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Farmer duck

Waddell, Martin

Farmer Duck cooks, cleans, tends the fields and cares for the other animals because the farmer is too lazy. Farmer Duck grows tired so the animals come up with a plan.

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animals, assertiveness, birds, careers, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, duck, farm, food, helping, hygiene, laziness, nonverbal communication, self esteem, teamwork, verbal communication

Jamila has the important responsibility of watching her little sister when their mom goes to work. While trying to ignore unfamiliar creepy sounds, Jamila comforts her sister and herself by recalling their grandmother's stories about their native homeland, Africa.

Fair monaco

Cole, Brock

Three sisters go to stay at their grandma's house. They ask to do things, but their grandma won't let them do anything but eat dinner and go to bed. She is too worried about all the horrible things outside. While the girls are dreaming, they end up in their grandma's horrible dream. The only way they can change it is to dream of their own good dreams. When their grandma wakes up, she is happy because of the good dream she had, since it was the same as her grandchildren.

Eyes of the dragon

Leaf, Margaret

A young boy is growing up in a rural village in China. An artist paints a dragon without eyes on the wall of a village. When the town insist he puts eyes on the dragon, amazing events occur.

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careers, chinese, community, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, dragons, multicultural, mythical

Exactly alike

Ness, Evaline

Elizabeth has four brothers who look exactly alike and she cannot tell who is who. Though her brothers make fun of her, she decides to be nice and share her toys with all of them. In return, they are nice to her and tell her their names.

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conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, fight, giving, imagination, play, problem solving, sharing, siblings, toys

Even that moose won't listen to me

Alexander, Martha

Rebecca has a hard time convincing her busy family that there is a moose tearing up their garden. Rebecca runs the moose out of the garden by herself. When her family finally comes out to see what Rebecca is talking about, the moose and the garden are gone. Rebecca eventually moves onto a new project.

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animals, attention, conflict resolution, critical thinking, dog, family, garden, misunderstanding, moose, nonverbal communication, parents, problem solving, siblings

Even if I did something awful

Hazen, Barbara Shook

A little girl breaks a vase and asks her mom about all these horrible things she could have done. She wonders if her mom will still love her. Her mom proves to her that she will love her, no matter what.

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accidents, conflict resolution, consequences, critical thinking, discipline, family, feelings, love, parents, sadness, verbal communication

Evan's corner

Hill, Elizabeth Starr

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

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

Ethan's favorite teacher

Colman, Hila

A boy hates school because it is boring and the teachers never answer his questions. He would prefer to spend his time ate the zoo playing tic tac toe with an ape. Doing this, he works hard to learn how to beat the ape because he's having fun. He overcomes the doubts of his peers and teacher.

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animals, ape, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, games, goal setting, hard work, learning, peer resistance, play, recreation, refusal skills, school, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

Esio trot

Dahl, Roald

A man is in love with a woman who lives downstairs from him. The woman has a turtle that she wants to grow bigger, so the man helps change the size of the tortoise. The woman falls in love with the man and the two get married.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, goal setting, imagination, love, marriage, neighbors, reptiles, shelter, turtle

Ernest and celestine at the circus

Vincent, Gabrielle

Celestine is bored, so Ernest dresses her up like a clown and takes her to the circus. Ernest used to work at the circus so they end up doing an act together and are loved by the audience.

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animals, assertiveness, bear, boredom, circus, clowns, critical thinking, imagination, mouse, nonverbal communication, presentation, self esteem, verbal communication

Erika's story

Vander Zee, Ruth

After being thrown from a train as a baby during the Holocaust, Erika finds safety, love, and peace in the family that saves her.

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adoption, assertiveness, author's note, bravery, conflict resolution, courage, critical thinking, family, fear, feelings, germany, history, hope, identity, Jewish, loss, love, memories, multicultural, parents, prejudice, pride, rescue, sadness, self esteem, separation, storytelling, survival, train, transportation, verbal communication, war

Erandi's braids

Madrigan, Antonio Hernandez

Erandi has thick, long, beautiful hair that her mother braids each morning. One day while making dinner with her mother, Erandi hears voices from the street offering money for the women's hair. Mama' explains that the hair buyers would pay well for Erandi's braids. That day they go fishing and mama' discovers that they need a new fishing net badly but they do not have money for one. The next day is Erandi's birthday and Erandi picks out a new dress for her present. On the way home mama' and Erandi stop at the barber shop where Erandi allows the barber to cut her hair so her mama' can afford a new net.

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author's note, birthday, body parts, clothing, critical thinking, culture, decision making, dolls, embarrassment, fish, fishing, food, language, market, mexican, multicultural, nutrition, playing, poverty, pride, recreation

Enona and the black crane: An aboriginal story

Meeks, Arone Raymond

Enona is an Aborigine village person who lives in a rainforest. He is very interested in the many birds in the forest. He spends his free time climbing trees to watch the birds.

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aborigine, birds, bodies of water, conflict resolution, crane, critical thinking, decision making, food, forest, multicultural, nonverbal communication, play, river, verbal communication

Encyclopedia prehistorica: Dinosaurs

Reinhart, Matthew // Sabuda, Robert

Discover the world of dinosaurs as they pop-up and come to life! Learn about various dinosaurs and how multiple body parts made them different from other dinosaurs. With the turn of each page, a new dinosaur jumps out to meet you. Interact with raptors, meat eaters, long necked giants, and frill heads in their long-ago world when they were the rulers!

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animals, birds, body parts, bones, critical thinking, detective, dinosaur, extinction, fossil, history, insects, lizard, nonverbal communication, reptiles, rocks, science, shapes, sizes, survival, teeth

Encounter

Yolen, Jane

A Taino boy tells his view of Columbus' landing. He doesn't like the pale men and how the islanders are treated. He speaks out against this but no one listens because he is young.

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critical thinking, frustration, history, island, listening, multicultural, native american, nonverbal communication, refusal skills

Emmet otter's jug-band christmas

Hoban, Russell

Emmet and his mother are poor and each want to get the other something special for Christmas. They each enter a contest to win money but lose. However, both tried hard and are touched by the effort.

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christmas, competition, critical thinking, decision making, goal setting, holidays, love, presents, unselfish, verbal communication

Emma and the silk train

Lawson, Julie

The silk trains that constantly cross the tracks near Emma's house fascinate her and spark her imagination of having silk clothing of her own. Her whole town is set into a frenzy when one of the trains derails, and in her attempt to snag a beautiful swatch of red silk in the river, she is swept away. Her rescue is dramatic and exciting.

Emma

Kesselman, Wendy

Emma is a seventy-two year old woman who has a large family that rarely visits. She finds a creative way to surround herself with familiar things at all times so that she isn't loney anymore.

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aging, art, creativity, critical thinking, family, grandparents, loneliness, nonverbal communication, self esteem, stress management

Emily emerson's moon

Merrill, Jean//Solbert, Ronni

Emily's father promises her he can give her the moon, but Emily's brother does not believe he can. Her father finds a creative way to present her with the gift of the moon.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, love, moon, parents, problem solving, siblings, verbal communication

Emily and the enchanted frog

Griffith, Helen V.

A young girl named Emily kisses a frog and turns him into a handsome prince. The prince does not enjoy being a prince, so he wants to be turned back into a frog. The prince must first be kissed by another frog that has been turned into a beautiful princess.

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amphibians, assertiveness, change, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, differences, fantasy, frog, magic, mythical, royalty, verbal communication

Ellen and the goldfish

Himmelman, John

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

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

Elijah's angel

Rosen, Michael

Elijah and Michael have a unique friendship. Elijah is an 80 year old black Christian barber and Michael is a 9 year old Jewish boy. Elijah and Michael exchange Hanukah and Christmas gifts and reach a level of understanding between their different religions.

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african american, appreciation, christmas, critical thinking, decision making, differences, friendship, hanukkah, Jewish, multicultural, religion, self esteem, spiritual, stress management, verbal communication

Elephant games and other playful poems to perform

Bagert, Brad

An entertaining and exciting array of poems cover many issues that children face. Gleeful elephants help explore child-friendly issues such as bullying, feelings, nutrition, parents, animals, dreams, school, pets, trouble-makers and sports. Entertaining illustrations and catchy poems invite the reader to continue exploring.

Elbert's bad word

Wood, Audrey

Elbert has to learn to deal with a bad word that he has just learned. The only way for him to do this was by filling his mind with new, appropriate words to use. These words get him in less trouble.

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anger, apology, assertiveness, awareness, conflict resolution, consequences, critical thinking, discipline, family, feelings, goal setting, language, parents, refusal skills, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

Eeny meeny miney mole

Yolen, Jane

Eeny, Meeny, and Miney Mole live life underground and they have no idea what life up above is like. One day, Eeny burrows up above ground and discovers day, night, light, darkness, and the four seasons.

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animals, assertiveness, critical thinking, day, discovery, family, insects, mole, night, reptiles, seasons, self esteem, siblings, snake, spring, summer, verbal communication, winter, worm

Edward, benjamin & butter

Hall, Malcolm

Edward Tapir hopes to cheer up his friend Benjamin Horse. He plays a little joke to get him out of his slump with a pound of butter.

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animals, conflict resolution, critical thinking, feelings, food, friendship, happiness, horse, nutrition, presents, sadness, stress management, tapir, verbal communication

Easy as pie: A guessing game of sayings

Folsom, Marcia//Folsom, Michael

Each letter of the alphabet has several pages devoted to it. There are also a variety of sayings to learn.

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alphabet, critical thinking, letters, rhyme

Easter treat

Duvoisin, Roger

Santa travels in-cog-ni-to to a town during Easter time to see what it is like. When he says that he is Santa Claus, no one believes him at first.

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airplane, conflict resolution, critical thinking, easter, fly, holidays, playground, presents, santa, transportation

Earth day - hooray!

Murphy, Stuart J.

Ryan, Carly, and Luke set out to clean up Gilroy Park for an Earth Day celebration. They decide to plant flowers to beautify the park while collecting cans to raise money through recycling. The children use math and find school resources to help them with their project.

Earrings!

Viorst, Judith

A young girl's mom and dad will not let her get her ears pierced. She is determined about getting them pierced and she gives many persuasive reasons why she should be allowed.

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assertiveness, clothing, critical thinking, determination, family, goal setting, nonverbal communication, parents, self esteem, 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

Dress up and let's have a party

Charlip, Remy

John dressed up in his mother's pots and pans while she baked a cake. He called his friends to come and dress up with him. Each friend came in a different creative costume. They ate the cake when it was done and went home.

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assertiveness, clothing, creativity, critical thinking, decision making, family, food, friendship, imagination, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, party, self esteem, verbal communication

Dreams

Keats, Ezra Jack

Roberto and his paper mouse saves a cat from a dog. The dog traps the cat but when the paper mouse falls, it makes a big shadow and scares away the dog.

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animals, cat, conflict resolution, critical thinking, dog, dreams, escape, mouse, nonverbal communication, rescue, shadows, verbal communication

Dream wolf

Goble, Paul

This Native American story describes some boys who are alone in the wild at night. They meet a wolf who has close kinship to a tribe until the white men drives the wolves away. The boys bring the wolves back.

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animals, birds, bodies of water, conflict resolution, critical thinking, deer, feelings, happiness, loss, multicultural, native american, nonverbal communication, rabbit, reunion, river, wolf

Drawer in a drawer

Christiana, David

Fud is an drawer (one who draws) who sleeps in a drawer. He draws a box and the moon gets caught in it. He eventually sets the moon free.

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art, careers, critical thinking, imagination, moon, mystery, nonverbal communication, verbal communication

Dragon in the rocks: A story based on the childhood of early paleontologist Mary Anning

Day, Marie

A twelve year old girl loves to find and dig out fossils from the cliffs along the beach. She helps out her family financially by selling the fossils. She uncovers a rare dinosaur and digs it out by herself. Her determination shows as she pieces the puzzle together.

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beach, bodies of water, bones, critical thinking, death, determination, dinosaur, england, extinction, family, fossil, goal setting, history, loss, market, museum, ocean, parents, rhyme, sequence, siblings

Dracula's cat

Wahl, Jan

Dracula and his companion go on an adventure to scare Agatha. To their dismay, they are too late and confront a bat. Together they work to save the bat. They learn that pets can be our best friends.

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adventures, animals, bat, cat, conflict resolution, critical thinking, exercise, fear, feelings, food, happiness, horse, jumping, monsters, mythical, owl, pets, sadness, stress management, verbal communication, walking, weather, wind, wolf

Dove isabeau

Yolen, Jane

Dove Isabeau is a young beauty whose stepmother is a jealous witch. One day, the witch turns Isabeau into a dragon. A young man saves her by risking his own life. In the end, Dove Isabeau saves her lover's life and they live happily ever after.

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animals, cat, conflict resolution, critical thinking, dragons, family, feelings, jealousy, love, magic, problem solving, stepmother, stress management, verbal communication, witches

Dorrie and the pin witch

Coombs, Patricia

It's the day of the Witches' Ball and all the witches are grouchy. Little Dorrie figures out that the evil Pin Witch is responsible for the mayhem and saves the day.

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celebration, conflict resolution, critical thinking, feelings, magic, moods, nonverbal communication, resolution, verbal communication, witches

Donkey it's snowing

Raphael, Elaine//Bolognes, Don

Carlo walks out one morning to find water frozen in his bucket. Then he goes on to tell the donkey all about winter. The two friends prepare for winter together.

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animals, change, coping, critical thinking, decision making, donkey, friendship, ice, preparation, problem solving, seasons, snow, stress management, verbal communication, winter

Dona flor

Mora, Pat

A vicious animal is causing panic among the villagers. Done Flor, a giant woman with a heart of gold, helps find the reason behind the mysterious beast.

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bravery, conflict resolution, courage, critical thinking, friendship, giants, giving, magic, mythical, neighbors, problem solving, relationship, verbal communication, village

Don't take a snake for a stroll

Ireland, Karin

A little boy talks about taking a variety of animals into public places. Using his imagination he describes what could possibly happen. In the end, he advises to just take people along and leave the animals at home.

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animals, bodies of water, coyote, critical thinking, decision making, duck, elephant, exercise, fantasy, humor, imagination, kangaroo, moose, ocean, pets, pig, rabbit, rhyme, rhythm, shopping, skunk, snake, swimming, television, walking

Don't touch

Kline, Suzy

A young boy's day is filled with being told Don't Touch from adults. He feels sad that he cannot touch anything. He goes off by himself and plays with his clay in any way he wants which makes him feel better. He then makes his own sign that reads Don't Touch for his things.

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art, critical thinking, escape, family, feelings, parents, play, sadness

Dog breath

Pilkey, Dave

The Tosis family has a dog named Hally. Hally is a wonderful dog except that she has very bad breath. When Mr. and Mrs. Tosis cannot take Hally's bad breath anymore they decide to give her away. The kids try to fix the problem by taking her to a mountain top to see the view, a movie, and a carnival to ride a roller coaster in the hopes that they will take Hally's bad breath away but nothing works. That night two burglars break into the house but when Hally kisses them the burglars pass out from the smell and Hally and her breath are, heroes!

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animals, carnival, crime, critical thinking, dog, family, fish, grandparents, heroism, hygiene, miracle, mountains, newspaper, night, parents, robbery, sadness, siblings, skunk, smell

Doctor De Soto

Steig, William

Dr. De Soto, a dentist who is a mouse, confronts his most dangerous patient of all - a fox!

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animals, careers, critical thinking, dentist, fox, mouse, stress management, teeth

Do you see a mouse?

Waber, Bernard

There could not possibly be a mouse at the Park Snoot Hotel could there?The hotel staff did not see a mouse as they make their rounds through the hotel. When the mouse catchers extraordinaire, Hyde and Snide, come to the hotel, they do not find a mouse. The clever mouse gets to keep his nice home at the hotel because no one can find him.

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animals, attention, awareness, business, chaos, critical thinking, deception, mouse, shelter, sly, success, verbal communication

Dinosaurs' christmas

Donnelly, Liza

Rex and his dog decide to go sledding. While sledding, they end up in the North Pole and meet up with a dinosaur who takes them to Santa's workshop. Rex tells the elves that they're making the toy dinosaurs wrong, helps them fix their mistake, and ends up saving Christmas.

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assertiveness, christmas, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, dinosaur, dog, friendship, helping, holidays, learning, pets, snow, trust, verbal communication, winter

Dinosaurs divorce

Brown, Laurene Krasny//Brown, Marc

Divorce can be a scary thing for children. Questions and concerns about divorce can be answered with help from the dinosaurs. Dinosaurs explain everything from why parents divorce to celebrating holidays with two families to satisfy the inquisitive young mind.

Dinosaur discoveries

Gibbons, Gail

Go on an adventure back to the time of dinosaurs. Learn about the history of dinosaurs and the job of paleontologists. A description of specific dinosaurs is included along with an index.

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animals, birds, bluejay, bones, cardinal, careers, critical thinking, dinosaur, discovery, extinction, fossil, goal setting, history, museum, nonverbal communication, ostrich, science, teeth

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