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The red comb

Pico, Fernando

Vitita discovers a runaway slave under her porch. Vitita is determined to save the slave woman from the slave catcher. Vitita and sina Rosa furnish the woman with supplies through a mango tree. Vitita and sina Rosa come up with a plan to get the slave catcher out of town. After the slave catcher leaves, Vitita and sina Rosa introduce their new friend to the neighbors.

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beliefs, bravery, caring, community, critical thinking, decision making, determination, family, freedom, friendship, multicultural, neighbors, parents, puerto rican, respect, slavery, teamwork, verbal communication

The great encounter: A special meeting before columbus

Piercy, Patricia A

An African American tells the story of the discovery of America from a different point of view. He brings new knowledge to an excited and interested elementary classroom while telling the historical story.

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acceptance, african american, critical thinking, discovery, diversity, fear, feelings, history, multicultural, native american, nonverbal communication, school, self esteem, storytelling

Who's in my bed?

Piers, Helen

A donkey is tired and wants to go to sleep but he finds a pig inside his stable. The pig says that he is there because there is someone in his pigsty. The donkey goes to the pigsty and finds the dog there. The dog is in the pigsty because the hen is in his basket. A mouse is in the henhouse because a beetle is sitting in his mousehole. Does the donkey ever get to sleep?

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animals, bedtime, beetle, chicken, dog, donkey, farm, insects, mouse, night, pig, problem solving, sequence, sleep, sounds

When cats dream

Pilkey, Dav

When cats dream, they can do anything and go anywhere.

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animals, cat, dreams, imagination, nonverbal communication, pets, sleep

The paperboy

Pilkey, Dav

While everyone else is still asleep, the paperboy is up making his rounds. He has to get up very early and get dressed, eat breakfast, and fold his papers. When he is finally done delivering his papers, he goes back to bed just when everyone else is getting up.

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animals, bicycle, biking, cold, community, dog, dreams, exercise, feelings, goal setting, happiness, morning, neighbors, newspaper, responsibilities, routine, sleep, sun, temperature, work

God bless the gargoyles

Pilkey, Dav

Over time the gargoyles have become feared and unloved, but at night angels come down and make them feel blessed again.

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angel, conflict resolution, feelings, god, happiness, history, love, mythical, night, nonverbal communication, religion, rhyme, sadness, self esteem, stress management

Dragon's fat cat

Pilkey, Dav

Dragon helps a stray cat warm up from the snowy outside night. Dragon names the cat and tries to take care of him. Realizing that he does not know how to care for a cat, he goes to the pet store and asks for help.

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animals, cat, conflict resolution, decision making, dragons, food, learning, night, nutrition, pets, responsibilities, snow, verbal communication, weather

The hallo-wiener

Pilkey, Dav

Oscar is teased by the other dogs because of his oblong shape. He soon proves that a dog his shape can do things that other dogs cannot.

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animals, assertiveness, bully, conflict resolution, courage, decision making, differences, dog, loneliness, self esteem, uniqueness, verbal communication

Dog breath

Pilkey, Dave

The Tosis family has a dog named Hally. Hally is a wonderful dog except that she has very bad breath. When Mr. and Mrs. Tosis cannot take Hally's bad breath anymore they decide to give her away. The kids try to fix the problem by taking her to a mountain top to see the view, a movie, and a carnival to ride a roller coaster in the hopes that they will take Hally's bad breath away but nothing works. That night two burglars break into the house but when Hally kisses them the burglars pass out from the smell and Hally and her breath are, heroes!

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animals, carnival, crime, critical thinking, dog, family, fish, grandparents, heroism, hygiene, miracle, mountains, newspaper, night, parents, robbery, sadness, siblings, skunk, smell

Pizza man

Pillar, Marjorie

The Pizza Man explains his daily duties and the procedure of making a pizza, from making the dough to assembling the pie to cleaning up at the end of the day.

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business, careers, feelings, food, goal setting, happiness, nonverbal communication, nutrition, pride, responsibilities, routine, self esteem

When I grow up, I will win the Nobel Peace Prize

Pin, Isabel

A young boy dreams and wishes to win the Nobel Peace Prize. He outlines the many things that he "will do" when he is older in order to win the prize and make the world a better place. He then realizes that he " better get started". Many recipients and dates of the Nobel Peace Prize and are listed in the Author's Note.

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ambition, animals, author's note, bravery, daydreaming, dreams, environment, future, greed, hard work, history, humanity, love, neighbors, peace, protection

One hundred hungry ants

Pinczes, Elinor

One hundred hungry ants go off to a picnic. A single file line is no way to go. New ways are used so they will not be so slow.

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ant, critical thinking, decision making, food, goal setting, hunger, insects, math, nonverbal communication, picnic, rhyme

The little match girl

Pinkey, Jerry

When a poor girl finds herself using matches to imagine things that are important in her life, she recalls the lessons that her grandmother has taught her. With hands stiff with cold, the little match girl studies the bright light that gives her warmth, imagination, and the closure to her young life.

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carriage, christmas, cold, death, family, flowers, food, god, grandparents, history, holidays, hunger, images, imagination, market, poverty, seasons, snow, spiritual, stars, stress management, transportation, verbal communication, weather, winter

Shades of black: A celebration of our children

Pinkey, Sandra L.

Common traits of African Americans are correlated with illuminating photographs. Traits such as skin color, hair texture, and eye color are described. Discover the diversity among the African American culture and how this culture is unique to others.

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african american, celebration, colors, culture, differences, diversity, food, multicultural, nonverbal communication, nutrition, photograph, pride, self esteem, uniqueness

Boycott blues: How Rosa Parks inspired a nation

Pinkney, Andrea Davis

Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus because of her race, sparking a social movement to end segregation enforced by the Jim Crow laws.Following the arrest of Rosa Park, her supporters refused to ride the community bus system during the Montgomery bus boycott. Despite the struggles of this protest, the Jim Crow laws were eventually overturned due to the spark that Rosa Parks ignited to motivate a generation to stay resolute in their pursuit of justice.

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aggression, ambition, america, author's note, beliefs, boycott, bravery, challenges, change, conflict, courage, determination, discrimination, history, music, onomatopoeia, prejudice, protest, walking

Jo Jo's flying sidekick

Pinkney, Brian

Jo Jo is worried about her flying sidekick test in Tae Kwon Do. Her grandfather and mother give her advice but she is still worried. When the test begins, she freezes. But then she realizes just what to do.

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african american, assertiveness, conflict resolution, decision making, exercise, family, fear, feelings, goal setting, grandparents, japanese, multicultural, parents, performance, self esteem, sports, stress management, verbal communication

The adventures of sparrowboy

Pinkney, Brian

Henry, the paperboy, loves to read the comics. One day while on his route, he imagines that he has the ability to fly. He flies around saving the day like his favorite comic hero.

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assertiveness, biking, birds, books, conflict resolution, critical thinking, exercise, feelings, heroism, imagination, nonverbal communication, reading, self esteem, sparrow, stress management, verbal communication, work

Max found two sticks

Pinkney, Brian

On a day when Max did not feel like talking to anyone he found two sticks to play with. Max's imagination lead him to discover communication through music.

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african american, decision making, five senses, imagination, multicultural, music, noise, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, rhythm

Back home

Pinkney, Gloria Jean

Ernestine travels from the city to visit her birthplace in North Carolina. She stays with her aunt, uncle and cousin Jack. Jack thinks she has become citified. She tries to convince Jack that she is not a city girl and can adjust to life on a farm.

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acceptance, assertiveness, courage, family, farm, goal setting, travel

The sunday outing

Pinkney, Gloria Jean

Ernestine and her great-aunt spent Sunday afternoons at the train station watching the passengers, and Ernestine always dreamed of being one of them. Finally Ernestine's family saves enough money so she can ride the train herself.

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excitement, family, feelings, goal setting, happiness, hope, independence, money, parents, stress management, train, transportation, verbal communication, worry

Rikki-tikki-tavi

Pinkney, Jerry

A young boy and his family befriend a mongoose named Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. In return, he tries to protect the family from some mean cobras who live in the garden. When he succeeds and saves the family, everyone celebrates.

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animals, celebration, conflict resolution, exploration, family, fight, garden, nonverbal communication, parents, protection, snake

Aunt lulu

Pinkwater, Daniel

Aunt Lulu, the librarian, grows tired of living in Alaska. So she moves to New Jersey and takes her fourteen sled dogs with her.

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animals, careers, change, decision making, dog, moving, pets, travel, weather

Wempires

Pinkwater, Daniel

Jonathon sees a vanpire mouse. He starts to dress and act like the vampires on television. His parents think he will grow out of it, but he has not yet.

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animals, assertiveness, family, mouse, mythical, nonverbal communication, parents, play, self esteem, television, vampires, verbal communication

Young larry

Pinkwater, Daniel

As polar bear cubs, Larry and Roy know they will be sent off on their own someday. When their mother sends the cubs away, Larry finds himself in New Jersey. Here he must get a job to pay for the muffins he loves to eat. Larry encounters trouble as people realize he is a polar bear, but a kind old man comes to Larry's rescue and gives him a job and a place to live.

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animals, assertiveness, beach, bodies of water, careers, caring, family, fishing, food, goal setting, helping, ice, ocean, parents, polar bear, problem solving, responsibilities, safety, siblings, sleep, snow, swimming, travel, verbal communication, water, whale

The big orange splot

Pinkwater, Daniel

Mr. Plumbean and all of his neighbors are comfortable with their ordinary street. When faced with a change, Mr. Plumbean uses this time as a way to be original, no matter what others think.

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assertiveness, change, community, conflict resolution, creativity, critical thinking, decision making, differences, dreams, feelings, neighbors, peer resistance, refusal skills, self esteem, verbal communication

Guys from space

Pinkwater, Daniel

A little boy meets the guys from space. He goes with them in their spaceship to explore new planets. The space guys are so nice that they bring him home in time for dinner. His mother does not believe him about his trip.

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decision making, family, fantasy, food, friendship, nutrition, parents, travel

The phantom of the lunch wagon

Pinkwater, Daniel

Old Mr. Wigger knows what has happened but no one will listen, not even the owner of the lunch wagon. Until the phantom strikes again.

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animals, cat, critical thinking, fear, food, goal setting, listening, noise, phantom, sounds, stress management

Devil in the drain

Pinkwater, Daniel

All of his life, a boy has been afraid of the devil in his drain. When he confronts the devil, he tells him that he is not afraid of him and that he is mean. Not believing him, the boy takes revenge by turning on the water.

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assertiveness, death, devils, fear, feelings, fish, mythical, nonverbal communication, self esteem, verbal communication, water

Wolf christmas

Pinkwater, Daniel

Stinkyface and the rest of his wolf family are so excited for Uncle Louis to come visit. When he arrives, he shows them how humans celebrate Christmas. Everyone is fascinated by the new smells and sounds.

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affection, animals, christmas, closeness, exploration, family, five senses, habitat, holidays, sight, snow, sounds, weather, wolf

Ice cream Larry

Pinkwater, Daniel

Larry loves to eat ice cream. It keeps him cool and he doesn't get hungry. After eating a ton of ice cream, Larry is asked to be the spokesbear for Iceberg Ice Cream's new product. Larry is so excited! His picture is shown on posters, billboards, and fliers which advertise the new Larry Bars. Thanks to his new job, Larry has his own walk-in freezer to sleep in and 50 ice cream bars a day.

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animals, business, careers, cold, conflict resolution, food, friendship, nutrition, polar bear, secrets, travel, weather, work

My first look at clothes

Pinnington, Andrea//Davies, Charlotte

The different types of hats, shoes, sportswear, underwear, dressing-up clothes, night clothes, cold-day clothes, and hot-day clothes are presented. For example, hot-day clothes include sunglasses, a skirt, a t-shirt, shorts, a swimsuit, a sun hat, and a sundress. Photographs of each article of clothing are provided.

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african american, clothing, concepts, diversity, exercise, multicultural, pirates

The alphabet room

Pinto, Sara

Look at this illustrated sequence of hidden doors. As you look behind each door, different pictures accumulate from A to Z. You'll find 26 surprises in the alphabet room (A Board Book).

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alphabet, animals, art, clothing, colors, fish, instruments, kite, newspaper, owl, plants, quilt, sequence, snake, umbrella, zebra

The little engine that could

Piper, Watty

A train needs an engine to carry toys to good boys and girls. The little engine tries to help, but does not think he can get a this large hill with all the toys. With much persistence, he proves that he can do it.

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assertiveness, challenges, confidence, conflict resolution, decision making, determination, helping, self esteem, toys, transportation

Even little kids get diabetes

Pirner, Connie White

A little girl talks about her diabetes and how she and her family deal with the special consideration that must be taken.

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coping, diabetes, diseases, family, illness, responsibilities, stress management

Once when I was scared

Pittman, Helena Clare

A young boy recalls an imaginative tale once told to him by his grandfather. The story is about how his grandfather had to cross two hills and go through the dark woods to get hot coals for their fire. He would get so scared and run so fast that he thought he was an eagle. Grandfather gives his grandson two eagle feathers to use when he gets scared.

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birds, bravery, conflict resolution, courage, eagle, family, fear, feelings, goal setting, grandparents, imagination, self esteem, storytelling, verbal communication

Still-life stew

Pittman, Helena Clare

Rosa picks vegetables from her garden. Rosa's garden has tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, zucchini, leeks, carrots, and potatoes. Don't forget to notice her spinach, green beans, and garlic too! Rosa outlines descriptive qualities of each vegetable. After Rosa gathers enough ingredients, she paints a picture of the vegetables and makes a stew. Also savor the colors of Rosa's still-life painting of tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, zucchini, leeks, and much more.

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appearance, art, author's note, colors, cooking, five senses, food, garden, ingredients, nutrition, painting, plants, preparation, ripe, sight, smell, tools, vegetables, writing

Alec's primer

Pitts-Walter, Mildred

Alec was a slave who wanted to be free. Ms. Josephine, one of his masters and three years older than him, told Alic if he wanted to be free he needed to learn to read. Ms. Josephine taught him to read and when Alec was old enough he couragously fights in the Civil War and obtained his freedom.

The saint and the circus

Piumini, Roberto

A circus acrobat loses his balance on the tightrope, and a saint in Heaven comes to his aid in ways that are more harmful than helpful.

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angel, assertiveness, balance, circus, conflict resolution, decision making, encouragement, friendship, gymnastics, saint, self esteem, sports, stress management, verbal communication

It's a perfect day

Pizer, Abigail

All of the animals in the farm partake in their perfect day by making their sounds of happiness. For example, a cow goes moo-moo.

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animals, bee, birds, cat, chicken, cow, day, dog, duck, farm, feelings, goose, happiness, insects, mouse, nonverbal communication, pig, sounds

Nosey gilbert

Pizer, Abigail

Gilbert, the dog, is intrigued by a loud buzzing noise and decides to investigate. A bee stings him on the nose, so he must visit the vet.

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animals, bee, conflict resolution, curiosity, dog, friendship, garden, injury, insects, self esteem

Pigs in the mud in the middle of the road

Plourde, Lynn

There are pigs blocking the road!Grandma knows what to do though -- shoo them out of the way!The whole family moves the pigs, hens, sheep, and bulls out of the way so their car can get through.

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animals, assertiveness, bull, car, chaos, family, goal setting, grandparents, nonverbal communication, parents, pig, problem solving, sheep, siblings, transportation, verbal communication

The bremen-town musicians

Plume, Ilse

Four animals were growing old and useless to their owners so they decide to run away and become musicians. Along their journey, they chase away robbers and find their place to stay forever.

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aging, animals, careers, conflict resolution, goal setting, music, robbery, self esteem, shelter, teamwork, travel

Rosebud and red flannel

Pochocki, Ethel

It takes a winter storm to show a snobbish nightgown that she can love a gentle and courageous pair of long johns.

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assertiveness, clothing, courage, decision making, goal setting, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, seasons, self esteem, winter

The mushroom man

Pochocki, Ethel

An old man, known as the mushroom man, works on a mushroom farm. People say that his head looks like a mushroom. They tease him and call him names. He befriends an even uglier animal, and they are happy together.

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animals, careers, farm, food, friendship, mole, nutrition

Annabelle and the big slide

Pocock, Rita

All summer long, Annabelle has watched the big kids slide down the slide. Finally, she decides to give it a try and climbs up the ladder -- higher that she's ever been before. When she reaches the top, she has no choice but to go down. She slides down, realizes it is no big deal, and does it again.

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accomplishment, climbing, exercise, park, play

Meteor!

Polacco, Patricia

A meteor crashes into the Gaw's front yard and changes the quiet communitylives forever.

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change, community, family, nature, self esteem

Mrs. katz and tush

Polacco, Patricia

Larnel unexpectingly finds himself befriending an old, Polish woman. From Mrs. Katz, he learns Jewish history and begins to appreciate his own African roots.

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acceptance, african american, death, friendship, history, Jewish, multicultural, polish, religion

Appelemando's dreams

Polacco, Patricia

Appelemando's dreams color the town. The adults do not appreciate the significance of his dreams until he uses his power to save the children.

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acceptance, appreciation, colors, community, conflict resolution, creativity, critical thinking, decision making, dreams, friendship, imagination, individuality, safety, self esteem, sleep

In enzo's splendid gardens

Polacco, Patricia

A young boy eating at a restaruant notices a bee on a tree and drops his book on the ground which causes the waiter to trip and tip his tray. One event leads to another as the mess gets worse and worse. Drinks are spilled, a man falls onto the dessert tray and a pot full of spaghetti falls onto a cat. All of this chaos occurs because a bee landed on a tree!

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accidents, animals, bee, beverage, books, careers, cat, chaos, fire engine, food, garden, insects, nutrition, rescue, restaurant, rhyme, sequence

Some birthday!

Polacco, Patricia

On her birthday, a girl's father takes her, her brother and her cousin down to Clay Pit to camp and cook over a campfire, and to take a picture of the monster of Clay Pit Bottoms.

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adventures, birthday, bodies of water, camping, celebration, decision making, divorce, family, feelings, five senses, food, holidays, monsters, mythical, night, nutrition, pond, recreation, smell, stress management

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