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The wish-tree

Ciardi, John

A boy dreams on the eve of his sixth birthday about finding his wish tree. He must keep going up and up to higher levels until he discovers the message, You must take care of your wish. Then on his birthday, he gets the dog he'd been hoping for.

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animals, birds, birthday, colors, critical thinking, crow, dog, feelings, happiness, holidays, nonverbal communication, wish

There still are buffalo

Clark, Ann Nolan

In the Dakotas, a buffalo bull baby is born to the Sioux. Its life is traced as it learns from the herd and grows to eventually become its leader.

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animals, bull, cowboys, critical thinking, growing up, multicultural, native american, nonverbal communication, parents

Across the blue mountains

Clark, Emma Chichester

Miss Milberry lives happily at the base of the blue mountains with her beautiful garden and her animals, but she is curious about what it is like on the other side of the mountains. Miss Milberry takes a long trip trying to get to the other side, but she ends up at a place that looks very familiar.

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adventures, animals, birds, cat, curiosity, dog, food, forest, garden, mountains, nutrition, plants, travel

Thomasina and the trout tree

Clark, Joan

Tomasina spends a day going through the city looking for a piece of art called the Trout Tree. During her adventure, she meets several people who teach her that art can be found in everything and can be created by anyone. So, she decided to make her own trout tree.

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adventures, animals, appreciation, art, goal setting, goat, verbal communication

Why we go to the dentist

Clark, Rosalyn

Let's take a trip to the dentist to learn more about what dentists do in order to develop and maintain a healthy smile for each of their patients. First, the dentist takes x-ray images of the patient's teeth and performs a routine checkup on the teeth and gums. Next, the dentist explains how to properly clean your teeth using a toothbrush and floss each day. Now you know more about the dentist, and why it is so important to go for checkups on a regular basis.

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body parts, child care, cleanliness, critical thinking, dentist, diseases, diversity, education, germs, hygiene, nonverbal communication, routine, tools, verbal communication, vocabulary

Ella's trip to the museum

Clayton, Elaine

Ella and her class are going to the museum. She is very excited about being there. All of the art work seems to be calling to her. They ask her to fly with the angels, spin with the ballerinas, or dance with the statues. Her teacher wants Ella to enjoy the art, but doesn't understand that it is exactly what Ella is doing!

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art, behavior, creativity, dancing, exercise, flowers, imagination, learning, museum, plants, playing, school, seasons, spring, teaching, verbal communication

The growing-up feet

Cleary, Beverly

Jimmy and Janet want their feet to grow so they can get new shoes. Their mom buys them new red boots that stretch with their feet. They play all day in their new boots.

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clothing, conflict resolution, family, growing up, nonverbal communication, self esteem, siblings, verbal communication

The real hole

Cleary, Beverly

Jimmy decides he wants to dig a hole. After he digs the hole, he doesn't know what to do with it. His father brings him a tree and he plants the tree in the hole, so Jimmy can take care of it.

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conflict resolution, family, goal setting, nature, parents, plants, refusal skills, responsibilities, self esteem

Two dog biscuits

Cleary, Beverly

Jimmy and Janet each get a dog biscuit from their neighbor. Since they don't have a dog to give the biscuits to, they go on a walk with their mother to find one. After searching for the perfect dog, they decide to give the biscuits to a cat, who eats them quickly.

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animals, cat, conflict resolution, critical thinking, dog, exercise, family, food, neighbors, pets, refusal skills, sharing, siblings, verbal communication

The painter and the wild swans

Clement, Claude

A reknowned painter leaves his home to capture the beauty of swans in a painting. He is transformed into a swan at the end.

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art, careers, change, conflict resolution, courage, fantasy

The great poochini

Clement, Gary

The Great Poochini lives with his owner, Hersh, and leaves at night to sing in the opera. Due to his talent, the Great Poochini is the lead singer and, on the night of the premiere, he is unable to leave his home. Then, after a robber breaks into Hersh's home and the Great Poochini scares him away, he makes it to the opera just in time for the show.

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animals, italian, language, music, opera, performance, photograph, practice, robbery, shadows, singing

Just another ordinary day

Clement, Rod

Amanda does not have ordinary days!She straps on wings to fly downstairs to breakfast and is driven to school by a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Once at school, she eats a gourmet lunch served by a butler. After school, Amanda's mom picks her up on an elephant and takes her home to her pet lion. In the end, Amanda needs a lot of sleep because it has been just another ordinary day.

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alien, animals, assertiveness, bedtime, car, dinosaur, elephant, family, fly, food, friendship, lion, nutrition, parents, school, self esteem, sleep, transportation

Grandpa's teeth

Clement, Rod

Grandpa's teeth have been stolen!Officer Rate comes to investigate and they put wanted posters all over town. To avoid becoming a suspect, everyone in town begins to smile all the time. Tourists are afraid to get out of their cars because everyone is smiling. The problem is solved with a collection of money to get Grandpa new teeth, and the crime is solved in the process.

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animals, careers, crime, dog, feelings, grandparents, loss, mystery, robbery, sadness, teeth, television

Billy and the bad teacher

Clements, Andrew

Billy is having trouble with his teacher so he decides to write down all of his teacher's bad qualities. It's only when Billy decides to write down the qualities of a good teacher that he finds Mr. Adams, his teacher, is not so bad.

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assertiveness, careers, conflict resolution, maturity, relationship, school, stress management

Big al and shrimpy

Clements, Andrew

Shrimpy learns that he is special in his own way, despite being different. He gets involved in a social activity then contributes his idea to solve a problem to help a friend in need.

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adventures, bodies of water, companion, decision making, differences, fish, friendship, helping, individuality, ocean, sea, self confidence, self esteem, teamwork, uniqueness

Everett anderson's friend

Clifton, Lucille

At first Everett is disappointed when a girl moves in next door. Soon enough, he learns what a great friend Maria can be to him.

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acceptance, friendship, gender, neighbors, nonverbal communication, verbal communication

Everett anderson's goodbye

Clifton, Lucille

After his father's death, Everett learns how to accept this loss. The young boy suffers through the five stages of grief to learn that even when someone you love dies, your love for them does not die.

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coping, death, family, learning, loss, memory, parents, sadness, stress management

Everett anderson's nine month long

Clifton, Lucille

Everett Anderson is a young boy whose parents are divorced. His Mama remarries Mr. Perry and now they all live happily together. Then Everett finds his mother is pregnant and is no longer sure of his role within the family. When the baby is born Everett is able to accept the new addition to the family.

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conflict resolution, coping, family, love, parents, pregnancy, stress management, verbal communication

Everett anderson's 1-2-3

Clifton, Lucille

Everett Anderson is a young boy living with his mom. One day, his mom decides to start dating a busdriver and Everett doesn't like it. But when Everett talks with Mr. Perry he finds out that he likes Mr Perry.

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change, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, divorce, family, loneliness, relationship, verbal communication

Don't you remember?

Clifton, Lucille

A four-year old girl asks if she can go to work with her dad, buy a cake from the bakery, see where her mom works, and drink coffee with her brothers. One day on her birthday, she gets everything she's been asking for.

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african american, beverage, birthday, family, food, memory, multicultural, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, party, presents, refusal skills, siblings, verbal communication

The boy who did not believe in spring

Clifton, Lucille

A young boy, King Shabazz, and his friend Tony Polito go looking for spring because they do not believe that it exists. They live in the city and search all over for signs of spring. They finally find springtime flowers and bird eggs.

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conflict resolution, nature, nonverbal communication, seasons, spring, verbal communication

Overground railroad

Cline-Ransome, Lesa

One day, Ruth Ellen and her family leave North Carolina to travel North to New York City, looking for a better life and a brighter future in a society without segregation. During their travels, Ruth Ellen read a book about Frederick Douglass's journey and how his experiences compared to hers. Despite these differences, both traveled in pursuit of a common goal.

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african american, bodies of water, body parts, family, farm, feelings, food, freedom, games, grandparents, history, moon, multicultural, neighbors, parents, reading, river, train, transportation, travel, walking, writing

Horatio

Clymer, Eleanor

Horatio is a selfish cat who leaves home because his owner, Mrs. Casey, has taken in other animals and doesn't pay attention to him. While he is gone, two kittens adopt him and he must take care of them. When he realizes that he can't do it alone, they all go back to Mrs. Casey.

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animals, caring, cat, critical thinking, decision making, helping, pets, responsibilities

Belinda's new spring hat

Clymer, Eleanor

Belinda wants a new spring hat, so she wears different household items like a lampshade and a wastepaper basket as hats on her head.Finally her dad buys her a real hat as a surprise.

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clothing, conflict resolution, decision making, family, imagination, parents, self esteem, verbal communication

The big pile of dirt

Clymer, Eleanor

Several children in the city find that they have nowhere to play. They have to play in a big pile of dirt in an empty lot. Finally, the mayor builds a park for the kids in the empty lot to play in.

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assertiveness, community, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, friendship, imagination, nonverbal communication, play, recreation, self esteem, verbal communication

The almond orchard

Coats, Laura Jane

The narrator explains what it was like when she was a little girl helping with her father's almond orchard. She explains how things around the orchard have changed since she has grown older.

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aging, careers, change, family, food, generations, growing up, nutrition, parents, plants, responsibilities, siblings

Mr. tanen's ties

Cocca-Leffler, Maryann

The principal, Mr. Tanen, loves wearing different ties until Mr. Apple tells him not to anymore. When Mr. Apple substitutes as principal, he learns the kind of happiness that the ties can bring.

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apology, appreciation, careers, clothing, conflict resolution, critical thinking, differences, diversity, feelings, leadership, love, school

Mr. Tanen's tie trouble

Cocca-Leffler, Maryann

The principal of Lynnhurst School, Mr. Tanen, is known for his unbelievable collection of 975 ties. He has a tie for every occasion! When the plan for the new playground falls through, everyone is shocked to see Mr. Tannen part with his beloved ties as he auctions them off so that the children at Lynnhurst School can enjoy their new playground.

Fighting for yes! The story of disability rights activist Judith Heumann

Cocca-Leffler, Maryann

Judy Heumann always hears NO from a young age. She is not allowed to attend public school because she is in a wheelchair. Then after she goes to a special school with special education students, she attends college to become a teacher. But even the New York Board of Education says NO to her becoming a teacher after she earns her teaching degree. Judy joins several other disability rights activists to ensure Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 could be signed into federal law. Their work lays the foundation for the Americans with Disabilities Act. As a living advocate for herself and others, Judy tells her story of civil rights for which she fought tirelessly. By leading and working together with others to fix problems and make changes, disabled people now have less discrimination against them.

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advocacy, author's note, bus, careers, celebration, civil rights, disability, disappointment, family, fight, government, graduation, health, homework, law, microphone, organizations, parents, persistence, school, signs, teamwork, technology, telephone, transportation, writing

My parents are divorced, my elbows have nicknames, and other facts about me

Cochran, Bill

Ted's parents are divorced but that doesn't make him weird. His elbows have nicknames and he sleeps with a sock on one foot, and he admits that may make him weird. Ted lists off many other facts about himself that may seem weird to others, but that's him and he is happy the way he is! He is sad though when his parents can't hug him at the same time.

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attention, body parts, cleanliness, comparisons, coping, divorce, feelings, halloween, happiness, holidays, hygiene, pretend, sadness, self esteem, separation, stress management, uniqueness

The balloon race

Coerr, Eleanor

Ariel almost causes her famous mother to lose a balloon race and then helps her to win.

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assertiveness, competition, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, nonverbal communication, parents, stress management, transportation, verbal communication

The josefina story quilt

Coerr, Eleanor

A small girl named Faith had a very special friendship with her goose Josefina. Faith is part of a pioneer family moving West. Throughout their journey, Faith makes a patch to represent each event she encounters, including the death of Jusetina. At the end, the quilt tells the story of the friendship between the goose and the little girl.

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birds, change, conflict resolution, critical thinking, death, decision making, friendship, goal setting, grief, memories, moving, nonverbal communication, pets, pioneers, problem solving, stress management, transportation, travel, verbal communication

Buffalo bill and the pony express

Coerr, Eleanor

A young, determined Buffalo Bill uses his head to overcome nature and the dangers of the old west.

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animals, critical thinking, determination, horse, native american, nature, robbery, wolf

The bell ringer and the pirates

Coerr, Eleanor

Pio is a young Indian who lives on a mission. The people at the mission discover that pirates will arrive in two days so they hide in the hills. Pio stays behind to ring the bells so his friends and family know when the pirates come and leave.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, friendship, helping, multicultural, native american, pirates, refusal skills, sounds

Fridge-opolis

Coffey, Melissa

Lots of recycling and composting ideas fill the pages of the microwave, dishwasher, and refrigerator storage. The mayo, meats, and cheeses spoil and the tofu was swimming in goo. So many foods are rancid and decaying. And just when things couldn't get any worse....a food fight erupts in Fridge-opolis! Enjoy the Food for Thought at the end of it all.

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cleanliness, community, conservation, five senses, food, onomatopoeia, problem solving, recycling, safety, science, smell

The carp in the bathtub

Cohen, Barbara

Leah and Henry want to save the carp that their mom will want to cook for dinner. They try to hide the carp in the tub and also in a bucket. Their dad explains that fish are for eating so he gives them a cat as a pet.

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animals, cat, community, fish, food, holidays, Jewish, multicultural, nutrition, passover, pets, shelter, traditions

Molly's pilgrim

Cohen, Barbara

Molly brings a pilgrim doll that's a replica of her mother when she left Russia to school. Only with this doll do the other students learn the true meaning of a pilgrim.

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critical thinking, dolls, holidays, immigrants, learning, multicultural, russian, school, self esteem, thanksgiving, verbal communication

Make a wish, molly

Cohen, Barbara

A young Russian Jewish girl has difficulties assimilating with the American culture. Making friends is difficult for Molly when other children cannot understand her background. A special birthday celebration finally brings the girls together.

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birthday, change, conflict resolution, feelings, holidays, Jewish, multicultural, peer resistance, self esteem, stereotypes, traditions

Don't eat too much turkey

Cohen, Barbara

It is almost Thanksgiving. The first grade builds a class turkey together, then takes turns pretending to be the turkey. Preparations are also made for the children's turkey dinner at home.

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celebration, family, food, holidays, home, nutrition, preparation, pretend, school, thanksgiving, traditions

The surprise party

Cohen, Lee

How do you tell Mom and Dad you love them? How about throwing them a surprise party? For Rip Squeak and his friends, Jesse, Abbey and Euripides, it's all part of a nonstop, fun-filled day where cleaning the house, baking a cake, and blowing up balloons becomes an adventure they'll never forget!

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animals, baking, celebration, friendship, love, parents, surprises

It's george!

Cohen, Miriam

A boy named George feels like an outcast because other students pick on him. He is not able to do some of the things they can so he gets depressed. He rescues someone by calling 911 and is on television and becomes famous at school.

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acceptance, conflict resolution, depression, feelings, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, rescue, school, self esteem, television, verbal communication

Jim's dog muffins

Cohen, Miriam

Jim's dog, Muffins, gets killed and when he goes to school, he won't talk to anyone. His friend, Paul, makes him laugh and realize that life goes on even after someone you love dies.

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animals, conflict resolution, death, dog, feelings, grief, happiness, pets, sadness, school, stress management, verbal communication

Liar, liar, pants on fire!

Cohen, Miriam

A new boy in the first grade boasts and tells lies to impress his classmates. It backfires and the kids will not play with him because he is a liar. He makes friends at the Christmas party by being himself and telling the truth.

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appearance, conflict resolution, deception, friendship, honesty, nonverbal communication, party, school, self esteem, truth, verbal communication

The real-skin rubber monster mask

Cohen, Miriam

A little boy wants to be as scary as he can be, so he gets a monster mask. But while out trick or treating, he scares himself and sheds his mask to be him.

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decision making, fear, feelings, halloween, holidays, monsters, verbal communication

See you in second grade

Cohen, Miriam

A first grade class spends their last day of school at the beach. They are afraid of going onto second grade, but the teacher assures them it will be fun. When they go home for the summer, they are excited about what the next school year may bring.

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beach, bodies of water, change, conflict resolution, cooperation, fear, growing up, memories, nonverbal communication, play, recreation, school, seasons, self esteem, summer, verbal communication

My big brother

Cohen, Miriam

A little boy idolizes his big brother and wants to be exactly like him. They do everything together. When his family cannot pay for college, the older child joins the army. His little brother then takes his place being big brother to their youngest sibling.

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african american, basketball, car, church, correspondence, family, feelings, food, happiness, loss, love, multicultural, nutrition, sadness, siblings, sports, television, transportation, writing

Olson's meat pies

Cohen, P//Landstrom, O.

Olson makes meat pies with the best ingredients. One day his bookkeeper runs off with all of Olson's money. Olson is forced to put strange ingredients in the pies- like watches. Finally, the bookkeeper comes back with most of Olson's money and the meat pies are good again.

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careers, conflict resolution, creativity, critical thinking, decision making, food, nutrition, peer resistance, robbery, verbal communication

Big dreams, small fish

Cohen, Paula

In this New York neighborhood, a store sells gefilte fish but no one wants to buy it. Shirley's family thinks she is too young to help market the gefilte fish. In a timely moment, Shirley gives a surprise to each customer who buys something from the store. The customers come back eager for gefilte fish - much to her parents' surprise.

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animals, author's note, cat, cleanliness, culture, family, fish, food, glossary, Jewish, language, leadership, market, money, neighbors, numbers, photograph, problem solving, recipe, Yiddish

Home for Navidad

Cohen, Santiago

Rosa has not seen her mother in three years. Rosa's mother works to save money in America until she is finally able to come home for Navidad. The whole family can now celebrate the Christmas holiday in the small town in Mexico.

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america, christmas, correspondence, dreams, family, farm, food, goal setting, grandparents, hard work, holidays, hope, language, market, math, mexican, Mexico, money, multicultural, nonverbal communication, numbers, parents, plants, poverty, pretend, routine, school, secrets, singing, sleep, song, spanish, sun, telephone, transportation, travel, truck, verbal communication, writing

Namaste!

Cohn, Diana

Nima Sherpa lives next to Mount Everest, and her father guides people to the top of the mountains once a year. Before he leaves, he tells Nima that he will have a story for her when he returns and asks Nima if she will have a story for him. As Nima walks around the village thinking of what her story could be, she greets everyone with Namaste, just as her mom taught her. She struggles with her story until she realizes that she spreads sweetness everytime she says Namaste.

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animals, author's note, cooking, critical thinking, culture, family, flag, flood, food, glossary, goddess, helping, indian, language, light, monk, mountains, multicultural, nepali, nonverbal communication, parents, prayer, school, storytelling, tiger, trading, travel, verbal communication, walking, yak

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