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Birdsong

Haley, Gail E.

An old woman's evilness is discovered by a girl. The girl and her bird friends revenge the old woman.

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assertiveness, birds, bravery, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, decision making, evil, friendship, nonverbal communication, stress management, verbal communication

Forecast

Hall, Malcolm

Caroline the porcupine must prove that she can handle her new responsibilities as a weather forecaster.

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animals, assertiveness, careers, confidence, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, goal setting, nonverbal communication, porcupine, responsibilities, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication, weather

Sad days, glad days: A story about depression

Hamilton, Dewitt

Amanda Martha's mother has a disease called depression. Amanda and her father call them sad days, glad days, mostly in-between days. Amanda wants a cuddly pet and when an alley cat comes along she finally gets a chance.

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animals, art, assertiveness, cat, conflict resolution, confusion, creativity, critical thinking, decision making, depression, diseases, family, feelings, fish, flowers, food, happiness, love, nature, nutrition, parents, pets, responsibilities, sadness, self esteem, verbal communication

Jaguarundi

Hamilton, Virginia

The rainforest, ruined by humans, is no longer a safe place for Rundi Jaguarundi. Rundi decides to invite some strange and exotic animal friends to come along.

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animals, assertiveness, bat, cat, critical thinking, decision making, dog, forest, fox, friendship, jungle, monkey, stress management, verbal communication

Jahdu

Hamilton, Virginia

Jahdu uses creativity to outwit his shadow in order to recover his magic dust.

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assertiveness, body image, creativity, critical thinking, decision making, goal setting, magic, shadows, verbal communication

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

Mei li

Handford, Thomas

Mei Li is celebrating New Year's Day with her family, but she isn't allowed to go to the fair because she is a girl. She sneaks off to the fair and encounters many adventures.

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adventures, assertiveness, chinese, circus, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, goal setting, holidays, multicultural, new year, peer resistance, pretend, recreation, self esteem, siblings, verbal communication

It's not fair

Harper, Anita//Hellard, Susan

A new baby brother gets special, unfair attention, and so does his older sister.

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assertiveness, baby, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, feelings, jealousy, self esteem, siblings, stress management, verbal communication

Uncle james

Harshman, Marc

Jimmy's family needs all the help they can get and Uncle James is promising them that help. When Uncle James arrives and brings nothing with him, Jimmy is very disappointed. He realizes that Uncle James needs help in becoming a hero.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, disappointment, family, helping, heroism, nonverbal communication, parents, poverty, self esteem, siblings, stress management, verbal communication

Amy unbounded: Belondweg blossoming

Hartman, Rachel

Through comic book style illustrations, Amy of Eddybrook Lodge encounters many exciting adventures with her best friend. During the summer between her ninth and tenth birthday, Amy and her friend learn many lessons about life. The most important ones are that love does not solve everything and even heroines sometimes need help.

The heroic symphony

Harwell-Celenza, Anna

Ludwig Van Beethoven learns he is going deaf. He is an accomplished and promising young pianist and this devastates him. Beethoven realizes his condition is actually leading to his destiny not his downfall. In creating his symphony no. 3 he searches for a hero on which to base his musical inspiration. He eventually realizes it is about him!

The grumpalump

Hayes, Sarah

Every animal has an action that they do to try to figure out what the grumpalump is. No one can figure it out until the gnu comes. He blows it up to create a hot air balloon.

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animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, decision making, discovery, gnu, goal setting, mystery, self esteem

This is the bear and the scary night

Hayes, Sarah//Craig, Helen

A boy leaves his bear behind in the park. The bear begins an exciting nighttime adventure. After the boy realizes he forgot his bear, he goes back to the park to retrieve him.

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, bear, conflict resolution, decision making, fear, feelings, loneliness, lost, night, sadness

Very shy

Hazen, Barbara Shook

A girl becomes shy when she is not around her family. One day, she meets a boy who has just moved into her school. She becomes friends with the new boy and overcomes her shyness.

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assertiveness, change, confidence, coping, critical thinking, decision making, feelings, friendship, goal setting, imagination, moving, nonverbal communication, school, self esteem, shyness, verbal communication

Tight times

Hazen, Barbara Shook

A young boy does not understand why in tight times he cannot get a dog.

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animals, assertiveness, coping, critical thinking, dog, family, feelings, frustration, hunger, pets, poverty

The day of ahmed's secret

Heide, Florence Parry//Gilliland, Judith Heide

Ahmed has a secret which he keeps all day long. Tonight he will tell his secret to his family but first he has work to do. Ahmed works in the loud and crowded city. The sights and lovely sounds fill his day while he works. When at last he has done all of his work, he can reveal his secret.

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animals, assertiveness, bodies of water, bus, camel, car, careers, community, critical thinking, decision making, desert, dog, donkey, egyptian, family, food, multicultural, nutrition, parents, river, transportation, truck, verbal communication, weather

The happy birthday present

Heilbroner, Joan

Davy and Peter are brothers. Today it is a special day because it is their mom's birthday. So they set out on a journey to find a present for their mom. Upon this difficult task they come up with the best and most unique present of all.

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animals, assertiveness, birthday, celebration, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, feelings, frustration, happiness, holidays, parents, presents, siblings, stress management, toys, truck, zoo

Merry-go-round

Heine, Helme

Katie shows Auntie Dumpling, Uncle Plod, and Mr. Brian how to have an interesting and unique holiday.

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adventures, assertiveness, conflict resolution, family, goal setting, holidays, verbal communication

Seven wild pigs

Heine, Helme

An artist paints a forest for seven wild pigs to roam. They ruined the painting by splashing colors everywhere. Then he gets rid of the pigs and he realizes what he had done. Finally, decides to never paint pigs again.

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anger, animals, art, assertiveness, careers, critical thinking, dog, family, feelings, food, forest, happiness, nonverbal communication, nutrition, pig, relationship, rhyme, verbal communication

The marvelous journey through the night

Heine, Helme

All you have to do is yawn and your sleep adventures will follow.

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adventures, assertiveness, bedtime, decision making, night, nonverbal communication, sleep, travel

Jack, skinny bones, and the golden pancakes

Helldorfer, M.C.

An orphan boy befriends Skinny Bones, the dog of a hot-tempered old lady named Granny Trick. Together the boy and the dog must not only out smart Granny, but even the devil himself!

Daniel's gift

Helldorfer, M.C.

This is the story of a young shepard and his vision to get him to the site where baby Jesus lay.

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assertiveness, baby, christmas, conflict resolution, determination, dreams, holidays, spiritual

The wonderful pumpkin

Hellsing, Lennart

Little Bear and Big Bear bite on a seed when eating. They go out and decide to plant the seed. It grows and grows. Then it becomes their home. The bears enjoy some wild adventures together as their relationship grows stronger and stronger.

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, autumn, bear, bodies of water, conflict resolution, critical thinking, feelings, fish, food, fox, happiness, insects, nutrition, rain, sea, seasons, stress management, summer, weather, worm

The cantankerous crow

Hellsing, Lennart//Strayer, Paul

The crow disobeys and flies into a farmer's yard to eat berries. The farmer catches him and sells the bird because he is so bad. The baker buys him and becomes frustrated too, so he sets the bird free. The crow goes back home to his family who missed him.

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assertiveness, birds, disobedience, family, food, nutrition, refusal skills, shelter

If anything ever goes wrong at the zoo

Henderick, Mary Jean

A little girl named Leslie always goes to the zoo.After Leslie tells the zookeepers to send the animals to her house if anything should go wrong at the zoo, a series of zoo emergencies results in some unusual house guests for the family.

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animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, crisis, decision making, family, responsibilities, zoo

In coal country

Hendershot, Judith

Papa is a coal miner who works at night and Mamma works at home. They are hard working people who live near the Block Diamond Mine. They go through each season and recall a special memory.

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animals, appreciation, assertiveness, autumn, birds, bodies of water, christmas, exercise, family, food, games, goose, holidays, memories, mule, nutrition, parents, river, seasons, self esteem, sports, summer, train, transportation, verbal communication, walking, winter

Sheila rae the brave

Henkes, Kevin

When brave Sheila Rae becomes lost and scared, her younger sister Louise comes to her rescue.

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anger, assertiveness, conflict resolution, family, fear, feelings, lost, siblings

Julius, the baby of the world

Henkes, Kevin

Lilly is not happy about the arrival of her new baby brother, Julius. She is happier when her cousin Garland comes to visit.

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assertiveness, baby, change, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, feelings, goal setting, happiness, jealousy, sadness, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

Once around the block

Henkes, Kevin

Annie is bored waiting for her father to come home so her mother suggests a stroll around the block. On her walk, she meets and interacts with several neighbors. When she returns, Annie's father is waiting for her!

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adventures, assertiveness, boredom, community, exercise, family, neighbors, nonverbal communication, parents, stress management, verbal communication, walking

Owen

Henkes, Kevin

Owen just loves his yellow blanket named Fuzzy, which he takes everywhere. Owen's parents decide Owen is getting too old to carry around a blanket. Owen is terribly upset and isn't happy again until Fuzzy is cut up into small pieces for Owen to carry around.

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animals, assertiveness, clothing, conflict resolution, family, feelings, growing up, happiness, mouse, parents, refusal skills, sadness, self esteem, stress management, toys, verbal communication

School days

Hennessy, B.G.

A rhyming text that describes and illustrates all the familiar objects and activities in a typical school kindergarten.

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assertiveness, rhyme, school, self esteem

Grandma's wheelchair

Henriod, Lorraine

Thomas, a four year old, spends his mornings helping his grandma who is in a wheelchair.

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acceptance, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, grandparents, handicap, helping, illness, self esteem

The christmas day kitten

Herriot, James

A kitten is left on Christmas Day for Mrs. Pickering by a stray cat who dies. Buster, the kitten, changes the lifestyle of Mrs. Pickering.

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animals, assertiveness, cat, change, christmas, death, decision making, holidays, peer resistance, pets, play, self esteem

Nappy hair

Herron, Carolivia

Brenda has nappy hair all over her head. Her Uncle Mordecai tells the story that God gave Brendy nappy hair even though the angels tried to talk him out of it. Brenda is special, because God created the only perfect circle in nature in one nap of her hair.

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african american, angel, assertiveness, body image, body parts, celebration, family, feelings, god, multicultural, nonverbal communication, pride, self esteem, storytelling, uniqueness

Thaddeus

Herzig, Alison Cragin

Great-Great Uncle Thaddeus always gives unique birthday presents to his nephew. This year Uncle Thaddeus gives him best present ever. The present is a book about all the birthdays they have shared together. Their relationship grows stronger as they grow older.

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airplane, animals, assertiveness, baseball, birds, birthday, camel, christmas, feelings, food, happiness, holidays, hummingbird, hurricane, memories, nutrition, presents, rabbit, sadness, self esteem, snow, sports, storm, stress management, transportation, verbal communication, weather, wind

The ring and the window seat

Hest, Amy

Stella, a young girl, saved nickels for weeks to buy a ring. Eventually, she gives it all away so she can help a girl come to the United States from Germany during WWII.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, decision making, german, giving, helping, history, multicultural, nonverbal communication, self esteem, war

Off to school, baby duck!

Hest, Amy

It's baby ducks first day of school and she's a little bit nervous. Mr. and Mrs. Duck tell her to be brave because she's going to have so much fun. They hurry off to school and meet Grandpa duck on the way who gives baby duck the confidence she needs for the first day. Baby duck happily goes off to school with her new friend Dary Duck.

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animals, assertiveness, birds, bravery, courage, duck, family, fear, feelings, food, friendship, grandparents, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, preparation, school, self esteem, shyness, song, sounds, teaching

Nana's birthday party

Hest, Amy

Maggie and Brette visit their grandmother to help her set up for her birthday party. This is their annual visit to see each other, sleep in the same room that their mom slept in, and spend some precious time with their grandmother. Challenges always seem to occur when they need to get their grandmother a present.

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assertiveness, birthday, family, fog, food, grandparents, holidays, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, presents, seasons, self esteem, verbal communication, weather, wedding, winter

Two by two: The untold story

Hewitt, Kathryn

Noah builds a boat to sail two of every animal for forty days and forty nights. It starts out as a pleasure trip until the rain becomes a problem. All the animals fight but in the end, they learn a valuable lesson never to be forgotten again.

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animals, assertiveness, bear, boat, bodies of water, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, feelings, fight, flood, food, frustration, goal setting, happiness, nutrition, parents, pig, rabbit, rain, sea, siblings, stress management, sun, transportation, vacation, weather, wolf

The princess in the kitchen garden (Prinses van de moestuin)

Heymans, Annemie//Heymans, Margriet

Because her mother died, Hannah takes care of her father and brother. Hannah decides to run away because she feels unappreciated. She goes to Mama's old kitchen garden. Her family reunites in an amazing way!

When andy's father went to prison

Hickman, Martha Whitmore

Andy Wilson's father is sent to jail for stealing. In order to be closer to him, Andy and his family move to a new city. Andy has to deal with the added pressure of a new school and a father who is in prison. He actually seems to cope and deal with the situation very well.

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assertiveness, bus, change, coping, decision making, family, feelings, food, frustration, games, happiness, nutrition, parents, prison, sadness, self esteem, transportation, verbal communication

Jitterbug jam

Hicks, Barbara Jean

Jitterbug Jam is about a young monster who is afraid to deal with the scary boy under his bed! After a helpful story and piece of advice from his grandpa, or Boo-Dad, the little monster is brave enough to go under his bed, and later decides to make a friend.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, decision making, family, fantasy, fear, feelings, friendship, grandparents, monsters, parents, sharing, storytelling

Evan's corner

Hill, Elizabeth Starr

Evan needs a place of his own so he fixes up a corner in his house with pictures, furniture, and pet turtles!When Evan is done with his corner, he decides to help his siblings fix up their corners!

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african american, assertiveness, boredom, creativity, critical thinking, decision making, family, helping, multicultural, parents, siblings, verbal communication

Where's spot?

Hill, Eric

Spot has not come to dinner so Spot's mom is on the look out for him. When searching for her son, she meets an array of other animals. Likewise she finds Spot and they enjoy their meal. (Flip Book)

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animals, assertiveness, bear, birds, critical thinking, crocodile, dog, food, hippopotamus, lion, monkey, nonverbal communication, penguin, reptiles, self esteem, snake, stress management, turtle, verbal communication

Spot's first walk

Hill, Eric

Curious Spot goes on a journey and meets some interesting animals that live above and below the earth. In the end, he finds his golden treat and ventures on back home. Along the way, you can lift a flap to find his friends.

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animals, assertiveness, bee, birds, bodies of water, cat, chicken, critical thinking, curiosity, dog, feelings, fish, food, happiness, insects, lake, nutrition, rabbit, self esteem, verbal communication, woodpecker

Dirty dave

Hilton, Nette

An outlaw family is well dressed by the father who is a tailor. The community learns to accept the family.

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acceptance, assertiveness, careers, clothing, community, conflict resolution, family, parents, responsibilities, verbal communication

Ellen and the goldfish

Himmelman, John

Ellen loves to draw. One day she notices a goldfish watching her. They become friends and she draws pictures for the fish. When the fish is about to be caught, she uses a clever idea to set him free from the bait.

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animals, assertiveness, bodies of water, critical thinking, fish, fishing, food, lake, nonverbal communication, pond, recreation, seal, stress management, toad, verbal communication

Grandma gets grumpy

Hines, Anna Grossnickle

Grandma has an eventful day with all five of her grandchildren. They spend all day at Grandma's. In the end, they realize why there are rules and consequences at Grandma's house.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, crisis, family, feelings, food, games, goal setting, grandparents, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, peer resistance, play, stress management

The unbreakable code

Hoagland Hunter, Sara

A young boy is insecure about moving away and leaving what is familiar to him. His grandfather tells about the time when he felt the same way and how he grew proud of his accomplishments.

Amy loves the wind

Hoban, Julia

It is a windy fall day in the park. Amy plays on the swings and flies a kite.

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assertiveness, autumn, family, feelings, happiness, kite, nonverbal communication, parents, park, play, sadness, seasons, self esteem, verbal communication, weather, wind

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