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McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide; Title: McGraw-Hill Science, Grade 3, Reading In Science Workbook (OLDER ELEMENTARY SCIENCE)
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Multiple Copies Available. These books have been inspected and are Certified as Like New Condition and suitable for classroom use.These books contain no writing, highlighting or water damage. All pages are clean and intact. Binding is tight and cover shows minimal wear. All orders are shipped promptly from our Missouri...
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new; Title: Science Activity Workbook, Grade 4
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Will be shipped from US. Used books may not include companion materials, may have some shelf wear, may contain highlighting/notes, may not include CDs or access codes. 100% money back guarantee.; Title: Science, Grade 6
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McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide; Title: The American Vision, Student Edition
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McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide; Title: Horizons Read to Learn (Fast Track C-D; Textbook 1)
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McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide; Title: Corrective Reading Decoding Level A, Student Workbook (pack of 5) (CORRECTIVE READING DECODING SERIES)
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Pre-Decodable Takehome Books: Level A, Set 1 (Open Court Reading); Title: Pre-Decodable Takehome Books: Level A, Set 1 (Open Court Reading)
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McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide; Title: Comprehension Skills: Comprehension B2 (workbook)
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2000 SRA Open Court Reading Level B Set 1 Books 1-40 -- Decodable Takehome Books Full Color Version (P) ***ISBN-13: 9780026839273 ***198 Pages; Title: Open Court Reading Decodable Takehome Books: Level B, Set 1, Books 1-40
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2000 SRA Open Court Reading Level C Set 1 -- Decodable Takehome Books Full Color Version (P) ***ISBN-13: 9780026839297 ***128 Pages; Title: Open Court Decodable Books Take Home: Level C, Set 1 (Open Court Reading)
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McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide; Title: Horizons Fast Track C-D, Student Textbook 2 (HORIZONS SERIES)
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SCIENCE TEXT BOOK LEVEL 5; Title: SRA Real Science, Level 5
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Open Court Decodable Books Take Home: Level B, Set 1, Book 2.; Title: Open Court Decodable Books Take Home: Level B, Set 1, Book 2 (Open Court Reading)
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McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide; Title: Basic Reading Series, A King on a Swing, Level D
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McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide; Title: Six Ducks in a Pond: Basic Reading Series Workbook, Level C
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Spelling Through Morphographs Grade Levels 4 - Adult Successful spellers in just 20 minutes a day! With Spelling Through Morphographs you can give older students the tools they need to learn to spell. Fast-paced lessons and a systematic review of every morphograph, combined with a few simple spelling rules, ensure that...
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paperback; Title: Mart'i and the mango
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Product Details Series: Reading Mastery: Rainbow Edition Hardcover Publisher: Sra (May 1997) Language: English ISBN-10: 0026863553 ISBN-13: 978-0026863551 Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 6.2 x 9 inches Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews); Title: Reading...
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McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide; Title: Language for Thinking, Student Picture Book (DISTAR LANGUAGE SERIES)
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Series: Reading Mastery: Rainbow Edition Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Sra (May 1997) Language: English; Title: Reading Mastery III, Textbook A, Rainbow Edition
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McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide; Title: Horizons Fast Track A-B Student Textbook 1 (HORIZONS SERIES)
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McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide; Title: Merrill Reading Skilltext® Series, Ben Student Edition, Level 4.3
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McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide; Title: SRA Phonics, Student Edition - Book 3, Grade 3
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McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide; Title: SRA Phonics, Student Edition - Book 1, Grade 1
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McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide; Title: Merrill Reading Skilltext® Series, Tracy Student Edition, Level 3.5
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McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide; Title: Basic Reading Series, A Pig Can Jig Workbook, Level A
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McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide; Title: SRA Decoding Strategies (Decoding B1 Student Book)
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Grade 2-4-- Crinkleroot, the jolly character who first appeared in I Was Born in a Tree and Raised by Bees (Bradbury, 1988), returns to guide readers safely through the "wild" outdoors. Using a common-sense approach to enjoying nature, Arnosky sends Crinkleroot along woodland trails to experience nature's wonders just ...
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Grade 3-5-- Arnosky has revised his Crinkleroot's Book of Animal Tracks and Wildlife Signs (Putnam, 1979; o.p.) in a slightly larger format, with revised text. Crinkleroot--a curious old codger with a long white beard and hiking stick--provides young readers with clear, accurate information on some habits of wildlife c...
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PreSchool-K-Attractive series entries with almost no texts. Both domesticated and wild species are identified in Mammals; Animals includes primarily insects and amphibians. The softly toned watercolors often place the subjects in their natural habitats, and the endpapers are inviting and dreamlike. What's missing here ...
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For the youngest, a fine concept book. Always as much naturalist as artist, Arnosky begins with a very few basic, concisely stated (but not simplistic) ideas, pointing out that there are ``shorebirds, land birds, and water birds,'' that some can't fly, that ostriches are biggest and hummingbirds smallest, and even desc...
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Grade 3-6-After briefly sketching early colonial history and citing some of the tensions leading to the break with England, Brenner presents an interesting survey of everyday life in 1776. Clothing, food, work, religion, and recreation are discussed, as are Native peoples and slaves. Also, the six largest cities are vi...
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The Horn Book Spontaneous humor, sure to appeal to the youngest reader. The amusing sketches and the well-spaced type make an inviting volume. -- ReviewJudy Blume, one of Americas most popular authors, is the recipient of the 2004 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. She is...
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Rod Campbell makes books for babies and toddlers, the best known beingDear Zoo, which has sold over two million copies worldwide. All his books have simple text, often with repeating phrases, ideal for the pre-reader. He uses flaps and touch-and-feel elements when appropriate.; Title: Dear Zoo (Dear Zoo & Friends)
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Readers who enjoyed Degen's book Jamberry will most likely appreciate this one too, written by first-time author Carlstrom. It's illustrated with the same bright colors and sweet style that characterized Jamberry, and is written in similar breezy rhymes. The book follows a young bear through a day as he playfully "wear...
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The popular Jesse Bear ( Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear? and Better Not Get Wet, Jesse Bear ) returns in this collection of rhythmic verses. Sunny, insouciant and lovable, Jesse Bear is an endearing character with whom preschoolers can easily identify. The uneven rhymes focus on Jesse Bear's activities throughout the d...
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Hezekiah, identified not as a slave but an "enslaved man," dreams of being "free like a bird." After his escape attempt is thwarted by a band of snapping dogs, Hezekiah takes a tip from a wise crow and resolves to discover the slave master's weaknesses and through them find a way to freedom. So he offers his services a...
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Harvey's Saturday cartoon viewing is disrupted by "the voice of DOOM" (his mother): "Today, young man, . . . Is the day you clean your room!" Spurred on by the hope of getting back to the TV, Harvey reluctantly begins the difficult task of sorting out the monumental mess that he has accumulated. He hurriedly puts away ...
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These beautifully executed guides, part of the series Crinkleroot's 100 Animals Every Child Should Know, aim to "provide a base of knowledge of the animal kingdom," Arnosky writes. In the persona of jolly Crinkleroot, a bearded and buckskinned mountain man, the author begins each book amiably with a letter's worth of g...
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PreSchool-Grade 3-- Two things are going on at the same time here. One is a story of a one-dollar bill as it is passed from one person to another, eventually ending up in a picture frame as the first dollar earned by a new store; the other is factual information about dollar bills. Each double-page spread includes a bl...
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"Off went the sneakers. On went the bows. Off went the jeans. On came the frills." Alex's mother and aunts have made a birthday dinner, but the African American girl is not pleased: her father, en route home from a trip, still hasn't arrived. Alex's grumpiness gets the best of her when her mother gives her the present ...
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Marcella is a different sort of duck. More than anything else, she likes to paint. At first her friends don't understand, but they accept her difference and through her eyes learn all about the phases of the moon as she paints it night after night. Clearly the greatest care went into creating this first book by Coats. ...
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Remy Charlip was an artist, writer, choreographer, theater designer, theater director, and teacher.; Title: Fortunately
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Sure to be a ready favorite, this fourth Jesse Bear picture book has a warm, family-centered charm. A refrain asks Jesse, "How do you say it today?" (that is, say "I love you" in ways that reflect each month from January to December). Carlstrom's repetitive narrative and easy rhymes bounce merrily along (the text for J...
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Kindergarten-Grade 4-- The friendly folk of Cranberryport celebrate the Fourth of July in their eighth adventure. A hungry, homeless donkey--accidentally left behind by a traveling circus--is rescued from Mr. Grape's wrath by Mr. Whiskers and Maggie. While the mayor tries to contact the circus about the animal, Maggie ...
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Kindergarten-Grade 3Cranberry Valentine, told with warmth and gentle fun, is a tale of valentines sent anonymously to Mr. Whiskers. Mr. Whiskers has never been the recipient of a valentine before, and he is scared and bewildered. His young friend Maggie and her grandmother help him to discover the identity of his secre...
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On a backpacking trip, a girl and her parents uncover a bit of the past when they chance upon some daffodils--"cups lifted to trumpet / the good news / of spring." Nearby they find a chimney buried in honeysuckle, a stone foundation, a glass marble, the arm of a china doll. The girl imagines a black family living there...
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Grade 2-4-- A gentle story of nature ' s rhythms. Her mother has died, but to 11-year-old Sarah, she is still everywhere--in twirly skirts, spaghetti with basil, a sweater with cows on it--and thinking about her still hurts. In the ensuing year, Sarah's grief mellows into a bittersweet acceptance as she and her father ...
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Grade 1-3?White Hawk and Tall Bear are great friends, or kolas, sworn to do everything together, including die in one another's defense. The friendship is strained however, when they both fall in love with Red Leaf, and White Hawk betrays his friend, leaving him to starve on a remote ledge of a high butte. Tall Bear su...
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Rachel Field wrote A Prayer for a Child for her own daughter, before sharing it with children around the world. Rachel Fields other books for children include Newbery Medalist Hitty, Her First Hundred Years; Calico Bush; and Hepatica Hawks.; Title: Hitty: Her First Hundred Years
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On a steamy, summer day in the city-effectively evoked in Geter's (Dawn and the Round To-It) intentionally hazy but occasionally static oil paintings-Willie Jerome sits on the roof and blows his trumpet. "Mama say he be up there making noise. I say he be up there making music," declares Willie's sister Judy, the cheerf...
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Johnny Gruelle was an extremely talented cartoonist, illustrator, and storyteller. He had already written and illustrated a book of original fairy tales before creating the Raggedy Ann and Andy stories. Raggedy Ann, heroine of the first book, was a favorite doll of his daughter, Marcella, who died after a long illness ...
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Pert colored-paper cut-outs illustrate this simple story about owning a pet. Five children have entered their pets in a show, and each takes a turn explaining the merits of his or her contestant, be it dog, cat, bird, hamster or lizard. Information on animal behavior, as well as care and feeding, are deftly woven throu...
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Jones has outdone herself in this frolicking, warmhearted fantasy. Convinced she's a failure, Sophie Hatter is resigned to working in her stepmother's hat shop. Then the evil Witch of the Waste appears, turning Sophie into an old woman. For the first time, Sophie must take charge of her own life. But she also must free...
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Grade 2-6?Harness has done a wonderful job of making the history and construction of the Erie Canal come alive. Facts and descriptions are related in lively, accessible language, e.g.,"...then came the stake-setters, the soil-borers, the underbrush-grubbers, the tree-chopper-downers..." The narrative is matched with il...
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Based on a sacred myth of the Blackfoot Indians, this handsome picture book tells of six brothers sadly neglected by their contemporaries. Orphaned at an early age, clothed in rags and heaped with scorn, the boys "did not wish to be people any longer." They decided to become stars ("we will always be beautiful") and ro...
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Wickedly spicy jalapeno peppers are not for the meek, but cowboy Jalapeno Hal--hero of Harper's zesty debut--eats them like regular folks eat potato chips. When Hal moseys into downtown Presidio on his trusty horse Cayenne, everyone stays out of his way, for not only is he "the toughest hombre in Texas"--he has "mean b...
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In this wide-ranging survey, 14 talented illustrators talk about their childhoods, their work and their daily routines. The broad cross-section includes Caldecott medalists (Chris Van Allsburg, David Wiesner), women (Amy Schwartz, Victoria Chess, Lois Ehlert) and African Americans (Leo Dillon, Jerry Pinkney). Brief aut...
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Using the lives of three real children who traveled on the Mayflower and lived in the Plymouth Colony--Mary, Remember and Bartholomew Allerton--Harness focuses on their experiences and "adventures during one year, between the autumns of 1620 and 1621." She surrounds their story with the larger one of the Pilgrims' stru...
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PreSchool-Simple, one-line alliterative phrases: "Jump for Joy in January"; "Follow a Fox in February"; "Make Some Music in March"; etc. follow the playful activities of ethnically diverse children through the year. Bright, lively, paper-sculpture collages on double-page spreads create an attractive design and enhance ...
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Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey have illustrated many books together -- he draws the outlines and designs the pages; she paints the illustrations. Aruego, a native of the Philippines, was a lawyer before becoming an illustrator, and now lives in New York City. Dewey was born in Chicago and also lives in New York City.; Ti...
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Hattie the Hen lives on a farm with the goose, pig, sheep, horse and cow. One day she spots something suspicious in the bushes. She warns the other animals but they are apathetic. More and more of the thing reveals itself until Hattie realizes it's a fox. Her pronouncement turns apathy to frenzy; the cow's loud moo sca...
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PreSchool-Grade 1?Using the pattern of the nursery rhyme, "Who Killed Cock Robin?," Greeley tells the story of an oak tree, from its start as an acorn to its end as a dead stump with a seed beginning the cycle again. The difficulty in doing this sort of rhythmic adaptation comes in making the verse flow smoothly throug...
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On moving day, little Mouse does not want to leave the familiar surroundings of his room or backyard for a new, strange home. Mama reassures her worried offspring that even though it's hard to say good-bye to the old place, their new dwelling will be just as nice. As Mama continues to pack the family's belongings, Litt...
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Pat Hutchins is the author and illustrator of many popular picture books, including Rosie’s Walk; Good-Night, Owl!; Titch; and The Wind Blew, for which she won the Kate Greenaway Medal. She lives in London, England.; Title: Good Night, Owl!
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Gr. 5-7. "You need to find the right words and use them in the best order." Janeczko brings Coleridge's famous dictum right into the world of today's middle-graders and encourages youngsters to give poetry a try. As in his Poetspeak (1983) for older readers, Janeczko selects poems and has the poets talk about writing; ...
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On an island off the coasts of Virginia and Maryland lives a centuries-old band of wild ponies. Among them is the most mysterious of all, Phantom, a rarely seen mare that eludes all efforts to capture her--that is, until a young boy and girl lay eyes on her and determine that they can't live without her. The frenzied r...
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Inspired by the author's research for Now Let Me Fly: The Story of a Slave Family , this is an equally trenchant tale. An African American woman and her daughter find the diary of an ancestor named Libbie. In simple dialect, the girl's entries relate how, in 1834, she, her father and her sister, Clarissa, joined other ...
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Here, in many beautiful pictures, the Haders show how winter comes to the woodland as the busy animals make their preparations.Berta and Elmer Hader created many delightful books for children. The Big Snow was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1949.; Title: The Big Snow
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Pat Hutchins is the author and illustrator of many popular picture books, including Rosie’s Walk; Good-Night, Owl!; Titch; and The Wind Blew, for which she won the Kate Greenaway Medal. She lives in London, England.; Title: The Wind Blew
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From Chapter Dictionary of the English Language sea front / search warrant sea front, land bordering on the sea. sea·girt (sE'gurt') adj. surrounded by the sea. sea·go·ing (sE'gO'ing) adj. 1. designed, suitable, or used for sea travel. 2. seafaring. sea green, medium bluish-green. sea gull, gull¹. s...
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Mount St. Helens's powerful explosions in 1980 shook the country for hundreds of miles; its destructive mudflow leveled whole forests, and left behind desolate landscapes. Almost from the moment the volcano quieted down, there has been a slow but steady return of life to the mountain. With Lauber's taut prose and well-...
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After conquering many small kingdoms, King Cheng became Ch'in Shih Huang Ti, the first Supreme Emperor of China. He systemized weights, measures, money and writing in China, and brought order to the country. That alone would have ensured his place in history. But because he feared the Mongol raiders who were plundering...
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Grade 3-5-- Handsome, detailed, full-color illustrations enhance this introduction to the Earth's major habitats and the animals that live there. Each chapter opens with a description and photo of a specific habitat (in one, an elk is misidentified as a "lone moose"). A world map highlights its location; rainfall and t...
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Dressed in gaily trimmed tunic and reindeer-skin boots with curving toes, Ola joins other Laplanders to follow the reindeer herds in their spring migration. Taking the reader with Ola, Lewin (Amazon Boy; When the Rivers Go Home) introduces the Sami people who live north of the Arctic Circle, a people whose centuries-ol...
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Tana Hobanhas won more than a dozen gold medals and other prizes for her work as a photographer, filmmaker and television commercial consultant. Her photographs are in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art and have been part of such exhibitions asThe Family of Man.Her two previous books,Shapes and Things...
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Kindergarten-Grade 3-When Mona travels from her home in the U.S. to visit her grandmother's small Palestinian village on the West Bank, she must rely on her father to translate at first, but soon she and Sitti are communicating perfectly. With verve and a childlike sense of wonder, Mona relates some of the sights, soun...
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Grade 4 Up-- This is a scaled-down version of Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals (Macmillan, 1988). It excludes reptiles, fish, birds, and mammals, making it a less-expansive reference source. However, most of the illustrations and a fair amount of the text have been lifted from the...
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Kindergarten-Grade 3 In this spoof, Sidney Rella is left with the chores while his parents go to work and his brothers try out for the football team. Sidney's great wish is to be on that team. Enter his fairy godfather, who makes short shrift of the chores and sends Sidney off to try-outs. He succeeds, and on the day o...
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Ages 4-8. Five-year-old Pablo can hardly wait to see how Abuelito, his grandfather, has decorated Pablo's tree for his birthday. When Mam{}a first told her father that she was going to adopt a baby and name it after him if it were a boy, Lito went out and bought the tree for his grandson. He moved the tree from place t...
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Grade 3-5-Nine-year-old Ned Feldman is left home alone while his parents go to see some professional wrestling matches. When he hears a noise in the kitchen, he discovers a spacecraft that looks just like the kitchen sink. Aboard the spacecraft is Captain Lumpy Lugo, a.k.a. Bugbeard the Pirate. Bugbeard whisks his new ...
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Grade 1-4-Spring weather puts a kick in Mrs. Toggle's class and in her foot. Feeling like a kid again, she joins the children's kickball game, loses a shoe up a tree, and calls upon her students to help her get it down. As in Mrs. Toggle's Zipper (1990) and Mrs. Toggle and the Dinosaur (1991, both Four Winds), Principa...
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This inspired collection, the children's book debut of its author and illustrator, explores the cultural traditions and history of the Wampanoag, a Native American tribe from Massachusetts. Manitonquat (Medicine Story), a Wampanoag elder, spiritual leader and storyteller, narrates 11 sparkling tales, many set down in p...
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"There is no night so dark, so black as night in the country." So begins a remarkable picture book that sweeps the reader into the quiet, special world of a country night. Exceptionally beautiful illustrations bring the scenes to life as the text whispers such lines as: "If you lie very still, you may hear an apple fal...
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Pete is 13 the summer the Preacher Man comes to his small town, vulnerable with both adolescent yearning and the need to find religious fulfillment. His parents are lapsed church-goers, who neither share nor encourage their son's deeper convictions. The Preacher Man, with mesmerizing blue eyes, is a traveling evangelis...
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Kindergarten-Grade 3-- A straightforward introduction to some of the common birds that visit a little boy's yard throughout the seasons: the familiar cardinal, blue jay, and robin, and the less easily recognizable red-eyed vireo, phoebe, and catbird. Common names such as woodpecker and swallow are given even though sev...
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Kindergarten-Grade 3-In a story set in 1815, Mary and Jonathan McClure join their parents and numerous other families on an adventurous journey down the Ohio River. The McClures have been patiently waiting for winter's end aboard a loaded flatboat by a riverbank in Pittsburgh. Spring thaw makes travel on the river poss...
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PreSchool-Grade 2-- Photographs and a concise text encourage children to take a closer : look at the natural world as a young girl calls attention to the sizes, shapes, and patterns found in plants and animals. Large print and abundant white space bring focus to crisp, full-color photographs juxtaposed so that readers ...
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"See the piggy, / See the puddle, / See the muddy little puddle. / See the piggy in the middle / Of the muddy little puddle. / See her dawdle, see her diddle / In the muddy, muddy middle. / See her waddle, plump and little, / In the very merry middle." So begins Charlotte Pomerantz's irresistibly catchy verse story The...
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This is the 30th book that Selsam and Hunt have written together; but in this particular collaboration it is Chartier's art that steals the show. Well-defined watercolor paintings show a rural house and snowy, forested yard. Everything is still in the first spread, but in successive pictures, readers discover birds, in...
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Pulver's first picture book--a funny, slightly subversive story--concerns Mrs. Toggle, a teacher who arrives in class wearing her big fuschia-colored winter coat. It seems that the zipper is stuck and she can't take her coat off; even worse, the "thingamajig"--the device used to pull the zipper up and down--is lost. Wh...
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Grade 5-7 Mirrors serve as passageways between worlds in this fantasy which travels between suburban California and the Wildworld, where magic still reigns. The great sorceress Morgana, guardian of the only remaining passage between our world and the Wildworld, has been imprisoned by the evil magician Cadal Forge. Once...
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Kindergarten-Grade 3?A delightful retelling of a Tewa legend. Lovable, lazy coyote is sent by his wife to the big salty lake to bring back salt for cooking. When he is caught napping on the shore by butterflies, they decide to fool him and carry him home without the salt. This trick is thrice repeated until at last coy...
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Talk about the odd couple: this sweetly written, captivating picture book limns the camaraderie between dinosaur enthusiast Wilbur (his red pj's sport a dinosaur silhouette) and Gideon, an escapee from the Jurassic period. When the baby dino comes calling after Wilbur falls asleep, the practical boy realizes the unsuit...
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In this charming original folktale from the pair who produced The Moon Lady , a mother cat tells her kittens the true story of their ancestry: "You are not Siamese cats but Chinese cats." She proudly informs them that they are descended from Sagwa of China, who lived during the reign of the Foolish Magistrate. Sagwa's ...
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Readers of this talented duo's Sukey and the Mermaid can expect to be equally impressed by this striking volume. This time, San Souci and Pinkney travel to the island of Martinique for a supernatural tale of friendship between two youths, Clement and Hippolyte-one black, one white. Clement woos and wins the beautiful P...
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Grade 6 Up A wispy mood piece with its own unity and effect without comparison to the treatment of the same topic as Wilder's On the Banks of Plum Creek (Harper, 1953). Though Dakota is named in the title, the limited action could take place in any of the Plains states or in any long valleys of the West. Himler's sketc...
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"Like a great woolly mammoth frozen in the Arctic ice, the winter barn waits." Inside the 200-year-old barn we find not only farm animals, but also wildlife waiting for spring: a ribbon snake, red ants, white-footed mice, porcupines and a skunk. All listen as the "barn sings its own songs about winter, summer, and the ...
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Mitchell Sharmat, a graduate of Harvard University, has written numerous picture books, easy readers, and novels, and was a contributor to many textbook reading programs. He was best known for the classic Gregory, the Terrible Eater, which was a Reading Rainbow Feature Selection and a New York Times Critics’ Pick...
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