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Mary Mclean and the St. Patrick's Day parade

Kroll, Steven

In order to march with Mr. Finnegan in the St. Patrick's Day Parade, Mary must find a perfect shamrock in Manhattan in the middle of winter. Will she find one?

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ambition, beliefs, challenges, determination, goal setting, holidays, parade, st. patrick's day, storytelling, superstition, 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

A cane in her hand

Litchfield, Ada B.

Valerie, a young girl, has poor eyesight. She needs to use a cane to walk around. She eventually learns to use the cane and not feel bad about it.

The ASCPA completes guide to pet care

Carroll, David

The ASCPA Complete Guide to Pet Care is a great book that tells you everything you need to know about taking care of your pet to ensure a healthy life! It's a favorite among pet lovers everywhere.

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activities, adoption, aging, animals, birds, cat, conflict resolution, decision making, dog, exercise, goal setting, guinea pig, leadership, learning, nonfiction, rabbit, reptiles, responsibilities, verbal communication

Owl moon

Yolen, Jane

A young girl goes owling with her father. She has waited a long time for this privilege, and though it is a difficult outing, she is thrilled about it.

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anticipation, assertiveness, birds, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, goal setting, night, verbal communication

The airplane alphabet book

Pallotta, Jerry//Stillwell, Fred

Learn about the alphabet while gaining knowledge about different airplanes throughout history. Observe how airplanes have changed and progressed through time.

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accomplishment, airplane, alphabet, classification, conflict resolution, critical thinking, differences, discovery, goal setting, history, inventions, machines, sequence, transportation

Radio rescue

Barasch, Lynne

In 1923, a young boy works hard to learn morse code in order to get his amateur radio operator license and his very own call letters. Everyday he excitedly puts on his headphones and warms up his station, talking to people all over the world. During a far away hurricane, he uses his radio to send out messages to rescue stranded people.

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alphabet, communication, fire, flood, goal setting, history, hurricane, inventions, license, maps, photograph, radio, rescue, ship, storm, symbols, technology, telephone, transportation, weather

Alia's mission

Stamaty, Mark A.

Alia is the librarian of the Central Library in Basra, Iraq. When the war in Iraq begins to move closer and closer to Basra, Alia makes an important decision and takes huge risks to preserve the historical literaure of her country, as well as many other books in the library. The war progresses and Alia enlists the help of friends to do all they can to move and protect the contents of the library.

Birds and their nests

Tagliafero, Linda

Learn about birds, including how they build and keep their nests safe and warm. You can also learn about bird eggs and chicks.

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critical thinking, decision making, goal setting, loon, nonverbal communication, rain, reproduction, robin, science, tree, weather, wilderness, wildlife, woodpecker

Leaping lizards

Murphy, J. Stuart

Through rhyme and rhythm, this story focuses on counting skills by 5s and 10s. The lizards are set for a show to begin. However, snake cannot find all of the lizards! One by one, five by five, and ten by ten, the reptiles begin to arrive by air, sea, car and bicycle. The finale includes a fifty leaping lizards show!

Imagine a house

Gustafson, Angela

Take a walk through 15 countries around the world and learn about different types of dwellings. A brief geographical tour is taken when you traverse the pages of real-life photographs and maps.

Almost gone

Jenkins, Steve

All living things are related in some way. The reality of human destruction, and its impact on the survival of animals are key components to the extinction of many animals in our environment. As each species disappears, the world as we know it, forever is changed. Will the little bird who visits your morning windowsill be next?

George did it

Jurmain, Suzanne Tripp

George Washington shows his leadership skills by leading the United States Army to victory to gain their independence. Although George is nervous and reluctant, he accepts the challenge to become the first President of the United States of America.

Hands down counting by fives

Dahl, Michael

Learn to count by fives through artistic handprints made by children. Students use handprints to create leaves, butterflies, and turkeys, as well as other objects. Count along with the fingers from five to fifty. Dominoes at the bottom of each page show another way to count.

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activities, art, author's note, awareness, classification, colors, concepts, counting, critical thinking, education, fun, goal setting, learning, math, nonverbal communication, numbers, science, sequence

Our tree named Steve

Zweibel, Alan

In a letter to his children, a father reflects upon the importance of a good friend and the value of a place to feel safe and secure. The father recalls various memories of his family as it has grown in relationship to a favorite tree that had been part of their lives since they built their home. The tree seems to help the family through many events but does not withstand a huge storm. The father uses the wood to build a tree house to continue its importance to the family.

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aging, appreciation, camping, caring, change, community, conflict resolution, correspondence, critical thinking, death, decision making, dedication, destruction, dog, emotions, family, feelings, friendship, goal setting, happiness, home, jumping, loss, moving, neighbors, parents, peace, plants, rain, relationship, sadness, safety, seasons, siblings, sleep, spring, storm, storytelling, summer, swinging, tree, verbal communication, weather, winter, writing

Frog and toad all year

Lobel, Arnold

This book contains five short stories about Frog and Toad who are best friends. Each story depicts a season of the year.

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amphibians, autumn, decision making, friendship, goal setting, helping, neighbors, seasons, spring, summer, winter

Mr. bear's chair

Graham, Thomas

Mr. Bear makes another chair for Mrs. Bear after it breaks at breakfast. Mr. Bear spends the whole day making a new chair for her. Then his chair breaks at dinnertime.

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animals, bear, careers, conflict resolution, decision making, giving, goal setting

The open road

Grahame, Kenneth

Little animals have differing opinions on exploration of nature. They cannot come to one consensus, so they all go off and do their own thing.

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animals, assertiveness, decision making, goal setting, nature, opinions, peer resistance

I'm not sleepy

Cazet, Denys

It is Alex's bedtime, but he is not tired. Alex's father tells Alex a bedtime story about a little boy's adventure to the jungle. By the end of the story, Alex is asleep in his bed.

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bedtime, critical thinking, family, goal setting, imagination, jungle, moon, parents, sleep, stars, storytelling, verbal communication

Flap your wings and try

Pomerantz, Charlotte

After a bird learns how to fly, he goes from nest to nest trying to encourage other birds to fly.

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assertiveness, birds, bravery, encouragement, goal setting, growing up, learning

I want to be...

Martin, Pawnee A.

This book depicts a varity of occupations and the significance of each one.

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careers, decision making, determination, goal setting, growing up, hard work, nonverbal communication, verbal communication

Piggins and the royal wedding

Yolen, Jane

A ring is stolen before a royal wedding. The only person who can crack the case is Piggins who is at his home.

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conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, goal setting, mystery, robbery, royalty, verbal communication, wedding

When the sun rose

Berger, Barbara Helen

A lonely little girl had an imaginary playmate come one sunny day. She brought color, warmth, and enjoyment. The playmate left when the sun set with a promise to return when the sun rose the next day.

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colors, fable, feelings, friendship, goal setting, imagination, nature, nonverbal communication, sun

All alone with daddy

Fassler, Joan

Ellen's mother goes away on a business trip leaving her alone with her father. Ellen and her father have a very good time being together while the mother is away. Ellen decides she wants to marry somebody just like her daddy when she grows up.

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family, feelings, goal setting, happiness, parents, self esteem, vacation, verbal communication, walking

Moira's birthday

Munsch, Robert

Moira's birthday wish is to have a party with all of the kids in the school from kindergarten to sixth grade. She orders 200 pizzas and 200 birthday cakes. What will her parents do?

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birthday, celebration, chaos, cleanliness, conflict, critical thinking, family, food, friendship, goal setting, nutrition, parents, peer resistance, presents, stress management, teamwork, verbal communication, wish

The drinking gourd

Monjo, F.N.

Tom misbehaves in church and is sent home early. He goes to play in the barn and discovers runaway slaves. He and his father help them escape and Tom learns all about freedom through the Underground Railroad.

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african american, assertiveness, bravery, church, critical thinking, decision making, escape, family, freedom, goal setting, helping, history, misbehavior, multicultural, nonverbal communication, play, slavery, underground railroad, verbal communication

A child's good night book

Brown, Margaret Wise

Animals, children, and plants go through different rituals as they prepare for bed each night.

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goal setting, moon, night, preparation, sleep, sounds

Burglar bill

Ahlberg, Janet and Ahlberg, Allan

While Buglar Bill is out stealing, he takes a box. When he gets home, he finds that there is a baby in the box. When Burglar Betty is robbing Bill, she discovers that he has her baby. They decide to stop stealing and get married.

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goal setting, relationship, robbery

A secret house

Gauch, Patricia Lee

A little girl dreams about a secret house by the sea. She wishes that she could live there with her doll.

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bodies of water, creativity, dolls, dreams, goal setting, imagination, nonverbal communication, sea, shelter

Merry-go-round

Heine, Helme

Katie shows Auntie Dumpling, Uncle Plod, and Mr. Brian how to have an interesting and unique holiday.

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adventures, assertiveness, conflict resolution, family, goal setting, holidays, verbal communication

The little old man and his dreams

Ross, L

A little old man's wish before his death is to attend his granddaughter's wedding and see her happy with her new husband. His journey is plagued with troubles and his gift of pearls is stolen.

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acceptance, aging, conflict resolution, coping, death, decision making, determination, dreams, family, goal setting, grandparents, Jewish, nonverbal communication, presents, religion, robbery, travel

I wish that i had duck feet

Lesieg, Theo

A boy wishes that he has several different unique body parts, such as duck feet, an elephant's nose, etc. Until he realizes that he is just glad to be himself.

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acceptance, animals, birds, body image, creativity, decision making, elephant, goal setting, imagination, self esteem

The mission bell

Politi, Leo

Diego is taught by Father Serra that there is always a mission in life. Diego learns that you must learn to accept and love people for who they are and in turn, they will teach you.

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acceptance, animals, beliefs, desert, feelings, fishing, goal setting, hunting, love, mule, multicultural, native american, self esteem, spanish

Gemma and the baby chick

Barber, Antonia

Gemma is a very caring young child. She saves one of the hen's babies from dying. This child, with the help of her mother, understands that she can't keep it but must put it back into the hen's nest.

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acceptance, animals, chicken, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, goal setting, helping, kindness, learning, rescue, safety, trust, verbal communication

Horton hears a who

Seuss, Dr.

Horton the elephant vows to protect a little town that is on a speck of dust. None of the other animals believe that it is possible for people to exist that small, so the town people all band together and yell to prove that they do exist. The smallest one of all makes all the difference and the animals can hear them.

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acceptance, animals, assertiveness, baby, body image, community, differences, elephant, goal setting, individuality, peer resistance, self esteem, teamwork

Mooch the messy meets prudence the neat

Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman

Mooch the sloppy rat is worried about his new relationship with his new neighbor, Prudence. The two become friends after they understand about each other's lifestyle

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acceptance, animals, decision making, differences, friendship, goal setting, mouse, neighbors, verbal communication

Coconut

Dragonwagon, Crescent

A little girl visits a pet store. She wishes that she had a pet and she would name it Coconut.

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acceptance, animals, decision making, goal setting, pets

Lentil

McCloskey, Robert

Lentil wanted to sing but was not very good. So he learned to play the harmonica and practiced until he was great. He saved the town when the band could not play, but he could.

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acceptance, appreciation, assertiveness, community, conflict resolution, decision making, determination, goal setting, music, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, performance, practice, self esteem

The long way westward

Sandin, Joan

Carl Erik and his family arrive in America off of an immigrant boat from Sweden. They have an adventurous, yet hard, journey westward to Minnesota.

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acceptance, adventures, assertiveness, bravery, decision making, family, goal setting, history, moving, multicultural, pioneers, refusal skills, stress management, swedish, travel

Back home

Pinkney, Gloria Jean

Ernestine travels from the city to visit her birthplace in North Carolina. She stays with her aunt, uncle and cousin Jack. Jack thinks she has become citified. She tries to convince Jack that she is not a city girl and can adjust to life on a farm.

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acceptance, assertiveness, courage, family, farm, goal setting, travel

Hildilid's night

Ryan, C

An old woman hates the night and decides to try to get rid of it. One evening, she stays up and tries to catch the night, but is unsuccessful. When the sun arises, she is so tired she cannot enjoy the sunlight.

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acceptance, change, creativity, decision making, determination, fear, feelings, goal setting, night, nonverbal communication, sun

If i built a village

Mizumura, Kazue

The narrator of this story speculates about the going's on in several different imaginary villages. At the conclusion of the story, the narrator realizes that people will care about any village and fill it with love.

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acceptance, critical thinking, curiosity, goal setting, imagination, love, verbal communication

Adam draws himself a dragon

Korschunow, Irina

A young dragon comes to stay with Adam for a while and they help each other overcome the problems that make their school days unhappy.

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acceptance, assertiveness, body image, conflict resolution, differences, dragons, feelings, goal setting, insecurity, mythical, overweight, peer resistance, problem solving, sadness, self esteem

Jenny and the tennis nut

Schulman, Janet

A father wants his daughter to be a tennis player. She would rather do gymnastics in the yard. Finally her father realizes that she should do what she is interested in and allows her to take gymnastics lessons.

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acceptance, assertiveness, critical thinking, decision making, exercise, family, goal setting, gymnastics, parents, recreation, refusal skills, self esteem, sports

The whales' song

Sheldon, Dyan

Lilly's grandmother tells her about whales that use to sing when they were given a gift. When Lilly offers the whales a gift of a yellow flower, they sing to her.

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acceptance, assertiveness, decision making, family, fish, friendship, goal setting, grandparents, music, nature, nonverbal communication, whale

Impossible possum

Conford, Ellen

Randolph was a possum who could not hang upside down like everyone else. He cheats by using sticky sap on his tail, but the sap dries up in the winter. His pesky sister lends a hand and he finally can hang like the rest of the possums.

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acceptance, animals, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, goal setting, helping, learning, opossum, practice, self esteem, siblings, stress management, verbal communication

I can! Can you?

Adorjan, Carol

A little girl tells what her big sister is able to do which happens to be difficult for her. Then she tells what she can do. She keeps learning how to do more things each day.

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accomplishment, activities, comparisons, family, feelings, goal setting, growing up, happiness, siblings

Raising sweetness

Stanley, Diane

The town sheriff adopts eight orphans to save them from the mean Ms. Stump, but there are a few problems. Pa is not too good at cooking and his cleaning is quite shabby. The orphans one wish is for him to get married. One of the orphans, Sweetness, believes a letter that arrived in the mail is the answer.

Johnny appleseed

Lindbergh, Reeve

On his way to the western frontier, Johnny Appleseed stops to eat and chat with Hannah Goodwin and her family. His adventures bring many encounters with pioneers, Indians, and nature. When he is old, he returns to visit Hannah Goodwin who continues to tell children about Johnny Appleseed.

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accomplishment, adventures, ambition, appreciation, determination, exercise, exploration, folktale, goal setting, history, kindness, multicultural, native american, pioneers, rhyme, success, survival, unselfish, walking

Astro bunnies

Loomis, Christine

Zip!Zoom!Join these astro bunnies as they explore outer space. Help the bunnies get to outer space. What will they find there?Whether it's shooting starts or bunnies from other places, astro bunnies always come home.

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accomplishment, adventures, animals, astronaut, astronomy, challenges, critical thinking, emotions, exploration, friendship, fun, goal setting, happiness, imagination, moon, nonverbal communication, ocean, planet, playing, rabbit, rhyme, science, sky, stars, technology, transportation, travel, weather

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