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Zolo a b z: An alphabet book

Glaser, Byron // Higashi, Sandra

Learn your alphabet with a dog named Ozlo. Bright illustrations and imaginative characters form a rhythmic pattern of rhyme and fun words.

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adventures, alphabet, animals, birds, bug, dog, flamingo, future, letters, nonverbal communication, play, rhyme, rhythm

Danny and Walter Budwing have a typical brotherly relationship. It isnﾒt until Danny finds an old game that takes the boys away to another galaxy that the brothers finally reach a new appreciation for one another.

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accidents, adventures, alien, anger, apology, challenges, change, chaos, conflict, decision making, destruction, earth, family, fear, feelings, fight, robot, sounds, stars, verbal communication

You can't take a balloon into the metropolitan museum

Weitzman, Jacqueline

A little girl spends a day with her grandma at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. When the little girl decides to bring along her bright yellow balloon, a security guard sees her and quickly tells her that she can't bring it in. He assures her he will watch over it as she views the exhibits, but the task ends up being more work than he ever imagined. (A Wordless Book).

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adventures, african, animals, art, balloon, beauty, birds, boat, chaos, clowns, collection, culture, disappearance, dog, egyptian, escape, exercise, frustration, grandparents, history, humor, instruments, multicultural, museum, music, observation, park, performance, pigeon, relief, skating, transportation, travel, wedding, zoo

Yonder

Johnston, Tony

Vivid pictures depict the cycle of seasons while the story of a pioneer's life is told. The story begins with the pioneer's marriage then ends with the lives of the pioneer's children.

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adventures, aging, challenges, change, decision making, family, generations, goal setting, growing up, marriage, parents, pioneers, seasons, verbal communication

Yankee doodle

Kellogg, Steven

A young boy accompanies Yankee Doodle on travels through the battle fields of the Revolutionary War. Sing through the verses of Yankee Doodle as you journey with them.

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adventures, celebration, discovery, fourth of july, history, holidays, imagination, learning, song, war

Wings: A tale of two chickens

Marshall, James

Winnie the chicken seeks an adventure and jumps into a hot air balloon with a fox. Little does she know that the fox plans to eat her, but her friend, Harriet, saves her before it is too late.

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adventures, animals, balloon, birds, chicken, conflict resolution, deception, food, fox, helping, nonverbal communication, transportation, travel

Window music

Suen, Anastasia

The train trip of a little girl and her family is described through colorful illustrations and rhyming words. She travels over streets, past horses at play, around growing fruit trees, and through a city to the final stop.

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adventures, american, animals, car, family, food, grandparents, horse, ocean, plants, rhyme, sounds, train, transportation, travel, tree

Willy the dreamer

Browne, Anthony

Willy the ape dreams. Willy dreams the same things you or I might dream and his dreams show a very colorful imagination.

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adventures, animals, ape, bedtime, dreams, fantasy

Willie's adventures

Brown, Margaret Wise

A trilogy of stories about a small boy named Willies. The reader follows Willie through his adventures of getting a new pet, having a new suit, and visiting Grandma by himself for the first time.

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, decision making, family, goal setting, grandparents, growing up, learning, nonverbal communication, pets, responsibilities, self esteem, travel, verbal communication

Where's wallace?

Knight, Hilary

Wallace, an orange orangutan, lives in a cage in a zoo. Wallace is very curious about the world outside of the zoo, so he goes on adventures to discover this outside world. Although Wallace is curious about the outside world he always returns to his cage at the zoo.

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adventures, animals, ape, confidence, cooperation, critical thinking, disappearance, exploration, fame, friendship, intelligence, missing, relationship, running away, verbal communication, zoo

Where's waldo?

Handford, Martin

The reader follows Waldo as he hikes around the world. The reader must try to find him in the illustrations as Waldo is lost in the crowded places he visits.

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adventures, assertiveness, critical thinking, decision making, lost, mystery, nonverbal communication, self esteem, travel

Where's julius

Burningham, John

A young boy, Julius, uses his imagination to take him on many exciting adventures.

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adventures, critical thinking, imagination, travel

Where does the trail lead?

Albert, Burton

A boy explores Summertime Island and observes many things. At the end of the trail, he is back with his family.

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adventures, curiosity, exploration, family, freedom, island, nature, nonverbal communication, observation

When i'm hungry

Howard, Jane R.

When I am hungry I like to eat. The little boy in this book uses his imagination at mealtime. He wonders what it would be like to eat underwater, to eat in the mud, to dive for his food, and to store food in his cheeks.

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adventures, food, hunger, imagination, nutrition

When grandma almost fell off the mountain and other stories

Porte, Barbara Ann

Grandma tells stories to her grandchildren of a car trip to Florida she took with her family and grandparents when she was younger. Her vacations were usually filled with exciting adventures and amusing mishaps.

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adventures, car, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, grandparents, storytelling, transportation, travel, vacation, verbal communication

What's what?A guessing game

Serfozo, Mary

In order to find out what is soft and hard, warm and cold, wet and dry, long and short, and light and dark, come along and play this unique guessing game.

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adventures, animals, body parts, colors, dog, feelings, food, fun, happiness, rain, school, train, transportation

What we like

Rockwell, Anne

Children really like snowmen, fish, bubble bath, goodnight kisses, lullabies, and many other things that excite the five senses. Each page is filled with the things children like to do, wear, feel, eat, and play.

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activities, adventures, animals, art, bear, cat, clothing, creativity, dog, entertainment, feelings, fish, five senses, flowers, fox, fun, games, happiness, imagination, learning, listening, love, nonverbal communication, pig, rabbit, relaxation, toys

What is beyond the hill?

Ekker, Ernest

This book takes the reader on a journey beyond a hill, beyond a mountain, and beyond the stars.

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adventures, critical thinking, nature, perspective, travel

What is a wise bird like you doing in a silly tale like this?

Shulevitz, Uri

The silly town of Pickleberry is full of nonsense. The emperor treats his bird better than his own brother, who is his janitor. He sends his brother out on an errand, not knowing he was tricked into doing a favor for the bird. As Lou escapes, a salesman gets a hold of him. He escapes again by reciting his nonsense tales of Pickleberry. He finally reaches his Aunt Millie and continues to recite and pass on his side of the story, a lot of nonsense!

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adventures, animals, birds, careers, citizen, counting, earthquake, entertainment, family, humor, maps, market, money, nonverbal communication, pretend, royalty, siblings, storytelling, verbal communication

What Eddie can do

Gebhard, Wilfried

Eddie goes on many adventures but ignores his momﾒs advice on shoe tying lessons. After discovering his friend Clara, who needs to be rescued by a double tailed monster, Eddie takes time out and learns to tie knots, and succeeds in saving his friend.

Warton and the contest

Erickson, Russell E.

Someone steals Grampa Arbuckle's gold watch-compass. Warton, Grampa, and Neville go traveling to capture the thief and get the compass. Instead of getting back the compass, Grampa gives it away to someone who really needs it.

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adventures, animals, birds, bluejay, critical thinking, decision making, giving, mouse, stress management, toad, travel, verbal communication

Walls are to be walked

Zimelman, Nathan

A boy finds many things to do on his walk home from school.

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activities, adventures, exercise, play, school, walking

Wake up mr. b!

Dale, Penny

Little girl wakes up early while her family continues to sleep. She seeks out Mr. B to accompany her on her make-believe journey.

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adventures, animals, clothing, dog, imagination, pets, sleep

Waiting for Sipho

Herbert, Barbara

Two young brothers can hardly wait for the return of their beloved older brother, Sipho, from university. Everything seems in place until the goat to be prepared for dinner escapes! The boys find themselves on quite an adventure as they await Siphoﾒs return.

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adventures, africa, animals, anticipation, careers, conflict resolution, cooking, escape, excitement, goat, helping, love, maps, multicultural, relationship, school, siblings

Wagons west

Gerrard, Roy

Buckskin Dan and his followers embarked on a wild and dangerous journey on the Oregon Trail. After many exciting adventures like fighting off outlaws and saving an Indian boy, the group finally settles in the Willamette Valley.

Vanilla ice cream

Graham, Bob

A young curious sparrow escapes from the truck stop and makes his way through an eventful journey to find food. The adventure leads him to Edie Irvine and his grandparents, including the moment of Edie's first taste of vanilla ice cream!

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adventures, baby, birds, change, comparison, critical thinking, curiosity, day, escape, five senses, food, freedom, grandparents, nonverbal communication, nutrition, plants, restaurant, ship, sparrow, tractor, transportation, tree, truck

Valerie and the goodnight swing

Lobe, Mira

Little Valerie doesn't like to go to bed. After her bath, she plays in her swing and with each different hat her imagination takes her off to a new place in the world.

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adventures, bath, bedtime, family, imagination, parents, play, travel

Ups and downs with oink and pearl

Chorao, Kay

This book includes three short stories. It describes details of an important friendship between Oink and Pearl. They grow closer with every adventure they encounter together.

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, compromise, conflict resolution, friendship, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, refusal skills, verbal communication

Up north at the cabin

Chall, Marsha Wilson

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

Up and down on the merry-go-round

Martin, Bill Jr.//Archambault, John

A little girl describes her adventure on a merry-go-round using the sights and sounds around her.

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adventures, animals, bear, clowns, colors, disappointment, feelings, five senses, freedom, happiness, humor, music, ostrich, pig, sight, sounds

Tulip sees america

Rylant, Cynthia

When he is finally old enough, a young man drives his dog, Tulip, from Ohio to the farms of Iowa. They also experience the skies of Nebraska, the winds of Wyoming, the mountains of Colorado, the desert of Nevada, and the ocean of Oregon. Each place shows a new and wonderful part of America.

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adventures, ambition, animals, awareness, car, clouds, curiosity, desert, dog, exploration, farm, geography, mountains, nature, observation, ocean, transportation, travel, wind

Tucker flips

McGuirk, Leslie

After Tucker and his brothers are born, they do everything together. The puppies eat, sleep, play, and watch T.V., but Tucker likes adventures. He especially loves the snow, and his ability to flip comes in handy when he goes for a ride on some children's sled.

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, birth, bravery, dog, dreams, family, food, games, love, nonverbal communication, pig, play, practice, safety, self esteem, sledding, sleep, snow, television, weather, winter

Trouble with trolls

Brett, Jan

Treva takes her dog with her to visit her cousin in the mountains. Unfortunately, nasty trolls, who want to steal Tuffi, confront Treva. Treva refuses to give up, which leads to quite an adventure.

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, challenges, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, decision making, dog, goal setting, nonverbal communication, persistence, pets, refusal skills, stress management, trolls, verbal communication

Trip for tommy

Friskey, Margaret

Tommy pretends to be many different types of animals. He has many adventures along the way.

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adventures, animals, decision making, imagination, nonverbal communication

Tough cookie

Wisniewski, David

After discovering that his long time partner, Chips, has been eaten by Fingers, Tough Cookie travels to the Top of the Jar to find Fingers and put him away for good. Pecan Sandy shows how she can be a smart cookie in the end.

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adventures, body parts, bravery, challenges, community, confidence, conflict resolution, courage, death, feelings, food, friendship, humor, imagination, prejudice, problem solving, revenge, teamwork

Too far away to touch, close enough to see

Newman, Leslea

There is a special loving relationship between Zoe and her uncle. Although he is sick with HIV, her uncle makes an extra effort to take her on special outings. Zoe must come to terms with her uncle's illness throughout the story.

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adventures, aids, caring, death, diseases, homosexuality, illness, love, nonverbal communication, relationship, sadness, stars, trust, truth, verbal communication

Tomorrow on rocky pond

Reiser, Lynn

A child can't wait to go fishing on Rocky Pond so she can see animals and have picnics. It's a day full of adventure and fun.

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adventures, amphibians, animals, beaver, birds, boat, bodies of water, clothing, deer, dragonfly, duck, exercise, family, fish, fishing, five senses, food, frog, geography, insects, listening, maps, moose, nature, nonverbal communication, nutrition, observation, owl, parents, picnic, pond, rabbit, recreation, siblings, smell, spider, swimming, taste, touch, transportation, walking, woods

Tom and the small ant

Klein, Leonore

Tom and a small ant view their afternoon in the same place in different ways. Tom always sits in the same spot and is bored with seeing the same things every day. The ant is exploring the field and every occurance is new and exciting for him.

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adventures, ant, boredom, comparisons, differences, discovery, excitement, exploration, fun, insects, relaxation, rhyme

Today is shrew's day

Carrick, Malcolm

Shrew and Bullfrog are friends. Shrew is lively and Bullfrog is lazy. The book has many different stories about their lives and adventures together.

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acceptance, adventures, conflict resolution, decision making, friendship, laziness, sharing, verbal communication

Time train

Fleischman, Paul

A class takes a trip to learn about dinosaurs. Somehow the class takes a wrong turn and ends up visiting prehistoric times. During the trip, members of the class play with dinosaurs and eat dinosaur eggs for breakfast.

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adventures, critical thinking, decision making, dinosaur, food, history, imagination, school, travel, verbal communication

Tim's last voyage

Ardizzone, Edward

A brother and sister are extra crew members on a ship. It is not as easy as they thought to work on a ship. They face many adventures and dangers together.

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adventures, assertiveness, coping, family, goal setting, siblings, teamwork, travel

Tim to the rescue

Ardizzone, Edward

Tim got to be the second ship boy on a ship. The first ship boy, Ginger, puts a hair growing formula on his hair and it works. Tim saves Ginger in a storm by grabbing him by his hair. Tim receives a gold medal.

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adventures, critical thinking, friendship, teamwork, travel, weather

Tim to the lighthouse

Ardizzone, Edward

One night, Tim noticed the light from the lighthouse was not flashing past his window. So Tim, the captain, and their friends braved the storm only to find robbers who wanted the ship to crash so they could get their goods. The children help save the lighthouse.

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adventures, conflict resolution, courage, critical thinking, decision making, fear, friendship, helping, refusal skills, robbery

Tim and ginger

Ardizzone, Edward

Tim and Ginger are best friends. One day Ginger goes off on his own. Tim realizes that something is wrong. He searches to find Ginger. After Tim saves him, Ginger saves Tim. Both boys are heroes.

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adventures, boat, challenges, decision making, friendship, heroism, stress management, transportation, verbal communication

Tiger

Allen, Judy

When the people in a small village hear that there may be a small tiger living in their woods, they hire a hunter to track it down.

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adventures, animals, tiger

Throw a kiss, harry

Chalmers, Mary

Harry is a little cat who has been misbehaving all day and getting himself into trouble. He gets stuck on top of a house and the fire department gets him down. His mother tells him to throw them a kiss, but he will not. Finally when he leaves, he blows a kiss.

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adventures, affection, conflict resolution, curiosity, family, nonverbal communication, parents, refusal skills, rescue, safety, verbal communication

Three names

MacLachlan, Patricia

A boy and his dog have many adventures together going to school on the prairie.

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adventures, animals, dog, friendship, history, pets, pioneers

Those summers

Brandenberg, Aliki

Take a trip to the seaside through memories. Travel to the seaside to build sandcastles and splash around in the ocean with family members. Experience the magical, musical spell of the boardwalk at night. Never forget those wonderful memories from the trip to the seaside.

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adventures, beach, bodies of water, car, carnival, clams, exercise, family, five senses, food, games, gymnastics, memories, nutrition, ocean, parents, play, radio, sand, sea, seasons, shadows, shells, siblings, sports, summer, sun, swimming, technology, transportation, vacation, verbal communication

Thomasina and the trout tree

Clark, Joan

Tomasina spends a day going through the city looking for a piece of art called the Trout Tree. During her adventure, she meets several people who teach her that art can be found in everything and can be created by anyone. So, she decided to make her own trout tree.

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adventures, animals, appreciation, art, goal setting, goat, verbal communication

This is the house where jack lives

Heilbroner, Joan

While Jack takes a bath he does not realize what is going on downstairs.

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adventures, bath, cleanliness, hygiene, shelter

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