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Cell wars

Balkwill, Fran

Did you know that there is war going on in your body every day? Well, Neutrophills, Macrophages and Lymphocytes battle to get rid of viruses and bacteria. Come watch the battle between the defender cells as they protect people from microscopic enemies.

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bacteria, cells, chicken pox, cold, critical thinking, decision making, diseases, germs, health, hygiene, illness, medicine, nonverbal communication, prevention, science, verbal communication, virus

I wish I had freckles like Abby/ Quisiera tener pecas como Abby

Heling, K. & Hembrook, D.

Rosa goes to elaborate and comical lengths to have freckles like Abby. She realizes she might have something that is just as desirable as the longed-for freckles. Rosa gains appreciation for her own uniqueness.

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animals, appearance, appreciation, art, beauty, body image, body parts, chicken pox, cleanliness, comparisons, dog, envy, friendship, glasses, illness, language, spanish, telephone, uniqueness, vocabulary, wish

I hate goodbyes

Szaj, Kathleen

Katie hates goodbyes!She would rather sing at the top of her lungs, yell at her teddy bear or wiggle her loose teeth than tell her loved ones goodbye. Her family helps her cope with goodbyes, then very soon she will be saying hellos.

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airplane, anger, bedtime, change, chicken pox, coping, family, feelings, food, friendship, grandparents, illness, loss, nonverbal communication, parents, refusal skills, sadness, separation, teeth, toys

Arthur's chicken pox

Brown, Marc

Arthur's family is excited about their trip to the circus on Saturday. On Monday, Arthur gets the chicken pox. His younger sister, Dora, is jealous of all the attention Arthur receives. By Saturday, Arthur feels better, but then Dora has the chicken pox.

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attention, chicken pox, circus, excitement, family, grandparents, illness, jealousy, parents, siblings, verbal communication

Truffles is sick

Anbolt, Catherine

Truffles wakes up sick and is covered with spots. He has to stay in and take awful medicine. By the end of the day, Truffles realizes that being sick and resting is not so bad after all.

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animals, chicken pox, diseases, dog, illness, medicine, sleep, verbal communication

My best friend moved away

Carlson, Nancy

Two best friends do everything together from the time they are babies. When one friend moves away, the other person is sad and lonely, wondering if she will ever be happy again. All is well when a new family moves in next door.

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animals, boredom, change, chicken pox, diseases, dog, feelings, fight, friendship, games, happiness, loneliness, memory, moving, neighbors, photograph, play, sadness, school, secrets, sharing, soccer, sports, stress management

Double-dip feelings

Cain, Barbara S.

When you first started school, were you excited? Were you scared?Did you feel both excited and scared? Feelings can be hard to understand, especially when you have two feelings at the same time. Everyone has feelings at different times for different reasons.

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animals, bravery, change, chicken pox, competition, diseases, dog, embarrassment, exercise, feelings, friendship, happiness, illness, new baby, playing, reading, sadness, school, siblings, stress management, swimming

Turkey pox

Anderson, Laurie Halse

Charity's favorite holiday finally arrives, Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, she and her family are unable to travel to Nana's for dinner because Charity has come down with the chicken pox. However, Nana solicits the help of four snowplow drivers and she and the turkey arrive just in time for dinner!

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affection, chicken pox, cooking, critical thinking, disappointment, excitement, family, feelings, grandparents, holidays, illness, nonverbal communication, parents, thanksgiving, turkey, verbal communication

Poor monty

Fine, Anne

Sometimes when a single parent works so much, their children may feel a bit neglected. Single parents are loving parents too.

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chicken pox, diseases, doctor, family, feelings, illness, love, parents, sadness, security

When vera was sick

Rosenberry, Vera

Vera is sick. She has to sleep in the spare bedroom until she feels better, but it's lonely and scary in there. Her mother tries to make her more comfortable, but she just can't sleep and she's too sick to do anything else. After a few days of rest, Vera is feeling better. She plays games, sings songs, painted pictures, and then finally goes outside to play.

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art, books, caring, chicken pox, doctor, family, fear, feelings, flowers, food, games, health, illness, instruments, loneliness, medicine, music, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, plants, playing, reading, siblings, sleep, song

I know how we fight germs

Rowan, Kate

How do we get sick?Join Sam and his mom as they talk about germs and their bodies. Help them figure out how bodies fight off enemy germs.

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animals, body parts, caring, cat, chicken pox, cleanliness, clothing, cold, critical thinking, diseases, elephant, family, garden, health, hygiene, illness, imagination, numbers, parents, plants, pretend, rescue, school, science, sizes, teaching, verbal communication

I've got chicken pox

Kelley, True

Jess is excited to have the chicken pox because she gets to miss school. Unfortunately, this happiness quickly ends when she realizes it isn't fun to be stuck home without your friends.

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bedtime, chicken pox, coping, critical thinking, diseases, friendship, health, illness, learning, medicine, sadness, self esteem, truth, verbal communication

Five little piggies

Martin, David

Everyone knows the five little piggies- one that goes to the market, one stays home, one has roast beef, one has none, and one goes we, wee, wee all the way home. Now we will finally learn why these little piggies did all these different things!

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accidents, animals, balloon, caring, chicken, chicken pox, cow, fair, family, feelings, food, health, helping, illness, love, noise, nutrition, parents, pig, playing, rhyme, sadness, self esteem, shopping, siblings, surprises, verbal communication

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