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Black like kyra, white like me

Vigna, Judith

A young girl finds out about racial discrimination when it rears its ugly head in her neighborhood.

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african american, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, differences, discrimination, friendship, learning, multicultural, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, prejudice, racism, refusal skills, self esteem, stress management, understanding, verbal communication

Blue rabbit and friends

Wormell, Christopher

Blue Rabbit, Bear, Goose, and Dog all go looking for new places to live because each of them are unhappy with where they currently live. They help each other find new places to live.

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animals, awareness, bear, comparisons, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, disappointment, discovery, dog, feelings, goose, rabbit, sadness, verbal communication

Little Sal is picking blueberries with her mom and she wanders off. She finds a bear who is looking for her baby. The bear and Sal wander around together to help the bear find her baby and Sal find her mom.

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animals, baby, bear, critical thinking, family, fear, feelings, food, helping, lost, nutrition, parents, problem solving

Bobby shafto's gone to sea

Taylor, Mark

This is a story about a man who had no experience on a ship. When he was forced to sail, he ruined everything. However, in the end, he managed to save the ship with his musical talent.

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boat, bodies of water, careers, conflict resolution, critical thinking, music, safety, sea, transportation, verbal communication

Bonaparte

Chall, Marsha Wilson

Jean Claude is going to boarding school, but no dogs are allowed at La School d'Excellence. Poor Bonaparte must find a way to be with Jean Claude!

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animals, architecture, assertiveness, bedtime, careers, caring, compromise, critical thinking, culture, determination, disappointment, dog, family, feelings, food, french, friendship, frustration, happiness, health, instruments, loneliness, love, monuments, multicultural, music, nutrition, parents, pets, problem solving, rules, sadness, school

Bones, bones, dinosaur bones

Barton, Byron

Six small paleontologists search for bones. They dig, find, load and take the bones to a museum where they carefully put the bones together to form the dinosaur Tyrannosaurus Rex.

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bones, critical thinking, decision making, dinosaur, goal setting, nonverbal communication, problem solving, teamwork, verbal communication

Bonjour, mr. satie

dePaola, Tomie

Mr. Satie has to decide whose paintings are better - Henri or Pablo. His decision ends up uniting the two artists and ending their feud.

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art, careers, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, fight, french, honesty, multicultural, travel, uniqueness, verbal communication

Bonnie mcsmithers you're driving me dithers

Alderson, Sue Ann

Bonnie is trying to entertain herself. In the process she makes mischief and irritates her mother. Mommy's anger disturbs Bonnie. She doesn't understand why Mommy gets mad and why she doesn't play with her. Bonnie confronts her and then Mommy realizes that her daughter needs her very much.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, frustration, games, imagination, love, mischief, parents, self esteem, verbal communication

Bootsie barber bites

Bottner, Barbara

A little girl's mother and Bootsie Barber's mother are best friends. Bootsie is a very mean child. Bootsie is mean to the little girl and her pet salamander. Finally, the little girl cannot take Bootsie's meanness any more, so she decides to get back at Bootsie.

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aggression, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, decision making, feelings, friendship, kindness, nonverbal communication, pets, verbal communication

Bored - nothing to do!

Spier, Peter

While the boys are bored one day, they take apart many things around their house in order to build an airplane which really flies.

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airplane, boredom, creativity, critical thinking, decision making, disobedience, family, imagination, play, recreation, siblings, transportation

Bossyboots

Cox, David

Abigail is a little girl who bosses everyone around. On her stagecoach ride to Narrabri, a robber tries to steal all of the passengers' valuables. However, when he encounters Abigail, she yells at him and calls him Bossyboots. He listens to her and gives up all the loot.

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adventures, assertiveness, bully, conflict resolution, critical thinking, refusal skills, robbery, travel, verbal communication

Boys are awful

McGinley, Phyllis

Annabelle and Lucy are best friends. Annabelle tells Lucy how awful boys are for all sorts of reasons, but she goes off with a boy at the end.

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acceptance, assertiveness, conflict resolution, confusion, critical thinking, decision making, friendship, gender, nonverbal communication, peer resistance

Bravo minski

Yorinks, A.

Minski was a great scientist whose best invention was his singing. Through this one invention, he becomes a great man.

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careers, conflict resolution, critical thinking, goal setting, inventions, music, peer resistance, performance, self esteem, singing, 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

Bread is for eating

Gershator, David//Gershator, Phillis

When a little boy leaves bread on his plate, his mother reminds him how important bread is and the hard work that goes into making it. Through a song, children learn why they should not waste food, and how to be thankful for grain and bread.

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appreciation, awareness, careers, critical thinking, culture, decision making, farm, farmer, food, health, hispanic, hunger, language, machines, money, multicultural, music, nature, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, plants, poverty, rain, rainbow, snow, song, spanish, storytelling, sun, teaching, verbal communication, weather, winter

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

Bringing the rain to kapiti plain

Aardema, Verna

Ki-pat lives in Kapiti Plain where he watches over his herd of cattle. Ki-pat is worried because Kapiti Plain is having a drought, and his cattle and grass need water. A large cloud produces rain when Ki-pat shoots an arrow into it.

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africa, animals, baby, clouds, conflict resolution, cow, critical thinking, family, goal setting, multicultural, nature, patience, rain, weather

Brothers are all the same

Milgram, Mary

A family has an adopted son named Joshie. Their neighbor tells them that Joshie is not really their brother because he does not look like them. His new sisters explain to him that Joshie is still their brother even though he is adopted.

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acceptance, adoption, appearance, assertiveness, critical thinking, family, neighbors, self esteem, siblings, verbal communication

Brrr!

Stevenson, James

Whenever his grandchildren complain about the cold, Grandpa tells about the really cold winters he experienced when he was young.

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assertiveness, critical thinking, decision making, family, grandparents, memories, peer resistance, play, seasons, snow, storytelling, stress management, winter

Brushing teeth

Schuh, Mari

Lee sets an example for other children like him by describing how to properly brush his teeth in order to get rid of food and plaque that could build up and cause cavities. Every morning and night, Lee uses his own toothbrush and a small amount of toothpaste to clean his teeth, gums, and tongue. After brushing, Lee makes sure to rinse with water in order to maintain a healthy smile. Lee also uses a new toothbrush every few months so his teeth get brushed well. Everyone should try to be more like Lee when brushing their teeth!

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bedtime, behavior, cleanliness, critical thinking, decision making, diseases, education, goal setting, health, home, hygiene, nonverbal communication, prevention, role model, routine, teeth, tools, vocabulary

Bub or the very best thing

Babbitt, Natalie

The king and queen, wanting only the best for Bub, start asking everyone what they think is the best thing for Bub. Finally, the cook's daughter suggests that the king and queen ask Bub what is best.

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animals, assertiveness, cat, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, dog, family, love, parents, sleep, sun, verbal communication

Buffalo bill and the pony express

Coerr, Eleanor

A young, determined Buffalo Bill uses his head to overcome nature and the dangers of the old west.

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animals, critical thinking, determination, horse, native american, nature, robbery, wolf

Bug in a rug

Cole, Joanna//Calmenson, Stephanie

Come learn the alphabet, match words with pictures, and tell silly stories. Bright, colorful pictures and clever rhymes help capture and hold your attention.

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airplane, alphabet, animals, assertiveness, bear, bicycle, books, bus, cat, concepts, critical thinking, dog, elephant, food, fox, frog, goat, kangaroo, monkey, pig, poetry, reading, rhyme, transportation, truck, verbal communication

Bugs! bugs! bugs!

Barner, Bob

A child uses rhyme to describe the insects she sees. The actual sizes of the bugs are included, as well as a bug-o-meter, which tells where the bug lives, how many legs the bug has, if it can fly, and if it stings.

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ant, art, assertiveness, bee, bug, butterfly, caterpillar, colors, counting, critical thinking, graphing, grasshopper, habitat, insects, ladybug, math, nonverbal communication, rhyme, rhythm, science, spider, verbal communication

Bunny cakes

Wells, Rosemary

Young Max and his older sister Ruby are making cakes for their grandmother's birthday. Max adds ingredients for his cake to the shopping list, but the grocer doesn't know what it says until Max thinks to draw a picture of what he wants.

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animals, birthday, communication, critical thinking, family, feelings, food, frustration, goal setting, grandparents, happiness, nonverbal communication, persistence, shopping, siblings, stress management, verbal communication, writing

Bunny money

Wells, Rosemary

Max and Ruby go shopping to get a birthday present for Grandma. They spend their money on other things however, and don't have enough for what they want to get. Grandma is happy with her present at the end anyway.

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animals, birthday, critical thinking, family, feelings, frustration, grandparents, happiness, holidays, money, nonverbal communication, presents, shopping, siblings, stress management, verbal communication

Bunny rabbit rebus

Adler, David A.

A little rabbit is hungry, but his mom does not have any food in their cupboards. So, little rabbit and his mom go to a neighbor to get some food. In return for the food, they must do many favors.

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animals, conflict resolution, cooperation, critical thinking, decision making, food, hunger, neighbors, nutrition, poverty, rabbit, sharing, teamwork

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

Buster loves buttons

Manushkin, Fran

Buster loves buttons and even goes so far as to take them right off of people's clothing. Finally, a little girl and her dog set Buster straight.

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animals, assertiveness, clothing, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, determination, dog, goal setting, imagination, nonverbal communication, problem solving, revenge, robbery, verbal communication

Busy body nora

Hurwitz, Johanna

Nora is a curious child that wants to meet everyone in her apartment building. This makes everyone think that she is a pest. She even invites everyone to a giant birthday party for her dad.

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birthday, critical thinking, curiosity, family, holidays, neighbors, parents, party, verbal communication

Buttons

Cole, Brock

One day, a father loses his buttons. His three daughters set out to save their father from humiliation. While searching for the buttons, the girls ironically find love.

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charity, conflict resolution, critical thinking, determination, family, feelings, giving, happiness, humor, love

Buz

Egielski, Richard

Buz is swallowed with a spoonful of cornflakes. While he is being chased by pills, follow Buz on his exciting adventure through the human body.

Buzzy bear and the rainbow

Marino, Dorothy

Buzzy Bear is determined to find a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, despite what everyone has told him. In his mind, he finds the treasure - it is a tree full of honey.

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animals, bear, beliefs, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, determination, food, goal setting, nutrition, peer resistance, rainbow

Buzzy bear goes south

Marino, Dorothy

Buzzy Bear goes south with the birds, but realizes he forgot some important articles. He goes back home, becomes tired, and decides to take a long winter's nap.

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animals, bear, birds, critical thinking, decision making, goal setting, hibernation, nature, peer resistance, seasons, sleep, winter

By the dawn's early light: The story of the star-spangled banner

Kroll, Steven

An account of the writing of the Star-Spangled Banner detailing how Key was actually behind enemy lines. He was seeking release of a captured friend from the British who would not allow their departure until the bombardment of Baltimore was completed.

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assertiveness, bravery, courage, critical thinking, dedication, history, nonverbal communication, sequence, song, verbal communication, war

Calvin crocodile and the terrible noise

Pickett, Carla

A lion tries to tell Calvin the crocodile that he is king. Calvin does not believe him, so they have a contest to see who can make the loudest noise. The lion makes the loudest noise, which cracks the dam and the river floods the land. The crocodile helps the lion so he will not drown.

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animals, assertiveness, competition, conflict resolution, critical thinking, crocodile, decision making, goal setting, helping, lion, noise, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, reptiles, royalty, safety, sounds

Camp-out

Maynard, Joyce

A family decides to go camping. They do many fun and exciting things, including swimming, sleeping in sleeping bags, and cooking over a campfire.

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camping, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, exercise, family, food, goal setting, nature, nonverbal communication, nutrition, recreation, sleep, swimming, verbal communication

Can you find it outside?

Schulte, Jessica

Use the riddles to locate items in works of art. Appreciate the different elements and styles of art as you search for hidden objects. At the end, learn about these works by reading each caption next to each painting.

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art, critical thinking, decision making, environment, goal setting, images, museum, observation, poetry, recognition, rhyme, riddle, seasons, sight

Can you find it, too?

Cressy, Judith

Come enjoy history through a collection of famous paintings. Each has its own personality and story. Search through each painting for objects and colors. Get imaginative and create your own stories or interpretations about the paintings.

Can you find it?

Cressy, Judith

Go on an adventure around the world to many exciting places. Search through each painting for many objects. Create your own stories and imagine what life was like in each place.

Can't you sleep little bear?

Waddell, Martin

When bedtime comes, Little Bear is afraid of the dark until Big Bear brings him light and love.

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animals, bear, bedtime, caring, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, fear, feelings, love, night, nonverbal communication, parents, self esteem, sleep, stress management, verbal communication

Car wash

Steen, Sandra//Steen, Susan

Dad and the twins hop into their car to grab some lunch at a restaurant. On the way, they drive through mud puddles so now it's time for a car wash!As the car enters the car wash, something mysterious happens. Oh boy, the twins are in for a big adventure!

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acting, adventures, animals, bravery, car, courage, crab, critical thinking, crustaceans, discovery, entertainment, environment, fantasy, fish, five senses, food, imagination, monsters, nonverbal communication, nutrition, ocean, octopus, plants, safety, sea, shark, ship, sounds, storm, transportation, verbal communication

Carl's masquerade

Day, Alexandra

Carl, the dog, is left in charge of the baby, while the parents go to a masquerade party. Carl and the baby secretly go to the party also and have fun. They make it back before the parents and are asleep when the parents arrive home.

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

Casey jones's fireman: The story of sim webb

Farmer, Nancy

Sim Webb is finally getting his chance to work on a train for the famous Casey Jones. Casey is putting a brand new whistle on his train, but Casey knows it's a bad idea. He knows that something bad is about to happen.

Casper and the rainbow bird

Hyman, Robin//Hyman, Inge

One day, Casper flies all the way to town. Through a window, Casper sees Rainbow, a bright, colorful bird who lives in a cage in the city. Rainbow is afraid to leave the comfort of her cage, but Rainbow overcomes her fear and lives with Casper in the forest after Casper proves that he is a true friend.

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adventures, animals, beauty, birds, colors, critical thinking, crow, differences, environment, feelings, flowers, forest, freedom, friendship, giving, growing up, happiness, nonverbal communication, parrot, rain, rainbow, self esteem, verbal communication, weather

Cassie's journey

Harvey, Brett

A young girl deals with hardships and dangers when traveling. Her family moves from Illinois to California by wagon in the 1860's.

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animals, critical thinking, death, determination, dog, family, friendship, goal setting, grandparents, history, nonverbal communication, parents, pioneers, rain, stress management, travel, weather

Cat up a tree

Hassett, John//Hassett, Ann

Nana Quimby saves the day when she executes a creative plan to rescue stranded cats from a tree outside her window. The old woman called the firehouse, police station, library, and zoo for help but no one was willing to lend a hand.

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animals, careers, cat, community, counting, critical thinking, library, mice, mouse, technology, telephone, tree, zoo

Cat's colors

Cabrera, Jane

What is cat's favorite color? Cat visits the ten most popular colors to try and decide which color is his favorite. In the end the decision is easy. Cat's favorite color is orange, which is the color of his mom!

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animals, bat, bee, birds, cat, clouds, colors, cow, critical thinking, decision making, family, feelings, flowers, happiness, kindness, lobster, love, mouse, nature, parents, sand, sheep, sky, sun, worm

Cell wars

Balkwill, Fran

Did you know that there is war going on in your body every day? Well, Neutrophills, Macrophages and Lymphocytes battle to get rid of viruses and bacteria. Come watch the battle between the defender cells as they protect people from microscopic enemies.

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bacteria, cells, chicken pox, cold, critical thinking, decision making, diseases, germs, health, hygiene, illness, medicine, nonverbal communication, prevention, science, verbal communication, virus

Chanukah in chelm

Adler, David A.

Mendal, the caretaker of the Chelm synagogue must find a table to set the menorah on. He searches the synagogue and cannot find one. Rabbi Nachman sends him to a carpenter to get one. Preparation for Hanukkah in this town of Chelm is remarkably eventful and fun.

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author's note, beliefs, church, critical thinking, customs, dancing, exercise, folktale, food, hanukkah, holidays, humor, Jewish, multicultural, nutrition, prayer, preparation, religion, traditions, verbal communication, winter

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