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The greatest blessings

Isaacs, Mark

Fame, Fortune, and Power are brothers who decide how well all people in their kingdom will fare in life - especially Boy who is an abused and abandoned child. In this tale, Boy spurns the three brothers in favor of family, friendship, and brotherhood.

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animals, cow, fable, fame, family, fortune, friendship, horse, royalty, sheep

Degas and the little dancer: A story about Edgar Degas

Anholt, Laurence

Marie dreams of being a famous dancer until one day her chance of being in the Christmas show diminishes when her father becomes ill. Marie begins to model for a painter to earn money for her family's lost income. One day, Maria's sculpture shows up in the art museum and becomes the famed sculpture of Edgar Degas.

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apology, art, careers, dancing, disappointment, dreams, excitement, fame, fear, hard work, illness, loneliness, museum, opera, poverty, practice, school, security, sympathy, teaching

A negro league scrapbook

Weatherford, Carole Boston

Through the use of photographs, narrations, and an inspiring poem, the history of African Americans in baseball unfolds. The struggles and triumphs they have experienced in the past have helped to establish the sport that we know today.

The magician and McTree

Coombs, Patricia

An old magician accidentally creates a potion that makes his cat, McTree, talk. Although he is supposed to keep his new talent a secret, McTree ends up a famous attraction at the palace. But when McTree loses his appeal, the King and Queen order the old magician to be kidnapped so he can make all of the castle pets to talk. McTree must use his sense to outwit the royal party and save his old companion.

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animals, birds, cat, dog, fame, fish, forest, friendship, greed, guilt, heroism, insects, kidnapped, magic, medicine, moth, pig, royalty, secrets, song, speech, storytelling, trick

Say hey: A song of Willie Mays

Mandel, Peter

Willie Mays grows up in a time when black athletes were separate from white athletes in America. But due to Willie's baseball skills, the New York Giants recruit him. Willie breaks many baseball records because of his fast running and powerful hitting power.

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african american, america, author's note, baseball, body parts, careers, crowd, fame, feelings, friendship, future, happiness, history, jumping, moving, multicultural, photograph, relationship, rhythm, running, seasons, song, sports, teamwork

The story of the dancing frog

Blake, Quentin

A woman, Gertrude, finds a dancing frog by the river and becomes famous with her frog.

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amphibians, conflict resolution, critical thinking, dancing, decision making, exercise, fame, frog, goal setting, nonverbal communication

Anna's art adventure

Sortland, Bjorn

Anna is at the museum with her uncle and comes into contact with many new friends. Anna befriends all of the painters whose art is inside the museum. All of these encounters take place because Anna needs to find a toilet.

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

There was an old woman

Kellogg, Steven

Retelling of the tale of the old woman who swallows a fly, a spider, a bird, a cat, a dog, a cow, and a horse. This version tries to explain her crazy appetite.

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animals, birds, cat, fame, fly, food, goal setting, insects, nutrition, spider

Clever cat

Collington, Peter

Tibs, the cat, is tired of waiting for his family to feed him every morning, so he decides to start doing it himself!This encourages Tibs to embark on different adventures around town. Everyone thinks that Tibs is such a clever cat, but a turn of events makes Tibs wonder...is he really that clever?

Where's wallace?

Knight, Hilary

Wallace, an orange orangutan, lives in a cage in a zoo. Wallace is very curious about the world outside of the zoo, so he goes on adventures to discover this outside world. Although Wallace is curious about the outside world he always returns to his cage at the zoo.

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adventures, animals, ape, confidence, cooperation, critical thinking, disappearance, exploration, fame, friendship, intelligence, missing, relationship, running away, verbal communication, zoo

Home run: The story of babe ruth

Burleigh, Robert

It was clear at a young age that Babe Ruth was talented at baseball. This talent became even more amazing as he got older, when he wowed the stadium fans with his memorable home runs. These historic moments will be remembered in baseball forever.

It happened in pinsk

Yorinks, A.

Irv Irving is not happy with his life. He wants fame and fortune. One day, Irv loses his identity and everyone mistakes him for someone else. After he finally retrieves his identity, he realizes what he has and becomes content.

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acceptance, assertiveness, boredom, change, conflict resolution, critical thinking, fame, feelings, fortune, frustration, individuality, jealousy, mistake, misunderstanding, refusal skills, uniqueness, verbal communication

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

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