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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

A bargain for frances

Hoban, Russell

Frances saves money to buy a real china tea pot. Thelma swindles Frances out of her money and buys the tea pot. Frances then tricks Thelma out of the tea pot and they are friends again.

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animals, assertiveness, awareness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, deception, friendship, goal setting, honesty, play, refusal skills, self esteem, verbal communication

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.

You're mean, Lily Jean

Wishinsky, Frieda

Sandy always plays with her little sister Carly, but when Lily Jean moves in next door, she has a new friend. Lily Jean never wants to include Carly and bosses her around. When Sandy stands up for her little sister, the three girls learn to play together nicely.

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activities, conflict resolution, decision making, feelings, friendship, frustration, games, gymnastics, moving, neighbors, peer resistance, playing, pretend, siblings

The sleeping lady

Dixon, Ann

Nekatla and Susitha are a young couple preparing to wed. THe wedding is put on hold when war breaks out, and Nekatla must travel to another village to try to restore peace. Susitha waits on a grassy hill for Nekatla to return, and she falls asleep. Nekatla is killed in war, and Susitha never awakens and is now known as the sleeping lady.

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adventures, anger, author's note, bravery, celebration, communication, conflict resolution, culture, death, decision making, dreams, fable, feelings, happiness, history, hope, loss, love, nonverbal communication, relationship, sleep, snow, teamwork, verbal communication, violence, war, weather, wedding, worry

Jimmy's boa bounces back

Noble, Trinka Hakes

Maggie tells Jimmy that his Boa constricter was at her mother's Garden Club meeting. She goes through a huge story about what happened because of this snake.

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adventures, attention, conflict resolution, family, friendship, nonverbal communication, parents, reptiles, snake, storytelling, verbal communication

A visit to amy-claire

Mills, Claudia

Rachel is excited when she and her family visit her cousin Amy-Claire. When Amy-Claire pays more attention to Rachel's little sister, Rachel is hurt and angry. Rachel realizes that it is special to be a big sister.

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attention, conflict resolution, family, feelings, jealousy, sadness, siblings

Not a little monkey

Zolotow, C.

A little girl tries to get her busy mother to play with her by doing a series of silly things, from pouring water on her head to climbing into the big wastebasket.

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assertiveness, attention, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, goal setting, mischief, nonverbal communication, parents, peer resistance, play, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

Jump up time: A trinidad carnival story

Joseph, Lynn

The Trinidad carnival is coming up and Lily's sister Christine is getting all the attention from her family over her hummingbird costume. Lily wishes that she could wear a fancy costume and jump up at the children's carnival too. When the big day comes, Lily helps Christine have courage to go up on the stage.

Moon man

Ungerer, Tom

The moon man wants to know what Earth was like so he grabs the tail of the comet and falls to the surface. But because he is unknown on Earth, the police lock him up. He escapes and meets a scientist who sends him back to his home.

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astronomy, conflict resolution, moon, nonverbal communication, verbal communication

How we learned the earth is round

Lauber, Patricia

How was the earth determined to be round?Let's see how the early Greeks determined it to be and how explorers actually proved it.

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astronomy, bodies of water, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, discovery, exploration, goal setting, history, ocean, shapes, travel

Just the thing for geraldine

Conford, Ellen

Geraldine is an oppossum who likes to hang by her tail and juggle acorns. Her parents tell her that she should do something more worthwhile, so she takes dancing, weaving, and sculpture lessons. She discovers that she is not very good at these things, so she opens her own juggling school.

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animals, art, assertiveness, conflict resolution, dancing, decision making, exercise, goal setting, independence, opossum, peer resistance, play, recreation, refusal skills, school, self esteem, verbal communication

Nettie's trip south

Turner, Ann

A young girl sees a slave auction then writes to her friend, Ardie, about the trip she took to the south.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, friendship, history, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, refusal skills, self esteem, slavery, stress management, travel, verbal communication

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

The hare and the tortoise

Wildsmith, Brian

The hare and the tortoise were having an argument one day because the hare said he was much faster and smarter than the tortoise. The tortoise disagreed and challenged the hare to a race. All the animals gathered to watch and the tortoise ended up winning because the hare stoped to eat and take a nap.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, nonverbal communication, verbal communication

The wheels on the bus

Zelinsky, P.

This pop-up,action book goes along with the song, The Wheels On the Bus. Each page is a different verse of the song and has something on it that moves!

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assertiveness, bus, conflict resolution, nonverbal communication, song, stress management, transportation, verbal communication

"Not me!" said the monkey

West, Colin

A monkey is a trouble-maker because he keeps bothering the other animals in the jungle. He is constantly saying that he didn't do anything wrong, but he is found out in the end.

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animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, deception, jungle, mischief, monkey, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, refusal skills, verbal communication

Merry christmas, ernest and celestine

Vincent, Gabrielle

It is Christmas time and Ernest promises Celestine that they could throw a party. Now Ernest doesn't think it is possible because they don't have any money. But Celestine persists and they make all the decorations and presents by hand. The party is a hit based on love and friendship.

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animals, assertiveness, bear, caring, christmas, conflict resolution, creativity, decision making, friendship, goal setting, holidays, mouse, party, peer resistance, poverty, presents, self esteem, teamwork, verbal communication

Becky and the bear

Van Woerkom, Dorothy

Becky's father and brother go hunting for some food while she stays at home with Granny. Becky wishes she was old enough to go hunting and be brave. When Granny has to leave, Becky is left behind to finish some chores and is chased by a large bear.

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animals, assertiveness, bear, bravery, conflict resolution, decision making, family, food, grandparents, nutrition, parents, recreation, responsibilities, self esteem, siblings, verbal communication

Lyle finds his mother

Waber, Bernard

Lyle left his home with the Primm's in search of his mother. He did shows with Hector Primm to raise money to help find her. The last place they looked, Lyle found his mother and they all returned to the Primm's house.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, decision making, family, lost, parents, performance, problem solving, refusal skills, shelter, verbal communication

The girl who loved the wind

Yolen, Jane

Danina's father does not want her to experience life's harshnesses or sorrows. She is surrounded only by beauty. Then, the wind comes and tells her of another world. She accepts it's challenge by setting out to discover the real world and broadening her sheltered life.

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adventures, assertiveness, beauty, change, conflict resolution, curiosity, decision making, discovery, family, feelings, happiness, parents, refusal skills, sadness, security, verbal communication, wind

My uncle

Thorne, Jenny

An uncle decides to take up climbing until he is bothered by wild animals. He then tries fishing instead and he likes it.

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animals, assertiveness, change, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, mountains, nature, play, recreation

Gus was a friendly ghost

Thayer, Jane

Gus, the ghost, asked mouse to stay with him when the family that Gus lived with went away for the summer. The family came back and mouse did not want to share the house, but Gus insisted that he must.

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animals, assertiveness, change, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, ghosts, mouse, peer resistance, sharing, shelter, travel, verbal communication

The adventures of obadiah

Turkle, Brinton

Obadiah tells many falsehoods about his adventures and no one believes him when he really has an adventure.

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adventures, assertiveness, conflict resolution, deception, decision making, nonverbal communication, storytelling, verbal communication

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.

Let's be enemies

Udry, Janice May

John is mad at his best friend James because James always wants to be the boss. John decides to tell James that they are enemies. In the end, they decide to go skating and share a pretzel.

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assertiveness, bully, conflict resolution, decision making, exercise, food, friendship, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, play, refusal skills, sharing, skating, stress management, verbal communication

Emma's christmas

Trivas, Irene

A prince asks a farm girl to marry him. When she refuses, he presents her with the gifts of the 12 days of Christmas. He wins her over and moves to her farm.

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assertiveness, change, conflict resolution, decision making, farm, goal setting, marriage, moving, presents, refusal skills, royalty, verbal communication

Going west

Van Leeuwen, Jean

A little girl's family moves west in order to start a farm. They face hard weather and are lonely but soon make friends.

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assertiveness, change, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, farm, friendship, goal setting, loneliness, moving, nonverbal communication, pioneers, verbal communication, weather

I wonder if i'll see a whale

Weller, F.W.

A young girl dreams of seeing a whale during a trip to the sea, then the excitement of finally spotting one.

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animals, anticipation, assertiveness, bodies of water, conflict resolution, decision making, dreams, goal setting, nonverbal communication, sea, stress management, travel, verbal communication, whale

I'll fix Anthony

Viorst, Judith

Anthony is tired of being picked on by his brother. He decides that as soon as he turns six, he is going to be taller, smarter, and faster, and he will also fix his brother.

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assertiveness, bully, conflict resolution, decision making, determination, family, goal setting, growing up, nonverbal communication, self esteem, siblings, stress management, verbal communication

Christmas in july

Yorinks, A.

Santa Claus's pants are given to a rich man by mistake. While searching for them, Santa is put in jail so Christmas does not occur. In July, when Santa is released, his pants are returned and Christmas occurs in July.

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assertiveness, change, christmas, clothing, conflict resolution, critical thinking, holidays, peer resistance, refusal skills, santa, verbal communication

Bravo, ernest and celestine!

Vincent, Gabrielle

Ernest, the bear, and Celestine, the mouse, have a leaky roof and no money to fix it. In order to make money, Celestine gets Ernest to play the violin while she sings. They end up spending all the money, so they must do it again.

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animals, assertiveness, bear, conflict resolution, critical thinking, goal setting, mouse, music, nonverbal communication, performance, poverty, problem solving, shelter, song, teamwork, verbal communication

Tales of amanda the pig

Van Leeuwen, Jean

This book contains five stories about Amanda the pig. Amanda learns to finish her food before going outside, she learns to have fun on a rainy day, she overcomes her fear of monsters, and she learns to get along and play with her brother.

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animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, fear, feelings, food, learning, monsters, nonverbal communication, nutrition, pig, play, rain, siblings, verbal communication, weather

Albert's toothache

Williams, Barbara

No one believes that Albert, the turtle, has a toothache, because turtles don't have teeth. His family thinks he wants attention and is being difficult. His grandmother visits and realizes that all Albert needs is for someone to believe him.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, grandparents, illness, nonverbal communication, refusal skills, reptiles, self esteem, teeth, turtle, understanding, verbal communication

The duke who outlawed jelly beans

Valentine, Johnny

This collection of modern fairy tales includes references to homosexuality and independence. A grand duke is left in charge of a kingdom. He makes all types of silly decrees but when they begin to affect homelife, children fight against his purpose.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, goal setting, homosexuality, independence, royalty, self esteem, verbal communication

Three foolish tales

Tompert, Ann

Skunk and raccoon wanted Fox's purple umbrella. They tried to take it from her by theft and trickery, but in the end it was fox who out-tricked the both of them.

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animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, deception, decision making, fox, goal setting, peer resistance, raccoon, refusal skills, robbery, skunk, verbal communication

The magic of millicent musgrave

Turkle, Brinton

A magician gave Millicent a box and told her there was a white rabbit inside. When a doll appeared instead of a rabbit, the girl and her father searched for the magician. After they found him, the magician showed how his magic could turn the doll into a rabbit.

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animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, confusion, critical thinking, decision making, dolls, family, magic, parents, rabbit, verbal communication

Farmer schulz's ducks

Thiele, Colin

After the growing traffic from a nearby city turns the road next to Anna's farm into a dangerous highway, Anna devises a way for her ducks to safely cross the road.

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assertiveness, birds, change, child care, community, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, decision making, duck, family, farm, health, parents, refusal skills, safety, verbal communication

Smile, ernest and celestine

Vincent, Gabrielle

Celestine decides to tidy Ernest's dresser drawers. She comes across his old pictures and realizes that he has no pictures of her. He tells her to dress up, so they can take pictures together.

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animals, assertiveness, bear, clothing, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, feelings, happiness, memories, mouse, nonverbal communication, verbal communication

Moonkey

Thaler, Mike

Monkey falls in love with the moon and will do anything to get to the moon. Monkey's friends try to help him reach the moon, but in the end, Monkey decides that he belongs with the jungle animals.

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animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, feelings, friendship, goal setting, jungle, love, monkey, moon, nonverbal communication, refusal skills, self esteem, verbal communication

Oh, brother

Yorinks, A.

Milton and Morris are orphaned twins. They try to agree and work to survive. A job as tailors brings them back to their parents whom they thought were dead.

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assertiveness, careers, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, discovery, family, nonverbal communication, orphan, parents, peer resistance, refusal skills, siblings, verbal communication

Noisy nancy norris

Gaeddert, Lou Ann

The Norris family is instructed by their landlady to quiet their noisy daughter Nancy, or else be evicted from the neighborhood.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, disobedience, family, goal setting, neighbors, noise, parents, verbal communication

Klara's new world

Winter, Jeanette

Klara's family struggled in Sweden so they moved to America. The long trip and struggles of leaving her home make her sad but with time she became very happy.

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assertiveness, change, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, decision making, feelings, goal setting, happiness, moving, multicultural, sadness, stress management, swedish, travel, verbal communication

Daddy's roommate

Willhoite, M.

A young boy learns that a family divorce can be a tragic event. When his father moves in with another man, the boy learns that the two grown men are gay. Finally the boy learns to love each of them even though he feels uncomfortable at times.

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assertiveness, change, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, decision making, divorce, goal setting, homosexuality, loss, love, peer resistance, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

An anteater named arthur

Waber, Bernard

An anteater named Arthur learns that he can overcome certain problems with the help of his mother. Arthur learns to eat right, clean, and become a responsible anteater.

We're back!A dinosaur's story

Talbott, Hudson

Prehistoric dinosaurs travel in the twentieth century and are confused by what they see in the city. Their mission, though, is to become part of an exhibit at the Museum of Natural History in New York.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, confusion, critical thinking, decision making, dinosaur, feelings, goal setting, history, museum, nonverbal communication, refusal skills, self esteem, stress management, travel, verbal communication

My big sister takes drugs

Vigna, Judith

This is a story about a boy name Paul and how his older sister, Tina, begins to take drugs to deal with the pressure when their family moves. Tina ends up getting arrested and has to go to a drug hospital. Paul learns how bad drugs are and realizes that Tina's friends were not true friends by giving her drugs.

Up a tree

Young, Ed

A cat finds himself up in a tree and won't come down. After supper passes, the cat gradually climbs down to safety.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, food, goal setting, nature, nonverbal communication, nutrition, peer resistance, plants, play, recreation, refusal skills, safety

Anna, grandpa, and the big storm

Stevens, Carla

Anna is annoyed with her grandfather who is staying with her family. He takes her to school one day in the midst of a big snow storm. They are standed and have a chance to get to know each other better.

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assertiveness, bravery, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, fear, feelings, grandparents, growing up, snow, stress management, teamwork, weather

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