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"L" is for library

Terry, Sonya

Children with a friendly tabby cat, a dog, and ducklings move through the library stacks from A-Z as they discover many things to do and see in a library. You can learn about the Caldecott award, the Dewey Decimal System, and URL Web address.

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alphabet, animals, birds, books, calendar, cat, children, computer, dog, duck, library, onomatopoeia, sequence, technology

"Not me!" said the monkey

West, Colin

A monkey is a trouble-maker because he keeps bothering the other animals in the jungle. He is constantly saying that he didn't do anything wrong, but he is found out in the end.

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animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, deception, jungle, mischief, monkey, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, refusal skills, verbal communication

"Stand back" said the elephant. I'm going to sneeze!

Thomas, Patricia

When an elephant announces that he is going to sneeze, all of the animals panic. If he sneezes, chaos will erupt by feathers flying off birds and stripes leaving zebras. Fortunately, the mouse has a plan, and it is up to him to save the animals from the elephant's devastating sneeze.

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animals, bear, bee, chaos, consequences, critical thinking, crocodile, elephant, giraffe, health, helping, hippopotamus, hygiene, illness, insects, kangaroo, manners, monkey, mouse, preparation, problem solving, zebra

1 hunter

Hutchins, Pat

A hunter is on a mission to find animals. The hunter comes upon all the animals at once and is overwhelmed! The sight of all the animals scares him, and he runs away.

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alligator, animals, birds, exploration, fear, feelings, monkey, parrot, reptiles, tiger

1 is one

Tudor, Tasha

This counting book uses the numbers 1-20. Each number is given a rhythmical saying to go along with it.

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coyote, night, wasp

1, 2, 3 to the zoo

Carle, Eric

Each car on the train shows one more zoo animal than the previous page (A Wordless Book).

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animals, counting, numbers, zoo

1, 2, buckle my shoe

Cranstoun, Margaret

Learn numbers one through ten by listening to this rhyming pattern.

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counting, nonverbal communication, numbers, rhyme, sequence, verbal communication

1,2,3 thanksgiving

Nikola-Lisa, W.

It is Thanksgiving, so this book gives a step-by-step sequence of what to prepare to eat and how to set the table. It focuses on the numbers 1-8

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celebration, family, food, holidays, numbers, nutrition, parents, preparation, sequence, thanksgiving

10 minutes till bedtime

Rathmann, Peggy

When dad yells 10 minutes till bedtime, the hamster parade shows up to take you on a tour to get ready for bed. From the kitchen to the bath and the bedroom the hamsters help along each step of the way to make getting ready for bed fun.

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animation, bath, bedtime, books, chaos, counting, creativity, family, fun, hygiene, love, numbers, parents, routine, sequence, teeth, time, toys

100th day worries

Cuyler, Margery

When her teacher tells the class that everyone must bring in collections of 100 for the 100th day of school, Jessica begins to worry. What will she bring in?Her family finally helps her come up with a special collection.

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collection, correspondence, counting, critical thinking, decision making, family, feelings, food, giving, helping, love, money, numbers, school, sharing, stress management, verbal communication, worry

12 ways to get to 11

Merriam, Eve

There are many different ways to count to eleven, because the number eleven is always missing.

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animals, colors, counting, food, numbers, nutrition, sequence

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

17 kings and 42 elephants

Mahy, Margaret

This book is done in Batik paintings and is a rhyming poem about kings and their animals marching through a jungle. They sing and dance enjoying each others company while moving along their merry way.

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animals, art, dancing, elephant, exercise, feelings, happiness, jungle, music, nature, nonverbal communication, royalty

2 is for dancing: A 1 2 3 of actions

Hubbard, Woodleigh

Animals and actions illustrate each number one through twelve. For example, 3 is for jumping, 7 is for fishing, and 12 is for balancing.

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animals, counting, dancing, exercise, fishing, jumping, numbers, reading, recreation, sequence, swimming

50 below zero

Munsch, Robert

Jason is repeatedly awakened from the noises his father makes when he is sleep walking. The last straw is when he finds him outside in the snow with only his pajamas on.

A - my name is alice

Bayer, Jane

From Alice the ape to Theresa the turkey, exotic animals unite for a unique alphabet. Look out for Winifred Wolf and Fifi Fox -- or even Zelda the Zebra from Zambia!These words can be part of a hopscotch game.

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alphabet, animals, ape, bear, birds, duck, exercise, games, play, rhinoceros, tiger, turkey

A apple pie

Greenaway, Kate

This alphabet book discusses several actions that are done with an apple pie (e.g., I jumped for it).

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alphabet, assertiveness, food, nutrition, sequence, verbal communication

A baby sister for frances

Hoban, Russell

Frances has a new sister, Gloria. She believes that she is not loved because of her new sibling and runs away to the dining room. Her parents cleverly talk her into returning.

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conflict resolution, decision making, discovery, family, loneliness, love, nonverbal communication, parents, self esteem, siblings, verbal communication

A bad case of stripes

Shannon, David

Camilla Cream absolutely enjoys eating lima beans. She is afraid though that her friends will make fun of her for eating them. After getting dressed one morning, she looks in the mirror to find herself covered in stripes! If she thought eating lima beans was embarassing, what will her peers think of her stripes?

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appearance, careers, colors, doctor, embarrassment, emotions, feelings, food, identity, medicine, mirror, nutrition, parents, relief, school, television, uniqueness

A balloon for grandad

Gray, Nigel

Sam lost his balloon out the back door. At first he was sad, but his father reminded him of his grandfather Abdulla who lived very far away. Sam thought about how his balloon might travel to his grandfather and make him very happy.

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conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, feelings, grandparents, happiness, memories, nonverbal communication, parents, travel, verbal communication

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 bargain for frances

Hoban, Russell

Frances saves money to buy a real china tea pot. Thelma swindles Frances out of her money and buys the tea pot. Frances then tricks Thelma out of the tea pot and they are friends again.

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animals, assertiveness, awareness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, deception, friendship, goal setting, honesty, play, refusal skills, self esteem, verbal communication

A beach day

Florian, Douglas

A family takes a trip to the beach on the Fourth of July. The family flies kites, collects shells, builds castles, and watches fireworks.

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beach, birds, bodies of water, family, fourth of july, holidays, ocean, seagull, stress management, sun, verbal communication

A bear for christmas

Keller, Holly

Joey gets a big package for Christmas from Grandma. Joey's mom hides the package but Joey finds it and ends up tearing the teddy bear. He is depressed, but in the end, his mom fixes the bear.

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animals, bear, christmas, conflict resolution, curiosity, decision making, family, holidays, nonverbal communication, parents, presents, verbal communication

A beastly circus

Parish, Peggy

This alphabet book uses animals and various circus-like activities for each letter.

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alligator, amphibians, animals, baboon, birds, chipmunk, circus, crab, crustaceans, dolphin, elephant, frog, gorilla, hippopotamus, hyena, jaguar, kangaroo, lion, mink, mythical, newt, nonverbal communication, octopus, ostrich, panda, quail, rabbit, rhinoceros, sequence, skunk, snake, tapir, unicorns, verbal communication, vulture, wasp, worm, yak, zebra

A beautiful pearl

Whitelaw, Nancy

The feelings of three generations are shared through the loving story of a girl and her grandmother who has Alzheimer's Disease.

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aging, alzheimer's disease, birthday, confusion, disability, diseases, family, forgetful, generations, grandparents, growing up, handicap, love, memories, memory, parents, presents, sadness

A bedtime story

Fox, Mem

Polly has a room filled with books but does not know how to read. With her stuffed animal, Bed Rabbit, Polly interrupts her parents' reading time for a bedtime story.

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affection, bedtime, books, family, hygiene, love, nonverbal communication, parents, reading, routine, teeth, toys

A birthday basket for tia

Mora, Pat

A little Mexican girl and her family throw a surprise party for her tia (aunt). She makes her a special present of sentimental value. Tia opens her present and loves it.

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birthday, critical thinking, decision making, family, giving, goal setting, holidays, mexican, multicultural, party, presents, surprises

A birthday for blue

Lydon, Kerry Raines

It was little Blue's seventh birthday. He must celebrate while traveling west with his family on a conastoga wagon. Blue's father was unable to give him a present, so he planted seven trees along the wagon trail that would be Blue's forever.

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birthday, family, history, holidays, nature, parents, plants, presents, transportation, travel

A birthday for frances

Hoban, Russell

Frances buys a candy bar for Gloria's birthday then thinks about how she can keep it or eat part of it. However, her heart softens and she decides Gloria should have it all.

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birthday, conflict resolution, family, food, giving, greed, honesty, love, nonverbal communication, nutrition, presents, sharing, siblings, verbal communication

A book of fruit

Lember, Barbara Hirsch

Shows with pictures where all different fruits grow. For example, apples in an apple orchard and berries in the berry patch.

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farm, food, fruit, garden, nutrition, plants

A boy and his bunny

Bryan, Sean

One morning a boy wakes up to discover that he has found himself a new friend. Fred the bunny is on his head. The boy's mother is unsure about his new friend, but he assures her that he can accomplish many things with Fred on his head.

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alligator, animals, conflict resolution, french, language, nonverbal communication, parents, rabbit, rhyme, sledding, sleep, transportation, understanding, verbal communication

A boy named giotto

Guarnieri, Paolo

Dreams really do come true for Giotto, a young shepard boy, who is mindless of his chores and duties because of his strong passion and talent for painting. Although he loses a sheep, Giotto's curiosity and persistence lead him to find someone who can unlock the door to his artistic future.

A boy went out to gather pears

Hoffmann, Felix

A boy goes out to get some pears, but they would not fall so he waits. The owner of the tree must stop the boy from picking his pears.

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conflict resolution, consequences, critical thinking, decision making, determination, food, listening, nutrition, refusal skills

A boy, a dog, a frog and a friend

Mayer, Mercer//Marianna

A boy and his friends go fishing. Their fishing party is interrupted when a turtle bites the line. The boy catches a turtle.

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amphibians, conflict resolution, curiosity, fishing, friendship, frog, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, play, recreation, turtle

A boy, a dog, and a frog

Mayer, Mercer

A boy and his dog go hunting for a frog. They find one but cannot catch him, so they leave and the frog follows them.

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animals, critical thinking, dog, feelings, frog, goal setting, loneliness, nonverbal communication, reptiles

A boy's best friend

Alden, Joan

Will wants a dog for his birthday, but because of his asthma, he gets a stuffed toy dog instead. When Will takes his dog to school, he is made fun of by bullies.

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animals, asthma, bully, differences, diversity, dog, illness, school

A busy year

Lionni, Leo

Twin mice, Willie and Winnie, befriend Woody, the talking tree. They visit her every month and witness the changes the different seasons bring to their friend.

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animals, autumn, change, critical thinking, fire, friendship, mouse, rain, seasons, snow, spring, summer, verbal communication, weather, wind, winter

A button in her ear

Litchfield, Ada B.

Angela Perkins sturggles to hear others, so her parents take her to the doctor for an examination. She must wear a hearing aid. Her friends think she is special and she enjoys wearing the hearing aid.

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acceptance, assertiveness, conflict resolution, doctor, family, feelings, five senses, friendship, frustration, handicap, hearing, nonverbal communication, self esteem, sounds

A cake for herbie

Mathers, Petra

Lottie's friend Herbie loves to use words in a poetic and unique way, but it takes special friends to understand how special he is. Will Herbie come up with the prize winning poem in the contest in order to win a delicious cake?

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alphabet, challenges, competition, cooking, encouragement, food, friendship, goal setting, market, poetry, rhyme, shopping, spelling, writing

A candle for christmas

Speare, Jean

Thomas's parents need to help his uncle, so they leave Thomas with a friend one week before Christmas. Thomas is afraid that his parents won't make it home. They show up late Christmas Eve and Thomas is happy.

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christmas, family, feelings, friendship, happiness, helping, holidays, parents, sadness, seasons, winter

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.

A caribou alphabet

Owen, Mary Beth

An alphabet describes the lives and adventures of caribou from winter through spring.

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alphabet, animals, bodies of water, bull, cow, plants, reindeer, river, seasons, sequence, snow, spring, weather, winter

A carp for kimiko

Kroll, Virginia

Kimiko is a young Japanese girl who desperately wants a carp kite to fly on Children's Day. But only boys are allowed to have these kites, and Kimiko questions this rule.

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assertiveness, bias, family, feelings, frustration, gender, japanese, kite, multicultural, parents, rules, siblings, verbal communication

A castle on Viola street

Disalvo, Dyanne

Andy's family lives in a small, cramped apartment, and his parents work long hours to support the family. He never thought that they would ever live in an actual house, but one day they find a flyer saying You too can own a home. The organization buys empty houses and allows families to fix-up houses and then other people will help fix up a house for them. Andy's family is so excited as they help clean, paint, put down hard wood flooring, and pass out lemonade. At the end of the year, they find out that the next house to be built will be theirs!

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author's note, celebration, change, community, construction, decision making, family, food, goal setting, hard work, home, hope, neighbors, safety, self esteem, teamwork

A chair for my mother

Williams, Vera B.

There is a jar that a mother saves all her change in from work. When the jar is finally full, she buys a chair that is very comfortable. This is important because all of her furniture was destroyed in a fire.

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conflict resolution, family, feelings, fire, giving, grandparents, happiness, parents, problem solving, sadness, stress management

A chef

Florian, Douglas

The life of a chef is a busy one!A chef starts her day off at the market, buys and cleans the food, then prepares it. Finally, the restaurant opens and the hungry customers are served.

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careers, food, hunger, nutrition, preparation, restaurant, school

A child story in a south african city

Wulfsohn, Gisele

Presents a day in the life of a child living in Johannesburg, discussing the social life, customs, religion, history, and language of South Africa.

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africa, african, animals, art, bath, cooking, dancing, dog, exercise, family, food, friendship, games, history, instruments, language, learning, market, multicultural, music, photograph, play, rabbit, routine, school, soccer, sports, technology, work

A child's day in a Ghanaian city

Provencal, Francis & McNamara, Catherine

Nii Kwei gets up with the sun, and at half past five, he's already hard at work chasing the chickens and sweeping the compound clean with his straw broom. As the city begins to wake up, he washes, changes into his school uniform, and sits down to chocolate milk and sandwiches for breakfast. Photographs capture the lively rhythms of West African daily life, and this delightful dawn-to-dusk journal will encourage young readers, wherever they live, to compare and contrast Nii Kwei's day with their own.

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africa, african, author's note, band, bath, bodies of water, chores, cooking, family, ghana, hygiene, language, math, multicultural, music, parents, play, school, sea, siblings, soccer, sports

A child's good morning book

Brown, Margaret Wise

As they awake in the morning, animals and plants go through a series of interesting activities.

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animals, bedtime, bee, day, environment, feelings, goat, happiness, horse, insects, morning, plants, rabbit, sheep, sleep, squirrel, sun, time, verbal communication

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