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Moonkey

Thaler, Mike

Monkey falls in love with the moon and will do anything to get to the moon. Monkey's friends try to help him reach the moon, but in the end, Monkey decides that he belongs with the jungle animals.

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animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, feelings, friendship, goal setting, jungle, love, monkey, moon, nonverbal communication, refusal skills, self esteem, verbal communication

Moonlight

Ormerod, Jan

A little girl has bad dreams and wants to be near her mom and dad to feel secure. When they try to put her to sleep, the parents get more and more sleepy.

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bedtime, conflict resolution, decision making, dreams, family, fear, feelings, growing up, nonverbal communication, parents, security, sleep

Moonlight on the river

Kovacs, Deborah

Two brothers silently sneak out of their home late one night. They sail up the river and find themselves fighting a rough sea in order to make it home safely.

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boat, bodies of water, bravery, family, fish, moon, river, safety, siblings, transportation

Moonstick: The seasons of the sioux

Bunting, Eve

A young Sioux is taught the way of life by his father. The young boy is too young to do many things, but one day he will be able to do what he is taught. When the seasons change, he makes another notch in his moonstick.

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author's note, change, family, growing up, learning, moon, multicultural, native american, parents, poetry, rhyme, seasons, self esteem, spring, summer, traditions, verbal communication, winter

Moony b. finch, the fastest draw in the west

McPhail, David

Moony B. Finch is an excellent artist and everything he draws comes to life. When Moony draws an old-fashioned passenger train, the train gets held up by Wild Willie. Moony saves the day by drawing a picture of Wild Willie and erasing it. Moony then draws a picture of his house so he can return home.

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adventures, animals, art, chicken, cowboys, creativity, family, five senses, greed, heroism, kangaroo, parents, pig, raccoon, shelter, touch, train, transportation

Mooove over!

Beil, Karen Magnuson

A trolley driver has a set system that he always uses to keep track of the number of passengers: he counts by twos. One day, everything is going right on schedule, until a big, bossy cow comes on the trolley. The driver loses count and the cow forces the other passengers onto the roof. Finally, the driver realizes there is only one passenger, gets everyone back inside the trolley, and pushes the cow off to the streets.

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animals, author's note, chaos, conflict, confusion, counting, cow, duck, feelings, games, goose, horse, manners, numbers, pig, safety, selfishness, sheep, teaching, transportation, trolley, verbal communication

Moose and friends

Latimer, Jim

Moose and his friends confront many situations and must decide what to do about them. Together, as a group, they solve their problems.

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animals, birthday, conflict resolution, critical thinking, crow, decision making, food, fox, holidays, nonverbal communication, nutrition, reading, skunk, stress management, teamwork, valentine's day, verbal communication

Moose and Magpie

Restrepo, Bettina

It isn't always easy being a moose but this young moose has a special joke-telling friend to keep him company and to help him find his way. Join Moose, Magpie, and other animal friends as they frolic through a year of changes.

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adaptation, animals, author's note, frog, groundhog, growing up, humor, hunting, joke, magpie, migration, moose, raccoon, seasons, skunk

Moose, goose, and little nobody

Raskin, Ellen

All the animals have a home except for little nobody. Moose and Goose try to find his home which leads them to a mouse hole.

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animals, birds, critical thinking, decision making, friendship, goose, moose, mouse, problem solving, self esteem, shelter, stress management

Mop top

Freeman, Don

Marty would rather play then get his hair cut. However, if he wants a birthday party, he has to get his hair cut. He has many adventures on his way to the barber.

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adventures, birthday, body image, conflict resolution, decision making, holidays, party, play, responsibilities, self esteem

More hugs

Ross, Dave

This book depicts many ways of giving and receiving hugs, as well as the many types of hugs possible.

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affection, caring, nonverbal communication, self esteem, stress management

More m & m's math

McGrath, Barbara

M & M candy characters guide you through the wonderful world of math as you learn the concepts of graphing, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, and ordinal numbers. The best part is that you get to eat the materials you're working with. Remember not to eat too many!

More more more

Williams, Vera B.

Three different families give their babies love. First a father, then a grandmother, then a mother shower their baby with attention and affection.

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affection, attention, baby, family, grandparents, love, nonverbal communication, parents, self esteem, verbal communication

More night

Rukeyser, Muriel

A little boy asks his grandmother about the night. She tells him all of the things that are active at night. In the morning the little boy wakes up remembering a dream and is excited for night to come again so he can dream some more.

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anticipation, dreams, family, grandparents, learning, night, verbal communication

More spaghetti, I say!

Gelman, Rita Golden

Minnie is too busy eating spaghetti in various ways in different places to play with Freddy.

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animals, biking, exercise, food, friendship, jumping, monkey, nutrition, play, rhyme, running, transportation, truck

More tales of amanda pig

Van Leeuwen, Jean

Amanda pig and her family experience five short stories. One describes Amanda playing with her brother and another describes how she organized a birthday party for her dad.

More than anything else

Bradby, Marie

Booker and all the other African Americans have been set free. Money is tight and food is scarce, but the one thing that Booker cares most about is learning to read. His mother gives him an alphabet book, so he seeks the help of a man who knows how to read.

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african american, amphibians, assertiveness, books, critical thinking, decision making, exercise, family, feelings, food, freedom, frog, frustration, happiness, hunger, learning, multicultural, nutrition, parents, reading, siblings, walking

Morgan and the artist

Carrick, Donald

An artist finds his own style through the help of his studio spirit, Morgan. With success and fame, the artist becomes afraid to change and quickly loses his success. Morgan helps him regain his inspiration and sense of art.

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art, careers, change, conflict resolution, courage, fear, goal setting, helping, peer resistance, self esteem, success, verbal communication

Morgan the magnificent

Wallace, Ian

Morgan loves acrobats. When the circus comes to town, she sneaks into the tent where the high wire act was performed. She performs for everyone and becomes known as Morgan the Magnificent.

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assertiveness, circus, conflict resolution, decision making, performance, verbal communication

Morning beach

Baker, Leslie

At the beach, a mother sees the same characteristics of herself in her daughter. Her day is complete just by watching her daughter have fun.

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adventures, assertiveness, beach, companion, critical thinking, food, goal setting, happiness, kindness, morning, nonverbal communication, nutrition, picnic, self esteem, verbal communication

Morning sounds, evening sounds

Schoberle, Cecile

A young boy concentrates on all the sounds he hears during his daily routine. Listen to the morning sounds and evening sounds of his day.

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awareness, family, five senses, hearing, morning, night, nonverbal communication, parents, rhythm, routine, siblings, sounds

Morris and boris at the circus

Wiseman, B.

Boris takes Morris to the circus where he tries to be an acrobat, a high wire walker, and a lion tamer. In the end, he finds out that he is best at being a clown.

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animals, careers, circus, clowns, conflict resolution, goal setting, gymnastics, lion, nonverbal communication, verbal communication

Morris brookside is missing

Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman

After having his feelings hurt, Morris the dog is missing. His owners search for him so they can resolve their differences.

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aging, animals, conflict resolution, differences, dog, feelings, lost, missing, sadness, stress management

Morris brookside, a dog

Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman

The Brooksides enjoy their quiet life now that their children are gone. Soon their life changes after a stray dog joins their family.

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animals, change, companion, dog, family, friendship, kindness, pets, siblings

Morris the moose

Wiseman, B.

Morris thinks that every animal with four legs and a horn is a moose. The cow and deer disagree with him. When they all go to get a drink in the pond, they see that they are all different.

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animals, assertiveness, beverage, bodies of water, body image, conflict resolution, cow, decision making, deer, differences, food, moose, peer resistance, pond, verbal communication

Morris's disappearing bag: A christmas story

Wells, Rosemary

On Christmas morning, Morris and his two sisters and brother all get their gifts. Morris's sisters and brother will not share their gifts with him. When they see the gift Morris receives, they want to use it. While they are playing with his gift, Morris finally gets to play with all of their toys.

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christmas, conflict resolution, decision making, family, holidays, peer resistance, play, presents, refusal skills, self esteem, sharing, siblings, toys, verbal communication

Mortimer

Munsch, Robert

It is Mortimer's bedtime but he just will not stop singing. Everyone has yelled at him, even the police. What will make him stop singing?

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bedtime, family, frustration, music, night, noise, nonverbal communication, parents, siblings, song, sounds, stress management, time

Mother earth and her children: A quilted fairy tale

Olfers, Sibylle Von

An old German folktale describes the seasons of mother earth. Wildlife and animals are incorporated into the seasonal changes.

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beetle

Mother goose

Moses, Will

As assortment of Mother Goose rhymes and riddles. Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep, Humpty Dumpty has a great fall, and find all your favorite rhymes, one and all.

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editor's note, folktale, poetry, rhyme, riddle, traditions

Mother goose and the sly fox

Conover, Chris

Mother Goose leaves her seven goslings with Mr. Mouse while she goes to town. Although the goslings have been warned not to let anyone in, the sly fox tricks them into opening the door and catches all but one. Mother Goose rescues her goslings by playing a trick on the fox.

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animals, birds, conflict resolution, critical thinking, deception, fox, mouse, play, responsibilities, rules, trust, verbal communication

Mother osprey

Nolan, Lucy

What if Jack and Jill had been playing on a nice soft sand dune instead of that treacherous hill? And suppose Mary's pet wasn't really a lamb? What if Mary had a little clam? This collection retells Mother Goose rhymes and celebrates America's coastlines and waterways from sea to shining sea.

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activities, adventures, animals, author's note, birds, boat, bodies of water, clams, fish, flamingo, jellyfish, lighthouse, lobster, mermaids, ocean, pelican, poetry, rhythm, sand, seagull

Mouse count

Walsh, Ellen Stoll

Ten mice were playing in a field until a hungry snake comes by to collect them into a jar to eat. The mice outsmart the snake by tipping the jar and getting free.

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animals, assertiveness, critical thinking, deception, escape, food, hunger, mouse, nutrition, play, problem solving, reptiles, snake

Mouse house

Godden, Rumer

A family of mice get lucky when one of the children, Bonnie, escapes and becomes trapped in a doll mouse-house. Eventually, the little girl who owns the mouse-house puts the house away in the cellar for the family to live in.

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animals, critical thinking, escape, family, fear, goal setting, homesickness, mouse, nonverbal communication, parents, stress management, worry

Mouse mess

Riley, Linnea

A little mouse wakes up after a family goes to bed. He tries everything from crackers to peanut butter and makes a big mess while he is at it!

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adventures, animals, assertiveness, colors, decision making, excitement, feelings, five senses, food, greed, happiness, mouse, nutrition, rhyme, smell, taste, touch

Mouse paint

Walsh, Ellen Stoll

Three mice discover the fun of painting and mixing colors. While playing with the paint, they leave a space to hide from a cat who was chasing them.

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animals, art, cat, colors, creativity, critical thinking, decision making, goal setting, mouse, play, rescue, safety, verbal communication

Mouse soup

Lobel, Arnold

A mouse tricks a weasel into getting some ingredients he needs from other stories to make a delicious mouse soup.

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animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, creativity, critical thinking, deception, decision making, food, imagination, mouse, nutrition, problem solving, weasel

Mouse tales

Lobel, Arnold

Papa Mouse is asked to tell bedtime stories to his two children.

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animals, bedtime, conflict resolution, decision making, family, imagination, mouse, parents, storytelling, verbal communication

Mouse tv

Novak, Matt

A mouse family can never agree about what to watch on television. One day their television breaks and they decide to be creative and try other activities. They decide the new activities are better than the television.

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activities, animals, argument, change, conflict resolution, decision making, family, mouse, parents, siblings, television, verbal communication

Mouse views: What the class pet saw

McMillan, Bruce

Someone leaves the mouse house open!The class pet is wandering around school. Let's follow along on his journey and discover all that there is to see.

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adventures, animals, critical thinking, decision making, escape, mouse, nonverbal communication, perspective, school

Mouse's first christmas

Thompson, Lauren

Upon the arrival of his first Christmas Eve, a little mouse explores his house which is full of Christmas surprises. His Christmas discoveries culminate in the appearance of the one and only Santa!

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angel, animals, christmas, discovery, exploration, five senses, food, holidays, illusion, love, mouse, music, nonverbal communication, nutrition, presents, santa, surprises, traditions, tree

Mousekin's birth

Miller, Edna

Mousekin grew from conception to birth. Once in the outside world, Mousekin wonders what the world has in store for him.

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animals, birth, family, future, goal setting, growing up, mouse, nonverbal communication

Mousekin's christmas eve

Miller, Edna

Mousekin is startled one night to find that the warm home he once inhabited is now empty. He sets out in the snow in search of a new home. Mousekin is delighted when he finds a warm home with a Christmas tree and plenty of food.

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animals, change, christmas, courage, critical thinking, goal setting, holidays, loss, mouse, problem solving, shelter, snow, stress management, survival, worry

Mousekin's golden house

Miller, Edna

A little mouse finds a jack-o-lantern in the woods and gives it a home. It protects him from predators and the cold air.

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acceptance, animals, assertiveness, autumn, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, friendship, halloween, holidays, mouse, nature, nonverbal communication, protection, refusal skills, safety, seasons, self esteem, woods

Mouth

A group of children demonstrate all of the different things they can do with their mouths so that other kids can do the same. However, in order to be able to do all of these things, the children make sure to explain why it is so important to go to the dentist in order to take care of your mouth and keep your teeth clean and healthy.

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body parts, careers, children, comparisons, dentist, health, hygiene, photograph, skills, teeth

Mouth

Klingel, Cynthia & Noyed, Robert

A group of children demonstrate all of the different things they can do with their mouths so that other kids can do the same. However, in order to be able to do all of these things, the children make sure to explain why it is so important to go to the dentist to take care of their mouths and keep their teeth clean healthy. Can you do this too?

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appearance, cleanliness, decision making, dentist, diversity, education, encouragement, health, nonverbal communication, routine, teeth, tools, verbal communication, vocabulary

Move over, twerp

Alexander, Martha

A little boy gets on the school bus and gets bullied out of his seat. He tries to build muscles, but that does not work. He cleverly calls himself Supertwerp and all the big kids love it and no one ever asks him to move again.

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bully, conflict resolution, decision making, peer resistance, refusal skills, school, self esteem, verbal communication

Moving

Watson, Wendy

Mom and dad move to a new house, but Muffin does not want to move. She eventually decides to try out her new house and finds that it is okay -- even though she and her parents will miss their old house.

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change, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, family, loss, moving, parents, shelter, verbal communication

Moving

Rosen, Michael

The family pet, a cat, is greatly disturbed when the family moves. The old familiar corners and hiding spots are gone and the new house is bare. After finding a hiding place, the cat stays in hiding to punish his family. Eventually, he is drawn to the smell of food. Soon, the new house feels like home.

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animals, cat, change, coping, deception, family, feelings, food, happiness, homesickness, moving, nonverbal communication, parents, sadness, shelter, siblings

Moving day

Tobias, Tobi

A young girl is involved in moving to a new house and town. She confides her feelings to her new stuffed bear, which makes her feel better.

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change, community, coping, feelings, friendship, moving, sadness, shelter, stress management, verbal communication

Moving is hard

Prestine, Joan Singleton

A young girl is sad that she has to move from her house. She must leave her friends, her school, and all of her favorite things, like playing baseball and running in the fields with her dog. She soon makes new friends, though, and learns her new apartment is not much different from her old neighborhood and begins to like it.

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acceptance, animals, baseball, books, bus, change, coping, dog, exercise, feelings, friendship, loneliness, loss, moving, neighbors, park, refusal skills, running, sadness, school, sports, transportation

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