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Rex q.c.

King, Dorthea

Rex Q.C. is a dog that belongs to the queen of England. He is allowed to follow the queen wherever she goes. He follows her to goverment parties, garden parties and other special occasions.

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animals, dog, fame, nonverbal communication, party, performance, royalty, security, speech

Circus

Ehlert, Lois

A very interesting circus with many performing animals and other acts are described.

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activities, actor, animals, attention, birds, circus, performance, verbal communication

Reginald loves playing the violin. His father only has time to worry about the Duke's losing streak. Reginald passionately plays the violin to improve the baseball team's losing streak. Find out what else Reginald's love for the violin improves.

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

Nobody's perfect, not even my mother

Simon, Norma

Everyone is good at some things, but no one is good at everything. No one can do everything perfectly. People can be wonderful just the same.

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acceptance, differences, disappointment, family, learning, love, parents, patience, performance, self esteem

Emeline at the circus

Priceman, Marjorie

Emeline's second grade class takes a field trip to the circus. After the teacher, Mrs. Splinter, gives the class instructions on the proper behavior, the circus begins. Mrs. Splinter tells the class important information about everything they see at the circus icluding the elephants, tigers, acrobats, and even the clowns. In the meantime, Emeline gets out of her seat to buy some peanuts and an elephant picks her up to become part of the circus.

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accidents, animals, behavior, body parts, bravery, circus, clowns, elephant, fire, food, giraffe, hippopotamus, horse, instruments, language, learning, llama, monkey, nutrition, performance, rules, school, tiger

Willy and may

Schachner, Judith Byron

A young girl has a special relationship with her Aunt May and Willy, her aunt's bird. The girl is only able to visit them twice a year, but always has an unforgettable time. When the girl's mother becomes ill the summer trip is cancelled and Aunt May plans to visit over Christmas. Unfortunately, a huge snowstorm makes the trip nearly impossible, but with the help of a Christmas friend Aunt May and Willy arrive safely.

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activities, affection, birds, canary, caring, celebration, christmas, communication, conflict resolution, correspondence, excitement, exercise, family, feelings, food, friendship, generations, health, hobby, illness, independence, individuality, injury, love, loyalty, memories, nonverbal communication, performance, sadness, santa, seasons, sharing, snow, summer, sun, swimming, travel, vacation, verbal communication, walking, weather, winter, worry

You can't take a balloon into the metropolitan museum

Weitzman, Jacqueline

A little girl spends a day with her grandma at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. When the little girl decides to bring along her bright yellow balloon, a security guard sees her and quickly tells her that she can't bring it in. He assures her he will watch over it as she views the exhibits, but the task ends up being more work than he ever imagined. (A Wordless Book).

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adventures, african, animals, art, balloon, beauty, birds, boat, chaos, clowns, collection, culture, disappearance, dog, egyptian, escape, exercise, frustration, grandparents, history, humor, instruments, multicultural, museum, music, observation, park, performance, pigeon, relief, skating, transportation, travel, wedding, zoo

Jo Jo's flying sidekick

Pinkney, Brian

Jo Jo is worried about her flying sidekick test in Tae Kwon Do. Her grandfather and mother give her advice but she is still worried. When the test begins, she freezes. But then she realizes just what to do.

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african american, assertiveness, conflict resolution, decision making, exercise, family, fear, feelings, goal setting, grandparents, japanese, multicultural, parents, performance, self esteem, sports, stress management, verbal communication

Lilly's purple plastic purse

Henkes, Kevin

Lilly wants to be a teacher like Mr. Slinger. She always says wonderful things about him until one day he takes her purple plastic purse away. For revenge, Lilly draws a nasty picture of Mr. Slinger which makes her feel worse than before. This teaches Lilly that revenge is the wrong way to resolve conflict.

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aggression, anger, animals, apology, appreciation, attention, careers, caring, compromise, conflict resolution, consequences, dancing, decision making, embarrassment, emotions, envy, excitement, exercise, family, feelings, food, forgiveness, fun, honesty, learning, mouse, parents, performance, play, pretend, resentment, respect, revenge, role model, sadness, school, teaching, truth, worry, writing

Lili at ballet

Isadora, Rachel

At ballet class, a young girl named Lili explains to the leader all about ballet. One day she dreams of becoming a great ballerina.

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ambition, appearance, clothing, dancing, exercise, feelings, goal setting, happiness, nonverbal communication, performance, practice, verbal communication

Angelina and alice

Holabird, Katharine

Angelina and Alice were very good friends and they did everything together. One day when Angelina tried to do a handstand on the playground and fell, everyone laughed including Alice. Angelina was very mad at Alice for laughing. But when Angelina needed a partner in gymnastics class, Alice volunteered and they had a great performance.

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anger, conflict resolution, exercise, feelings, friendship, gymnastics, performance, play, recreation, self esteem, sports, teamwork

Honk!The story of a prima swanerina

Edwards, Pamela Duncan

Mimi Swan loves the ballet. She practices her dancing all of the time and shows that she is very persistent. Mimi Swan dances her way into the Paris Opera House to perform in a production of Swan Lake.

Peter spier's circus

Spier, Peter

The circus comes to town. Everyone is introduced, performs and when finished, they all pack up and the circus moves on.

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animals, careers, circus, community, critical thinking, performance, travel

The great othello: The story of a seal

Palazzo, Tony

Othello, the seal, performs at carnivals. His trainer, Mr. Higgins, helps him perform at all of the carnival shows. Once Othello becomes famous, he is invited to Sealskin Island where he decides to stay.

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animals, carnival, decision making, exercise, fame, jumping, music, nonverbal communication, performance, seal, self esteem, verbal communication

Foxie the singing dog

D'Aulaire, Ingri//D'Aulaire, Edgar

Foxie's master always teases her with a bone instead of feeding her. She follows her master to the city and gets lost. In her new home she gets fed well and she performs. Later, she becomes homesick and goes home to her original master.

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animals, change, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, decision making, dog, feelings, food, homesickness, loneliness, lost, performance

The blues of flats brown

Myers, Walter Dean

Flats the dog loved to play the blues on his guitar, but his master, A.J. Grubbs had another idea. He wanted Flats, and his friend Caleb, to become fighting dogs. Finally tired of Grubbs' abuse, Flats and Caleb run away. They decide to pursue Flats' musical career, but everywhere they go Grubbs finds them. In the end, their owner has a change of heart about Flats playing the blues.

Brian wildsmith's circus

Wildsmith, Brian

Vivid colors and movement across each page makes a reader feel like they are actually at a circus. Come see the different animals and people that perform in a circus!

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animals, bear, birds, circus, clowns, dog, elephant, fun, horse, lion, monkey, performance, seal, tiger

Deep in the jungle

Yaccarino, Dan

A lion is taken to star in the circus by a man walking through the jungle. The lion must perform in the circus ring and do other typical animal activities. He just wants to be the king of the jungle and wishes to be back home. His wish does come true.

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adventures, animals, circus, escape, excitement, happiness, humor, jungle, lion, performance, train, transportation

Garth pig steals the show

Rayner, Mary

The Pig Family puts on a musical concert for charity, and during their performance, they discover that their newest member, a lady sousaphonist, is there for more than helping pigs.

The philharmonic gets dressed

Kuskin, Karla

The members of the philharmonic get ready for a performance. Their routines and all the things they have to do before the concert are discussed.

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appearance, bath, clothing, critical thinking, decision making, goal setting, hearing, listening, music, numbers, performance, preparation, sounds, verbal communication

Rondo in c

Fleischman, Paul

Everyone in the audience of a little girl's piano recital is reminded of different memories when hearing the music.

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appreciation, feelings, memories, music, nonverbal communication, performance

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

Lyle finds his mother

Waber, Bernard

Lyle left his home with the Primm's in search of his mother. He did shows with Hector Primm to raise money to help find her. The last place they looked, Lyle found his mother and they all returned to the Primm's house.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, decision making, family, lost, parents, performance, problem solving, refusal skills, shelter, verbal communication

Waiting to sing

Kaplan, Howard

A young boy loves playing the piano but especially listening to his father play while his mother sings along. The boy's mother also listens to him play. Shortly after the boy, his sister, and his father come back from a vacation at the beach, the mother dies. Playing the piano helps the young boy and his father cope with their loss.

Poppy's puppet

Gauch, Patricia Lee

Poppy is an amazing puppeteer who has the magical ability to listen to wood and carve beautiful marionettes. When he comes across the unique teakwood, Clarinda, he makes the mistake of not listening to what she wants to be. He wants her to be a ballerina, but that is not her passion. Will Poppy help this special marionette achieve her dream and allow her to blossom?

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art, beauty, bicycle, careers, conflict resolution, creativity, dancing, feelings, freedom, frustration, happiness, hard work, imagination, individuality, listening, music, nonverbal communication, performance, perspective, puppets, stereotypes, toys, travel, uniqueness, walking, wood

The little tiny rooster

Lipkind, William//Mordvinoff, Nicolas

A little tiny rooster is disliked by the other chickens. One night a meeting is held to find a night watch man. The little rooster volunteers but is told he's too small. He does it anyway and saves the day.

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assertiveness, birds, chicken, determination, farm, goal setting, heroism, peer resistance, performance, rescue, self esteem, sizes, stress management, uniqueness, verbal communication

Small clown

Faulkner, Nancy

Pete wakes up on his eighth birthday excited to find out what presents he received. He receives a clown suit he had been hoping for. He goes to the circus to perform with his father who is also a clown. The ringmaster allows him, and he has the best act of all the clowns.

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birthday, careers, circus, clowns, conflict resolution, determination, family, holidays, imagination, parents, performance, presents, self esteem

Frank was a monster who wanted to dance

Graves, Keith

Frank wants to dance. He puts on his best clothes and some ants in his pants and heads to the theatre. Once on stage, Frank dazzles the audience with his dancing. Everyone is impressed, until Frank starts to fall apart--literally!It doesn't matter to him, he can dance!

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ant, body parts, clothing, dancing, entertainment, excitement, exercise, fear, feelings, gymnastics, happiness, insects, monsters, performance, rhyme, self esteem, sports

Angel mae

Hughes, Shirley

The event of a birth in her family and preparations for a Christmas play cause Mae to be anxious. Mae's courage helps her to make decisions to solve her problems.

The evil spell

McCully, Emily Arnold

Little Edwin bear has his first major role in a play. Edwin's struggles with stagefright and remembering his lines.

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assertiveness, bravery, conflict resolution, embarrassment, family, goal setting, memory, peer resistance, performance, refusal skills, self esteem, stagefright, stress management, verbal communication

Officer buckle and gloria

Rathmann, Peggy

A policeman shares his safety tips with school children. His dull speeches become entertaining when his dog performs tricks on stage behind him. The children pay attention and improve their safety skills.

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animals, careers, conflict resolution, dog, listening, nonverbal communication, performance, safety, school, speech, verbal communication

Little jim's gift: An appalachian christmas story

Houston, Gloria

Little Jim wants a tool set for Christmas so that he can prove to his father that he is a man. Father does not find time for Christmas until a church event opens his eyes to the season.

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caring, christmas, family, giving, goal setting, holidays, imitation, parents, peer resistance, performance, recognition, santa, seasons, self esteem, understanding, verbal communication, winter

123 pop!

Isadora, Rachel

Pop!The numbers 1-1,000,000 are counted through pop art, ranging from astronauts, fish, and gargolyes to animals, flowers, and food. Can you count 1,000 jellybeans and 1,000,000 stars?

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animals, astronaut, body parts, buildings, change, chimpanzee, colors, counting, dancing, fish, flowers, food, heroism, numbers, performance, sequence, sounds, stars, symbols

Angelina's christmas

Holabird, Katharine

Angelina sees Mr. Bell all alone the night before Christmas. Angelina and Henry make cookies for Mr. Bell. She and Henry go over to take the cookies to Mr. Bell. He invites them in and they have fun listening to stories. In return, Mr. Bell plays Santa in Angelina's Christmas Pagent.

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christmas, decision making, feelings, friendship, helping, holidays, loneliness, performance, presents, self esteem

Morgan the magnificent

Wallace, Ian

Morgan loves acrobats. When the circus comes to town, she sneaks into the tent where the high wire act was performed. She performs for everyone and becomes known as Morgan the Magnificent.

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assertiveness, circus, conflict resolution, decision making, performance, verbal communication

Three cheers for tacky

Lester, Helen

Tacky is not like the other penguins that he lives with. One afternoon, they participate in a cheering contest with other penguins. Tacky puts on a great show and his team wins shiny, blue ribbons.

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acceptance, assertiveness, birds, comparisons, competition, differences, individuality, penguin, performance

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

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

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

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

Two hundred rabbits

Anderson, Lonzo//Adams, Adrienne

A boy wants to perform in front of the king at a festival. He first has to find a special talent. He tries to sing, juggle, and finally he comes up with something the king will love.

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animals, conflict resolution, decision making, determination, imagination, magic, performance, rabbit, recreation, royalty, verbal communication

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

Joshua's masai mask

Hru, Dakari

When Joshua is pressured by his parents to play his African instrument in the school talent show, he is embarrassed because it is not as cool as the rap his friends will do. His uncle then gives him a magical mask which makes Joshua seem cool to other people. When he realizes he would rather make music with his Kalimmba, he is a hit at the talent show.

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african american, competition, embarrassment, empathy, fable, family, instruments, magic, music, parents, performance, school

Angelina on stage

Holabird, Katharine

Angeline and Henry are asked to do a play and both are excited. Angelina gets jealous when Henry gets to speak. During the performance, Henry gets nervous and Angelina saves him and the play.

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conflict resolution, excitement, friendship, jealousy, nonverbal communication, performance, self confidence, selfishness, verbal communication

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

Nutcracker noel

McMullan, Kate

Noel has always dreamed of being in a real ballet. When her teacher announces they will perform the Nutcracker, she is very excited -- until she learns that she will be a tree. Then she finds this better than her dream.

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christmas, confidence, dancing, dreams, exercise, feelings, goal setting, holidays, performance, practice, sadness, self esteem, verbal communication

Bravo, zan angelo!

Daly, Niki

Angelo Polo is a young boy who passionately wants to be a clown like his grandfather Zan Polo. His grandfather tells him that the theater is no place for a little boy. Finally, Zan Polo tells Angelo that he can be the little red rooster who crows in the last act. So, Angelo scurries and runs all over the city to prepare for his performance during the carnival. It turns out that Angelo is an excellent rooster and his grandfather agrees that the theater can be a place for a little boy.

Amazing grace

Hoffman, Mary//Binch, Caroline

Grace loves to act out stories or fantasies. When her school decides to put on a production of Peter Pan, she wants to be Peter. Everyone says she cannot because she is a black girl. She dances and practices a lot for the audition and at the audition it is evident that she will be the best Peter Pan.

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acceptance, acting, african american, bias, confidence, dancing, Days of The Week, determination, exercise, fantasy, goal setting, multicultural, performance, school, self esteem, stereotypes, storytelling

Zin!Zin!Zin!A violin

Moss, Lloyd

How do different musical instruments sound when they are played?All the different instruments play together at the end in an orchestral performance. Do they receive an encore?

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five senses, instruments, music, performance, poetry, rhyme, sounds

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