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A band of angels: A story inspired by the jubilee singers

Hopkinson, Deborah

A young girl listens to a story told by her aunt. Her story is about the young girl's great great grandmother and how she used her voice and dedication to fight for her education after the slaves were freed. The story was also tells how a group of singers toured and sang slave songs. They were trying to save their school, but ended up creating a university.

A regular rolling noah

Lyon, George Ella

A young boy is hired to be a helping hand with the farm animals during a move. On a train, he tells of his travels from Kentucky to Canada.

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animals, assertiveness, careers, cow, discovery, farm, horse, moving, self esteem, storytelling, train, transportation, travel, verbal communication

A visit to the country

Johnson, Herschel

A young boy named Mike lives with his grandparents near the train tracks. One day he finds a bird and takes it home. However, he realizes that the bird must be let go so it can live in the country.

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animals, birds, cardinal, cow, decision making, family, freedom, grandparents, rescue, responsibilities, stress management, train, transportation

All aboard the train

Kessler, Ethel//Kessler, Leonard

Two children and their mother take an exciting train ride into town. They pass by many interesting things and see lots of interesting people on their journey.

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family, parents, self esteem, siblings, train, transportation, travel

All aboard, owney!

Sattler, Jennifer

Climb aboard with Owney the mail dog as he travels the Adirondack railroad! Meet his new wilderness friends and enjoy the colorful view.

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animals, caring, colors, communication, companion, conflict resolution, dog, five senses, problem solving, sounds, train, transportation, travel, wilderness

All aboard!

Stevenson, James

Hubie and his family board a train to go to New York to see the World's Fair. At one of the train stops, Hubie gets off and mistakenly gets on another train going to California. During Hubie's attempt to get back on the train to New York, he meets some very helpful and interesting people. With their help, Hubie lands safely at the World's Fair.

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adventures, airplane, bravery, challenges, conflict resolution, critical thinking, excitement, family, kindness, lost, mistake, parents, rain, siblings, train, transportation, verbal communication, weather, wind

Annushka's voyage

Tarbescu, Edith

When Tanya and Annushka's mother dies, their father has no choice but to leave Russia for the streets paved with gold. Several years later, the girls' father sends two tickets for their own voyage to America. Before the girls leave, their grandmother gives them each a Sabbath candlestick which will light their way to the New World. Tanya and Annushka's voyage is filled with many sick and sleepless nights. The girls unite with their father by raising their candlesticks.

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animals, author's note, birds, bodies of water, colors, cow, death, doctor, dolls, excitement, family, feelings, grandparents, happiness, horse, illness, immigrants, island, Jewish, letters, loneliness, loss, lost, multicultural, nonverbal communication, ocean, pigeon, prayer, russian, ship, smell, stress management, traditions, train, travel, verbal communication, writing

Aunt harriet's underground railroad in the sky

Ringgold, Faith

Cassie take a ride on the Underground Railroad with Harriet Tubman as her guide. She learns what steps slaves had to go through in order to reach freedom in the North.

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african american, assertiveness, conflict resolution, courage, critical thinking, decision making, freedom, goal setting, history, multicultural, nonverbal communication, refusal skills, slavery, teamwork, train, transportation, underground railroad, verbal communication

Aunt minnie mcgranahan

Prigger, Mary Skillings

Aunt Minnie McGranahan lives alone and has a very orderly life. She has a system for doing everything from cleaning to feeding her animals. One day, Minnie receives a telegram from across the country telling her that her nieces and nephews need someone to raise them and take care of them. Despite her neighbors' doubts that nine children could never fit into her perfectly ordered schedule, Minnie and the children work as a team and live together quite nicely.

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animals, car, cat, chicken, cleanliness, correspondence, cow, critical thinking, dancing, discipline, family, farm, food, garden, horse, music, nutrition, orphan, play, problem solving, responsibilities, rules, sequence, sewing, siblings, stress management, teamwork, train, transportation, travel

Automobiles for mice

Ets, Marie Hall

Curious mice do not have fun while taking the evening to play with little Johnny's mice-sized toys. While playing with Johnny's trains, trucks, and cars, the two mice families end up with scratched noses and crinked tails.

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airplane, animals, car, family, mouse, train, transportation, truck

Before, now

Salmieri, Daniel

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animals, balloon, beach, bicycles, birds, bodies of water, books, buildings, car, careers, change, concert, dog, five senses, food, life, lightning, microscope, music, opposites, park, picnic, planet, playing, sand, technology, train, transportation, tree, umbrella, weather

Benny: An adventure story

Graham, Bob

Benny is a very talented magician's assisstant. When he outshines the magician though, he is kicked out of the show. For the first time, Benny is on his own and he doesn't know where to go or what to do. He searches everywhere for a place to belong. In the last place he looks, Benny finds the perfect home.

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actor, animals, confidence, dancing, dog, family, feelings, friendship, goal setting, grandparents, happiness, homeless, individuality, loneliness, love, magic, music, parents, pets, sadness, self esteem, siblings, train, transportation, travel, uniqueness

Bigmama's

Crews, Donald

Each summer, young Donald Crews takes a train ride and car ride to Bigmama's farm. He plays with the his cousins on the big porch, then explores the shed, outhouse, toolshed, stable, barn, and pond for fishing. His family gathers around a big table to eat and celebrate being together.

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african american, animals, barn, bodies of water, car, family, farm, fishing, food, horse, multicultural, nutrition, play, pond, recreation, seasons, summer, train, transportation, travel

Black and white

Macaulay, David

This story contains four separate stories. There is a train, a boy and his parents, commuters waiting for the train, and Holstien cows. All the stories are related to one another

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animals, assertiveness, cow, family, imagination, nonverbal communication, parents, responsibilities, train, transportation, travel

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.

Changes, changes

Hutchins, Pat

Two dolls work together to build various things. They build a house, a boat, and a train out of wooden blocks. (A Wordless Book)

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boat, change, colors, cooperation, creativity, dolls, feelings, happiness, sadness, toys, train, transportation

Christina katerina and the great bear train

Gauch, Patricia Lee//Primavera, Elise

When Christina's family goes to visit her mom and new baby sister, Christina makes a train out of boxes and baskets for her teddy bears. She travels around the block. Just when she thinks she may be lost, her father comes to get her.

Chugga-chugga choo-choo

Lewis, Kevin

A freight train's day proves to be very busy. After a long day of traveling into tunnels and up steep mountains, even the train needs a rest.

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african american, bodies of water, colors, mountains, multicultural, night, rhyme, river, sleep, sounds, sun, toys, train, transportation, travel

Clifford y el dia de accion de gracias

Bridwell, Norman

Emily goes to visit her grandmother for the Thanksgiving holiday. Clifford is staying with neighbors and becomes homesick. He decides to visit his mother as a surprise.

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animals, bodies of water, dog, family, food, grandparents, holidays, homesickness, language, nonverbal communication, parents, river, spanish, thanksgiving, train, transportation

Country crossing

Aylesworth, Jim

The sights and sounds of the country railroad crossing during the first part of the twentieth century are recounted. First there is only the wind blowing with animals standing around. As a car approaches the crossing, the gate is lowered to signal the approach of a noisy train.

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animals, birds, car, cricket, five senses, history, insects, noise, owl, sounds, train, transportation, vision

Death of the iron horse

Goble, Paul

Native American legends guide their people. The story of an iron horse proved to come true when the Native Americans witnessed a train crash. In an attempt to keep the white men from stealing more land, the Native Americans burned the objects from the train.

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

Different: Just like me

Mitchell, Lori

The visit to Grammie's house is a week away, and April can't wait! She comes across different people who look differently, sense differences, and move differently. Regardless of their differences, April can find ways she is like these other people. Finally, it is time to visit Grammie. Grammie's flowers from her garden are all different, and April is not allowed to pick her favorite flower. April realizes this is like all things and people. She learns to appreciate the differences in all things and people.

Down by the station

Hillenbrand, Will

Down by the station, early in the morning the train takes off to pick up all the baby animals. Not only can you hear the puff and toot of the train, but also all of the sounds that the animals make. They are on their way to the zoo with all of the children, and when they arrive they all play outside.

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animals, bus, elephant, flamingo, goal setting, kangaroo, morning, music, panda, play, safety, school, seal, song, sounds, tiger, train, transportation, verbal communication, zoo

Emma and the silk train

Lawson, Julie

The silk trains that constantly cross the tracks near Emma's house fascinate her and spark her imagination of having silk clothing of her own. Her whole town is set into a frenzy when one of the trains derails, and in her attempt to snag a beautiful swatch of red silk in the river, she is swept away. Her rescue is dramatic and exciting.

Erika's story

Vander Zee, Ruth

After being thrown from a train as a baby during the Holocaust, Erika finds safety, love, and peace in the family that saves her.

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adoption, assertiveness, author's note, bravery, conflict resolution, courage, critical thinking, family, fear, feelings, germany, history, hope, identity, Jewish, loss, love, memories, multicultural, parents, prejudice, pride, rescue, sadness, self esteem, separation, storytelling, survival, train, transportation, verbal communication, war

Freight train

Crews, Donald

This book illustrates and identifies the different colors of the rainbow. Each car of a freight train represents a different color. Freight trains move quickly and travel far distances.

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colors, moving, rainbow, shapes, train, transportation

Grandaddy's stars

Griffith, Helen V.

Janetta is excited about the upcoming visit from her Grandaddy. She makes a list of everything she wants to show him. Grandaddy shows Janetta that they share the same stars. Now when Janetta looks at the stars she realizes that Grandaddy isn't that far away after all.

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animals, cat, chicken, encouragement, excitement, family, fun, grandparents, love, mule, parents, playground, school, sharing, stars, storytelling, train, transportation, verbal communication

Grandfather's christmas tree

Strand, Keith

A young couple embarks on their own to an unknown land to build their life. When times get hard for their family, they adjust their lifestyles to make things work.

Grandpappy

Carlstrom, Nancy White

Nate and his Grandfather have a loving relationship. When Nate goes to visit Grandpappy, they spend all their time together experiencing many adventures and creating memories to last a lifetime.

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animals, bodies of water, dog, family, feelings, grandparents, happiness, sadness, sea, train, transportation, verbal communication

Harlem at four

Datcher, Michael

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african american, author's note, body parts, buildings, camera, culture, equality, history, instrument, justice, love, migration, music, neighbors, parents, pride, social justice, subway, train, transportation

Hearing

Rius, Maria

Listen -- can you hear the birds chirping? Can you hear the chimes of the bells? Listen to the children sing and the waves splash. Your ears can hear so much if you use your sense to listen.

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animals, birds, body parts, dog, five senses, hearing, listening, music, school, sounds, train

Henry hikes to fitchburg

Johnson, D.B.

Henry decides to take a trip to Fitchburg on foot and his friend decides to go by train. Henry partakes in numerous adventures on his journey into town, while his friend works odd jobs to earn the fare. Who will arrive in Fitchburg first?The journey to Fitchburg will prove to be an exploration of time and interests.

Hey!Get off our train

Burningham, John

A little boy dreams that he travels in his toy train and picks up a lot of different animals on his journey who are in trouble.

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animals, bedtime, environment, extinction, rescue, train, transportation, travel

Hiawatha passing

Hagen, Jeff

A young boy awakens on a cold winter night to the sound of a passenger train roaring past his grandparent's farm. What do you know about the train Hiawatha?

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anticipation, bedtime, cold, colors, environment, excitement, family, five senses, grandparents, hearing, instruments, listening, nature, night, noise, nonverbal communication, observation, sight, sky, sleep, snow, sounds, stars, train, transportation, travel, verbal communication, weather, wind, winter

Home to medicine mountain

Santiago, Chiori

Benny Lee and his brother Stanley must leave their famiy and Indian tribe to go to a boarding school run by the government. At school, the boys must wear uncomfortable clothes, speak English only, and learn lessons in a classroom. The boys visit their family and tribe in their dreams at night. Whem summer comes, the boys do not have a ticket to go home so they figure out a plan to get home to Medicine Mountain.

I dream of trains

Johnson, Angela

A young boy from Mississippi listens for the sound of the train whistle while doing his work as a sharecropper. As he picks cotton, he dreams of someday leaving on a train. He refers to the train whistle as a call to his soul.

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accidents, careers, dreams, family, farm, friendship, geography, hard work, history, hope, multicultural, parents, slavery, sounds, spiritual, storytelling, stress management, train, transportation

I want to be

Moss, Thylias

This young girl is asked, What do you want to be? She spends all day going around her town imagining all the things she wants to be. Finally, she figures it out. She wants to do everything.

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community, critical thinking, dancing, discovery, dreams, exercise, five senses, games, goal setting, imagination, instruments, kite, language, music, park, plants, play, self confidence, self esteem, sight, touch, train, transportation, verbal communication

Ida B. Wells, voice of truth

Duster, Michelle

Ira B. Wells was an educator, feminist, and anti-lynching civil rights leader who founded many important clubs for African Americans. Even when faced with threats and criticisms, Ida B. Wells still kept writing, speaking, and traveling to challenge the racist and sexist norms of her time and leading the fight for justice and equality as a leader who made a difference for us all.

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african american, author's note, careers, change, children, correspondence, courage, education, equality, justice, leadership, loss, marriage, multicultural, newspaper, organizations, photograph, politics, racism, slavery, suffrage, teaching, technology, train, transportation, travel, truth

In coal country

Hendershot, Judith

Papa is a coal miner who works at night and Mamma works at home. They are hard working people who live near the Block Diamond Mine. They go through each season and recall a special memory.

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animals, appreciation, assertiveness, autumn, birds, bodies of water, christmas, exercise, family, food, games, goose, holidays, memories, mule, nutrition, parents, river, seasons, self esteem, sports, summer, train, transportation, verbal communication, walking, winter

Iron horses

Kay, Verla

Building a railroad takes a lot of work. Many people must be involved from the planners and politicians in the capital, to the Irishmen and Chinese men building the track out west. When it is finally finished, the track is a wonderful form of transportation.

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author's note, celebration, ceremony, chinese, competition, construction, cooperation, fun, geography, hard work, history, immigrants, irish, mountains, multicultural, rain, rocks, snow, storm, tools, train, transportation, travel, weather

Jonathan cleaned up, then he heard a sound

Munsch, Robert

Jonathon finally cleans his house -- but then he hears a noise. A wall in his house opens up and people rush through the house making a big mess. A computer is broken and a subway mistakes his house for a stop.

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accidents, assertiveness, chaos, cleanliness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, machines, noise, problem solving, refusal skills, revenge, shelter, sounds, technology, train, transportation, verbal communication

Keeping the city going

Floca, Brian

During the COVID-19 pandemic, entire cities shut down and everyone stayed in their homes except for the workers that society needed the most. The people who deliver the mail, stock the grocery stores and care for the sick: they remained. Society celebrates these people because, without their sacrifice and dedication, society would not have been able to survive a global pandemic.

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appreciation, bicycle, bus, careers, celebration, challenges, communication, crisis, dedication, diseases, doctor, food, health, helping, neighbors, observation, recognition, relationship, safety, sounds, support, taxi, teamwork, technology, train, transportation, truck, work

Little bunny on the move

McCarty, Peter

Where is Little Bunny going?Past the cow and the sheep, over the train tracks, and through the fence - but where will his trip end?

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animals, cow, family, nature, nonverbal communication, rabbit, sheep, train, transportation, travel, wilderness

Little leo

Politi, Leo

When Leo gets an Indian costume from his father, he doesn't realize all the attention he will receive. From California to Italy, many people admire the costume so much that his friends make their own.

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assertiveness, boat, family, grandparents, horse, italian, multicultural, native american, nonverbal communication, school, self esteem, train

Lucy's summer

Hall, Donald

Lucy spends her New Hampshire summer of 1910 doing a variety of things. She helps her mother can fruits and vegetables and make beautiful hats to sell. She attends a Fourth of July celebration where she meets an organ grinder with a monkey and a gypsy couple trying to sell picture frames. The highlight of Lucy's summer was taking the train into Boston with her mother. That was one day that Lucy will never forget.

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accomplishment, animals, autumn, clothing, cooperation, dolls, family, farm, food, fourth of july, fruit, gypsy, helping, history, holidays, love, monkey, nutrition, parents, school, seasons, shopping, siblings, summer, train, transportation, travel, vegetables, verbal communication

Mac & marie & the train toss surprise

Howard, Elizabeth Fitzgerald

Mac and Marie receive a letter from Uncle Clem which says that he will toss them a package when his train passes their house. They anxiously await the arrival of the train in the field one summer night. When the train passes, they find a package and open it to find a conch shell from Florida!

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anticipation, dreams, family, night, presents, siblings, surprises, train, transportation

Mailing may

Tunnell, Michael

May is determined to visit her grandmother who lives far away. Since her family cannot afford to send her by train, May's dad gets the brilliant idea to mail her. After an adventurous ride in the mail car, May arrives at Grandma's house safe and sound.

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adventures, anticipation, author's note, careers, cold, communication, conflict resolution, determination, family, goal setting, grandparents, persistence, train, transportation, travel

Martin's hats

Blos, Joan W.

Join Martin and his many different hats as he explores caves, joins a birthday party, engineers a train, puts out a fire, and even welds a girder.

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adventures, birthday, celebration, clothing, exploration, fire, imagination, train, transportation

Marven of the great north woods

Lasky, Kathryn

A boy named Marvin leaves his family during the flu epidemic. He goes to a lumberjack camp in northern Minnesota and works and learns French while making some interesting friends. Marvin learns to ski, dance, and do the bookkeeping as a lumberjack.

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assertiveness, author's note, bedtime, cabin, careers, conflict resolution, counting, dancing, decision making, diseases, exercise, family, food, forest, french, friendship, language, money, numbers, nutrition, religion, seasons, shadows, skiing, snow, train, transportation, travel, verbal communication, weather, woods

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