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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

Hans and Peter

Petrides, Heidrun

A teacher brings an African priest into her classroom to talk about the discovery of America.

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african, careers, critical thinking, discovery, history, learning, multicultural, school

Hannah and her family come to America from Taiwan to gain freedom. For them to become Americans and have their freedom, they must obtain their greencards. Hannah and her family's journey of over 2 years, encompasses many trials. Hannah and her family feel relief, excitement and prode as they finally receive their greencards and are now able to call American their home.

Hands down counting by fives

Dahl, Michael

Learn to count by fives through artistic handprints made by children. Students use handprints to create leaves, butterflies, and turkeys, as well as other objects. Count along with the fingers from five to fifty. Dominoes at the bottom of each page show another way to count.

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activities, art, author's note, awareness, classification, colors, concepts, counting, critical thinking, education, fun, goal setting, learning, math, nonverbal communication, numbers, science, sequence

Halmoni and the picnic

Choi, Sook Nyul

Yunmi wants her grandmother, Halmoni to feel at home in New York City. However, Halmoni is having trouble adjusting to the American customs that differ so much from the customs of her native Korea. Yunmi's friends suggest that Halmoni chaperone the annual class picnic to Central Park. It may be an opportunity to open-up and feel comfortable in her new home.

Gullible's troubles

Shannon, Margaret

Gullible believes everything he hears when his aunt, uncle, or cousin tells him stories. For example, he believes that there are monsters in the basement. When his family tries to trick him again, the joke ends up being on them.

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animals, beliefs, clothing, critical thinking, deception, family, garden, gerbil, helping, monsters, relationship, shadows, soccer, sports, storytelling, trick

Guess who?

Miller, Margaret

Decide if you have an answer to the main question in this book. Words and photographs become an exciting and educational game for the reader.

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airplane, animals, balloon, bear, birds, bus, car, careers, cat, crab, critical thinking, crustaceans, decision making, dentist, dog, food, giraffe, health, lion, nutrition, parrot, photograph, puppets, reptiles, seagull, teeth, toys, transportation, turtle, verbal communication

Guess who my favorite person is

Baylor, Byrd

An adult man runs into a girl in a field and she encourages him to play her favorite game. The game describes nature and it's beauty.

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assertiveness, critical thinking, decision making, dreams, five senses, games, nature, verbal communication

Guess what?

Fox, Mem

Through a series of questions to which the reader must answer yes or no, the personality and occupation of Daisy O'Grady is revealed.

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careers, critical thinking, decision making, verbal communication

Growing time

Warburg, Sandol Stoddard

Jamie has to deal with the death of a King. We see the healing process is long and slow, but healthy.

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anger, animals, assertiveness, critical thinking, death, dog, empathy, farm, feelings, friendship, frustration, love, nonverbal communication, pets, royalty, sadness, stress management, verbal communication

Grey mouse

de Vries, Anke

Grey Mouse is feeling lonely, so she decides to change her color in order to feel better about herself. However, all of the other animals laugh at her each time she does this. She finally realizes that she is happiest with her natural grey color when she finds other mice friends that look like her.

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acceptance, amphibians, animals, appearance, art, bee, birds, body image, boredom, change, colors, critical thinking, differences, feelings, flowers, frog, goal setting, goose, happiness, identity, images, insects, insecurity, ladybug, loneliness, mouse, nonverbal communication, racism, sadness, self confidence, self esteem, zebra

Gregory, the terrible eater

Sharmat, Michael

Since Gregory does not eat the typical goat food, his parents takes him to the doctor. The doctor says that they should add some goat food into his diet a little at a time. Eventually, Gregory and his parents compromise and he eats some of each.

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animals, compromise, critical thinking, decision making, doctor, family, food, goat, hunger, nutrition, refusal skills

Great waldo search

Handford, Martin

Waldo and his wizard friend journey through a fantasy. It is filled with goblins, giants, monks, dwarfs, mermaids, knights, and hunters. In the end, Waldo will see the truth about himself.

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adventures, companion, critical thinking, dwarfs, fantasy, giants, goblins, mermaids, mythical, nonverbal communication, royalty, truth

Great day for up

Seuss, Dr.

Up has many different meanings, especially when you use your imagination!

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critical thinking, imagination, rhyme

Grasshopper on the road

Lobel, Arnold

A grasshopper travels down a long road and meets different insects and sees their homes. He meets beetles, a worm, butterflies, a housefly and some dragonflies.

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assertiveness, critical thinking, curiosity, differences, insects, refusal skills, shelter

Grandpa's soup

Kadono, Eiko

Grandpa is lonely after Grandma dies. He wants to make meatball soup just like his wife use to make. Each day after Grandpa makes the soup, friends come and eat it with him. Grandpa finds that eating the soup with friends helps to ease his loneliness.

Grandpa's slide show

Gould, Deborah

Sam and Douglas love visiting their grandparents. When they are at their grandparents house, they always watch old slides. However, this is interrupted for a while when their Grandfather dies and they learn to deal with death.

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change, critical thinking, death, family, grandparents, loss, love, memories, sadness, self esteem, stress management

Grandmother's pigeon

Erdrich, Louise

When grandmother leaves for Greenland on a porpoise, her family cleans out her room. While cleaning, they find a nest which has hatching bird eggs. The family eventually set the pigeons free, but they get something in return.

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animals, birds, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, extinction, family, grandparents, greed, loss, nature, pigeon

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

Grandma without me

Vigna, Judith

Despite his parents divorce, a young boy figures out how to stay in touch with his grandmother.

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assertiveness, change, conflict resolution, coping, correspondence, critical thinking, decision making, divorce, family, grandparents, loss, nonverbal communication, parents, peer resistance, problem solving, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

Grandma remembers

Shecter, Ben

A grandma and her grandson take a tour of her house and recount old memories in each room of the house she will be moving out of.

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change, coping, critical thinking, family, feelings, grandparents, memories, moving, shelter, verbal communication

Grandma essie's covered wagon

Williams, David

A father wants to give his family the best life in the best places. Through all their moving and adventures, they realize there's nothing as wonderful as a family and a home.

Grandma drives a motor bed

Hamm, Diane Johnston

Josh's grandmother has to stay in a motorized bed because her legs don't work. Josh enjoys visiting her because she is very lively and as active as she can be.

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acceptance, body image, caring, challenges, coping, critical thinking, family, grandparents, handicap, helping, illness, perspective, self esteem

Grandfather's christmas tree

Strand, Keith

A young couple embarks on their own to an unknown land to build their life. When times get hard for their family, they adjust their lifestyles to make things work.

Grandfather's christmas camp

McCutcheon, Marc

Mr. Biggins, a three-legged dog, is lost in the mountain on Christmas Eve. Grandfather and Lizzie dress warmly, pack a small bag, and head up the mountain to find their dog. They camp overnight in an igloo and find two surprises on Christmas Day.

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animals, assertiveness, camping, christmas, critical thinking, decision making, dog, exercise, family, feelings, frustration, grandparents, happiness, holidays, lost, mountains, nutrition, raccoon, seasons, shelter, sledding, snow, verbal communication, walking, weather, winter

Grandaddy's place

Griffith, Helen V.

When Janetta first visits her grandaddy's place in the country, she does not like the strange place. But in time, she learns that some things about the place are actually fun, including grandaddy himself.

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appreciation, change, coping, critical thinking, discovery, family, grandparents, shelter, travel

Grandaddy and Janetta

Giffith, Helen V.

Janetta is going to her grandfather's house for the first time in a year. She is worried that her mother will be lonely and that her grandfather will not recognize her.

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animals, cat, chicken, critical thinking, family, farm, feelings, grandparents, loneliness, love, mule, parents, separation, travel, verbal communication

Gracias, the thanksgiving turkey

Cowley, Joy

Miguel's dad, a truck driver, sends Miguel a turkey to fatten up for Thanksgiving. Miguel and his family care for and love the turkey, and they name her Gracias. When Thanksgiving arrives no one can eat Gracias the turkey, instead they eat chicken for Thanksgiving dinner!

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assertiveness, celebration, critical thinking, decision making, family, feelings, food, friendship, grandparents, hispanic, holidays, love, multicultural, nutrition, parents, spanish, support, thanksgiving, verbal communication

Gorilla doctors: Saving endangered great apes

Turner, Pamela

African mountain gorillas are fascinating creatures that have been studied for many years. African gorillas are presently endangered due to disease and human interaction. Join the journey as scientists race against time to save these gentle giants.

Gordon the goat

Leaf, Munro

Gordon the goat learns to do his own thinking after a series of disasters when following the flock. Gordon questions his aimless following of the flock leader and learns about peer resistance.

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animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, goat, illness, overeating, peer resistance, ranch, separation, stress management

Goodbye, max

Keller, Holly

Ben's dog dies, and he's mad at his parents for not letting him stay home with Max. His parents get a new a puppy but Max rejects it until the end.

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anger, animals, cat, conflict resolution, critical thinking, death, decision making, dog, feelings, memories, nonverbal communication, sadness, verbal communication

Goodbye geese

Carlstrom, Nancy White

A father and child bid farewell to a passing Autumn. Together they discover the many mysteries the winter will bring.

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critical thinking, discovery, family, parents, seasons, verbal communication

Good night sam

Gay, Marie-Louise

Sam and Stella lay down to go to sleep, but Sam can't fall asleep without his dog Fred. Stella gets up to help him find his dog. They look everywhere before giving up and going back to bed. They find Fred asleep in Sam's bed!

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animals, bedtime, critical thinking, dog, family, fear, feelings, moon, night, siblings, sleep, stress management, verbal communication

Good morning, city

Moore, Elaine

In a typical city, the morning dawns. Have you ever wondered what goes on before the sun rises while you are still in bed?

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activities, appearance, careers, chaos, critical thinking, hard work, machines, morning, noise, school, sky, time, transportation

Good knight for dragons

Bradfield, Roger

A nice, good-hearted prince named Cedric is in for a predicament. His father, the King, wants Cedric to sword the Dragon to proved that he can rule the kingdom. However, Cedric hates to fight and hates violence. At the end, Cedric humorously gets out of the situation while still earning respect and the kingdom.

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conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, dragons, fable, family, fight, nonverbal communication, parents, peer resistance, refusal skills, royalty, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

Good griselle

Yolen, Jane

Griselle is a very kind woman. Angels and gargoyles test her goodness by giving her an ugly baby to care for and love.

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angel, baby, caring, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, fantasy, kindness, mythical, nonverbal communication, self esteem, stress management

Good ethan

Fox, Paula

Ethan is told not to cross the street. While playing with the ball, it rolls across the street. Ethan must find a way to get the ball without crossing the street.

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conflict resolution, creativity, critical thinking, decision making, disobedience, goal setting, listening, peer resistance, play, recreation, safety

Good dog, carl

Day, Alexandra

A wordless book depiction of how Carl, the family dog, takes care of the baby while the mother is out.

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animals, assertiveness, child care, critical thinking, dog, family, nonverbal communication, parents

Going west

Waddell, Martin

A little girl experiences one of the most dramatic changes in her life. While going west to build a new home, she learns to cope with many different things. She regains hopes and dreams for her new home.

Going home, coming home

Tran, Truong

Ami Chi is going on a trip to Vietnam with her parents. Not very happy, Ami Chi sees her grandmother and her uncle. Along the way she meets a girl named Thao at the market. Thao shows Ami Chi all around the market. Ami Chi finally goes back to her grandmother's house, where her parents are worried. Now with an appreciation for her other home, Vietnam, she goes back home to America.

Go and hush the baby

Byars, Betsy

Will wants to go out and play, but keeps having to hush his baby brother when he cries. Will tried everything to entertain him, but all the baby really wanted was a bottle.

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baby, child care, critical thinking, family, food, imagination, nonverbal communication, nutrition, patience, play, responsibilities, siblings, verbal communication

Ginger

Voake, Charlotte

Ginger the cat lives a happy, comfortable life until the little girl who owns him gets a new kitten. The kitten is in Ginger's way at first, but eventually they learn to be friends.

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animals, cat, conflict resolution, critical thinking, feelings, friendship, happiness, jealousy, nonverbal communication, sadness, stress management, verbal communication

Gift of the sun: A tale from south africa

Stewart, Dianne

Thulani is a South African farmer who keeps trading his animals in order to please his wife until all he has is a pocket full of sunflower seeds. The sunflowers produce many more seeds, which are also used to feed the animals and eventually lead to more wealth for the family than ever before.

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africa, animals, boredom, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, excitement, family, farm, feelings, garden, multicultural, self esteem, sheep, stress management, symbols, verbal communication

Get to work trucks!

Carter, Don

In the morning trucks, such as dump trucks, bulldozers, cement mixers, tow trucks, cranes, and rollers, go to work. Learn about types of machines, sizes, colors, and numbers. At night, the trucks are finished working for the day.

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assertiveness, careers, colors, concepts, construction, crane, critical thinking, decision making, hard work, height, machines, morning, moving, night, numbers, progress, reptiles, responsibilities, rocks, sizes, transportation, truck, turtle, verbal communication, work

Gertrude's pocket

Miles, Miska

Gertrude is bullied by a boy at school. She decides to tear his shirt which brings more serious consequences than she had ever imagined.

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bully, conflict resolution, consequences, critical thinking, decision making, fight, learning, peer resistance, poverty, school

Geraldine, the music mouse

Lionni, Leo

Geraldine the mouse finds a large chunk of cheese. She gnaws the cheese into a statue that plays music. She then learns that she has music in her too.

Georgie and the robbers

Bright, Robert

A small ghost named Georgie lives in the Whittkaker house. When the house is threatened by robbers, the friendly ghost and his animal friends work together to scare the robbers away.

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animals, assertiveness, bravery, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, friendship, ghosts, nonverbal communication, robbery, self esteem, teamwork, verbal communication

Georgie and the magician

Briggs, Robert

The town is putting on a benefit for Mr. Whittaker, because his barn burned down. Georgie, a ghost, helps Mr. Whittaker be a magician for the benefit.

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community, conflict resolution, cooperation, critical thinking, decision making, ghosts, goal setting, magic, self esteem, stress management, teamwork

Georgia's bones

Bryant, Jen

A young girl, Georgia, is fascinated with shapes, colors, and objects. Her family does not share nor comprehend her love for art, so they deem her different. With her strong will and determination, Georgia moves to New York to discover a life as an artist. The illustrations help the reader detail the beauty of her work as they take us through the life of Georgia O'Keffe.

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adventures, art, assertiveness, biography, bones, careers, collection, critical thinking, decision making, environment, excitement, family, farm, flowers, goal setting, hobby, images, nature, pride, relationship, self esteem, travel, verbal communication, wildlife

George and martha back in town

Marshall, James

A series of stories about seven hippos who are best friends. The story depicts the trials and tribulations of their friendship.

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animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, curiosity, decision making, friendship, goal setting, hippopotamus, honesty, peer resistance, refusal skills, verbal communication

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