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A day with daddy

Girimes, Nikki

A young African American boy living with his mother spends the day with his father. They spend time together doing a variety of activities that leave the boy satisfied with his life.

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african, baseball, basketball, family, food, happiness, memories, neighbors, nutrition, parents, play, playground, relationship, role model, sleep, sports, understanding

Through the use of photographs, narrations, and an inspiring poem, the history of African Americans in baseball unfolds. The struggles and triumphs they have experienced in the past have helped to establish the sport that we know today.

A. lincoln and me

Borden, Louise

A young boy discovers that he shares a birthday on the same day as Abraham Lincoln's. Learn how many other common characteristics a boy shares with a past president.

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appearance, appreciation, baseball, birthday, body parts, books, bus, calendar, celebration, freedom, friendship, history, individuality, learning, money, monuments, music, playground, president, reading, running, school, self confidence, self esteem, slavery, sports, teaching, transportation

Albert's ballgame

Tryon, Leslie

Pleasantville is the place where the games take place on Old Field. Every spring two teams meet to play baseball. The ball is thrown, caught, hit, and pitched. In the end, one team wins and the other team loses.

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activities, animals, baseball, community, competition, cooperation, exercise, running, seasons, sports, spring, teamwork

Baby owl's rescue

Curtis, Jennifer Keats

What if you found a baby owl in your backyard? Would you know what to do? Where would you go to find help? Join young Maddie and Max as they learn a valuable lesson. Includes For Creative Minds section.

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author's note, baseball, noise, owl, parents, rescue, siblings, sounds, sports, tree, truck

Ballpark

Cooper, Elisha

This day of preparation at the ballpark shows all of the details behind the scenes. For example, you can see the laundry room, food vendors, press box, and playing field. The game of baseball is full of rituals and exciting surprises.

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activities, animation, awareness, baseball, bat, careers, clothing, entertainment, excitement, exercise, food, fun, images, machines, nutrition, park, photograph, play, practice, preparation, rain, sports, weather

Baseball saved us

Mochizuki, Ken

Shorty and his family are sent to an American camp after an attack on Pearl Harbor because they are Japanese-American. To help keep their spirits up, the people at the camp make a baseball field and play games. Shorty learns how to believe in himself, even when others do not treat him nicely.

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baseball, bias, discrimination, history, japanese, multicultural, prejudice, self esteem, sports, stereotypes, war

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.

Batter up!

Johnson, Neil

A young boy named Nick joins a baseball team and learns everything about the game. He has to deal with losing a big game. The loss helps him to refine his weaknesses.

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baseball, cooperation, determination, feelings, friendship, goal setting, learning, loss, peer resistance, practice, sadness, self esteem, sports

Be nice to josephine

Horvath, Betty

Charlie devotes every Saturday to playing baseball. This Saturday his cousin Josephine comes to visit and his mother insists that he entertain her.

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acceptance, baseball, conflict resolution, decision making, family, fishing, food, friendship, nonverbal communication, nutrition, peer resistance, play, sports, verbal communication

Being active

Salzmann, Mary Elizabeth

Different types of physical activity are important in a young child's life. Children are able to make a goal for regular physical activity. Children also decide which activity is their favorite. Children can play alone or with friends.

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baseball, decision making, exercise, friendship, goal setting, hygiene, nonfiction, sports

Bunnies and their sports

Carlson, Nancy

After a good night's rest, bunnies participate in a variety of sports such as swimming, basketball, weight-lifting, tennis, or jogging.

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animals, baseball, basketball, biking, climbing, exercise, football, rabbit, running, skating, skiing, soccer, sports, swimming

Curious george plays baseball

Rey, Margaret//Shalleck, Allan J.

Curious George goes to a baseball game to see his friend Jimmy play. He soon interferes with the game, and everyone becomes angry with him. Curious George climbs a pole for safety. A foul ball is headed straight towards Jimmy's mother, but George snatches the ball out of the sky. Curious George becomes the hero of the day.

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anger, animals, baseball, exercise, feelings, forgiveness, monkey, sports

Daddy's wedding

Willhoite, Michael

Daniel's daddy marries a man. A commitment ceremony is viewed through the eyes of a child.

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acceptance, awareness, baseball, celebration, ceremony, companion, divorce, family, grandparents, homosexuality, love, marriage, parents, relationship, sexuality, sports, wedding

Danger in dinosaur valley

Nixon, Joan Lowery

Dip and his family are dinosaurs that need to head south because it is winter. They are afraid of the meat-eating Tyrannosaurus Rex. When a group of time travelers visit Dip's land, Dip learns about the T-Rex from a man named Harold who has a television. Dip cleverly saves his family from the T-Rex.

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assertiveness, baseball, decision making, dinosaur, goal setting, heroism, intelligence, sports, stress management, television

Danny and the dinosaur

Hoff, Syd

Danny visits a museum one day and comes across a dinosaur who begins to speak with Danny. The two spend the day together playing and having fun. By the end of the day it is time for the dinosaur to go back and Danny, although sad, admits he had a wonderful day.

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animals, baseball, bear, boat, bus, car, climbing, communication, dinosaur, dog, elephant, friendship, fun, giraffe, helping, hippopotamus, imagination, indian, lion, monkey, museum, neighbors, noise, play, pretend, rocks, running, sadness, seal, sports, swimming, teaching, teeth, trick, walking, water, wish, zoo

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.

Dinner at the panda place

Calmenson, Stephanie

Mr. Panda opens his restaurant and the animals come in by one's, two's, all the way to ten's to dine in his restaurant, Panda Palace. After all the patrons are seated and the restaurant is full, one more guest arrives, a tiny mouse. Will Mr. Panda be able to find room for him?

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animals, baseball, bear, birds, careers, chicken, conflict resolution, counting, critical thinking, crocodile, elephant, food, fun, giraffe, lion, monkey, mouse, penguin, pig, reptiles, restaurant, rhyme, sports, stress management, taxi, transportation, verbal communication, wolf

Dinosaur bob

Joyce, William

While on a safari in Africa, the Lazardo family find a dinosaur. They bring him home with them. The dinosaur ends up playing baseball for the Pimlico Pirates.

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acceptance, baseball, conflict resolution, decision making, dinosaur, family, nature, play, safari, sports, travel

First comes spring

Rockwell, Anne

The seasons are described through the activities of the bears, the weather, the changes in the environment, and the attire of Bear child.

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activities, animals, autumn, baseball, bear, biking, christmas, easter, exercise, family, halloween, holidays, jumping, parents, seasons, skating, spring, summer, swimming, winter

Fox under first base

Latimer, Jim

Fox has a habit of stealing baseballs. With the help of his bear friend, he learns the error of his ways and returns the balls. In turn, he receives a baseball autographed by Shoeless Joe Jackson.

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animals, baseball, bear, exercise, fox, honesty, presents, robbery, sports

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

Girl wonder: A baseball story in nine innings

Hopkinson, Deborah

Alta's dream of becomming a professional baseball player comes true. She proves that it doesn't matter if you're a girl, you can still be just as talented. After pitching for an Ohio semipro baseball team in 1907, Alta goes on to become a doctor like her dad.

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accomplishment, ambition, author's note, baseball, careers, confidence, determination, discrimination, doctor, gender, history, memories, practice, skills, sports, travel

Happy father's day

Kroll, Steven

Six children and their mother all pitch in to make Father's Day special for their father. They finish his chores for him, give him homemade gifts, and take him to see his favorite baseball team.

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baseball, critical thinking, family, father's day, giving, goal setting, holidays, parents, presents, responsibilities, self esteem, sports, teamwork, verbal communication

Hello muddah, hello faddah! A letter from camp

Davis, Jack E.

On a rainy first day at Camp Granada, a young camper writes home to "Muddah" and "Faddah" to ask them to let him leave the difficult place. The lyrics of this camp song is a letter from camp with all the jokes aside.

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alligator, baseball, bear, boat, bodies of water, body parts, camping, careers, correspondence, diseases, family, hiking, lost, lyrics, parents, reading, reptiles, siblings, song, sports, swimming

Here comes the strikeout

Kessler, Leonard

Bobby is very good at throwing and catching a baseball, but he can't seem to hit the ball. His friend, Willie, helps him learn that with hard work, Bobby can do anything, especially hit a baseball.

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baseball, critical thinking, friendship, games, goal setting, hard work, persistence, self esteem, sports, stress management

Home run: The story of babe ruth

Burleigh, Robert

It was clear at a young age that Babe Ruth was talented at baseball. This talent became even more amazing as he got older, when he wowed the stadium fans with his memorable home runs. These historic moments will be remembered in baseball forever.

How georgie radbourn saved baseball

Shannon, David

Before a boy named Geogie is born, baseball becomes illegal. Baseball can't even be talked about. Georgie breaks all the laws and challenges the man responsible for the laws to play against him. Georgie strikes him out and wins.

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assertiveness, baseball, conflict resolution, family, feelings, happiness, parents, sadness, seasons, self esteem, sports, winter

How to lose all your friends

Carlson, Nancy

There are six ways to lose all your friends. Don't smile, never share, be a bully, be a poor sport, tattle, and whine. Can you be a better friend by the end of this story?

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acceptance, aggression, anger, baseball, bully, dishonesty, feelings, food, friendship, games, instructions, nonverbal communication, opposites, parents, relationship, sadness, self esteem, sharing, sports, verbal communication, wisdom

Hurray for the fourth of july

Watson, Wendy

A family shows how they enjoy celebrating the Fourth of July through a series of events like a parade, picnic, and watching fireworks.

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baseball, birthday, celebration, exercise, family, five senses, food, fourth of july, games, holidays, nutrition, parade, party, picnic, recreation, seasons, sight, sports, summer, swimming

I am every good thing

Barnes, Derrick

Illustrations and easy-to-read text pay homage to the strength, character, and worth of a child.

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activities, african american, baseball, basketball, body parts, companion, creativity, diving, family, honesty, identity, instruments, leadership, love, manners, multicultural, play, respect, rhythm, siblings, skateboarding, snow, swimming, technology

I know about sports

Jaeggi, Chris

There are many different kinds of sports. Sports are games which have rules to follow. Some sports are played alone and others are played with friends. You can enjoy sports by playing or by watching sports.

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baseball, basketball, exercise, games, goal setting, individuality, multicultural, nonverbal communication, rules, self esteem, sports, teamwork

If nathan were here

Bahr, Mary

Nathan was a brother, a wonderful best friend, and a great classmate. Then one day, Nathan was gone. If Nathan Were Here tells a story of what it is like for a community and family to lose a loved one. This book shows us the true need and meaning for friendship.

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baseball, change, coping, death, family, feelings, friendship, happiness, loss, love, memories, nonverbal communication, sadness, school, siblings, sports, stress management

It came from the swamp

Rubel, Nicole

Alfie, the alligator, gets knocked out during a baseball game. When he recovers, he cannot remember who he is. Alfie flees from his friends and finds refuge with humans. He finally gets hit in the head again and comes to his senses.

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alligator, baseball, change, exercise, fear, feelings, forgetful, friendship, games, illness, nonverbal communication, play, reptiles, sports, verbal communication

Kevin and his dad

Smalls, Irene

Kevin loves spending time with his dad. Kevin learns that after he works hard, he can play hard with is dad. Kevin and his dad spend the day cleaning the house, then they play sports and go to the movies. Oh what fun!

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activities, african american, baseball, beverage, bicycle, body parts, buildings, chores, cleanliness, clothing, dancing, dog, food, friendship, fun, hard work, helping, humor, moving, newspaper, parents, park, restaurant, rhythm, soccer, sports, subway, theatre, transportation, working mother

Let's play as a team!

Halliman, P. K.

Kids like to play as a team no matter what they do -- football, soccer, baseball and all kinds of sports. When they're done playing, it doesn't matter who wins or loses as long as they all had a great time while they were playing. Join these kids in their fun-filled day of teamwork.

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acceptance, baseball, basketball, change, cooperation, decision making, disability, excitement, exercise, football, friendship, fun, games, kindness, play, playground, recreation, responsibilities, rules, running, soccer, sports, success, teamwork

Letters to a soldier

Falvey, David// Mrs. Julie Hutt's fourth-grade class

A collection of letters written by Mrs. Julie Hutt's fourth grade class to 1st Lieutenant David Falvey during his tour in Iraq. Read the students' letter to Lieutenant Falvey and his responses back to each individual student. Pictures of the letters, students, and Lieutenant Falvey's safe arrival back to the states are included!

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american, animals, baseball, buildings, careers, cat, correspondence, desert, dog, flag, helicopter, iraq, muslim, pets, photograph, president, school, sports, travel, united states, war, writing

Little cliff's first day of school

Taulbert, Clifton

Little Cliff is dreading the first day of school. He has heard that school is all work and no fun. With the continued encouragement of his great-grandmother, Cliff finally heads to school. Upon arrival, he sees all of his friends and discovers that school can be fun too.

Mice at bat

Oechsli, Kelly

After the human baseball game is over, the mice run onto the field to begin their game. One team works and practices hard to become the best team in the area.

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animals, baseball, dedication, determination, exercise, hard work, mouse, play, practice, recreation, sports, teamwork

Moving is hard

Prestine, Joan Singleton

A young girl is sad that she has to move from her house. She must leave her friends, her school, and all of her favorite things, like playing baseball and running in the fields with her dog. She soon makes new friends, though, and learns her new apartment is not much different from her old neighborhood and begins to like it.

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acceptance, animals, baseball, books, bus, change, coping, dog, exercise, feelings, friendship, loneliness, loss, moving, neighbors, park, refusal skills, running, sadness, school, sports, transportation

My pal, Victor

Bertrand, Diane Gonzales

Dominic and Victor have a special friendship in spite of Dominicﾒs disability. They laugh, tell jokes, and do many fun things together on the baseball field, at the amusement park, and during sleepovers.

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animals, baseball, birds, disability, dog, duck, elephant, friendship, frog, language, multicultural, park, parrot, running, sleep, spanish, sports, storytelling, swimming, verbal communication, vocabulary, walking

My teacher for president

Winters, Kay

Oliver writes a letter to the local news station to nominate his teacher for president in the next election. He thinks she meets the requirements because she signs important papers, likes white houses, goes to meetings, acts quickly in a crisis, is used to being followed around, wants peace, cares for people and the environment, goes on trips, and deals with the media. The only downfall is he doesnﾒt want her to leave before the end of the year.

Night driving

Coy, John

When a young boy goes on a trip with his dad, they drive all night to get to the mountains. During the trip, the little boy learns many things from his father as they share many activities along the way.

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animals, baseball, camping, car, companion, deer, family, food, moon, mountains, night, nutrition, parents, radio, restaurant, sports, stars, technology, transportation, travel, truck

Oh, brother!

Grimes, Nikki

Xavier feels sad, angry, and jealous towards his new step brother, Chris. Xavier soon realizes that Chris is coping with loneliness and resentment too. The pain over losing a parent to divorce forms a special band between Xavier and Chris so they promise each other, that no one will ever leave. Through short vignettes, the story ends with Our family is a song we sing, and we can add new notes anytime we like.

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african american, aggression, anger, apology, baby, baseball, bedtime, behavior, books, celebration, change, chores, climbing, comparisons, conflict, conflict resolution, divorce, emotions, family, fear, feelings, friendship, fun, games, hispanic, jealousy, mountains, multicultural, parents, photograph, playing, pregnancy, relationship, rhythm, school, self esteem, siblings, sports, stepfather, stepmother, sympathy, technology, telephone, verbal communication, wedding

Oh, no! Where are my pants?

Hopkins, Lee Bennett

Fourteen poems about everyday life tell about friends moving away, forgetting your pants and the death of a class pet. Other poems include Winter Rabbit, Play Ball, Nightmare, and My Friend Is Gone.

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animals, baseball, beach, birthday, camping, critical thinking, dancing, death, exercise, fair, feelings, friendship, moving, performance, poetry, rabbit, rhyme, sadness, school, self esteem, sports

Old home day

Hall, Donald

From the time when only plants and animals lived there, to the modern bicentennial celebration, the people who called the fictional village of Blackwater home remember its history.

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aggression, aging, american, animals, author's note, autumn, baby, barn, baseball, birds, birth, bodies of water, bones, careers, celebration, change, community, conflict, conflict resolution, cow, death, decision making, deer, family, farm, farmer, forest, future, generations, goal setting, grandparents, hard work, history, hunting, lake, love, marriage, memories, nature, neighbors, nonverbal communication, parade, parents, peer resistance, plants, pond, reunion, seasons, settlers, snow, sports, spring, summer, war, water, weather, wilderness, winter, work

One lucky girl

Lyon, George Ella

It is just a normal Sunday for a young boy and his family. The boy's family and neighbors relax in the shade away from the hot sun while his baby sister takes a nap in her crib inside their trailer. Suddenly the sky turns black and the air becomes very still. A tornado!The storm quickly sweeps through the neighborhood. A huge mess is left when the tornado is gone. Everyone is okay, but the boy's baby sister is missing. Will the boy and his family ever find her?

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animals, baby, baseball, buildings, family, horse, lost, neighbors, sports, storm, tornado, weather

Oscar de mejo's abc

de Mejo, Oscar

The alphabet is brought to life in colorful illustrations of patriotic words. The history and culture of American life influences the representation of each of the letters of the alphabet.

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alphabet, baseball, christmas, dancing, exercise, fourth of july, history, holidays, independence, kite, sequence, skating, sports

Our children can soar: A celebration of Rosa, Barack, and the the pioneers of change

Cook, Michelle

African American history makers march across the pages as fighters, inventors, sprinters, singers, judges, and presidents. Each famous person is described by first name with their accomplishments in action. Each pioneer contributes to the higher movement of shaping the next generation of change.

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acting, baseball, biography, bus, change, courage, famous, film, food, inventions, marching, nutrition, olympics, pioneers, politics, running, school, singing, sport, transportation

Our little league

Solomon, Chuck

At 3:15 PM on Thursday, the Little Mets meet in the park to practice for their upcoming baseball game against the Bombers. They practice running, sliding, hitting, and fielding. Against the Bombers, the Little Mets fall behind early but rally to make the game exciting.

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baseball, competition, exercise, park, running, sports, teamwork

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