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Katie Morag delivers the mail

Hedderwick, Mairi

Wednesdays are very hectic at the post office on the Isle of Struay, especially today with baby Liam teething. Katie Morag decides to help out by delivering the mail until she runs into some deep water. With her confidence and the help of her grandmother, Katie successfully solves her dilema.

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anger, baby, boat, bodies of water, conflict resolution, correspondence, critical thinking, family, feelings, goal setting, grandparents, happiness, island, lake, sadness, self esteem, teeth, transportation

My grandpa and the sea

Orr, Katherine

A little girl and her grandpa go fishing on a boat. Grandpa starts a sea moss farm when he loses his job as a fisherman.

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boat, bodies of water, careers, change, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, farm, fish, friendship, goal setting, grandparents, island, nonverbal communication, recreation, sea, technology, verbal communication

Sailing with the wind

Locker, Thomas

Elizabeth's uncle comes sail boating into two every two years to see her family. This year he takes Elizabeth on a sail boating trip to see the ocean.

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boat, bodies of water, family, feelings, happiness, ocean, parents, rain, river, shyness, transportation, travel, weather, wind, worry

Over the deep blue sea

Ikeda, Daisaku

Akiko and Hiroshi are anxious to explore their new home. They meet a boy named Pablo who helps them explore the sea by swimming and by boat. Pablo becomes their good friend once he is able to accept the fact that Akiko and Hiroshi are not natives of the land.

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acceptance, boat, bodies of water, conflict resolution, decision making, exercise, family, feelings, friendship, happiness, multicultural, sea, siblings, swimming, transportation

Little leo

Politi, Leo

When Leo gets an Indian costume from his father, he doesn't realize all the attention he will receive. From California to Italy, many people admire the costume so much that his friends make their own.

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assertiveness, boat, family, grandparents, horse, italian, multicultural, native american, nonverbal communication, school, self esteem, train

Three young pilgrims

Harness, Cheryl

The pilgrims journey to America aboard the Mayflower. When they land, they meet Native Americans.

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boat, critical thinking, death, decision making, ocean, parents, seasons

Boat ride with lillian two blossom

Polacco, Patricia

Mabel and Will go on an adventure with Lillian Two Blossom. She answers many of their questions about the world and nature on a magical boat ride.

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boat, bodies of water, fishing, goat, moon, multicultural, nonverbal communication, raccoon, rain, reindeer, seasons, sun, weather, wind, wolf

Rachel and obadiah

Turkle, Brinton

Two children, Rachel and Obadia, want to earn money. They are able to earn money by sending the news of ship arrivals to Nantucket.

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assertiveness, boat, bodies of water, conflict resolution, creativity, critical thinking, decision making, family, goal setting, nonverbal communication, ocean, patience, responsibilities, siblings, verbal communication

The boat that mooed

Fry, Christopher

Tom Crunch lives on a boat with his Uncle Jack. The only problem is that Tom is very bored, because his Uncle doesn't talk to him. In a big fog, Tom ventures out on a small boat. He meets a friend and a swan to keep him company while they look for the sky and sun which are lost in the fog.

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birds, boat, fishing, fog, imagination, sounds, stress management, sun, swan, transportation, verbal communication, weather

The owl and the pussy cat

Lear, Edward

An owl and a pussy cat fall in love and sail to an island to get married.

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animals, birds, boat, cat, island, love, marriage, owl

The island-below-the-star

Rumford, James

Five brothers decide to go on an adventure to discover the Island-below-the-Star. They each have a love for something in nature. By using their talents and working together, the brothers overcome obstacles on their journey to the island.

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adventures, assertiveness, author's note, birds, boat, bodies of water, clouds, discovery, exploration, family, fish, fishing, food, goal setting, hawaiian, history, island, moon, multicultural, nature, nutrition, ocean, rain, siblings, stars, storm, sun, transportation, weather, wind

The birds

McCrea, James//McCrea, Ruth

Two birds like to go sailing everyday until they realize their umbrella is taken during hottest hours of the day. They catch the thief and compromise in order to make everyone happy.

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birds, boat, compromise, conflict resolution, critical thinking, disappearance, friendship, reptiles, sun, transportation, turtle, verbal communication

The columbus story

Dalgliesh, Alice

As a child, Christopher Columbus dreams of becoming an adventurous sailor. When the King of Spain commissions Columbus to sail west, he discovers a strange new world, which turns out to be America.

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ambition, assertiveness, biography, boat, bodies of water, confidence, determination, discovery, history, ocean, sea, transportation, travel

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

The beach before breakfast

Kumin, Maxine W.

At the beach before breakfast, an adult and child form a relationship. The reader ends up exploring a beach for clams and riding in a boat on the ocean to look at lobster traps.

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beach, boat, bodies of water, critical thinking, crustaceans, decision making, exploration, food, goal setting, lobster, mollusks, nonverbal communication, nutrition, ocean, relationship, stress management, transportation, verbal communication

Captain bob sets sail

Schotter, Roni

Bob is a young boy who uses his imagination to turn his daily bath into an amazing adventure in which he encounters boats, sea creatures, and a water fall. When his bath is over, the brave Captain Bob drains the ocean and gets ready for bed.

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adventures, animals, bath, bedtime, boat, bodies of water, body parts, bravery, cleanliness, dinosaur, duck, feelings, fish, imagination, monsters, ocean, play, sea, toys

Ouch!

Babbit, Natalie

A baby born with the destiny of marrying a princess is brought by the King and thrown into the river to prevent a possible marriage with his newborn daughter. Rescued by a loving couple, the boy grows up and meets the King once again. The Kings plan to kill the young man backfires again and the young man marries the princess. As a test, the King sends the new prince to steal the golden hairs off the devil's head. In a surprise ending, the prince prevails, but the King is not so lucky.

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anger, architecture, baby, boat, bodies of water, bridge, confidence, correspondence, dancing, death, devils, dreams, fable, family, feelings, food, forest, happiness, lost, magic, marriage, nonverbal communication, river, royalty, secrets, sleep, transportation, trick, wedding

The tin heart

Ackerman, Karen

Mahaley and Rosa are best of friends. They play together in the river every day while their fathers worked together. When the Civil War broke out, their fathers disagreed about slavery. Mahaley and Rosa rarely see each other now, But the tin heart charm that they wear around their necks are constant reminders of their special friendship.

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awareness, boat, bodies of water, conflict resolution, family, friendship, love, night, nonverbal communication, parents, river, slavery, underground railroad

The wretched stone

Van Allsburg, Chris

A sailor keeps a journal about the journeys of his ship and crew mates. They discover an unusual island where they come upon a stone which has a beautiful glow. However, the stone brings danger to the ship until the glow turns gray.

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assertiveness, boat, careers, conflict resolution, decision making, discovery, island, nonverbal communication, stress management, travel

Too hot for ice cream

Van Leeuwen, Jean

On their way to the park, Elizabeth and her sister, Sarah, stop to buy ice cream. However, it is such a hot day that the ice cream melts all over them. Before they make it to the park, it begins to rain so they decide to turn around and go back home.

The story of the four little children who went round the world

Lear, Edward

Four children decide to take an adventure around the world on a boat. They come to find many different lands with strange scenery.

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adventures, apathy, boat, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, exploration, family, nonverbal communication, numbers, siblings, transportation, verbal communication

An ellis island christmas

Leighton, Maxine Rhea

Krysia and her family leave Poland around Christmas to meet their father, who is already living in New York. It is a long trip on land and by water, but they eventually land at Ellis Island where their father is waiting.

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anticipation, boat, christmas, freedom, geography, holidays, immigrants, multicultural, polish, separation, transportation, travel

John tabor's ride

Day, Edward C.

John Tabor is a sailor who does nothing but annoy and complain to the rest of the sailors on the ship. One day he stumbles upon a whale who gives him the rockiest ride of his life. He never complains again.

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animals, boat, bodies of water, change, respect, sea, transportation, whale

Oley the sea monster

Hall, Marie Ets

Young Oley, the harbor seal, is separated from his mother near the shore and ends up on display in the Midwest. Oley soon grows homesick and is set free. However, before Oley is able to be reunited with his mother, he accidently causes everyone to think he is a sea monster.

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animals, boat, bodies of water, careers, conflict resolution, geography, lake, lost, monsters, newspaper, nonverbal communication, ocean, reunion, seal, storytelling, swimming, transportation

The porcelain cat

Hearn, Michael Patrick

Sorcerer has a terrible problem with rats. To solve his problem, the Sorcerer changes his porcelain cat into a real cat. In order for this to happen, his apprentice Nickon searches for a bargain is a bargain and uses social interactions to fulfill his sorcerer's request.

Lottie's new beach towel

Mathers, Petra

Lottie's new beach towel certainly comes in handy during her day with Herbie. They are just going on a picnic, but they run into many adventures on the way. From using the towel as a sail, to using it as a veil, both Lottie and Herbie are ingenious when it comes to solving problems.

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animals, beach, birds, boat, bodies of water, celebration, ceremony, chicken, correspondence, creativity, critical thinking, food, friendship, hunger, island, letters, mouse, nutrition, ocean, picnic, presents, problem solving, starfish, transportation, wedding

The great pig search

Christelow, Eileen

Bert and Ethel receive a post card from Florida from runaway pigs and an adventure begins. Bert wants to go to Florida to look for the pigs while Ethel wants to go on vacation. When Bert won't stop looking for the pigs, Ethel decides she wants to go home. Bert and Ethel eventually learn that the pigs were right under their noses.

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adventures, animals, beach, boat, bodies of water, bus, communication, dancing, embarrassment, family, farm, feelings, fish, fishing, letters, missing, newspaper, photograph, pig, radio, separation, taxi, transportation, travel, vacation

One monkey too many

Koller, Jackie French

When one monkey too many jumps on a bike, trouble is right around the corner. Only two monkeys on the golf cart at once!Add three more monkeys and disaster strikes. These monkeys need help at a restaurant, going to bed, and illustrating this book!

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animals, art, bedtime, beverage, bicycle, biking, boat, bodies of water, books, counting, decision making, exercise, food, golf, lake, mischief, monkey, restaurant, rules, safety, sports, transportation

Baby elephant's trunk

Joslin, Sesyle

Baby Elephant is very happy when mother elephant tells him that they are going to cross the ocean and visit France. All night long, Baby Elephant quizzes Mother Elephant about what they will do and say when they get to Paris.

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animals, baby, boat, bodies of water, elephant, excitement, family, feelings, french, happiness, language, multicultural, nonverbal communication, ocean, parents, transportation, travel, verbal communication

Duck in the truck

Alborough, Jez

As duck drives home in his truck, he hits a rock which leaves him stuck in the muck. Frog first tries to help, then sheep and finally goat. Working together the four animals are able to get the truck out.

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accidents, anger, animals, boat, car, critical thinking, duck, feelings, frog, happiness, rhyme, sequence, sheep, teamwork, transportation, truck

Otto at sea

du Bois, William Pene

Otto, an extremely large dog, sails in a ship on the ocean. He then ends up saving everyone's life because the ship goes down.

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animals, boat, bodies of water, conflict resolution, dog, exercise, feelings, moods, ocean, rain, swimming, transportation, weather, wind

Story in the sand

Myrus, Donald//Squillace, Albert

Jeff and his mother go to the beach for a day. Jeff runs around collecting things and drawing pictures in the sand. He meets a little girl, Jenny, and spends the day teaching her about art in the sand.

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animals, art, assertiveness, beach, birds, boat, bodies of water, collection, creativity, dog, exploration, family, fear, feelings, fish, ocean, parents, play, seagull, transportation, verbal communication

Curious george

Rey, H.A.

Curious George, an African monkey, becomes quite adventurous as he travels on boats, to zoos, and many other places. After taking in the sights and getting into mischief, George is captured and must live at the zoo.

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accidents, animals, assertiveness, boat, curiosity, loneliness, mischief, monkey, refusal skills, self esteem, transportation, travel, verbal communication, zoo

Chimps don't wear glasses

Numeroff, Laura

Chimps don't wear glasses. And many other animals don't do silly human activities but when imagination is put to work anything can happen. For example, have you ever seen yaks wearing tuxedos and hippos on boats, and others who ride in parades full of floats?

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animals, boat, camel, car, chimpanzee, chipmunk, cooking, creativity, dancing, dog, dreams, exercise, feelings, ferret, food, giraffe, hamster, happiness, hippopotamus, horse, imagination, kangaroo, lion, lizard, llama, mouse, otter, panda, pig, reindeer, reptiles, rhyme, seal, skating, squirrel, tiger, transportation, turtle, weasel, wolf, yak, zebra

The cinder-eyed cats

Rohmann, Eric

A boy makes a journey to an island in the middle of the ocean by way of a flying boat. When night falls on the island, cinder-eyed cats come out to play. The creatures of the sea come out of the water to dance and interact with the boy and the cats until the night is over. When it is morning, the creatures all leave and the boy goes home too, until it is night again.

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animals, boat, bodies of water, cat, fire, fish, imagination, island, magic, moon, night, ocean, perspective, rhyme, sand, sardine, shadows, starfish, tuna, whale

The tale of little pig robinson

Potter, Beatrix

Robinson's trip to the market turns into a life changing experience. After a long trip to town, an adventure in the market, and a near excape on the high seas, he ends up on a tropical island paradise.

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adventures, animals, boat, bodies of water, cat, dog, escape, farm, fishing, island, laziness, lost, pig, sea, transportation

Across the wide dark sea: The mayflower journey

Van Leeuwen, Jean

A young boy and his family leave England with many other people to search for a new life in a new land. They dream of finding a place where they can worship God in their own way. During their journey, everyone endures many hardships, but they find what they are looking for.

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animals, assertiveness, author's note, autumn, birds, boat, bodies of water, cat, death, dog, english, family, fear, feelings, food, garden, goal setting, god, happiness, illness, multicultural, native american, nonverbal communication, nutrition, ocean, parents, pilgrims, religion, seasons, self esteem, siblings, snow, spring, storm, transportation, travel, verbal communication, weather, wind, winter

Salty sails north

Rand, Gloria

Salty the dog travels on a boat around the world with his master.

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animals, assertiveness, boat, bravery, conflict resolution, decision making, dog, pets, self esteem, transportation, travel, verbal communication

Burt dow, deep water man

McCloskey, Robert

Burt Dow is an old deep-water fisherman. He goes out in his old boat one day and catches a whale tail. He puts a bandaid on the hole in his tail and later becomes a doctor to all the other whales in that school.

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animals, birds, boat, careers, colors, critical thinking, decision making, doctor, fishing, injury, nonverbal communication, seagull, transportation, verbal communication, whale

They were strong and good

Lawson, Robert

The author's grandparents and parents have many ordeals and challenges that they overcome in order to meet each other.

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animals, assertiveness, boat, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, escape, family, grandparents, horse, multicultural, native american, nonverbal communication, parents, slavery, war

The mean, clean, giant canoe machine

Slate, Joseph

Five pigs who love to take baths have their bathtub stolen by a pig witch. The pig witch turns the tub into a giant canoe machine that cleans pigs. The pigs finally figure a way to jam the machine which breaks down. The pigs get the giant canoe from this and now have a bathtub they can all play in together.

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animals, boat, conflict resolution, creativity, critical thinking, pig, stress management, water, witches

Noggin and the whale

Postgate, Oliver

Noggin gives presents to all the boys and girls on his birthday. When they play their music on the boat, a whale wants to join in. Noggin makes him an instrument, so everyone is happy.

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animals, birthday, boat, celebration, conflict resolution, critical thinking, fishing, holidays, instruments, music, nonverbal communication, song, transportation, verbal communication, whale

Lottie's new friend

Mathers, Petra

Herbie the duck and Lottie the chicken have been friends for a long time. One day Herbie goes to visit Lottie and finds Lottie spending time with a new friend, Dodo. Herbie becomes very jealous of Lottie's new friendship and he thinks that she doesn't care about him anymore. When Lottie has to leave to visit her sick aunt, Herbie becomes very lonely without Lottie's company. He decides to go over to visit Dodo and finds her stuck on her roof because she is afraid of heights. Herbie rescues her and Dodo tells Herbie how much Lottie cares about him. When Herbie finds out that Lottie is coming home, he calls Dodo and they go together to meet Lottie and welcome her home.

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animals, birds, boat, caring, chicken, closeness, cooking, duck, fear, flowers, friendship, glasses, jealousy, kindness, loneliness, relationship, rescue, resentment, transportation

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

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 la-di-da hare

Lewis, J. Patrick

Honeypot Bear and Commodore Mouse set sail to visit the La-di-da Hare on the Island of Oh. Upon arriving, the duo is greeted warmly by the Hare who insists they wear native Bermuda shorts and Hawaiian shirts!Bear and Mouse have so much fun together that they decide to stay with the La-di-da Hare and together admire the beauty of the Island of Oh.

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animals, assertiveness, bear, boat, bodies of water, decision making, feelings, food, friendship, fun, happiness, hare, island, love, mouse, nutrition, sand, sea, transportation, verbal communication

Baby duck and the bad eyeglasses

Hest, Amy

Baby duck dislikes her new eyeglasses. She believes they look bad and hinder her ability to play. Her grandpa convinces her that her glasses are not so terrible after all.

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animals, baby, birds, boat, bodies of water, change, colors, conflict resolution, counting, dancing, duck, embarrassment, exercise, family, glasses, grandparents, health, lake, music, nonverbal communication, numbers, parents, park, play, reading, self esteem, sight, song, sun, verbal communication, vision, walking

Where the wild things are

Sendak, Maurice

Max gets sent to his room without dinner. There he dreams about a new world of his own where he sails to an island and becomes the king of all the beasts. After all of his fun frolicking with the beasts, he comes home where a hot meal is waiting for him.

Ziggy piggy and the three little pigs

Asch, Frank

A new character is added to the story of the three little pigs, changing the tale to four little pigs. The fourth pig saves his brothers from the wolf by being resourceful.

Bayou lullaby

Appelt, Kathi

A young girl is put to sleep by her parents telling a lullaby.

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alligator, amphibians, animals, birds, boat, bodies of water, cajun, crawfish, cricket, crustaceans, dragonfly, family, frog, heron, insects, language, moon, mosquito, multicultural, nature, parents, rhyme, sleep, stream, tadpole, transportation, verbal communication

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