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Marianthe's story one: Painted words. Marianthe's story two: Spoken memories

Aliki

When a child moves to a new school it can be frightening. Mari not only moved to a new school, but a new culture as well. Mari uses painted pictures to communicate her words and recalls her life through spoken memories.

The scrambled states of america

Keller, Laurie

The fifty states decide to hold a party so that they can meet the other states in the country. The states decide that they are bored with their places on the map and want to switch to new locations. At first, everything is new and exciting, but eventually the states realize where they really belong.

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alphabet, american, assertiveness, bodies of water, boredom, colors, counting, critical thinking, dancing, feelings, food, friendship, geography, goal setting, maps, morning, music, nutrition, party, shapes, storytelling, verbal communication, weather

Snuff

Blake, Quentin

Snuff lives wiht a knight and wants to become a knight someday. He begins his training, but does not do anything right. Until one day, he comes up with a brilliant strategy to save the bootmaker's boots from the thieves. It works and Snuff is on his way to becoming a knight after all.

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ambition, careers, confidence, critical thinking, royalty, self esteem, verbal communication

Clever cat

Collington, Peter

Tibs, the cat, is tired of waiting for his family to feed him every morning, so he decides to start doing it himself!This encourages Tibs to embark on different adventures around town. Everyone thinks that Tibs is such a clever cat, but a turn of events makes Tibs wonder...is he really that clever?

The ark in the attic

Doolittle, Eileen

This is an alphabet book has beautiful pictures in which each item in the photo start with the letter.

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alphabet, critical thinking, decision making, sequence

X marks the spot

Felder, Eleanor

The letter X is very versatile and is seen in several situations as well as in the alphabet. This book sights examples of different places in every day life where X is seen and used.

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alphabet, assertiveness, critical thinking, nonverbal communication, sequence

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

Harold's abc

Johnson, Crockett

A little boy named Harold decides he wants to take us through the ABCs. He uses everyday events, materials, and ideas to take us from A to Z.

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alphabet, art, bedtime, creativity, critical thinking, exploration, nonverbal communication, sequence

Find the animal abc

Grossett, Dunlap

This alphabet book encourages the reader to find the animal that's first letter corresponds with the letter in the book.

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alphabet, animals, critical thinking, nonverbal communication, sequence

Brian Wildsmith's ABC

Wildsmith, Brian

Animals are shown for each letter of the alphabet.

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alphabet, animals, critical thinking, nonverbal communication, sequence, verbal communication

The cat in the hat comes back

Seuss, Dr.

The Cat in the Hat returns to visit Salley and her brother's house while their mother is gone. The children shovel the sidewalk, causing mischief and a big mess. Then, the Cat in the Hat brings out his helpers, Cats A-Z, to help clean up.

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alphabet, animals, assertiveness, cleanliness, critical thinking, decision making, family, imagination, mischief, peer resistance, refusal skills, responsibilities, siblings, snow, stress management, weather

Albert's alphabet

Tryon, Leslie

A duck, Albert the school carpenter, is asked to build an alphabet for the schools walking path. Albert relies on all the supplies in his workshop to build the alphabet.

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alphabet, animals, careers, creativity, critical thinking, decision making, duck, goal setting, inventions, nonverbal communication, school, self esteem, stress management

Frederick's alligator

Peterson, Ester Allen

Frederick always told everyone that he had wild animals in his closet, under his bed and in his room. One day, he finds an egg and puts it in a box under his bed and an alligator hatches out of it. He shows everyone who did not believe him and then he sets the alligator free.

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alligator, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, honesty, peer resistance, reptiles

There's an alligator under my bed

Mayer, Mercer

A little boy has to get rid of an alligator under his bed. So he develops a plan to trap the alligator in the garage and keep it out of his bedroom.

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alligator, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, fear, feelings, goal setting, nonverbal communication, problem solving, reptiles, stress management

Alligator smiling in the sawgrass

Ironmonger, Ira

An alligator in a swamp has a smile that makes other animals feel like his world is the best. A bad dry season hits and the alligator digs down to a water hole. The other animals outwit him and get drinks from the water hole and decide that their world is good too.

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alligator, birds, conflict resolution, critical thinking, friendship, reptiles, teamwork

Mr. Sniff and the motel mystery

Lewis, Thomas P.

Someone is trying to get people to leave Mutt's Motel and it is up to Mr. Sniff with the help of Andy Mutt to figure out who. After finding many clues, Mr.Sniff deduces that it was Andy Mutt. The motive was that Andy wanted his own room.

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allergies, animals, critical thinking, dog, family, illness, mystery, parents, problem solving, siblings

Leo cockroach...toy tester

O'Malley, Kevin

Leo the cockroach is a toy tester for Mildred Splatt's toy company. He tests toys at night and puts the best toys in her office without her realizing it is him doing all the work. Whenever Mildred sees Leo she tries to squash him because she thinks he is only a pest. One day, Leo decides to fly over to the toy company across the street to see if he can help their business and earn more respect. When he is treated poorly, by the president who does not like his ideas, Leo escapes to work for Mildred again. He writes a letter explaining that he is the one that helps her and he is named Employee of the Year.

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airplane, animals, appreciation, business, cat, conflict resolution, critical thinking, feelings, hard work, helping, insects, nonverbal communication, recognition, resentment, success, toys, verbal communication

Journey

Billout, Guy

Time passes on as a man grows older.

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aging, critical thinking, day, feelings, memories, moods, nonverbal communication, sadness, time

The cherry tree

McCaughrean, Geraldine

A family tries to recuperate after a war in which they lose their father and their home. The children meet and help an old man take care of a sickly cherry tree. As the tree grows and begins to blossom, so does the village and its people.

Mary jo's grandmother

Udry, Janice May

Mary Jo's grandmother lives alone in a house away from town without a phone. Mary Jo gets to spend Christmas vacation with her. During the visit, her grandmother falls and Mary Jo has to find a way to help her.

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accidents, aging, christmas, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, grandparents, helping, holidays, injury, verbal communication

A tale of stolen time

Schwartz, Evgeny

Peter is a lazy boy that never does his homework. He soon falls behind all the other students. Peter always thinks he will have time to catch up. Until one day, he becomes an old man.

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aging, change, critical thinking, decision making, growing up, laziness, refusal skills, responsibilities, school, stress management

Rosalie

Hewett, Joan

Cindy's best friend is her dog, Rosalie. Although Rosalie is old and unhealthy, Cindy still loves to play with her.

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aging, animals, critical thinking, dog, friendship, nonverbal communication, pets, play, self esteem

Billy, the condominium cat

Slobodkina, Esphyr

Billy, an old cat, retires with his owner to a condo in Florida. When they visit their former hometown, they reminise about when they were younger. In the end, they appreciate their present place in life.

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aging, animals, cat, change, critical thinking, feelings, growing up, happiness, memories, moving, retirement, self esteem, shelter

A picnic in october

Bunting, Eve

Tony and his extended family celebrate the birthday of the Statue of Liberty every October. They travel out to Libery Island to have a picnic and show their appreciation to the meaning the statue brings. Tony is embarrassed by his family's dedication, but in the end realizes the meaning of the statue.

The drums of Noto Hanto

James, J. Alison

This true story tells the tale of a Japanese village defeating their enemy samurai. The villagers use their minds instead of weapons to scare the samurai. Wearing wild masks, setting fires on the beach, and playing the drums of Noto Hanto, kept the village safe.

Martha walks the dog

Meddaugh, Susan

Martha is not an ordinary dog. She learns to speak by eating alphabet soup. On her afternoon walk she discovers a new dog in the neighborhood who bullies everything he sees. Through the help of a parrot, Martha learns that kind words can have a large effect-even on a bully.

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aggression, animals, behavior, bravery, bully, challenges, communication, conflict, conflict resolution, critical thinking, determination, dog, friendship, neighbors, parrot, peer resistance, persistence, problem solving, verbal communication

Angry arthur

Oram, Hiawyn

Arthur is angry at his family, so he expresses it and causes destruction in the world.

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aggression, anger, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, decision making, destruction, family, feelings, refusal skills

Stevie

Steptoe, John

A young African American boy feels jealous and angry when his mother accepts a new babysitting job for a younger child. It is only until the boy moves away that he realizes how much fun he had with him.

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african american, anger, change, child care, coping, critical thinking, decision making, differences, family, feelings, friendship, jealousy, moving, parents, peer resistance, self esteem

Richard wright and the library card

Miller, William

Due to segregation in the 1920s, African Americans are not allowed to check out books from the library. Richard Wright discovers his passion which becomes a road to his freedom - books.

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african american, books, challenges, critical thinking, discrimination, freedom, goal setting, multicultural, nonverbal communication, reading, self esteem, storytelling, stress management, verbal communication, work

Dancing with the indians

Medearis, Angela Shelf

An African American family watches a Seminole Indian celebration. After watching and learning of this culture and its customs, the family joins in the dancing.

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acceptance, african american, assertiveness, awareness, celebration, critical thinking, dancing, differences, family, history, multicultural, native american, nonverbal communication, recreation, traditions, verbal communication

The black snowman

Mendez, Phil

Jacob, a young African American boy, lives with his poverty striken family in the city. He dislikes his culture, life and heritage and is filled with hate. It takes some special magic to change his ideas.

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african american, anger, body image, change, conflict resolution, courage, critical thinking, decision making, family, feelings, growing up, magic, multicultural, nonverbal communication, poverty, seasons, self esteem, traditions, verbal communication

Lobo and the rabbit stew (El lobo y el caldo de conejo)

Schwartz, Marcia

Lobo is a wolf who must eat a succulent rabbit stew while the moon is full or he will go cuckoo. He tries a variety of temptations to entice a bunny out of his burrow. The little rabbit uses his wits to escape becoming an entree.

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animals, critical thinking, cycle, escape, food, humor, moon, problem solving, rabbit, wolf

Molly bannaky

McGill, Alice

After spilling a bucket of milk and being brought before the court, Molly Walsh is sent from England to America as an indentured servant. After seven long years she gains her freedom, a farm of her own, and an African slave who becomes her husband.

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african, animals, author's note, boat, books, compromise, cow, crime, critical thinking, determination, family, farm, freedom, friendship, hard work, history, marriage, multicultural, ox, plants, reading, royalty, self esteem, settlers, slavery, tobacco, travel, verbal communication

Thunderstorm

Szulagyi, Mary

A little girl is playing outside with her dog when a storm rolls in. She runs in the house crying, because she is scared. In the comfort of her mother's arms, they watch the storm.

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affection, animals, critical thinking, dog, family, fear, feelings, nature, nonverbal communication, parents, play, rain, safety, stress management, weather

See a white horse

Miles, Miska

Henry feels sad about the void left in his life after his dog, Old Tuck, passes away. When a stranger on a white horse with a brown dog comes into town, Henry wishes that he could have a new dog. The stranger allows Henry to have his brown dog, if he can find him, for the stranger has set the dog free. Henry searches desperately for the dog and finally finds it, naming it Young Tuck.

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affection, animals, assertiveness, critical thinking, death, depression, dog, goal setting, horse, loss, peer resistance, pets, stress management, wish

Daisy and the egg

Simmons, Jane

As Aunt Buttercup sits atop her eggs, Daisy awaits the arrival of new cousins and a brother or sister. Soon the eggs begin to hatch, all but the one Daisy has been watching. When Mama gives up hope, Daisy helps hatch the late egg!

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affection, birds, bodies of water, critical thinking, duck, empathy, excitement, family, helping, hope, lake, love, patience, persistence, pond, siblings, swimming, verbal communication

Willie's not the hugging kind

Barrett, Joyce Durham

Willie's friend, Jo-Jo, told him that hugging was silly. Willie enjoyed and missed being hugged, so every night he would sneak a hug from a bath towel. He realized that he needed someone to hug, so he decided to start hugging his family again.

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affection, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, feelings, peer resistance, refusal skills, self esteem, verbal communication

A kiss for little bear

Minarik, Else Holmelund

Little Bear draws grandma a picture and sends it with Hen. Grandma is pleased with the picture and sends Little Bear a kiss in return through Hen, who passes it on to a friend. Eventually, the kiss reaches two skunks who decide to get married.

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affection, animals, art, bear, birds, chicken, community, critical thinking, family, friendship, grandparents, marriage, nonverbal communication, skunk

Time train

Fleischman, Paul

A class takes a trip to learn about dinosaurs. Somehow the class takes a wrong turn and ends up visiting prehistoric times. During the trip, members of the class play with dinosaurs and eat dinosaur eggs for breakfast.

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adventures, critical thinking, decision making, dinosaur, food, history, imagination, school, travel, verbal communication

Humphrey's bear

Wahl, Jan

Humphrey sails with his stuffed bear on some very scary adventures. He eventually finds his lost security and gets reassurance from his parents.

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, bear, boat, bodies of water, critical thinking, dancing, exercise, family, fear, feelings, food, friendship, happiness, nutrition, parents, river, sadness, sea, self esteem, stress management, swimming, toys, transportation, weather, wind

Up north at the cabin

Chall, Marsha Wilson

A little girl spends the summer up north at a cabin with her grandparents and family. Her summer is filled with exploration and activities that she cherishes during the winter months until she can return again.

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adventures, appreciation, assertiveness, critical thinking, family, grandparents, imagination, memories, nonverbal communication, recreation, seasons, self esteem, shelter, summer, vacation

Matthew's dragon

Cooper, Susan

Matthew loves dragons. His mother reads him a bed time story about a dragon. This dragon comes alive and takes Matt on an enchanted adventure in the sky.

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adventures, critical thinking, dragons, family, imagination, mythical, parents, sleep

Hog-eye

Meddaugh, Susan

What would happen to you if you skipped school?Would you have a good story to tell your parents and would they believe you?This little pig's story has lots of adventure.

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, critical thinking, family, mischief, nonverbal communication, parents, pig, school, storytelling, stress management, truth, verbal communication, wolf

Otto in texas

du Bois, William Pene

Duke wants to buy Otto, a giant dog. Duke is offered one million dollars for the pup, but he turned it down. Duke and Otto go to Texas where Otto catches three bad guys stealing oil.

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, dog, geography, pets, robbery, travel, verbal communication

Red fox and his canoe

Benchley, Nathaniel

A little Indian boy, Red Fox, takes out the canoe his father made for him. Something unexpected happens when he is fishing.

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adventures, assertiveness, boat, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, fishing, independence, multicultural, native american, self esteem, transportation, verbal communication

The high hills

Barklem, Jill

A young mouse stirs his imagination from a book and embarks on his search for gold in the hills.

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, goal setting, imagination, mouse, self esteem, verbal communication

Stanley henry bear's friend

McPhail, David

Stanley leaves his comfortable country home in search of adventure and fortune. He meets characters who manipulate him and others who treat him will.

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adventures, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, fear, fortune, friendship, homesickness, peer resistance, robbery, running away, stress management, verbal communication

Beware of boys

Blundell, Tony

A young boy is captured by a seemingly clever wolf while walking in the woods one day. When the wolf threatens to eat the boy, the boy creatively sends the wolf running in circles and ends up stumping him and escaping!

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, critical thinking, food, forest, nutrition, survival, wolf

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

The halloween party

Anderson, Lonzo

A young boy is on his way to a Halloween party, when he sees two witches and follows them. He ends up at a Halloween party with witches, ogres, and gremlins and has a wonderful time. He returned home that night by way of broomstick, only to wonder if it was a dream or not.

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adventures, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, fantasy, fear, halloween, holidays, party

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