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Welcome back sun

Emberley, Michael

From Septmeber to March, there is no sun in Norway. Waiting for spring to come can be difficult. The heroine follows the legend of a girl who climbed the Gausta Mountains to take a peak at the sun. She travels with her family.

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excitement, goal setting, multicultural, nonverbal communication, norwegian, seasons, spring, sun, travel, winter

Rabbits on roller skates

Wahl, Jan

Rabbits skate into all sorts of mischief. They go over bridges, down hills, and through water as they dodge the police and end up at Championship Skate Night.

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adventures, animals, competition, exercise, mischief, performance, rabbit, skating

A promise is a promise

Munsch, Robert//Kusugak, Michael

A little girl wants to go fishing in the icy cracks of the ocean but her parents tell her it is too dangerous. She promises that she will not go, but what happens when she breaks her promise?

Bike

Crawford, Ron

A little girl wants a bike for Christmas REALLY BAD!She dreams about riding her new bike. Christmas morning comes, and she thinks about her new bike as she opens her other presents. She thinks she is not getting it until, finally, her parents open the closet door to show her the best present ever.

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anticipation, bicycle, biking, christmas, excitement, exercise, feelings, holidays, love, parents, presents

Big red truck

Schlossberg, Stephen

Ray pretends that his reliable red tricycle is a big red truck, and he wants to see the wide open country. Along his way, he has to pay for things like lunch at a restaurant, a tow truck for his wrecked truck, and a speeding ticket. Because he has no money, Ray has to do jobs like wash dishes, mow the grass, and pull weeds to pay for these predicaments. Coincidentally, these jobs are exactly the same as the chores his parents want him to do.

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bicycle, biking, community, conflict resolution, exercise, family, food, garden, imagination, nutrition, parents, play, pretend, restaurant, transportation, travel, truck

Wheels go round

Nikola-Lisa, W.

Wheels are used for lots of fun activities. Children ride their scooters, bikes, and skates. Faster and faster the children keep on rolling through the country and through the town. Going up hill. Going down.

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airplane, bicycle, biking, bus, car, exercise, numbers, shapes, skating, train, transportation, truck

The big big sea

Waddell, Martin

A mother and daughter grow closer as they take a walk to the beach at night. This memorable experience will stay with them throughout their lives.

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beach, bodies of water, exercise, moon, night, ocean, parents, relationship, running, sand, sea, stress management, walking

Waving: A counting book

Sis, Peter

Mary and her mom walk down the street and wave for a taxi. Two bicyclists think Mary and her mom wave to them, so they wave back. Next three boys wave at the bikers and so on.

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bicycle, biking, careers, counting, critical thinking, exercise, family, nonverbal communication, numbers, parents, play, recreation, running, sequence, taxi, transportation

Hurry, hurry, mary dear

Bodecker, N.M.

An old man sits in his chair. He tells his wife that winter is coming. While he sits and directs, she carries out the chores needed to be done for them to be prepared for the winte. She works hard to get ready for winter while he does nothing. But in the end, she gets her revenge.

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autumn, cleanliness, conflict resolution, correspondence, exercise, food, garden, hard work, nutrition, plants, poetry, preparation, responsibilities, revenge, seasons, tree, winter, wood, work

Who bop?

London, Jonathon

Join this celebration of dance and jazz music!A cat named Jazz-Bo leads a band that plays at the sock hop. All the animals gather together for a fun time of dance and rhyme.

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animals, assertiveness, body parts, cat, celebration, chaos, dancing, diversity, dog, exercise, feelings, frog, happiness, hare, instruments, lion, party, rhyme, rhythm, sheep, snake

Nutcracker noel

McMullan, Kate

Noel has always dreamed of being in a real ballet. When her teacher announces they will perform the Nutcracker, she is very excited -- until she learns that she will be a tree. Then she finds this better than her dream.

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christmas, confidence, dancing, dreams, exercise, feelings, goal setting, holidays, performance, practice, sadness, self esteem, verbal communication

Pepito's story

Fern, Eugene

Pepito is the only boy in the village who likes to dance, and so he is made fun of because of his dancing. Only his grandmother understands until a girl in the village gets very sick, and only Pepito's singing makes her well.

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conflict resolution, dancing, exercise, family, friendship, grandparents, individuality, mexican, multicultural, nonverbal communication, self esteem

Shape space

Falwell, Cathryn

A young girl empties a box full of rectangles, triangles, semi-circles, and squares. She plays on the shapes, she builds things with the shapes, she wears the shapes, and she creates a playmate with the shapes so she can dance with it.

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african american, dancing, exercise, imagination, multicultural, play, shapes

Earthdance

Ryder, Joanne

Imagine that you are a place streaked with roads and bridges, spinning so that cities wake up when you face the sun and sleep when you are in darkness. Imagine that cracking icebergs are your voice. You are earth, and you are home.

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dancing, environment, exercise, nature, poetry, seasons, summer, winter

My mamma had a dancing heart

Gray, Libba Moore

A ballerina remembers how she developed a dancing heart just like her mother's. After each dance, both mother and daughter shared in a special moment for that season. For example, the autumn dance would be a leaf-kicking leg lifting, hand clapping, hello autumn ballet, and afterwards, they would press leaves and drink hot tea spiced.

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autumn, balloon, beach, dancing, exercise, kite, rain, seasons, snow, spring, summer, water, winter

Sounds my feet make

Blanchard, Arlene

A girl's feet make different sounds depending on what shoes she wears, how she moves, and where she is.

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body parts, clothing, exercise, family, five senses, seasons, sounds, walking

William and grandpa

Schertle, Alice

William goes to his grandpa's house where they enjoy singing, jumping on shadows, watching the stars and other things that grandpa enjoyed doing as a child.

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exercise, family, grandparents, memories, nonverbal communication, play, recreation, self esteem, shadows, song, stars, verbal communication

I went walking

Williams, Sue

A young child goes out for a walk. By the end of the story he is being followed by a cat, a horse, a cow, a duck, a pig, and a dog.

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animals, assertiveness, birds, cat, cow, dog, duck, exercise, farm, horse, nonverbal communication, pig, recreation, walking

Mirette on the highwire

McCully, Emily Arnold

Mirette learns to walk a tightrope from Bellini, the world famous tightrope walker, who has quit because of fear. Mirette encourages Bellini and they walk the high wire together.

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exercise, fear, feelings, friendship, helping, learning, walking

It's school time

Oechsli, Kelly

A boy runs to school, participates in the day, and then walks home (A Wordless book).

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african american, community, decision making, exercise, friendship, multicultural, nonverbal communication, responsibilities, running, school, walking

Things to play with

Rockwell, Anne

Bicycle, pinwheels, balloons, sand, slides, and kites are some of the things to play with in the park. Noisy things to play with in the yard, things to play with at school, and things to play with at a party are some of the other areas described.

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beach, bicycle, books, exercise, five senses, games, jumping, kite, noise, park, party, play, school, seasons, skating, snow, sounds, sports, toys

I know about sports

Jaeggi, Chris

There are many different kinds of sports. Sports are games which have rules to follow. Some sports are played alone and others are played with friends. You can enjoy sports by playing or by watching sports.

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baseball, basketball, exercise, games, goal setting, individuality, multicultural, nonverbal communication, rules, self esteem, sports, teamwork

This is the way

Dalton, Anne

A family goes through the routine of their day in the rhythm of the tune here we go round the mulberry bush.

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climbing, exercise, family, food, games, hygiene, jumping, nutrition, rhyme, school, song, teeth, weather

Smooch your pooch

Slater, Teddy

Dogs are lovable companions and always want to be at your side. Rhyming poetry portrays a day in the life of dogs and their owners. Smooch your pooch and hug him anywhere. To make your dog happy, you must keep him busy.

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affection, bicycle, caring, companion, counting, dog, instruments, loyalty, numbers, poetry, rhyme, skateboarding, song

Petronella

Williams, Jay

Getting what you want isn't always easy. This is the lesson that Petronella, once known as Peter, learns. Petronella battles off animals and people to get the man she loves. In doing so, she also realizes that the richest people aren't always the best people.

The city country a b c

Walters, M.

A child locates items alphabetically in a city and country as he takes a walk.

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alphabet, community, critical thinking, decision making, exercise, nature, sequence, walking

My book of gymnastics: Health and movement

Durrant, Amanda

The different components of gymnastics such as posture, stretching, sliding, turning, and spinning are described. Activities to develop each of these components are included.

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activities, exercise, gymnastics, moving, sports

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

Playtime 123

Williams, Jenny

Counting to 20 can be fun!Nine children go on a Sunday picnic and 10 bear-buddies eat in the sun. Later on in this book, 19 children run to the ice cream truck and eat a treat.

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exercise, food, numbers, nutrition, picnic, sequence

Pretend you're a cat

Marzollo, Jean

A series of questions ask children to use their imaginations so they can leap like a cat, beg like a dog, and act like many other animals.

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acting, animals, bear, bee, birds, cat, chicken, cow, dog, exercise, fish, five senses, horse, imagination, insects, jumping, pig, play, pretend, running, seal, snake, sounds, squirrel

D.W. all wet

Brown, Marc

D.W. goes to the beach with her parents and brother, but will not go near the water. When she goes for a piggy-back ride on her brother's back, he throws her in the water. First she screams in fear, but then she likes playing in the water.

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assertiveness, beach, bodies of water, conflict resolution, decision making, exercise, family, fear, feelings, peer resistance, play, refusal skills, siblings, swimming, verbal communication

The big yellow balloon

Fenton, Edward

A little boy takes a walk with his big yellow balloon. A cat follows him because he believes the balloon is the sun. Suddenly a dog follows the cat and a dogcatcher follows the dog. Soon there is a long parade of people and animals following one another. The balloon is finally broken, but the boy is given a hero badge to replace the balloon since the parade he created helped a policeman catch a thief.

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assertiveness, balloon, conflict resolution, exercise, heroism, nonverbal communication, parade, peer resistance, robbery, self esteem, walking

The great bunny race

Feczko, Kathy

Every year, the bunnies have a race, and every year, Boomer Bunny wins. This year, Toby wants to win the race, but he thinks he is too slow. With the encouragement from Darby Duck, Toby enters the race, wins the race, and becomes the fastest bunny of all.

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animals, birds, competition, determination, duck, encouragement, exercise, rabbit, running

Our little league

Solomon, Chuck

At 3:15 PM on Thursday, the Little Mets meet in the park to practice for their upcoming baseball game against the Bombers. They practice running, sliding, hitting, and fielding. Against the Bombers, the Little Mets fall behind early but rally to make the game exciting.

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baseball, competition, exercise, park, running, sports, teamwork

Soccer game!

Maccarone, Grace

Two teams of young children play a game of soccer which consists of dribbling, passing, falling, slipping on the grass, and, finally, one of the teams scoring.

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african american, diversity, exercise, games, multicultural, running, soccer, sports, teamwork

First snow

McCully, Emily Arnold

A scared little mouse discovers the joys of sledding in the first snow of winter (A Wordless Book)

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animals, assertiveness, decision making, exercise, family, grandparents, mouse, parents, seasons, self esteem, siblings, skating, sledding, snow, weather, winter

A winter day

Florian, Douglas

A family spends a winter day together. After a breakfast of pancakes, everyone puts on their coats, boots, and hats. While outside, they skate, sled, and make snowballs. They warm their toes by the fire when they go inside for their evening meal.

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appreciation, clothing, exercise, family, food, nature, nutrition, recreation, relaxation, seasons, skating, snow, weather, winter

Sledding

Winthrop, Elizabeth

A young brother and sister are excited that the sledding hill is covered with snow. When they finally get dressed to go outside, they have fun with the other children sledding down the hill.

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clothing, exercise, play, seasons, sledding, snow, winter

Guess how much i love you

McBratney, Sam

When it is time for Little Nutbrown Hare to go to bed, he tells Big Nutbrown Hare how much he loves him. Little Nutbrown Hare tells Big Nutbrown Hare that he loves him all the way to the moon. Big Nutbrown Hare tells Little Nutbrown Hare that he loves him to the moon and back as Little Nutrbrown Hare falls asleep.

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affection, animals, baby, bedtime, closeness, exercise, family, feelings, happiness, jumping, love, moon, night, nonverbal communication, parents, rabbit, sleep, verbal communication

Bunnies and their sports

Carlson, Nancy

After a good night's rest, bunnies participate in a variety of sports such as swimming, basketball, weight-lifting, tennis, or jogging.

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animals, baseball, basketball, biking, climbing, exercise, football, rabbit, running, skating, skiing, soccer, sports, swimming

Nature walk

Florian, Douglas

Two children and a guide walk along a nature trail and see a cottontail, a bluejay, a hidden lake, some pinecones, a bullfrog, plus some other things.

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amphibians, animals, ant, birds, bluejay, exercise, frog, insects, lake, nature, rabbit, walking

The dancer

Burstein, Fred

A little girl is on her way to ballet class with her father when they encounter various people and things through the city. Descriptive words about the city are written in three languages: Spanish, English, and Japanese.

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dancing, discovery, diversity, english, exercise, japanese, language, multicultural, practice, spanish, walking

Down the road

Schertle, Alice

Hetty has the chance to prove she is a big girl when her parents send her to Mr. Birdie's store to buy a dozen eggs. Hetty is very careful not to break the eggs until she reaches the apple tree.

Brian's secret errand

Lonergan, Joy

A little boy named Brian always watches his father get a newspaper every morning. One morning his father is sick and cannot get the paper, so Brian goes into the big city and brings back a newspaper.

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exploration, family, helping, love, parents, success, walking

Regards to the man in the moon

Keats, Ezra Jack

Louie and his dad decide to use some old junk and their imagination to get out of this world. Louie's friends make fun of him but he has a great fantasy. He invites his friends to try it the next day.

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conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, exploration, family, fantasy, friendship, imagination, monsters, nonverbal communication, parents, peer resistance, rescue, verbal communication

Oscar otter

Benchley, Nathaniel

Oscar, an otterhas a slide that gets blocked by a beaver and he has to make a new slide. He is told not to make a slide in the mountains, but instead of listening he makes the slide up in a mountain far from home. A fox watches Oscar and chases him down the mountain, until he runs safely into his home.

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animals, decision making, exploration, listening, lost, verbal communication

Once in a wood: Ten tales from aesop

Rice, Eve

Follow the Fox, the Lion, and other animals through the various lessons of life. Aesop's Fables teach many lessons about being clever and playing the fool.

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aggression, amphibians, animals, assertiveness, birds, cat, conflict resolution, cow, critical thinking, crow, deception, decision making, deer, dog, duck, fable, fear, feelings, fox, friendship, frog, goal setting, goat, helping, horse, lion, mischief, mouse, music, pig, pride, problem solving, refusal skills, sizes, song, storks, stress management, teaching, verbal communication

The cat and the cook and other fables of krylov

Heins, Ethel

Twelve fables from Ivan Krylov of Russia are presented. Some of the fables include The Cat and the Cook, The Swan, the Pike, and the Crab, and The Miser. Many of these fables feature animals with a valuable moral built in.

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animals, author's note, bear, birds, butterfly, cat, conflict resolution, crab, critical thinking, crustaceans, decision making, donkey, eagle, fable, fish, food, goal setting, goat, goblins, insects, monkey, nutrition, spider, swan, verbal communication, wolf

Grandfather twilight

Berger, Barbara Helen

Grandfather Twilight takes a pearl from his chest every night, and walks to the sea where he puts it in the sky. It is the moon.

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fable, imagination, moon, nature, nonverbal communication

The devil and mother crump

Carey, Valerie Scho

Mother Crump was meaner than the devil. The devil came to get her and take her to hell, but she outsmarted him. When she died, neither heaven or hell would have her, so she went to the sky. This is where heat lightning comes from.

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aggression, decision making, devils, fable, goal setting, nature, self esteem, verbal communication

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