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Why does it always rain on sukkot?

Youdoin, S.S.

Each of the Jewish holidays are explained through a story. The chief angel gives each holiday a gift which explains its meaning.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, holidays, Jewish, multicultural, presents, self esteem, storytelling, verbal communication

Up a tree

Young, Ed

A cat finds himself up in a tree and won't come down. After supper passes, the cat gradually climbs down to safety.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, food, goal setting, nature, nonverbal communication, nutrition, peer resistance, plants, play, recreation, refusal skills, safety

It is Miss Suzy's birthday and her animal friends want to throw her a party. They hold a meeting to discuss what to get her because she only likes simple, wholesome things. They end up each giving her an acorn wrapped in their own special way.

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animals, birthday, conflict resolution, decision making, food, friendship, nutrition, party, presents, self esteem

Golden bear

Young, Ruth

A young child has a very special teddy bear. See the adventures they encounter as the seasons go by.

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companion, friendship, fun, nonverbal communication, play, seasons, toys

Daisy's taxi

Young, Ruth

Daisy ferries to and from the island all day in her water taxi. Throughout the day, Daisy takes passengers and their valuables to the island and back to shore no matter what kind of weather. After a long day, Daisy wants to go for a row with her husband.

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assertiveness, careers, critical thinking, decision making, dedication, family, goal setting, helping, island, responsibilities, self esteem, stress management, transportation, verbal communication, weather

Turtle spring

Zagwyn, Deborah Turney

One summer, as young Clee finds herself lost in the shuffle with the arrival of a new baby brother, Uncle Fishtank Hal comes to the rescue when he asks her to care for his special southern-breed turtle. For Clee, caring for the turtle is like therapy to cope with the new changes in her life. That is until the turtle dies due to the harsh cold winter and Clee is forced to bury him out in the yard. Without the turtle, Clee spends time with her new brother and learns to enjoys his company. In spring however, the turtle springs back to like in the compost pile and Clee gains a new outlook on the changes in her life.

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affection, author's note, autumn, baby, caring, change, closeness, cold, coping, disappointment, environment, excitement, family, feelings, friendship, geography, grief, guilt, happiness, hibernation, jealousy, loneliness, nonverbal communication, parents, radio, reptiles, sadness, seasons, siblings, snow, spring, stress management, summer, surprises, survival, technology, telephone, turtle, weather, wind, winter

Beni's family treasury: Stories for the jewish holidays

Zalben, Breskin Jane

Beni is so excited because he's finally old enough to really understand his Jewish heritage and the traditions of his faith. In his quest for understanding, he encounters a number of situations, from learning the beauty of togetherness after reconciling with his feuding cousin, Max, to recreating the Pukim in a play with his friends and cousins. Through all of this, Beni truly begins to see the magical feeling of togetherness and heritage that his religion encompasses.

Let's eat!

Zamorano, Ana

Every day Mama cooks a meal for the family to eat together, but usually someone can't be there. But when Mama comes home after having the baby everyone is there to celebrate, and she is happy.

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baby, family, feelings, food, grandparents, happiness, language, multicultural, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, refusal skills, sadness, siblings, spanish, stress management, verbal communication

Count on your fingers African style

Zaslavsky, Claudia

This beautifully illustrated four color picture book takes children through the markets, showing traditional finger counting of various African people - the Maasai, the Kamba, and the Taita in Kenya, the Zulu of South Africa, and the Mende of Sierra Leone. This book examines the role that numbers play in creating a common language across cultural boundaries.

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africa, african, author's note, body parts, cattle, chicken, counting, cow, food, fruit, games, language, learning, market, multicultural, nonverbal communication, numbers, parents, play, school, siblings, verbal communication

Murgatroyd's garden

Zavos, J.//Drahos, Z.

Murgatroyd screams whenever his parents wash his hair so they stop washing it and a huge garden -- complete with animals -- grows on his head. When Murgatroyd can no longer stand up under his garden, he realizes that hairwashing really isn't so bad!

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animals, assertiveness, body image, cleanliness, decision making, family, garden, hygiene, parents, refusal skills

The wheels on the bus

Zelinsky, P.

This pop-up,action book goes along with the song, The Wheels On the Bus. Each page is a different verse of the song and has something on it that moves!

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assertiveness, bus, conflict resolution, nonverbal communication, song, stress management, transportation, verbal communication

The maid and the mouse and the odd-shaped house

Zelinsky, P.

A maid and her mouse make changes to their odd-shaped house. The shape eventually looks like a cat.

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animals, careers, cat, change, conflict resolution, mouse, shelter

The character in the book

Zemach, Kaethe

Although the character in this book enjoys his life immensely, he is ecstatic to receive an invitation to visit his Auntie in another book. There's just one problem: he can't figure out how to get out of his book! After many attempts, he is finally able to hop, skip, whirl, twirl, skate, scoot, and crawl his way through his book and into some new adventures in his Auntie's book.

To hilda for helping

Zemach, Margot

Hilda's sister gets jealous when her father gives Hilda a medal for helping out around the house. She tells Hilda that she hopes she loses the medal. Hilda says that if she loses it and it gets buried, it will grow into a tree full of medals.

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accomplishment, assertiveness, consequences, family, feelings, fight, growing up, helping, jealousy, parents, seasons, self esteem, siblings, summer, verbal communication

Hush, little baby

Zemach, Margot

Based on the popular lullaby, a baby is promised a strange assortment of things, from a mockingbird to a horse and cart--all for not crying.

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animals, baby, birds, bull, caring, dog, family, giving, goal setting, goat, horse, mockingbird, nonverbal communication, obedience, parents, presents, song

The three wishes

Zemach, Margot

When a man and wife free an imp from under a tree, they are given three wishes that could greatly improve their love. However, without thinking, they foolishly waste the three wishes.

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conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, escape, family, love, magic, marriage, nonverbal communication

Jake and honeybunch go to heaven

Zemach, Margot

Jake and his mule, Honebunch, earn their wings in Heaven by hanging up the moon and the stars each night.

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animals, careers, dedication, goal setting, moon, mule, night, stars

Mommy, buy me a china doll

Zemach, Margot

Eliza Lou has a plan for Mommy to buy her a China doll -- she asks her to sell her Daddy's featherbed.

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decision making, dolls, family, goal setting, parents, presents, toys

Harry takes a bath

Ziefert, Harriet

Harry shows the steps for taking a bath.

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bath, bedtime, cleanliness, hygiene, sequence

I swapped my dog

Ziefert, Harriet

In an effort to find the perfect pet which he believes he should be able to ride, a countryman exchanges his dog for a mare. However he soon finds that the mare is not what he expected which begins a long series of unsuccessful pet exchanges, including a goat, a sheep, a cow, and a rooster among others. In the end, however, the countryman makes a successful exchange, in which he acquires his dog who is always by his side.

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animals, cat, companion, cow, dog, exploration, forgiveness, friendship, goat, horse, market, mistake, mule, neighbors, nonverbal communication, pig, rat, relationship, rhyme, security, selfishness, sheep, uniqueness

I won't go to bed!

Ziefert, Harriet

It was time for small boys to be in bed, but Harry said he wouldn't go to bed, so his father let him stay up. As the hours pass and Harry gets bored and tired, his feeling about staying up all night begins to change, and he falls asleep.

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bedtime, boredom, critical thinking, family, goal setting, nonverbal communication, parents, refusal skills, sleep, verbal communication

A new coat for anna

Ziefert, Harriet

Anna needs a new winter coat, so her mother trades her valuables in order to get Anna a new coat.

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assertiveness, clothing, conflict resolution, decision making, family, goal setting, parents, poverty, winter

Harry's bath

Ziefert, Harriet

It is time for Harry's bath but he can't get in the tub because it is filled with characters from his imagination. Finally, they leave through the window -- just before his mother comes upstairs!

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bath, cleanliness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, hygiene, imagination, nonverbal communication, parents, peer resistance, refusal skills, stress management, verbal communication

Pete's chicken

Ziefert, Harriet

Pete's picture of a chicken doesn't make it to the classroom bulliten board. Is it really that funny?

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animals, art, chicken, colors, creativity, exercise, feelings, peer resistance, play, rabbit, sadness, school, self esteem, uniqueness

Pushkin meets the bundle

Ziefert, Harriet M.

Pushkin lives with Kate and Michael. Kate and Michael took Pushkin everywhere and did everything with him. That is, until one day when Kate and Michael brought home a bundle. They started paying attention to the bundle and not to Pushkin. The bundle was a baby. Pushkin does everything in his power to get Michael and Kate's attention. The baby always cries, too. Finally, Pushkin decides to do some of his tricks and the baby started laughing. The baby and Pushkin were best friends from then on.

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acceptance, affection, baby, baseball, change, competition, conflict, conflict resolution, dog, exercise, family, gymnastics, jealousy, loss, nonverbal communication, parents, relationship

So hungry!

Ziefert, Harriet//Nicklaus, C.

A boy and his sister are hungry and look for a snack. They each build a sandwich and race to eat them. They are no longer hungry!

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, decision making, family, food, hunger, nutrition, self esteem, siblings, verbal communication

A visit to the dairy farm

Ziegler, Sandra

Kathy's class takes a field trip to her dairy farm to see and learn where milk and other dairy products come from.

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animals, careers, cow, farm, food, hunger, nutrition, school, travel

A visit to the bakery

Ziegler, Sandra

A group of children visit a bakery and learn how to bake bread and buns.

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careers, five senses, food, learning, nutrition, school, smell, taste, transportation, truck

Walls are to be walked

Zimelman, Nathan

A boy finds many things to do on his walk home from school.

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activities, adventures, exercise, play, school, walking

Mean murgatroyd and the ten cats

Zimelman, Nathan

Arabella takes her ten cats for a walk every day, but Mean Murgatroyd, the dog next door, scares them away. Arabella comes up with a great idea for dealing with Murgatroyd.

So you shouldn't waste a rhinoceros

Zimelman, Nathan

Maxel's family tries to find a way to get Maxel out of a bubble. Someone suggests getting a rhinoceros to pop it, but by the time the animal gets there, Maxel is already out. His grandmother tells him he shouldn't waste a rhinoceros, so he should blow more bubbles.

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animals, conflict resolution, crisis, critical thinking, determination, family, grandparents, helping, parents, play, rhinoceros, verbal communication

A good morning's work

Zimelman, Nathan

When Mitsuo hoes his garden, he finds rare things in nature which he tries not to harm. All the while, his dad makes sure he's working.

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asian, beauty, critical thinking, decision making, family, garden, hard work, multicultural, nature, nonverbal communication, parents, plants, responsibilities, sight, sun, verbal communication

Treed by a pride of irate lions

Zimelman, Nathan

An animal likes his Mother but not his Father -- so off he goes to Africa where he hopes to find some loving animals. In the end, the Dad returns home, telling his family that no animal will ever be like him. Dad is happy that his family still loves him.

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african, animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, goal setting, love, peer resistance, refusal skills, self esteem, stress management, travel, verbal communication

How the second grade got $8,20550 to visit the statue of liberty

Zimelman, Nathan

Tells the triumphs and setbacks of the second grade as they try a variety of fundraisers to save money for a trip to the Statue of Liberty.

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car, critical thinking, family, giving, goal setting, heroism, humor, math, nonverbal communication, numbers, parents, robbery, school, teamwork, transportation, travel

I will tell you of peach stone

Zimelman, Nathan

A wise old man and his dog bring the gift of the peach from China to the rest of the world.

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aging, animals, chinese, dog, food, multicultural, nature, nonverbal communication, nutrition, plants, presents

The cow buzzed

Zimmerman, Andrea G.

Something is amiss on this farm. All the farm animals have a cold and sound quite differently when they cough and sneeze!

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animals, cat, cow, dog, farm, five senses, fun, humor, illness, pig, sounds

Trashy town

Zimmerman, Andrea//Clemesha, David

Mr. Gilly gets up every morning to go to work. He drives the trash truck which cleans up the garbage all around town. When he is finished he has to clean up one more thing...himself!

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bath, careers, cleanliness, community, environment, hard work, nonverbal communication, park, pollution, school, transportation, truck, verbal communication

I love my mother

Zindel, P.

A boy describes things his mother does and does not do. He explains why he loves his mother.

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family, love, nonverbal communication, parents, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

Cricket boy

Ziner, Feenie

Hu Sing's father is asked to come to the emperor's palace to fight his champion cricket against the emperor's own champion. In trying to protect the cricket, Hu Sing accidentally kills it, and then kills himself, until he has a strange dream.

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assertiveness, beliefs, chinese, competition, conflict resolution, cricket, death, decision making, dreams, family, grandparents, grief, insects, loss, multicultural, parents, respect, royalty, self esteem, verbal communication, vision

Harry the dirty dog

Zion, Gene

When Harry hears that he is about to get a bath, he runs away from home and gets even dirtier until he is a black dog instead of a white dog. When he decides to go home, he is not recognized until he gets a bath!

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animals, bath, cleanliness, colors, critical thinking, dog, exercise, family, hunger, lost, nonverbal communication, parents, play, running, siblings, worry

Harry by the sea

Zion, Gene

On a hot day at the beach, Harry cannot stay cool. He suddenly is covered with seaweed and everyone mistakes him as a sea monster, even his family!

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animals, beach, bodies of water, cold, dog, exercise, family, lost, mistake, monsters, nonverbal communication, parents, plants, sea, siblings, sun, uniqueness, verbal communication, walking

No roses for harry

Zion, Gene

Harry's grandmother gives him a sweater with roses on it for his birthday. He doesn't like it and tries to lose it. He finally does and grandma gives him a new sweater that has black and white spots!

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animals, clothing, conflict resolution, decision making, dog, family, goal setting, grandparents, lost, nonverbal communication, refusal skills, verbal communication

Harry and the lady next door

Zion, Gene

Harry doesn't like the lady next door because she sings very high and loud and it makes his ears hurt. Harry tries to have the lady sing lower and quieter.

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conflict resolution, critical thinking, hearing, neighbors, noise, song, sounds

The meanest squirrel i ever met

Zion, Gene

Nibble, a squirrel, plans his Thanksgiving dinner of acorns, but a mean squirrel comes up and cons the food from Nibble. Through a series of strange circumstances, Nibble is able to get his family's acorns back and even get back at the mean squirrel.

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animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, food, holidays, nutrition, refusal skills, revenge, robbery, self esteem, squirrel, stress management, thanksgiving, verbal communication

All falling down

Zion, Gene//Graham, M.B.

Rain, snow, leaves, stars, and many other things all fall down.

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nature, plants, rain, snow, stars, weather

The best single mom in the world: How I was adopted

Zisk, Mary

A girl tells the story of her single mother's decision to adopt her from overseas. She discusses their time together and their happy life as a family.

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adoption, beauty, birth, caring, child care, decision making, family, feelings, friendship, garden, grandparents, happiness, love, parents, sharing, soccer, sports, storytelling, travel, work, working mother

What I like about me!

Zobel-Nolan, Allia

Features are what make each of us different. The children of this story like their unique appearance.

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acceptance, body parts, differences, diversity, multicultural, rhythm, self esteem

What's alive

Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner

Understand the simple distinctions between living and nonliving things. Experience the living things through plants and animals. Experience the nonliving things through objects such as a rock. The cycles of life and materials for living are explained as well.

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animals, birds, books, cat, death, dog, dolls, environment, food, jumping, nutrition, plants, sun, survival, water

The new friend

Zolotow, C.

A little girl's best friend finds a new friend to play with. The little girl hopes she finds a new friend too.

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change, coping, friendship, play, self esteem

A tiger called thomas

Zolotow, C.

A tiger family moves and Thomas worries that no one will like him in his new home.

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change, conflict resolution, coping, family, feelings, moving, self esteem, shelter, worry

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