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The secret of the sachem's tree

Monjo, F.N.

The new king of England is going to take away its charter from a Puritan town in Connecticut. When the lights go out, the charter disappears, and the English can't take it.

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assertiveness, community, decision making, english, family, friendship, halloween, history, holidays, independence, multicultural, parents, religion, royalty, siblings

The secret friend

Dunbar, Joyce

Gander is writing a letter to his secret friend. As Gander adds special touches to the letter, Panda becomes jealous. He does not know this secret friend and he is worried it might be Gander's new best friend. Little does Panda know, he is Gander's only best friend.

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animals, birds, caring, correspondence, feelings, friendship, goose, happiness, jealousy, nonverbal communication, panda, secrets, self esteem, sharing, writing

The secret box mystery

Nixon, Joan Lowery

Michael John brings in a secret science project that makes wierd noises. It gets loose and a new classmate helps him catch the mystery animal. The new boy gains acceptance by the students.

The sea view hotel

Stevenson, James

Hubert and his family go on vacation to a beach. Hubert expects to play with other youngsters, but there are none. He never expects a grown-up could be fun too!

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activities, animals, friendship, fun, goal setting, helping, mouse, play, shelter, stress management, travel, vacation

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

The scarebird

Fleischman, Sid

A lonely man builds a scarecrow, puts clothes on him and plays chess with him. Eventually, a young man comes along and offers to be a hired hand. The old man gives the young man some clothes, a job, his friendship.

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clothing, conflict resolution, decision making, feelings, friendship, loneliness, respect, self esteem

The saint and the circus

Piumini, Roberto

A circus acrobat loses his balance on the tightrope, and a saint in Heaven comes to his aid in ways that are more harmful than helpful.

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angel, assertiveness, balance, circus, conflict resolution, decision making, encouragement, friendship, gymnastics, saint, self esteem, sports, stress management, verbal communication

The rooster's gift

Conrad, Pam

Rooster believes that he has the gift to make the sun rise. One morning, he oversleeps and the sun rises without him.

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animals, chicken, differences, farm, feelings, friendship, pride, sadness, sleep

The room

Gerstein, Mordicai

The history of a room for rent is depicted. The past owners of the house, their lives, and why they moved is shown.

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family, friendship, memories, moving, shelter

The rock from the sky

Klassen, Jon

Turtle really likes standing in his favorite spot. He asks his friend to come over to experience it too, but his friend feels uneasy there. Through a series of questions, the friendship continues to live in the moment and imagine into the future. The addition of another companion wants to join the sunset but misses the moment.

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amphibians, communication, concepts, feelings, five senses, friendship, future, hearing, imagination, morning, night, onomatopoeia, rocks, sleep, snake, sun, turtle

The river that gave gifts: An afro american story

Humphrey, Margo

When Yanava and her friends find out that Neema, the elder woman of the town, is losing her sight they decide to make special gifts for her. While sitting next to the river pondering over what to give Neema, Yanava is called to put her hands in the river. The river helps her hands produce a rainbow, which gives Neema the light she needs to see.

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african american, blindness, bodies of water, five senses, friendship, giving, multicultural, presents, rainbow, river, sharing, sight, vision

The ridiculous story of gammer gurton's needle

Lloyd, David

Gammer Gurton's servant loses her needle while sewing Gammer's pants. One of Gammer's friends accuses the neighbor of stealing the needle. After duking it out with the neighbor, Gammer realizes his friend is lying and insists on his punishment.

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argument, clothing, conflict resolution, deception, friendship, neighbors, verbal communication

The rich man and the shoemaker

La Fontaine

A poor, old, but happy shoemaker sings all day long to keep his rich neighbor from sleeping. A rich man gives the shoemaker a bag of gold to keep quiet. The gold causes him to worry constantly and the shoemaker loses all his friends. The shoemaker realizes he is unhappy, returns the gold, and decides to go back to making shoes and friends.

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assertiveness, careers, change, clothing, coping, decision making, feelings, friendship, greed, happiness, money, neighbors, poverty, refusal skills, shoes, singing, sleep

The return of freddy legrand

Agee, Jon

Freddy Legrand tries to fly across the Atlantic, but crashes. He is rescued by Sophie and Albert. He builds a new plane and plans and encounters great new adventures.

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adventures, airplane, assertiveness, bodies of water, conflict resolution, critical thinking, friendship, goal setting, imagination, ocean, rescue, self esteem, transportation, travel, trust

The remembering stone

Russell, Barbara Timberlake

As Ana holds the speckled lava stone (the remembering stone) that her mother has given her, she falls asleep and dreams of being able to fly like the blackbirds in their garden to her mother's homeland of Costa Rica to see their family. She awakens in the morning and joins her mother as they greet the blackbirds in their garden. Ana can almost feel herself lifting off the ground as they take flight.

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birds, blackbird, celebration, costa rica, culture, dreams, family, feelings, food, friendship, grandparents, hispanic, hope, jewelry, language, multicultural, nutrition, parents, spanish, travel, verbal communication, vocabulary, volcano

The red comb

Pico, Fernando

Vitita discovers a runaway slave under her porch. Vitita is determined to save the slave woman from the slave catcher. Vitita and sina Rosa furnish the woman with supplies through a mango tree. Vitita and sina Rosa come up with a plan to get the slave catcher out of town. After the slave catcher leaves, Vitita and sina Rosa introduce their new friend to the neighbors.

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beliefs, bravery, caring, community, critical thinking, decision making, determination, family, freedom, friendship, multicultural, neighbors, parents, puerto rican, respect, slavery, teamwork, verbal communication

The red book

Lehman, Barbara

A friendship forms when two boys from different parts of the world find a magical red book. The boy from the urban city decides to use balloons to fly to the island where his new friend lives, but he accidentally drops the red book along the way. The boy on the island is disappointed when he can no longer view his city companion in the pages of the book, but is relieved when he lands on the beach instead! Back in the city, the red book is discovered by a man riding his bike on the street (A wordless book).

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adventures, balloon, beach, bicycle, bodies of water, books, cold, correspondence, decision making, disappointment, discovery, emotions, excitement, feelings, fly, friendship, goal setting, happiness, island, maps, nonverbal communication, photograph, relationship, sadness, sand, school, sight, sky, snow, sun, surprises, transportation, travel, walking, weather

The red balloon

Lamorisse, Albert

A boy finds a balloon that quickly befriends him and follows him everywhere. It gets him in trouble sometimes, but it also helps him out of trouble too.

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balloon, creativity, decision making, friendship, loyalty, nonverbal communication

The rag coat

Mills, Lauren

Minna wants to go to school but she has no coat. Her mother and friends make her a coat out of clothing scraps. Minna wears it to school and the kids make fun of her until she tells them the stories behind each of the clothing scraps.

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acceptance, assertiveness, clothing, coping, critical thinking, death, differences, friendship, poverty, school, self esteem, storytelling, understanding, verbal communication

The quilt

Jonas, Ann

A child receives a patchwork quilt made up of fabrics that have special meaning. One bedtime, the quilt serves as background for a nightime adventure for the child and her stuffed dog, Sally.

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adventures, animals, conflict resolution, dog, family, friendship, imagination, memories, night, quilt, self esteem, sleep

The porcupine mouse

Pryor, Bonnie

Louie and Dan are two mice brothers that move out into the world on their own. They learn how important a good breakfast is, how scary cats are, and how best friends are important.

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animals, assertiveness, cat, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, fear, feelings, food, friendship, helping, mouse, nonverbal communication, nutrition, self esteem, siblings, verbal communication

The popcorn dragon

Thayer, Jane

Dexter, the dragon, likes to blow smoke and show off. His friends get tired of him always showing off and Dexter becomes very lonely. One day when he is dreaming, he hears fireworks going off. Dexter awakes to corn popping off the cobs -- caused by his hot breath while sleeping!

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animals, dragons, elephant, five senses, food, friendship, giraffe, mythical, nutrition, zebra

The pig's picnic

Kasza, Keiko

Mr. Pig goes to Miss Pig's to invite her for a picnic and on the way gets advice on how he should look from others. He finds he is better off just being himself.

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animals, food, fox, friendship, lion, peer resistance, picnic, pig, self esteem, zebra

The pig in the pond

Waddell, Martin

Neligan's pig jumps into the pond on a hot summer day. Neligan sees his pig and decides to go for a swim himself. All the other animals jump in for one giant splash!

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animals, bodies of water, conflict resolution, exercise, friendship, pig, play, pond, recreation, seasons, summer, swimming

The perfect pancake

Kahl, Virginia

A Good Wife makes only one perfect pancake for each person in town until one day a beggar comes along and tricks her into cooking enough until everyone was satisfied.

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community, deception, food, friendship, hunger, neighbors, numbers, nutrition, overeating, rhyme

The pearl

Heine, Helme

A beaver dreams about a pearl. He dreams that he becomes so greedy that he destroys his friendships, the pond, and eventually the whole forest. When he awakens, he gets rid of the oyster he has without even opening it in order to save his friendships and the forest.

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animals, beaver, bodies of water, conflict resolution, decision making, dreams, forest, friendship, goal setting, greed, nature, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, pond

The patchwork quilt

Flournoy, Valerie

Tanya loves spending time with her Grandma. Grandma teaches Tanya the importance of using old scraps of material to make unique and warm quilts. One day Grandma gets sick before the quilt is complete. Tanya must help Grandma finish the quilt.

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activities, african american, art, cooking, dancing, family, friendship, generations, grandparents, halloween, hard work, holidays, illness, patience, quilt, seasons, sharing, trust

The parrot tico tango

Witte, Anna

Set in a Rainforest of Costa Rica, greediness consumes a parrot named Tico Tango. However, what comes around goes around, and as Tico Tango finds out in this morally centered text, sometimes getting everything you want is not what you need.

The paper princess

Kleven, Elisa

A little girl draws and cuts out a princess, but the wind blows her away. The princess then meets many new friends and has many new adventures as she tries to find her way back to the little girl.

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adventures, affection, art, critical thinking, dolls, feelings, friendship, goal setting, loss, weather, wind

The owl and the pussy-cat

Knight, Hilary

Two children are magically transformed into an owl and a cat. They return back when their parents call them.

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animals, birds, cat, conflict resolution, decision making, family, fantasy, friendship, imagination, magic, owl, parents, self esteem, verbal communication

The other side

Woodson, Jacqueline

A fence not only divides two properties -- it segregates two families because of their different cultures. Initial fears from the parents cause them to set rules that will forbid the friendship of their young daughters. Little did they know that their daughters would break the barrier as they climbed the fence together to see the world as it should be, not as it is.

The oldest elf

Stevenson, James

Elwyn, Santa's oldest elf, enjoys making toys for all the little girls and boys. Unfortunately, this year Elwyn is too late in finishing his toys, and Santa has already left for the North Pole. Luckily, Blitzen, the oldest reindeer, takes Elwyn and his toys and delivers them.

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adventures, animals, christmas, elves, feelings, friendship, fun, giving, holidays, reindeer, sadness, santa, toys

The old woman who named things

Rylant, Cynthia

An old woman begins to name her life's belongings because she is lonely and has outlived her friends. When a stray puppy comes to her house one afternoon, the old woman is afraid to become too attached to it. In the end, she does go looking for her new companion.

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aging, animals, car, conflict resolution, decision making, dog, feelings, food, friendship, garden, happiness, hunger, memories, pets, sadness, transportation

The old pirate of central park

Priest, Robert

An old pirate who lives in New York City takes a walk in Central Park and spends time with other old pirates. One day, when he brings his ship to sail on the pond, he meets the retired Queen. A battle ensues between vessels. Chaos reigns until a truce is called. Now the Old Pirate and the Old Queen spend time together at the pond every day as Retirates.

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animals, birds, boat, bodies of water, chaos, conflict resolution, dog, exercise, friendship, park, parrot, pets, pirates, pond, relaxation, retirement, royalty, tools, transportation, verbal communication, walking, war

The night shimmy

Strauss, Gwen//Browne, Anthony

Eric is a quiet boy who is often teased by his peers. He tends to only speak to his imaginary friend, the Night Shimmy. This continues until he meets an unexpected friend in the park one afternoon.

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conflict resolution, friendship, imagination, individuality, maturity, nonverbal communication, park, stress management

The night eater

Juan, Ana

A night eater eats up the darkness in the sky, then continues to eat stars and clouds until they are gone. This makes it possible for the sun to be seen. The moon offends the night eater, which causes him to stop eating the night. It continues to stay dark until the children cry for him. The night eater eats up the dark sky to make way for the daylight again.

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clouds, colors, conflict resolution, day, decision making, fantasy, friendship, hard work, moon, mountains, mythical, night, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, running, sea, seasons, self esteem, sky, stars, summer, sun, weather

The night after christmas

Stevenson, James

A doll and teddy bear are thrown out after Christmas, because their owners received new toys for Christmas. A dog befriends them and finds them a new home.

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animals, bear, change, christmas, coping, critical thinking, dog, dolls, feelings, friendship, holidays, loneliness, nonverbal communication, sadness, self esteem, stress management

The new friend

Zolotow, C.

A little girl's best friend finds a new friend to play with. The little girl hopes she finds a new friend too.

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change, coping, friendship, play, self esteem

The mystery of the flying pumpkin

Kellogg, Steven

A group of children plant a pumpkin for Halloween in a neighbor's garden. All summer they care for the pumpkin, but certain events happen which prevents them from making it into a jack-o-lantern. How will the children solve the pumpkin problem?

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autumn, critical thinking, friendship, garden, goal setting, halloween, holidays, neighbors, plants, problem solving, seasons, summer

The mushroom man

Pochocki, Ethel

An old man, known as the mushroom man, works on a mushroom farm. People say that his head looks like a mushroom. They tease him and call him names. He befriends an even uglier animal, and they are happy together.

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animals, careers, farm, food, friendship, mole, nutrition

The mushroom center disaster

Bodecker, N.M.

A beetle finds a home in a community of insects and small woodland creatures and makes many friends. One day the discarded remnants of a human's picnic makes a mess of their mushroom house neighborhood. Through a series of town meetings, the creatures come up with creative ways to use the rubbish to make a park.

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assertiveness, community, conflict resolution, cooperation, creativity, critical thinking, decision making, environment, friendship, goal setting, insects, neighbors, picnic, stress management, teamwork, verbal communication

The mud flat olympics

Stevenson, James

All the animals compete to be the best at the Mud Flat Olympics and then celebrate with ice cream.

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animals, celebration, competition, exercise, food, friendship, nutrition, running, swimming

The mountain that loved a bird

McLerran, Alice//Carle, Eric

A bird named Joy lands on a lonely mountain. They become friends, but the bird cannot stay because there is no food or water. The bird promises to visit every spring, but the mountain begins to cry and so the bird plants a seed. In time, the mountain has food and water for any animal who would like to live on it.

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assertiveness, birds, critical thinking, food, friendship, loneliness, mountains, nature, nutrition, problem solving, verbal communication, water

The most amazing dinosaur

Stevenson, James

Wilfred, a rat, takes on an adventure when he stumbles upon an old museum. He meets many friends there and has great fun exploring the exhibits. When Mr. Thrawl the owner sees them, their adventure comes crashing down. Will they ever have a warm place to sleep again?

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animals, birds, celebration, challenges, cleanliness, decision making, dinosaur, fear, feelings, food, friendship, happiness, history, loneliness, museum, owl, presentation, sadness, snail, squirrel

The monster in the third dresser drawer

Smith, Janice Lee

In this collection of stories, Adam is very upset about his family's move to a new town.

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change, community, coping, family, fear, feelings, friendship, loss, monsters, moving, sadness

The monster behind the wall

Herbert, Barbara N.

Danny moves to a new house and discovers a monster on the other side of their garden wall. The monster throws Dannyﾒs soccer ball back to him, talks, plays, and eats candy with Danny. At school the next day, Danny plays soccer and gets tripped. Both boys yell nasty names at each other. Then, Danny goes home to talk to the monster, Fred, but he wasnﾒt there. Later, a huge thunderstorm tears down the wall, and Danny sees that ﾓFredﾔ is the child that tripped him during soccer. They become fast friends, tear the wall down, and play soccer together

The missing tarts

Hennessy, B.G

The Knave of Hearts stole tarts from the Queen of Hearts. With the help of other nursery rhyme friends, she finds that the Knave of hearts has given them all away.

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food, friendship, helping, nutrition, rhyme, robbery, royalty

The minstrel and the dragon-pup

Sutcliff, Rosemary

A ministrel finds a dragon-pup egg on a beach and adopts it after it hatches. The minstrel raises the dragon-pup, Lucky, until he is stolen. Due to Lucky's absence, the minstrel's songs suffer until he is once again united with Lucky.

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assertiveness, beach, conflict resolution, critical thinking, deception, decision making, dragons, friendship, goal setting, lost, missing, music, mythical, persistence, reunion, song, stress management, verbal communication, zoo

The minpins

Dahl, Roald

Little Billy isn't supposed to go into the forest of sin, but he is a curious young boy. When he disobeys his mother and goes into the scary forest, he finds much more than a mean monster - he find new friends.

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adventures, airplane, birds, bodies of water, dragons, friendship, lake, mythical, swan, transportation

The meanest thing to say

Cosby, Bill

Little Bill meets a new boy at school who challenges him to play a game to find the meanest thing to say. When Bill learns a new strategy from his dad, he decides to avoid the game and ignore the criticism. Soon the new boy gets embaressed, but Bill reaches out to make him his friend.

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african american, anger, basketball, confidence, conflict, fight, flood, forgiveness, friendship, frog, frustration, games, grandparents, illness, jumping, noise, parents, school, sports, teaching, teasing, walking

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