brenda picks on Jessica about her homework, her clothes and sports, but it was the worst at lunch. Jessica feels lonely and hurt, and can't seem to stand up for herself. Finally Jessica has had enough and she takes a stand for herself!

100th day worries

Cuyler, Margery

When her teacher tells the class that everyone must bring in collections of 100 for the 100th day of school, Jessica begins to worry. What will she bring in?Her family finally helps her come up with a special collection.

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collection, correspondence, counting, critical thinking, decision making, family, feelings, food, giving, helping, love, money, numbers, school, sharing, stress management, verbal communication, worry

Hotel deep

Cyrus, Kurt

A lone sardine attempting to find its school leads an exploration of the sea and its many inhabitants. Use of poetry captures the attention and imagination on the sardine's journey.

Pie for piglets: Counting by twos

Dahl, Michael

Two pigs decide to make a pie. They put in many different ingredients two-by-two.

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accomplishment, animals, cooking, counting, creativity, decision making, food, hunger, math, numbers, nutrition, pattern, pig, recipe, rhythm, taste, verbal communication

Do frogs have fur?

Dahl, Michael

Do dogs have feathers? No! Birds do. Through questioning about animal coats, readers have the opportunity to learn about the functions of various animal coverings. The combination of a glossary, an index and factual information and an engaging text makes the book an effective educational tool.

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animals, bear, bee, biology, conflict resolution, fish, frog, horse, insects, nonverbal communication, reptiles, science, shells, turtle, verbal communication

The boy on the beach

Daly, Niki

Joe loves the beach. He likes splashing his mom and playing in the sand. He doesn't like the big waves though. He would rather pretend to be in the water. When Joe's pretending game tosses him overboard, he becomes scared. A friendly lifeguard helps him find his parents and everyone is happy again.

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african american, beach, boat, bodies of water, exercise, family, fear, feelings, imagination, lost, love, multicultural, nonverbal communication, ocean, parents, photograph, playing, pretend, protection, safety, sand, storm, swimming, transportation, verbal communication, weather

Bravo, zan angelo!

Daly, Niki

Angelo Polo is a young boy who passionately wants to be a clown like his grandfather Zan Polo. His grandfather tells him that the theater is no place for a little boy. Finally, Zan Polo tells Angelo that he can be the little red rooster who crows in the last act. So, Angelo scurries and runs all over the city to prepare for his performance during the carnival. It turns out that Angelo is an excellent rooster and his grandfather agrees that the theater can be a place for a little boy.

Jamela's dress

Daly, Niki

Jamela's mama has just bought some beautiful fabric for a new dress. While she's watching it dry outside in the South African air, Jamela wraps it around herself and starts parading down the street. Everyone is watching her, she is so proud. When she gets home, Jamela finds her mama very upset because her fabric is ruined. With the help of a friend, Jamela buys her mama more fabric. At this South African wedding, both Jamela and her mama are beautiful in their new dresses.

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african, animals, birds, celebration, chicken, clothing, conflict resolution, critical thinking, dog, forgiveness, friendship, games, helping, language, love, market, money, multicultural, parents, photograph, pretend, sewing, shopping, verbal communication, wedding

Where's Jamela?

Daly, Niki

A young girl named Jamela is upset when hearing the news from her mother that they will be moving to a new house. When itﾒs time to leave, everyone wonders where Jamela is and begin to search for her everywhere. Suddenly, she jumps out of a box from the back of the truck and agrees to go with her mother. On reaching her new house, she starts to like it and settles down in her room.

Amber brown is not a crayon

Danziger, Paula

Justin is Amber Brown's best friend and companion in all sorts of imaginative and pretend play. Amber is sad when she discovers Justin is moving away. Third grade adds up to one terrible year.

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conflict resolution, friendship, memories, moving, school, verbal communication

The picnic: A frolic in two colors and three parts

Daugherty, James

A mouse family goes on a picnic. While walking they run into a sleeping lion who captures one of the mouse children. When the lion lets the mouse go, the family promises that they will one day return the favor. One day, the lion gets into trouble and the mice come to his rescue.

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animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, fear, lion, loyalty, mouse, picnic, verbal communication

Timothy turtle

Davis, Alice Vaught

Timothy the turtle went sliding in the mud and got stuck on his back. He was unable to turn himself back over and it took the work of his friends to return him to his feet.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, decision making, friendship, nonverbal communication, play, reptiles, teamwork, verbal communication

The enormous potato

Davis, Aubrey

A farmer plants a potato eye to grow a potato. It grows so enormous that the whole family has to work together to pull the potato from the ground. They then cook the potato for the whole town to eat it.

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careers, challenges, conflict resolution, cooperation, critical thinking, decision making, determination, family, farm, food, garden, neighbors, nutrition, plants, problem solving, sequence, sizes, teamwork, verbal communication

Rita goes to the hospital

Davison, Martine

Rita gets very scared when a letter from the hospital arrives announcing that her tonsils will be taken out. Eventually, the hospital workers help Rita overcome her fears of surgery. She is happy when she wakes up afterwards and is given her favorite ice cream for dinner -- strawberry!

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cleanliness, clothing, colors, correspondence, doctor, family, fear, feelings, food, friendship, games, happiness, hospital, illness, learning, nonverbal communication, nurse, preparation, sadness, sleep, stress management, verbal communication

Maggie and the emergency room

Davison, Martine

On a bike ride with her friends, Rita hits a tree root and flips over her handelbars. Maggie's mother takes Maggie and Binky (her favorite stuffed animal) to the hospital. Maggie learns all about x-rays, stitches, and other emergency techniques.

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accidents, bicycle, body parts, doctor, emergency, family, fear, feelings, friendship, happiness, hospital, injury, medicine, nonverbal communication, sadness, safety, stress management, verbal communication

The paper dragon

Davol, Margueritte W.

Sui-Jen, the dragon, is awakened and begins to destroy everything. Mi Fei is the only person brave and wise enough to put the dragon back to sleep. Mi Fei needs courage, heroism, and wisdom to save his village from the dragon.

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art, assertiveness, bravery, challenges, chinese, community, conflict resolution, courage, critical thinking, culture, dragons, heroism, love, loyalty, multicultural, neighbors, verbal communication

Carl's snowy afternoon

Day, Alexandra

A little girls' parents leave her with a babysitter and head for a neighborhood pond party. The babysitter doesn't pay attention when the girl escapes with her dog, Carl. The little girl and Carl have a fun day playing in the snow, making snowmen, ice-skating, sledding, and catching snowflakes with their tongues. Carl takes the little girl back home and climb through the window before her parents get home.

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animals, clothing, dog, family, food, fun, neighbors, nonverbal communication, pets, play, sledding, snow, verbal communication

Frank and ernest play ball

Day, Alexandra

Frank and Ernest are a bear and an elephant who need jobs. Mr. Palmer lets them manage his baseball team. They do not know very much about baseball so they are always looking up baseball terms in the baseball dictionary.

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animals, assertiveness, baseball, bear, careers, elephant, language, learning, recreation, responsibilities, song, sports, teamwork, verbal communication

River parade

Day, Alexandra

A young boy goes boating with his father. The boy's toys fall in the river so his father puts them on a string to keep them together. The boy also falls in the river and joins his toys on the string.

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boat, bodies of water, conflict resolution, decision making, exercise, family, nonverbal communication, parents, play, river, safety, swimming, toys, transportation, verbal communication

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