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Wheels go round

Nikola-Lisa, W.

Wheels are used for lots of fun activities. Children ride their scooters, bikes, and skates. Faster and faster the children keep on rolling through the country and through the town. Going up hill. Going down.

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airplane, bicycle, biking, bus, car, exercise, numbers, shapes, skating, train, transportation, truck

Big red truck

Schlossberg, Stephen

Ray pretends that his reliable red tricycle is a big red truck, and he wants to see the wide open country. Along his way, he has to pay for things like lunch at a restaurant, a tow truck for his wrecked truck, and a speeding ticket. Because he has no money, Ray has to do jobs like wash dishes, mow the grass, and pull weeds to pay for these predicaments. Coincidentally, these jobs are exactly the same as the chores his parents want him to do.

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bicycle, biking, community, conflict resolution, exercise, family, food, garden, imagination, nutrition, parents, play, pretend, restaurant, transportation, travel, truck

Bike

Crawford, Ron

A little girl wants a bike for Christmas REALLY BAD!She dreams about riding her new bike. Christmas morning comes, and she thinks about her new bike as she opens her other presents. She thinks she is not getting it until, finally, her parents open the closet door to show her the best present ever.

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anticipation, bicycle, biking, christmas, excitement, exercise, feelings, holidays, love, parents, presents

A promise is a promise

Munsch, Robert//Kusugak, Michael

A little girl wants to go fishing in the icy cracks of the ocean but her parents tell her it is too dangerous. She promises that she will not go, but what happens when she breaks her promise?

Rabbits on roller skates

Wahl, Jan

Rabbits skate into all sorts of mischief. They go over bridges, down hills, and through water as they dodge the police and end up at Championship Skate Night.

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adventures, animals, competition, exercise, mischief, performance, rabbit, skating

Come back, salmon

Cone, Molly

Mr. King's fifth grade students work on a project to restore Pigeon Creek to its original beauty. They cannot believe the water was once clear and had fish. They learn about the life cycle of salmon, grow their own salmon, and release them into their now clear Pigeon Creek. The next fall they look for their salmon to return.

Pigs ahoy

McPhail, David

A new passenger on a ship is placed in a room full of pigs. At first, he finds their lack of manners to be disturbing but when they're gone, he misses the fun atmosphere that they created.

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animals, entertainment, exercise, fun, manners, pig, rhyme, ship, sleep, stress management, transportation, travel

Hi tom

Ward, Nanda

Tom lives far away from school and wishes he had a friend with whom to walk from school. He feels he has friends calling out to him when he echoes his names from on top of Hermit Mountain. Little did he know that a Hermit lived on the mountain and was disturbed by his echoes. Tom's echoes eventually lead to a friendship between the two.

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echo, exercise, friendship, frustration, loneliness, mountains, school, sleep, sounds, walking

The woman with the eggs

Wahl, Jan

A woman daydreams of her future as she walks to the market. Her daydream proves to be too much of a distraction for her own good.

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decision making, dreams, exercise, farm, food, frustration, future, goal setting, imagination, nutrition, shopping, verbal communication, walking

The tightrope walker

Gervais, Benadette//Pittau, Francisco

Phil dreams of walking on a tightrope. He practices on the edge of his bed and on the clothesline. Phil walks a tightrope that takes him over fields, past Louises's house, past the city, out to the sea, into the mountains, and back home just in time for bed.

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adventures, animals, bear, bedtime, bodies of water, cat, cow, dreams, exercise, friendship, goal setting, gymnastics, imagination, moon, mountains, night, nonverbal communication, play, sea, sheep, sleep, sports, stars, whale

Pamela's first musical

Wasserstein, Wendy

It is Pamela's birthday, and her Aunt Louise is taking her to her first musical. Along the way, they stop at the Russian Tea Room for lunch. The musical captures Pamela's imagination, and she gets to meet everyone associated with the musical. At home, Pamela sets up her dolls and recreates the play.

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birthday, dancing, dolls, excitement, exercise, family, feelings, food, imagination, music, nutrition, performance

Taking asthma to camp: A fictional story about asthma camp

Gosselin, Kim

Justin is scared to leave his parents for the first time to travel to camp. Asthma camp turns out to be a place he greatly enjoys. He learns about asthma and its effects on his body. By the end of the week Justin leaves camp but he can't wait until the following year to come back.

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asthma, awareness, behavior, camping, challenges, change, decision making, diseases, exercise, family, fishing, food, learning, medicine, nutrition, recreation, rules, school, self esteem

The upside down man

Ellentuck, Shan

A man walks and does everything upside down. At a birthday party, he gets other people to walk the same way.

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birthday, differences, exercise, gymnastics, holidays, party, peer resistance, play, sports, walking

Angelina ballerina

Holabird, Katharine

Angelina wants to be a ballerina. She never does her chores and dances all the time, annoying her parents and friends. Finally, her parents decide to enroll her in dance lessons. Angelina practices very hard for many years and eventually becomes a famous ballerina.

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animals, careers, conflict resolution, dancing, dedication, determination, exercise, friendship, hard work, mouse

Poppleton in spring

Rylant, Cynthia

Spring is coming, spring is coming!Spring cleaning on Poppleton's mind. Poppelton's friend, Cherry Sue, is cleaning too. Poppelton is looking for a bike, but there are so many decisions to make. A red one, a blue one- maybe he'll just walk. Poppleton wants to sleep outside in the new spring air. Can he last the night and discover new things around him?

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animals, bicycle, camping, cleanliness, collection, decision making, envy, exercise, friendship, giving, happiness, llama, nature, pig, reading, sleep

The great white man-eating shark: A cautionary tale

Mahy, Margaret

Norman was a good swimmer who was upset with all of the other swimmers who got in his way. He pretended he was a shark to get them out of his way.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, deception, decision making, exercise, fear, feelings, fish, frustration, goal setting, nonverbal communication, shark, swimming, verbal communication

The true francine

Brown, Marc

Francine and all of her friends, including the new girl, Muffy, get the meanest teacher for third grade. Francine gets in trouble for cheating when it was really Muffy who cheats. Francine is kept from playing in the big softball game until at the last minute Muffy tells the truth.

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conflict resolution, deception, decision making, exercise, feelings, friendship, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, self esteem, softball, sports, stress management, teamwork, telephone, television, truth, verbal communication

Papa lucky's shadow

Daly, Niki

Sugar's grandpa, Papa Lucky, has always been a terrific dancer. Papa Lucky teaches Sugar how to dance. She becomes Papa Lucky's dancing shadow after grandma dies.

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dancing, death, exercise, family, grandparents, shadows, sounds

Piggies

Wood, Audrey//Wood, Don

Ten pigs dance on a child's fingers, and eventually go to sleep.

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animals, bedtime, dancing, exercise, nonverbal communication, pig, play, sleep

Nicholas cricket

Maxner, Joyce

Nick the cricket plays the banjo every night. All of the critters come out to dance in the still evening.

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animals, cricket, dancing, exercise, insects, music, night, nonverbal communication, recreation, rhyme, verbal communication

Dance, Tanya

Gauch, Patricia Lee

Tanya, the little sister, wants to dance just like her big sister. She watches her big sister during dance class and during a performance. One day, Tonya gets to join her sister at a dance class.

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anticipation, dancing, excitement, exercise, family, feelings, grandparents, observation, parents, performance, siblings, surprises

I dance in my red pajamas

Hurd, Edith Thacher

Jenny visits her grandparents and has fun. Unlike Jenny's parents, her grandparents like noise and hopping around. She dances in her red pajamas while her grandparents dance.

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dancing, differences, exercise, family, grandparents, noise, parents, play, recreation, self esteem

Presenting tanya the ugly duckling

Gauch, Particia Lee

Tanya's ballet class is getting ready for their recital. Tanya is not sure why she was chosen to play the lead, after all she is only Tanya. During practices, Tanya has a hard time dancing like the ugly duckling. After the dress rehearsal, it is time for Tanya to find her character.

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accomplishment, acting, beauty, birds, clothing, dancing, duck, encouragement, exercise, french, language, learning, performance, practice, self esteem, teaching

Midnight pillow fight

Ormerod, Jan

Polly wakes up in the middle of the night and wants to play with her pillow. Polly and her pillow play and dance with other pillows in the house and then a pillow fight breaks out. Polly's feelings get hurt, but the other pillows make sure she is okay.

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bedtime, chaos, conflict resolution, dancing, exercise, feelings, fight, imagination, loneliness, mischief, night, nonverbal communication, play, resolution, sadness, sleep

All wet!All wet!

Skofield, James

A little boy takes a walk while it is raining and finds that everything in nature responds to the rain. When the rain goes away and the sun dries everything, nature is even more beautiful.

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animals, appreciation, dancing, environment, exercise, fox, learning, mole, nature, rain, skunk, sun, walking, weather

Making friends

Mahy, Margaret

Mrs. DeVere and Mr. Derry are two lonely people who don't realize they should talk to one another. When they both get dogs, they walk right into each other!After that, they continue to walk but also take up ballroom dancing lessons, opera, and fishing.

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animals, dancing, decision making, discovery, dog, exercise, friendship, loneliness, nonverbal communication, self esteem, walking

I have another language: The language is dance

Schick, Eleanor

The night before her first dance performance, a young girl has a dream which she finds she can't put into words. After an exciting day of preparation, she dances that night and realizes that she can communicate her dream to the entire audience through dance.

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dancing, excitement, exercise, feelings, happiness, language, nonverbal communication, performance, pride, rhythm, self esteem

Pasta

Haycock, Kate

What is pasta?What is pasta made from?How does pasta effect the body?Explore the history of pasta and the various types of pasta through this story. Learn how to make and cook your own pasta from step-by-step instructions that are included.

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cooking, exercise, food, health, italian, machines, multicultural, nutrition, running, walking

The queen always wanted to dance

Mayer, Mercer

A queen who likes to dance is forbidden by the king. She then begins to sing and is forbidden to do that as well. Finally, the king realizes he is wrong and allows the whole kingdom to sing and dance.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, consequences, dancing, decision making, disobedience, exercise, music, peer resistance, refusal skills, royalty, verbal communication

Burton and dudley

Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman

Dudley likes to walk, while Burton likes to sit and look outside. They both try doing what the other likes best and finds some enjoyment in other activities.

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animals, assertiveness, compromise, decision making, exercise, friendship, goal setting, helping, mouse, refusal skills, relaxation, sharing, stress management, walking

In the rain with baby duck

Hest, Amy

In order to get to Grandpa's house for the traditional pancake breakfast, Baby duck has to walk in the rain. Baby duck doesn't like the rain but his grandpa shows him a way to enjoy it.

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compromise, conflict resolution, duck, exercise, family, food, generations, grandparents, jumping, learning, nutrition, parents, play, problem solving, rain, song, traditions, umbrella, verbal communication, walking, water, weather

Snail saves the day

Stadler, John

Snail oversleeps and his football team may lose the game if he cannot get there in time.

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assertiveness, competition, exercise, football, games, mollusks, recreation, responsibilities, sleep, snail, sports, stress management, teamwork

Get set!Go!

Watanabe, S.

A bear starts an obstacle race. He encounters obstacles and problems, but he keeps going. He finishes the race, but no one knows who wins.

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animals, assertiveness, bear, challenges, competition, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, exercise, goal setting, problem solving, running, verbal communication

When I am eight

Nixon, Joan Lowery

Herbie wants to prove that when he is eight, he'll do everything his older brother does -- but even better!He will be the best at baseball, video games, and bike riding. Herbie realizes that he won't always be in his brother's shadow.

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assertiveness, baseball, biking, birthday, competition, exercise, games, goal setting, growing up, holidays, self esteem, shadows, sports, technology, verbal communication

Mirandy and brother wind

McKissack, Patricia C.

To win first prize in the dance contest, Mirandy tries to capture the wind for her partner.

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african american, assertiveness, competition, creativity, dancing, decision making, exercise, friendship, multicultural, peer resistance, persistence, verbal communication, weather, wind

Veronica

Duvoisin, Roger

Veronica, a hippopotamus, goes into the city to be different. While she is there, she gets into all sorts of trouble. Everything works out in the end.

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animals, comparisons, conflict resolution, day, decision making, exercise, family, goal setting, hippopotamus, parents, siblings, sleep, walking

My friend harry

Lewis, Kim

James takes his new stuffed elephant, Harry, everywhere with him. Eventually, when Harry begins to become worn and his ears start to sag, James is old enough to start school. Being separated from a close companion like Harry will take a little more effort than James thinks.

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animals, bath, biking, books, companion, conflict resolution, dog, elephant, exercise, family, farm, friendship, helping, hygiene, independence, love, play, pretend, reading, school, separation, support, toys, vacation, verbal communication

Sophie and Lou

Mathers, Petra

Sophie is very shy and never talks to anyone. A dance studio moves across the street from her house so she decides to learn to dance. She goes to the bookmobile in town to get books on how to dance. Sophie eventually meets a man named Lou who dances with her.

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books, companion, conflict resolution, dancing, decision making, exercise, feelings, goal setting, learning, recreation, self esteem, shyness

Once around the block

Henkes, Kevin

Annie is bored waiting for her father to come home so her mother suggests a stroll around the block. On her walk, she meets and interacts with several neighbors. When she returns, Annie's father is waiting for her!

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adventures, assertiveness, boredom, community, exercise, family, neighbors, nonverbal communication, parents, stress management, verbal communication, walking

Apt. 3

Keats, Ezra Jack

Sam searches for the blind harmonica player in his apartment complex. They eventually get acquainted and take a walk together through the neighborhood.

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blindness, community, curiosity, disability, exercise, friendship, kindness, music, neighbors, nonverbal communication, secrets, verbal communication, walking

The bee tree

Polacco, Patricia

A little girl is bored with reading. Her grandpa takes her on a chase which leads to a honey tree. The whole town goes with them and enjoys the honey with biscuits and tea. Grandpa uses the chase to teach his granddaughter that adventure, wisdom and knowledge must be pursued and can be found in books just as easily.

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adventures, bee, beverage, books, community, conflict resolution, exercise, family, food, goal setting, grandparents, insects, learning, nature, nutrition, reading

One hundred is a family

Ryan, Pam Munoz

Families can be made up of one to one hundred people joined by heritage, community, friendship, and love, all working together for a better life.

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community, counting, exercise, family, farm, food, generations, neighbors, numbers, nutrition, recreation, traditions

Black, white, just right!

Davol, Marguerite W.

A little girl who has a white father and a black mother compares the differences between them. Mama like to dance ballet and walk fast along the street. Papa likes to dance to rap and stroll along the street. They have different tastes in food and art, but all is just right in this special family.

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african american, art, body parts, colors, comparisons, dancing, differences, diversity, exercise, family, food, height, love, multicultural, nutrition, parents, pets, similarities, sizes, walking

My first look at clothes

Pinnington, Andrea//Davies, Charlotte

The different types of hats, shoes, sportswear, underwear, dressing-up clothes, night clothes, cold-day clothes, and hot-day clothes are presented. For example, hot-day clothes include sunglasses, a skirt, a t-shirt, shorts, a swimsuit, a sun hat, and a sundress. Photographs of each article of clothing are provided.

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african american, clothing, concepts, diversity, exercise, multicultural, pirates

Old mother hubbard and her dog

Ness, Evaline

An old lady owns a dog and buys it fish, shoes, and even a hat. The dog does many interesting things like dance and read the news.

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animals, cat, clothing, companion, dancing, dog, exercise, food, nutrition, pets, rhyme

Mr. fong's toy shop

Politi, Leo

Mr. Fong entertains the children with stories and toys. In preparation for the Moon Festival, he creates a shadow puppet play for the children.

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assertiveness, celebration, chinese, dancing, decision making, exercise, holidays, multicultural, nonverbal communication, parade, play, preparation, puppets, self esteem, song, toys, verbal communication

Tacky in trouble

Lester, Helen

Tacky the penguin always seems to be getting himself in trouble. This time, while he is surfing, he lands on a tropical island. An elephant named Rocky is envious of Tacky's pretty flowered shirt. He almost doesn't get home because Rocky wants him to decorate his table. Thanks to Tacky's quick thinking, he leaves the island safely.

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animals, assertiveness, birds, bodies of water, chaos, cold, creativity, dancing, differences, elephant, exercise, flowers, ice, island, mistake, ocean, penguin, plants, problem solving, travel, verbal communication, weather, wind

Green beans

Thomas, Elizabeth

Dorthea's Gramma has very proper and strict ways of doing things including growing green beans. When Gramma leaves for a trip, she leaves Dorthea and her father in charge but they forget to take care of the beans. Everyone is surprised when Gramma returns.

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assertiveness, change, conflict resolution, dancing, disappointment, exercise, family, five senses, food, frustration, garden, grandparents, hard work, helping, hobby, nutrition, obedience, peer resistance, persistence, plants, rain, seasons, spring, stress management, summer, sun, taste, travel, trust, vacation, weather, worry

In arctic waters

Crawford, Laura

An arctic adaptation of ﾓThis is the House that Jack Builtﾔ follows polar bears, walruses, seals, narwhals, and beluga whales as they chase each other around ﾓthe ice that floats in the Arctic waters.ﾔ Learn how these animals live in the cold, icy arctic region.

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adaptation, animals, arctic, author's note, bear, birds, bodies of water, exercise, fish, hunting, ice, owl, pattern, seal, swimming, teasing, walrus, whale

Can't sit still

Lotz, Karen E.

A girl describes her busy days through each season, including all of the sights and sounds she sees as the seasons change.

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activities, autumn, bicycle, change, exercise, family, jumping, parents, play, seasons, skipping, spring, summer, winter

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